Richard P. Kolasa, age 79 of Hanover Park, beloved husband of Anna (nee Iacobellis); devoted father of Phil (Bozena) Kolasa, Frank (Tiffany) Kolasa, Michael Kolasa and Ralph (Megan) Kolasa; loving son of the late Felix and the late Goldie (nee Peterson) Kolasa; dear brother of Betty Leonardo, Raymond Kolasa, the late Dorothy Schupp, the late Julia Merkle and the late Bob Kowarsch; proud grandfather of Nicholas, Dylan, Mia, Lorenzo, Gracelynn, Isabella and Khloe; dear uncle of many. Richard retired from I.D.O.T. after 30 years of service. Funeral Friday, family and friends are invited to gather 8:45 a.m at Salerno’s Rosedale Chapels 450 W. Lake St. Roselle, IL. 60172 (3/4 mile west of Bloomingdale/Roselle Rd.) to St. Matthew Church in Schaumburg. Mass 10:00 a.m. Interment St. Michael the Archangel Cemetery. For info 630-889-1700 or www.salernofuneralhomes.com.