Grace M. Kokavec, nee Canik, beloved wife of the late Anthony; loving mother of Carole (James J.) Messineo and the late Anthony Jr.; loved grandmother of James M. (Stacey), Jill (Frank) Rizzo and Jennifer Messineo; great-grandmother of Madilyn, Michael and Anthony James; fond sister of Ed Canik and the late Elmer, Raymond and Mae; loved by many nieces and nephews. Prayers 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Glueckert Funeral Home, Ltd., 1520 N. Arlington Heights Rd. (4 blocks south of Palatine Rd.), Arlington Heights, to Saint Edna Catholic Church, 2525 N. Arlington Heights Rd., for Mass at 10 a.m. Visitation Tuesday, 3 p.m. until 9 p.m. Interment Our Lady of Sorrow Cemetery. If desired, memorial contributions may be given to the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation Tributes Chairman, 291 Hastings, Highland Park, IL 60035, or the American Cancer Society, 100 W. Palatine Rd., Suite #150, Palatine, IL 60067. Info, 847-253-0168 .
