Luigi Sisco

1913 - 2009  (96 years)

• Name	Luigi Sisco
  Nickname	Louis
  Birth	12 Apr 1913	Chicago, Il
  Gender	Male
  Death	30 Dec 2009	DeKalb, Il
  Burial	2 Jan 2010	DeKalb, IL
  Person ID	I20	Zuiker
  Last Modified	12 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	Pietro Sisco,   b. 9 Feb 1881, Piane Crati, Cosenza, Calabria, Italy d. 2 Nov 1948, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Raffaela Brutto,   b. 10 Apr 1887, Piane Crati, Italy d. Abt 1954 (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1908	Chicago
  Family ID	F4	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Virginia Viola Weissenhofer,   b. 1 Mar 1917, Berwyn, IL d. 15 February 2004, DeKalb, DeKalb County, Illinois, USA (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	2 Mar 1935	Berwyn IL St Mary of Celle Catholic Church
  Children	+ 1. Cheryl Anne Sisco   2. Judith Carol Sisco,   b. 10 Jan 1938, Chicago Bethany Hospital d. 23 Jul 1941, Chicago (Age 3 years) + 3. Lawrence Lee Sisco,   b. 15 Nov 1940, Chicago Bethany Hospital d. 22 May 2021, DeKalb, Illinois (Age 80 years) + 4. Lewis Peter Sisco + 5. Virginia Raffaela Sisco
  Family ID	F14	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Jan 2026

  
  

• Photos

  Louis and Virgina Sisco wedding portrait

  
  

• Notes

  Died: Louis Sisco, 96, of DeKalb, Ill., died Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2009, in his family home in DeKalb. Born April 12, 1913, in Chicago, he was the son of Pietro and Raffaela (Brutto) Sisco. Louis married Virginia V. Weisenhofer on March 2, 1935, at St. Mary of Celle Catholic Church in Berwyn. Louis worked for 25 years at McKesson-Robins Pharmacy Wholesale as their pharmaceutical salesman. He then went to work for the DeKalb Clinic for 15 years as their pharmacy apprentice. Louis lived in the DeKalb community since 1948, moving from Berwyn. He was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church in DeKalb. He enjoyed playing bingo, golf and hockey, and attending his morning coffee group at McDonald's, where he especially enjoyed his coffee and egg biscuit. Louis had played semi-pro baseball in Chicago. He enjoyed being with his family, and visiting his friends. Louis graduated from Morton High School in Cicero. Survivors include daughters, Ginger (Stoddard) Allen of DeKalb and Cheryl Zuiker of Bellwood, Pa.; sons, Lew (Susan) Sisco of Aurora and Larry Sisco of DeKalb; 15 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Virginia; infant daughter, Judy Sisco; sisters, Rose Ella and Emily Covello; and brothers, Sam, Carmen and George. The funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 4, at St. Mary Catholic Church, DeKalb, with Father Kenneth Anderson officiating. Burial will be at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery, DeKalb. Visitation will be from 2-6 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 3, at Ronan-Moore-Finch Funeral Home in DeKalb, with a Wake Service at 5:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the family for a fund to be established at a later date. Arrangements were entrusted to Ronan-Moore-Finch Funeral Home, 310 Oak St., DeKalb, IL 60115; 815-758-3841. To send an online condolence, visit www.ronanmoorefinch.com. To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store. Published by Daily Chronicle from Jan. 1 to Jan. 5, 2010.