John W. Lee, age 93, formerly of Skokie, IL, died Wednesday, February 23, 2022, in Glenview, IL. Son of the late Joseph E. and Helen, née Verbeten, he was born December 4, 1928, in Appleton, WI.
Longtime employee of A.C. Nielsen.
Beloved husband of the late Rita “Sally,” née Kasper; dear father of John Jr., Jeffrey (Jeanette Ruby), Judy (Dave) Bavlsik, and Nancy (Dean) Palya; loving grandfather of Rebecca (Adam) Schmidt, Amanda and Jessica Lee, John and Brian Bavlsik, and Dean Jr., Dayna, and the late Randy Palya; cherished great-grandfather of Eric, Caleb, Aiden, Autumn, Owen, and Sadie; fond brother of Robert and the late Richard (Laura) Lee.
Visitation, Thursday, March 3, 2022, from 4 to 8 p.m., at HABEN Funeral Home & Crematory, 8057 Niles Center Rd., Skokie.
Funeral Service, Friday, March 4, at 11 a.m., at the funeral home.
Interment, St. Boniface Catholic Cemetery, Chicago.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to The Humane Society of the United States (humanesociety.org), 1255 23rd St., NW, Suite 450, Washington, D.C., 20037 or Guiding Eyes for the Blind (guidingeyes.org), 611 Granite Springs Rd., Yorktown Heights, NY, 10598.
Funeral info: 847.673.6111.