Nicholas Burriesci Obituary

Burriesci, MD, Nicholas C.

Nicholas C. Burriesci, MD, age 86, of Elmhurst, beloved husband of the late Eleanor T., nee Heafey; loving father of Chris (Jay) Ward, Steve (Karen), Nick (deceased) (Maureen), Matt (Erin) and Mark (Katheryn) Burriesci; cherished Papa to Sophia Ward, Nicholas, Claire, Madeline, Jack, Annie, Kelly, Luke, Ava, Jace, Violet, and Henry Burriesci; Dear brother of the late Frank(Rosemary)Burrell, Connie(the late Brian) McNulty , and the late Rosemary Burriesci; fond uncle of many nieces and nephews.

Nick was born in New York City and attended Cardinal Hayes High School. He graduated from Fordham in 1960, and from the Stritch School of Medicine at Loyola in Chicago in 1964. He completed his internship at Los Angeles County General Hospital in 1965, then served as a physician in the Navy from 1965-1967. He completed his residency in radiology in 1970 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Hines. From 1970-1977, he practiced at Illinois Masonic Medical Center in Chicago. He moved his practice to Geneva and St. Charles in 1977, where he practiced as a radiologist for almost thirty years, initially at both Geneva Community Hospital and Delnor Hospital, then at Delnor-Community Hospital, where he served as Director of Radiology.

As a young man, he met Eleanor Heafey, a nurse and Chicago native. They lived in Beaufort, S.C., Chicago, Oak Park, Northfield, Geneva, and Elmhurst, and traveled all over the world. Nick retired in 2005, and he and Eleanor continued to travel and enjoy their summers in Fontana, Wisconsin. A passionate skier, traveler, theatergoer, bridge player, sailor, and lover of cars, Nick always received a dinner invitation, because everyone could count on him to order dessert.

Friends and family will meet for a Memorial Mass, Monday, July 21, 2025, beginning at 9:30 a.m. at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 134 Arthur Street, Elmhurst. All are welcome to join family and friends for luncheon at The Drake Oak Brook immediately following the service, 2301 York Road, Oak Brook, IL. Live stream of funeral Mass available through funeral home website.

Arrangements handled by Gibbons Funeral Home, Elmhurst. 630-832-0018 or www.gibbonsfuneralhome.com

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