Formerly of Staunton, resident of Rockdale, passed away peacefully after a brief illness at Joliet Area Community Hospice Home, Sunday, July 20, 2014. Age 91 years. Survived by his two children Waldo (Donna) Pirok Jr. and Gloria Dukes, four step-children Jerry (June) Lorenc, Eugene (Norma) Lorenc, Genevieve (Peter) Tritschler and Barbara (Mike) Quinn; 20 grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren and 10 great-great-grandchildren. A special niece Christine Evans, several nieces and nephews also survive. Preceded in death by his wife Kathleen (nee Orasco) Pirok (2012), his parents Joseph and Magdalen Pirok, a step-son James Lorenc, two brothers Frank (Olivia) Pirok and Bernard (Theresa – deceased) Pirok. Veteran of the US Navy, serving during WWII with the Naval Amphibious Force in the Pacific. Member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Rockdale and St. Michael Catholic Church in Staunton, IL. Lifetime member of the Staunton VFW Post 1214, board member for the Village of Rockdale, member of the Holy Name Society and served as an Election Judge. Funeral services will be held from the Carlson-Holmquist-Sayles Funeral Home, 2320 Black Road, Friday, July 25, 2014 at 9:30 A.M. to St. Joseph Catholic Church in Rockdale at 10:00 A.M. for a Mass of Christian Burial. Prayer with the Holy Name Society will be held Thursday at 5:00 PM. Interment Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Memorials to the charity of your choice will be appreciated. Visitation will be held Thursday from 3:00 – 7:00 P.M.