Loretta A. Nacius Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Loretta Ann “Lorrie” Nacius (nee Vukovich), 86, of Gurnee, Illinois formerly of Waukegan, passed away peacefully on February 23, 2022. Lorrie was born to Joseph Vukovich and Hattie Mikalauskas in Waukegan and grew up in North Chicago. She was married to Richard A. Nacius (2015) for 57 years. Together Lorrie & Richard had five children; Susan Nacius Oldenburg-Lesnak, Mary Nacius, Fr. Mike Nacius, Richard Nacius, and Lori Nacius. Lorrie is also grandmother to six grandchildren; Matthew Oldenburg, Andrea Oldenburg, Ryan Wilk, Steven Wilk, Nathan Wilk, and Maximilian Nacius. As her kids were growing up, Lorrie could often be found cutting and styling hair for her own children as well as many neighborhood children. She was the Secretary at St. Bartholomew Catholic Church in Waukegan, volunteered her time at SPRED, loved to host picnics, enjoyed crafts including sewing, decorating her home and she was well known for her annual Christmas decorating of Ted’s Log Cabin in Waukegan. Lorrie also enjoyed playing Chinese Checkers, Bunco, Solitaire on her computer and enjoyed filling her day beautifully completing Adult Coloring books and rapidly completing multiple word search puzzles. She was very proud of her children and grandchildren. When she would be attending Mass at the Church of St. Mary with a smile on her face she would say, “I am the Mother of Father”. Donations in Lorrie’s name can be made to Special Religious Development Archdiocese of Chicago (SPRED) at 2956 S. Lowe Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60616 or at https://www.spred-chicago.org/donate. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, February 26, 2022 at 10 am at the Church of St. Mary, 175 E. Illinois Road, Lake Forest, Illinois. A visitation will be held at church from 9:15 am until the time of Mass. Interment will immediately follow at Ascension Catholic Cemetery, Libertyville, Illinois. The Funeral Mass will be live-streamed for those unable to attend in-person at: https://www.facebook.com/ChurchofStMaryLF/videos/

Loretta A. Nacius

March 7, 1935 - February 23, 2022