Elizabeth Babich

Elizabeth J. Babich (née Moholick), age 93, passed away on June 4, 2025. She was born in Joliet, IL to her father Frank Moholick and mother Albina Moholick (née Jozwick) on February 12, 1932.

Elizabeth cared for her family at every opportunity. She loved to cook and bake, with her children having a special appreciation for her spaghetti and her Kluskies. She enjoyed hosting extended family and friends for the holidays, and her Christmas Eve parties hold a special place in her family’s hearts. She and her husband Matthew loved to take the family on their annual trip to Lake Nancy in Minong, Wisconsin. Time with her grandchildren was cherished, they were her pride and joy. She was a longtime and dedicated member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Ladies Auxiliary Cantigny Post.

She was preceded in death by her parents Frank and Albina Moholick, her husband of sixty-three years Matthew F. Babich, her dear son Paul S. Babich, her siblings Lorraine, Dave (Barb), Charlene, and Tom Moholick, and her sister-in-law Marilyn (Ray) Wittkofski.

She is survived by her loving children Mark (Lois) Babich, David (Karen) Babich, and Marybeth (Scott) Prier; her grandchildren Joseph (Ashley), Michael, Bridget (Cameron), Eric (Angelika), and Jake (Sarah) Babich, and Sara, Ryan, Nicholas, and Cameron Prier; her great grandchildren Kayla, Tyler, Dominick, Haley, and Logan Babich; as well as her brother-in-law Don (Teresa) Babich. Numerous extended family members and other loved ones also survive.

A Celebration of Life Visitation will be held on Tuesday, June 10, 2025 from 4:00 pm until 8:00 pm at Tezak’s Home to Celebrate Life, 1211 Plainfield Rd. Joliet, IL 60435. All guests are invited to return to Tezak’s on the morning of Wednesday, June 11, 2025 at 9:00 am for chapel prayers before traveling in procession to Holy Cross Catholic Church, 830 Elizabeth St. Joliet, IL for a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 am. Immediately following mass, Elizabeth will be inurned at Holy Cross Cemetery, 2201 Theodore St. Joliet, IL when she will rejoin her son and husband for all of eternity.