JOHN J. "JACK" TIPPERREITER

1926 - 2017

MUNDELEIN - Visitation for John J. "Jack" Tipperreiter, 91, is from 9AM-12 PM (noon) on Monday July 17, 2017 at the Kristan Funeral Home P.C., 219 W. Maple Ave. (two blocks west of Route 45 on Route 176), Mundelein. Funeral service will begin at 12 PM (noon). Interment with Military Funeral Honors will follow at Ascension Cemetery. He was born April 6, 1926 in Chicago and died Friday July 14, 2017 at Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington. Jack served his country in the US Army during WWII. He was a Mundelein resident for 55 years and was active in community events, he helped build Community Park, he was Past Commander of the Mundelein American Legion Post #867, he marched in local parades, he was active in Boy Scouts, he loved to fish, bowl and spending time at their weekend lake house in Antioch but most of all he enjoyed tinkering in his garage. Jack was a bricklayer for 44 years, he snow plowed our interstates for the State of Illinois for 10 years and worked at Blarney Island, Port of Blarney and Fort Apache. He is survived by his wife Theresa Mae (nee Heffernan) who he married on September 25, 1948, his children Nancy (Bob) Koske, Edward (Kathy) Tipperreiter, Sally (Bill) Tortorello, Jim (Debbie) Tipperreiter, his grandchildren Marissa Myers, Krista (Ellen Skolar) Koske, Edward John Tipperreiter, Katie (Dave) Kotlotski, Megan (Scott) Siegel, Kelly Koske (Courtney), Monica Tipperreiter, Rachel Tipperreiter, his great-grandchildren Jack Myers, Bryanna Tipperreiter, Caitrin Myers, Bryce Siegel, Jack Siegel and Henry Kotloski. He was preceded in death by his son John Tipperreiter. In lieu of flowers, memorials to Misericordia at www.misericordia.com. For information, visit www.kristanfuneralhome.com or call 847-566-8020.