A longtime member of the Sangamon County Board and local volunteer has died.
Sam Montalbano passed away Monday at the age of 93. He served nearly 30 years on the county board, retiring in 2016. Montalbano was a Korean War veteran and was active in veterans’ causes, including serving for years as part of the Interveterans Burial Detail, which provides military honors at local funerals.
A visitation for Montalbano will be Monday from 4 to 7pm at Staab Funeral Home, with a funeral Mass on Tuesday at 10:30am at the Church of the Little Flower.
