Verna S. Gembala, nee Wcislo, beloved wife of the late Frank; loving mother of Judge Francis (Bettina) Gembala and Walter; devoted grandmother of Claire (Frank) Popernik and Justine Gembala; great-grandmother of Francis John Popernik; dear sister of Antonette Smoron, Stanley (Adeline) Wcislo and the late Veronica Wcislo and Josie Jakubowski; fond aunt of many. Visitation at the Skaja Terrace Funeral Home, 7812 N. Milwaukee Ave., Niles, Thursday and Friday, 3 to 9 p.m. Funeral Services Saturday, 9:15 a.m. to St. John Brebeuf Church for Mass at 10 a.m. Interment St. Adalbert Cemetery. Verna was a retired laboratory technician at Baxter Lab in Morton Grove and a founding member of St. Mary of the Angels Restoration Committee. Contributions to the Bishop Abramowicz Seminary or the John Felice Scholarship Fund at Loyola University appreciated. Info 847-966-7302 or www.skajafuneralhomes.com
