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Edward Vondrak Obituary

VONDRAK Edward "Ed" Vondrak. Age 88. WWII Coast Guard Vet. Beloved husband, friend and companion of Elvina for 66 years. Devoted father of Robert (Sharon Clark) Vondrak. Loving grandfather of Gretchen and Jeff Juergens and Brandon and Jacquelyn Vondrak. Great-grandfather of Garrett and Olivia Juergens. Loving son of the late Joseph and Catheryn Vondrak. Dear brother of the late Dorothea Cain, Robert Vondrak and Joseph Vondrak. Dearest uncle of Charlene Mills, Taylor Vondrak, Scott Vondrak, Mary Duffy, Michael Pauly, Richard Pauly and the late Sandra Cozzi and Susan Wilson. Ed was a Honor Flight Chicago Member, Corn Products employee for 41 years and a current Aleck Plumbing Employee. He was an avid fisherman, card player and soup lover. Excellent mentor with very precise and methodical ways. Spent his summers fishing at Boyd's Mason Lake Resort and made many trips for house boat fishing on Rainy Lake. Winters were spent on Marco Island, FL for 18 years. Visitation Thursday 3:00 to 8:00 PM. Funeral Service Friday 10:00 AM at Lawn Funeral Home 7732 West 159th Street Orland Park, IL 60462. Interment Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery. Donations to the Honor Flight Chicago, 770 Lee Street, Suite 103 Des Plaines, IL 60016 would be appreciated. We Lost a "Good Guy". Funeral Info: (708)429-3200.

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Published by SouthtownStar from Feb. 17 to Feb. 18, 2010.

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PHIL Santoro

February 20, 2010

Dear Elvina and family,
We are very sorry for your loss. We so enjoyed visiting with you and Ed as we walked our beloved Peppy past your house. I'm sure they will see each other in Heaven.
Sincerely, Phil & Gerry Santoro
(old neighbors)

Bill & Marcie Gorski

February 18, 2010

Elvina,
We were so sorry to hear of Ed's passing and send our deepest sympathy to you and your family. We were looking forward to seeing both of you in the upcoming weeks and enjoing some good 40's music and card games. We will remember all the good times with "Mr. Ed" everytime we play a game of Skipo and Hand and Foot. He was our rules authority. He will be missed by all fo us.

Ryan Mackey

February 17, 2010

Elvina I am sorry for your lost. Ed was a great human being. I remember all the parties and of course Boyds all of us together.

George Sadek

February 17, 2010

Elvina, Iam sorry to read of Ed'S passing away. He helped me grow up in Wet Starch in my years at Argo. A great man, hard worker and a great sense of humor.

Mary Pettinato

February 17, 2010

Ed, We appreciate your service and sacrifice during WWII and we recognize that the freedoms we enjoy today are thanks to the sacrifices you and all of our soldiers and veterans have made. Ed, you will be missed but never forgotten. From all of us at Honor Flight Chicago, we salute you!
Mary Pettinato, President

Rich Cook

February 17, 2010

Elvina, I'm so very sorry I am unable to get back to Illinois for Ed's funeral. We worked together for over 35 years so I have many good warm memories of our times together. Our golfing and dinner outings will always be special to me. We sure had a great Wet-Starch gang. I'm going to miss him.

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