Catherine E . " Kay" Cernak nee Kress , age 8 9 , late of New Lenox. Beloved wife of the late John W . Cernak ; devoted mo ther of  David, John ( Mary ) , Thomas ( Deborah ) , Robert ( Sherri ), Karen (Tom) Bramlett, the late Barbara Lovero and Michael Cernak ; proud grandmother of  Thomas (Ashley) Lovero, Michael (Kaitlin) Cernak, Alexander (Whitney) Cernak, Steven (Katelyn) Cernak, Brittany (Steven) Nichols, Lauren Cernak, Emilee Bramlett, and Kaitlin Bramlett; loving great-grand mother of Robert & Matthew Lovero, Benjamin & Delia Cernak, Finn Cernak, and Jace Cernak ; d ear sister of  Ruth Banas, Dorothy Hallissey, Dick Kress, Bill Kress, and Marge Hasse ; kind aunt of many nieces and nephews. Kay was an active parishioner at St. Francis of Assisi Church. Visitation Tues day, 3 :00 - 8:00 p.m . Funeral Wednesday 9:45 a.m. from Thornridge Funeral Home (Janusz Family Funeral Service) 14318 S. LaGrange Road (Northbound traffic, U-turn permitted at 143rd Street), Orland Park to St. Francis of Assisi Church Mass 10:30 a .m. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery.