John C. “Jack” Pooley, 79, of Scales Mound, IL, passed away on Sunday, December 15, 2019 at the Bell Tower Retirement Community in East Dubuque, IL.

Services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, December 20, 2019 at the Miller & Steinke Funeral Home in Scales Mound, with Pastor Libby Rutherford officiating. Burial will be in the Scales Mound Twp. Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 4:00 – 8:00 p.m. on Thursday and from 9:30 – 10:15 a.m. on Friday at the funeral home.

Jack was born on April 2, 1940 at Shullsburg, Wisconsin, the son of Charles L. and Helen E. (Distler) Pooley. He was united in marriage to Jeanne A. Wienen on February 14, 1960 in Galena, Illinois.

Jack formerly farmed for 38 years until 1992, and then worked for Galena Utilites at the Galena Territory until retiring in 2005. He enjoyed coon hunting, mowing grass, cutting wood, and driving his skid-loader. He was known as “Mr. Fix It”.

Surviving is his wife Jeanne; three children, Pamela Spittler of Lincoln, IL, Penny (Tony) Cook of Galena, and Rick (friend Candi) Pooley of Galena; six grandchildren, Eric, David, Amy, Curtis, Trinity and Chance; six great-grandchildren, Hayden, Monroe, Ohanna, Mikey, Emma Lou, and Paizley; his two sisters, Darlene Rosenthal and Dorothy (George) Petitgout both of Galena.

He was preceded in death by his parents, grandparents, Albert and Lily Pooley, brothers-in-law, Chuck Rosenthal, Luras “Jr.” Wienen and DuWayne Schultz, and his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Luras and Helene Wienen, Sr.

Online condolences may be left for the family at www.millerfhed.com.