| Lakomy, Joseph L. Joseph L. Lakomy passed away Sunday, May 19, 2002 in Marinette, Wisconsin. Before retiring in 1989, he was the union insurance benefits representative at the Stamping Plant. He was a Navy veteran of WWII. Mr. Lakomy is survived by his wife Lillian; daughter Priscilla Bedmarczyk, and sons Gordon, Damian and David. He had 11 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. He was also survived by his brothers Stanley and Walter (Blanch) and sister Alvina (David) Tomasi and his sister-in-law Helen Lakomy. Visitation and services were held in Marinette, Wisconsin. |
| Lamm, Leonard Leonard Lamm, retired millwright and member of UAW Local 588 passed away in May, 2005. He was recently preceded in death by his wife. Burial was May 10, 2005. The Hennesy-Nowak Funeral Home of Calumet City, IL provided the arrangements. |
| Law, William William Law, of Bourbonnais, a retired production superintendent of 24 Line at the Chicago Stamping Plant, passed away Wednesday, April 7, 2004 at Riverside Medical Center, Kankakee, IL. He was 81. He is survived by his wife, Marge; two daughters and sons-in-law, Gail and Stan Ritter of Bourbonnais and Joan and Alan Vogel of Troy, MI; three grandchildren, Scot, Tod and Matthew; and four great-grandchildren, Jordan, Sage, Luna and Violet. He was preceded in death by his parents John and Verl Raley Law, and his brother, Stewart Law. Mr. Law served for five years in the U.S. Marine Corps during WWII. He was a member of the Elks Club and the Bradley VFW. He enjoyed sports, golfing and watching his grandson, Scot, coach high school basketball. He loved spending time with his family. Services were held on Saturday, April 10, at the Wesley United Methodist Church in Bradley where he was a member. Burial was at the Sunset Lawn Cemetery. Clancy-Gernon Funeral Home, Bourbonnais was in charge of arrangements. The family wishes memorials be made to Wesley United Methodist Church Scholarship Fund. |
| LeCocq Sr., Melvin Melvin LeCocq, retired Tool and Die Maker at the Chicago Stamping Plant and a member of UAW Local 588 passed away Saturday, December 18, 2004. He was 86. He is survived by his four daughters and three sons-in-law, Sue and Ron Giannantonio, Denise LeCocq, Diane and Jerry Beland, JoAnn and Frank Wisher; two sons and one daughter-in-law, John and Holly LeCocq and David LeCocq; one sister and brother-in-law, Evelyn and Creighton Coxey; 15 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his wife of 55 years, Wanda "Bonnie;" three sisters, Marcella Powles, Irene Schneider and Iona LeBeau; and five brothers, Renie, Emile, LeRoy, Leslie and Edward LeCocq. Mr. LeCocq was a resident of Bourbonnais and had formerly lived in Crete and Martinton. He was the former owner of LeCocq Oil Company as well as a former grain and cattle farmer. He also raised horses on a farm in Crete. He had been active in the Boy Scouts for 71 years, attaining the rank of an Eagle Scout in 1945. A funeral Mass was celebrated on December 22, 2004 at St. Liborius Church in Steger, where he was a member. Burial at L'Erable Cemetery was private. |
| Lenoir Sr., William M. William M. Lenoir, a Production Supervisor passed away April 29th, 2005. He worked for Ford Motor Company at the Chicago Stamping Plant for 43 years up until his death. Mr. Lenoir was born in Aberdeen, MS to Walter Lenoir and Mary Louise Harrill. He went to school in Aberdeen excelling in many sports such as baseball, basketball and football. He was a US Army veteran. He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Sonia; five sons, William Jr., Derrick (Janice), Kevin (Kelly), Lance (Jevelyn) and Todd; one daughter, Rhee; two brothers, Walter (Essie) and Ruben (Annie Ruth); two sisters, Wanda and JoAnne; twenty grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral services were provided by the Gatlings Funeral Chapel on May 6, 2005 with a Repast held at the UAW Local 588 Union Hall following the services. Interment was at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, Elmwood, Illinois. |
| Lenox, Jack E. Jack E. Lenox, of Chicago Heights, passed away Friday, May 31, 2002. Mr. Lenox was on Medical Leave from the Stamping Plant where he was a sheet metal worker. He served in the Navy SeaBees. He was 68. Arrangements were by the Ryan Funeral Home, (708) 798-0331. |
| Lenting, Josef |
| Lesniewski, Ed |
| Lipold, Larry L. Larry L. Lippold, 62, of St. Anne, died Monday, January 7, 2002 at his home. Mr. Lippold retired in 1999 after 40 years of service as a crew leader at the Ford Motor Company Stamping Plant. Surviving are his wife, JoAnn; two sons, Darryl Lippold of Missouri, David (Suzanne) Lippold of Kankakee; one daughter, Pam (Leonard) Huffman of Clifton; his mother of Bradley; one sister, Gail (Tom) Beever of Springfield; one brother, Robert (Donna) Lippold of Missouri; five grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. |
| Lustig, Donald Donald Lustig, a retired #3 Cleaner at the Chicago Stamping Plant and a member of UAW Local 588, passed away Wednesday, April 5, 2006. Mr. Lustig had just retired in January, 2006. Mr. Lustig is survived by his wife, Florence; one son, Mark (Trisha) Lustig of Montgomery, IL; two daughters, Mary Lustig of Holland, MI, and Loren Lustig of Park Forest, IL; and one sister, Sharon Helmink of Montrose, IL. Mr. Lustig was a 40 year employee of Ford Motor Company Chicago Stamping Plant and a US Air Force Veteran. A memorial service will be held Saturday, April 8th from 10:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. at the Steger Memorial Chapel, 3045 Chicago Road, Steger, IL. |
| Larson, Jim |
| Leavell, Jesse |
| Littleton, Tim |
| Langford, James Retired 6/94 |
| Locklear, Paul Retired 12/92 |
| Ljubas, Blaz Retired 1/1/01 |
| Long, Arthur H. Retired 1/1/92 |
| Lavoie, Robert Retired 1/1/90 |
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