Christina C. Orlando

Christina C. Orlando obituary, Lombard, IL

Christina C. Orlando

Christina Orlando Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Knollcrest Funeral Home on Jun. 28, 2025.

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Christina Orlando, nee Ottesen, age 90, of Downers Grove. Beloved wife of the late Joseph Orlando; loving mother of Michael (Anna Marie) Orlando, Jason (Jennifer) Orlando, the late James (Kim) Orlando and the late Sherry Lynch; devoted grandmother of Christina (Nick) Oldfather, Erika Lynch, and Melissa Lynch, Michael, Matthew, and Nina and Dominick Orlando, Jason (Rachel) Del Guanto, and Vanessa Del Guanto,; great-grandmother of Anthony and Victor Cravens, Gianna and Gabriella Orlando, Nathan, Regan, Lincoln, and Oliver Del Guanto, Lily, Nicholas, and Jameson Haase; fond sister of Rose Suggs, Ida Lee, the late Clarence Ottesen, the late Bernard Ottesen, the late MaryAnn Ottesen, and the late Al Ottesen; aunt of many nieces and nephews.
Visitation, Thursday, July 3rd from 9:00 AM until time of funeral service at 11:00 AM at Knollcrest Funeral Home, 1500 S. Meyers Rd. (3 blks. So. of Roosevelt Rd.,) Lombard. Interment Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery.
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