John V. "Wedge" Simonovich Obituary (1959

John V. "Wedge" Simonovich, 59, of Bloomington, passed away at 1:25 p.m. Sunday, November 4, 2018 at Advocate BroMenn Medical Center, Normal. His funeral will be at 4 p.m. Thursday, November 8, 2018 at Wesley United Methodist Church, Bloomington, with Rev. Justin Iverson officiating. Visitation will be from 1-3 p.m. Thursday, November 8, 2018 at Carmody-Flynn Funeral Home, Bloomington. He will be laid to rest next to his father at 11 a.m. Saturday, November 10, 2018 at Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Memorials may be directed to the Simonovich family. He was born April 21, 1959 in Minneapolis, a son of William Richard and Joneene C. Heidbrink Simonovich. He married Pamela J. Foreman on July 24, 1993 in Bloomington. Surviving are his wife, Pam, of Bloomington; a daughter, Stephanie (Matthew McCrate) Simonovich of Moline; a son, Billy (Rachael) Simonovich of Clinton; seven grandchildren, Cy, Zoe, Matthew, Mason, Regan, Revecca and Rylan; two sisters, Stacey (Vern) Moon of Port Byron and Leslie (Art) Depoorter of E. Moline; and a bonus brother, Brian Kiley. He was preceded in death by his parents. John was a lifetime Journeyman with Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 99 and 25. He was a world class power lifter. John loved his family and his pets.