Karl F. Weisshappel

Karl F. Weisshappel, age 87, of La Grange Park. WW II Army Veteran, Amateur Ham Radio Operator enthusiast. Beloved husband of the late Mary Ann Weisshappel, nee Kaplan; loving father of Christine Lindstrom, Wendy (Dan) Morris, Jodie (Tim) Coffey, Julie (Steve) Stitt, Karen (Bob) Kennedy, Joan (the late John) Mandziara and Kathy (the late Dick) Szczepanek; dear grandfather of 20, preceded in death by granddaughter Jennifer Erin Morris; great-grandfather of 28; great-great-grandfather of 4; brother of the late Bruno Weisshappel, Beatrice Reining and Eleanore Weisshappel. Visitation Monday, June 16, 2014, 3 P.M. to 8 P.M. at Hitzeman Funeral Home, Ltd., 9445 W. 31st Street, Brookfield. Lying in State Tuesday, June 17, 2014, 10:30 A.M. to time of Service 11 A.M. at Zion Lutheran Church, 204 S. Grant St., Hinsdale, IL 60521. Interment Mt. Emblem Cemetery. Member of 6 Meter Club of Chicago, American Legion Robert E. Coulter, Jr. Post 1941 and founding member of "The Grumpy's" Ham Radio Club . A Community Volunteer for many La Grange Park Events. Memorials appreciated to Leukemia & Lymphoma Society , 651 W. Washington Blvd. Suite 400, Chicago, IL 60661. Information 708-485-2000 or www.HitzemanFuneral.com