Lauretta M. Wojtowicz
Of Arlington Heights

Lauretta M. Wojtowicz was born on July 6, 1921 in Chicago to Alexander and Anna (nee Gongola) Maslowski. She died Tuesday, November 5, 2013 in  Arlington Heights.

Lauretta was co-founder AJR Industries, Inc. in Elk Grove Village. She was a member of  St. James Catholic Church in Arlington Heights.  Lauretta loved to spend time with her family and loved canasta.
 
She is survived by her spouse of 71 years, Joseph, whom she married on June 20, 1942 in Chicago, children, Christine A. (William) Batalden, Alan Joseph (Frances) Wojtowicz, Thomas W. Wojtowicz, Gary C. Wojtowicz, Pamela (Richard) Simantz, and AnnaMarie (Jerome) Sommer; 15 grandchildren;  30 great-grandchildren; and sister, Irene Chesney.
 
She was preceded in death by her parents and 2 brothers Edward(Caroline) Maki and Richard (Isabelle) Maslowski.
 
Visitation Friday, November 8, 2013  from 4:00 pm until 9:00 pm, at Glueckert Funeral Home Ltd., 1520 North Arlington Heights Road (4 blocks south of Palatine Road), Arlington Heights, IL  60004. Prayers 9:15 a.m. Saturday, November 9, 2013 at the funeral home proceeding to St. James Catholic Church, 831 North Arlington Heights Road, Arlington Heights, IL  60004 for a 10:00 am Funeral Mass.  Interment at Maryhill Cemetery in Niles.
 

In lieu of flowers memorials may be given to Franciscan Missionary Brothers of The Sacred Heart of Jesus, P.O. Box 476 Eureka, MO 63025, http://www.franciscancaring.org/.


 

 

Glueckert Funeral Home

(847) 253-0168

1520 North Arlington Heights Road

Arlington Heights, IL 60004
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