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Submitted: 12/10/08 • Approved: 12/12/08 • Last Updated: 4/1/18 • R19672-G19672-S3
Front of stone:
LEMAK
NICHOLAS MORRISSEY
JUNE 12, 1991
MARCH 4, 1999
EMILY GRACE
DECEMBER 24, 1992
MARCH 4, 1999
THOMAS DAVID
MAY 5, 1995
MARCH 4, 1999
Back of stone:
LEMAK
"Life is a precious gift"
Section 8
Note: The Lemak children were drugged then suffocated by their mother, Marilyn Lemak.
From the Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL) - March 10, 1999
Deceased Name: Nicholas Morrissey Lemak -- Emily Grace Lemak -- Thomas David Lemak of Naperville
A funeral service for Nicholas Morrissey Lemak, age 7, Emily Grace Lemak, age 6, and Thomas David Lemak, age 3, will be held at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, 26 N. Ellsworth Ave., Naperville. Interment will be in Naperville Cemetery.
Nicholas was born on June 12, 1991, in Aurora, Emily was born on Dec. 24, 1992, in Aurora and Thomas was born on May 5, 1995, in Hinsdale They all died Friday, March 5, 1999, at their home.
Nicholas was in the second grade at Ellsworth Elementary School. He was also involved in the Indian Guides program at the YMCA.
Emily was a morning kindergarten student at Ellsworth Elementary School. She was also a member of the Naperville Gymnastics Club.
Thomas was active in the preschool YMCA and park district programs.
They are survived by their father, Dr. David Lemak of Naperville and mother, Marilyn Lemak of Naperville; paternal great-grandmother, Ruth V. Keller of Des Plaines; paternal grandparents, Albert L. and Mary F. (nee Keller) Lemak of Wheaton; maternal grandparents, William and Carol Morrissey of Orland Park; uncles, Mark (Peggy) Lemak of Sunnyvale, Calif. and William (Patricia) Morrissey Jr. of Fort Worth, Texas; and aunts, Diane (John) Hansa of Bolingbrook, Patty (Jim) Sheedy of Bensonville, Kathy (Larry) Swenson of Orland Park and Patty (Mike) Hoge of Tinley Park.
Visitation will be from 3 to 9 p.m. today, at Beidelman-Kunsch Funeral Home, 117 W. Van Buren, Naperville.
Memorials preferred to the DuPage Children's Museum, 301 N. Washington St., Naperville, IL 60540.
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From the Chicago Tribune (IL) - March 10, 1999
Deceased Name: NICHOLAS, EMILY, THOMAS LEMAK; `WERE ALWAYS HAPPY CHILDREN'
Visitation for Nicholas Morrissey Lemak, 7; Emily Grace Lemak, 6; and Thomas David Lemak, 3, will be from 3 to 9 p.m. Wednesday in Beidelman-Kunsch Funeral Home, 117 W. Van Buren Ave., Naperville.
The siblings died Thursday in their Naperville home.
"They were always happy children," said Tom Klingbeil, a neighbor. "But they were three very different kids."
Mr. Nicholas Lemak was born in Aurora. He was a 2nd grader at Ellsworth Elementary School in Naperville and active in the YMCA's Indian Guides program.
He also was a member of the Naperville Gymnastics Club. He enjoyed the trampoline, rings and playing in the foam pit.
"Nicholas was strong and very coordinated for a boy his age," said Keith Carter, head coach of the Naperville Gymnastics Club. "He had a lot of nerve and confidence."
Miss Emily Lemak, who also was born in Aurora, was a pupil in the morning kindergarten class at Ellsworth and, like her older brother, was a member of the Naperville Gymnastics Club.
"She was a promising, rising star with a lot of potential," Carter said.
Mr. Thomas Lemak was born in Hinsdale. He attended preschool and YMCA programs.
Survivors include their father, David; their mother, Marilyn; their paternal grandparents, Albert L. and Mary F.; their maternal grandparents, William and Carol Morrissey; and their paternal great-grandmother, Ruth V. Keller.
A mass will be said at 9:30 a.m. Thursday in Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, 26 N. Ellsworth St.,
Contributed on 12/10/08 by pasteffen99
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