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for MARGARET STANGEL
Traci Uhrin
August 31, 2011
I didn't find out until today. I am so sorry for your families loss. Marge was the first mother to my "angel" adopted in 2002. I will never forget her strength, support, warmth. She was an angel on earth to all of those who had the honor to meet her. We will always love you and cherious our memories. With Love
At the cabin with Mom and Dad
Mike Stangel
May 17, 2011
Mom wanted to dance at my wedding
Mike Stangel
May 17, 2011
Mom and Dad 2010
Mike Stangel
May 17, 2011
Mom and Dad Wedding 1957
Mike Stangel
May 17, 2011
Mom & Dad's Wedding Day 1957
Mike Stangel
May 17, 2011
Mom & Dad's 50th Wedding Anniversary 2007
Mike Stangel
May 17, 2011
One of my Mom's goals was to dance at my wedding
Mike Stangel
May 17, 2011
May 17, 2011
Mike................my heart aches for you and your family. All I know to do is pray for your Mom and all of you. God is keeping close watch over your Mother............don't ever forget that. I'm praying that you all find comfort in Him and His loving care.
Love,
Maureen
Jan Heuman
May 17, 2011
My heart goes out to you, your dad and your entire family.
Bob Hansen
May 17, 2011
My prays are with your Mom, Mike
John E Haines
May 17, 2011
So sorry to hear it Mike-
To be honest, I have no words. Love and prayers for you and your family is all I can offer. I'll be thinking of you in the coming days my friend.
Peter Nabhani
May 17, 2011
I am sorry to hear. My prayers are with her and your family.
Jon J
May 17, 2011
Mike,
I am so sorry to hear this.
As you know I lost my mom in December to lung cancer.
May 17, 2011
Mike and Sara,
You and your family are in my prayers and in my heart through this difficult time. I love you two!
Nikki Madison
Brett Parker
May 17, 2011
Still praying for peace and comfort for you all.
Pasquale Litro
May 17, 2011
So sorry Mike. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
Randy Likas
May 17, 2011
Mike,
I am very sorry to hear about things with your mom. The next few weeks are going to be tough. Stay strong. I'll say a prayer for you and your family.
Let me know if there is anything I can do for you.
May 17, 2011
Mike,
All I can say is I'm sorry. It's the hardest thing I've ever endured.
I'm praying for you and the entire Stangel clan.
Hang in there my friend.
Much love,
Bob & Amanda Pintur
May 17, 2011
Dear Mike,
I am deeply sorry to hear about the death of your mother. Please accept my most heartfelt sympathies for your loss; my thoughts are with you and your family during this difficult time. Please let Joe and I know if we can do anything for you and Sara.
Take care,
Christina Maher-Perez
Cheryl Hasenjaeger
May 17, 2011
Hi Mike,
I wanted to tell you how sorry I am about your mom. I can't begin to imagine what you're going through.
You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers.
Mike Litro
May 17, 2011
I hope you and your family are doing OK.
May 17, 2011
So sorry to hear of your loss, Mike. My deepest condolences.
Take care,
~Sean Campbell
Cambodia
May 17, 2011
Peace Mike!
Please accept my deepest condolences on the passing of your mother into eternal life. The grief you experience is shared by us all as we know you and your family. Know that you are all in our prayers this day and in the days ahead. St Linus was the parish at which I celebrated my first mass 35 years ago.
Peace!
Father Jim Balija
Domenic Maciariello
May 17, 2011
Mike,
I am so sorry to hear this news. I know it is terrible. I just wanted to tell you Michele and I love you very much and hope the sadness passes as quickly as possible and that all your happy memories keep her smiling in your dreams.
Bob Eschman
May 17, 2011
Mike:
My sincerest condolences to you and your family.
Eternal rest grant unto her O Lord and let perpetual light shine upon her. May her soul and the souls of all the faithfully departed rest in peace.
Tauna Prince
May 17, 2011
Mike,
I am sorry for your loss.
I can’t imagine losing my Mother at this age and I want to say, I am thinking of you and I hope you get through this okay.
Ron McKinney
May 17, 2011
Mike,
My condolences to you and your family. I know the feelings and heavy heart your feeling right now. I remember meeting her a couple of times and I could tell she wanted family around her all the time.
Starla Hansen
May 17, 2011
Mike,
Cam and I are very sorry for your loss.
I remember when my grandfather was sick, I sat Sabrina down to explain what was happening to him. It was very difficult and I was trying to tell her through the tears. She was three years old at the time and she said to me, “Oh no Mommy, no more tears. B.B. won’t be sick anymore when he gets to heaven.” Instantly I stopped crying. She brought me such peace at that moment. I hope you too can find peace and comfort in the fact that your mom no longer hurts.
