William J. Wachula

Visitation for William “Bill” J. Wachula, 67, a resident of Palatine since 1979 will be held on Sunday, December 1, 2013 from 3:00PM until 9:00PM, at the Ahlgrim Family Funeral Home, 201 N. Northwest Hwy., Palatine.  Services will begin on Monday, December 2, 2013, with prayers at 8:30AM at the funeral home, proceeding to Immaculate Conception Ukrainian Catholic Church, 745 S. Benton Street, Palatine, for the funeral Mass at 9:00AM.  The Interment will be private.

Born on June 25, 1946, in Germany the son of the late Oleska and Paraska Wachula and peacefully passed away at home on Tuesday, November 26, 2013.

Survived by his beloved wife of 45 years Irene (Andryc) Wachula, his loving children Christina Sheedy and Daniel (Joanna) Wachula; cherished grandchildren Cole, Abby, Sydney and Justin; also survived by his sister in law Sonia Wachula and several nieces and nephews.  Preceded in death by a brother, Roman and a sister, Kataryna.

Prior to retirement Bill had worked for the Electrical Insurance Trustee’s, Local 134 of Chicago.  He was also a Vietnam Era Army Veteran.

In lieu of flowers, memorials, in memory of Bill, would be appreciated for The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, Grand Central Station PO Box 4777, NY, NY  10163 or www.michaeljfox.org or to American Lung Association, 55 Wacker Drive Suite 800, Chicago, IL 60601