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christopher lit a candle
Saturday, January 17, 2015
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Love you miss you grandma rosie
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bobbie and albert lit a candle
Saturday, January 17, 2015
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its been 2 yrs and we think of you often
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J.J. burks lit a candle
Saturday, January 17, 2015
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miss you grandma rosie
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Lu Anne Harkins lit a candle
Monday, November 17, 2014
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Miss you Rose. Miss your family. Thinking of all of you.
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Sunday, November 9, 2014
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Miss you much.love you and think of you often hoping your not disappointed
J.J. ask about you to
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Monday, February 17, 2014
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Mom, I got through the holidays okay, but every day is hard because I know you're not here with us to talk to. I reach for the phone on the way home from work...and I end up calling Anna because you aren't there to share my ride home with me. Paula
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Frank Jandura lit a candle
Friday, June 7, 2013
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Miss you Rosie
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Paula Kostelec lit a candle
Friday, June 7, 2013
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I miss you so much Mom.
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Kara Jandura lit a candle
Friday, June 7, 2013
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We miss you so much Rosie.
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Jason Jandura lit a candle
Friday, June 7, 2013
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I miss you.
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Nicole Jandura lit a candle
Friday, June 7, 2013
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I love you so much.
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Friday, June 7, 2013
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I am truly honored to have got the chance to know you and love you.
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Annarose Jandura lit a candle
Friday, June 7, 2013
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I miss you so much
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Lillian Rose Ongenae lit a candle
Friday, June 7, 2013
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I love you Grandma Rosie
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Christian Jandura lit a candle
Friday, June 7, 2013
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I miss you so much Grandma Rosie.
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Sarah Jandura-Ongenae lit a candle
Friday, June 7, 2013
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There is not a day that goes by that I do not think about you.
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Linda Chicola ( Vonch) posted a condolence
Saturday, January 19, 2013
Sorry for your loss. I hope Rose didn't suffer. I keep thinking the lady's are getting ready for their next card game and planning the next spaghetti dinner .
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Paula Kostelec posted a condolence
Friday, January 18, 2013
When I was in college, I orchestrated a surprise anniversary party for my mom and dad. Our neighbors, Les and Laura Wright, helped out by taking my parents out to dinner for their anniversary. Laura also baked and decorated a beautiful cake that she left on her kitchen table for me to get once the couples left for their meal. I had saved enough for a case of, what I'm sure now, cheap champagne, and my aunts and some cousins contributed dishes to pass. There were old wedding pictures on the dining room table, and this huge cake. Relatives of both my mother and father showed up to share in the celebration, which really was a surprise for my parents. (My mom and I used to reminisce a lot, and we retold this story numerous times over the years.)
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Paula Kostelec posted a condolence
Friday, January 18, 2013
It wasn't until Anna and I went into the house on Grant Avenue to start organizing and going through old papers that were in the China cabinet and on a stand behind her chair in the dining room that I realized what a big heart my mother truly had and the extent of her generosity. What I found were letters of request, thank-yous, and little mementos sent from numerous organizations in which my mom was a regular contributor. Startled by this revelation, once we got back to Anna's, I asked Nicole if she knew anything about how it was possible for Grandma to make so many donations. Nicole, who was key to writing out Grandma's checks and balancing her checkbook, said that my mom would send a few dollars to help whomever she could. I know that Nicole and Dennis had warned her that sometimes much of the money collected by some of the organizations didn't reach their intended targets, and so she was just beginning to be a little more selected about which charities would receive a donation. Even so, the number that she was still supporting left me humble. Kindness and generosity were what my mom was all about.
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Paula Kostelec posted a condolence
Friday, January 18, 2013
Everyone knows how much my mom loved children and her job as a lunch supervisor at Edna Keith School. Even last week she said that she wished that she still had the strength to work with the kids, and we talked about how she always tried to give any extra food left from serving the lunches to children who needed it the most.
She reminded me of when I went to the school as the substitute principal for a week and how I watched her deal with the little ones who were clearly hungry for more than food. My mom gave those kids love and talked to them respectfully; in turn, the kids loved her back and always ran up to hug and say hello to Mrs. Rose.
Seeing the powerful exchanges firsthand made me realize that my mother's love when beyond blood family. It was the family of humanity that she cheerfullly embraced.
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Paula Kostelec posted a condolence
Friday, January 18, 2013
Here's a story my mom would love to tell about when she and her two sisters Lena and Angie were youngsters. Back then, times were rough, but once in a while, the girls were given a small bag of penny candy to share. My mom said that she would split the candy, and it went like this,
"One for you, one for you, two for me" until all of the candy was distributed. Hmmm, wonder if that was the start of the path that would later lead the only sister to have diabetes, or maybe that extra sugar made my mom's disposition so sweet that anyone who met her loved her. What do you think?
