Leo William Franz, of Wilmette, devoted son of the late Leonard and Hildegard; beloved husband of the late Diane “Deedy”, nee Smith; loving father of Ellen Wallace, Susan (Craig) Andrese, Karen (Dale) Henchel, Daniel (Trace) and Thomas (Stephanie); proud grandfather of Todd, Curtis, Scott, Ross, Melissa, Tyler, Kirk, Jordan, Haley, Andrew, Braden and Katharine; dear brother of Paul and Edward (Gay); fond uncle of Christian and Bridgett; caring stepfather of Elizabeth (Michael) Raleigh and Andrew Smith Millman and stepgrandfather of Timothy and Courtney. A Celebration of Leo’s life will be held Sunday 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Donnellan Family Funeral Home, 10045 Skokie Blvd., at Old Orchard Rd., Skokie. Funeral Mass Monday 11 a.m. at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, 1775 Grove St., Glenview. Interment Memorial Park Cemetery, Skokie. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to a Cancer Charity of your choice. Funeral info, 847-675-1990 or www.donnellanfuneral.com
