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Leon Ziolkowski Obituary

Leon A. Ziolkowski, May 3, 2013, Age 85. Late of Homewood Beloved husband for 50 years to Dolores M. "Lorrie" Ziolkowski nee Mierzwinski. Dear father of Susan (Theodore) Collins and Lorrie (Steven) Rogowski. Cherished grandfather of Devin and Trevor Collins. Loving brother of the late Virgil and the late Richard Ziolkowski and Kenneth Ziolkowski. Mr. Ziolkowski has a long history of serving the Homewood Community with the Planning & Zoning Committees and as a village trustee. He had a long career as an attorney and in arbitration and a long employment with Eastman Kodak Company. Visitation at the Ryan Funeral Home, 18022 Dixie Hwy. Homewood, Monday from 3 to 8pm. Services Tuesday 10:30am. Entombment Resurrection Cemetery. www.ryansfuneralhome.com or 708-798-0331

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Published by Chicago Tribune on May 5, 2013.

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May 6, 2013

dear lorrie & steve, our deepest sympathy on the death of lorrie's father.

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May 5, 2013

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May

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3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Tews-Ryan Funeral Home - Homewood

18230 S. Dixie Hwy., Homewood, IL 60430

May

7

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