| 3. |  Bangert, Stephen Everett  (1.K.J.1) was born on 24 Sep 1961 in Olney, Richland County, Illinois; died on 17 Dec 2014 in Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois; was buried in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois. Other Events and Attributes:
- Reference Number: BANG.S001
- _FGRAVE: 140176038
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Stephen E. Bangert, age 53, of Clay City, Illinois passed away on Wednesday, December 17, 2014 at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, Illinois.
He was born September 24, 1961 in Olney, Illinois to Maurice and Kaaren J. (Osborn) Bangert.
Stephen was an accomplished musician playing the piano and saxophone, and was often an accompanist for students participating in music contests. He served on the Clay City Village Board where he assisted with the improvement of the Clay City Cemetery, and was a member of the Clay City Christian Church.
Stephen is survived by his parents: Maurice and Kaaren Bangert of Clay City; a sister: Kathy (Phil) Leonard of Effingham; niece: Megan (James) Doerfler of New Berlin; nephew: Aaron Leonard of Effingham; two great-nieces: Addyson and Bryleigh Doerfler; aunt: Jona (Mike) Uptmor of Robinson; and uncles: Ron (Naomi) Bangert of Clay City and Larry Osborn of Boulder City, Nevada. He will also be missed by his beloved little dog, "Max". He was preceded in death by his grandparents.
Memorials may be made to Fur A Good Paws or Clay City Cemetery and will be accepted at the funeral home.
A graveside service was held May 23, 2015 at the Clay City Cemetery. Frank & Bright Funeral Home assisted the family.
(A comment from his Facebook page:
These hands have played for the likes of Governor Ann Richards, Tx, Governor George Nigh, Ok., Speaker of House Tip O'Neil, Mister Rogers, Boy George, TG Sheppard, GE Smith, Meadowlawk Lemmon, Lloyd Bentson, Michael Dukakis, Ted Kennedy, Sen Max Cleland, Ga., Ga Speaker of House Tom Murphy, Colleen Zenk, and many many others ......
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