Winifred "Winnie" B. Melus nee Pociask, age 80. Beloved wife of the late Anthony; dear mother of Pam (Steve) Carnot, Michealene (Carol) Melus, and Cynthia (David) Blanton; loving grandmother of Erin, David, Kevin, Matt, Nick and Meghan; great-grandmother of Madison; aunt to many nieces and nephews.

Visitation Wednesday 3-9 p.m. at Williams-Woodward Funeral Home, 820 Pine St.(corner of Rte. 59 and Pine), West Chicago, IL. Family and friends will gather Thursday at St. Luke's Catholic Church, 421 Cochise Ct., Carol Stream, IL. for a Funeral Mass at 10 a.m. Interment Queen of Heaven Cemetery, 1400 South Wolf Rd., Hillside. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to The Humane Society, www.humanesociety.org or the American Lung Association, www.lung.org. For further info 630-231-1300 or
www.williams-woodward.com.