DOLORES CHOLEWA
Dolores Pearl Cholewa née Nalenzy, age 96, of Lombard, died March 28, 2022, at her home.
Dolores was the loving wife of 60 years of the late Edwin, WWII Veteran; loving mother of Edwin Jr. of Lombard, Daniel of Michigan, James (Debbie) of St. Charles, Kenneth (Clare) of Michigan, Thomas (the late Terri) of Lombard, Nancy (Joel) Czopek of Colorado, Diane (Roger) Dahlberg of Lombard, David (Laura) of Colorado, and Anthony (Cheri) of Colorado; proud grandmother of 17; great-grandmother of 8; and fond Auntie of many nieces and nephews.
Dolores was preceded in death by her husband, the late Edwin, parents, the late John and the late Sophie (née Szimanski) Nalenzy, three sisters and one brother.
Dolores was born July 4, 1925, in Chicago. She had lived in Lombard for the last 68 years.
Dolores was married on August 10, 1946, at Our Lady of Grace Church in Chicago. She raised nine children, including four Vietnam Veterans, and loved her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was a wonderful mother who was patient, loving and kind, she was “a little lady with a big heart”.
Dolores retired from the Scholle Company in Northlake. She had also worked for the Chicago Sun Times.
Dolores really loved Lombard and the great community there. She enjoyed collecting clocks and mirrors and gave them to family and friends. She loved polkas and gardening.
Funeral Services will be held Saturday, April 23, 2022, with a Memorial Gathering from 1 p.m. until the time of a Memorial Service at 2 p.m. at Lombard Gospel Chapel, 369 N. Stewart Ave., Lombard.
Please omit flowers. Memorials in Dolores’ memory to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, P.O. Box 1000, Dept. 142, Memphis, TN 38101, would be appreciated.
Arrangements by Brust Funeral Home; www.brustfuneralhome.com or 888-629-0094.
CAROL ANN FISH
Carol Ann Fish passed away March 19, 2022. She was preceded in death by her parents, Fred and Genevieve Kenning, and her husband, Robert Fish. Carol is survived by her four daughters, Sue Ellyn Staggs and husband Jeff; Cathy Donnelly and husband Wayne; Linda McClelland and husband Jerry; Sandy Seaborg and husband Steve, and four grandchildren, Nicole and Jerome McClelland and Travis and Brett Donnelly.
Carol was born in Oak Park, and was a long time resident of Glen Ellyn, and resided in Florida, Texas and Beacon Hill in Lombard.
She retired from Commonwealth Edison.
Carol cared deeply about family, friends, church, community and the many charities she supported. She was a member of Leader Dogs for the Blind and PEO. Carol was active in her Beacon Hill community and attended the United Methodist Church and St. John Lutheran Church in Lombard. She loved music and participated in a number of choirs.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Carol’s honor to Leader Dogs for the Blind, 1039 S. Rochester Rd., Rochester Hills, MI 48307; or WWW.Leaderdog.org.
A private ceremony will be held at a later date at Plainfield Cemetery.
JUDITH A. KAPOLCZYNSKI
Judith “Judie” A. Kapolczynski, née Wilimzik, age 80, of Lombard, died March 30, 2022, in Wood Dale.
Funeral Mass was held Tuesday, April 5, 2022, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 114 S. Elizabeth St., Lombard. Interment Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Hillside.
Arrangements by Brust Funeral Home, 135 S. Main St., Lombard. Info www.brustfuneralhome.com or 888-629-0094.
MAUREEN A. LYONS
Maureen A. Lyons, née Murphy, age 77, of Lombard, Illinois. Beloved wife of Patrick Lyons; loving mother of Keith (Amy), David (Jennifer), Brent Lyons; dear daughter of the late John Murphy and the late Mary Helen Murphy, nee Daugherty; devoted grandmother of Katherine, John, Michael, Meghan and Anna Lyons; fond sister of Veronica, Pamela, and Linda; aunt of many nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Monday, April 4, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 134 Arthur St., Elmhurst, IL 60126. Interment Private. Memorials to Catholic Charities are appreciated. Funeral info: www.knollcrest.net or 630-932-1500.
DOROTHY MILLER
Dorothy “Dot” (Allen) (Johansen) Miller departed from this world peacefully on Tuesday, March 29, 2022. She was born in Lombard, Illinois, on March 13, 1924, to Ray and Bertha Allen and was the third of five children born to them. She spent her early childhood in Lombard. When she was ten years old, the family moved to Sioux City, Iowa, for a brief time before returning to the Chicago area. The family lived in Chicago where Dorothy attended and graduated from Austin High School in 1942. During WWII, she attended a church that had a program where the young people could become pen pals with some of the GI’s overseas, one of which was Robert Johansen. When he came home, he decided to find out who had written the lovely letters to him. They were attending the same church so it was not difficult to find her. The two began dating and eventually married in August 1949, and returned to Lombard to raise their two daughters. They divorced in January of 1962. In 1974 she married Melvin Miller. They were married for 34 years.
Dorothy was a long time member of the First United Methodist Church of Lombard and after her husband passed away she moved closer to where her roots were and sometimes attended the church she attended as a child. She will fondly be remembered as always cheerful, hard working, with a wonderful sense of humor. When the family got together, her siblings always had funny stories to tell about their youth and life experiences while growing up together.
All of the nieces and nephews loved hearing these stories. Dorothy had a love of reading that we believe she inherited from her mother. She loved listening to all kinds of music as well. Dorothy also loved looking at her many photographs and spent hours organizing and putting them into albums that her children love to this day.
She was a loving mother to Kristine (Colin) Gray, Donna (Fred) Martens, their brother Scott (Joanne) Johansen, and her stepson Rodney (Patsy) Miller. She was a caring grandmother to Kimberlee (Dave) Gray-Kaliski, Daniel Martens, Douglas (Justina) Martens, Elizabeth (Thomas) Martens-Wilbur, David (Melody) Martens, and Kari (Dave) Miller Esser. She was a fond great grandmother to Haylee and Ian Kaliski, Nathan, Austin, Tyler, Joseph, and Lauren Martens, and Hailey, Kristina, and Samuel Martens. She was an aunt who was loved dearly by her many nieces and nephews and also many friends and extended family members. She was preceded in death by her husband, Melvin Miller. She was loved by many that knew her and will be missed by all. A celebration of life will be held at a later date.
