Eugene G. Semmen Obituary (1920 - 2008)

PONTIAC -- Eugene G. Semmen, 87, of 14 Crystal Court, Pontiac, formerly of Chicago, died at 12:40 a.m. Tuesday (Jan. 15, 2008) at Provena St. Mary's Hospital, Kankakee. His funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Duffy Funeral Home in Pontiac. Pastor Dieter Punt of First Lutheran Church in Pontiac will officiate. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Pontiac. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to a charity of the donor's choice. He was born Sept. 19, 1920, in Steele, N.D., son of Gilbert and Emma Haegstead Semmen. He married Margaret Wink on Feb. 17, 1945, in Pontiac. She died Oct. 30, 1994. Surviving are son, Gil (Laura) Semmen, Barrington; two daughters, Madeline (Mike) Van Acker, Acton, Calif., and Margo (Bill) Zigrossi, Kankakee; six grandchildren, Lynn Spear, Lisa Dellert, Alan Dellert , Nicole Crout, Matthew Semmen and Christopher Semmen; and one great-grandchild, Cole Chadwell. He was preceded in death by his parents, spouse, two sisters and two brothers. Eugene was a retired certified public accountant. He attended First Lutheran Church in Pontiac. He was a graduate of Northwestern University, where he received his CPA. He was a member of the Illinois CPA Society. Eugene loved fishing, playing cards and traveling.