Maureen K. Smetana

Maureen K. Smetana obituary

Maureen K. Smetana

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10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

St. Barbara Church

4000 Prairie Avenue, Brookfield, IL 60513

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Maureen Smetana Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Hitzeman Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Ltd. on Oct. 11, 2025.

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Maureen K. Smetana, nee Delaney, age 93, of Brookfield. Former wife of the late Edward Smetana Sr. and beloved companion of Robert Butler Sr.; loving mother of Mary Jo (Randy) Yeater, Edward Smetana, the late Michael (Susie) Smetana, Steven Smetana and Susan (Bill) Butler; dear grandmother of Ryan (Karianne) Yeater, Jonathan (Mandy) Yeater, Michael Smetana Jr., Christal (DJ) Smetana, Robert Smetana, Bill (Marianne) Butler Jr., Julie (Michael) Trnka, Elizabeth (Daniel) Robins, Brian (Kari) Smetana and the late Nichole Smetana; great grandmother of Liam, Logan, Tullulah, Paisley, Waylon and Baylie; sister of the late Patricia (the late Charles Barwood and Patrick Lizio) Barwood; aunt of Celeste (Rob) Rusoff, Gina Lizio, Christine (Michael) Perillo and Patti (Steven) Henry.

Memorial visitation Saturday, October 18, 2025 10:30 A.M. to time of Mass at 11:00 A.M. at St Barbara Catholic Church 4000 Prairie Avenue, Brookfield, IL 60513.

Interment Private

Arrangements entrusted to Hitzeman Funeral Home & Cremation Services 9445 31st Street, Brookfield, IL 60513.

Information 708-485-2000 or www.HitzemanFuneral.com

For those of you that would like to express your condolences to the family, please click on the link below 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 Maureen K. Smetana Family. We will gladly forward it on to the family.

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Upcoming Events

Oct

18

Visitation

10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

St. Barbara Church

4000 Prairie Avenue, Brookfield, IL 60513

Send Flowers

Oct

18

Funeral Mass

11:00 a.m.

St. Barbara Church

4000 Prairie Avenue, Brookfield, IL 60513

Send Flowers

Only 6 days left for delivery to next service.