Gertrude A. Charvat, Nee Lewandowski

Gertrude A. Charvat, nee Lewandowski, age 96, of Brookfield. Beloved wife of the late Melvin J. Charvat; loving mother of Diane (Alan) Blazek, Linda (Ken) Poteracki and Sandra (Dan) Nowakowski; dear grandmother of Ken (Jodi) Blazek, Steven (Alison) Poteracki, David Blazek, Kristine (Mark) Czaplicki, Kevin (Tanya) Nowakowski, Lisa Wood, Kimberly (Dan) Monahan, Jim (Missy) Blazek and Pamela (John) Fegan; loving great-grandmother of 15; devoted sister of Laverne (George) Witt, John (Dolores) Lewan, the late Alex Lewandowski, Jane Duckett, Dominick Lewandowski, Eleanor Lewan, Irvin Lewandowski, Regina Mravik, Peter Lewandowski and Leonard Lewandowski; fond aunt of many nieces and nephews. Visitation Thursday, November 7, 2013, 3:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. and Friday, November 8, 2013, 10:30 A.M. to 11:00 A.M. at Hitzeman Funeral Home Ltd., 9445 West 31st Street, Brookfield. Funeral Friday 11:00 A.M. to St. Mary's Church, Riverside, Mass 11:30 A.M. Interment Woodlawn Cemetery. Memorials appreciated to Shriners Hospital for Children , 2211 North Oak Park Ave., Chicago, IL 60707 or American Heart Association , 3816 Paysphere Circle, Chicago, IL 60674. Information 708-485-2000 or www.HitzemanFuneral.com