James E. Harrer

James was born May 22, 1928 in Morton Grove and lived in Morton Grove, Barrington and Fox River Grove.  He passed away peacefully December 12, 2018 in Barrington.

James is survived by his wife of 66 years, Mari (Cysewski) Harrer; daughters, Aimee (Paul) Berner, and Judith (Frank Warnock) Harrer; grandson, Andrew Berner; and sisters, Midge Williams and Joan (late Jerry) Gercken.  He was preceded in death by his daughter, Karen Harrer; parents, Raymond and Margaret Harrer; and brother, Jack Harrer.

Jim served in the military in Japan as part of the occupation.  After college he worked many years for Magnaflux Corp. (an ITW company) doing non-destructive testing. He then went on to retire from Magnaflux Corporation as a Field Engineer. In retirement Jim was proud to become an advanced Master Gardener.

Memorial visitation will be 9am until the funeral mass at 11am, Thursday December 27, at St. Anne Catholic Church, 120 N. Ela Street, Barrington.  Interment will be at Memorial Park in Skokie at a later date.

Memorial donations in Jim’s name may be made to JourneyCare Foundation, 2050 Claire Ct., Glenview, IL 60025, journeycare.org/donate or to his alma mater, Bradley University, ATTN: Gift Records, 1501 W. Bradley Ave., Peoria, IL 61625, bradley.edu/giving