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Mario DeLuca Obituary
Mario Francis DeLuca 68, of Oak Forest was born in Chicago to the late Alfred and Olga DeLuca and passed away July 13, 2024. Beloved husband of Dorothy (nee Kaput) DeLuca; loving father of Nicole (Matthew) Salvador and Mario DeLuca; proud papa of Raymond James Salvador, Carmella Alexis DeLuca, and Anthony Alfred Salvador; dear brother of Alicia DeLuca, Bruno (Carolyn) DeLuca, the late Victoria Ann DeLuca, and Jewel Ann Meyers; favorite uncle of many nieces and nephews. Mario will always be known for his kind soul and big heart admired by many and missed by all. A visitation will be held at Kurtz Memorial Chapel on Wednesday July 17, 2024 from 11:00am until time of service at 1:00pm. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made in Mario's name to The American Cancer Society, by clicking the link below.
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