MARSEILLES, Ill. — Mr. Gerald L. “Jerry" Stoddart, 81, of Marseilles, Ill., and formerly or rural Seneca, Ill. passed away peacefully in his home, with his loving wife at his bedside, Friday evening, Dec. 28, 2012.

Friends may call on Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013, from noon until the hour of funeral services at 2 p.m. in Our Savior Evangelical Lutheran Church, Illinois 47 and DuPont Road, Morris. Pastor Dale N. Schilling will officiate.

Interment with full military honors conducted by the Morris Color Guard will follow in Evergreen Cemetery.