Pekin - K. Lee Wilder, of Pekin, died at 5:30 a.m. on Monday, April 22, 2024 at Carle Health Methodist Medical Center in Peoria.He was born on December 25, 1936 during Christmas dinner at his Grandmother's house in Chenoa, Illinois, the son of Grant and Marjorie (Fincham) Wilder. He married Bernadette Krolak in Peru, Illinois on November 26, 1959. He later married Dorla (Van Dyke) Souba, who he had known since Second Grade, on May 30, 2012 in Pekin.He is survived by his wife, Dorla, a daughter, Melissa (Todd) Kissinger of Pekin, and two sons, Michael (Gail) Wilder of Bettendorf, Iowa and Deacon Mark (Susan) Wilder of Pekin; a step-son, Monte (Julie) Squier of Augusta, Georgia; two stepdaughters, Nelena (Lee) White and Kim (Larry) Brown, both of Pekin; a stepdaughter-in-law, Jamie Squier of Morton; eleven grandchildren, five stepgrandchildren, thirteen great-grandchildren, two step-great-grandchildren, a niece and nephew, a great-niece, two great-nephews and Lee's dear friend, Margar

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