William J. Griffin, age 74 passed away on October 15, 2014. Beloved husband of the late Eleanor L. Griffin nee Waslewski. Loving father of Shawn (Debbie) Griffin, William Griffin, Colleen (William) Pierce, Charmaine (Brian) McKeever and Edward Griffin; dear grandfather of 8 and great-grandfather of 6. Dear brother of Patrick, Don, Caroline, Theresa and the late Mary Alice. Visitation Friday, October 17, 2014 from 10:00 until time of funeral service at 11:30 A.M. at the Smits Funeral Homes-Steger Memorial Chapel 3045 Chicago Rd. Steger, IL 60475. Interment St. James Cemetery - Sauk Village, IL.