Kacy Marshall Trembicki

Kacy Marshall Trembicki, age 90, passed away peacefully Friday, May 13, 2016 at his home in Wauconda, Illinois. Kacy was born January 16, 1926 to Walter and Anna (Godlewski) Trembicki of Gary, Indiana. Kacy was a proud first generation Polish-American with 7 brothers and sisters. Kacy served in the Navy in WWII as a Signalman 1st class on the Destroyer Escort John L. Williamson (DE370) where he crossed the equator more than once and witnessed firsthand the cost of liberty and freedom. After the war, Kacy graduated from Freobel High School, attended the Chicago Music Conservatory, and went to work for and eventually retired from the United States Steel Corporation where he was a pipefitter. Kacy played trumpet and trombone as a member of the Gary Cavalier’s Dance Band and enjoyed spending time on Lake Michigan in his Chris Craft motorboat. He met his beautiful bride, Rae Lorraine Tockstein, and they married on April 15, 1961 in Gary, Indiana. Kacy was a devoted family man who enjoyed gardening and tinkering in his garage woodshop where he spent many hours creating furniture and crafts for his wife and family. His generosity and loyalty to those he loved, along with his jolly jokes, were his hallmark. Kacy never shied away from a hard day’s work and he always did so with a true heart. Kacy was preceded in death by his parents and 5 of his siblings as well as his beloved wife, Rae. He is survived by his sisters, Jenny (Ted) Woynarowski and Harriet (Henry) Wegrzyn; son, Thomas Bobillo; daughter, Rae Ann (Bryce) Kerlin; daughter, Laura (Greg) Fowler; grandchildren, Alison (Drew) Becker, Matthew (Rabecca) Bobillo, Andrew and Kacy Kerlin, Grace and Sarah Fowler; and 4 great grandchildren, Christian “Kit” and Blake Becker, Isabella and Gweyneth Bobillo. The family will greet friends from 4:00 to 8:00 pm on Friday, May 20th at Burns Funeral Home, 701 East 7th Street, Hobart, Indiana. Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 21, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. at Burns Funeral Home with Father Thomas Mischler officiating. Interment at Calumet Park Cemetery in Merrilville, Indiana. The Family of Kacy Trembicki would like to thank everyone for their sympathy and prayers during this sad time. In Memoriam, in lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Hemostasis and Thrombosis Research Society at http://www.htrs.org/HTRS/Donate.htm. A Donation in the name of Kacy Trembicki for Thrombosis research" along with your name, in the space provided so that the donation will be used to research a prevention and a cure for Thrombosis, and the related problems it causes such as Stroke and Post Thrombotic Syndrome. www.burnsfuneral.com

Kacy Marshall Trembicki

January 16, 1926 - May 13, 2016