Deacon Samuel E. Pincich, 85, of Glenview, died Dec. 23. He was ordained in 1984 and served at St. Isaac Jogues, Niles, now part of All Saints Parish in Morton Grove; and St. Zachary Parish, Des Plaines.

Born in Chicago, he moved to Glenview and began his banking career in 1960. He retired from the American Bankers Association in 2023. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1963 and served in the Signal Corps in Ankara, Turkey, until 1965. He was a member of the Optimist International service club and Toastmasters and was president of his local United Way chapter.

He is survived by his wife, Theresa, and his children Samuel Pincich, Steven Pincich, and Susan Pincich Cahill. He was preceded in death by his parents and his brother, Fritz Long.