L.C. — H. Thompson. [Group Sheet]

M.P. married E. Simi [Group Sheet]

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Obituary:

Kenneth Gordon Willas, 87, of Dunedin, Florida, passed away on October 20, 2022 following a short illness after suffering a stroke in August.

Ken was born July 18, 1935, and grew up in Elmwood Park, Illinois. He also lived in Wood Dale, Illinois, and Roselle, Illinois, before eventually relocating to Dunedin, Florida after retirement. He attended Lane Tech College Prep School in Chicago, Illinois, and worked his entire life as a mechanic, first on automobiles and then forklift trucks. He met the love of his life, Janet "Jaye" Willas (nee Niederkorn) when she was his dance instructor. Ken and Jaye were married in 1957 and they spent 52 years working together as they built their family welcoming 5 children, 12 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren until Jaye's unexpecting passing in 2009. He was a practical joker, a cookie monster, and a big kid at heart. His favorite hobbies were collecting and shooting guns, drinking and playing games at the bars, playing poker, watching old movies, or watching Yellowstone. He has gone to be with Jaye, and he will be missed by family, friends and neighbors.

Ken is predeceased by parents, Albert & Ganna Willas, his wife, Janet Willas (nee Niederkorn) and his son, John Willas.

Left to cherish his memory are: his sister, Carole Kervin (nee Willas) & her husband Michael; his daughter, Christine Abbinanti (nee Simi) & her husband Giuseppe, together with their children, Michelle Anderson (nee Simi) & her husband John "Bill", Jason P. Simi, Pete Abbinanti & his wife Alison (nee Murphy), and Steven Abbinanti & his wife Carolina (nee Sati), and their grandchildren, Jack Anderson, Jason L. Simi, Jorie Anderson, Julienne Abbinanti, Payton Anderson, and Amaya Abbinanti; his son, Michael Willas, together with his sons, Nicholas Willas, and Lucas Willas & his wife Hannah (nee Thompson), and his grandchildren, Benjamin Willas, Jessica Willas and Ellie Willas; his son, Scott Willas & his wife Jeannie (nee Heckinger), together with their son, Jeffery Willas; his daughter, Joanne Willas, together with her daughter, Jennifer Willas and her granddaughter, Ruby Willas-Dubuc; and his daughter-in-law, Kelly Willas (nee Branon), together with her children, Joshua Willas, Zachary Willas, Jared Willas and Olivia Willas; along with uncles, aunts, nephews, nieces, cousins and many close friends who were like family to him.

(Published by Legacy Remembers from October 23 to October 24, 2022)

Kenneth married Janet Marie Niederkorn 7 Sep 1957, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA. Janet (daughter of Anton William Niederkorn and Helen Bernice Vaughn) was born 4 Aug 1938, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; died 3 Sep 2009, Dunedin, Pinellas County, Florida, USA. [Group Sheet]

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WILLAS, Janet "Jaye", 71, of Dunedin, passed away Sept. 3, 2009. She was formerly of Chicago, Roselle, and Wood Dale, Illinois. Jaye was in the Dunedin Newcomer, the local Canasta Club and was a "Mah Jong Queen". She was preceded in death by her parents Anton and Helen Niederkorn, and siblings Raymond Niederkorn, Patty Niederkorn, James Niederkorn, and Theresa Badalof. Jaye is survived by her husband of 54 years, Ken; children Christine Abbinanti (Giuseppe), Michael Willas, Scott (Jeannie) Willas , Joanne Willas, and John (Kelly) Willas; grandchildren, Michelle (John "Bill") Anderson, Jason (Kristina) Simi, Peter Abbinanti, Steven Abbinanti, Jennifer Willas, Jeffery Willas, Joshua Willas, Nicholas Willas, Lucas Willas, Zachary Willas, and Jared Willas; siblings, Richard Niederkorn, Elizabeth (Donald) Arient, Donna Ricaodati, David (Mary) Niederkorn, and Kathleen Spencer; and numerous nieces, nephews and friends. A visitation will be held Tues, Sept 8 from 11-1p.m. followed by a funeral service at 1p.m. at Curlew Hills Funeral Home.

(Published by Curlew Hills Funeral Home of Palm Harbor, FL)