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Elaine Stefanu Obituary

Stefanu, Elaine H. (nee Chicouris) Beloved wife of the late Thomas Stefanu; loving mother of Jim (Sandy), Adrienne (Tony) Lewandowski, Mariellen Kollins, Andrew and the late Karen Nelson; dear mother-in-law of Carl Nelson; dearest grandmother of Bonnie (Andrew) Rajchel, Kori, Thomas, Anna, Danny, Matthew and Ryan; devoted great-grandmother of Austin, Natalia and Katrina; fond sister of Jim, George and the late Mary Chicouris; cherished aunt of many nieces and nephews. Visitation Wednesday 3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Lawn Funeral Home 17909 S. 94th Avenue, Tinley Park, IL 60487. Funeral Mass Thursday 11:30 a.m. at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church 10301 S. Kolmar Ave., Oak Lawn, IL. Interment Evergreen Cemetery. Funeral info: 708-532-3100.

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Published by Chicago Sun-Times on Apr. 15, 2014.

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Martha Kruse

April 18, 2014

My mom Martha was best friends with Elaine when they were in high school. My mom had a massive stroke last year in March. This past week my mom was in the hospital and then Tuesday night, April 15,

my mom lost consciousness for about four minutes. She came back and everything was fine but after that she's been talking about Elaine everyday. She was discharged last night, which was Thursday, and asked if I knew how to get in touch with Elaine. My mom has dementia from the stroke so she often says things that are difficult for me to do but I told her I would look on the Internet to see if I could find Elaine. That's how I found this website. My mom has nothing but wonderful things to say about Elaine and how much she misses her and how much she would like to see her again. Elaine was even in my mother and father's wedding party & I have a photo which we look at occasionally. I haven't told my mom yet about what I found and I don't know if I will. I think I need to find the right time to do so. Your family is in our prayers and thoughts. I am signing my mom's name to your guestbook.

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