Lee Guimond, age 78, of Watseka passed away Saturday, October 13, 2018, in Gibson City Hospital Emergency Room.
Visitation will be held from 4- 8 p.m. Friday, October 19, 2018, at Clancy-Gernon Funeral Home in Bourbonnais. A funeral mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Saturday, October 20, 2018, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Bradley. Rev. Anthony Nugent will officiate the service. Burial will follow at All Saints Cemetery in Bourbonnais.
Lee was born January 21, 1940, in Kankakee, the son of Armand & Sylvia (Denoyer) Guimond. Lee married Donna M. Taggart on January 14, 1967, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Bradley. She preceded him in death on December 17, 2013.
He was a 1958 graduate of St. Patrick Central High School. He was a retired employee of Tousignant Inc. in Kankakee. Lee had also been employed by Plant-Kerger & Company and Big R in Watseka. He enjoyed golfing and socializing at Tiny Tap.
Surviving are one son and daughter-in-law, Andrew “Andy” & Melissa Guimond of Watseka; one daughter and son-in-law, Maribeth & Christopher Lundquist of Queen Creek, AZ; two grandchildren, Maggie Guimond and Ben Guimond; one sister and brother-in-law, Linda & Bill Sikora of Plainfield; and one brother, Mark Guimond of Kankakee. In addition to his wife, Donna M. Guimond, Lee is preceded in death by his parents and two sisters, Gwynth Lamb and Sharon Blewett.
Memorials may be made to Watseka Warrior Athletic Booster Club.