Thinking of you,
Scott Leff
May 17, 2011
Mike,
So sorry to hear of your loss. Your mother seemed like a very special woman.
Brett Wells
May 17, 2011
Mike,
I know there is really nothing I can say that hasn't been said before, and ultimately grief and loss are things only time can heal, at least in part. I want to say something that would be of comfort to you, but everything I can think of seems pale and thin.
Let me know if there is anything I can do for you my friend.
Timothy Hamilton
May 17, 2011
I am very sorry for your loss.
Mike Perez
May 17, 2011
My condolences Mike!!!
May 17, 2011
Hey Mike,
Really sorry to hear about your mom....she fought all the way until the end. I think it was nice that she was able to spend the last bit of time at home close to your dad and you guys. I can't imagine how difficult it is for you all....I know I'm going to miss her too!
Hang in there.
John Cunnea
Thomas Palanca
May 17, 2011
Mike:
I am so sorry.
I hope you are taking it OK. I'm sure these things don't sink in till later as I am going to eventually see and feel for myself one day.
May 17, 2011
I am so saddened to hear the news.
I am glad to honor Sugar's memory - and sad that I will not see her again.
-Wes
The PKD Foundation has recently received a gift in memory of Margaret Stangel from Mr. Walter W. Johnston
May 17, 2011
Mike,
I am very sorry for what you are having to go through right now. You have been in my prayers the past several days and you will remain in those prayers and in my deepest thoughts as I send healing wishes your way. Your Mom was just awesome and I know everyone who knew her will miss her deeply. Heartfelt sympathy to your father, to you and to your family.
Sincerely,
Kevin
May 17, 2011
So sorry Mike. You need anything you just tell us. Thinking of you and the family
Mike and Sara Schimmel
James Russell
May 17, 2011
I am very sorry to hear about your Mom’s passing. I know from experience that is very tough to lose a parent.
Let me know if there is anything that I can do.
May 17, 2011
Mike, thanks for sharing your Mom with us. I'll never forget when we took CJ to visit when he was a few weeks old. She said don't throw the baby in the air because you could hurt the baby and years later the" shaken baby syndrome" became kn...own. She will be remembered. That baby is now healthy and grown up to become a witness to your beautiful wedding. Your Mom raised you properly and taught you to be responsible and caring. Your sisters have been so nice and welcomed me with open arms as their friend. The best Godfather...
Rose Rienton Heuman
Jim Dudlicek
May 17, 2011
Our deepest sympathies, Mike. It's been years since I've seen your mom, but I recall her being a great lady. Please extend our sympathies to your dad and sisters as well.
Jennifer Wilson
May 17, 2011
Uncle George, Mike, Cheryl, Kathy, Terri----so sorry to hear of Marge's passing; she was so full of life and a wonderful mom to you and wife to Uncle George; she will be sadly missed.
Martin Jackson
May 17, 2011
To the Stangel family, I am sorry for your loss.
May 17, 2011
As she passed from her earthly bonds...the Lords hand reached down and helped her up to be embraced in his loving arms.
Susan Stangel Shaw
May 17, 2011
So sorry to hear that Mike. At least now she is at peace. Sympathies to you and your family in this time of loss.
Kris Burns-Stein
May 17, 2011
My cousins are in my prayers.
John Russell
May 17, 2011
So sorry for your loss.
Lina Litro Smith
Dale Banicki
May 17, 2011
To Mike Stangel:
Sorry To Hear
May 17, 2011
I'm very sorry for your loss.
Francine Litro Peek
Laura Rose
May 17, 2011
So sorry for you loss mike thoughts are with you and your family
May 17, 2011
Oh, Mike. Thinking of you and your family and sending my deepest condolences.
Laura Bova Goebel
May 17, 2011
Mike, Sara and family I am sorry for your loss.
Meg Schneider Zentner
Kevin Kincaid
May 17, 2011
I just want you to know that you are in our thoughts and prayers and that we are there with you.
Please extend my deepest sympathy to the rest of your family. I hope to be able to visit with you soon.
Your friend,
Kevin
May 17, 2011
Sorry Mike. The Mays have you in our prayers.
Jennifer Scott May
May 17, 2011
So sorry for your loss. Thinking of you guys. Rebecca Mize Zobel
May 17, 2011
Very sorry to hear Mike. My thoughts and prayers include you and your family. She is at peace. God Bless
Laurie DeMik Renn
May 17, 2011
I'm so sorry to hear of your loss. My prayers will be with you and your family.
