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Mike E. Babich
1929 - 2008
Mike E. Babich
78, of Watertown, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2008, at Golden Living
Center-Watertown.
He was
born July 5, 1929, in Waukegan, Ill., son of Dujo and
Petronila (Cernich) Babich. He was a
1948 graduate of Waukegan Township High School.
He married Mary Ann Welker on Aug. 29, 1953, in Brighten.
Mike
owned and operated Babich Snack Shop in Waukegan for
10 years and was a corporal as an army cook for two years. Later, he became a certified meat cutter for Krogers nine years and for the Fort Sheridan Army
Commissary for 28 years, retiring in 1991.
He was a member of St. Henry Catholic Church in Watertown and the Lake
Mills Knights of Columbus.
He is
survived by his wife, Mary Ann Babich; a son, Tom
(Jackie) Babich; three daughters, Margene
(Ken) Carpenter, Jane Granner and Ann (fiancé Pat Deasy) Babich; five
grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and four sisters, Jennie (John) Katalinich, Anne (Frank) Guenther, Rose (Bill) Ogrin and Irene (Hank) Lubeck.
He was
preceded in death by his parents.
A
memorial Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Henry Catholic Church
with Father Brian Wilk and Father Paul Daniels
officiating. A private family burial
will be held in Ascension Cemetery, Libertyville, Ill., at a later date.
Visitation
will be held at 9:30 a.m. Saturday until the time of service at the church.
In
lieu of flowers, memorials to Lake Mills St. Vincent DePaul, Golden Living
Center-Watertown or AseraCare Hospice in West Allis.
Pederson Funeral Home 213 S. Fifth St.
Watertown
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