William A. ‘Will’ Schlesinger

WADSWORTH – William A. “Will” Schlesinger, 62, of Wadsworth, formerly of Danville and Paw Paw, died Thursday, Nov. 10, 2011, at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan.

He was born April 5, 1949, in Sandwich. Will married JoEllen Mercer on Dec. 27, 1970, in Paw Paw. He was a member of Gurnee Community Church.

He is survived by his wife of Wadsworth; two sons, Brandon (Rachel) Schlesinger of Lindenhurst and Trent (Amy) Schlesinger of Grayslake; his father, Newton Schlesinger of Mendota; his mother-in-law, Joan Mercer of Dixon, formerly of Paw Paw; two grandchildren; two brothers, Steven (Sue) Schlesinger of Lebanon, Ind., and Sam (Judy) Schlesinger of Earlville; one sister, Kathleen “Kathy” Harrison of White Settlement, Texas; two brothers-in-law, Steven (Kim) Mercer of Arlington, Va., and Philip (Nancy) Mercer of Dixon; two sisters-in-law, Annabelle Schlesinger of Paw Paw and Nancy (John) Wassouf of Grand Rapids, Mich.; and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his mother, Freda Schlesinger; brother, Leslie Schlesinger; and father-in-law, Robert Mercer.

Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Warren Funeral Home, 1475 N. Cemetery Road, Gurnee. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Chris Stephens officiating. Entombment will be at the Chapel of Peace Mausoleum in Warren Cemetery in Gurnee.

Memorials may be made to Gurnee Community Church, Free to Thrive Fund; or the Kellogg Cancer Center of Highland Park Hospital.