Obituaries
Death Notices: Jerry Kocic, Ward McClelland
Visitation is Tuesday for Mr. Kocic, and a memorial service will be held on Friday for Mr. McClelland.
Jerry Kocic
Jerry P. Kocic, 80, of Elmhurst, has died. He was preceded in death by his son, Tim. He is survived by his wife, Barbara; his children, Kim, Kevin, Jenna Joy, Barton and Linda; and his eight grandchildren.
Visitation will take place from 3 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 10, at Pedersen Ryberg Mortuary, 435 N. York St., Elmhurst. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 11, at the mortuary.
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Read Mr. Kocic's full obituary on the Chicago Tribune website.
Ward McClelland
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Ward M. McClelland, 78, formerly of Elmhurst, has died. He contributed more than 13,000 volunteer hours at Elmhurst Memorial Hospital, was a Character Counts award recipient and coached basketball at Epiphany Lutheran in Elmhurst.
He is survived by his wife, Lou, his children, Dru and Peter, four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, at Our Savior's Lutheran Church, 815 S. Washington St., Naperville.
Read Mr. McClelland's full obituary on the Chicago Tribune website.
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