Kathleen M. Engel, 68 of Huntley passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Sunday, October 30, 2011 in Barrington, Illinois.
Kathleen was born October 23, 1943 in Chicago, the daughter of Francis Edward and Katherine (Joyce) Laffey. She was raised and educated on the west side of Chicago and following her schooling marred and raised her family. She had worked as a home health companion in both Illinois and Minnesota but especially relished her time with her grandchildren and watching their activities. She was a very caring and loving person and strong in her Catholic faith.
She is the loving mother of Joyce (Bryan) Grabon-Shipley of Forest Lake, MN, Kimberly (Deno) Grabon-Pickens of Farmington, MN, Robert (JoLynn) Engel of Bruce, WI, Suzette Engel & Christine Engel both of North Branch, MN & Kelly (Steve) Pfeffer of Huntley, dear grandmother of Candace, Bryan, Jessica, Kelsie, Robie, Briana, D.J., Caiden, Coy, Lauren, Danielle, Kayla, Ryan, Connor & Ian and cherished sister of Donna (David) Laffey-Weiss of St. Charles, IL & Patrick (Karen) Laffey of Forest Lake, MN. She was preceded in death by her parents, husbands, Ralph Grabon & Robert L. Engel and two brothers, Frankie & Daniel.
Visitation will be from 4:00 – 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, Nov 3rd at the DeFiore-Jorgensen Funeral Home, 10763 Dundee Road, Huntley and on Friday from 9:30 until the time of Mass at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mary Catholic Church, 10307 Dundee Road, Huntley. Burial will be in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
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may you be in peace and up with dad and the angels . love you .
What a great post!I admire anoyne who makes a conscious decision to focus on the positive aspects of any given situation. A friend of mine told me she plays a game. She will try to find one thing to be thankful for about anything and that usually leads to more. When she couldn't find a job, she found she was thankful for the desire to work and so on. I try to remember that.