John Casteel

John F. Casteel, 93, of Lovington passed away at 6:36 a.m. Tuesday, August 7, 2018 in the Anna Veterans’ Home in Anna, Illinois.
Celebration of Life services were noon Saturday in Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan with D. J. Smith officiating. Burial was in Keller Cemetery in Lovington with military rites conducted by Lovington American Legion Post #429.
Mr. Casteel was born July 7, 1925 in Moultrie County, a son of Charles W. and Lydia Schuetz Casteel. John was a farmer and had worked for the Illinois Department of Transportation in Sullivan. He was a WWII Army veteran and a member of the Lovington American Legion Post #429. John married Veda M. Bolsen October 12, 1947 in Elwin, Illinois, and she preceded him in death on June 19, 2011.     Login or Subscribe to read the rest of this story.