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Five Bierdz boys start school after mother killed
The Bierdz family moves from Oak Lawn to Midlothian after Joan Bierdz was stabbed to death by ex husband John Bierdz on Aug 15 in Elgin. The five boys, ages 10 to 16, face future care by grandparents as relatives organize funds and support, while coping with their mother’s death and the abrupt family upheaval.
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Elgin
John Bierdz
Jack Carr
John Bierdt
Carr
Joan
Oak Lawn
Midlothian
Tom Waicekauskas
John
Helen Waicekauskas
Larkin High School
Anita Waicekauskas
Tom
Anita
Colleen
Helen
Pete Wakekauskas
St. Xavier University
AJ. Smith Federal Savings Bank
S. Cicero Ave
Colleen Waicekauskas
St. Xavier