Waukegan, Illinois
Gertrude A Miholic
1925 — 2023
The passing of our mother, Gertrude Ann (Repp) Miholic, signals the end of a small piece of Waukegan history. Mom was a 1st generation American whose parents, born in Yugoslavia, now Slovenia, were part of the "Great European Migration." They settled on the south side of Waukegan where ethnic enclaves were created by immigrants from the Baltics and eastern Europe. They toiled, lived and died in a unique, now long gone, cultural experience. Mom was a part of what makes America thrive-country, hard work, family, faith and sacrifice. We, her children, are honored to memorialize our mother, Gertrude Miholic. Mom passed away on 11/25/23 after bravely coping for 2 years with failing health. ...