BLOOMINGTON - George McArthur Walden, 81, of Bloomington, passed away Saturday, March 30, 2024, at 6:14 am at McLean County Nursing Home in Normal.  There will be a funeral for George held at Calvert & Metzler Memorial Home in Bloomington, at 11 am on Tuesday, April 9, 2024.  Chaplain Ellen Anderson will officiate.  The visitation will be Monday, April 8, 2024 from 4:00 - 7:30 pm at the Memorial Home.  The burial will be in Eastlawn Memorial Gardens in Bloomington.  George was born April 14, 1942, in Bloomington to Thomas and Betty Albertson Walden.  He married Mary Lee Robbins on June 24, 1962, in Normal.  She survives.  George is also survived by one son, Jeff (Pam) Walden of Bloomington; two grandsons; Mike (Layna) Walden, and Mitch (Riley) Walden; and two bonus grandchildren; Charles (Patricia) Lesser and Maggie (Josh Leskanich) Lesser, children of Ron and Deb Lesser.  Also surviving are two brothers; James Walden of Bloomington, and Kenneth Walden of Poplar Bluff, MO.  He was preceded in death by four sisters; Dorothy Walden, Barb Tervin, Patricia Loughary and Mary Klink; four brothers; Richard, Wayne, Bill and Mike Walden; and two half-brothers; Calvin and Bobbie.

He retired in1990, after 20 years with the Town of Normal where he served as Assistant Public Works Director and later retired as Housing Inspector.  He owned and operated George's Phillips 66 in Normal for three years.  George was the athletics Ticket Manager at Illinois Wesleyan University for 29 years and at Illinois State University for 32 years.

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