Laura Morris Heneghan
May 17, 2011
Mike, Uncle George and the rest of the family, I am so sorry to hear about Aunt Marge. It's nice she's gone to heaven where their is no pain. I always after yrs of nursing and see other people your parents are the only people married that always acted like teenagers in high school, the flirting, kissing. They always showed they were in love. It was beautiful to see. I love them also all of you. You'll be in my prayers as always. Our love, as always, Mary and Rudy Mendoza [Mary A Stangel Mendoza]
Cameron Hansen
May 17, 2011
Mike, to you and the entire Stangel family, I am sorry for your loss. All my prayers are with you.
Wafa Hasan
May 12, 2011
To the Stangel Family:
My deepest condolences to all of you. Mrs. Stangel was more than a counselor to me, she was my mom away from home for those 4 yrs at Gage Park H.S. She was the most encouraging, supportive, loving person I knew during that time. She's always come up in conversations through the years when talking about the better parts of my high school years. My brother and mom knew her like family at that time. She touched so many lives. She will be missed. May she rest in peace.
Debbie Bumber
May 12, 2011
Dear Terri.
My thoughts and prayers are with you.
Sue Rotunno
May 11, 2011
My sincerest sympathies to the Stangel family. She was such a special lady and will be dearly missed. My thoughts and prayers are with you all.
May 11, 2011
MIke and Uncle George, this is the only way to get through to you ,and the family. Our thoughts and prayrers are with your family. Aunt Marge wast he best aunt,and the most fun to be with. She reasts now in the arms of the loard,at peace and rest. Time and distance never seprates family. Memories always remain,always the good ones. John Stangel J. and Bonnie Cuffe.
The Stangel Family, September 2010
Michael & Sara Stangel
May 11, 2011
Margaret Cunnea Stangel passed away at age 75 on Monday, May 9, 2011 at Palos Community Hospital from complications due to Rheumatoid Arthritis, an autoimmune disease that escalated into fibrosis of the lungs and later cancer. When diagnosed with cancer, Margaret remained at her home in Oak Lawn, IL; to be near her children and grandson.
Born June 21, 1935 in Chicago to Francis and Emma Cunnea who named her “Sugar”, a term of endearment; her name was later legally changed to Margaret Ann Cunnea, but the nickname stuck with her Irish relatives. Her siblings included: George, Jack, Norma, Mary and Frank.
Survived by a devoted husband of 53 years, George Stangel; her loving children Theresa Stangel, Kathleen Stangel, Cheryl Curry [Stangel] and Michael Stangel; with beloved daughter-in-law Sara Stangel and son-in-law George Curry; Margaret was a wonderful wife and mother. To know her was to embrace a love for life, laughter, family, faith and endurance.
Proud Grandmother of Tyler Curry, loving Godmother to George Schaeffer, Steven Remy, and Laura [Russell] Gray. Foster Mother to 20 infants (her “angels”), and adored Aunt to nieces and nephews of the Cunnea and Stangel families.
Inspirational teacher and counselor for the Chicago Public School system, devout Catholic, dedicated friend, and staunch Republican… the world lost an amazing lady.
We celebrate her life and mourn her passing.
That time of year thou mayst in me behold
When yellow leaves, or none, or few, do hang
Upon those boughs which shake against the cold,
Bare ruined choirs, where late the sweet birds sang.
In me thou see'st the twilight of such day
As after sunset fadeth in the west;
Which by and by black night doth take away,
Death's second self, that seals up all in rest.
In me thou see'st the glowing of such fire,
That on the ashes of his youth doth lie,
As the death-bed, whereon it must expire,
Consumed with that which it was nourish'd by.
This thou perceiv'st, which makes thy love more strong,
To love that well, which thou must leave ere long.
Sonnet 73 – William Shakespeare
A favorite of Mom’s that she recited to us many times by heart
Mary Beth Sexton
May 11, 2011
Dear Terri,
Our deepest sympathies! You are in our thoughts and prayers.
Mary Beth Sexton
Arbor Park Middle School
May 11, 2011
Fantastic mother, aunt, wife, grandmother, foster mom, friend. We will miss you dearly. Love you.
Joyce Matusek
May 11, 2011
My condolences to all the family especially to Mary and Norma. I grew up a few doors down from you on west 62nd Street, and at that time Margaret was known as Sugar. I believe she passed a few of her dolls down to me. I remember you girls and Frankie well. Please accept my sincere sympathy on her passing. Joyce (Hickey) Matusek
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