Obituary
Adele Waitz, nee Zamutt, age 99, of Chicago, beloved wife of the late Kenneth, passed away on Saturday, April 9, 2022. Adele was born in Chicago to Alex and Ann Zamutt on Sept. 19, 1922.
Adele had a marriage that lasted 51 years filled with love, joy and a lifetime of treasured memories. For those who were lucky enough to cross her path she always had a kind word and a smile. She was a devoted volunteer wearing her pink smock at Edgewater Hospital. Her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews and friends are a testament to a life well lived. Each day Adele would wake up ready to conquer a new adventure wherever it would lead. Some of her adventures included going to the Chicago Bears games, walking down State Street viewing the holiday windows at Marshall Fields and dining in the Walnut room. She was a voracious reader and enjoyed going to the Art Institute. She kept in touch with classmates from the Roosevelt High School class of February 1941 by attending reunions. She enjoyed spending time with friends including those she first met in high school. She had a storybook relationship with her brother and they were always looking out each other.
Adele was a daughter, a sister, a wife, a daughter-in-law, a sister-in-law, a mother, an aunt, a mother-in-law, a grandmother, a cousin, a friend. Adele was a one-of-a-kind phenomenal woman. Adele was funny, she made us laugh and she made us cry. There was never a dull moment with Adele.
Adele is survived by her three children: sons Lee (Debbie) Waitz and Steven (Andrea) Waitz, and daughter Nancy Waitz; grandchildren Paul Waitz; Andrea Waitz (Richard) Nevitt ; Matthew (Missi) Waitz; Amy (Bryan) Cope; Mollie-Ann (Tyson) Taylor, and Brendan (Amanda) Waitz. Great-grandchildren Kenneth Nevitt, Trevor Nevitt, Anna Cope; Leah Cope; Daniel Cope; Lydia Cope; Ashlan Waitz; Beckett Waitz; Ellie Waitz; Kayla-Rose Perkins; Brooklyn Perkins; Gavin Taylor; Sienna Waitz; Ashton Waitz. She is also survived by nephews, nieces and cousins.
Adele is preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth; her mother, Ann; her father, Alex; her brother, Marvin Zamutt; her sister-in-law, Dolores Zamutt; her in-laws, Herman and Martha Waitz; her brother-in-law Jerry Waitz; sister-in-law Elaine Waitz and her nephew Charles Zamutt.
Our family would like to thank her caregiver Amelle Feteau for her dedicated care, companionship and love for our mother.
Graveside service, Wednesday, April 13 at 12 Noon CT at Westlawn Cemetery, 7801 W. Montrose, Norridge, 60706, Petunia section. The service will be livestreamed on Adele’s page at www.goldmanfuneralgroup.com. In lieu of meals and flowers, please make a donation to Bear Necessities, an organization dedicated to supporting pediatric cancer research to discover a cure while helping patients and their families. https://www.bearnecessities.org Info: The Goldman Funeral Group 847-478-1600.
Arrangements by Goldman Funeral Group. www.goldmanfuneralgroup.com