Mary Lou Podkanowicz Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Mary Lou Podkanowicz (Flanagan, Illinois), who passed away on December 13, 2018 at the age of 83. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Fritz Hemken and Martha Wilskey Hemken; and her granddaughter Elaine Nguyen. She is survived by: her spouse Joseph W. Podkanowicz; her foster children, Hoai Nguyen (Anh), Nghia Ly (Linh), Huynh Nguyen (Dung), Hoa Tran (Thao) and Hien Nguyen (Truc); her son Lam; her siblings, Paul Hemken (Rita) of Flanagan, Ruth Thompson of Princeton and Florence Frobish (Lowell) of Auburn, AL; and her grandchildren, Kelvin, Kenny Ly, Raymond, Jessica, Richard, Jessie Tu, Laurie, Nicholas Ly, Brandon, Justin Ho Diep, Maily, John, Helen Nguyen, Dylan, Ellen Nguyen, Lucas, Landon Tran, Khang, Thuy An Nguyen, Brody, Sydney Nguyen, Thang Tran, Joseph, Paul, Brian, James Nguyen, Naomi, Jarvis Diep, Leon, Amy Ly, Ethan, Emma Nguyen, Robert Chu, Elisabeth, Victoria Ngo, Hanna and Mikayla Tran.
