Elsie Villanova

Elsie (Caresio) Villanova passed away on June 10, 2022, two months short of her 100th birthday. Loving wife for 58 years to the late Fred Villanova (2004). Loving mother of the late John (Dorothy), Marybeth Crouch (late Stan), Tom (MaryLou - like a daughter), Fred Jr., and Barb Feyerer (Ed - like a son). Cherished grandmother of Sarah (James), Stefanie (Kenneth), Zachary (Emily), Jeffrey (Nora), Vanessa (John), Thomas (Ann), Steven (Antonella), Gina, Kevin, A.J., and Olivia. Dearest great-grandmother of 16. Dear aunt of many nieces and nephews.

Elsie loved to bake and cook, play the piano, and was a member of the Riviera Club Mermaids swim group where she was an inspiration to so many.

Visitation Monday, June 13, 2022 at St. Stephen Deacon & Martyr Church, 17500 S. 84th Ave., Tinley Park, IL from 10:15 a.m. until time of Funeral Mass 11:00 a.m. Burial private at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Alsip, IL.

In lieu of flowers, memorials to Ehlers-Danlos Society, 1732 1st Ave. #20373, New York, NY 10128 (ehlers-danlos.com) or American Cancer Society for Breast Cancer Research, P.O. Box 42040, Oklahoma City, OK 73123 (cancer.org) are appreciated.

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