Emelia Alavazo Obituary (1944

Emilia Alavazo, 79, of Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood, passed away July 5, 2024, due to metastatic breast cancer. Born in Chicago and raised in Humboldt Park, Emilia graduated from Holy Family High School and studied math and science at the University of Illinois at Chicago until mental illness changed her life forever. As a younger woman, Emilia worked in the kitchen at her residential facility was also very proud of her long thick dark hair. In her later years she loved to play Uno. She was kind, helpful, and very witty. Emilia really had a good heart. Dear aunt of Michelle Marie Lucas of Jacksonville, Florida and Raquel Lynn Alavazo and Mark (Zugelia “Zully”) Alavazo of Chicago; great-aunt of Christopher Michael Alavazo; sister-in-law of Nilda Pillichi. Preceded in death by parents Emilio Alavazo and Gertrude Siegel Alavazo and siblings Loralei “Lori” (the late Pete) Pusateri, Julie Anna (the late Benjamin Nabor) Lucas, and Emilio Alavazo. Future interment of cremated remains at Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Hillside. Arrangements by Inclusive Funeral Care, 773-370-2959 or www.InclusiveFuneralCare.com.