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Here are the 50 former employees of the City of Peru receiving the highest annual pension payouts

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Here are the 50 former employees of the City of Peru receiving the highest annual pension payouts, according to 2015 Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) records:

Name
Total saved over career
Projected Total Collections
Year Retired
Years Retired
Total Collected (Retirement through 2016)
2016 Pension
Original Benefit
Kowalczyk, Donald L.
$83,781
$3,859,419
2009
7
$523,455
$71,625
$59,687
Bleck, Gary R.
$73,752
$4,221,522
2014
2
$197,426
$67,675
$63,995
Potthoff, James A.
$90,978
$4,015,504
2014
2
$188,465
$64,361
$61,590
Billard, Michael E.
$59,341
$3,457,002
2011
5
$339,643
$60,528
$52,863
Prazen, Joseph E.
$50,624
$2,376,462
1999
17
$957,032
$54,867
$36,336
Kowalczyk, Stephen L.
$74,396
$3,050,672
2011
5
$419,654
$51,085
$69,805
Noonan, Gary L.
$58,697
$2,835,182
2010
6
$436,893
$48,942
$41,920
Burkiewicz, Susan
$49,576
$2,694,246
2011
5
$264,706
$47,173
$41,199
Kaszynski, Alex J.
$0
$1,311,879
1988
28
$883,269
$46,796
$25,433
Pattelli, James K.
$56,195
$2,489,295
2009
7
$434,807
$44,111
$37,225
Woodshank, Robert T.
$55,800
$2,097,699
2004
12
$611,353
$41,917
$31,166
Potthoff, Clement
$0
$965,312
1985
31
$750,168
$39,343
$20,386
Kohr, John R.
$69,867
$2,197,481
2009
7
$422,911
$38,101
$51,036
Cull, Samuel L.
$35,826
$1,559,951
1998
18
$684,653
$36,294
$23,722
Main, Dennis W.
$54,892
$2,041,367
2010
6
$303,732
$35,460
$30,373
Drennen, Kenneth C.
$56,412
$1,972,447
2013
3
$125,369
$32,559
$30,429
Marenda, Madonna A.
$33,941
$1,845,125
2011
5
$181,277
$32,306
$28,214
Baker, Donald L.
$49,788
$1,719,043
2010
6
$330,111
$28,344
$47,616
Wagner, Joseph C.
$30,475
$1,203,018
1998
18
$536,621
$27,632
$17,942
Oscepinski, Joseph E.
$39,301
$1,561,554
2013
3
$99,107
$25,779
$23,924
Sharpe, Shirley A.
$23,975
$1,416,492
2010
6
$165,258
$25,534
$21,918
Ecklund, Marvin E.
$25,192
$885,379
1994
22
$452,551
$24,594
$14,928
Metz, Robert
$25,526
$951,275
1997
19
$401,449
$24,530
$15,650
Leynaud, Sharon
$19,201
$867,478
1998
18
$347,663
$21,554
$13,996
Heuser, Judith A.
$32,991
$1,126,657
2009
7
$152,812
$20,909
$17,424
Bell, Christine M.
$35,975
$1,297,530
2014
2
$60,897
$20,797
$19,901
Foust, Susan K.
$36,351
$1,287,796
2014
2
$60,618
$20,638
$19,940
Potthoff, Eugenia L.
$26,955
$1,105,546
2009
7
$150,005
$20,516
$17,277
Finn, Cathryn I.
$26,897
$1,012,824
2006
10
$199,293
$20,487
$15,943
Galas, Raymond C.
$20,705
$725,078
1995
21
$348,396
$19,663
$12,175
Moss, Laurie A.
$18,033
$1,083,110
2011
5
$106,412
$18,964
$16,562
Ricci, Fred M.
$28,024
$905,687
2007
9
$159,107
$17,805
$14,158
Krolak, Edward S.
$0
$522,825
1990
26
$320,392
$17,144
$9,742
Baker, Donald L.
$16,390
$656,098
1997
19
$276,756
$16,924
$10,849
Smith, Robert W.
$0
$414,231
1985
31
$321,891
$16,886
$8,761
Carlson, Loretta L.
$38,068
$863,603
2011
5
$174,239
$13,385
$30,581
Focci, Carlene E.
$16,133
$816,124
2015
1
$25,095
$12,702
$12,393
Testa, William
$24,382
$589,256
2000
16
$242,359
$12,534
$8,599
Kneebone, James J.
$14,047
$425,699
1997
19
$179,566
$10,981
$7,039
Micheli, John J.
$16,752
$514,691
2009
7
$69,849
$9,551
$8,078
Thompson, Mary A.
$10,866
$560,184
2012
4
$45,147
$9,524
$8,599
Watts, Michael S.
$20,873
$589,673
2014
2
$27,637
$9,452
$9,002
Coulter, Evelyn A.
$8,666
$342,222
1995
21
$164,580
$9,273
$5,689
Leksander, Nancy M.
$12,316
$361,955
2001
15
$113,610
$8,408
$5,818
Stewart, Marydale
$186
$408,720
2006
10
$80,440
$8,267
$6,371
Witczak, Anthony F.
$0
$256,807
1992
24
$143,534
$7,749
$4,572
Taylor, Frank P.
$15,704
$407,311
2013
3
$25,914
$6,723
$6,313
Meagher, William D.
$17,266
$318,034
2005
11
$69,546
$6,617
$4,974
Beery, Andrew C.
$8,197
$210,064
1995
21
$100,927
$5,697
$3,527
Green, David W.
$7,950
$192,384
1996
20
$88,763
$4,991
$3,159

Projected total collections assume 36 years of retirement.

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