Royce C. Wilken Obituary

Name: Visitation
Start: 2025-02-21T19:00:00
End: 2025-02-21T20:30:00
Location: Grace Lutheran Church

It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Royce C. Wilken (Champaign, Illinois), who passed away at the age of 71, on February 11, 2025. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Royce C. Wilken to show support.

As we bid farewell to this luminous soul, let his loved ones carry forward the torch of his memory, illuminating the path ahead with the warmth of his love and the brilliance of his spirit. Though Royce may journey beyond the horizon of our sight, his essence remains woven into the very fabric of our being — a guiding light in the darkness, a beacon of hope in the night.

He was predeceased by: his parents, Delmar Wilken and Phyllis Wilken. He is survived by: his wife Lois; his sons, Tyler (Tina Marie) of Tucson, AZ and Zachary (Grace) of Urbana, IL; and his sisters, Lyndell Wilken of Eugene, OR and Mylla Hunter of Santa Fe, NM..

Visitation was held on Friday, February 21st 2025 from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM at the Grace Lutheran Church (313 S Prospect Ave, Champaign, IL 61820). A funeral service was held on Friday, February 21st 2025 at 2:30 PM at the same location.

When Royce retired, he received the Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions to the maritime industry from the Seaman's Church Institute. His final honor was the christening of the MV Royce Wilken line boat, which can be seen navigating the waters of the Mississippi River!In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate donations to Grace Lutheran Church Food Pantry and the American Cancer Society's Hope Lodge in St. Louis, MO.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Morgan Memorial Homes

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Feb 21

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Grace Lutheran Church
313 S Prospect Ave, Champaign, IL 61820

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Feb 21

Funeral service

Grace Lutheran Church
313 S Prospect Ave, Champaign, IL 61820

February 16, 2025

Norma and Rodney Short, Kathy and Dan Dunn, Sunn Enterprises. Inc. lit a candle

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“In loving memory of Royce C. Wilken, Please accept our most heartfelt sympathies for your loss.”

February 13, 2025

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February 14, 2025

Andrew Akins wrote a sympathy message

“I worked at artco north from 2000 to 2012. I met Royce around 2003 and he walked away from some managers to come introduce himself to me. I was nasty from throwing away a boats trash but that didn't stop him. He shook my hand and introduce himself and we had a nice little conversation. Fast forward a couple years our paths crossed again. I was beside myself that out of the thousands of employees working for ADM he walked right up to me and remembered my name. That ment the world to me. RIP Royce”