Veronica Bieschke (nee Rogers) 89, formerly of Wilmette IL., passed away peacefully on February 23rd, 2024.
Veronica was born and raised in Dundalk, Co. Louth Ireland. She came over to Chicago on a visa to work at Cook County hospital’s emergency department after completing her nursing training in London. It was then that she met Lawrence (Larry) Bieschke and they married in July of 1964 back home in Dundalk. She and Larry lived in Wilmette where they raised their two children. Veronica had a rewarding career as a registered nurse for over 30 years. She was a devoted Catholic.
Beloved wife of the late Lawrence Bieschke. Mother to Andrew (Julie) Bieschke and Jane (David) Kennedy. Proud nana to Devin, Nolan, and Griffin Kennedy.
Preceded in death by her husband Lawrence Bieschke, her sister Ann (Mike) Piper and her parents Francis (Frank) and Lillian Rogers.
She is survived by her siblings, Bernadette, Aidan, Geraldine, Mary, and Fergus. She was an aunt to many nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be held on Saturday, March 2, 2024 from 9am until the 10:00am when a Mass will be celebrated all at St. Mary Catholic Church -10307 Dundee Road, Huntley. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be directed to McHenry County Right to Life https://www.righttolifemc.org/donate.html
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May you rest in eternal peace, Veronica. All of your earthly fears and worries, sorrows and sufferings are over at last. You carried your crosses as well as you could, and even Jesus fell at times carrying His. I know you love Jesus and Mary so very much. Hoping they were there to receive your soul with open arms, as you took your last breath. What a relief and consolation that would be for each and every one of us!!! As Catholics, we sometimes worry about having to spend a lengthy time in purgatory, as our temporal punishment for sins already forgiven and for our purification, before we can enter the joy of heaven. I know you expressed this concern to me a few times, and that you had true contrition for your sins. But we thank God for His Love and Mercy. As our Savior Jesus Christ was dying on the cross, He prayed "Father forgive them, for they know not what they do." God gave you the gift of a very strong faith, and you placed all your trust in the Sacred Heart of Jesus. You were instrumental in bringing the First Saturday Devotions to our Blessed Mother, at St. Mary's. We know our Lord is not going to forget how you honored His Mother. But we will continue to pray for the repose of your soul, along with the other holy souls in purgatory, and for our Lord to bestow His gifts on all of your loved ones left behind. Sending our condolences to Andrew and Jane, and to all of your siblings. I am grateful that God put you in my path, and that we became friends who could enjoy sharing memories of Ireland, and that we could pray together and talk about our faith freely. May the Lord hold you in the palm of His hand, until we meet again dear sister in Christ. I will continue to pray for you. Please pray for me, Tommy, and all of our family.
My deepest sympathies to Veronica's family. We had the pleasure of meeting when she moved into our Senior Community. She was shy at first, but we welcomed her and discovered a wonderful person. We laughed, we played games, we went for walks together. Veronica was so kind to my husband, George, before he passed. She was patient with George and his Alzheimer's. She calmly talked to him and understood him. I had the honor of doing a little sewing for her. I can see her now spinning in her dress and so happy. I will never forget my dear friend. I wish I could attend the service, but I no longer drive and now live too far away. She will live on in our memories. I'll celebrate her life when I speak of her with joy and love. She was a blessing to us all.
May the family and friends of Veronica accept my deep sympathies with her passing. As the former bus driver for the senior community where Veronica lived I had the good fortune of meeting and getting to know her over a relatively short period of time. During our drives to her medical appointments or shopping I had had the good fortune of getting to know her and learning about the world through her eyes. We would share opinions about world affairs, politics, the church and various other topics and I must say we would rarely disagree. Her faith in our Lord was an inspiration to everyone who knew her. May she rest in peace and may the Lord take her to heaven to be at his side.