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Gilbert Prafke Obituary

Prafke, Gilbert C. beloved husband of the late Neola and Gloria, loving father of Karen Regnier, Linda and Jill Prafke, Christine (Jim) McConnell, Monica (Pat) Duffy, Gilbert Brown, Becky (Mickey) Autry and Sheila (Bruce Green) Coghlan, grandfather of Mark, Sandy, Joseph, John, Patrick, Melissa, Brian, Suzanne, Carl, Michael, Colleen and Ryan, great-grandfather of Luke, Grace, Anna, Alex, Jacqueline, James, Jackson, Evan and Madeline, brother of Ronald (Audry) Prafke. Resting at the Brady-Gill Funeral Home, 16600 S. Oak Park Ave., Tinley Park, where visitation will be held Friday, from 2 to 9 p.m. Lying in state Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., at Zion Lutheran Church. Services 10 a.m. Interment Zion Lutheran Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations to Zion Lutheran Church, 17100 S. 69th Ave., Tinley Park, IL 60477 appreciated. 708-614-9900 or www.bradygill.com

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Published by Chicago Sun-Times on Nov. 2, 2006.

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Chuck Finn

November 3, 2006

My heartfelt sympathy to the family of Gil. My mother, brother and I were friends of Gil, Ron and Hilda many years ago at Trinity Ev. Lutheran Church of Washington Heights.

Sig and Mary Ann Sandstrom

November 1, 2006

Thanks Gil for all your conversations with Mark and Kerry and with us at the various get togethers. We enjoyed listening to you for the short number of yrs we have known you.

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