Marie F. Svoboda

Marie F. Svoboda, 91, Cherry Valley, was born to Joseph and Marie (Fanta) Arbelovsky in Cicero, Illinois on April 21, 1926, and passed peacefully away at home in Cherry Valley on May 29, 2017. She spent her youth farming near Chili, Wisconsin, graduating from Loyal High School in 1944. She married Otto Svoboda on June 28, 1947, and moved to Clark County, Wisconsin. The family moved to Woodstock in 1956, where Marie worked at Hal Mather and Sons for many years. Otto and Marie moved to Cherry Valley in 1994. Marie was a member of Grace Lutheran Church for over 60 years. She will be remembered for being a life-long Green Bay Packer fan, a wonderful cook, and a delicious Bohemian baker. She will be dearly missed.
Her beloved family was her pride and joy. Her children are Mary (Doug) Noe of Union, Kathie (Todd) Freeburg of Cherry Valley, and Joseph (Leslie) Svoboda of Bellingham, Washington. Her grandchildren are Robert (Carrie) Noe of Naperville, Lisa (Michael) Gatto of Marengo, Emily (Matthew) Grace of Roscoe, and Laura (Jason) Matousek of Bartlett. Her great-grandchildren are Benjamin and Brandon Noe, Maggie Gatto, and Lily and Charlotte Matousek. She is also survived by two sisters-in-law: Ardith Arbelovsky and Rose Svoboda, and many loved nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Otto, her brothers Joseph and Frank, her in laws Joseph and Vlasta Kosarek, George Svoboda, Donna Arbelovsky, her niece, Mary Rose Breseman and her nephew, Scott Arbelovsky.
We wish to give a special thank you for the caring OSF Palliative and Hospice staff members, especially Whitney, Amy, and Pat.
Funeral services will be at 11:00 A.M., Saturday, June 3, 2017, at Grace Lutheran Church, 1300 Kishwaukee Valley Rd. Woodstock, IL. Visitation will be at 10:00 A.M. until time of service on Saturday. Fitzgerald Funeral Home and Crematory assisted the family. Memorials may be made to Grace Lutheran Church, OSF Hospice, or a charity of your choice. Share online condolences at www.fitzgeraldfh.com.