Anna Dyrda, 94 of Huntley, passed away on Monday, August 5, 2013 at Presence-Saint Joseph Hospital in Elgin.
She was born June 4, 1919 in Poland the daughter of Dymitr and Malgorzata (Chwyc) Baranowski. She married Paul Dyrda in 1938. At the start of WWII they were taken to Siberia, lived in Iran, Africa & England before moving to the U. S. in 1955. Following her husband’s death in 2004 she moved to Huntley in 2005. She enjoyed Crewel Embroidery, made rosaries for St. Mary Church and liked to read.
Anna is survived by her daughters, Lucia (Arminak) Youkhana of Henderson, Nevada, Maria Lesiak of Huntley, her grandchildren, Lucian Paul (Rhon) Piechuta, Catherine Dugan, Andrew R. (Debbie) Ceglarek, Michele (Bill) Payne, Ron Youkhana & Renee (Larry) Meger, her great-grandchildren, Angela, Paul, Timothy, Taylor, Rebecca, Elizabeth & Joseph.
Visitation will be held from 9:30 a.m. until the time of the Funeral Mass at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, August 8th all at St. Mary Catholic Church, 10307 Dundee Road, Huntley. Burial will be at 12:30 p.m. at MaryHill Catholic Cemetery, Niles. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Holy Rosary Ministry at St. Mary Catholic Church.
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So sorry to hear of your loss. My mom and dad were very good fiends with Paul and Anna. My dad worked with him for many years. I just was looking at some pictures the other day and noticed them at my wedding reception. Both of my parents Basil (Bill) and Josephine have passed away while living in Darien, Il. I was quite surprised to open the paper read the obituary it brought back a lot of memories. My condolences. Liz Sroka 707 W. Hackberry Arlington Hgts, IL 60004.
I just watched your video and found that not only are we on the same page with you, we are on the same line of the same page with you. Love your cotaonicmmiun of the thought that has taken our large-size bible-belt church to a large-impact church in the bible belt in the suburbs of Atlanta, GA. My husband and I pioneered a traditional church in 1988 and grew to be 900 people by 2004. But, like you, as an ordained minister, we did what we knew to do, what we saw done, what we were taught to do . . . and it seemed to work . . . but there was so much that wasn't working, at least for us. We had done great things as a church, but there was more for us to do. So we bought a 6-acre recreation center, allowed the old work to die and resurrected at EPIC FAITH. We obeyed God (at a high cost) and allowed the stirring in our hearts to begin a transformation from doing church and to being The Church. And we have never regretted it. Many left, thinking wed lost our minds, and to honest, there were times we werent sure, but Gods work continues and I am amazed at the lives that He brings to us. Watch the video to see (me) and our unique community of faith we are living what we call the rhythm of society or what you called IN CONTEXT (I love that). My husband, the pastor, is now bi-vocational and teaches top out leadership not top down leadership. He is a amazing man that has changed the way we live our faith. You are too. Keep it up.