1921 - 1986

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• Birth	1921
  Gender	Female
  Died	9 Jul 1986	Oak Park, Cook, Illinois, USA
  Person ID	I526	Rozhon's from Chicago and Elsewhere
  Last Modified	06 May 2003 16:06:10
  Father	Jery (Jaroslav) ROZHON, b. 30 Apr 1892, Nostrovice,, Bohemia
  Mother	Barbara, b. 1888, Bohemia
  Family ID	F248	Group Sheet

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  ATTORNEY, WW II VET LINDA ROZHON Chicago Tribune (Pre-1997 Fulltext); Chicago, Ill.; Jul 12, 1986; Kenan Heise; Abstract:Linda Lillian Rozhon, a Berwyn attorney, was a first lieutenant in military intelligence in World War II.Mass for Miss Rozhon, of Oak Park, will be said at 10 a.m. Saturday in Ascension Catholic Church, 815 S. East Ave., Oak Park. She died Wednesday in Riverside Hospital, Kankakee. OBIT: Chicago Tribune JULY 12, 1986 ATTORNEY, WW II VET LINDA ROZHON Author: Kenan Heise. Edition: SPORTS FINALSection: NEWSPage: 6 Index Terms: OBITUARY Estimated printed pages: 1 Article Text: Linda Lillian Rozhon, a Berwyn attorney, was a first lieutenant in military intelligence in World War II. Mass for Miss Rozhon, of Oak Park, will be said at 10 a.m. Saturday in Ascension Catholic Church, 815 S. East Ave., Oak Park. She died Wednesday in Riverside Hospital, Kankakee. ''She was brilliant, dynamic and energetic,'' her niece, Barbara Sedivec, said. ''But, at the same time, she was very gregarious. . . . She was a graduate of De Paul University Law School. . . . She graduated magna cum laude from there. She was particularly proud of being accepted as a member of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.'' During World War II, Miss Rozhon was assigned to the adjutant general's office and did courier duty between the United States and Great Britain. ''It was fascinating to hear her tell of those trips,'' Sedivec said. ''The plane trips were often hazardous, flying just above the water to avoid detection. They were rough, she said, very rough.'' Near the end of the war, she was assigned to go behind the lines in Czechoslovakia. A notebook she kept from the time shows the names of six members of her team who were killed on one mission. Survivors include a sister, Geraldine Kolarik Chicago Sun-Times (IL) - July 10, 1986 Deceased Name: Linda Lillian B. Rozhon Linda Lillian B. Rozhon, a trial lawyer and former military intelligence officer, died Wednesday in Riverdale Hospital, Kankakee. Miss Rozhon, a native of Berwyn, served during World War II as an Army first lieutenant in the military intelligence division of the War Department, attached to the adjutant general's office. She finished her tour of duty in Germany, where she assisted in the evacuation of hundreds of Czechoslovakians to freedom from the Nazi and Russian occupations. After the war, she was graduated magna cum laude from DePaul University with a degree in philosophy. She received her doctorate in law in 1955. She was a practicing attorney in Berwyn and Oak Park and was active in community and veteran affairs. She was a member of the Women's Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association, Bohemian Lawyers Association, American Bar Association, Northwest Suburban Bar Association, Du Page Bar Association and the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. She is survived by a sister, Geraldine Kolarik. Mass will be offered at 10 a.m. Saturday at Ascension Church, Oak Park. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. tomorrow at Svec and Sons Funeral Home, Berwyn. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery, Forest Park. Chicago Sun-Times (IL) Date: July 10, 1986 Edition: FIVE STAR SPORTS FINAL Page: 87