He was born March 8, 1939 in Muscatine, IA, son of Frank E. and Howardine (Massey) Custer. He married Shirley Carroll in Pekin, IL on Dec. 18, 1990. She survives.
Also surviving are four children, Jeff, Chris, Shawn, and Corey Custer; three grandchildren; brother, Jerry (Deb); sister, Cynthia (Kim) Littlefield; two step daughters, Jodi Blank and fiancé Paul Moore, Cynthia Hall and fiancé Victor Rogers; seven step grandchildren; one step great granddaughter; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents.
Tom worked as a contractor and home builder. His passion was driving a race car and building engines, and raced all over the United States.
Graveside services will be at 2:30 pm Friday, Dec. 10, 2010 at Roberts Cemetery in Morton. There will be no visitation. Remmert Funeral Home in East Peoria is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials may be made to the Cerebral Palsy Foundation. View his Life Story at RemmertFuneralHome.com.