Wesley Bock

Wesley Otto Bock of Delta passed away Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at Independence Care Center in Perryville, Missouri, at the age of 96.

Wesley was born March 5, 1927, in Delta to the late Otto and Martha Tuschhoff Bock. He and Viola Phillips, the daughter of the late Walter and Virginia Heise Phillips, were united in marriage Jan. 5, 1952, at Hanover Lutheran Church in Cape Girardeau.

Wesley was a lifetime farmer. He was born and raised on the family farm near Delta. Farming was his love as well as his living, raising cattle and growing grain. He grew up shouldering the responsibility of the family farm due to his father's illness and because he was the only son. Wesley knew what it was like following a team of mules through the fields.

He served on the Cape Girardeau County committee for USDA for 10 years and served on the Delta school board. When not occupied with the farming operation, he and Viola loved to go dancing on Saturday nights. They would, on occasions, take bus trips with friends touring the U.S. Wesley loved spending time with his family; he cherished family gatherings.

Wesley had been a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Cape Girardeau since 1985.

Survivors include his wife of 71 years, Viola Bock; two sons, Stephen (Sonya) Bock of Cape Girardeau and Gary (Donna) Bock of Jackson; daughter, Carol (Terry) Lorenz of Farrar, Missouri; six grandsons, Garret (Jen) Bock, Craig (Amanda) Bock, Eric (Emily) Bock, Kyle (Natalie) Lorenz, Ryan (Emma) Lorenz and Brandon (Katelyn) Bock; and 10 great-grandchildren, Violet, Carter, Dawson, Ellie, Gus, Cora, Ford, Hailey, Maddie and Kinley.

He was preceded in death by a son, Paul Wesley Bock; and sisters and brothers-in-laws, Nora and Alvin Seabaugh, Lela and Joseph Hahn and Vera and Loyd Birk.

A visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday, March 26, at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.

The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Monday, March 27, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Cape Girardeau, with the Rev. Douglas Breite officiating. Burial will follow at Cape County Memorial Park Cemetery in Cape Girardeau.

Memorial contributions may be made in Wesley's name to Trinity Lutheran Church in Cape Girardeau.

Online condolences may be sent to the family by visiting mccombsfuneralhome.com.