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December 12, 2012
 
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Richard Bauman

Richard Hacker Bauman, 85, of Lombard, died Friday, Dec. 7, in Downers Grove.
A memorial gathering and service will be held Monday, Dec. 17, at Knollcrest Funeral Home, 1500 S. Meyers Road, Lombard.
Mr. Bauman is survived by his children, Jill (Steve) Kovanic, Gaye (Norvell) Bujarski and Cheryl Finek; seven grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruth “Tudy”; son, Scott; son-in-law, Frank Finek; and sister, Betty June Kolka.
Mr. Bauman, a Korean War veteran, was a sheet metal worker, an avid gardener and a member of the Villa Park Garden Club.
Memorials to Paralyzed Veterans of America, P.O. Box 758532, Topeka, KS 66675-8532, would be appreciated.
For more information, call 630-932-1500.

Donald Pillsbury

Donald Arthur Pillsbury, 74, of Villa Park, died Saturday, Dec. 8.
A visitation was held Tuesday, Dec. 11, at Steuerle Funeral Home, 350 S. Ardmore Ave., Villa Park. Interment was private.
Mr. Pillsbury is survived by his children, Anne (Shawn) Connelly and William; four grandchildren; and sister, Nancy (the late Jack) LeFave. He was preceded in death by his wife, Karin.
Mr. Pillsbury was a veteran of the U.S. Army.
In lieu of flowers, memorials to the Villa Park Lions Club would be appreciated.
For more information, call 630-832-4161 or visit www.steuerlefh.com.

Benjamin Sandford

Funeral services and interment for Benjamin E. Sandford, 89, of Elmhurst and Villa Park, were private.
Mr. Sandford is survived by his wife, Margaret; children, Cheryl Schafer, Richard (Mary) and Larry (Mary); many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews; and sister, Hulda Jayne Dahl. He was preceded in death by his siblings, Melvin, Thomas, John, Lonsford, Lloyd and Charles Sandford, Violet Elizabeth Bell and Anna Mae Fick.
Arrangements were made by Steuerle Funeral Home, 350 S. Ardmore Ave. Villa Park. For more information, call 630-832-4161 or visit www.steuerlefh.com.

Georganna Schmitt

Georganna Schmitt, nee Galante, 68, of Lombard, died Sunday, Dec. 9, in Proviso Township.
Visitation will be today, Dec. 12, at Knollcrest Funeral Home, 1500 S. Meyers Road, Lombard.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, Dec. 13, at St. Pius X Catholic Church in Lombard, with the Rev. George Zieba officiating. Interment is at Queen of Heaven Cemetery.
Mrs. Schmitt is survived by her husband, Robert; children, Debora (Robert) Kolnick and Stacy Prosek; and three grandchildren.
Mrs. Schmitt was a homemaker.
Memorials to Luries Children’s Hospital, 225 E. Chicago Ave., Chicago, IL 60611, would be appreciated.
For more information, call 630-932-1500.

Donald Zoellner

Funeral services for Donald R. Zoellner, 79, of Lombard, were held Friday, Dec. 7, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Villa Park. Interment was at Mt. Auburn Cemetery.
Mr. Zoellner is survived by his wife, Marlene; children, Dawn (John) Dapkus, Timothy and Kari (Christopher) Ramirez; four grandchildren; siblings, Dolores (Paul) Cassidy and Carl (Phyllis) Zoellner; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his siblings, Richard (Valeria) Zoellner and Carol (the late David) Marcum.
Mr. Zoellner was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force.
Memorials to the American Cancer Society would be appreciated.
For more information, call 630-832-4161 or visit www.steuerlefh.com.