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Gertrude Kickert Obituary

Kickert, Gertrude (nee DeVries), age 88, late of Palos Park, IL, formerly of Harvey, IL and Dowagiac, MI, beloved wife of the late Albert Kickert, devoted mother of Terry (Michelle) Kickert and the late Jack (Donna) Kickert, proud grandmother of Jeffrey (Caryn), Laurie (fiance, Wesley Bielski), Kyle and Lindsay, great-grandmother of Tara Grace and Olivia Lyn. Visitation Sunday, from 3 p.m. til 9 p.m. Funeral service Monday, November 11, 2002, at 10 a.m., at the Smits, DeYoung-Vroegh Funeral Home, 649 E. 162nd St. (Rt. 6/159th St.), South Holland, IL. Interment Oak Ridge Cemetery, Lansing, IL. Memorials to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (500 N. Dearborn Suite 305, Chicago, IL 60610-4901), would be appreciated. 708-333- 7000 or www.legacy.com Visit Guest Book at www.suntimes.com

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Published by Chicago Sun-Times on Nov. 8, 2002.

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John Petro

November 11, 2002

Always good to see old friends even in sad times. Lots of great memories of Shady Shores and the Kickert families. Have passed this page along to Rich and my folks.

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