Peter J. Fioresi, 79 of Lake in the Hills, died March 6, 2017 at his home.
Visitation will be on Friday from 4-8pm at DeFiore Jorgensen Funeral Home-10763 Dundee Road, Huntley. A funeral Mass will be celebrated 2:00pm on Saturday at St. Mary Catholic Church, burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorials may be directed to St. Mary Knights of Columbus.
Peter was born December 2, 1937 the son of Joseph and Anne Fioresi. He served in the United States Army. On October 26, 1986, he married Helen Wilbur. He worked for both Montgomery Ward and Sears for over 20 years and later was the owner of his own telemarketing business. He was a member of St. Mary Church, a Knight of Columbus as well as an usher of the Church. He was a member of Boulder Ridge Country Club and the reigning champion of the Lakes of Boulder Ridge Bocci Ball League. He enjoyed playing cards, golfing, bowling and was an avid Notre Dame fan, as well as a Chicago Bears and Chicago Cubs fan. Peter loved and enjoyed life, he will be greatly missed by all who knew him.
He is survived by his wife, Helen, his children, Mark Fioresi, Matthew (Chris) Fioresi, Christina (Keevin) Allred, Gregory (Tina) Fioresi, Jennifer Rukavina, Michelle Fioresi, Brian (Sheri) Fioresi, Joseph Fioresi, and Kathleen (Chad) Wright. He is survived by his 31 grandchildren and by his brother, Doug (Kris) Fioresi, sisters, JoAnne Jaramillo and Susan Ciciarelli and by many nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his parents.
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Helen, Schock to hear of Pete's passing. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. This is a difficult time for you, but know that our community is here for you to help in anyway. God Bless you. Love Jo
My thoughts and prayers go out to Helen and the entire Fioresi family. In the four years I come to know Pete, he became a dear friend and neighbor. I will truly miss his humor, the many stories, his expression of love for his family, his love for the Cubs, and his competitive nature. We had so many good times. Rest in peace my dear friend, I will miss you.
Helen, Deb & I were shocked to hear the news of Peter's passing. We offer our condolences and prayers to you and your family. Peter will be missed at our afternoon get togethers with "the boy's", at our breakfasts, and all of the events at The Lakes, We will miss his great sense of humor, and his wonderful storytelling. He was fun to be around. Peter, I am glad I had the opportunity to enjoy your company. You may be gone, but you will not be forgotten. May you rest in peace my friend.
Helen, our deepest sympathy to you and your family. Pete was someone we are glad we came to know. All of you will be in our thoughts and prayers. God bless, Pat and Frank
Dear Helen & Family, We were both so shocked to get the word about Pete. Dee just gave him a hug at church on this past Sunday.. We enjoyed seeing you and Pete all the time. Pete was quite the character. He loved his family and grand kids as was so proud of all of you, you could just see it in his eyes and smile when he talked to us. You were both so generous to invite us to brunch last year, we had such a great time getting to know both of you so much better.. I know Pete lived his life to the "fullest" from Cubs to ND games to trips to Cabo each year...Wow what a life!! I know he was very spiritual and I know that he will always be with each and everyone of you... I have to say that I really admired Pete for his accomplishments in life and will miss "messing" with him at church..I used to call him the Colonel.. He always commanded attention when he showed up, usually in his sunglasses and colorful sweaters for his ushering duties... God Bless you all,
On Behalf of the Knights of Columbus, Assembly 2381 please except our condolences. SK Pete is now in the hands of God and joins all those who have passed before him. God bless the Family. SK Kenneth Labuda Commander (Honor Guard)
Helen, our prayers and thoughts are with you and your family at this most difficult time. Pete will be greatly missed. May God's peace be with you.
Jennifer, we are so sorry for your loss. Big hugs to you and your family. We love you, The Dickersons xoxo
We were so sorry to hear of Pete's passing. Our condolences to Helen and the Fioresi family. We have been friends since our days together at Northwestern. He will be missed.
Dear Helen, I'm so sorry for your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. God's peace and blessings to you and your family.
Rest in peace our dear cousin Peter. Your smile, great sense of humor, and your deep love of family and friends were the gifts you gave to all who knew you. Our prayers and condolences are with Helen and the entire family. We pray that the wonderful memories of Peter will remain in your hearts always and will help you through this very difficult time. Our Love, Ron, Pat and Eileen
So sorry to hear about the passing of Pete.