Bernice Wagendorf

Bernice Wagendorf obituary, Hickory Hills, IL

Bernice Wagendorf

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Bernice Wagendorf Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Lack & Sons Funeral Home - Hickory Hills on Oct. 9, 2025.

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Bernice Wagendorf, nee Ceponis, age 98, of Hickory Hills; Beloved wife of the late Walter Wagendorf; Dear sister of the late Ann (the late Joseph) Gergits and the late Stanley (the late Vera) Ceponis; Loving aunt of many nieces and nephews; Dearest daughter of the late Krist Ceponis and the late Ann Ceponis; Dear friend of Joann Jerantowski, Sandra Wasinski, and Krystina Rostowska; Memorial Mass, Saturday October 18, 2025, 11 A.M. at St. Patricia Church, 9050 South 86th Avenue, Hickory Hills; Interment St. Casimir Cemetery; Information 708-430-5700.
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Oct

18

Funeral Mass

11:00 a.m.

St. Patricia Church

9050 S. 86th Avenue, Hickory Hills, IL 60457

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