Claudette Michalec

Canton – Claudette Joan Michalec, 78, of Canton died at 9:20 p.m. on Saturday, May 2, 2015 at Graham Hospital Extended Care in Canton.

She was born July 12, 1936 in Chicago, to Anton J. and Estelle A. (Hanzlik) Janetka.  She married Dr. Edward Michalec on June 11, 1955 in Chicago.  He survives.

Also surviving are two children, Scott and Todd (Christina) Michalec, both of Germantown Hills.

She was preceded in death by her parents and one brother, Anthony R. Janetka.

Claudette worked as a Medical Secretary for the Medical Director of the University of Illinois Medical School in Chicago until 1963.  Prior to her illness, she was President of the University of Illinois Dames Club in Chicago and was a former member of the Canton YWCA Board of Directors and a former member of the Peoria Area Dental Auxiliary Board of Directors.

Claudette was an excellent cook and baker and she enjoyed sewing, needlepoint, crocheting, knitting, reading, and gardening.  She also enjoyed taking many vacations throughout the U.S. and Canada with her husband and boys.  Above all, Claudette was a devoted and loving wife and mother.  She was a member of St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church in Canton.

Visitation will be held from 5-8 p.m. on Tuesday, May 5, 2015 at Oaks-Hines Funeral Home in Canton.  A Funeral Mass will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, May 6, 2015 at St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church in Canton, where visitation will be held from 10:30 a.m. until the time of Mass.  Burial will be held at the Chapel of the Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery in Hillside, IL on Thursday, May 7, 2015 at 11:30 a.m.  Family will receive friends from 11:00 a.m. until the time of service.

Memorials may be made to St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church or to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

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