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Walter Surman

1918 - 2015

Walter Surman obituary, 1918-2015, Chicago, IL

BORN

1918

DIED

2015

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Malec & Sons Funeral Home

6000 North Milwaukee Ave

Chicago, Illinois

Walter Surman Obituary

Surman, Walter F. Age 96, proud World War II Veteran. Beloved husband of the late Eleanor; loving father of Christine (Robert) Guthrie and the late Lawrence; dear grandpa of Mark (Andrea) Guthrie and David (Tami) Guthrie; great-grandpa of Megan; uncle of many nieces and nephews. Walter worked for 36 years at Teletype in Skokie, and was a member of the Teletype Pioneer Club. Visitation Tuesday 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. at Malec & Sons Funeral Home, 6000 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago. Life Celebration Service to begin at 11:00 a.m. at the funeral home. Interment St. Adalbert Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, please make any donations to St. Judes at stjude.org. For funeral info: MalecandSonsFH.com or 773-774-4100.

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Published by Chicago Sun-Times on Feb. 22, 2015.

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Leonor Fonseca

February 23, 2015

Please , accept my condolence on the passing of your father . It was an honor to have known and care such a great person and i will truly miss him . May God embrace you and family in comfort during this difficult time . My prayers to all of you .

Leonor Fonseca

February 23, 2015

Please , accept my condolence on the passing of your father. It was an honor to have known and care such a great person and i will truly miss him . May God embrace you and family in comfort during this difficult time . All of you are in my prayers .

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6000 North Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60646

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6000 North Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60646

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