Loretta Bloom-Bohaty, age 77 (Oct. 9, 1929 to May 1, 2007, beloved mother of Margaret Bohaty and Mary Osborne; cherished grandmother of Matthew Osborne. A native of Rockford, IL, Loretta was a graduate of the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts and studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and at the Cape School of Art in Provincetown, MA. A licensed interior designer and prolific, life-long artist, her work was displayed in exhibitions throughout the Chicago area and Cape Cod as well as in private collections through the US, Sweden and England. Memorial Service at the Blair Chapel at The Fourth Presbyterian Church of Chicago, 115 E. Delaware Place, on Thursday, May 17 at 2 p.m. In lieu of flowers memorials to the Fourth Presbyterian Church of Chicago.
