Florence Blazek Obituary
Florence Blazek, nee Borowiak, age 102, of Aurora, formerly of North Riverside. Beloved wife of the late Edward J. Blazek; dear mother of Edward (the late Peggy) Blazek and Robert (Lynn) Blazek; grandmother of Ryan (Teri Lynn) Blazek, Timothy (Kristine) Blazek, Adam (Kaitlin) Blazek, Alex (Stefanie) Blazek; great grandmother of nine; sister of the late Edwin (the late Edna) Borowiak and Arthur Borowiak; aunt of many nieces and nephews. Member of the North Riverside Golden Agers Club.
Visitation Tuesday, January 6, 2026 from 3:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. and Wednesday, January 7, 2026 from 10:30 A.M. to time of Service 11:00 A.M. at Hitzeman Funeral Home, Ltd., 9445 31st Street, Brookfield, IL 60513.
Entombment Woodlawn Cemetery, Forest Park.
Information 708-485-2000 or www.HitzemanFuneral.com
In lieu of flowers, memorials appreciated to: American Heart Association, 300 S. Riverside Plaza, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60606
For those of you that would like to express your condolences to the family, please click on the Guestbook and you can leave the family a message. If you wish to send a Sympathy Card to the Family, please feel free to send it to Hitzeman Funeral Home, 9445 31st Street, Brookfield, IL 60513, c/o the Florence Blazek Family. We will gladly forward it on to the family.
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