Laura Jean (nee Jandura) Kimak

Laura Kimak (nee Jandura), 72, lifelong resident of Joliet and the New Lenox area, passed away on Wednesday, March 2, 2022.

Left to cherish her memory are her son, Dwayne Kimak; two daughters, Jennifer (James) Marchert Jr., and Pamela (David) Shepard; six grandchildren, Melanie (Nathan) Collins, Jessica (Alex) Shugarman, James Marchert III, Emily, Nicole, and Kristen Shepard; 4 great-grandchildren, Atreyu and Kaiden Davis, Quinn and Max Collins and Liliana Shugarman who is on the way. She is also survived by her two brothers, Anthony (Pat) and Alan (Lisa) Jandura; one sister, Diane (Dave) Foreman; as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

Laura is preceded in death by her loving husband, William who passed in 2018; parents, Andrew and Jennie Jandura; and her two sisters, Kathryn and Mary Ann Jandura.

She enjoyed fishing, traveling and camping with her husband and spending time with her family.

A celebration of Laura’s life will begin on Wednesday, March 9, 2022 from 9:00 A.M. to 11:00 A.M. with chapel services beginning at 11:00 A.M. at Tezak’s Home to Celebrate Life, 1211 Plainfield Rd., Joliet, IL 60435. Interment and committal service will follow at Woodlawn Memorial Park, Joliet, IL.