Robert Yonco

Robert Yonco

Robert Yonco Obituary

Published by Chicago Tribune on Jun. 14, 2017.
Robert M. Yonco, age 92 of La Grange. Beloved wife of Frances L. Yonco, nee Less; fond father of Nancy (Joe) Flanagan and David Yonco; grandfather of David Flanagan, Mary Flanagan and Anne Flanagan; brother of 4; uncle and great uncle of many. Visitation Friday, June 16, 2017, 3:00 P.M. to Time of Service 7:00 P.M. at Hitzeman Funeral Home, Ltd., 9445 W. 31st Street, Brookfield. Interment Private. Member of American Youth Hostels, Past President of Argonne Folk Dancers, active in the Argonne Thespians Club and loved international dancing. Memorials Appreciated to charity of your choice. Information 708-485-2000 or www.HitzemanFuneral.com

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June 16, 2017

May your memories replace your grief, please take comfort in Psalms 29:11, knowing that in difficult times like this, God gives peace and strength. DM

1st Line: Jean Fuley, Fred Loewinsohn, Lucy Kokal; 2nd line: Dit Olshan, Fran Yonco, ?, Bob Yonco Rear: Joan Sanders

Paul Collins

June 16, 2017

I was saddened to hear of Bob Yonco's passing.

I worked with and danced with Bob and Fran Yonco while we were members of the Folk Dance Leadership Council of Chicago.

We will celebrate Bob's passing tonight with a dance! He always liked Orient, so we will dance Orijent for him at our dance at the Latvian Center this Friday.

While driving to the Library that morning, we heard on the radio, about the tragic demise of Space Shuttle Columbia.

I remembered last time I saw and danced with Bob Yonco, Feburary 1, 2003. It was the same day as the the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster AND because my dance group (Ethnic Dane Chicago) had worked very hard with the Serbian group to pull off this performance - we had probably 5-6 rehearsals on our own and about 6-8 joint performances, AND because I had not seen Bob in probably about 10 years.

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