Loving wife of Melissa Kapolka; loving mother of Kelsey Shears, Levi Shears, and Jake Shears; loving step-mother of Keri (Sean) Brown, and Kaitlyn (Ben) Stewart; adoring grandmother of Aubrey Brown, Lacey Brown, Lennox Brown, Harper Brown, and Connor Stewart; loving friend of many. Visitation will be held on Friday, August 16th, at Ridge Funeral Home, (Edward A. Tylka, Manager/Director) 6620 West Archer Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60638, from 3:00pm to 8:00pm. For more information, please call (773) 586-7900 or www.ridgefh.com.