Joseph Todaro Obituary

Todaro, Joseph "Joe" N. Ret. CPD officer of Berwyn died January 31, 2017 at the age of 76 years. Joe was born in Chicago to the late Nickolas and Myrtle (Jeschke) Todaro. Joe is survived by former wife, Rosemary Todaro and their daughter, Nancy Todaro. As well as former wife, Debbie Heer and her children, Jennifer (Rob) Norman, Anne (Andrei) Poluchowicz and Peter Heer (Lori Anderson). Joe had many of nieces and nephews: Susan, Patty, Teri, Rosalind, Christopher D., Warren, Dennis, Stacey, Beth, Trina, Christopher R., Megan, Carrie, Erin, Valarie and Nicholas. He was also survived by numerous cousins, and many wonderful friends. Joe was predeceased in death by his parents Nickolas and Myrtle Todaro, sister Rosalind L. Robertson, two grandchildren, Andrew Todaro and Isabel Poluchowicz, as well as several aunts, uncles, cousins, and lifelong friends, Pat and John Seebauer. Joe was a Retired Chicago Police Officer, late of the 25th and 13th districts, as well as several others districts, over more than 30 years of service. Joe comes from a long line of CPD, including late aunt CPD Dist. 14, Angie Dailey, front office; late brother-in-law CPD Dist. 11 Ret. Capt. Terry Harte, CPD Dist. 11, Officer Erin (nee Harte) Balata, and CPD Dist. 15 Officer Tom Balata. In 1959 Joe enlisted and served as a soldier in the U.S. Army, 6th Infantry; Company C. While stationed in Berlin, West Germany, his company took part in the Berlin Crisis; who were present during the building of the Berlin wall. Joe later worked as a sheriff's deputy for Marion Co, Arkansas (AR). He owned a fishing resort in Oakland, AR and was a member of the Twin Lakes Playhouse in Mountain Home, AR. Joe was a very active member the Unity Church of Oak Park, and the Illinia Jazz Club, where was the seated Treasurer, in addition he was a member of both the FOP and the NRA. We invite family and friends to attend a celebration of Joe's life with us on Thursday February 9th between 2:00-9:00 p.m., Memorial to be held at 7:00 pm at the Unity Church of Oak Park, 405 N Euclid Ave, Oak Park IL 60302. Burial will be March 6, starting at 11:00 a.m. at the Unity Church of Oak Park, 405 N Euclid Ave, Oak Park IL 60302. The procession will depart from the Unity church at 12 pm to Abraham Lincoln Memorial Cemetery for a 2:00 pm burial with full military honors.