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November 30, 2024
Leonard S. Belmonte, 90, was born June 17, 1934 in Chicago, Illinois to John V., and Anna M. (nee Izzo) Belmonte. He passed away peacefully Sunday, September 8, 2024 at the Lutheran Home in Arlington Heights, Illinois.
Mr. Belmonte worked as an insurance underwriter with CNA Insurance for over 35 years before retiring in 1999. After graduating from St. Ignatius College Prep in 1952, Leonard attended John Carroll University, participating in the ROTC program and graduating in 1956. He later served as a 1st Lieutenant in the US Army (9th Infantry) and was stationed in Fairbanks, Alaska.
Born and raised in Chicago, Leonard married Rosemary E. Watkins in 1965 and moved his family to Woodstock in 1974. Leonard was a devout Catholic and will be remembered for his faith, strong work ethic, love of his family, emphasis on Catholic education, and love of complex puzzles, of storytelling, and of music. He was a self-taught piano player who wrote his own songs and is known to play for hours, stringing one song to the next.
For Leonard, family was the center of his life. He is survived by his wife, Rosemary, nee Watkins; his sons, Andrew and Edward (Debra nee Parks) Belmonte, and his daughter, Anne, nee Belmonte, Luburic; his grandchildren Clare (Kevin) Clegg, George, Beatrice, Benjamin, and Rachael Belmonte, Kyle, Alexandra, and Gabriella Luburic. He is preceded in death by his parents. Leonard was looking forward to welcoming his first great grandchild in November.
Visitation will be from 3:00 pm until 6:00 pm, Sunday, September 22, 2024 at the Glueckert Funeral Home, Ltd., 1520 N. Arlington Hts. Rd., Arlington Heights, Illinois 60004, and Monday, September 23, 2024 from 9:00 am until the time of Funeral Mass at 10:00 am at the Lutheran Home and Services, 800 W. Oakton St., Arlington Heights, IL 60004. Interment following at Calvary Cemetery, Woodstock, Illinois.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in Leonard’s name to St. Ignatius College Prep Tuition Assistance Program, 1076 West Roosevelt Road, Chicago, IL 60608, https://www.ignatius.org/giving/invest-in-ignatius/donate. Funeral information and condolences can be given at www.GlueckertFuneralHome.com or (847) 253-0168.
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