Kathleen R. Schovanec
Of Mount Prospect

Kathleen R. Schovanec  was born on November 2, 1917 in Campbell Hill, Illinois to Henry and Bertha (nee Cleland) Dudenbostel. She passed away on Monday, January 20, 2014 in Arlington Heights.
 
Kathleen was a 1938 graduate of Southern Illinois University and completed post-graduate work at the University of Wisconsin, Penn State and the University of Iowa.  She taught school in Nashville and Roxana, Illinois and later had a long career as a physical therapist at Hines VA Hospital and Holy Family Hospital.  Kathleen valued her loving family above all.  

Kathleen is survived by her daughters, Jane (the late Joe) Solinsky and Linda (Warren) Newhauser; her grandchildren, Brent (Jody) Solinsky, Bradley Solinsky, Mary Newhauser, and Kathryn Newhauser.
 
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Alois Schovanec; and her sister, Genevieve Ruebke (nee Dudenbostel).
 
Memorial visitation will be Friday, January 24, 2014 from 10:00 am until the time of memorial service at 11:00 am at First United Methodist Church, 1903 E. Euclid, Arlington Heights. 

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to Make-A-Wish Foundation (www.wish.org). 


 

 

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