Sandra A. Prete, age 74, of Beecher, Illinois. Passed away peacefully, February 8, 2017. Beloved wife of Richard Prete. Loving mother of David (Christine) Prete, Jennifer (Tom) McFarlane, Amy (Johnny) Gallegos, Christopher (Cynthia) Prete, Kristina (Will) Stewart. Cherished grandmother of fifteen and great grandmother of eleven. Dearest sister of James Stachowicz, Linda (Will) Loring and Myra (Tom) Karlen. Sandra will be dearly missed by all who knew her. Memorial visitation Saturday, February 25, 2017 9-11am at Smits Funeral Homes-Steger Memorial Chapel 3045 Chicago Road Steger, IL 60475. Funeral Mass 11:30am at St. Liborius Catholic Church 71 W. 35th St. Steger, IL.In Lieu of flowers memorials to Alicia's House 17 Paulsen Ave.South Chicago Heights, Il, or Dominican Sisters of Springfield Illinois 1237 W Monroe Springfield, Illinois. Further information 708-755-6100 or visit our online guestbook and obituary at www.smitsfh.com