John R. Papaleo, 84 of Huntley died peacefully, September 10, 2018
Visitation will be on Thursday, September 13, 2018 from 9-10am at St. Mary Catholic Church-10307 Dundee Road, Huntley with a funeral Mass celebrated at 10:00am at Church. Entombment will be at Queen of Heaven Cemetery.
John R. Papaleo was born August 31, 1934 in Chicago the son of Ralph and Mary Papaleo. In 1958 he married Madeline “Mimi” Vivardo. He worked as an electrical engineer until his retirement. He enjoyed golfing and playing bridge. He will be missed by all who knew him.
He is survived by his wife, Mimi, his children, Mary (Bill) Disomma, John Papaleo, and Erik (Tracy) Papaleo and by his 6 grandchildren, Nerina, Joey, Madeline, Rebecca, Maggie and Steven. He is also survived by his brother, Ralph (Kathy) Papaleo and by his sister, Virginia Gillespie. He was preceded in death by his parents and by his brother, Richard.
For further information please call the funeral home at 847-515-8772 or on-line condolences may be directed to www.defiorefuneral.com
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Mary so sorry for your loss.
We are so sorry for your loss. We will keep the whole family in our prayers.
My condolences to all the family on your loss, expecially Mary, he has gone home now.
We send all our love to john’s family. He was a very lovely man with a great sense of humor. My husband and I both enjoyed his company very much. He was very lucky to have such devoted children especially his daughter Mary. I admired the amount of time and energy she devoted to her father. The constant dinners and invites and her concern for his care and his health. I really believe the last two years of his life were a gift because of all the love and attention she gave him. He was a very dear man and will be missed.
For those of you that cared and loved my Uncle John, especially his children and grandchildren, I am so very sorry for your loss. My uncle was the funniest and smartest man that I knew. He was still joking around last weekend when we were FaceTiming since we were out of town and couldn't be there. He was so much more than just an electrical engineer, golfer and bridge player. He was a loving father, husband, grandfather and uncle. I would repeat some of his jokes but most were inappropriate LOL. Thanks so much for Mary taking care of and providing for my Uncle John. You are a strong person and loving daughter. And thank you Erik for coming home and spending his last days with him. He is missed terribly and loved. He is now with my dad, Uncle Bob,...maybe they are fishing.
Sincere condolences on the passing of your Dad. Prayers for him, you and your family.
Mary, Our sincere condolences to you and your family on your father’s passing. It was a pleasure to meet him. Please know you all are in our prayers.
Our deepest sympathy to all of you. Many prayers.
We are so sorry for your loss. We will remember John fondly- such a character. So smart and funny. The las few days were difficult but he knew you were there and that was a comfort to him.
We are so very sorry for your loss. We will remember the happy times we spent with you and your Dad, Mary, these past few months. You will have no regrets that you didn’t do enough because the love and care you gave him went above and beyond. We will keep you all and John in our thoughts and prayers. ????????????
Leah, I am so sorry for your loss. Please call me if I can do anything for you. I love you.
We send our deepest sympathies to your family. It was so nice to see your dad recently and spend time with him. You are all in our thoughts and prayers. All our Love, Kristin, Marc, Brooke and Brad XOXOXO