Danute Emilia Rosa Tiskus Habich 62 passed away quietly Saturday, January 17, at home surrounded by her loving family and friends following a long illness. Beautiful, loving, intelligent and witty, Dana is survived by Lee, her devoted husband of nearly 35 years, sons Darren and Shawn, a sister, brother and her mother.
Born in Chicago July 23, 1952, Dana grew up in Wheeling and Buffalo Grove and was a resident of Mount Prospect for over 30 years. She graduated from Wheeling High School and afterward NIU in DeKalb where she found her calling in print and broadcast journalism.She excelled in an assortment of marketing, sales and pubic relations positions with the Chicago Archdiocese, U.S. Gypsum, Modern Talking Pictures, Jones Lang LaSalle, Lutheran Home & Services and the American Association of Anesthesiologists. She also worked part-time at the Mt Prospect Library when her children were small taking advantage of their flexible hours. There she met a number of lifelong friends. Her greatest joy came in motherhood and as a homemaker. She often said she felt blessed to be at home when her children were young and participate in their in school and after school projects.
She will be dearly missed by those who loved her and enjoyed her warm, gentle presence.
Visitation will be Wednesday (January 21) from 4:00 – 8:00 PM at the Friedrichs Funeral Home 320 W. Central Rd., at Northwest Hwy., Mt. Prospect. Lying in State Thursday 10:00 AM until Mass 11:00 AM at St. Raymond de Penafort Church, Elmhurst Rd. (Rt.83) at Lincoln St., Mt. Prospect.
Interment will follow at Memory Gardens Cemetery in Arlington Heights.