Lawrence M. Szmurlo
Lawrence M. Szmurlo
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10
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10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Holy Family Church
2515 W. Palatine Road, Inverness, IL 60067
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Lawrence Szmurlo Obituary
Survived by his wife, Debbie, nee Zmuda; children, Stephanie and Adam (Melanie Koto) Szmurlo; siblings, Ron (Judith), Florian (Diana), Mary (Len), Len (Chris), Chester, Steven (Steve) and sister-in-law, Gloria (the late Leo "Peanuts") and Marianne (Mike). Larry is also survived by many nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in Larry's name to The Glioblastoma Foundation www.glioblastomafoundation.org, Make-A-Wish Foundation www.wish.org or The Knights of Columbus www.kofc.org.
Visitation Thursday, October 9, 2025, from 3-8 PM at Smith-Corcoran Funeral Home, 185 E. Northwest Hwy., Palatine. Funeral Friday, October 10, 2025, 9:30 AM from Smith-Corcoran Funeral Home to Holy Family Catholic Church, 2515 W. Palatine Road, Inverness for Mass at 10:30 AM. Interment will be private. For more information call 847-359-8020 or www.smithcorcoran.com.
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2515 W. Palatine Road, Inverness, IL 60067
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