Share Frank R. Cozzi's obituary with others.
Invite friends and family to read the obituary and add memories.
Stay updated
We'll notify you when service details or new memories are added.
You're now following this obituary
We'll email you when there are updates.
Please select what you would like included for printing:
IN LOVING MEMORY OF Frank R. Cozzi
Frank R.
Cozzi
January 27, 1937 – March 26, 2017
Frank R. Cozzi's Obituary
Frank R. Cozzi, age 80, a resident of Wheaton, formerly of Lombard, passed away surrounded by his family on Sunday, March 26. He was born January 27, 1937 in Chicago to William and Angelina Cozzi.
Frank grew up in Chicago and graduated from Steinmetz High School in 1955. He loved to play baseball and played on "The Dukes", a team inducted into the Italian American Baseball Hall of Fame. He attended Regis College in Denver, CO and Loyola University. He served in the National Guard for many years. He worked in the insurance industry for over 30 years and retired in 1999 from State Farm Insurance. Since retirement, he constantly met people who he had insured and would greet them by saying "How you doin?"
He enjoyed sports and was a longtime Cubs and Bears fan. He enjoyed playing golf and kept himself in shape. In recent years he regularly worked out at the Good Samaritan Cardiac Rehab Center. He loved being with people and had lifelong friends and made friends throughout each phase of his life maintaining all the relationships. His main love in his life was his family.
He is survived by his wife, Susan Cozzi, four daughters, Mary Ann (Scott) Wilcer of Lombard, Diane Cozzi of Lombard, Carolyn (Dinesh) Chinthagada of Scottsdale, AZ, and Janet (Chris) Ahern of Lombard, step-son, William (Connie) Balzer of Bensenville, 11 grandchildren, Steven, Sarah, Amanda, Jacob, Mary, Joshua, Emma, Peter, Daniel, Katelyn and Emilie, one sister Catherine (John) Sewell of Villa Park and many beloved nieces and nephews. He is also survived by his two dogs, "T.J." and "Maxx".
He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary (nee Rossi), his parents and two siblings, Rose Marie Ranaghan and William Cozzi Jr.
A visitation will be held on Thursday, March 30, from 3 to 9 p.m. at Hultgren Funeral Home, 304 N. Main St., Wheaton, IL where prayers will be held on Friday at 9:30 a.m. A funeral mass will be held on Friday, March 31, at 10:00 a.m. at St. Michael Catholic Church, West St. and Illinois St, Wheaton. Interment will follow at Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Hillside, Illinois.
Memorial gifts may be directed to Wounded Warrior Project.
Family and friends may sign a guest book at hultgrenfh.com. For more information, please call Hultgren Funeral Home at 630-668-0027.
Frank grew up in Chicago and graduated from Steinmetz High School in 1955. He loved to play baseball and played on "The Dukes", a team inducted into the Italian American Baseball Hall of Fame. He attended Regis College in Denver, CO and Loyola University. He served in the National Guard for many years. He worked in the insurance industry for over 30 years and retired in 1999 from State Farm Insurance. Since retirement, he constantly met people who he had insured and would greet them by saying "How you doin?"
He enjoyed sports and was a longtime Cubs and Bears fan. He enjoyed playing golf and kept himself in shape. In recent years he regularly worked out at the Good Samaritan Cardiac Rehab Center. He loved being with people and had lifelong friends and made friends throughout each phase of his life maintaining all the relationships. His main love in his life was his family.
He is survived by his wife, Susan Cozzi, four daughters, Mary Ann (Scott) Wilcer of Lombard, Diane Cozzi of Lombard, Carolyn (Dinesh) Chinthagada of Scottsdale, AZ, and Janet (Chris) Ahern of Lombard, step-son, William (Connie) Balzer of Bensenville, 11 grandchildren, Steven, Sarah, Amanda, Jacob, Mary, Joshua, Emma, Peter, Daniel, Katelyn and Emilie, one sister Catherine (John) Sewell of Villa Park and many beloved nieces and nephews. He is also survived by his two dogs, "T.J." and "Maxx".
He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary (nee Rossi), his parents and two siblings, Rose Marie Ranaghan and William Cozzi Jr.
A visitation will be held on Thursday, March 30, from 3 to 9 p.m. at Hultgren Funeral Home, 304 N. Main St., Wheaton, IL where prayers will be held on Friday at 9:30 a.m. A funeral mass will be held on Friday, March 31, at 10:00 a.m. at St. Michael Catholic Church, West St. and Illinois St, Wheaton. Interment will follow at Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Hillside, Illinois.
Memorial gifts may be directed to Wounded Warrior Project.
Family and friends may sign a guest book at hultgrenfh.com. For more information, please call Hultgren Funeral Home at 630-668-0027.
To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Frank R. Cozzi, please visit our flower store.
Funeral Services for Frank R. Cozzi
Funeral Mass
March
31
St. Michael Catholic Church
Starts at 10:00 am
Frank R. Cozzi's Guestbook
Visits: 10
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the
Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors