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Loretta Graff Obituary

Loretta I. Graff, nee Matushek, late of Lena, WI, formerly of South Chicago, beloved wife of the late William J. Graff; dear mother of Gerald (Marie) Graff and Donald (Linda) Graff; dear grandmother of Martha (John) Wagner of Ankey, Iowa, Melinda (Jeffery) Dallaire of Manchester, NH, Gerald Graff Jr. of Des Moines, Iowa, Grant Graff of Chicago, Geoffrey Graff of Des Moines, Iowa, Nicole (Maurice) Michaud of New Berlin, WI, Melisa (Richard) Messenger of Green Bay, WI and Samatha Graff of Lena, WI; great-grandmother of Dawson and Carson Messenger; dear sister of the late Henry (Caroline), late Garhart (late Lillian), late Paul (Lorraine), late John (late Anne), late Chuck (Phylis) Matushek and the late Ann Marie (Elsworth) Klug; many nieces and nephews. Former member of St. Peter and Paul Church. Member Brother Rice Mother's Club and Sacred Heart Parish. Visitation Thursday from 8 a.m. until the time of prayers at 9 a.m. at Claude E. Griesel Mortuary, 10240 S. Ewing. Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. at Sacred Heart Church. Interment St. Mary Cemetery. Please omit flowers. 773-768-0632.

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Published by Chicago Tribune on Jun. 13, 2001.

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