Connie Emelia Akagi, 69 of Sun City, Huntley, passed away peacefully following a courageous battle with a brain tumor on Saturday, May 26, 2012 at Manor Care in Elgin with her husband and his brother at her side.
Connie is survived by her loving husband, Mikio of Huntley, her mother, Minnie Amelia Golebeski of Winnipeg, Canada, her brothers-in-law, Shigeru, Tomoji & Rikio Akagi, her aunts, Helena McCall & Katherine Bielecki in Florida, Mary Wilson in Canada, several cousins in Canada and many friends in Sun City, Huntley & Kauai, Hawaii. She was preceded i death by her father, Rufus, and her brother, Lou Golebeski.
Visitation will be held on Wednesday, May 30th from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. at the DeFiore-Jorgensen Funeral & Cremation Service, 10763 Dundee Road, Huntley. Visitation will continue on Thursday from 9:30 a.m. until Mass is celebrated at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mary Catholic Church, 10307 Dundee Road, Huntley. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 4312 E. State Street, Rockford, IL 61112 or the Animal House Shelter 13005 Ernesti Road, Huntley.
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