Parents: Phillip Racan and Anna
Siblings: Rudy, George
Spouse: Helen Kitzer, LaVerne O'Connor
Children: Ed Jr., Alan, Cynthia, Bradley, Phillip, Diane, Richard
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Edward Racan, age 97, United States WWII Marine Veteran, and longtime resident of Brookfield, Illinois passed away on Wednesday, October 12, 2022. He was born in Chicago on May 30th, 1925. He was married to Helen (Braun) Kitzer in 1969. Edward was preceded in death by his first wife, LaVerne "Pat" (O'Connor), his parents, Phillip and Anna Racan, brothers Rudy and George: and sons, Ed Jr. and Alan Kitzer.
Survived by his wife, Helen Racan (nee Braun); His children, Cynthia (James) Webb, Bradley, Beth (Randall) Wagner, Phillip (Gayla) Kitzer, Diane Gross and Richard (Roselle) Kitzer. He was a loving grandfather, great grandfather and great-great grandfather to many.
Ed was an airplane mechanic in World War II, where he served in Iwo Jima and Okinawa. Ed was on the USS Battleship Missouri during the signing of the Japanese Peace treaty. After the war, he worked on buses for a few years. He then got a job as a mechanic with the Village of Brookfield, where he worked his way up to Director of Public Works until his retirement in 1980. While working for the Village, he was also a volunteer fireman for Brookfield for 20 years.
He was very proud to have been able to go on the Honor Flight Chicago to Washington D.C. with other World War II vets, and to be honored on the ice with other veterans at a Chicago Blackhawk game, and also to have been the Grand Marshall at the Brookfield 4th of July parade.
Ed's legacy will live on through his family. He will be missed by many.
Siblings: Rudy, George
Spouse: Helen Kitzer, LaVerne O'Connor
Children: Ed Jr., Alan, Cynthia, Bradley, Phillip, Diane, Richard
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Edward Racan, age 97, United States WWII Marine Veteran, and longtime resident of Brookfield, Illinois passed away on Wednesday, October 12, 2022. He was born in Chicago on May 30th, 1925. He was married to Helen (Braun) Kitzer in 1969. Edward was preceded in death by his first wife, LaVerne "Pat" (O'Connor), his parents, Phillip and Anna Racan, brothers Rudy and George: and sons, Ed Jr. and Alan Kitzer.
Survived by his wife, Helen Racan (nee Braun); His children, Cynthia (James) Webb, Bradley, Beth (Randall) Wagner, Phillip (Gayla) Kitzer, Diane Gross and Richard (Roselle) Kitzer. He was a loving grandfather, great grandfather and great-great grandfather to many.
Ed was an airplane mechanic in World War II, where he served in Iwo Jima and Okinawa. Ed was on the USS Battleship Missouri during the signing of the Japanese Peace treaty. After the war, he worked on buses for a few years. He then got a job as a mechanic with the Village of Brookfield, where he worked his way up to Director of Public Works until his retirement in 1980. While working for the Village, he was also a volunteer fireman for Brookfield for 20 years.
He was very proud to have been able to go on the Honor Flight Chicago to Washington D.C. with other World War II vets, and to be honored on the ice with other veterans at a Chicago Blackhawk game, and also to have been the Grand Marshall at the Brookfield 4th of July parade.
Ed's legacy will live on through his family. He will be missed by many.
Parents: Phillip Racan and Anna
Siblings: Rudy, George
Spouse: Helen Kitzer, LaVerne O'Connor
Children: Ed Jr., Alan, Cynthia, Bradley, Phillip, Diane, Richard
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Edward Racan, age 97, United States WWII Marine Veteran, and longtime resident of Brookfield, Illinois passed away on Wednesday, October 12, 2022. He was born in Chicago on May 30th, 1925. He was married to Helen (Braun) Kitzer in 1969. Edward was preceded in death by his first wife, LaVerne "Pat" (O'Connor), his parents, Phillip and Anna Racan, brothers Rudy and George: and sons, Ed Jr. and Alan Kitzer.
Survived by his wife, Helen Racan (nee Braun); His children, Cynthia (James) Webb, Bradley, Beth (Randall) Wagner, Phillip (Gayla) Kitzer, Diane Gross and Richard (Roselle) Kitzer. He was a loving grandfather, great grandfather and great-great grandfather to many.
Ed was an airplane mechanic in World War II, where he served in Iwo Jima and Okinawa. Ed was on the USS Battleship Missouri during the signing of the Japanese Peace treaty. After the war, he worked on buses for a few years. He then got a job as a mechanic with the Village of Brookfield, where he worked his way up to Director of Public Works until his retirement in 1980. While working for the Village, he was also a volunteer fireman for Brookfield for 20 years.
He was very proud to have been able to go on the Honor Flight Chicago to Washington D.C. with other World War II vets, and to be honored on the ice with other veterans at a Chicago Blackhawk game, and also to have been the Grand Marshall at the Brookfield 4th of July parade.
Ed's legacy will live on through his family. He will be missed by many.
Siblings: Rudy, George
Spouse: Helen Kitzer, LaVerne O'Connor
Children: Ed Jr., Alan, Cynthia, Bradley, Phillip, Diane, Richard
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Edward Racan, age 97, United States WWII Marine Veteran, and longtime resident of Brookfield, Illinois passed away on Wednesday, October 12, 2022. He was born in Chicago on May 30th, 1925. He was married to Helen (Braun) Kitzer in 1969. Edward was preceded in death by his first wife, LaVerne "Pat" (O'Connor), his parents, Phillip and Anna Racan, brothers Rudy and George: and sons, Ed Jr. and Alan Kitzer.
Survived by his wife, Helen Racan (nee Braun); His children, Cynthia (James) Webb, Bradley, Beth (Randall) Wagner, Phillip (Gayla) Kitzer, Diane Gross and Richard (Roselle) Kitzer. He was a loving grandfather, great grandfather and great-great grandfather to many.
Ed was an airplane mechanic in World War II, where he served in Iwo Jima and Okinawa. Ed was on the USS Battleship Missouri during the signing of the Japanese Peace treaty. After the war, he worked on buses for a few years. He then got a job as a mechanic with the Village of Brookfield, where he worked his way up to Director of Public Works until his retirement in 1980. While working for the Village, he was also a volunteer fireman for Brookfield for 20 years.
He was very proud to have been able to go on the Honor Flight Chicago to Washington D.C. with other World War II vets, and to be honored on the ice with other veterans at a Chicago Blackhawk game, and also to have been the Grand Marshall at the Brookfield 4th of July parade.
Ed's legacy will live on through his family. He will be missed by many.
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