of Mountain Home, AR

January 23, 1947 - February 18, 2023

Mr. Walter J. Dudek, Jr. 76, of Mountain Home passed away Saturday February 18, 2023. He was born January 23, 1947 in Chicago Heights, IL, to the late Walter J. Dudek Sr. and Grace Dudek. He married his wife Lynda on December 8th 1970 at First Christian Church of Chicago Heights, IL. He Graduated from Bloom High School, Bloom Community College, where he was class President and Culver Stockton College of Canton MO.
He proudly served his country as a US Marine. He retired from J&L Steel Company, in East Chicago IN. He moved to Mountain Home in 2009 from Park Forest, IL, and was a member of First Christian Church in Gainesville, MO.
Mr. Dudek loved to fish and was a tour guide for Bull Shoals Dam Power House, an interpreter for Bull Shoals Visitor Center, where he greeted and answered questions for over a thousand guest a year, he was a WW1 reenactor and helped to build a WW1 airplane on the 2nd floor of a warehouse, Wild Chicago did 2 programs on the project. He won over 40 trophies with a replica British motor cycle at car shows. He was involved in many community activities such as Paws of love therapy dogs of Mountain Home, had served as a Director of the Promise Land Community Center, was member of Circle K club at Culver-Stockton College, organizer of bowling and volleyball teams for Chicago Heights Church. He was also a Deacon for both Chicago Heights and Gainesville Church.
Mr. Dudek is survived by his wife Lynda of the home, son Walter J. Dudek III of Warrenville, IL, Sister Debra Snyder and brother in-law Eric Snyder of Sun Prairie, WI, niece Amanda Snyder, nephew Richard Snyder also of Sun Prairie, WI, and Charles Polacek of Mountain Home.
Arrangements are by Roller Funeral Home. Please visit our online guestbook at www.rollerfuneralhomes/mtnhome.com.

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