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Michael Korpan Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on May 19, 2016.

Michael Andrew Korpan

Born: Dec. 4, 1977

Died: May 14, 2016

Michael Andrew Korpan, 38, passed away unexpectedly at his home Saturday, May 14, 2016.

Born December 4, 1977, in Waukegan, Mike was a 1996 graduate of Cary Grove High School, and played hockey. He had a great love of music, fishing, boating, camping, and being with his friends.

Survivors include his parents, Debbie (Fred) Cardella and Andrew (the late Denise) Korpan; brother, Ken (Becky) Korpan; nephew and godson, Dylan Michael Korpan; longtime girlfriend, Nicole Serio; uncle, Walter (Ann) Korpan; aunt, Nancy (Glen) Labrose; grandmother, Barbara Keller; cousins, Wally and Katy (fianc Jerad Riddle) Korpan and Nicholas Labrose; and step siblings, Fred and Carrie Cardella, and Linda Shanks.

He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Anna and Walter Korpan, Raymond Janczewski, and George Keller; and by step mother, Denise Korpan.

The visitation will be Sunday, May 22, from 1:00 p.m. until the time of the funeral service at 6:00 p.m., at Hamsher Lakeside Funerals and Cremations, 12 N. Pistakee Lake Rd., Fox Lake. Inurnment will be private.

In lieu of flowers, memorials in Mike's name may be made to Save-A-Pet, www.saveapetil.org, 847-740-7788, or the American Heart Association, www.heart.org, 800-242-8721.

You may leave online condolences for the family at www.HamsherLakeside.com, or call 847-587-2100, for information.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

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May

22

Visitation

1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Hamsher Lakeside Funerals and Cremations, Inc.

12 North Pistakee Lake Road P. O. Box 36, Fox Lake, IL 60020

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22

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6:00 p.m.

Hamsher Lakeside Funerals and Cremations, Inc.

12 North Pistakee Lake Road P. O. Box 36, Fox Lake, IL 60020

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12 North Pistakee Lake Road P. O. Box 36, Fox Lake, IL 60020

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