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Joseph Portle Obituary

Joseph J. Portle, WWII Army Air Corps Veteran. Cherished husband of the late Edith, nee Reid; devoted father of Joan Abrahamsen, John (Karen) Portle and Carol (Robert) Kleemeier; proud grandfather of Mark (Megan) Abrahamsen, Kristin (Jesse) Lawrence and Tracy Portle; fond great-grandfather of Owen Abrahamsen. Joseph will also be missed by Oscar. Visitation Saturday 9 a.m. until time of services 11 a.m. at Chapel Hill Gardens West Funeral Home, 17W201 Roosevelt Rd (-1/2 mile W. of Rt83) Oakbrook Terrace. Burial Ch'apel Hill Gardens West Cemetery. Joseph was a former principal at Cooley and Prosser Vocational High Schools. For info 634-941-5860.

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Published by Chicago Tribune on Jun. 16, 2006.

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William Adornetto

June 22, 2021

I attended and graduated from Prosser high school from 1974-77. Mr Portle was my principal then and though we rarely saw each other, was always a breath of fresh air. He was always kind and friendly and set a wonderful example for the students at a difficult time of growing up in our lives. Today I thought of him and so wanted to share this about him and how he was someone special.

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