Samuel J. Charleton, age 76, of Lanark, IL, formerly of Lake Carroll and Chicago, died Tuesday, June 4, 2002 at his home in Lanark. Funeral Services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 8, 2002 at the Frank-Law-Jones Funeral Home, Route 64 and East Street, Mt. Carroll. Burial will be in the Lanark Cemetery. Visitation will be 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, June 7, 2002 at the funeral home. Sam worked 47 years for the Chicago Transit Authority and was Superintendent of Electrical Maintenance and Construction at the time of his retirement. He also worked seven years with the Atomic Energy Commission at the University of Chicago. Survivors include his wife, Lois Charleton of Lanark; two sons, Jack Charleton of Lanark and Dan (Maria) Charleton of Weston, CT; and three grandchildren, Alexa, Sarah and Blake. Memorials may be made to the Rolling Hills Foundation in memory of Nina Persell, Lanark, IL. Funeral info, 815-273-2264 .
