Funeral Friday for the Gentle Baker Who Brought You Lemon Fluff Cake

One of the sweetest men in Evergreen Park will be laid to rest Friday. Jeffrey Lyon, owner of Wolf’s Bakery, home of the beloved lemon fluff cake, died on Oct. 20 of cancer. Lyon bought the shop 23 years ago, and this year marks its 75th anniversary.

“He was a wonderful man to work for,” Joe Boehm told local columnist Donna Vickroy. “Just a super guy. Always willing to roll up his sleeves and help. We’d be in the middle of the Christmas season, and he’d come in, grab a bag and get to work on the cookies.”

The funeral service starts at 12:30 p.m. Friday at the Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, 7800 W. McCarthy Road, in Palos Heights. He will be interred at Chapel Hill Gardens South Cemetery. His wife Pam, sons Bill and Nick, brother Ham and sisters Ginger and Dana survive him.

“He was just the greatest,” said Nancy Dineen, the bakery’s manager. “He had so many friends and knew so many customers by name.”

His family intends to carry on the business. In lieu of flowers, contributions to the Evans Scholars Foundation, One Briar Road, Golf, IL 60029 and/or the Evergreen Park Pantry Coalition, 3450 W. 97th Street, Room 107, Evergreen Park, IL 60805 would be appreciated.

» Jeffrey Lyon’s obituary via Kerry Funeral Home

» read more about Jeffrey Lyon via Donna Vickroy’s column on SunTimes.com