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ELAINE RUDNICKI Obituary

INVERNESS - Elaine Rudnicki, nee Dybas, 82, passed away peacefully on November 29, 2021. Beloved wife of Eugene "Gene" Rudnicki. Loving mother of Michael (Tish) Rudnicki and Deborah (Richard) Wilson. Proud grandmother to Kelly (James Gilligan) Wilson, Mike (Sarah) Wilson, Tim (Morgan) Russo and Chris (Madeleine Haff) Rudnicki. Cherished sister of Diane Cowan (Jim) Weathersbee and Joan (Jim) Schnieders. Elaine was preceded in death by her parents, Albert and Irene Dybas. She will be missed by many friends and family. Elaine was a proud nurse with a career of over 50 years, including 35 years of running her own nursing care business, Associates for Medical and Vocational Rehabilitation. A visitation will be held on Sunday, December 12, from 3-7pm at Smith- Corcoran Funeral Home, 185 E. Northwest Hwy., Palatine, IL 60067. A brief visitation and mass will be held on Monday, December 13, at Holy Family Catholic Church, 2515 W. Palatine Rd., Inverness, IL 60067. The morning visitation will commence at 9:30am and will be followed immediately by mass at 10:30am. Interment private. Please visit Elaine's obituary at www.smithcorcoran.com for instructions to view the Live Stream of the funeral mass. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital at www.stjude.org or to Mercy Home for Boys and Girls, Chicago at www.mercyhome.org. More info, 847-359-8020.

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Published by Daily Herald on Dec. 5, 2021.

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Mercy Home for Boys & Girls

December 6, 2021

On behalf of Fr. Scott Donahue and Mercy Home for Boys & Girls, we would like to extend our heartfelt condolences and prayers to the family and friends of Elaine Rudnicki.

May the angels lead her into paradise; may the martyrs come to welcome her and take her to the holy city, the new and eternal Jerusalem.

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3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Smith-Corcoran Palatine Funeral Home

185 E Northwest Hwy, Palatine, IL

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13

Visitation

9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Holy Family Catholic Church

2515 W Palatine Rd, Inverness, IL

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13

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10:30 a.m.

Holy Family Catholic Church

2515 W Palatine Rd, Inverness, IL

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185 E. Northwest Hwy., Palatine, IL 60067

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