Laura Joyce Passarella

Laura Joyce Passarella, age 89, longtime resident of Downers Grove, retired LPN at Gottlieb Hospital and former employee at Westlake Hospital; loving mother of Sherry (Freeman) Thomas; proud grandmother of Niccole (Isaac) Belman, Jennifer Passarella and Justin (Rossella) Passarella; cherished great-grandmother of Giovanni and Kai Passarella, Wynter Belman, Arianna Gomez, Delilah Amusa, Nico, Maggio and Luciano Passarella; dear sister of the late Annete (the late Emil) Purcelli; fond aunt of John (Karen) Purcelli and Pamela Mills and great-aunt of Jeanne and Chuck Mills. Visitation Monday 10:00 a.m. until time of funeral service 12:00 p.m. at Gibbons Funeral Home, 134 South York Road, (½ mile North of Saint Charles Road), Elmhurst. Entombment Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery, Hillside. For funeral information please call 630-832-0018 or www.gibbonsfuneralhome.com