Richard C. Hemmer
Of Wheeling

Richard C. Hemmer was born January 24, 1939 in St. Louis, Missouri to Clement and Helen (nee Voirol) Hemmer. He died on Wednesday, February 16, 2011 at Alexian Brothers Medical Center in Elk Grove Village.

Mr. Hemmer worked six years at Philco Ford as a contractor to the State Department during the Vietnam War; he worked in the travel industry in Bangkok, Thailand, and worked 25 years with Motorola installing cellular communications systems.

He is survived by his wife Helen (nee Stavros) Hemmer; and his Godchildren, Matthew and Mark Gordon, Matthew and Brian Townsend, and Lindsey Rae Mills; nieces, Jennifer and Cassandra; and nephews, Jason, Ernest, Brian, and Matthew.

He was preceded in death by his parents; and Winifred Voirol, his beloved aunt who raised him.

Visitation from 3:00 PM until 8:00 PM, Monday, February 21, 2011 at the Glueckert Funeral Home, Ltd., 1520 N. Arlington Heights Rd., (4 blocks south of Palatine Rd.) Arlington Heights and Tuesday, February 22, 2011 at St. Edna Catholic Church 2525 N. Arlington Heights Road, Arlington Heights from 9:00 AM until time of Funeral Mass at 10:00 AM. Interment is at St. Mary Parish Cemetery in Buffalo Grove.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be given to the St. Edna Outreach Program, 2525 N. Arlington Heights Rd., Arlington Heights, IL 60004.

 

Glueckert Funeral Home