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Luke Morton,

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Mar 26, 1945 — Dec 25, 2021

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Luke Morton, Jr., 76, of Sycamore, IL died Saturday, December 25, 2021 at Kishwaukee Hospital in DeKalb, IL.
He was born on March 26, 1945 in Chicago to Luke Morton, Sr. and Teola (Hurley) Morton.  He married Patricia A. Lanan on February 3, 1979 in Sycamore.
Luke was  a veteran of the U.S. Marines.   He met his wife, Pat, while they worked at Anaconda Wire and Cable Co.  He was a chauffer for the company for many years.
Luke was a police officer with the City of Sycamore, retiring after 33 years of service.   He and his wife were owners of BFF Livery in Sycamore from 1986-1992.
Survivors include his wife, Pat Morton; son, Jerome (Monica) Frazier; grandchildren, Amber, Jerome, Jr., Ashley, Shanette and daughter, Sharrod, Adam and son and Aryn and son;  brother, Mose Morton; son-in-law, Jarrod Beliveau; mother-in-law, Beatrice Korn; 2 brothers-in-law, Bud Lanan (Vivian) and Jerry Lanan (Kathyrn); nieces and nephews, Kevin (Tina) Harris, Bridget (Stacey) Allen, Andrew Morton, Marlawn Morton, Debra Ann Bradley, Brian Morton, Lori Morton, Karley Power Lanan, BK Power and Meredith Lanan; several first cousins; special cousin, Michelle Martin and Breanna; step-brothers, David (Wanda) Hill and Tyrone Griffin; special friends, Harold Rorex family, Sam Halsted family, Pat and Tim Casey family, Steve Taylor family, Jim Rossi  family, Linda Gilbreath family, Larry Hammond family, Robert Carter family, Dan Carney family; Lee Bobo family, Cliff Eaton family,  Norm Marion, Buzz Robinson; all his fellow Sycamore Police officers and his special puppies, Tobey, Bandit, Bugsy and Toto.
He was preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Phillana Morton Beliveau; sister, Lucille Morton and nephew, Jason Morton.
His visitation will be on Sunday, Jan. 2nd  from 1:00-4:00 PM at the Butala Funeral Home in Sycamore with a police presentation.  A military service will begin at 1:30 PM.  His funeral service will start at 4:00 PM with Rev. Stephen Persson officiating.
In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to his family in care of the Butala Funeral Home, 1405 DeKalb Ave., Sycamore, IL. 60178.
To sign the online guest book, go to www.ButalaFuneralHomes.com
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