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Joanna Schifo Obituary

Schifo, Joanna A. (nee Urbutis), loving wife of the late James, devoted mother of Marilyn Schlikas, dearest grandmother of Dana (Michael) Buttacavoli and Cari (Donald) Koss, fond great-grandmother of Ava, Lydia, and Jimmy, sister-in-law of Carmela (Joseph) Fishella, Josephine (the late Anthony) Tuminello, Paul (Charlotte) Schifo, the late Albert, Louis (Adeline), Lena (the late John) Tominello and Frank, dear aunt of many. Funeral service Tuesday, 9 a.m. from Geils Funeral Home, 260 W. Irving Park Road, Wood Dale, going to Holy Ghost Church. Mass 9:30 a.m. Interment St. Mary Cemetery, Evergreen Park, IL. Visitation Monday, 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. For info. call 630-766-3232

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Published by Chicago Sun-Times on Dec. 20, 2004.

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