Cardinal Blase Cupich to serve as main celebrant for funeral fallen Chicago Police Officer Samuel Jimenez

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CHICAGO (WLS) -- Cardinal Blase Cupich will serve as the main celebrant for the the funeral of slain Chicago Police Officer Samuel Jimenez.

The funeral will take place on Monday at 11 a.m. at Chapel of St. Joseph at Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, 1170 N. River Rd., Des Plaines. A private burial service will be held at Ridgewood Memorial Park in Des Plaines.

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Chicago Police Department Chaplain Rev. Dan Brandt will serve as a concelebrant. ABC7Chicago.com will be streaming the funeral live on Monday.

A wake is scheduled for 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday at Oehler Funeral Home, 2099 Miner St. in Des Plaines.

RELATED: Mercy Hospital Shooting: 4 dead, including Chicago Officer Samuel Jimenez and gunman

Officer Jimenez was one of three people killed in the shooting at Mercy Hospital on Monday. ER Dr. Tamara O'Neal and pharmacy resident Dayna Less were also killed.

Funeral plans were announced Friday for the Mercy Hospital doctor who was killed in a shooting Monday.

A funeral for Dr. Tamara O'Neal will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at the First Church of God in Laporte, Indiana. A viewing will precede the funeral at 10 a.m.

O'Neal will also be remembered at a wake on Thursday from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Haverstock Funeral Home in Laporte, Indiana.

Pharmacy resident Dayna Less will be laid to rest Monday in Lansing.

To donate to the Jimenez family, individuals can give to the 100 Club of Chicago, which supports families of fallen police officers and firefighters. Click here for more information.

Mercy Hospital has created a fund to support the families of both O'Neal and Less. Click here for more information.