Edward was born August 5, 1921 in Chicago. He passed away peacefully January 5, 2016 in Barrington.
Visitation will be held from 9am until the time of the funeral mass at 10am, Friday, January 8th at St. Anne Catholic Church, 120 N. Ela Street, Barrington. Burial will be held privately at Resurrection Cemetery in Justice, IL.
Edward is survived by his children; Thomas (Holly) Karr, James Karr, and Joan (Bruce) Carlson; step-children, Terry Morris, and Lynnette (Merle) Hoosier; grandchildren, Jeffrey, Jonathan, Justin, David, Ken, Tom, Niki, and Maddie; step-grandchildren, Tiffany and Kelly; and sister Helen Longrie. He was preceded in death by his wife Theresa (nee Cloutier) Karkocki, and second wife Janet (nee Morris) Karkocki.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to JourneyCare Foundation, 405 Lake Zurich Road, Barrington, IL 60010.