Jerzy "Jurek' Macko, age 81, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 25, 2025, with family at his side. Jurek was the beloved husband of 54 years to Maria (nee Grzesik); loving father of Jolanta (Kazimierz) Chlon, Andrzej (Ania) Macko, Marcin (Sylwia) Macko and Lukasz (Ida) Macko; dearest son of the late Stefania (nee Kubielas) and the late Jozef Macko; cherished grandfather of Ewelina Chlon, Kasia (AJ) Sauseda, Klaudia, Michal, Kamil, Marcel, Leo and Noah Macko; great grandfather of Luca; dear brother of Zofia (Zdzislaw) Giza and the late Stanislaw (Janina), the late Jozef and the late Dominik (Teresa) Macko, and he was a fond uncle of many.
Jerzy was a member of the Chor Collegium Cantorum Polonia Chicago.
Visitation Friday, May 2, 2025, from 3:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Cumberland Chapels 8300 W. Lawrence Ave., Norridge, IL. Funeral services begin at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, at the funeral home, and will then proceed to St. Hyacinth Basilica 3636 W. Wolfram Ave., Chicago for Mass at 10:00 a.m. The interment will follow at Maryhill Catholic Cemetery in Niles. For more information call (708)456-8300.