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James Kuczma

1934 - 2022

BORN

1934

DIED

2022

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Muzyka & Son Funeral Home - Chicago

5776 West Lawrence Avenue

Chicago, Illinois

James Kuczma Obituary

James Kuczma, age 88, of Chicago, Illinois and Spring Lake, Michigan, passed away peacefully Thursday, October 13, 2022. Born in Chicago in 1934 to the late Emil and Adeline Kuczma, he was the beloved husband of 67 years to Virginia Kuczma (nee Hackett); dearest father to Linda Kuczma, Donna (Kevin) Discher, Brenda (Stephen) Underwood and Lesa (Ronald) Olszewski; cherished grandfather of Kyle (Lauren) Discher, Colleen (William) Weibel, Thomas (Burmaa) Discher; Bryan Underwood and ElizaBeth (Zachary) Finn; Elizabeth (William) Vallie, Virginia Olszewski and Jacqueline Olszewski; fond great-grandfather of Claire Discher; Emma, Amie, and Adeline Weibel; and Eleanor Vallie; dear brother of the late Jeanine (James) Janis and the late Denise (Albert) Pasternak. Lying-in-state Saturday, October 29, 2022 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. at St. Robert Bellarmine Church, 4646 N. Austin Ave., Chicago. Funeral Mass 10:30 a.m. Interment All Saints Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Rainbow Hospice, 1550 Bishop Court, Mount Prospect, Illinois, 60056 or to Harbor Hospice, 1050 W. Western Avenue, Suite 400, Muskegon, Michigan, 49441. Arrangements entrusted to Muzyka & Son Funeral Home. For more info, (773) 545-3800 or visit James' tribute at www.MuzykaFuneralHome.com.

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Published by Chicago Tribune on Oct. 23, 2022.

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St. Robert Bellarmine Church

4646 N. Austin Ave., Chicago, IL

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Funeral Mass

10:30 a.m.

St. Robert Bellarmine Church

4646 N. Austin Ave., Chicago, IL

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Muzyka & Son Funeral Home - Chicago

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