Gino J. Ciccotelli – passed away at Our Lady of Angels Retirement Home, Sunday, February 24, 2019. Age 92. He is survived by: his loving wife of 65 years, Mary Lou; his children Gary E. (Robin) Ciccotelli, Mary Therese Ciccotelli; his grandchildren Matthew (Mallory) Ciccotelli, Jaime (Chad) Weldon, Anthony (Kirsten) Ciccotelli, great-grandchildren Paige and Aubrey Weldon, Matthew Ciccotelli, Alexander, Benjamin and Quinn Ciccotelli; one brother E. Anthony (Patricia) Ciccotelli, his sister Esther Judy Oehmke, sister-in-law Marlene Lackey, and numerous nieces and nephews. Gino was preceded in death by: his parents Ettore and Ruby Ciccotelli, his daughter Catherine Ann Ciccotelli (1972), a brother Ralph (Vera) Ciccotelli, a sister Helen (Brad) Belander, and brothers-in-law: Ken Oehmke, Matthew (Dolores) Richards, and Tom Lackey, and a great-granddaughter Chelsea Weldon. Gino proudly served in the U.S. Army 1945-1947, WWII working on the Stars and Stripes Newspaper in Italy. Gino retired from Caterpillar Tractor Co. in 1986 after 34 years of service. He was very active in both the Joliet Band Parent Association (grade school and high school bands) and the Junior Achievement Club. Music was a huge part of Gino’s life as he enjoyed attending concerts, and he performed with the JJC Community Band and the Lewis University Orchestra. In 1995 he proudly received the Outstanding Bandsman Award from the JJC Band. He was a very calming and gentle man who loved his family, and he enjoyed helping others. He will be missed by all who knew and loved him. The family would like to thank: the nurses and staff of Presence St. Joseph Medical Center, the exceptional care given to him at Our Lady of Angels Retirement Home, and the nurses and staff of Joliet Area Community Hospice. Funeral Services will be held at the Carlson-Holmquist-Sayles Funeral Home & Crematory, 2320 Black Rd. A Visitation will be on Monday, March 4th from 3:00-7:00 P.M with a Prayer Service to be held Tuesday, March 5th at 9:30 A.M. at Carlson’s followed by a Funeral Mass at St. Patrick Catholic Church at 10:00 A.M. After the Mass, Interment will be at Resurrection Catholic Cemetery. Memorials for Gino can be made to the charity of the donor’s choice. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Gino J. Ciccotelli please visit our Sympathy Store.
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Gino J Ciccotelli December 24 1926 February 24 2019.
Source: Carlson-Holmquist-Sayles Funeral Home
Death notice for the town of: Joliet, state: Illinois