Otto J. "Bud" Semrow

Otto J. "Bud" Semrow of Prospect Heights Funeral services for Otto J. "Bud" Semrow, 84, formerly of Park Ridge, will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, at Maryville Academy, 1150 N. River Road, Des Plaines. Born May 30, 1918, in Chicago, he died Thursday, Oct. 10, 2002, at Northwest Community Healthcare, Arlington Heights. Entombment will be in All Saints Cemetery, Des Plaines. Mr. Semrow was the owner of Semrow Products, Inc. for 40 years. He served in the Pacific during World War II. He was a member of the Lyons and Elks clubs. Otto was the loving parent with Beatrice V. Semrow (nee Healy) of Carol A. (John) McCarthy of Evanston, Eileen T. (Tom) Nash of Glenview, Mary Chris (Paul) Bulger of Cape Elizabeth, Maine, Odette L. (John) Zebell of Chicago and Jeanne G. (Michael) McKiernan of Lincolnshire; loving grandfather of Connor, Neal and Kevin McCarthy, Madeline and Meg Nash, Anna, Max and Caroline Bulger, Michael and Mary Grace McKiernan and Bridget and John Zebell; cherished brother of Loretta (the late Walter) Hoffelder of Northbrook, Betty (Como) Serio of Des Plaines and the late Harry H. Semrow. Visitation will be from 3 to 9 p.m. today, at Oehler Funeral Home, 555 Lee St., Des Plaines. Memorials may be made to Maryville Academy 1150 N. River Road, Des Plaines, IL 60016; the Foundation Fighting Blindness, 610 N. Milwaukee Ave., Suite D, Libertyville, IL 60048; or the Autism Society of America, 7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 300, Bethesda, MD 20814-3067. Friends may visit www.dailyherald.com/obits to express condolences and sign the guest book. For funeral information, (847)824-5155.