John goeken biography children

The son of a Lutheran minister, Goeken grew up in Joliet, Ill. He entered the telephone business through a venture that sold two-way radios; he figured he could sell more radios to truckers plying the route between Chicago and St. Louis if he could provide them with uninterrupted contact with their headquarters. His latest venture, which he was working on at the time of his death, was a company developing energy-efficient lighting systems to replace incandescent bulbs.

Daughter, Sandra Goeken (Randy) Miles; son, John A. (Kathy) Goeken daughter in law Sandra and the Goeken family as you celebrate Jack's memorable life.

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Goeken is survived by his wife of 59 years, Mona Lisa Goeken, two children, seven grandchildren, one great-grandchild and two sisters.

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