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Aubrey Serewicz Obituary

Serewicz, Dr. Aubrey Joseph

Dr. Aubrey Joseph Serewicz, 95 years of age, loving husband for 58 years of the late Catherine Mary Loftus Serewicz; and dear father of Irene (Christian) Redman, Anne Serewicz, Teresa Serewicz, Cormac (Mary Claire) Loftus, Lawrence Serewicz, Timothy (Julie) Serewicz; dearest grandfather of Augustus and Alexander Redman; Anastasia, Kevin, and Celine Pierron, and Philip Serewicz- Movery; Matthew, Julia, Evangeline, and Phillip James Loftus; Zachary and Eleanore Serewicz; and Timothy James Serewicz; dearest son of the late Albert Edward Serewicz, Sr., and Caroline Grzegoszka- Gordon; fond brother of the late Albert (late Donna), late Anthony (Dolores), Dorothy (late Thomas) Gordon, late Caroline (late Henry) Schwartzfeger and Joan Kusher; loving uncle of many nieces and nephews. Aubrey was a life-long learner who loved science, chemistry, and history. He earned a BS in Chemistry from St. Joseph's in Rensselaer, IN, a Master of Science in Chemistry from Loyola University Chicago, a Master of Science in Chemistry from University of Rochester, a PhD. in Physical Chemistry from Texas A&M University and a post-doctoral fellowship at Ames Laboratory, Iowa State University. He was a professor of Chemistry at Northern Illinois University and worked at Baxter Laboratories and Illinois Tool Works, as well as AHP-Wyeth Laboratory. He published numerous scientific abstracts and articles and was awarded a US Patent for a chemical fastener that addressed several challenges within the aerospace industry. Aubrey was active in the community as a troop leader for St. Mary's Cub Scout Pack 173 and worked on the preservation of the brick roads in DeKalb. After retirement, he went onto to study nutrition and author and publish a book on diet, nutrition, and exercise. The Funeral Mass will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 29, 2022, at Christ the Teacher University Parish, 512 Normal Rd. in DeKalb with Fr. Kyle Manno celebrating. Interment will follow at St. Mary's Cemetery in DeKalb. Visitation will be from 4:00 - 8:00 p.m. Friday, January 28 at Anderson Funeral Home in DeKalb, IL. 815-756-1022 For information, visit www.AndersonFuneralHomeLtd.com or call 815-756-1022.

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Published by Chicago Sun-Times on Jan. 23, 2022.

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Una o Malley

March 20, 2023

Dear Irene, Anne, and all the Serewicz Family, my deepest condolences on the passing of your Dear Dad Aubrey.
May he rest in peace. It is a very long time since I was in your company, and would love to catch up with you again. Im at: [email protected] - lots of love. Una O Malley.

(Cloonty, Mayo, Ireland - (Formally Ennistymon and London)

Kurt & Karen Unkel

February 1, 2022

We are so sorry to see of Aubrey's passing. He filled us with knowledge about agriculture that was very helpful when we were farming rice. What an adventure of a life he lived!

Ben Whisenhunt

January 28, 2022

Dear Lawrence and Serewicz family-
I am so sorry to hear about your father. You are in our thoughts.
Ben Whisenhunt

Cynthia Reading

January 28, 2022

Although we cannot be there in person to say goodbye to Uncle Aubrey and extend our condolences to you, we wanted to be sure you knew that he was loved and will be greatly missed by our family. We treasure our memories of him and his energetic presence, like when he welcomed the Schwertfegers to your home in California and took us skiing for the first time, the occasions when he would pop in to our house in LaGrange Park and share his exceptional scientific knowledge, and most recently after he published his book and expounded on the dangers of salt. He was proud of his family and we were always glad to be with him. Our thoughts and prayers are with his best creations and our cousins. May he and Catherine be together forever in God's grace.
Michael Schwertfeger, Cynthia (Schwertfeger) Reading, and Kenneth Reading

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Sharon Haylock

January 27, 2022

Condolences to the family. May Dr. Serewicz rest in eternal peace in God’s love.

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Cindy Ostberg

January 21, 2022

Dear Anne and Serewicz Family,

I am so sorry for your loss. Your father was a unique man who lived a long and wonderful life. He will be missed but his memory lives on in all of you. May you be comforted by fond memories of him.

Cindy & Matt

Joe Japuntich Jr

January 20, 2022

I met Mr Serewicz through my father , he was so interesting and knowledgeable but what shined was his conservative Catholic faith and as a father of young children he influenced me greatly on how to be a Man of God and to pass that on to my children as my father had done . I believe he walked ten miles a day and he walked every step in Jesus’s foot prints

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4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Anderson Funeral Home - DeKalb

2011 South Fourth Street, DeKalb, IL 60115

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29

Funeral Mass

11:00 a.m.

Christ the Teacher University Parish

512 Normal Rd., DeKalb, IL

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