Mary Hennessy
Of Arlington Heights
Mary Hennessy was
born February 27,
1929 in
Saskatchewan, Canada
to Harry and Lena
(nee Kostyniuk)
Niwranski. She
passed away on
September 6, 2009 in
Rolling Meadows.
Mary is survived by
her children Alan
(Sheryl) Gafka of
Algonquin, Philip
(Deborah) Gafka of
Libertyville and
Janet (Dennis
Handzel) Gafka of
Cary; her
grandchildren
Amanda, Alan, Ryan,
Elizabeth, Marissa,
Logan and Ani; her
great-grandchildren
Jared, Kaylie,
Patrick, Avery, Sage
and Bella; and her
sisters Ann (the
late Robert) Boulton
and Pearl (Stephen)
Ptak.
Mary was preceded in
death by her
husbands Jerome John
Gafka and John
Francis Hennessy;
her brother Paul
(Geraldine)
Niwranski; and her
parents.
Visitation from 3:00
PM until 9:00 PM
Wednesday, September
9, 2009 at the
Glueckert Funeral
Home, Ltd., 1520 N.
Arlington Heights
Rd., (4 blocks south
of Palatine Rd.)
Arlington Heights
and Thursday,
September 10, 2009
from 9:00 AM until
the time of Mass at
10:00 AM at St.
Cecilia Catholic
Church, 700 S. Meier
Rd., Mt. Prospect.
Interment St. Mary
Cemetery, Evergreen
Park.

Glueckert Funeral Home
(847) 253-0168
1520 North Arlington Heights
Road Arlington Heights, IL 60004