Joel Richard Cornelius, 25, November 29, 2020, lifetime resident of Chicago, recently of the Southwest Side-Brighton Park neighborhood, having been born and raised on the North Side in the Wicker Park/ Bucktown neighborhood and also spending a lot of time on the South Side in the Canaryville neighborhood, beloved son of Dion Burden and Neto Cornelius; loving father of Neo Cornelius and Nia Cornelius; dear brother of Jovanni Cornelius and Julia Cornelius; devoted grandson of Julia Reyna, Jose “Big Neto” Rivera, and Alex Mercardo.

Services at McINERNEY CENTRAL CHAPEL, 4635 S. Wallace St., Chicago, IL, where family and friends will gather on Saturday, December 5, 2020, from 2 p.m. until time of Funeral Service at 7 p.m. Rev. Tom McCarthy, OSA, officiating. Cremation following.

PLEASE NOTE THAT COVID19 RESTRICTIONS, FOR MAXIMUM GATHERING OF 10 PEOPLE AT A TIME, WILL BE OBSERVED WITH MASKS REQUIRED.

Please visit JOEL RICHARD CORNELIUS BOOK OF MEMORIES. To express your thoughts or memories in the online guest book, visit www.chapelc.com or www.facebook.com/funeralmc. For information, 773-268-0703 or 773-581-9000.