Krystyna (maiden name Bandura), 69, beloved wife of the late Michael; loving mother of Kalliopi (Kevin), Nicole, and Vaggelis; cherished grandmother to Anastasia, Annabella, and Blake; dearly appreciated champion and second mother to countless others.

Krystyna grew up in the mountains of Southwestern Poland, where she enjoyed a meaningful childhood in nature and loving family life with her brother and parents. There, she cultivated a generous spirit toward all living things which she demonstrated in all encounters throughout her life. She was sharp-witted, strong-willed, brilliant, thoughtful, selfless, elegant, practical, and hard-working. She moved to the United States in 1978, traveled, and settled in Chicago, where she met Michael and had her family. She began her career in nursing as a young woman in Poland and would have retired from Lutheran General Hospital (Park Ridge, IL) in October 2019. She was diagnosed with endometrial cancer in October 2018; she ran out of medical options before she ran out of hope and fight. Please join us in remembering her during the following services:

Visitation: 3-8 pm Thursday April 11th (Memorial Service 6-7 pm) at Gibbons Family Funeral Home, 5917 West Irving Park Road, Chicago, IL 60634, 773-777-3944 or www.gffh.com

Funeral Mass: 10 am Friday April 12th at St. Pascal Catholic Church, 6199 West Irving Park Road, Chicago, IL 60634

Private burial

Flowers were always welcome by Krystyna but she loved charitable giving even more. She would be honored by your donation to The Nature Conservancy or American Cancer Society.

If you have questions, please contact her eldest daughter, Kalliopi, via email [email protected].