Leona Markward Obituary

Markwart, Leona B. "Lee" (nee Legudzinski/Lane) Veteran US Navy WWII. Lifelong resident of Norwood Park. Beloved wife of the late Lester L. Markwart, retired CFD; loving mother of Leslee (Robert) Babich and Robert (Heather) Markwart; proud grandmother of Jamie (Dan) Pastar, Dana (David) VandenBoom, Tara (Michael) Lange, Peter (Elizabeth) Babich, Ashley (Conor) Shields, and Brittany Markwart; great-grandmother of Andi, Nathan, Matthew, Jake, David, Anna, Sara, Jack, and Oliver; dear sister of the late Ted (Charlotte) Lane, the late Steve (Angeline) Legudzinski, the late Ray (Loretta) Lane and the late Pete (June) Lane; fond aunt of many nieces and nephews. Visitation Wednesday, May 4, 2016 from 3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the M.J. Suerth Funeral Home, 6754 N. Northwest Hwy., Chicago. Funeral Thursday starting with prayers at the funeral home at 10:00 a.m. to St. Thecla Church (Oak Park and Devon), where Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Interment St. Adalbert Cemetery. Memorials to the National Psoriasis Foundation, 6600 SW 92nd Ave., Suite 300, Portland, OR 97223 or www.psoriasis.org appreciated. For more information, call 877-631-1240 or www.suerth.com.