Gilbert Wierschke, 76, went missing from his home on Marblewing Lane in Roscoe, Illinois, on the evening of August 12, 2024. A U.S. Army Vietnam veteran living with Alzheimer’s, he was last seen after playfully hopping over boxes in his garage and walking into the driveway. His wife Cindy discovered he was gone as dusk fell and reported him missing.

Local and county agencies mounted an extensive search that included foot teams, aerial aircraft and heat-sensing drones, K-9 units, and more than 40 community volunteers. Search dogs tracked his scent to railroad tracks near Gleasman Road about three-quarters of a mile from his home, but that trail stopped; it was suggested oil on the rails might have interfered. He was entered into NamUs on August 27, 2024.

Gil was last seen wearing a black ball cap, a blue Chicago Cubs t-shirt, blue jeans, and black tennis shoes. His family says he was coherent about who he was and who his family members were but did not have a phone with him and had difficulty with some tasks. The Roscoe Police Department asks anyone with information to come forward. Does anyone in the area have home camera footage or sightings that could help locate Gil?