Walter Bikus, a resident of Oak Lawn, passed away Friday, August 7, 2004 in Oak Lawn at the age of 84. He was a member of the St. Gerald Church in Oak Lawn and was a wonderful wood worker. Walter was the loving husband to his wife of 59 years, Frances Bikus; loving father to Ronald (Donna) Bikus and Kevin (Barbara) Bikus; loving grandfather to Lynsey, Matthew, Zachary, and Joshua Bikus; a wonderful brother to John (the late Anne) Bikus; and a loving uncle to many nieces and nephews. A funeral mass is scheduled for Tuesday, August 10, 2004 at 11:30 a.m. at the St. Louis of DeMontfort, 8808 S. Ridgeland Ave., Oak Lawn, IL. Interment will be held immediately after the service at Casimir Cemetery in Chicago, IL. Friends of the family may visit from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. on Monday, August 9, 2004 at Strang Funeral Chapel & Crematorium, 410 E. Belvidere Rd. Grayslake, IL 60030 and one hour prior to the mass on Tuesday at the church in Oak Lawn. In lieu of flowers, the family requests Masses instead. For more information please call 847-223-8122.
