Irene Cieslak

Irene J. Cieslak, 86, passed away on Sunday, June 27, 2010, at St. Joseph’s Home for the Aged in Pleasant Prairie, WI. Irene was born in East Chicago, IN, and graduated from East Chicago Roosevelt High School. She married Walter B. Cieslak on May 1, 1942. They lived in Hammond (Hessville), IN, before moving to Prairie Ridge Sr. Campus in Pleasant Prairie, WI. She is survived by her children, Robert and Kathleen Cieslak of Lincolnshire, IL, Fr. William Cieslak O.F.M. Cap. of Chicago, IL, and Mary and Jim Bandura of Pleasant Prairie, WI; three grandchildren, Christine and Michael Wolf of Evanston, IL, Dr. Elizabeth and Scott Jennings of Madison, WI, and Mary Margaret Dietrich of Chicago, IL; five great-grandchildren, Henry, Maggie, and Nathan Wolf, and Simon and Tate Jennings; brother-in-law, Chester (Dolores) Cieslak of Griffith, IN; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, Stanley and Mary Koziol; two brothers, Stanley Koziol Jr., and Leo Koziol; and eight sisters, Sophie Lignar, Bertha Krause, Stella Szot, Marie Tkacz, Sr. Aloisian Koziol, Pauline Tessmer, Frances Krause, and Dorothy Laciak. She was a member of St. Anne’s Catholic Church in Pleasant Prairie, WI, and a prior member of St. Catherine of Siena Church and Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church both in Hammond, IN, and also a member of the Polish National Alliance Lodge 3094 and Polish Women’s Lodge. Visitation will be held Thursday, July 1st, at Proko Funeral Home, 5111-60th Street, Kenosha, WI, from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. with a Vigil Service at 7:30 p.m. Visitation will continue on Friday at St. Anne’s Catholic Church, 9091 Prairie Ridge Blvd., Pleasant Prairie, WI, from 9:30 a.m. until the time of the Mass at 11:00 a.m. with Fr. Bill Cieslak and Fr. Don Thimm officiating. Interment will be Tuesday, July 6th, at St. John-St. Joseph Cemetery in Hammond, IN, at 12:00 noon. In lieu of flowers, memorials would be appreciated by the family to St. Anne’s Building Fund or St. Joseph’s Home for the Aged. Proko Funeral Home & Crematory 5111-60th Street Kenosha, WI 53144 Phone: (262) 654-3533 Visit Irene’s Online Memorial Book at: www.prokofuneralhome.com