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William Parisi Obituary


William F. "Bill " Parisi, 68, of Lake Forest, died March 31, 2009, husband of Patricia Converse Parisi; father of William Clark; stepfather of Angela (Sam) Margelos,

Nancy (Darryl) Schlegel and Mark (Erin) Converse; grandfather of seven; son of the late Rose and William Parisi; brother of

Philip (Joy) Parisi; uncle of Adam and

Danielle Parisi. Funeral Mass 11:45 a.m., Saturday, April 4, at St. Patrick Church, 950 W. Everett Rd., Lake Forest, IL 60045. Burial will be private at Maryhill Cemetery, Niles. Visitation from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.,

Friday, April 3, at Wenban Funeral Home, 320 E. Vine Ave., Lake Forest, IL 60045. Info 847-234-0022 or www.wenbanfh.com

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Published by Chicago Tribune on Apr. 2, 2009.

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Donna Romero

April 7, 2009

Dear Pat,
So sorry to hear about the loss of your husband. May fond memories bring you comfort and sustain you during this difficult time.

Paul and Maureen Cale

April 5, 2009

Dear Pat,
So very sorry to hear about Bill. Mo and I are out of town and we just heard about Bill's death. Our sincerest condolences.

Paul Cale

April 5, 2009

Dear Pat,
So sorry to hear about Bill. Mo and I are out of town and just heard about Bill,s death. Our sincere condolences.
Paul and Mo

Mary & Bob Archer

April 3, 2009

Dear Patti,
Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. Please accept our condolences.
Mary & Bob

Frank & Olive Lucido

April 3, 2009

I was a friend of Bill in the mid 1960's and I have some good memories of him. I would like to offer my sincere sympathy to his family.

God Bless

Bill/Donna Jaconetti

April 3, 2009

Bill...You will be missed...But you will live in our hearts forever. We know your journey will be a peaceful one. Bill you and I will regroup someday and start that business we talked about.Pat our sympathy goes out to you and your family.Chicago has lost a real neighborhood good guy. Love Bill and Donna Jaconetti

Gloria Kulik

April 2, 2009

Dear Patti & Family, my condolences, thoughts and prayers go out to all of you. May God rest his soul.

Terry Gruszka

April 2, 2009

Dear Patti and family,
What is to say about Bill? He was a great man, had a smile for everyone and a warmth for all. I will greatly miss his kindness. Although I saw you to way to seldom, you both are always in my heart.

My thoughts and prayers are with you now and forever.

Cousin Terry (Jim and girls also!)

Mary Ellen Hollech

April 2, 2009

Dear Pat, you don't know me but I'm a second cousin of Billy. I'm with the Hollech clan. Have not seen Bill for a long time but hung around in our younger days. I'm very sorry to hear about Bill, please accept my condolences from our family. I live out in Harvard, Il near the Wisconsin border. All my sisters are out in this area. My Aunt Barbara is still alive and my Grandmother kept in touch with Rose.If you ever want to reach me my email is: [email protected] I work for St. Joseph Catholic Church as parish secretary. Again, I'm very sorry for the family.

Betty & Patrick Murray

April 2, 2009

Dear Pat, my heart goes out to you in your deepest hour. Will be unable to be with you Friday evening, but will be there in spirit. Love, Pat and Betty.

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