Conner A. Robertson

LCpl Conner Austin Robertson, 20, of Jacksonville, NC, formerly of Shelbyville, IL, passed away Sunday, September 29, 2024.

Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, October 12, 2024, in Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Shelbyville, IL, with Father Pawel Augustyniak and Father Don Wolford as Concelebrants. Visitation will be from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. Friday, October 11, 2024, in Howe and Yockey Funeral Home, Shelbyville, IL. Burial will be in Myers Cemetery, Herrick, IL, with military rites by the United States Marine Corps Memorials may be given to The Robertson Family.

Conner was born on November 30, 2003, in Decatur, IL, the son of Clark and Christine (Clutter) Robertson. Conner graduated from Shelbyville High School in the Class of 2022, where he was a member of the SHS football team. Following high school, Conner enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps. He was currently stationed at MCAS New River in Jacksonville, NC. He was a Crew Chief for V22 Osprey.

His love of racing began at an early age, as he had a custom-built go-cart made by his father when he was 3 yrs old. He started racing when he was 5 years old. He raced Quarter Midgets at CCQMA in Taylorville as well as other tracks around Illinois and Indianapolis until he was 8. He raced sprint cars at a few tracks around the area and Indiana. Conner’s real passion was history and participating in World War II reenactments, as he was an avid collector of rare and interesting military memorabilia. It all started when he was a little boy going to the military museum and the military surplus store in Springfield with his mother and father. Anything that had to do with reenacting and playing war was his passion. He loved dressing up as a military soldier as a child playing in the yard, crawling in the mud and the rain, or anywhere he could use his imagination. He officially joined the reenactment family in 2019 when he met Chuck Bolanis III, the president of the reenacting program He participated in WW II reenactments throughout the Midwest. He met so many people around the world and the United States. Because of the reenacting he was able to be in a movie with Dolph Lungrun in “Operation Seawolf”. That was an experience he was proud of. Conner loved airsoft and the people he met through the physical and online community. He was a very funny and caring person and he will be greatly missed.

Conner is survived by his parents, Clark and Christine Robertson of Shelbyville; Big brother, Clayton Robertson of Shelbyville; paternal grandfather, Tony Robertson of Shelbyville; paternal grandmother, Pat Robertson of Shelbyville; paternal great grandmothers, Freda Clark of Herrick and Lula Robertson of Shelbyville; uncles, Gene Clutter (Sandra) of Pana, Kevin Clutter (Rachel) of Ramsey, John Clutter (Peggy) of Shelbyville, and Brian Clutter (Dagmar) of Springfield; Cousins Tashina Clutter, Cortney Hammond (Cody), Kaitlynn Clutter (Jacob) and many aunts and uncles, including a special great uncle, Robin Robertson of Shelbyville. He had so many special friends in his life from all over the world.

He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Darrell and Patricia Clutter; paternal great grandfathers, Floyd Clark and Robbie Robertson; paternal great grandmother, Betty Bridges (Don); maternal great grandparents, William and Lila Clutter and Ferd and Beulah Hadowsky; several aunts and uncles.

Conner’s legacy of service continues as he gave the gift of hope to others through donation.

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