Wayne Eugene Loch, age 88, of Fairhope, Ala., former resident of Lebanon and O'Fallon from 1962 -1986, passed away June 3, 2013, from complications of COPD.

Wayne was born December 9, 1924 in Fairbury, Neb., where he grew up and graduated from Fairbury High School. He attended Yuba City Junior College, in California for one year, followed by the University of Oklahoma, where he received a BS in Civil Engineering in June 1945. After graduation from Naval Midshipman's School at Columbia University in New York City, he was commissioned in the US Navy and served on Palmyra Island.

Wayne worked for the Oklahoma and Texas State Highway Departments, followed by work at Perrin Air Force Base, Tex., and the Military Airlift Command Headquarters at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. Mr. Loch retired as Deputy Director, Operations and Maintenance, Civil Engineering Staff, Military Airlift Command, in 1986, and then moved to Fairhope, Ala. He enjoyed living in Lebanon and working for the Air Force. He valued the friendship of his associates, both military and civilian.

He was preceded in death by his first wife Jean Hunter Loch, who died in 1976; brother Dennis, and sister Marian.

Surviving are his second wife, Betsy McKay Loch of Fairhope, Ala., and five children from his first marriage, Morgan (Karen) Loch, of Greenwood, S. Car., Mitchell Loch of Pasadena, Calif., Nancy Loch of Galesburg, Ill., Wilson (Barbara) Loch of Granite City, Ill., and Corbitt Loch of Edmonds, Wash., all of whom graduated from Lebanon High School.

Also surviving are four grandchildren, three step-grandchildren, and two great grandchildren; a brother Robert Loch of Custer, Wash., brother-in-law Jerome Lenzen of Lincoln, Neb., and sister-n-law, Lynda Loch of Covington, Wash.

Memorial donations are suggested to the charity of one's choice.

Visitation: Friends may call from 9:00-10:00 a.m., Saturday, July 13, 2013 at Wolfersberger Funeral Home, O'Fallon.

Wayne's wishes were for you to dress casually,
and he would remind us that a necktie is strongly discouraged.

Funeral: 10:00 a.m., Saturday, July 13, 2013, at the funeral home, with Rev. Peter J. Wehrly officiating. A brief graveside committal service, with military honors, will follow at College Hill Cemetery, Lebanon, after which the family invites you to continue on with them for a luncheon at Trenton House Restaurant for a casual gathering to celebrate his life, and where family and guests will be invited to share a memory of Wayne. So that appropriate arrangements may be made, and in keeping with Wayne's organizational skills, please RSVP for the lunch to Wolfersberger Funeral Home.