Obituaries

Death Notices: Virginia Kenny, Mary Watry, Aviola Meyer, Philip Leonard

Services for these four individuals will be held in Elmhurst.

Virginia Kenny

Virginia T. "Jean" Kenny died peacefully at home after a struggle with cancer. She was a member if Immaculate Conception Church in Elmhurst. 

She was preceded in death by her husband, George, and her children, William, George and Kevin. She is survived by her children, Robert, Brian, Elizabeth and Joseph; 19 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

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Visitation will be held from 3 to 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 3, at Gibbons Funeral Home, 134 S. York Road, Elmhurst. A Mass of Christian burial will be held at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 4, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 134 Arthur St., Elmhurst.

Read Mrs. Kenny's full obituary on the Chicago Tribune website.

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Mary Watry

Mary Marjorie Watry (nee O'Hara), 90, of Elmhurst, has died. She was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Myron. She is survived by her children, Mary, Susanne, Joanne, Virginia and Kathleen, her 16 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 3, at Pedersen-Ryberg Mortuary, 435 N. York Road, Elmhurst. A Mass of Christian burial will be held at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 4, at Mary Queen of Heaven Catholic Church, 426 N. West Ave., Elmhurst.

Read Mrs. Watry's full obituary on the Chicago Tribune website

Aviola Meyer

Aviola L. Meyer, 77, of Elmhurst, has died. She was preceded in death by her husband, Garry. She is survived by her children, Steven, Fadilia, Lorraine, Jeffery and William; her 10 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

A funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 3, at Gibbons Funeral Home, 134 S. York, Elmhurst. 

Read Mrs. Meyer's full obituary on the Chicago Tribune website.

Philip Leonard

Philip C. Leonard, 39, of Elmhurst, died Dec. 31. He is survived by his parents, Brenda and Robert, his grandmother, Doris, his siblings, and his nieces and nephews.

Visitation will be held from 3 to 8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 6, at Ahlgrim Funeral Home, 567 S. Spring Road, Elmhurst. Visitation will conclude with prayers at 8 p.m.

Read Mr. Leonard's full obituary on the Suburban Life website


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