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DONALD FRIES Obituary

Donald Eugene Fries, 87, of Glen Ellyn and Chicago, passed away peacefully at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. A Veteran of World War II, Don died on Memorial Day, May 30, 2011. Donald Fries is survived by eight children, Cynthia (Kenneth) Seidler, Peter (Mary Pat) Fries, Timothy (Carol) Fries, Elizabeth (John) Wilson, Patricia (Gregory) Holmes, Robert (Laurie) Fries, Mark (Curt) Fries, and Louanne Fries; along with 16 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Services will be held at 12 p.m. EST Friday, June 3, 2011, at Concordia Lutheran Cemetery, 1801 Maumee Avenue, Fort Wayne, IN.

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Published by Chicago Tribune on Jun. 2, 2011.

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Gregory Holmes

June 3, 2011

Thank you for bringing your daughter Patricia into the world . . .

Louanne Fries

June 2, 2011

We miss you, daddy. You are with God and always with us.

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