Tue, 11/01/2016 - 10:18
GLEN ELLYN, Ill. (Nov. 1, 2016)—Dreisilker Electric Motors Inc. reported the passing of company founder and inspiration Henry Dreisilker, 90, on Nov. 1, 2016. The company released the following statement: In search of a better life and armed with an electrical mechanical apprenticeship, Mr. Dreisilker and his wife Margaret immigrated to the United States. He began working for Portner Appliance and Electrical Repair in Wheaton Illinois. Within a year’s time he purchased the business renaming it Dreisilker Electric Motors. The business eventually relocated to Glen Ellyn, Illinois—the present location of its corporate offices.
