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Colonial Chapel Funeral Home & Crematory - Orland Park

15525 South 73rd Avenue

Orland Park, Illinois

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Jan. 30, 2026

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

St. Julie Billiart Church

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Mildred Guska Obituary

Guska, Mildred D.

GUSKA-Mildred D. Guska, nee Cybulski, age 100, beloved wife for 43 years to the late Joseph. Loving mother of Janis (late Vincent) Gemino and William (Kimberly) Guska. Proud grandmother of Joseph (Allison) Gemino and Mark (Jenilee) Gemino, William (Laura) Guska, Kristin (Timothy) Glover, Nicole (Brandon) Pardi and Katherine (Sam) Sweigart. Dearest great- grandmother of McKinsley, Oakley, Adeline, Anthony, Vincent, Liam, Eleanor, Trevor, Timothy, Luca, Isabelle and Aiden. Preceded in death by her siblings, Mary, Anne, Veronica, Clara, Stella, Chester and Sigmund. Fond aunt of many nieces and nephews. Visitation Friday, January 30, 2026 at St. Julie Billiart Church, 7399 W. 159th St., Tinley Park, IL from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. with a Funeral Mass to follow at 10:00 a.m. Entombment Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Alsip, IL. Express your thoughts and condolences at colonialchapel.com 708-532-5400

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Published by Chicago Sun-Times on Jan. 28, 2026.

Memorial Events
for Mildred Guska

Jan

30

Visitation

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

St. Julie Billiart Church

7399 W. 159th St., Tinley Park, IL

Jan

30

Funeral Mass

10:00 a.m.

St. Julie Billiart Church

7399 W. 159th St., Tinley Park, IL

Funeral services provided by:

Colonial Chapel Funeral Home & Crematory - Orland Park

15525 South 73rd Avenue, Orland Park, IL 60462

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