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John McCloskey Obituary

McCloskey, John G. of North Riverside, IL, age 85, U.S. Army Veteran of WWII, beloved husband of the late Marie (nee Fitzgerald), loving father of John Terrence (Mary), James (Pam), Gerald (Bernadette), Tom (Mary Jo) and Bill (Sue) McCloskey, dear grandfather of 11. Funeral Saturday, 8:30 a.m., from Kuratko Funeral Home, 2500 S. Des Plaines Ave., North Riverside, to Mater Christi Church. Mass of Christian Burial 9:30 a.m. Interment Queen of Heaven Cemetery. Visitation Friday, 3 to 9 p.m. Member of Mater Christi Holy Name Society. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Lupus Foundation preferred. Funeral info: 708-447-2500

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Published by Chicago Sun-Times on Aug. 6, 2004.

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Christopher Andrea

August 8, 2004

Dear Mc Closky Family,



Words along cannot express the loss of your father, our friend and nieghbor. We shared many laughs with your father and enjoyed his friendship for more than 16 years. I have never met a man more determined to save, paint and re-paint a fence so many times. Your father was a great man, always taking the time to show the our kids how to properly hit a baseball, always the coach until the end. Your father was a man of not many words, but the words he spoke were very meaningful. My thoughts and prayers go out to your entire family as you mourn the loss of your father and grandfather.



Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself, and our god and Father, who has loved us and given us everlasting consolation and good hope by grace, comfort your hearts and establish you in every good word and work.

2 Thessalonians 2:16-17



With my Greatest Sympathy,

Christopher Andrea

Andrea Family

August 8, 2004

Our heartfelt sympathies go out to the McCloskey family. John was not just a wonderful neighbor for 17 years, but he became one of the family. We will miss his warmth and friendship and the passion he displayed forlife. We just want John to know one thing: GO SOX!!!

Nicholas, Breah, Kyle, and Luke Andrea

August 8, 2004

Our deepest sympathies go out to the entire McCloskey family. John was a dear friend of my whole family, but more importantly, he was a good man. Words do not do justice of how good he was to my family, so I will just say thank you for sharing your father with us.



May god grant the McCloskey Family peace and comfort in their time of grief and may god grant them the knowledge that their father touched so many people with his warmth and friendship.

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