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Bruno Raffin 1916 - 1994

Bruno Raffin of Munster, Lake County, IN was born on April 5, 1916 in Cook County, Illinois United States, and died at age 77 years old on February 11, 1994 at UChicago Medicine at Community Hospital - Munster 9034 Columbia Ave, in Munster, Lake County, IN.
Bruno Raffin
Munster, Lake County, IN 46321
April 5, 1916
Cook County, Illinois, United States
February 11, 1994
UChicago Medicine at Community Hospital - Munster 9034 Columbia Ave, in Munster, Lake County, Indiana, 46321, United States
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  • Introduction

    Bruno Raffin is the son of Italian immigrants Louis Raffin and Sunta Raffin. He was born on April 5, 1916 in Cook County Illinois. He had a brother Albert Raffin who was born in 1905. He grew up in Chicago and was a high school graduate of Fenger High School (Chicago, IL) and went on to attend and gradaute from DePaul University. There he starred in football, wrestling and track and was a 1979 inductee in the Seland-Pullman Sports Hall of Fame. Bruno enlisted in the US military on January 9, 1942, at Cp Grant in Illinois. His military serial number was 36310448, and he was initially assigned to the Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA. He entered the military as a Private and was part of the Selectees (enlisted men) program. He was a four year Army Corps of Engineering Veteran of World War II. Bruno worked as a surveyor and retired in 1986 as vice president of the family owned Raffin Construction Company in Chicago.
  • 04/5
    1916

    Birthday

    April 5, 1916
    Birthdate
    Cook County, Illinois United States
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    He was white of Italian roots. Both of his parents were born in Italy and immigrated to the United States. His mother was born in 1894 and arrived in the states around 1922.
  • Nationality & Locations

    Bruno was born in Cook County Illinois and grew up in Chicago. He later moved to Dolton, IL and then on to Indiana.
  • Early Life & Education

    Bruno was both a high school and college graduate completing 4 years of both. He graduated from Fenger High School (Chicago, IL) and was a DePaul University graduate where he starred in football, wrestling and track. He was a 1979 inductee in the Seland-Pullman Sports Hall of Fame.
  • Military Service

    Bruno Raffin enlisted in the US military on January 9, 1942, at Cp Grant in Illinois. His military serial number was 36310448, and he was initially assigned to the Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA. He entered the military as a Private and was part of the Selectees (enlisted men) program. Like many other soldiers who enlisted during World War II, Bruno was enlisting for the duration of the war or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law. This meant that his service would continue until the end of the war, or until the government determined that his services were no longer needed. Bruno was a four year Army Corps of Engineering Veteran of World War II.
  • Professional Career

    He worked as a surveyor and retired in 1986 as vice president of the family owned Raffin Construction Company in Chicago.
  • Personal Life & Family

    He built the Alaskan Highway and served in New Guinea.
  • 02/11
    1994

    Death

    February 11, 1994
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    UChicago Medicine at Community Hospital - Munster 9034 Columbia Ave, in Munster, Lake County, Indiana 46321, United States
    Death location
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Bruno Raffin Obituary
Bruno Raffin, 77, of Munster, Indiana, formerly of Chicago's Roseland Area, passed away Fri-day, February 11, 1994 at the University of Chicago Hospital.

Husband of the late Shirley (nee Young); father of Michael (Sus an) and Thomas (Betty) Raffin; Ward, Angela Lit and Hillarg Jean; brother of the late Hum-bert "AI" (Jean) and late Roland (Adeline) Raffin.

Funeral services will be held Thursday, February 17th, 10 a.m. from Panozzo Bros. Funeral Home, 530 West 14th St., Chicago to St. Thomas More Church, Mun. ster for 11 a.m. Mass. Interment, Assumption Cemetery, Glen-wood, Illinois. Visitation, Wednesday, February 16th from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.

Mr. Raffin retired in 1986 as vice president of the family owned Raffin Construction Company in Chicago. A Fenger High School and DePaul University graduate, he starred in football, wrestling and track. He was a 1979 inductee in the Seland-Pullman Sports Hall of Fame; a four year Army Corps of Engineering Veteran of World War II.

He built the Alaskan Highway and served in New Guinea.

The Times (Munster, Indiana) Monday, February 14, 1994
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Bruno Raffin- Christian Fenger High School
Bruno Raffin- Christian Fenger High School
1934 Senior yearbook photo from Christian Fenger High School of Bruno Raffin.
Date & Place: at Christian Fenger Academy High School 11220 South Wallace Street, in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois 60628, United States
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