Victoria Sychta Obituary

Sychta, Victoria Gloria 91, a resident of Grayslake and formerly of Chicago, IL, passed away Thursday, April 27, 2017 at Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville, IL. She was born September 21, 1925 in Chicago, IL to Joseph and Mary (nee: Szarek) Kruk. Victoria was a member of St. Mary of Vernon and the Vernon Hills Seniors Club. She was a homemaker most of her life, but did work as a secretary. Victoria is survived by her sister, Mary Sarnecki; her children, Susan (Martin) Sychta, Margaret (Kimbrough) Clarke, Mercedes (Jerome) Balcer, and James (Sharon) Sychta; her grandchildren, Nina (Alex) Larson, Scott Balcer, Trevor Balcer, Madeline Sychta, Cassandra Sychta, and Claire Sychta, and her great-grandsons, Colton and Clayton Larson. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Edward, whom she wed on January 28, 1950; her siblings, Rosalie, Joseph, Matthew, Steven, Alfred, Alice, and Thaddeus. A visitation is scheduled for Monday, May 1, 2017 from 3:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Strang Funeral Chapel & Crematorium, 410 E. Belvidere Rd., Grayslake, IL 60030. A funeral mass is scheduled for Tuesday, May 2, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Mary of Vernon Hills, 236 US Highway 45, Vernon Hills, IL. Interment will follow at Maryhill Cemetery in Niles, IL. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Cancer Society. For information, please call 847-223-8122 or log onto www.strangfuneral.org.