John J. Fogarty, age 79, of Bourbonnais passed away Friday, August 9, 2019 at his beloved home.
Visitation will be held from 2-6:00 p.m. Sunday, August 11, 2019, at Clancy-Gernon Funeral Home in Bourbonnais, where a Marine Corp League Service will be held at 4 p.m. A funeral mass will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, August 12, 2019, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Bradley, where he was a parishioner. Interment, with military honors, will follow at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood.
John was born May 3, 1940, the son of John & Catherine “Kate” (Hurley) Fogarty. John married Janet Thiesfeld on March 29, 1986 at Immanuel United Church of Christ in Peotone.
John was an entrepreneur for almost 40 years and founder of Mokan Mechanical Insulation. He was a member of the Heat & Frost Insulators Union #17. He lived the life he had dreamed of as a child. John was a determined man who lived by his own rules. He enjoyed hunting and fishing.
John was a veteran of the United States Marine Corp and a founding member of the Kankakee Marine Corp League #1253.
Surviving are his beloved wife, Janet Fogarty of Bourbonnais; four daughters and one son-in-law, Susan Fogarty of Kankakee, Pamela Fogarty of Bourbonnais, Erin & Matt Weakley of Bourbonnais, and Maureen Fogarty of Manteno; four grandchildren, Justin, Samantha, Ryne, and Raegan; four sisters and three brothers-in-law, Sharon & Charles Miller, Colleen Fogarty, Marian & Jonathan Hayes, and Catherine & Robert Anderson; one sister-in-law, Linda Fogarty; many nieces and nephews; and wonderful neighbors, Georgia & Darvin Smith. John is preceded in death by his parents and three brothers, Carl (Rose) Fogarty, Gary Fogarty, and Michael Fogarty.
Memorials may be made to the Kankakee Marine Corp League #1253 or Hospice of Kankakee Valley.
