OSWEGO – E. Henry Greenstreet, 82, of Oswego, Ill., passed away Saturday, April 7, 2012, at his home surrounded by his loving family.
Born Jan. 13, 1930, in Loogootee, Ind., the son of Earl and Agnes (Smith) Greenstreet, he married Jean Farley on Oct. 13, 1956, in Kaneville.
Henry graduated from Sandwich High School in 1948. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1948 and served four honorable years during the Korean War. He served on the USS Prairie and the USS Sierra in the Pacific and Atlantic, and also in the Mediterranean many times. His home ports were San Diego and Norfolk. He loved fishing, golfing and watching the Chicago Bears and Blackhawks. Henry was a member of St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Montgomery and the Yorkville American Legion.
Henry worked at Oatman Brothers Dairy for 17 years making ice cream mix, and was a manager at Sandwich and Amboy plants. Henry and Jean bought Foxy's Burger Bar in Oswego and were in business for 17 years. They sold the restaurant, and Henry became a real estate agent with Coldwell Banker for 23 years until he retired in 2007.
He is survived by his wife, Jean; two sons, Jay (Daisy) of Aurora, and John (Kristie) of Clive, Iowa; one grandson, Cole, of Clive; two step-granddaughters, Annabelle (Joe) Foster of Aurora and Samantha Silva of New York; two step-great-granddaughters, Rosalyn and Madilyn of Aurora; one sister, Sandra (Wayne) Larson of Kaneville; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; three sisters, Virginia Antrobus, Marjorie Rissman and Mary Myers; and one brother, Donald Greenstreet.
Funeral services will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 12, at St. Luke's Lutheran Church, 63 Fernwood Road, Montgomery, with the Rev. Peter Hoffman officiating. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Thursday at the church. Burial of his urn will be at 11 a.m., Friday, April 13, at Oak Ridge Cemetery on Suydam Road in Sandwich.
Memorials can be directed to St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Montgomery.
Arrangements are being handled by Burkhart-Eighner Funeral Home in Sandwich. For more information or to sign the online guest book, visit www.EighnerFuneralHomes.com.
Published in Daily Chronicle on April 10, 2012
Born Jan. 13, 1930, in Loogootee, Ind., the son of Earl and Agnes (Smith) Greenstreet, he married Jean Farley on Oct. 13, 1956, in Kaneville.
Henry graduated from Sandwich High School in 1948. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1948 and served four honorable years during the Korean War. He served on the USS Prairie and the USS Sierra in the Pacific and Atlantic, and also in the Mediterranean many times. His home ports were San Diego and Norfolk. He loved fishing, golfing and watching the Chicago Bears and Blackhawks. Henry was a member of St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Montgomery and the Yorkville American Legion.
Henry worked at Oatman Brothers Dairy for 17 years making ice cream mix, and was a manager at Sandwich and Amboy plants. Henry and Jean bought Foxy's Burger Bar in Oswego and were in business for 17 years. They sold the restaurant, and Henry became a real estate agent with Coldwell Banker for 23 years until he retired in 2007.
He is survived by his wife, Jean; two sons, Jay (Daisy) of Aurora, and John (Kristie) of Clive, Iowa; one grandson, Cole, of Clive; two step-granddaughters, Annabelle (Joe) Foster of Aurora and Samantha Silva of New York; two step-great-granddaughters, Rosalyn and Madilyn of Aurora; one sister, Sandra (Wayne) Larson of Kaneville; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; three sisters, Virginia Antrobus, Marjorie Rissman and Mary Myers; and one brother, Donald Greenstreet.
Funeral services will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 12, at St. Luke's Lutheran Church, 63 Fernwood Road, Montgomery, with the Rev. Peter Hoffman officiating. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Thursday at the church. Burial of his urn will be at 11 a.m., Friday, April 13, at Oak Ridge Cemetery on Suydam Road in Sandwich.
Memorials can be directed to St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Montgomery.
Arrangements are being handled by Burkhart-Eighner Funeral Home in Sandwich. For more information or to sign the online guest book, visit www.EighnerFuneralHomes.com.
