LaVerne (Meany) Sodaro, a long-time resident of Chicago, died June 4th at Joliet Community Hospice, with her nieces Mary Ann and Bridget, and nephew Matthew by her side. Born in 1925 in Chicago, Laverne worked for many years at the First National Bank of Chicago. Laverne loved Chicago, traveling and visiting with her eight nieces and nephews, and nineteen great nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her brother John (Jack) and Leo, and husband, Albert Sodaro, whom she married on August 8, 1980.