Mary Roppel, age 96, passed away peacefully at home on May 27, 2012. Loving wife of the late Michael; dearest mother of Joy (Alex) Perri, the late Michael, Cynthia (Dave) Fox; preceded in death by her siblings, Rose (John) Roppel, Adam (Marie) Kern, Jake (Dorothy) Kern; loving grandmother of David, Brian, Michelle (Chris) Brenner, Gina (John) Ferden, and the late William Perri; dear great-grandmother of six; fond aunt and a dear friend to many. Visitation Thursday, 4 to 9 p.m. at Nelson Funeral Home, 820 Talcott Rd., (at Cumberland), Park Ridge. Funeral Friday, 11 a.m. from the funeral home to St. Paul of the Cross Church, Mass 12:30 p.m. Interment St. Joseph Cemetery. Marion Friel, Funeral Director. Info., 847-823-5122 and online guestbook at www.nelsonfunerals.com