William Sherlock

William T. Sherlock, 90, a longtime resident of River Forest, died on July 8, 2018. Born on May 10, 1928, he was a graduate of Our Lady of the Angels and St. Philips High School in Chicago, and the University of Arizona. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army.

Mr. Sherlock was the husband of the late Rosaleen (nee Smith); the father of Timothy (Penelope), Julie (Ned) LaGoy, William (Kathy), Matthew (Anna Marie), and Ann (Chris) Corrado; the grandfather of William, Madeleine, Bernard, Jack, Daniel, Liam, Catherine, Kathleen, Megan, and Neve; brother of the late Margaret (the late Harvey) Becker, John (the late Noreen), Katherine (the late Kenneth) Burnette, Thomas (the late Anne), Alice, Edward (Maureen) and Daniel (Mary) Sherlock; and the uncle, cousin and friend of many. 

Visitation will be held from 3 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, July 12, at Drechsler, Brown & Williams Funeral Home, 203 S. Marion St., Oak Park. Friends will meet at St. Luke Church, 7600 Lake St., River Forest on Friday, July 13 for Mass at 10 a.m., followed by interment at Queen of Heaven Cemetery. 

In lieu of flowers, memorials to St. Luke Church (stlukeparish.org) are appreciated.

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