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Lillian Lyons Obituary

Lillian Imogene Lyons, nee Dowland, age 88, of Brookfield. Beloved wife of the late Joseph P. Lyons; loving mother of Linda (Michael) Gorman and Shirley (the late Jack) Barrett; loving grandmother of Michael J. Gorman, Maureen Gorman, Mark Gorman, Linda (Rich) Jasutis, Karen Dignin, Diane (Brandon) Jurs, Sherri (Tommy) Johns, Joseph (Carla) Barrett and the late Kathleen Barrett; great-grandmother of 16 and great-great-grandmother of three; sister of Delores Barrett; predeceased by Ralph Dowland and Horace Dowland; aunt of many nieces and nephews and a friend to many. Visitation Wednesday, December 9, 2009 from 3 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. and Thursday, December 10, 2009 from 9:00 A.M. to 9:30 A.M. at Hitzeman Funeral Home Ltd., 9445 W. 31st St., Brookfield. Funeral Thursday 9:30 A.M. to St. Mary Church, Riverside, Mass 10 A.M. Interment Woodlawn Cemetery. Information (708) 485-2000 or www.hitzemanfuneral.com

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Published by Central Cook Suburban Life from Dec. 7 to Dec. 9, 2009.

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