David G. Brecheisen Jr.

David G. Brecheisen Jr., of Canton, passed away at 12:47 AM on Sunday, March 23, 2025 at Graham Hospital in Canton, IL. He was born on July 23, 1931 at a farm near Welda, Kansas, to David G. Sr. and Julia (Prochazkova) Brecheisen. He married Marilyn McClenahan on June 6, 1964 in Clay Center, Kansas. She survives.

He is also survived by one son, David Brecheisen III; one sister, Pauline Darby; and several nieces and nephews.

He is preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Karl and Julius Brecheisen, and two sisters, Ruth Hoffmeier and Helen Saunders.

David went to Baker University for one year before entering the Air Force in 1951. His basic training was at Sheppard Air Force Base while his technical training was at Lindall Air Force Base at Panama City, Florida. He then shipped overseas and spent three years in Germany as an air force policeman from March of 1952 until March of 1955. He served the remaining five months at Smoky Hill Air Force Base at Salina, Kansas. He worked for the Kansas Highway Department, testing materials used for the turnpike. He then returned to finish his BA at Baker University in 1959. He then enrolled at Emporia State University where he received his MS degree in 1961. He had additional educational study at Washburn University and Kansas University. He then began work as a school psychologist at Holton, Kansas, serving a county program. He worked in this system for four years, one year at the Shawnee County Cooperative and three years for the Jefferson County Cooperative. He then moved to Moline, Illinois where he worked for the Black Hawk Cooperative for two years. He then moved to Canton, Illinois and worked for the West Central Illinois Cooperative, serving several schools in Fulton County for twenty-two years. He retired in 1993, but continued working for Rushville, Astoria, Havana, and Canton School Districts. He was employed as a school psychologist for forty years.

David enjoyed gardening and spent much of his retirement years in this activity. He also had the first tree farm, with his brother Karl, in Anderson County, Kansas. They had a pecan orchard with over 128 trees.

Cremation rites will be accorded with Sedgwick Funeral Homes & Crematory in Canton, IL. Memorials may be made to The American Heart Association or The Nature Conservancy. To leave an online condolence you may go to www.sedgwickfuneralhomes.com