Christena (Lindsay) Gritschke

Christena Lindsay Gritschke, 80, of Crystal Lake, IL, formerly of Evanston, IL and Wilmette, IL, daughter of the late John R. Lindsay and the late Elisabeth “Libby” (Wood) Lindsay, passed away peacefully on Monday October 8, 2018.

Christena is survived by her son John Frederick Gritschke, her daughter Elisabeth Anne Gritschke, her sisters; Anne Mc Cann (Kelly) and Elisabeth Conroy (John), two grandchildren; James Robert Gritschke and Lauren Elisabeth Gritschke, and many extended family and lifelong friends.

A memorial gathering and celebration of Christena’s life will be planned for Spring/Summer 2019.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation at www.parkinson.org/