Dan Sackett Obituary, Orland Park Illinois Resident Dan Sackett Has Passed Away

Dan Sackett Obituary, Death Cause – Tragically, Town of Pelican resident Daniel A. Sackett, 65 years old, went away on Tuesday, September 13, 2016. He was born to Bernard and Lela (Basch) Sackett in Rhinelander on July 16, 1951. After finishing high school in 1969, Dan moved on to Rhinelander. From 1971 to 1974, he was a proud soldier for his country in the United States Army. He found employment at the paper mill upon his return to Rhinelander. From 1977 until 1994, Dan served his country as an enlistee in the US Navy. He was a member of the crew aboard the submarine USS Stonewall Jackson during this period. After twenty years of dedicated service, he retired as Senior Chief, a position he held with great pride.

After Dan’s retirement from the Navy, he went back to work at the paper mill in Rhinelander. He belonged to Post #3143 of the Rhinelander V.F.W. Ray Rousseau. Dan used to be a pool league member and loved shooting pool. On his Harley and Boss Hoss motorcycles, he found great satisfaction. His children, Theresia “Terry” (Vaughn) Bouslog of Decatur, Illinois, and Timothy “T.J.” Sackett of Shellbyville, Illinois, three grandchildren, Candace Bly, Timmy Bly, and Braiden Sackett, one great-granddaughter, Arianna Hott, four step-children.

Wade Modrow of Nome, Alaska, Wendi (Kevin) Bixby of Rhinelander, Adam (Jessica) Modrow of Union Grove, Wisconsin, and Amy (Jared) Harris of Racine, Wisconsin, four step-grandchildren, and eight step-grandchildren, namely, Alec, Isaac, Abigail Bixby, Conner, Allison, Lillian, Hunter, and Scarlett Harris. Joe (Jan) Sackett, one brother, and two sisters, Nancy (Gary) Blumreich and Diane (Dennis) Koshak, all from Rhinelander, are also still alive. Other acquaintances and family of Dan’s include nieces and nephews. The 19th of January was the passing of Daniel Sackett, 74, of Rockaway.

Interment will take place at Bnai Abraham Memorial Park in Union following a funeral service on Wednesday, January 22nd at 12 pm at the J. L. Apter Memorial Chapels on Baker Ave. in Dover. For almost 47 years, Mr. Sackett called Rockaway home. He was a mechanical engineer and a Cooper Union alum who worked on the ground-based global positioning system and the lunar rover. In addition to leading Cub Scout and Boy Scout troops, he also coached his children in baseball and soccer. His college fraternity, Sigma Kappa Tau, counted him as a brother as well.

Daniel was so skillful that he constructed a second story deck onto the family house; he also loved bringing them on holidays. Craig (Laura) of Barnegat, Adam (Lori) of Scotch Plains, Jonathan (Rockaway) and Rachel (Brandon) of Scottsdale, Arizona, as well as Lois, his 52-year-old wife, are among the survivors. In addition to his mother Virginia, he left behind siblings Sharon Conroy and Sandra Isabella as well as brothers Nelson, Glenn, Brian, Terry, Mark, and Jeffrey. Everyone from Benjamin and Hayley to Aaron and Shaina and Matthew and Jennifer are grandkids.

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