Frances Alma Winke, nee Cottman, age 97 of Brookfield. Beloved wife of the late Jerome Winke; fond mother of David Winke; the late Paul Winke and the late Donald Winke; sister-in-law of Edward (the late Barbara) Winke; aunt and great aunt of many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents Edward Cottman and Frances Cottman, nee Schmitt; her siblings Helen (Ken) Battles, Joseph Cottman, Rosemary (Ralph) List, Gertrude (Theodore) Scott, Edward (Peggy) Cottman and James (Juanita) Cottman.
Visitation Saturday, October 9, 2021 from 9 A.M. to 10:30 A.M. at
Hitzeman Funeral Home, Ltd., 9445 West 31st Street, Brookfield, IL.
Funeral Saturday 10:30 A.M. to St. Barbara Church, Brookfield, IL. for a Mass at 11 A.M.
Per State Mandate All guests attending any indoor services are required to wear a mask.
Interment Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Hillside
Information 708-485-2000 or www.HitzemanFuneral.com
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We are so sorry to here of “Fran’s” passing. What a strong woman she was! May she rest in peace with her husband and sons. Our thoughts from Iowa are with her family.
David – I am so sorry to hear of your
mom’s passing. I will always remember
the nice times we had at Thanksgiving
at Linda and Ken’s home and her delicious
deviled eggs! Please accept my
condolence.
Yesterday I stumbled upon Fran’s obit. Such a beautiful photo. Really shows her spirit. My mom, Evelyn Grady Baginski of Brookfied, Illinois became very close friends esp with the passing of Don and Paul. Fran considered my sister Pat Brown and me her adopted daughters and we certainly considered her like a second mom. Jerry always graciously took me to and from the airport when I would visit from Houston. Fran was always excited to eat with us at the Westmont Applebee’s and shop nearby at Kohl’s. What a delightful lady. It meant a great deal to us when my mom passed away the end of March 1999 when she spent the entire day with us, riding in the funeral limo all the way to Buffalo Grove and joining us for lunch. We stayed in touch throughout the years at Christmas time until a few years ago. We also are the proud owners of the silver 10th anniversary TransAm of her sons which is nearly completely restored. Our family is equally saddened to learn yesterday of Dave’s passing as we had something special planned about 6 mos from now and I will elaborate about that on Dave’s Legacy page. Fran was dearly loved by the Gabel family.