Marianne Boncela

Marianne L. Boncela nee Lefkowicz (with photo) Beloved wife of the late Richard J. Boncela & Frank Strunka. Cherished mother of Cheryl (Christian) Sonne, Jeffrey (Laura) Strunka, Patricia (the late Joseph) Yenerich, & Michael (Gerry) Strunka Second mother of Kenneth (Betsy Alma) Boncela, Robert Boncela, Nancy (Ronald) Leracey, Susan (Dennis) Farmer, Karen (Ed) Enterlin, & Donna (Charles) Ford. Devoted grandmother of Rachel, Michael, Paul, Alex, April, Kristen (Jerry), Michelle (Brian), Amy, Steven, Jennifer, Gabrielle, Aidan, Corry, Jamie, Randy, Ryann, Kacee, Nichole (Billy), Curtiss (Rose), Joseph “ Jr.”(Amanda), Valerie, Gina (Patrick), Robert, Ava, Abby, Lucas, Arielle & the late Adam. Proud great grandmother of Kaitlynn, Adam, Skylar, Elizabeth, Paul, Madeleine, Christopher, Ian, Justin, Jackson, Haylee, Judah & Jocelyn Rose. Dear sister of the late Frances Polis, Emily (Michael) Bartley, Anthony, Edward, Joseph & Rev. Francis Lefkowicz. Treasured aunt & great aunt of many nieces & nephews and a true friend of many. Funeral Monday 8:45 am from Thompson & Kuenster Funeral Home, 5570 W. 95th St., Oak Lawn to St. Gerald Church for Mass at 9:30 am. Interment Resurrection Cemetery. Visitation Sunday from 3 pm until 8 pm. Retired after 21 years as an administrative professional at Swift & Co. Member of St. Gerald Women’s Club. St. Gerald Choir Leader of Song. Charter member of Queen’s Guild at Queen of the Universe Parish. Longtime member of Troubadour Drama Group. Leader of T.O.P.S. In lieu of flowers, memorials to American Lung Association or LaRabida Children’s Hospital would be greatly appreciated.