Stephanie Chiakas

Visitation: Thursday, March 14, 2-9pm, Davenport Family Funeral Home, 419 E Terra Cotta Ave (IL Rt. 176), Crystal Lake

Service: Friday, March 15, 11am at the Funeral Home

Burial: following the service, All Saints Cemetery, 700 N. River Rd, Des Plaines

Memorials: Helping Paws Animal Shelter Home, 2500 Harding Ln., Woodstock, IL 60098, 815-338-4400, or www.helpingpaws.net.

Stephanie R. Chiakas, 17, of Lake in the Hills, formerly of St. Charles, MO, passed away suddenly on Sunday, March 10, 2013.

She was born September 27, 1995, in Evansville, IN to Kenneth and Sheri (nee Machac) Chiakas.

Stephanie, who was very mature and creative for her age, was known for her leadership and cooking skills, loving and responsible nature, and her love for animals and gardening. Currently a Junior at Crystal Lake South High School, she excelled in school and enjoyed “hangin with the crew.”

Survivors include her parents, Kenneth Chiakas of Des Plaines and Sheri Chiakas of Lake in the Hills; sister, Alicia Chiakas of Lake in the Hills; grandparents, Paul and Carol Chiakas of Des Plaines, Frank Machac of Inverness, and Larry and Jenny Podgorny of Hartland, WI; and many other loving family members and friends.

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