Published in Daily Chronicle on April 10, 2012
OSWEGO – E. Henry Greenstreet, 82, of Oswego, Ill., passed away Saturday, April 7, 2012, at his home surrounded by his loving family.
Born Jan. 13, 1930, in Loogootee, Ind., the son of Earl and Agnes (Smith) Greenstreet, he married Jean Farley on Oct. 13, 1956, in Kaneville.
Henry graduated from Sandwich High School in 1948. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1948 and served four honorable years during the Korean War. He served on the USS Prairie and the USS Sierra in the Pacific and Atlantic, and also in the Mediterranean many times. His home ports were San Diego and Norfolk. He loved fishing, golfing and watching the Chicago Bears and Blackhawks. Henry was a member of St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Montgomery and the Yorkville American Legion.
Henry worked at Oatman Brothers Dairy for 17 years making ice cream mix, and was a manager at Sandwich and Amboy plants. Henry and Jean bought Foxy's Burger Bar in Oswego and were in business for 17 years. They sold the restaurant, and Henry became a real estate agent with Coldwell Banker for 23 years until he retired in 2007.
He is survived by his wife, Jean; two sons, Jay (Daisy) of Aurora, and John (Kristie) of Clive, Iowa; one grandson, Cole, of Clive; two step-granddaughters, Annabelle (Joe) Foster of Aurora and Samantha Silva of New York; two step-great-granddaughters, Rosalyn and Madilyn of Aurora; one sister, Sandra (Wayne) Larson of Kaneville; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; three sisters, Virginia Antrobus, Marjorie Rissman and Mary Myers; and one brother, Donald Greenstreet.
Funeral services will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 12, at St. Luke's Lutheran Church, 63 Fernwood Road, Montgomery, with the Rev. Peter Hoffman officiating. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Thursday at the church. Burial of his urn will be at 11 a.m., Friday, April 13, at Oak Ridge Cemetery on Suydam Road in Sandwich.
Memorials can be directed to St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Montgomery.
Arrangements are being handled by Burkhart-Eighner Funeral Home in Sandwich. For more information or to sign the online guest book, visit www.EighnerFuneralHomes.com.
Published in Daily Chronicle on April 10, 2012
Born Jan. 13, 1930, in Loogootee, Ind., the son of Earl and Agnes (Smith) Greenstreet, he married Jean Farley on Oct. 13, 1956, in Kaneville.
Henry graduated from Sandwich High School in 1948. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1948 and served four honorable years during the Korean War. He served on the USS Prairie and the USS Sierra in the Pacific and Atlantic, and also in the Mediterranean many times. His home ports were San Diego and Norfolk. He loved fishing, golfing and watching the Chicago Bears and Blackhawks. Henry was a member of St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Montgomery and the Yorkville American Legion.
Henry worked at Oatman Brothers Dairy for 17 years making ice cream mix, and was a manager at Sandwich and Amboy plants. Henry and Jean bought Foxy's Burger Bar in Oswego and were in business for 17 years. They sold the restaurant, and Henry became a real estate agent with Coldwell Banker for 23 years until he retired in 2007.
He is survived by his wife, Jean; two sons, Jay (Daisy) of Aurora, and John (Kristie) of Clive, Iowa; one grandson, Cole, of Clive; two step-granddaughters, Annabelle (Joe) Foster of Aurora and Samantha Silva of New York; two step-great-granddaughters, Rosalyn and Madilyn of Aurora; one sister, Sandra (Wayne) Larson of Kaneville; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; three sisters, Virginia Antrobus, Marjorie Rissman and Mary Myers; and one brother, Donald Greenstreet.
Funeral services will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 12, at St. Luke's Lutheran Church, 63 Fernwood Road, Montgomery, with the Rev. Peter Hoffman officiating. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Thursday at the church. Burial of his urn will be at 11 a.m., Friday, April 13, at Oak Ridge Cemetery on Suydam Road in Sandwich.
Memorials can be directed to St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Montgomery.
Arrangements are being handled by Burkhart-Eighner Funeral Home in Sandwich. For more information or to sign the online guest book, visit www.EighnerFuneralHomes.com.
Published in Daily Chronicle on April 10, 2012
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