Dolores M. Despot

Dolores M. Despot, nee Niedzwiecki, age 95 , beloved wife of the late Theodore “Ted” Despot (2003). Loving mother of Susan (Howard) Webb, Cynthia (Jerry) Slechta and Sandra (Ralph) Gabrys. Cherished grandmother of Kristin (Michael) Moody, Marc Slechta, Samantha (Patrick) Major, Stephanie Gabrys and Jason Slechta. Dearest great-grandmother of Brynn Moody, Emma Major and Jacob Major. Dear sister of the late Vincent Niedzwiecki. Fond aunt of Vincent Niedzwiecki and the late Jacqueline Niedzwiecki. Friend of many.

Visitation Sunday, July 13, 2025 from 4-8 p.m. Funeral Monday, July 14, 2025 at 9:15 a.m. from Colonial Chapel 15525 S. 73rd Ave. (Wheeler Dr./155th & Harlem) Orland Park to St. Julie Billiart Church, 7399 W. 159th St., Tinley Park, IL. Mass 10:00 a.m. Interment Woodlawn Cemetery, Forest Park, IL.

In lieu of flowers, memorials to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-9959 or American Heart Association, P.O. Box 840692, Dallas, TX 75284-0692 are appreciated.  To donate online, please visit the links below.

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