The Paluch and Rafferty families and the J.S. Paluch corporate family are deeply saddened at the loss of Margaret A. “Mickey” Paluch. Early Thursday morning, Margaret, beloved mother, grandmother, and Chairman of the Board of the J.S. Paluch Company, died after suffering a severe stroke on Wednesday evening.

Forever in our hearts, Mickey will be greatly missed by many friends in vocation ministry, liturgical music, numerous charities, the Archdiocese of Chicago, the Dioceses of Joliet and Rockford, and Catholic parishes around the country.

Her personal lifelong commitment to the Church has been inspiring and remarkable. We can be assured that we will continue to feel her presence in all that we do to carry on her vision of faith and service.

Please hold Mickey and all those whose lives she touched in your prayers.   

Margaret A. Paluch
June 4, 1922 to October 8, 2009