Richard M. Samuel

Richard M. Samuel, age 86 of North Riverside, Air Force Veteran, retired Police Chief of River Forest. Beloved husband of Janet Samuel, nee Scheidt; fond father of Karen (Eugene) Farina-Ploskonka, Judith (Jill Skole) Sutter and Barbara (Troy) Edmondson; dear grandfather of Kimberly (Israel) Marcano, Sara (George) Buck, Joseph Farina, Marie Sutter and Amanda Edmondson; great grandfather of Sadie Buck; brother of the late Wilbert (Betty) Samuel and the late Ruth (the late Lester) Hieber; uncle of many nieces and nephews. Visitation Saturday, September 2, 2017, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Hitzeman Funeral Home, Ltd. 9445 W. 31st Street, Brookfield, IL 60513. Lying in State, Sunday, September 3, 2017, from 11:30 A.M. to Time of Service 12 Noon at Hope Lutheran Church, 6455 Joliet Road, Countryside, IL 60525. Interment Woodlawn Cemetery. Memorials appreciated to the Bethesda Lutheran Communities , 600 Hoffmann Dr., Watertown, WI 53094 or your favorite Veteran Charity. Information 708-485-2000 or www.HitzemanFuneral.com