Edward J. Jurzak

February 23, 1922 - August 15, 2016

Edward J. Jurzak, 94, of Pell Lake, WI, passed away Monday, August 15, 2016 at Geneva Lake Manor Nursing Home, Lake Geneva, WI. He was born in Chicago, IL on February 23, 1922, a son of the late Alexander and Helen (Majkowski) Jurzak. He was married to Frances E. Cibulskis on Feb. 8, 1948, in Chicago and she passed away Jan. 18, 2013. He served in the U.S. Army as a PFC in WW II, serving under General Patton in the Battle of the Bulge from Nov. 1942 to Dec. 1945. He was a self employed auto mechanic for many years and retired from Field Museum in 1965. Survivors are twin daughters Christine Kohl, of Elmhurst, IL; Carol (Jim) Lippert of Countryside, IL; two grandchildren Heather and Alan Lippert; a sister Virginia Kozubal, of Algonquin, IL and a brother Ted Jurzak, of Algonquin, IL. Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. Friday Aug. 19, 2016 at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 10519 Main St, Richmond, IL, with Mass of Resurrection to follow at 11:00 a.m. at the church. Msgr. Martin Heinz will celebrate. Interment will be in Southern Wisconsin Veterans Cemetery in Union Grove, WI with military honors, Monday Aug. 22, 2016 at 1:00 p.m.