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Leonard E. Franklin Jr., age 79, loving husband of the late Laverne R., nee Jacobson; dear father of Michael (Patti) Franklin, Deborah Stirber and Nancy (Jerry) Balash; proud grandfather of Jennifer Patrick Franklin, Sara (Don) Stirber, Katie Stirber, Liam and Hannah Balash; great-grandfather of Olivia Huber; fond brother of Marilyn (Frank) Flasch. Visitation Thursday 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. at G.L. Hills Funeral Home, 745 Graceland Ave., Des Plaines. Funeral Service Friday 10 a.m. at the funeral home. Interment Mount Emblem Cemetery, Elmhurst. Memorials may be made to Y-Me Foundation or American Lung Assoc. Info, 847-699-9003 .
