Submitted by: Todd Nowicki

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Lois E. Bonek:
(South Bend Tribune 3/8/1997)
Sept. 7, 1938-March 6, 1997 Lois Elaine Burggraf Bonek, 58, of Birchwood Ave., South Bend, Ind., passed away from complications from amyotrophic lateral sclorosis (ALS) at 6:08 p.m. on Thursday, March 6, in Memorial Hospital, South Bend. She was born in Mishawaka, Ind., on Sept. 7, 1938, to Andrew and Ruby (Donald) Burggraf, both of whom preceded her in death. Lois is survived by two daughters, Karen Marie Orlwoski and Michele Diane Kaczynski of South Bend; two sons, Kenneth Patrick Bonek of Pensacola, Fla., and Michael Daniel Bonek of Buchanan, Mich.; six grandchildren, Chelsea Danielle, Chantel Marie, and Shaina Rose Orlowski, Daniel Michael and Rachel Lynn Bonek, and Samantha Martha Kaczynski; and two brothers, John Burggraf of South Bend and Norman Burggraf of Osceola, Ind. Lois had been employed for over 20 years as a dietician at the former Cardinal-Meridian Healthcare Facility in South Bend. She was a member of St. Casimir Catholic Church, and was a 1957 graduate of Mishawaka High School. Friends may call at the Thallemer-Goethals Funeral Home from 2 to 8 p.m. on Sunday March 9. A rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. on Sunday in the funeral home. Services will be at 10 a.m. on Monday in St. Casimir Church. Burial will follow in the Fairview Cemetery, Mishawaka. Memorial contributions may be made to Research for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclorosis, c/o The Muscular Dystrophy