George J. Gonwa

George J. Gonwa, age 89 of Lombard, WWII Navy Veteran. Graduate of Austin High School, Chicago 1941, B.S. Civil Engineering Northwestern University, Civil Engineer, Project Manager Ragnar Benson, Lester B. Knight, Gust K. Newburg, Tennis Competitor to age 80. Beloved husband of the late Darline R. Gonwa, nee Sears; fond father of Thomas A. (Mary Alice Westrick M.D.) Gonwa, M.D., Ruth M. (Mike) Hanratty, Charles J. (Grace) Gonwa, Steven G. (Terry) Gonwa, Mary S. Boylan, Richard J. (Marianne) Gonwa, Paul A. (Wilkie Engle) Gonwa, David J. Gonwa and the late Robert H. Gonwa; dear grandfather of 15; great grandfather of three; dear brother of Phyllis (the late Wally) Zea, Edward (Judith Frank) Gonwa, Betty (Paul) Kelley, the late Joseph (Gertrude) Gonwa and Mary Therese (Bob) Einwick. Will Lie in State, Monday, January 26, 2015, at St. Francis Xavier Church, corner of Ogden Ave. and Spring Ave., La Grange, IL from 10 A.M. to Time of Mass 11 A.M. Interment Queen of Heaven Cemetery. Arrangements by Hitzeman Funeral Home Ltd., 9445 West 31st Street, Brookfield, IL 60513. In lieu of flowers memorials appreciated to Alzheimer's Association National Office , 225 N. Michigan Ave., Fl. 17, Chicago, IL 60601 or American Diabetes Association , P.O. Box 11454, Alexandria, VA 22312. Information 708-485-2000 or www.HitzemanFuneral.com