Thomas Mathew Schaffer

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Smith-Corcoran Palatine Funeral Home

Posted events

January 26, 2026

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Visitation

4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Smith-Corcoran Funeral Home Palatine

185 E. Northwest Hwy., Palatine, IL 60067

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Service

10:00 a.m.

St. Thomas of Villanova

1201 E. Anderson Drive, Palatine, IL 60074

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Service

11:30 a.m.

St. Michael the Archangel

1185 W. Algonquin Road, Palatine, IL

Smith-Corcoran Palatine Funeral Home

Posted an obituary

January 26, 2026

Thomas Schaffer Obituary

Thomas M. Schaffer, 60, of Palatine, IL. Born October 29, 1965 in Des Plaines, IL, passed away January 24, 2026. Beloved husband of Jackie, nee Bucaro for over 28 years. Loving father of Emily. Beloved son of Sylvia and the late John Schaf... Read Thomas Schaffer's Obituary