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Helen Zwierzyna Obituary

Zwierzyna, Helen A. (nee Gildemeister), age 84, of Brooklyn, New York, formerly of Lombard, IL, died May 22, 2007, in New York. Beloved wife of the late Max Zwierzyna, dear mother of Casey (the late Leah) Zwierzyna, Anne Marie (Alan) Shaw and the late Richard D. (Gail Carter) Zwierzyna, loving grandmother of Richard H. Zwierzyna, Max Shaw and the late Aaron Zwierzyna, loved sister of the late Mary Bitterman and Florence Russell. Funeral services Wednesday, 9 a.m., from Brust Funeral Home, 135 S. Main St., Lombard, to Sacred Heart Church, 114 S. Elizabeth St., Lombard, IL for a 9:30 a.m. Mass. Visitation Tuesday, 4 to 8 p.m. Memorials to FRAXA, the Fragile X Research Foundation appreciated. Info. Toll-Free 888-629-0094.

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Published by Chicago Sun-Times on May 27, 2007.

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