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Svea Dahlquist Obituary

Dahlquist, Svea Maria beloved wife of the late John Walter Dahlquist, loving mother of Ethel (Sane) Fairchild and Barbara Mery, grandmother of five and great-grandmother of ten, survived by one sister in Sweden, with many nieces and nephews in Sweden and the U.S.A. Memorial service Sunday, December 28, 2003, immediately following Sunday services at Irving Park Lutheran Church, 3938 W. Belle Plaine. Interment private. In lieu of flowers, contributions to Bethany Retirement Center or Irving Park Lutheran Church appreciated. 773-774-4100.

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Published by Chicago Sun-Times on Dec. 28, 2003.

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