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Charlotte Carlan Obituary

Carlan, Charlotte 85, of Melrose Park, beloved wife of the late Lawrence, loving mother of Frances (Greg) Sommesi and the late James Carlan, devoted grandmother of Michael, Brian, Danny, Donnie and the late Lawrence, Joseph and Jimmy, dear sister of the late Edna, sister-in-law of Ruth (Vince) Laraia, great grandmother of Taylor, Mike Jr., Donatela, Briana, Frankie, Pulina and Brian Jr, fond aunt of Pam Laraia and the late Rocky and Vince, great-aunt of Dean. Funeral Thursday, 12:30 p.m., from the Ed Prignano Funeral Home, 1815 W. North Ave (at Broadway/19th Ave) Melrose Park, to The Shrine of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel. Mass 1 p.m. Interment Arlington Cemetery, Elmhurst. Visitation 11 to 12:30 p.m. Info 708-344-0635

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Published by Chicago Sun-Times on Dec. 18, 2008.

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MARY

December 28, 2008

DEAR CHARLOTTE
I LOVED WHEN YOU LAUGHED. OUR TIME TOGETHER WAS FUN AND SOMETIMES SILLY. YOU WILL ALWAYS HAVE A PLACE IN MY HEART AND IN MY MEMORIES.
LOVE MARY

Violet Rowe

December 19, 2008

May God bless you and your family in your time of sorrow. I worked with Charlotte for many years. She was a great co-worker.

Karilee Mazzocchi

December 18, 2008

Grandma Carlon, you were one of the sweetest people I knew growing up, you were always so good to all who knew you...and anyone who knew you were lucky to have you part of their lives

Love & Respectfully
Karilee Mazzocchi

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