Walter H. Burtan, 88 of Lake In The Hills, passed away on Tuesday, September 16, 2014 at Centegra Hospital in McHenry.
He was born June 3, 1926 in Chicago, Illinois the son of Andrew and Anna (Karpierz) Burtan. He graduated from Carl Schurz High School and then served in the United States Army, where he was awarded a Bronze Star while serving as an Army Ranger in the 6th Ranger Division. Walter worked as an electrical engineer for Pipeline Service and later Plexco for over 25 years, retiring in 1988. He was united in marriage to Rita M. Piesciuk on November 30, 1985. The couple made their home in Niles for many years and in 2007 moved to Lake In The Hills. He enjoyed travel and watching and playing golf. In earlier years he played the accordion and performed at many weddings.
He is survived by his loving wife, Rita, his daughter, Margie (Tom) Nolan all of Lake In The Hills, his granddaughters, Kirsten Raducka-Dakof (Mike) and Kristie Raducka, Dziadziu of Kendall Dakof. He was preceded in death by his sisters, Florence and Helen Burtan.
Visitation will be from 3:00 – 8:00 p.m. on Friday, September 19th at the DeFiore-Jorgensen Funeral & Cremation Service, 10763 Dundee Road, Huntley and from 9:00 a.m. until the time of the 10:00 a.m. Funeral Mass at St. Mary Catholic Church, 10307 Dundee Road, Huntley. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery. In Lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the St. Mary Church Building Fund or the American Cancer Society.
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Rita, Our hearts are broken for you and your family. We loved Walt as if he was our own family member. His kindness and dry wit will be sorely missed. He will forever be a beloved friend and travel partner. We love you very much and will be there for you whenever you need us. God rest you, Walt. Devotedly, Jim & Linda