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Leo Miklius Obituary
Leo Miklius, age 70. Beloved husband of the late Nancy, nee Cappy. Loving father of Elizabeth (James) Mainardi, Matthew (Susan), Michael, Christina (Austin) Stonewall, Christopher, and Sarah (Joseph) Uhrich. Cherished grandfather of Madeline, Emma, Nathaniel, John Paul, Julia, Veronica, Isabelle, Cecilia, Judah, Eli, Noelle, Gabriel, Nadia, Cleopas, and one on the way. Dear brother of the late Vytautas and brother in law of George Cappy, Cathy (Phil) West, Mary (Mark) Wozniak and Susan (the late George) Townsend. Fond uncle of many.
Visitation Wednesday 4:00-7:30pm at Smith-Corcoran Funeral Home, 185 E. Northwest Hwy., Palatine. Funeral Thursday 9:30am from the funeral home to St. Theresa Church, 465 N. Benton St., Palatine for Mass at 10:00am. Interment St. Michael the Archangel Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations to St. Theresa Church would be appreciated. For funeral information 847-359-8020 or visit Leo's memorial at www.smithcorcoran.com
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