Henry Stanley Mitchell, 90, peacefully returned home to Heaven while surrounded by family on December 31, 2011. He is missed and survived by his wife of 70 years, Dolores Mitchell, his four children: Audrey (Richard) Southard, James (Lynn) Mitchell, Jackie (Ernie) Mitchell, Maryann (Dan) Centracchio, 11 grandchildren: Paul Vanek, Robert Vanek, James Mitchell Jr., Jeffrey Vanek, Kimberly Dobos, Jennifer Posewick, Michelle Philipp, Laura Centracchio-Helmke, Karen Centracchio, Michael Gruszkowski, Mark Gruszkowski, 21 great grandchildren, brother: Clyde (Dorothy) Miecznikowski, sister: Stella Parra and sister-in-law: Rebecca Rudnicki. “Mitch” served in the U.S. Army during WWII, after which her ran several neighborhood stores in South Chicago. Visitation and Funeral Mass will be held at St. Victor’s Church in Calumet City on Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at 9:00 AM with Mass beginning at 10:00 AM.