Eugenio Morin “Gene, Geno” Sánchez Sr.

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Eugenio Morin “Gene, Geno” Sánchez Sr. Veteran

Birth
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA
Death
8 Oct 2022 (aged 80)
Lansing, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Calumet City, Cook County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
Plot
Grave 4, Lot 44, Block 8, Section 14
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U.S. Veteran
Eugenio Sanchez Sr, age 80 of Lansing, IL, passed away on Saturday, October 8, 2022.

He is survived by his beloved wife of 59 years: Rita (nee Olvera); five children: Eugenio Sanchez Jr, Raquel (Charles) Sanchez-Strohmeyer, Michael (Barbara) Sanchez Sr., Stephanie (Michael) Zralka, and Joseph Sanchez. Also surviving are his grandchildren: Laura, Mary, Steven, Patrick (Deja), Jonathan, Michael Jr., Sabrina, Jesse, Justin, and Jacob; and great grandson Frederick; his sister, Candalaria, and numerous nieces and nephews.

Eugenio was preceded in death by his beloved daughters; Victoria Carolina Sanchez and Guadalupe Jessica Sanchez; parents: John Roman Ontiveros and Virginia (nee Morin) Ontiveros; siblings: Joseph, Benny, Lupe, and grandchildren: Alexandria Marie Sanchez and John Steven Hyde III.

Friends are invited to visit with Eugenio's family on Friday, October 14 from 3:00 – 8:00 PM at the Schroeder-Lauer Funeral Home, 3227 Ridge Rd., Lansing, IL. Family is requiring masks.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, October 15 beginning with 9:30 AM Prayers at the funeral home, and proceeding to St. Ann Catholic Church, 3010 Ridge Rd., Lansing, IL for a 10:00 AM Mass of Christian Burial.

Eugenio will be laid to rest in Holy Cross Cemetery in Calumet City, IL.

Eugenio honorably served our country as a photographer in the US Air Force during the Vietnam War. He was a member of St. Ann Church and former church usher. He was retired from US Steel where he worked as a crane man, a long-time member of the Knights of Columbus, and a member of the American Legion. He was a Chicago White Sox fan and enjoyed fishing. He was also a "coloring artist" and enjoyed coloring pictures for his family.
U.S. Veteran
Eugenio Sanchez Sr, age 80 of Lansing, IL, passed away on Saturday, October 8, 2022.

He is survived by his beloved wife of 59 years: Rita (nee Olvera); five children: Eugenio Sanchez Jr, Raquel (Charles) Sanchez-Strohmeyer, Michael (Barbara) Sanchez Sr., Stephanie (Michael) Zralka, and Joseph Sanchez. Also surviving are his grandchildren: Laura, Mary, Steven, Patrick (Deja), Jonathan, Michael Jr., Sabrina, Jesse, Justin, and Jacob; and great grandson Frederick; his sister, Candalaria, and numerous nieces and nephews.

Eugenio was preceded in death by his beloved daughters; Victoria Carolina Sanchez and Guadalupe Jessica Sanchez; parents: John Roman Ontiveros and Virginia (nee Morin) Ontiveros; siblings: Joseph, Benny, Lupe, and grandchildren: Alexandria Marie Sanchez and John Steven Hyde III.

Friends are invited to visit with Eugenio's family on Friday, October 14 from 3:00 – 8:00 PM at the Schroeder-Lauer Funeral Home, 3227 Ridge Rd., Lansing, IL. Family is requiring masks.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, October 15 beginning with 9:30 AM Prayers at the funeral home, and proceeding to St. Ann Catholic Church, 3010 Ridge Rd., Lansing, IL for a 10:00 AM Mass of Christian Burial.

Eugenio will be laid to rest in Holy Cross Cemetery in Calumet City, IL.

Eugenio honorably served our country as a photographer in the US Air Force during the Vietnam War. He was a member of St. Ann Church and former church usher. He was retired from US Steel where he worked as a crane man, a long-time member of the Knights of Columbus, and a member of the American Legion. He was a Chicago White Sox fan and enjoyed fishing. He was also a "coloring artist" and enjoyed coloring pictures for his family.