Mike Veselak Obituary (1955 - 2022) - Bloomington, Illinois

Michael D. Veselak, 67, of Normal, passed away at 12:59 p.m., Tuesday, April 26, 2022 at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center, Bloomington. His funeral will be at 12:30 p.m., Friday, April 29, 2022 at Carmody-Flynn Funeral Home, Bloomington. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. to Noon Friday at the funeral home with a Masonic Service at Noon. A private family burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, Normal with military rites accorded. Memorials may be directed to St. Jude Children's Hospital or the charity of the donor's choice. Mike was born February 3, 1955 in Bloomington, the son of Nicholas J. and Ruby A. White Veselak. He married Cynthia Colegrove on February 14, 1981 in Bloomington. She survives. He is also survived by four sons, William Daniel (Laci) Veselak of Stillwater, OK, Benjamin Joseph (Barb) Veselak of Heyworth, Kevin Theodore (Bethany) Toth of El Paso and Andrew Nicholas (Samantha Kelbe) Veselak of Normal; seventeen grandchildren, Drew, Aaron, Alexandria and Angellynn, Taylor, Tyler, Jakob, Allison and Brayden, Jillian, Cooper, Elliott and Merredith, Dominick, Maxwell, Oliver and Blake; one great grandson, Victor; a brother, Nicholas (Pat) Veselak, Jr of Indianapolis, IN, a sister, Vivian Thomas of Bloomington; and his beloved Beagle, Harley. He was preceded in death by his parents and a son Michael Daniel Veselak. Mike graduated from Trinity High School and served in the US Army. He worked in Public Works for the City of Bloomington for thirty-five years, retiring in 2008. Mike enjoyed camping and fishing, was a member of the Bloomington-Normal Bass Club and a former member of the American Hungarian Family Society. He was a member of Bloomington Masonic Lodge #43, A.F. & A.M., and was actively involved in the maintenance of the Scottish Rite Recreational Area. Mike was a wonderful husband, father and grandfather and will be dearly missed.