1927 - 2000

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• Birth	1927	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	5 Nov 2000	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I3228	Wanicki/Rozhon and Kapusta/Jemiola
  Last Modified	10 Sep 2003 17:27:55
  Father	Ottoflax (Otto) Primicil BALEJ, b. 1902
  Mother	Lillyan TITLOWSKI
  Family ID	F1144	Group Sheet
  Family	Pearl REINICK
  Children	1. Diana BALEJ   2. Sandra BALEJ   3. Mark BALEJ
  Family ID	F1146	Group Sheet

• Notes

  OBIT: Chicago Tribune November 7, 2000 BALEJ Edition: Chicago Sports FinalSection: ObituariesPage: 7 Index Terms: DEATH NOTICE Estimated printed pages: 1 Article Text: Kenneth Otto Balej, of North Riverside, passed away at the age of 73 on Nov. 5, 2000. He was the beloved husband of Pearl, nee Reinick; loving father of Diana (Bruce) Helling, Sandra (Robert) Povlock and Mark Balej; grandfather of Robert Povlock II; brother of Ronald Balej and Carole Hurt; son of the late Otto and Lillian, nee Titlowski, Balej; and nephew of Libuse Kral. Mr. Balej was a proud veteran, having served in the U.S. Air Force during WWII, was a member of the Masonic Lodge and a member of St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church in Brookfield. Visitation will be from 3 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 7 at Kuratko Funeral Home, 2500 S. Des Plaines Ave., North Riverside. Funeral Service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 8 at the funeral home, preceding interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. A military service will be held at graveside. In lieu of flowers, contributions to the Masonic Children's Home, S 9th Ave. and W 47th Street, LaGrange, IL, would be greatly appreciated. Ken (husband, father, grandfather) was greatly loved and will be missed very much by his family and friends. Funeral info, 708-447-2500. Copyright 2000, Chicago Tribune

• Sources

  [S4] OBIT, Chicago Tribune,Edition: Chicago Sports Final, Section: Obituaries, Page: 7, 7 Nov 2000. Chicago Tribune November 7, 2000 BALEJ Edition: Chicago Sports FinalSection: ObituariesPage: 7 Index Terms: DEATH NOTICE Estimated printed pages: 1 Article Text: Kenneth Otto Balej, of North Riverside, passed away at the age of 73 on Nov. 5, 2000. He was the beloved husband of Pearl, nee Reinick; loving father of Diana (Bruce) Helling, Sandra (Robert) Povlock and Mark Balej; grandfather of Robert Povlock II; brother of Ronald Balej and Carole Hurt; son of the late Otto and Lillian, nee Titlowski, Balej; and nephew of Libuse Kral. Mr. Balej was a proud veteran, having served in the U.S. Air Force during WWII, was a member of the Masonic Lodge and a member of St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church in Brookfield. Visitation will be from 3 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 7 at Kuratko Funeral Home, 2500 S. Des Plaines Ave., North Riverside. Funeral Service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 8 at the funeral home, preceding interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. A military service will be held at graveside. In lieu of flowers, contributions to the Masonic Children's Home, S 9th Ave. and W 47th Street, LaGrange, IL, would be greatly appreciated. Ken (husband, father, grandfather) was greatly loved and will be missed very much by his family and friends. Funeral info, 708-447-2500. Copyright 2000, Chicago Tribune