Urszula Angela (Kalwinski) Litavecz (Highland, Indiana)

Urszula ("Lu" or "Lula") Litavecz of Highland passed away June 21, 2016, surrounded by her family. Lula was born August 26, 1950 to Stanislaw and Janina Kalwinski in Morpeth, England. Lu was the beloved of Alan, her husband of 43 years. She leaves behind two children, Chris Litavecz and Michelle (Jeff) Gale and one grandchild, Ethan Litavecz. Survived by her brothers, Mark ("Marek") (Linda) Kalwinski, Stanley (Alice) Kalwinski, and Myron (Kathryn) Kalwinski; brother-in-law Deacon Robert (Barbara) Litavecz; sister-in-law Vivian (late Richard) Devine; and nieces and nephews, Gretchen (Rob Funderburk) Kalwinski, William Kalwinski, Lara Kalwinski, Julie (Sean) Hogan, Greg (Elizabeth) Kalwinski, Nicholas Kalwinski, Roberta (Glen) Pietrzyk, Richard Devine, Denise Devine, and Brian Devine.

Lu was a 1968 graduate of George Rogers Clark High School and a long-time NIPSCO employee. She was a rabid Blackhawks fan, animal lover, avid reader, and lover of Polish food and the British royal family.

Visitation will be on Friday, July 8, 2016 from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Solan Pruzin Funeral Home & Crematory 14 Kennedy Avenue, Schererville, IN. Funeral services will be held Saturday, July 9, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. at St. James the Less Catholic Church, 9640 Kennedy Avenue Highland, IN, with Father Keith Virus officiating and Deacon Robert Litavecz assisting. Inurnment will be at St. John/St. Joseph Cemetery, 1547 167th Street, Hammond, IN. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Humane Society of the Calumet Area.