Maria "Mary" Lundy

Maria “Mary” Lundy, 87, passed away on July 7, 2023 at Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville, IL. She was born on December 15, 1935 in Psychico (a suburb of Athens), Greece, where she lived with her family until 1953. At the age of 17, Maria came to the United States on a full-ride scholarship to study education at The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor in Belton, Texas. Maria went on to receive her master’s degree in special education from Illinois College in Jacksonville, IL. She taught special education at Washington University in St. Louis MO before moving to Denver, CO in 1961, where she met Art, her husband of 63 years, and had her first child, Steven. They moved to Evanston, IL in 1965 and she had her second child, Janna, in 1968. She continued her love of education by teaching preschool in Evanston and serving as a substitute teacher in various elementary schools. Maria and her family were longtime members of Saints Peter & Paul Greek Orthodox Church in Glenview, IL, where Maria founded the Greek school and taught and served as the Greek school principal. In her more recent years, Maria was a member of St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church in Libertyville, IL. She enjoyed classical and opera music, traveling extensively through Europe and the Caribbean, playing bridge and having holiday parties with neighbors and friends. Besides her children, Maria’s biggest joy was her 5 grandchildren. She surrounded herself with great friends and loving family all her life. Surviving is her husband of 63 years, Arthur A. Lundy Jr.; 2 children, Steven (Wendy Alling) Lundy and Janna (Martin) Henry; 5 grandchildren, Matthew & Catherine Lundy and Hayden, Quinn & Julia Henry; sister, Eleni (Constantine Santamouris) Hidiroglou; dear niece and nephew, Catherina “Kitty” Eberhart (George) and Alex Hidiroglou; and other loving nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her father, Kyriakos Hidiroglou; her mother, Vasiliki “Kiki” Hidiroglou; and her brother, Panagiotis “Panos” Hidiroglou. A visitation will begin at 11:00am followed by a service at 12:00pm, Wednesday, July 19th, 2023 at St. Demetrious Greek Orthodox Church, 1400 N. O’Plaine Rd., Libertyville, IL. Interment will follow to Lakeside Cemetery in Libertyville. Memorial contributions would be appreciated to the church. Arrangements by Burnett-Dane Funeral Home in Libertyville. For info: 847-362-3009 or share a memory at www.burnettdane.com.

Maria "Mary" Lundy

December 15, 1935 - July 7, 2023