Evelyn Byrnes

Mrs. Evelyn M. Byrnes, age 100, of Lakeview, Arkansas, passed away Tuesday, January 3, 2017, at Twin Lakes Therapy and Living Center in Flippin, Arkansas.
Mrs. Byrnes was born October 22, 1916, in Reading, Ohio, to Frank and Flava Dudley Weigand. On June 20, 1936, she married Ernest "Buster" Byrnes. She retired as a ward clerk at Elmhurst Hospital. In 1977, she moved to Lakeview from Franklin Park, Illinois, and was a member of St. Peter the Fisherman Catholic Church.

She is survived by two sons: William A. (Arlene) Byrnes: Lakeview; and David C. (Ruth) Byrnes: Flippin; two daughters: Judith A. Zajac: Huntley, Illinois; and Mary Sue (Joe) Mlynski: Wood Dale, Illinois; three sisters: Edith Itrich: Bloomingdale, Illinois; Louise Schneeberger: Bartlett, Illinois; and Ila (Art) Webster: Florida; 13 grandchildren, Lisa (Dan) Westerberg, Bill Jr. (Elena) Byrnes, Colleen (John) Bukowinski, Patti Zajac, Cathy Zajac, Ted (Joan Baliga) Zajac, Gary Zajac, Jennifer (Gary) Parnell, Dawn (Bruce) Wilcox, Lori (Bobby) Holbert, Chuck Duzenski, Timothy Duzenski, Michael Duzenski; 23 great-grandchildren, Erin, Meghan, Billy, Christian, Renee, Katy, Eric, Stephanie, Laura, Heidi, Marissa, Nicole, Anthony, Joshua, Hannah, Levi, Ivy Grace, Pricilla, Charity, Joshua, Bethany, Brandon, Rhianne; 9 great-great-grandchildren, Natalie, Christian, Matthew, Jude, Colin, Jacob, Ella, Ava; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; two brothers and three sisters.

Visitation will be from 3 P.M - 9 P.M. Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at Sax-Tiedemann Funeral Home & Crematoiurm, 9568 Belmont Ave., Franklin Park, IL. A Funeral Mass will be at 10:00 A.M. Wednesday at St. Maria Goretti Catholic Church. Interment will be in St. Joseph's Cemetery, River Grove, Illinois.

In lieu of flowers donations may be made to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital.

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