Diana Lee Nykaza

Visitation will be held at Malec & Sons Funeral Home on Friday January 27th, 2017 at 8:30am – 10:00am, followed by a Prayer Service from 10:00am – 10:15.

The Funeral service will be held at St. Thecla Parish, 6725 W. Devon, Chicago, IL directly following the Prayer Service at 10:30am. Interment will follow at Maryhill Cemetery, 8600 N. Milwaukee Ave. Niles, IL.

Diana was born in Milwaukee, WI to Walter & Rose Kucharski on March 17th, 1951. She lived life with a creative energy and always found joy in learning and finding her next adventure. She especially loved to take those adventures behind the wheel of a car with her husband Joe. Their favorite destinations were places such as Northern Wisconsin, Iowa and Southern Illinois. She also found great joy in spending time with her children, family and friends.

Diana is preceded in death by her Mother, Rose Kucharski. and Father, Walter Kucharski, Mother-in-law, Anna Nykaza and Father-in-Law, Joseph Nykaza.

Diana is survived by her Loving Husband, Joseph M. Nykaza of Zion, IL. Her children; Chad (Shannon) Ehnert, Holly (James) Busch and Ben (Heidi) Ehnert. Her Grandchildren Isabella and Carter, Brother and Sister-in-law Fred and Diana Nykaza, Nieces Kim and Pam and her brother Jeffrey A. Kucharski

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to The National MS Society, http://main.nationalmssociety.org/goto/KissMSGoodbyeinHonorofDiana . Condolences may be left in Diana’s online guestbook at http://www.legacy.com/guestbook/DignityMemorial/guestbook.aspx?n=diana-nykaza&pid=183690644

The family wishes to extend their gratitude to Aurora Medical Center ICU Staff.

This is not goodbye; it is only see you later.