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Lucille Schmidberger Obituary

Schmidberger, Lucille M. age 75, of Coal City, passed away, Wednesday, June 7, 2006 in her home. Born December 13, 1929 in Joliet, Lucille was a daughter of the late Thomas and Josephine (Zuchowski) Ballun. She was raised and educated in Joliet and graduated from Providence Catholic High School. Survivors include her four children; Georgette (Harold) Vota of Coal City, Joseph (Mary Jane) Schmidberger of Parker, CO., Mary Jo (Perry) Major of Coal City and Lucille (Douglas) Cueller of Orland Park; thirteen grandchildren and four great-grandchildren, as well as numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. Visitation was held Friday, June 9, 2006, at Reeves Funeral Home, 75 North Broadway in Coal City. Funeral services were Saturday, June 10th, in Assumption Catholic Church in Coal City. Burial was in Braceville-Gardner Cemetery. Friends may sign the online guestbook or send private condolences to the family by logging onto: www.ReevesFuneral.com. Preferred memorials may be made as gifts in Lucille's memory to the American Diabetes Association or the American Heart Association. 815-634-2125

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Published by Chicago Sun-Times on Jun. 11, 2006.

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