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Ultimate Volunteer 'Uncle Pete' Passes Away
For decades, he has helped the homeless, and collected clothes and toy to distribute to poor mothers and children at West Side parishes.
For years, St. John Brebeuf Church in Niles has had "Uncle Pete" items in its bulletin. People were invited to make sack lunches for Uncle Pete to distribute to the homeless. They could also donate furniture, or clothes, or toys, which Uncle Pete would drive down to Catholic parishes on the West Side, to help out poor families and children--during the Christmas holidays and all year long.
Peter Zonsius, 90, passed away last night, St. John Brebeuf parish confirmed.
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'Uncle Pete,' as he was fondly known, was motivated in his charitable efforts by a great love for children, . And the Chicago Tribune wrote about him today after doing an in-depth feature on him on Christmas Day 2010.
Visitation will be Sunday, June 3 from 2 to 9 p.m. at , 7812 N. Milwaukee Ave., Niles. The funeral will be held Monday, starting at 9 a.m. at the funeral home, with a 10 a.m. Mass at 8305 N. Harlem Ave., Niles. Interment will be at All Saints Cemetery, 700 N. River Road, Des Plaines.
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