Thomas J. Belusko, 66, of Granite City, IL, passed away at 11:17 p.m. Tues. Sept. 3, 2024 at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO.

He was born Dec. 4, 1957 in East St. Louis, IL a son of the late John J. and Victoria J. (Fornaszewski) Belusko.

On Aug. 1, 1998, he and Sandra "Sandy" J. Burns were married in Granite City.  She survives.

Tom worked for Granite City Steel from 1975 until his retirement from US Steel.  He was a lifetime member of SOAR – Steelworks Organization of Active Retirees, the Alton Chapter of Harley Owners Group "H.O.G" and the AMA – American Motorcycle Association.  He had also been a member of A.B.A.T.E – A Brotherhood Aimed Toward Education.   He enjoyed riding and building bikes as well as making beer and barbecuing.  He could be seen at Homecoming parades in his homemade hand car.  Tom was a member of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church.

In addition to his wife Sandy, he is survived by his beloved dogs: Bubba and Sophie and many many friends, too numerous to acknowledge them all.

Graveside services will be at 11:00 a.m. Sat. Oct. 19, 2024 at Calvary Catholic Cemetery in Edwardsville, IL.   For those who wish to be a part of the funeral procession to the cemetery, please gather at the funeral home between 10:15 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Sat. Oct. 19, 2024.  The procession will leave the funeral home no later than 10:45 a.m.  Following the graveside services, everyone will gather for a meal at Pizza World in Granite City.

Arrangements with online information and guestbook through Wojstrom Funeral Home & Crematory may be found online at www.wojstrom.com.