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Paula Kostelec posted a condolence
Friday, January 18, 2013
When cousin Sharon took summer classes towards her master's degree during a summer, I babysat for Denny and Doug. "I'm not sure how old the boys were, but Doug was still in diapers, but he could tottle around. Anyway, one morning after Dennis had gone to work and Sharon had gone to school, I fed the boys. By noon, I had fed the boys and tried to get them to take a nap, but that was not to happen.
The problem started when I realized that I had to use the bathroom, but I was afraid to leave them alone for too long. I called my mom on the phone because she was the expert and explained my predicament. Her advice was to leave the bathroom door open so that I could see or at least her the boys. The bathroom was off the kitchen, so I figured that was reasonable. Not so!
When I came out of the bathroom, there stood Denny and Doug throwing eggs that were now all over the floor... Both boys kept talking about the "balls" they were throwing. Again, I called my mom for advice. After thinking for a few seconds, she told me that first, I needed to clean up the mess. Then she surprised me by giving me two options: either let my bladder burst next time so that I could watch the boys more closely, or teach them how to catch! So much for advice. I put Denny in his bed and rocked Doug to sleep. Then I relaxed with a good book for about two seconds before I drifted into my own nap.
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Paula Kostelec posted a condolence
Friday, January 18, 2013
When we were kids, my sister Anna wanted to be with my mother everywhere she went, so when Mom went to play cards with Mrs. Cash, Anna went, too. When Mom went to visit Les and Laura, our next door neighbors, Anna went,too. Anna was seen so often with my mom that Les, then the rest of the neighbors, started referring to Anna as Rosie's Little Shadow.
As adults, neither my mom nor Anna drove, so it was difficult for my sister to physically shadow my mother. Instead, Anna would talk to my mom on the phone five to ten times a day. There was a special bond between my mom and her youngest child. I think that what they shared was passed down to Anna's children, and they called and visited my mom regularly.
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Paula Kostelec posted a condolence
Friday, January 18, 2013
As time drew near for me to go to college, there was a controversy as to which school I was to attend. My dad wanted me to go to Joliet Junior College because he was afraid that I would never use an education if I got married and had kids. I wanted to attend the College of St. Francis, and my mom felt that I had proven myself as a student and should have the opportunity to go I wanted. My two parents quarreled over my fate, but my mom had wanted to nurture my desire to get an education and make something of myself that she insisted to my dad that I would attend CSF, and that if he didn't want to help pay for it, she would use whatever money her father had left her to help with the finances. Needless to say, Mom prevailed and I attended the college of my choice. The good part...I had enough money in scholarships and grants that the only costs that needed to be covered were books and course overloads. When I graduated, my mom hugged me and said that she never doubted that I would succeed. I've told her that without her support and belief in me, I'd probably be working in retail today instead of entering the twilight years of my career in education.
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Paula Kostelec posted a condolence
Friday, January 18, 2013
My mom and her friends would get together every Wednesday in the summer at Betty Chellino's house where there was an in-ground pool. All the ladies would bring their young children, a dish to pass and their bathing suits; however, Mom was the only adult who spent much time in the water with the kids. Although she didn't know how to swim, she would sometimes bounce around on a tire tube or pull us kids around on it. She would bounce up and down with us and call herself Luna the Tuna. Anna and I were just talking about those fun Wednesdays and how our mom made them so special just by playing with us in the pool.
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Paula Kostelec posted a condolence
Friday, January 18, 2013
My mom used to hang out the wash to dry on a line in the summers, so it wasn't unusual to see her in the backyard doing this on a weekly basis. One day, we heard my mom yelling for my dad to come out and help her. When he got to her, one of her legs was deep in the ground and she was screaming,"The devil's got me!"
My dad pulled her out and studied the situation. by lying on the ground and putting his arm in the hole. He didn't feel the bottom, so as a precaution, he placed two chairs with a board between them over the hole. The next morning, when he looked out of the kitchen window, the chairs were gone. In their place was a huge,gaping hole. Apparently, there had been an old cistern that had been covered over with a slab of stone that broke down the middle and caused chaos.
Once my dad had reassessed the situation, he began throwing in whatever he could find, including a tricycle that I had been saving from my deceased Papa. Dirt was ordered, and once the hole was filled, the entire backyard was leveled and new grass seed was planted.
No, Rosie was not taken down by a devil, and she's probably looking down at this story now and having a good laugh at the memory.
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MB posted a condolence
Friday, January 18, 2013
I extend my heartfelt sympathy to the Kostelec family. May those precious memories of your dear loved one Rose be foremost in your hearts and minds along with this wonderful promise that Jesus made at John 5:28,29. If you would like to know more about this promise please do not hesitate to contact me at marbrad1129@gmail.com. Again, my sincere condolences.
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