Mary Ellen Kratochvil, nee Stephens

Mary Ellen Kratochvil, nee Stephens, age 88, of Brookfield. Beloved wife of the late James A. Kratochvil; fond mother of Barbara Kratochvil, Mary Ann Kratochvil, James (Jill) Kratochvil and Joseph (Mary Ann) Kratochvil, grandmother of Kristin (David) Smith, Kelly (John) Malina, James (Jennifer) Kratochvil, Joseph Kratochvil and John Kratochvil; great-grandmother of Abby Malina, Jordyn Kratochvil, Christian Smith and John Malina; sister of Gladys (Gene) Doering; aunt of many nieces and nephews. Visitation Tuesday, June 9, 2015, 3 P.M. to 8 P.M. and Wednesday, June 10, 2015, 10 A.M. to 10:30 A.M. at Hitzeman Funeral Home, Ltd., 9445 W. 31st Street, Brookfield. Funeral Wednesday 10:30 A.M. to St. Barbara Parish, Brookfield. Mass 11 A.M. Interment St. Patrick Countryside Cemetery, McHenry, IL. Former Girl Scout Leader and Member of Mary Queen of Heaven and St. Patrick Women’s Club. Memorials to St, Barbara Food Pantry, 9300 W. 47th Street, Brookfield, IL 60513 or Crystal Lake Food Pantry, 257 King St Crystal Lake, IL 60014. Information 708-485-2000 or www.HitzemanFuneral.com