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William DeVITO Obituary

DeVITO, William Russell in loving memory, born Dec. 3, 1922, at rest on July 8, 2014, dearly loved husband of Wanda J. DeVito resided in Spring Hill. William was retired from the Chicago Police Department and a World War II veteran. Survivors include, father of William Nunzio DeVito (Michele), Karen DiDomenico (Anthony), Danny DeVito (Linda), Daniel Romanoski (Susan) and Deborah Romanoski; loving grandfather of Lisa, Danny, Serena, Louie, Colleen, Nicole, Skyler and Timothy; great-grandfather to Veronica. "Bill" was passionate about spending time with family. He loved to dance with his lovely wife at the Lyons Club and the K of C Hall in Spring Hill. Friends and family will gather at Modell Funeral Home, 7710 South Cass Avenue, Darien, IL 60561. Visitation will be from 1 - 7 pm on Sunday, July 13, 2014. The service will be on Monday, July 14, 2014 at 10 am at Our Lady of Peace Church, 701 Plainfield Road, Darien, IL 60561. You may visit the Modell Funeral Home website, www.ModellFuneralHome.com. We cherish the precious time we spent. Husband, father and grandfather, you will be dearly missed. We will remember and love you always.

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Published by Tampa Bay Times on Jul. 11, 2014.

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Gloria Robinson

October 23, 2016

BILL
R.I.P. OUR GOOD TIMES WILL LAST FOREVER .
SEE YOU ON THE OTHER SIDE.
GLORIA

Sandy & Al Scaletta

July 13, 2014

Say hello to Phil & Helen Wood. Time to laugh & relax.

Colleen Henley

July 11, 2014

I will miss you to the moon and back Grandpa!!!

Glynis Deskins

July 11, 2014

Karen, I am so sorry to hear about the passing of your dad. I'm praying for your family's strength during this difficult time. Glynis Deskins

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13

Visitation

1:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Modell Funeral Home & Cremation Services - Darien

7710 South Cass Avenue, Darien, IL 60561

Jul

14

Funeral

9:15 a.m.

Modell Funeral Home

7710 S. Cass Ave., Darien, IL

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14

Funeral Mass

10:00 a.m.

Our Lady of Peace Church

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7710 South Cass Avenue, Darien, IL 60561

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