WHS Class of 1974 News for 2020

Helen Ann Grabowicz Taylor of Gilbert, Arizona, was born on January 18, 1956, daughter of Daniel and Matilda Grabowicz in Chicago, Illinois, and passed away on December 3, 2020.

Helen grew up in Wheeling, Illinois, graduating from Wheeling High School. There, she played flute in the band. She graduated early, earned her Associate Degree in nursing from Harper College, and started her career at age 19. She was still working and planning to retire after 45 years in the nursing field.

At 21, she was introduced and baptized into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. At 25, she met and married Wallace Taylor. They raised 6 children. She was a lover of animals, especially her cats.

She is preceded in death by her parents Daniel and Matilda Grabowicz, and brother James Grabowicz. She is survived by her sister Rosemary Davis, brother John J. Grabowicz II; son: Wallace S. Taylor II (Kendall); daughters: Natalie Miller (Nathan), Lauren Taylor, Renee Taylor (Ashley), Andrea Taylor, Marcelle Kimble (Adam); 9 grandchildren, and numerous cousins, nephews, nieces, and friends.

Visitation will begin on Thursday, December 10, 2020 at 9:45 am at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1150 W Elliot Rd, Gilbert AZ 85233, with the funeral service at 11:00 am.
For those attending in person, we will be wearing masks and continue to social distance while in the building and seated in the chapel.

A Zoom meeting link has been created for those that would like to participate virtually. The link, the meeting ID and passcode are shown below.

Topic: Funeral Service for Helen Ann Grabowicz Taylor
Time: Dec 10, 2020 11:00 am Mountain Standard Time
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https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88045609527?pwd=SEFHYzRaMXFiSGJ0V2hwOUlnYjJwQT09
Meeting ID: 880 4560 9527
Passcode: 118552

A graveside service will follow at Gilbert Memorial Park, 2100 E. Queen Creek Rd. Gilbert, AZ 85297

Helen had no senior or junior year pictures in the yearbooks.

Michael C. Jaske, age 64 of the town of Rome, passed away Monday May 11, 2020 at his home.

A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday August 22, 2020 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Nekoosa. Rev. John Swing will officiate.A Celebration of Michael's life will be held at 3:00 PM Saturday August 22, 2020 at the South Lake Center at Lake Arrowhead in the town of Rome. Feldner/Ritchay Funeral Home of Nekoosa is assisting the family.

Michael was born April 23, 1956 in Chicago to Edward and Anne (Taddeo) Jaske. He married Terri Richards on November 7, 1993 in Woodstock, IL. For many years Michael was a carpet installer for Amiga Carpet Company in Schaumburg, IL. In recent years he worked at the Sand Valley Golf Resort.

Mike and Terri spent many years as weekenders in Lake Arrowhead until they retired and moved up north full time in 2015. They started working at Sand Valley and their up north family expanded, as anyone he met became a friend. Mike was always willing to help everyone and was known as the go-to guy who could do it all. He was a member of a large, loving family and cherished every moment spent with them. He will be remembered for his one of a kind humor and the lasting impact he made on all who knew him.

He is survived by his wife Terri; his parents Edward and Anne Jaske; four children Tony (Rachele) Jaske, Melanie Jaske, Nikole Brown and Amanda Schneiderman; seven grandchildren Kai, Sophie, Aiden, Annabelle, Ava, Finn and Abby and by his four siblings Ed (Patti) Jaske, Steve (Lisa) Jaske, Mary (Steve) Censke and Pete (Tiff) Jaske.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests you make a donation in his name to the Mayo Clinic Rochester MN Oncology dept. or make a donation to the Jaske Fight Club account at Nekoosa Port Edwards State Bank to benefit the celebration of his life.

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