Edward Kristufek 1927-2015

Edward Kristufek (with wife Theresa)
July 1, 1927 - September 5, 2015

Edward A. Kristufek U.S ARMY Veteran Beloved husband of Theresa Nee Wojnarowicz. Loving father of Dale ( Margaret ) Kristufek, Gary Kristufek and Lorene ( Phil) Scissom. Cherished grandfather of David, Jennifer, Sarah, Cortney and Ryan. Proud great grandfather of Nathan, Savannah and Kaisley. Funeral Thursday 9:00 am from Thompson & Kuenster Funeral Home, 5570 W. 95th St., Oak Lawn to St. Louis de Montfort Church for Mass at 10:00 am. Interment Resurrection Cemetery. Visitation Wednesday from 3 pm until 9 pm. Member of the Columbus Manor Oak Lawn Fire Department.

Edward Kristufek was born July 1, 1927 in Cook County, Illinois to Edward Kristufek and Lillian Harazin. His sister Lorraine Kristufek Novak (born Dec 10, 1921) predeceased him on November 30, 1989. His father Edward Kristufek was the son of Edward Kristufek and Mary Puc, born May 1, 1896. His grandfather, Edward Kristufek Sr. was born on December 29, 1871 to John Kristufek Jr. and Mary Bedlan.

John Kristufek Jr. had nine children and was born on November 17, 1848 in Vodnany, South Bohemia in what is now the Czech Republic. He came to the US with his parents John Kristufek Sr. and Anna Jelinek and sister Mary Amelia Kristufek Krch in 1854. His parents originally lived at 171 Dekoven, where John Kristufek Jr. worked as a cigar maker, before moving in the mid 1870s to 487 Canal Street to a building John Kristufek Sr. owned and had a saloon business in. John Kristufek Jr. took over the saloon business and ran it until his death on April 10, 1913.