Mr. Paul Page

Paul Page
92, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, December 9, 2015. Born in Hammond, Indiana on February 9, 1923. Attended grade schools there and graduated from Hammond High School June 1940. Attended Indiana University Extension Division for two years before entering service. Resided in New Lenox, Illinois since 1964. Formerly lived in South Holland, Illinois for 8 years. Survived by his loving wife of 68 years, Florence (Lamprecht) Page; one son, Robert Allen (Aimee) Page of Moultonborough, NH; three daughters, Karen (Cliff) Alexander of Morrisville, NC; Margo Sue (Robert) Marsh of Fort Wayne IN; Donna White of Joliet, IL. Proud grandfather of eleven grandchildren, Ryan, Olivia, Elizabeth, and Alexis Page; Malcolm Alexander and Kari Alexander; Katrina (Curtiss) Myers and Johnathan Marsh; Eric White, April (Habib) Ahmad, and Aaron White. Great grandfather of two great grandsons, and four great granddaughters. Preceded in death by his parents, Emerson G. and Ora (McCreary) Page, a brother, Robert Page and a sister, Mildred Inez (the late Art) Mahaffey, and a grandson in infancy, Nathaniel Lewis Marsh. Served in the Navy as a crewman in Blimpron 41 of the 4th Fleet Airship Wing during WWII and following participation in the V-12 officer procurement program graduated from Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y. with his Bachelor's in mechanical engineering. During the Korean War served aboard the destroyer tender, Bryce Canyon and then Corry Field, NAS, Pensacola, before serving in the Naval Shipyard, Charleston, S.C. as a ship superintendent. Remained active in the Naval Reserve with the Seabees and various air squadrons at the Glenview Naval Air Station. Retired from the Naval Reserve as LCDR in 1983. Employed first at the Whiting refinery of Standard Oil as a mechanical engineer in inspection and design and later at Amoco Chemical's Joliet plant to retirement in 1994 as a principal staff engineer after 48 years of corporate service. Member of Hickory Creek Community Church of Frankfort, Illinois. The family will receive friends at Kurtz Memorial Chapel, 102 E. Francis Rd., New Lenox, IL 60451 on Monday, December 14, 2015 from 9:00 AM until time of Funeral service at 11:00 AM. Interment Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, Elwood, IL. In lieu of flowers, donations to the building fund of Hickory Creek Community Church would be appreciated.