Pete R. Olivero, 76 of Sun City, Huntley, passed away at his home on Saturday, July 11th .
He was born April 20, 1939 in Chicago, the son of Peter J. and Ida (Bandaccari) Olivero. He was raised and educated on the northwest side of Chicago and on April 30, 1960 was united in marriage to Virginia M. Perrone. The couple made their home in Des Plaines where they raised their family and he worked in purchasing for Jensen Speaker, Ampex and later retired from Marketing Productions, Inc. In 2007 they moved to Huntley. Pete was very social and enjoyed the time he spent with friends and family, he reveled in and was extremely proud of his Italian Heritage, he would often say, “There are two types of people, Italians and those who want to be Italian.” He was a member of the Bocci Club, had been Vice-President of the Italian Club, enjoyed golf and travel.
He is survived by his wife, Virginia of Huntley, his son, Daniel Olivero of Schaumburg, daughter, Gina Marie Olivero of Huntley, his grandchildren, Alexander, Samantha, Joseph, Cristina & Nicholas, his brother, Oliver (Gretchen) Olivero of St. Charles and his nephew, A.J.
A memorial gathering will be held on Friday, July 17, 2015 from 9:00 a.m. until the time of the 10:00 a.m. Funeral Mass all at St. Mary Catholic Church, 10307 Dundee Road, Huntley. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
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