Christine M. Kakos

Christine Marie Kakos, 83 of Lorain, died Sunday, September 13, 2009 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph in Lorain following a 5-month illness. She was born January 22, 1926 in Koblenz-Sayn, Germany, moving to Lorain in 1950. Christine was a lifelong member of St. Mary Church in Lorain. She enjoyed gardening and caring for her flowers and yard. She is survived by numerous cousins. She was preceded-in-death by her husband, John Kakos, parents, Mathias and Maria (nee Scherach) Schamlebach, sister, Marga Maubans and brothers, Heinz, Josef and Willi Schamlebach. Friends may call Thursday, September 17, 2009 from 4-8 pm at the Dombrowski-Humphrey-Riddle Funeral Home, 1939 Oberlin Avenue, Lorain, Ohio. Closing prayers will be said at the funeral home on Friday at 10:30 am followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 am at St. Mary Church, 8th St. and Reid Avenue, Lorain. Fr. Connie Murray will be the celebrant. Private burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, Lorain.