PATRICIA A. CREGIER

Patricia A. Cregier Patricia A. Cregier, 83, a longtime resident of Harwood Heights, passed away peacefully, on Friday, Nov. 18, 2011, at Sunrise Assisted Living in Naperville, Ill. She was born June 8, 1928, in Chicago, to Martin and Delia Cunningham. Patricia grew up in Chicago and graduated from Notre Dame High School. She received a diploma in nursing from St. Anne's in 1950. On June 21, 1958, she married Herbert G. Cregier. Pat and Herb resided in Harwood Heights, where they raised four children. She worked as an RN for many years at Swedish Covenant Hospital in Chicago. She was also an active member of St. Eugene Parish in Chicago. Throughout her life Pat was always generous and caring. She loved to help people. She is survived by three children, Cathleen (Kier) Strejcek of Naperville, John (Jan) Cregier of Bartlett and Donna (Rich) Varno of Tennessee; four grandchildren, Lindsay, Courtney, Conor and Liam; one sister, Rita (Ken) Bigoness of Harwood Heights; and nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Herb; her daughter, Mary Beth Cregier; her parents; and two sisters, May and Eileen Cunningham. A visitation will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 22, from 11 a.m. until the time of a service at 1 p.m. at Hultgren Funeral Home, 304 N. Main St., Wheaton. Interment will follow in All Saints Cemetery in Des Plaines, Ill. Memorial gifts may be directed to the Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research Foundation at ALZinfo.org. Family and friends may sign a guest book at hultgrenfh.com. For more information, please call Hultgren Funeral Home at 630-668-0027.