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James Esner Obituary

James T. Esner

James "Jim" T. Esner, age 65 of Berkeley, formerly of North Riverside. Retired firefighter/fire inspector for the Village of North Riverside. Beloved husband of Debra, nee Westphal, loving father of Beth (Chris) Carroll, James T. Esner Jr., Michael Cernock, Don (Stacy) Mitchell and the late Lisa Thomas, cherished grandfather of Reese, Peyton, Dylan and Jake, dear brother of Jeannine (Craig) Crossin.

Visitation Monday, July 6th, 3:00pm-9:00pm at Kuratko-Nosek Funeral Home, 2447S. DesPlaines Avenue, North Riverside. Funeral Tuesday, July 7th, 10:30am Chapel Service at Kuratko-Nosek Funeral Home. Interment Chapel Hill Gardens West Cemetery. Online condolences may be offered to the family at www.KuratkoNosek.com. Info: (708) 447-2500

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Published by Suburban Life Publications on Jul. 2, 2020.

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6

Visitation

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Kuratko-Nosek Funeral Home

2447 S. DesPlaines Avenue, North Riverside, IL

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7

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10:30 a.m.

Kuratko-Nosek Funeral Home

2447 S. DesPlaines Avenue, North Riverside, IL

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