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John McGrath Obituary

Name: Visitation for John McGrath
Start: 2018-12-31T15:00:00.000Z
End: 2018-12-31T16:00:00.000Z
Location: St. Hilary Church

McGrath, John J. "Jack" 85, Retired CFD, of Chicago, December 26, 2018. Son of the late John O. and Cecil McGrath; nephew of the late Anna and Vera Thompson; family friends of Mark and Alicia Jadwin, and Pat and Sharon Ward; Godfather of Ashlee and Myles Jadwin, and Kyle and the late Erin Ward. Visitation Monday, December 31, 2018, 9:00 a.m. to time of Mass 10:00 a.m. at St. Hilary Church, 5600 N. California Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, 60659. Interment Rosehill Cemetery. 773-561-6874.

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Published by Chicago Sun-Times on Dec. 30, 2018.

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January 2, 2019

My condolences for your loss. May GOD comfort you and heal your broken hearts. Ps. 147:3.

Z L

January 1, 2019

My sincere condolences to your family for the loss of your love one. May the God of comfort be with you during this sad occasion and may his loving words at John 6:40 console your heart.

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