Janet Knapczyk, nee Clark, age 90 of Joliet, formerly of La Grange. Beloved wife of the late Chester Knapczyk; fond mother of Richard (Annette) Knapczyk, Robert Knapczyk, Ronald (Deanna) Knapczyk and Kelly Knapczyk; loving grandmother of Sarah (Andrew) Panchenko, Emily (Tanner) O’Brien, Jason, Knapczyk, Jaclyn Knapczyk, Joshua Klein and Evan Klein; great grandmother of Adley, Clara and Zoe; dear sister of the late Delores Svehla, Mary Clark and Ronald Clark; aunt of many nieces and nephews.
Services and Interment Private Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, Elwood.
Arrangements entrusted to Hitzeman Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 9445 31st Street, Brookfield, IL 60513. Information 708-485-2000 or www.HitzemanFuneral.com
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