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Betty Kawa Obituary

Betty J. Kawa

Betty J. Kawa, nee Lobstein, age 92, longtime resident of Elmhurst; former substitute teacher at York High School; former office manager for East Central Regional office of the Boy Scouts of America; avid bridge player.

Beloved wife of the late Stephan; loving mother of Stephan Randolph, PhD (Nancy), Christopher and Carol (Alan) Adams; proud grandmother of Elizabeth (Lt. Kellen Burgwin, MD) Kawa Burgwin, MD, Alexander Kawa, Nicholas, PhD, Nathaniel (Karen Shaviv) and Kolleen Kawa, Bryan, Gregory, Christine and Charles Adams; dear sister of the late Virginia Terfruchte.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, P.O. Box 96011, Washington, DC 20090-6011.

Services have been held.

Arrangements by Gibbons Funeral Home, Elmhurst. 630-832-0018 or www.gibbonsfuneralhome.com

Published by Suburban Life Publications on Jun. 26, 2015.
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So sorry to have read about your loss at a much later time.
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March 22, 2024

Sorry to hear of your mother passing a few years ago. I have tried to look you up but to no advail.
Ellen Sanford formally of Elmhurst-now a resident of Louisville,KY

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Offering our deepest condolences during this difficult time.

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