Born December 13, 1929 in Joliet, Lucille was a daughter of the late Thomas and Josephine (Zuchowski) Ballun. She was raised and educated in Joliet and graduated from Providence Catholic High School.
On August 9, 1952, Lucille married George Schmidberger in Joliet, and shortly after marriage they moved to Coal City where they lived their entire married life. Lucille enjoyed being a homemaker, and along with her husband, George, owned and operated George's Tap in Coal City. She enjoyed baking wedding and birthday cakes, and worked as a receptionist for 15 years at the Major School of Dance in Coal City. Lucille was a member of Assumption Catholic Church in Coal City for over 50 years, a member of the Grundy County Senior Citizens, and a member of the Red Hat Society Chapter "Happy Red Hatters."
Survivors include her four children: Georgette (Harold) Vota of Coal City, Josph (Mary Jane) Schmidberger of Parker, Co., Mary Jo (Perry) Major of Coal City and Lucille (Douglas) Cueller of Orland Park; 13 grandchildren, Nicholas, Lauren and Daniel Cueller, Joe, Jennifer, Tom and Danielle Schmidberger, Cheryl and Jack Dewey, Troy and Michele Scholes, and Sheila and Bill Scudieri; four great grandchildren: Alyssa, Katelyn, Samantha and Justin, as well as numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
Lucille was preceded in death by her parents, husband George, two brothers: Arthur Ballun and Aloysius Ballun; three sisters: Josephine Perchorowicz, Anna Ballun, Eleanor Dehm and Agnes Suste.
On August 9, 1952, Lucille married George Schmidberger in Joliet, and shortly after marriage they moved to Coal City where they lived their entire married life. Lucille enjoyed being a homemaker, and along with her husband, George, owned and operated George's Tap in Coal City. She enjoyed baking wedding and birthday cakes, and worked as a receptionist for 15 years at the Major School of Dance in Coal City. Lucille was a member of Assumption Catholic Church in Coal City for over 50 years, a member of the Grundy County Senior Citizens, and a member of the Red Hat Society Chapter "Happy Red Hatters."
Survivors include her four children: Georgette (Harold) Vota of Coal City, Josph (Mary Jane) Schmidberger of Parker, Co., Mary Jo (Perry) Major of Coal City and Lucille (Douglas) Cueller of Orland Park; 13 grandchildren, Nicholas, Lauren and Daniel Cueller, Joe, Jennifer, Tom and Danielle Schmidberger, Cheryl and Jack Dewey, Troy and Michele Scholes, and Sheila and Bill Scudieri; four great grandchildren: Alyssa, Katelyn, Samantha and Justin, as well as numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
Lucille was preceded in death by her parents, husband George, two brothers: Arthur Ballun and Aloysius Ballun; three sisters: Josephine Perchorowicz, Anna Ballun, Eleanor Dehm and Agnes Suste.
Born December 13, 1929 in Joliet, Lucille was a daughter of the late Thomas and Josephine (Zuchowski) Ballun. She was raised and educated in Joliet and graduated from Providence Catholic High School.
On August 9, 1952, Lucille married George Schmidberger in Joliet, and shortly after marriage they moved to Coal City where they lived their entire married life. Lucille enjoyed being a homemaker, and along with her husband, George, owned and operated George's Tap in Coal City. She enjoyed baking wedding and birthday cakes, and worked as a receptionist for 15 years at the Major School of Dance in Coal City. Lucille was a member of Assumption Catholic Church in Coal City for over 50 years, a member of the Grundy County Senior Citizens, and a member of the Red Hat Society Chapter "Happy Red Hatters."
Survivors include her four children: Georgette (Harold) Vota of Coal City, Josph (Mary Jane) Schmidberger of Parker, Co., Mary Jo (Perry) Major of Coal City and Lucille (Douglas) Cueller of Orland Park; 13 grandchildren, Nicholas, Lauren and Daniel Cueller, Joe, Jennifer, Tom and Danielle Schmidberger, Cheryl and Jack Dewey, Troy and Michele Scholes, and Sheila and Bill Scudieri; four great grandchildren: Alyssa, Katelyn, Samantha and Justin, as well as numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
Lucille was preceded in death by her parents, husband George, two brothers: Arthur Ballun and Aloysius Ballun; three sisters: Josephine Perchorowicz, Anna Ballun, Eleanor Dehm and Agnes Suste.
On August 9, 1952, Lucille married George Schmidberger in Joliet, and shortly after marriage they moved to Coal City where they lived their entire married life. Lucille enjoyed being a homemaker, and along with her husband, George, owned and operated George's Tap in Coal City. She enjoyed baking wedding and birthday cakes, and worked as a receptionist for 15 years at the Major School of Dance in Coal City. Lucille was a member of Assumption Catholic Church in Coal City for over 50 years, a member of the Grundy County Senior Citizens, and a member of the Red Hat Society Chapter "Happy Red Hatters."
Survivors include her four children: Georgette (Harold) Vota of Coal City, Josph (Mary Jane) Schmidberger of Parker, Co., Mary Jo (Perry) Major of Coal City and Lucille (Douglas) Cueller of Orland Park; 13 grandchildren, Nicholas, Lauren and Daniel Cueller, Joe, Jennifer, Tom and Danielle Schmidberger, Cheryl and Jack Dewey, Troy and Michele Scholes, and Sheila and Bill Scudieri; four great grandchildren: Alyssa, Katelyn, Samantha and Justin, as well as numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
Lucille was preceded in death by her parents, husband George, two brothers: Arthur Ballun and Aloysius Ballun; three sisters: Josephine Perchorowicz, Anna Ballun, Eleanor Dehm and Agnes Suste.
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