Michael P. Stosor Jr.

Michael P. Stosor Jr. obituary, Chicago Heights, IL

Michael P. Stosor Jr.

Michael Stosor Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Panozzo Bros. Funeral Home on Jan. 29, 2026.
Michael P. Stosor Jr. Age 88. Lifelong Chicago Heights resident. Graduate of Bloom High School Class of 1956. United States Army Post Korea War Era Veteran. Worked for Stosor's Super Service Standard Gas Station. Retired Firefighter after 20 years of service for the Chicago Heights Fire Department and as a Mechanic at Meidell Trucking Company. Worked in maintenance for the Village of Park Forest Water Department. Avid fisherman and enjoyed making his own fishing lures. Husband for 61 years of Rose nee Basile. Father of Tina (Jon Lee) Stosor, Kathy (Dan) Kirchschlager and Melissa (Nick) DeLuca. Grandfather of Jack and Mia Lee, Michael Kirchschlager, Rachael (Nick) Andrade, Stephen (fiancé Nancy Nguyen) Kirchschlager, Gianna, Natalie and Jessica DeLuca. Son of the late Lottie nee Wlos and Michael P. Stosor Sr. Brother of the late Sylvia (late Joe) Robustelli and twin sister Michaelene (late Arnold) Jacobucci. Uncle of many nieces and nephews. Burial was private at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, Elwood. Info Panozzo Bros. Funeral Home, Chicago Heights 708-481-9230 and panozzobros.com.

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