Anna Kazlauskas

April 8, 1928 - January 28, 2018

Anna Kazlauskas, nee Ona Margelytie, was born on April 8, 1928 in Maishymai Village, Lithuania. In 1947, at the age of 19 she was arrested by the Russian occupation forces and sent into exile in one of the GULAGs in Siberia. This was meant to be a death sentence but she survived and met Leonas Kazlauskas, who was from a neighboring town in Lithuania, and in fact a family friend. They married and had three sons while in the gulags of Siberia. In 1956 They escaped Siberia and made their way to Poland. In 1962 they were able to emigrate to the US. After living for a year in Pittston, PA Anna and her family moved to Chicago where she raised their three sons while working full time. She enjoyed watching her grandchildren grow. Anna was preceded in death by her husband Leon, her sons Alvidas Cass and Bernardas Kazlauskas. She is survived by her son, Romuald (Carol) Kazl, and grandchildren Cassandra and Persephone Kazl, Alexander Kass and Algis and Alena Kazlauskas as well as four great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Services will be held at Barr Funeral Home in Chicago. Visitation on Fri, Feb 2, 2018 from 4:00 to 8:00 PM. Interment will be at St Casimir Cemetery in a private ceremony. Flowers may be sent to Barr Funeral Home or a donation in Anna's name may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, ACT.ALZ.org