Matilda "Tillie" Bakalik, nee Rut, beloved wife of the late Joseph; loving mother of Marcie Thezan and Linda (Frank) Voznak; devoted grandmother of Dawn (Mark) Ferus, Dennis Thezan, Frank (Heather) Voznak and Jenelle Voznak; fond great-grandmother of six. Memorial gathering Sunday, 2 p.m. until time of service, 4 p.m. at Coglianese Funeral Home, 7508 S. County Line Rd. (one block S. Of I-55/Stevenson), Burr Ridge. 630-654-8484.