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Fred Porges Obituary

Porges, Fred Age 84. Beloved husband for over 55 years of Vilma (nee Krupp). Loving father of Ilene (Jonathan) Nye and the late Mark Porges. Proud "Papa" of Alexander and Olivia Nye. Cherished brother-in-law of Leo (the late Roz) Krupp. Adored uncle of many nieces, nephews and friend to many. Served proudly in U.S. Marine Corp. Service Wednesday, 1:00 PM at the Chicago Jewish Funerals Chapel, 195 North Buffalo Grove Road (One Block North of Lake Cook Road) Buffalo Grove. Interment Waldheim Cemetery, Forest Park. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in his name to National Parkinson Foundation, Gift Processing Center, P.O. Box 5018, Hagerstown,MD,21741,www.parkinson.org or Rainbow Hospice ARK, 444 N. Northwest Highway, Park Ridge, IL 60068. Arrangements by Chicago Jewish Funerals, 847-229-8822, www.cjfinfo.com

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Published by Chicago Sun-Times on Mar. 8, 2011.

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March 10, 2011

Our thoughts and prayers are with you in your
time of grief. May your memories bring you
comfort.

The staff of Rainbow Hospice and Palliative Care

brandon medow

March 8, 2011

Ilene Sorry to hear this I hope you feel better soon. I just noticed t hat
your dad was a Marine. You should be very proud of that


Brandon Medow

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