Obituary for Mrs. June Pachuta Farris June Pachuta Harris, age 70, of Chicago, passed away July 27, 2018. Loving wife of David A. Farris for 35 years; Beloved mother of Margaret Helen Farris; Devoted sister of Craig (Kathy) Pachuta; Preceded in death by her parents George and Helen Pachuta. Her colleagues worldwide will miss her sorely. June earned a Bachelor’s degree Carnegie Melon University. The Ohio State University awarded her a Master’s degree in Slavic Studies. Her professional education in Librarianship was at the University of Denver, where she received a second Master’s degree. She began her distinguished career as a Slavic librarian at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. For 25 years she continued her career at the University of Chicago, where she was Bibliographer for Slavic and East European Studies and General Linguistics. She was an active member of the Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies. She produced important scholarly bibliographies on women in the Slavic world and for the International Dostoevsky Society. She spoke fluent French, Russian, Czech and conversant with most Slavic languages including Greek. Visitation Monday, July 30, 2018 at Muzyka & Son Funeral Home, 5776 W. Lawrence Ave from 4:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. with wake service at 7:00 p.m. Funeral Service 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 31, 2018 at Holy Trinity Orthodox Cathedral, 1121 N Leavitt St, Chicago, IL 60622. Interment Graceland Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to St. Paul the Redeemer Church Food Pantry, 4945 South Dorchester, Chicago IL 60615 would be greatly appreciated. For information please call 773-545-3800. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Mrs. June Pachuta Farris please visit our Sympathy Store. Upcoming Events Visitation JUL 30. 04:00 PM – 08:00 PM Muzyka & Son Funeral Home 5776 West Lawrence Avenue Chicago, IL, US, 60630 info@muzykafuneralhome.com www.muzykafuneralhome.com Order Flowers for the Visitation Guaranteed delivery before June’s Visitation begins. Visitation Service JUL 30. 07:00 PM Muzyka & Son Funeral Home 5776 West Lawrence Avenue Chicago, IL, US, 60630 info@muzykafuneralhome.com www.muzykafuneralhome.com Order Flowers for the Visitation Service Guaranteed delivery before June’s Visitation Service begins. Service JUL 31. 10:00 AM Holy Trinity Orthodox Cathedral 1121 N. Leavitt St. Chicago, IL, US Order Flowers for the Service Guaranteed delivery before June’s Service begins. Cemetery Details Graceland Cemetery 4001 N. Clark Street Chicago, IL, www.gracelandcemetery.org/ © Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap Get Driving Directions
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of June Pachuta Farris August 2 1947 July 27 2018. MUZYKA & SON Funeral Home & Cremation Services
Death notice for the town of: Chicago, state: Illinois