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Leona Kaleta Obituary

LEONA RITA KALETA FORMERLY OF CALUMET CITY, IL Leona Rita Kaleta, age 83, formerly of Calumet City, IL, at rest August 6, 2009 in Georgia. Loving mother of Mark (Nancy) Kaleta); proud grandmother of Ashley, Kimberly and Billy Kaleta; dear sister of Arthur, Bernard (Winifred), Alfred (Irene),William (Delores) and Clarence (Dorothy) Kaleta; and fond aunt of many nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, August 11, 2009 at 9:30 a.m. from the Hennessy-Nowak Funeral Home, 400 Pulaski Road (154th Street), Calumet City, IL to St. Victor Church for Mass at 10:00 a.m. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday from 4:00-8:00 p.m. Leona was a longtime resident of Calumet City. She was a member of St. Victor Church, Womens Court, 513 St. Joseph Catholic Order of Foresters. Leona was a retired proofreader for the Chicago Magazine. Info: (708) 862-5454.

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Published by The Times on Aug. 9, 2009.

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