Name: Visitation for Carol Ann Penkala
Start: 2023-12-27T21:00:00.000Z
End: 2023-12-28T02:00:00.000Z
Location: Ryan-Parke Funeral Home - Park Ridge

Carol Ann Penkala, nee Bugalski. Age 81 of Park Ridge. Beloved wife for 62 years to Thomas Penkala, Sr. Loving mother of Cheryl (Dan) Fogarty and Thomas (Carrie) Penkala, Jr. Dear grandmother of Ashley Penkala. Dear sister of Nancy (the late Bud) Cates and Thomas Bugalski. Cherished daughter of the late Frank and Mary Bugalski. Loving auntie of many nieces and nephews. Visitation Wednesday, December 27, 3-8 p.m., at Ryan-Parke Funeral Home, 120 S. Northwest Hwy., Park Ridge. Funeral Mass, Thursday, December 28, 10 a.m., at St. Paul of the Cross Church, 140 S. Northwest Hwy., Park Ridge. Interment to follow in St. Joseph Cemetery, River Grove. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, www.stjude.org. For funeral info. visit: www.ryan-parke.com.

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Published by Chicago Tribune on Dec. 24, 2023.

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Dec

27

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

Ryan-Parke Funeral Home - Park Ridge

120 South Northwest Highway, Park Ridge, IL 60068

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28

Funeral Mass

10:00 a.m.

St. Paul of the Cross Church

140 S. Northwest Hwy., Park Ridge, IL

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Ryan-Parke Funeral Home - Park Ridge

120 South Northwest Highway, Park Ridge, IL 60068

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