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Joseph Shekleton
Of Arlington Heights

Joseph Shekleton was born on November 8, 1919 in Palmer, Iowa to Francis Joseph and Marie (nee Nulty) Shekleton. He passed away on September 25, 2008 in Arlington Heights.

Joe received his PhD in biochemistry from U of Illinois in Champaign in 1943, then worked as a patent chemist at General Aniline in Pennsylvania, then Goodyear in Akron, Ohio and Lubrizol in Wickliffe, Ohio for 20 years; In 1964, he received his Law degree from Case-Western Reserve Law School in Cleveland; subsequently working as a patent lawyer for Corn Products Corporation and Borg Warner in Chicago for the rest of his career. He retired in 1990. He was a lifelong member of SPEBSQSA and enjoyed barbershop quartet singing. He also enjoyed tennis and was an avid golfer. Joe and Mary were members of St. Edna’s Church in Arlington Heights since 1969 where Joe was a member of the Knights of Columbus Arlington Heights Chapter. They loved to travel and spend time with their family and friends.

He is survived by his wife Mary (nee Schotthoefer), whom he married in Peoria on May 23, 1943; his children, Barbara (Paul) Hegele of St. Charles, Gerald (Maureen) Shekleton of Glen Ellyn, Michael (Bernadette) Shekleton of Peoria, Margaret (Richard) Waltman of Arlington Heights, Marty (Barbara) Shekleton of Mount Prospect, Tim (Jill) Shekleton of Hoffman Estates, Cathy (Robert) Hickey of Foxborough, Massachusetts,

Patrick Shekleton of Park Forest, Mary Jo (Kelly) Taira of River Forest; his 19 grandchildren; and three great grandchildren. He is also survived by his sister Margaret Roth of Peoria.

He was preceded in death by his parents, his daughter, Janet Frank and his brother, Tom Shekleton.

Visitation Sunday, September 28, 2008 from 3:00 PM until 8:00 PM at the Glueckert Funeral Home, Ltd., 1520 N. Arlington Heights Rd., (4 blocks south of Palatine Rd.) Arlington Heights and Monday, September 29, 2008 at St. Edna Catholic Church 2525 N. Arlington Heights Road, Arlington Heights from 9:00 AM until the time of Mass at 10:00 A. Interment St. Michael the Archangel Cemetery, Palatine.

In lieu of flowers, Masses are appreciated or memorial contributions may be given to the Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Chicago, 17 N. State Street, Suite 1300 Chicago, IL 60602or to the Alzheimer’s Association of Greater Chicago, 8430 W. Bryn Mawr, Suite 800, Chicago, IL 60631.

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