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Service:
A military service will be held for Mike at the
Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood,
Illinois later in the Spring.
Funeral home:
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, Lincoln
Obituary
Lincoln - Alan “Mike”
Fundator, 84, formerly of Orland Park, passed away
on Thursday, January 8, 2026, at Lincoln Village
Healthcare in Lincoln, Illinois. Mike was born on
February 20, 1941, in Cook County, the oldest son of
Alexander and Winifred (Frain) Fundator. He attended
St. Michael Grade School and graduated from Carl
Sandburg High School in 1959 before joining the U.S.
Army. Mike was most proud of his 22 months of
service in Korea.
As a young man, Mike enjoyed working at his Uncle
Jim Frain’s hardware store in Worth, Illinois. Upon
his return from the service, he took a job with
Harris Bank in Chicago until his employment with
Jewel/Osco. Throughout his long career with
Jewel/Osco, he held different positions in store
locations across the south suburbs of Chicago and
Northwest Indiana.
On his 24th birthday in 1965, he married Barbara Ann
Casey. They were married for 50 years before her
death in July 2015. Together they raised three
children, Victoria, Douglas, and Glenn. He was
beloved as an Assistant Boy Scout Leader and
assisted his boys' high school track teams.
Throughout the late 70s and 80s, he served as a role
model for several youths who battled addiction. He
was also very involved with the local Catholic
Church, St. Elizabeth Seton, serving as a
Eucharistic Minister.
During their retirement years, Mike and Barb
traveled across the country by RV to visit family
and friends.
Mike loved learning. He earned an associate degree
from Moraine Valley Community College and attended
college classes at DePaul and Chicago Circle.
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Mike Fundator will be
deeply missed by his family and friends. He is
survived by daughter Victoria, and son-in-law Sean
Crawford, son Doug and daughter-in-law Bonnie
(Nowak), and son, Glenn and daughter-in-law Amy (Van
Ooy) and six grandchildren who call him Papa: Cole
Fundator, AJ Fundator, Brooks Crawford, Luke
Fundator, Nathaniel Fundator and Casey Fundator.
When the kids were little, they loved rides with
Papa on the lawnmower.
He is also survived by his siblings, Peggy
Ruthenberg, Alexis Tate, John Fundator and a cousin,
Pat Brown. He is proceeded in death by his parents
and cousins Patricia Adams (Mestan) and Kay Francis.
A military service will be held for Mike at the
Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood,
Illinois later in the Spring. Memorials may be made
to the Gary Sinise Foundation or the Alzheimer’s
Association. Cremation rites have been entrusted to
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln.
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