Dennis Quillin

Dennis Joseph Quillin of St. Peter, MO, formerly of Waukon, died Monday, February 4, 2013 from complications following heart surgery. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Saturday, February 9 at St. Robert Bellarmine Church in St. Peter, MO.
Born July 26, 1929, Dennis was the fifth of seven children of Grace and Ed Quillin, and a member of the seventh graduating class (1947) from St. Patrick High School in Waukon. After high school, Dennis attended St. Louis University to receive his BA degree, then spent time in the Marine Corps, after which he attended Georgetown University School of Law in Washington, DC, receiving his law degree in 1955. Dennis practiced law in St. Louis, MO and then served as a judge in St. Louis County from 1970-1999.
In 1957 he married Charlotte A. Sturgeon, and together they raised six children, Laura (Dan) Akin, Tom (Katie) Quillin, Maureen (Jim) Onder, Mary (John) Mohrmann, Ellen Denise (Russ) Camp, and Michael (Elizabeth) Quillin. He is the dear grandfather of Katie Akin, Molly, Joseph and Declan Quillin, Jim, Michelle, Maggie, Jack and Tommy Onder, Emma, Will and David Mohrmann, and Brian, Julia, Michael and Emily Camp. Dennis is also survived by his sisters, Dona Pope of Minneapolis and Sister Francine Quillin, P.B.V.M. of Dubuque; nieces and nephews; cousins; and the many to whom he was a loyal friend.
He was preceded in death by his parents and his siblings, Connie (Gordy) Donlea, Earl, Mary Frances and Harold Quillin.