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William Brieger Obituary
William R. "Bill" Brieger, age 88, a resident of Plainfield, IL, formerly of Berwyn, North Riverside, Downers Grove and Naperville, IL from 1971-2000, died Friday, March 21, 2008 at Adventist Bolingbrook Hospital, Bolingbrook, IL. He was born Jan. 5, 1920 in Chicago, IL. Bill is survived by a daughter, Janet (Richard) Valdez; a granddaughter, Lauren Valdez; stepdaughters, JoAnn (George) Dunbar and Donna (John) Madia; many step grandchildren; a niece, Joan (Irv) Svoboda; two nephews, Thomas and Patrick Nichols and sister-in-law, Alice (Jack) Nichols. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Elaine E. Brieger, his second wife, Evelyn Scellato, his parents, William and Frances Brieger and siblings, Clarence Brieger and Alberta Snyder. Bill served in the U.S. Army during World War II and was employed as an electrician with Western Electric Co., Cicero, IL for 43 years. Visitation Wednesday, 4 to 8 p.m. at Friedrich-Jones Funeral Home, 44 S. Mill St., Naperville. Closing Prayers will begin Thursday, 9:45 a.m. from the funeral home and will proceed to a 10:30 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial at St. Thomas the Apostle Church, 1500 Brookdale Rd., Naperville. Interment: Assumption Cemetery, Wheaton, IL. For info. 630-355-0213.
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