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Frances Graffe Obituary

Graffe, Frances L. age 78, of Antioch, passed away Sunday, July 14, wife of the late Eugene N., mother of Fragene (Steve Swiercz) Graffe of Evanston and Marsha (Thomas) Dobrowski of Crete, grandmother of Tamara (Evangelos) Niforos, great-grandmother of Anastasia and Camaron, sister of Charles (Lois) Barton of Fair Oaks, Ca. Visitation Saturday, 5:30 p.m. until time of memorial service, 6:30 p.m. at Donnellan Family Funeral Home, 1571 Maple Ave., Evanston. Info. 847-869-2900. Visit Guest Book at www.suntimes.com

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Published by Chicago Sun-Times on Jul. 21, 2002.

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