John Leonard “Len” Donlin, 86, beloved husband of Veronica, nee Gill; loved and respected father of Kathleen (Michael) Lawler, Maurita, John, Mary Claire (Peter) Frye, James (Kathleen), and Joseph (Nancy) Donlin; loving grandfather of Erin Lawler-Friedman, Carrie and Tracey Frye, Molly, Kelly and Terrence, and Patrick, Bryan and Kate Donlin; great-grandfather of Clinton; cherished cousin of Mary Gail Smith Burns. USMC and USMCR, Ret. Holder of Bronze Star and Purple Heart. Former executive of Sears Roebuck & Co., Montgomery Ward, and president of the Chicago Floor Covering Association. Mass 11 a.m. Saturday, March 20 at St. Mary of Vernon Church in Indian Creek. Visitation 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Burnett-Dane Funeral Home, 120 W. Park Ave. (Rt. 176) Libertyville. Memorial info: 847-362-3009.
