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Dominic Cianchetti Obituary

Cianchetti, Dominic Age 75, Retired Firefighter for Chicago Heights for almost 30 years, Veteran of the US Army 101st Airborne, passed away January 1, 2012. Beloved husband of 49 years to Barbara. Cherished father of Kathy (Art) Follenweider, Lauri (Doug) Beaner, and Pam (Tim) Antonelli. Proud Grandfather to Ashley, Concenzio, Alexa, Dominique, and Antonio. Caring brother to David and Loretta Cameli. Devoted Catholic family man with a kind heart and strong mind will be missed by his loving family and many friends. Visitation Wednesday January 4th from 3:00 9:00 pm at Steger Memorial Chapel - Smits Funeral Homes, 3045 Chicago Road, Steger. Funeral Mass Thursday 10:00 am at St. Paul Church - 206 E. 25th St in Chicago Heights. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to St. Paul Church in his honor. Funeral information at (708) 755-6100 or www.smitsfh.com

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Published by Chicago Sun-Times on Jan. 3, 2012.

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Louie Patrizi Jr.

January 19, 2012

I am very sorry for your loss. Dom was as strong as a ox and had a heart as big as a elephant, and such a well respected man and Fire Fighter. He truly will be missed by everyone who ever met him.
From a former CHPD, and son of a retired CHFD

Jayne Stark

January 14, 2012

Dear Barbara and Family - My sympathy and prayers to you and your family. I always enjoyed hearing about your beautiful girls and their families. God Bless you all.

Louie Angellotti

January 8, 2012

To Barb and the girls - I am terribly saddened to hear of Dominic's passing. He was a fine man, who always took the time to console others, even as his health issues took their toll upon him. I will continue to remember him in my daily Rosary. May God bless him!

charlie reichert

January 6, 2012

my deepest sympathy on the passing of dominic. dominic and i have been friends, since I was on the chgo hts police dept.AND THEN 1ST NATIONAL BANK

Isabel Cianchetti

January 5, 2012

My most heartfelt sympathy to you and your family . My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.

Pete & JoAnn Winston

January 5, 2012

May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.

Wendy Cianchetti

January 4, 2012

Barbara and Family I am sorry for your loss . My thoughts are prayers are with you and your family .

Bob & Fran Griese

January 3, 2012

To the family of Dominic Cianchetti,our thoughts and prayers are with you now and always.Our sincere sympathy to all of you.May our God lift your hearts to remember all the wonderful and joyful times you all had together.God bless you and keep you ,and may his heart shine upon you.

Gary Damiani

January 3, 2012

Barbara, I am sorry to hear of Dominic's passing. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. I had a lot of good times with Dominic over the years. He was and still is a good man and he will be missed by many.
He is not suffering anymore and now has true Peace. May God Bless you and give you His Peace.
Love,
Gary Damiani

Karin DeVries

January 3, 2012

Barbara and Family,
My most heartfelt sympathy to you and the family. Dominic was a dear and special person to me and he will be sincerely missed. He was a ray of sunsine on a gloomy day and I will always have fond memories of our great talks and his kindness and support for me. I always loved seeing the both of you. You will always remain in my thoughts and prayers. He was a kind and wonderful soul and I feel priviledged to have had both of you in my life as dear friends.

Lots of Love,

Karin DeVries

Charmaine Cianchetti

January 3, 2012

Barbara and Family:
Sending our deepest condolences during this hard time. Our prayers are with you and cousin Dominic as he will be missed by all.
Edmund & Charmaine Cianchetti
Albuquerque, New Mexico

January 3, 2012

Barbara and family, My thoughts are with you....and I always remember how kind he was to me in 1977 when my husband died...

My prayers are with you and your children....he will be missed deeply.

Rosemary Babiarz

January 3, 2012

Dear Barb and Daughters:

My most heartfelt sympathy goes out to all of you. Dominic will be greatly missed. Gloria Potchebski - Chicago Heights, IL

Rose Crockett

January 2, 2012

To Barb and the girls,so sorry for your loss. Dominic had a wonderful outgoing personality. I'm sure you will have many fond memories.

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