Veray, C. Hitz

Veray C. Hitz, age 79, of Mt. Carroll, Illinois, died at home Saturday, June 17, 2006. Cremation will be accorded and a Memorial Service will be held 3:00 p.m. Saturday, June 24 at the Frank-Law-Jones Funeral Home, Mt. Carroll. A visitation will be held from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Saturday, June 24, just prior to the service. Veray was born July 7, 1926 in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Michael and Katherine (Krieger) Collopy. She married Dr. Jim Hitz August 14, 1954 in Chicago. When Veray met Jim she became his partner, wife and best friend.Veray will be dearly missed by her husband, Dr. Jim Hitz of Mt. Carroll; four sons, David (Colleen) Hitz of Manteno, Illinois, Leonard (Cynthia) Hitz of Forks, Washington, Paul (Julee) Hitz of Mt. Carroll and John Hitz of Wilmington, Illinois; two daughters, Carla (Dr. Gary) Whitebread of Mt. Carroll and Rachael (Mark) Edwards of Fairplay, Colorado; eleven grandchildren; seven great grandchildren; three brothers, Michael (Dorothy) Collopy of Chicago Heights, Illinois, Thomas (CeCe) Collopy of Tamarac, Florida and Donald (Dianne) Collopy of Rockford, Illinois. Veray is preceded in death by both parents and four sisters, Jeannette Hogan, Jean Blake, Patricia Darby and Mary Rita Collopy.