Dorothy K. Petraitis (nee Kaczmarek), age 94, a resident of Evanston, Illinois for 20 years passed away April 25, 2025. She was born December 4, 1930 in Chicago, Illinois to the late Walter and Helen (nee Uckiewicz) Kaczmarek. Beloved wife of the late John Petraitis. Loving mother of Linda (George) Aponte, Tom (Jianghong) Petraitis, John (Claudia) Petraitis, Carol (Maria) Petraitis, and the late William Petraitis. Proud grandmother of Leo, Matt, Oliver, Abbie, Yudora, Hans, and great-grandmother of Tommy, Clark, Grace, and Mason. Dear sister of Walter, Joan, Eugene, and Don.

Visitation will be held Tuesday, April 29, 2025 from 10:00 am until the time of service at 11:00 am at G.L. Hills Funeral Home, 745 Graceland Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois. Interment to follow in All Saints Cemetery, Des Plaines, Illinois. For information, please call the funeral home at 847-699-9003 or visit www.glhillsfuneralhome.com .