Cecilia F. Landahl
Cecilia F. Landahl (nee Lynch) age 85, of Western Springs, last surviving member of her family of origin died April 15, 2016. Beloved wife of the late N. Edward; loving mother of Sheila, Mary (Grant) Gray, Kathleen (Mark) Frey, James (Elaine), John (Diane), and the late Joan Farnum, proud grandmother of 12; cherished great-grandmother of 4 and aunt of many nieces & nephews. Cecilia was deeply spiritual and loved life, literature, history, and politics. Visitation Wednesday, April 20, from 4 to 9pm at Hallowell & James Funeral Home 1025 W. 55th St., Countryside. Prayers Thursday, April 21, 9:15am from the chapel to St. John of the Cross Church, Western Springs, for 9:45am Funeral Mass. Interment Queen of Heaven Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials to Catholic Charities of Chicago would be appreciated. Info (708) 352-6500
Cecilia was a woman bigger than life. She was fully involved in everything important, mostly her loved family.
I smile at my first memory of her. I was probably 10 years old and was watching her make magical lasagne. My mother was not a cook, so it was amazing to me that someone could make something so delicious looking and restaurant-ish. Ah, that little Italian momma! She had so many talents.
She was loved, completely.
To know Cecilia is to love her, she was vivacious, energetic and full of happiness. She loved reading and was very poetic. She always graciously wrote the Invocation for our Mended Heart gatherings. Cel loved Hockey and was always cheering for our Blackhawks. Cel was all about family, she will truly be missed.