Kathleen Chusonis Blakely's Obituary
Kathleen Chusonis Blakely, of Memphis, passed away peacefully on October 21, 2016 at the age of 91. Born in London, England on July 12, 1925 she was preceded in death by her parents Joseph and Margaret and her siblings Joseph Chusonis, Edward Chusonis, Winnie Bullman , all of London and Margaret Mercer of Perth, Australia. Kathleen is survived by her husband of 71 years, John, her sister Veronica Fraser of Perth, Australia and Lily Krebs of London, England. She is also survived by her daughter Kathy Miller (Tommy) and her grandsons Nicholas (Jenny) and Thomas (Nancy) Miller. Married in May of 1945 in London, Kathleen made her home in Grenada, Mississippi and Memphis, Tennessee after the end of World War II. A long time communicant of St. Anne’s Catholic Church, she enjoyed time spent watching her grandsons play sports and cooking the vegetables picked from her husband’s garden. Visitation will be on Monday, October 24, 2016 from 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm with funeral services immediately following at Memorial Park Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital or the Alzheimer’s Association.Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Park Funeral Home and Cemetery, 5668 Poplar Ave. Memphis, TN 38119, “Celebrating Life… Behind the Stone Wall”.
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