Mildred Brydl Schalk

Mildred Agnes Brydl Schalk, age 90, a long-time resident of La Grange Park, passed away on Thursday, September 14, 2017. She was born May 21, 1927, in Chicago to Lillian and Frank Brydl. Mildred graduated from Riverside-Brookfield High School in the Class of 1945, in the upper 10% of her class. She resided for 25 years each in Brookfield, Brenwood Estates in Naperville and La Grange Park. She was a supervisor for the Bell System Center for Technical Education in Lisle, Illinois. Her parents and her husband, Ronald W. Schalk, preceded her in death. Surviving is her cousin, Carl Sinder, and some very dear friends. Mildred was a past President of the Brookfield Junior Women’s Club and a devoted member of The U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation, Charter Member National WWII Memorial, Friends of the Bohemian National Cemetery, Telephone Pioneers and WWII Museum in New Orleans. Visitation Wednesday, September 20, 2017 10 A.M. to 11 A.M at Hitzeman Funeral Home Ltd., 9445 West 31st Street, Brookfield. Interment in the family plot at Woodlawn Cemetery, Forest Park, Illinois. In lieu of flowers, donations in her name to the United Moravian Societies, 166 N. Brandon Drive, Glendale Heights, IL 60139 would be appreciated. Information 708-485-2000 or www.HitzemanFuneral.com