Wanda Milchak

Mrs. Wanda Lee Milchak (nee Scott) age 86 of Hobart, mother and grandmother, passed away October 20, 2011. Wanda was the 6th of 7 children born to Walter Carl Scott and Ruth Adel (Gaston) Scott on July 8, 1925 in Charleston, IL. Family lore and genealogy indicate that Wanda was a descendant of Clan Scott Buccleuch. Her ancestors fled Scotland after the ill-fated battle of Culloden in 1746 and settled in the American Colony of Virginia. Later generations of Scotts moved first to Ohio and then settled permanently in central Illinois. Wanda was a member of the 1st Christian Church of Charleston, IL and graduated from Charleston High School in 1943. She worked for Krogers Corporation in Hammond, Indiana during WWII, then transferring to their Gary location, where she was produce manager. On May 5, 1944, she married Andrew Rudolf “Rudy” Milchak in Gary, IN. At the end of WWII they moved to New Chicago, IN where they raised 3 sons. Wanda was a member of American Legion Post 54 Womens Auxiliary. Wanda was preceded in death by her husband Rudy Milchak, sister Mercedes Scott Whitney and her brothers Harry, Paul, Tobias and Walter Leroy Scott. She is survived by her sons Paul, Michael and Rudy (C. Tara Hannon); sister Barbara Scott Wedesky; grandchildren Robert Edward (Joella), Neil Andrew, Kristina and Daniel Eugene Milchak; and great-grandchildren Triston and Thatcher Milchak. One could not ask for a more loving, generous, creative and intuitive mother, grandmother or great-grandmother. Wanda will truly be missed by family and friends. She was truly one of America’s Greatest Generation. We should all live so long and do so much good with our lives as she had with hers. May she rest in peace by God’s grace and mercy. Friends may visit with the family on Monday, October 24, 2011 from 2 to 8 p.m. at Burns Funeral Home, 701 E. 7th St., Hobart, IN. There will also be a visitation on Wednesday, October 26, 2011 from 10 a.m. to noon, time of Funeral Service at Caudill-King Funeral Home in Charleston, IL. Interment at Mound Cemetery in Charleston. www.burnsfuneral.com

Wanda Milchak

July 8, 1925 - October 20, 2011