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Oliver Blix
Of Arlington Heights

Oliver Blix, longtime resident of Arlington Heights, died Thursday after a brave battle with cancer. He was born Feb 19, 1921, in Chicago.  'Ollie' served in the Navy during World War II as a 1st class Aviation Mechanics Mate and PBY flight captain in the Aleutian Islands and Florida. After the War he returned to Chicago, married Evangeline (Wannie) Nelson in 1949, then moved to Arlington Heights in 1955.  Ollie worked as an inventor for Tractor Lift; a foreman for Blix Masonry, and finally as the beloved custodian of the Salvation Army Norridge Citadel.

He volunteered with the Cub Scouts and coached a Little League team, and later, did much beyond the call of duty at the Norridge Corps. He was always the builder and inventor, from Erector sets and balsa wood airplanes to PBY's, forklifts and buildings. After retirement, he custom-made interiors of vans that he loved to travel with the family, and later just Wannie, across the country.

He is survived by his wife; children Brian of Berkeley, Ca., Bruce of Fitchburg, Wis., Mark of Lake Villa, Beverly of Petaluma, Ca., James of Palatine; grandchildren Diana, Matthew, Michael, Stephen, David and Adam; great grandson Eric; and sisters Garnette of Simi Valley, Ca, and Eleanore of Fort Worth, Tx. He was preceded in death by brothers Alfred, Darwin and Leonard; sisters Mabel, Lillian, Myrtle.

Visitation is this Monday 3:00 to 9:00 pm at the Glueckert Funeral Home, 1520 N. Arlington Heights Rd., (4 blocks south of Palatine Rd.) Arlington Heights. Funeral Service is Tuesday 10:00 am, at the Salvation Army Norridge Citadel, 8354 W. Foster Ave., Norridge. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be given to the Corps