Paul Kreiss's obituary , Passed away on April 15, 2026 in Forest Park, Illinois

Paul Kreiss

May 11, 1926 - April 15, 2026 (99 years old)

Forest Park, Illinois

Paul Kreiss's obituary , Passed away on April 15, 2026 in Forest Park, Illinois

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Zimmerman-Harnett Funeral Home

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Paul Kreiss

May 11, 1926 - April 15, 2026 (99 years old)

Forest Park, Illinois

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Paul Kreiss Obituary

With solemn reverence, we commemorate Paul Kreiss (Forest Park, Illinois), whose life came to an end on April 15, 2026 at the age of 99, leaving behind cherished memories. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Paul Kreiss to show support.

He was predeceased by: his parents, Frederic Kreiss and Louise Kreiss (Wolff); and his son Tim Kreiss. He is survived by: his godmother Lena; his brothers, Marcel and Alfred; his uncle Teddy Mueller; his children, David Kreiss (Denise), Deborah Studtmann (Paul), Mark Kreiss (Carla), Jon Kreiss (Molly), Matt Kreiss, Joel Kreiss, Sara Kreiss, Susan Hasenwinkel (Mark) and Steve; his grandchildren, Jordan, Nicole, Nathan, Billy, Dina, Marta, Mark, Cody, Dylan, Dalton, Cole, Josephine, BriAnn, Lauren, Jacob, Hannah, Madeleine, Emma and Grace; his stepgrandchildren, Jack and Abbey; his great grandchildren, Parker, Eli, Toby, Isla, Zoe, Lucy, Georgia, Adeline, Lydia, Lainey, Liam, Miley, Bindi and Jael; and his stepgreat-grandchildren, Ella and Elex.

After the COVID lockdown, Paul moved to Knoxville in 2021 and eventually settled in 2022 at Pinnacle Assisted Living and made many new friends, some even spoke German!

In lieu of flowers, the family kindly requests memorial donations to places close to Paul's heart: Concordia University Chicago: (7400 Augusta St., River Forest, IL 60305) | https://4agc.com.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Zimmerman-Harnett Funeral Home



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Thu

Apr 23

Visitation

St. John Ev. Lutheran Church
305 Circle Ave, Forest Park, IL 60130

Fri

Apr 24

Visitation

St. John Ev. Lutheran Church
305 Circle Ave, Forest Park, IL 60130

Fri

Apr 24

Funeral service

St. John Ev. Lutheran Church
305 Circle Ave, Forest Park, IL 60130

Fri

Apr 24

Burial

Concordia Cemetery
7900 W Madison St, Forest Park, IL 60130

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