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Wake and Funeral for Curt Ehrenstrom Set for Thursday and Friday

Visitation and Mass of Christian burial will take place at Mount Carmel High School for popular teacher and coach.


Funerals arrangements for Mount Carmel coach and teacher Curt Ehrenstrom have been set for Thursday and Friday at the Mount Carmel Convocation Center at 6410 S. Dante Ave. in Chicago.

Coach E, as he was affectionately known to students and colleagues at the Catholic boys high school, passed away on May 12 from pancreatic cancer. He received a Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching last year.

Visitation will take place from 3 to 9 p.m. Thursday. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday at 10 a.m.

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In lieu of flowers, his family requests that donations be made in his name to the Curt Ehrenstrom Scholarship Fund, ℅ Mt. Carmel High School, 6410 S. Dante Ave., Chicago, IL, 60637.

Online condolences may be left at Legacy.com.

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Arrangements are entrusted to Thompson and Kuenster Funeral Home in Oak Lawn.


Read Curt Ehrenstrom’s entire obituary here.



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