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Gerta Padagas Obituary

Padagas, Gerta (nee Cekyte), age 79, beloved wife of George Padagas, loving stepmother of Ruth (Dennis) Simenas, devoted grandmother of Sandi (Craig) Kauffman, Gina (Nick) Aguinaga, Tony Simenas, Amy Simenas and great-grandmother of John, Joey and Nicholas. Visitation Tuesday, 5:00 p.m. until time of service, 6:00 p.m. at the Lithuanian Evangelical Home Church, 6641 S. Troy, Chicago. Funeral service Wednesday, 10:00 a.m. at the church. Interment St. Casimir Cemetery. Longtime choir member of the Lithuanian Evangelical Home Church. Express your thoughts and memories in the Online Guest Book at www.palosgaidasfh.com. Arrangements by Palos-Gaidas Funeral Home, 708-974-4410.

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Published by Chicago Sun-Times on Nov. 3, 2003.

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