Michael K. Bannach, 78, of LaGrange Park and formerly of Brookfield, died on March 15, 2017 at Amita La Grange Hospital. 

He was a University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point graduate and served in the U.S. Army Reserve. Mr. Bannach was a retired electrical engineer and systems analyst who had been employed for 38 years by Unisys (formerly Burroughs/Sperry Company). 

Mr. Bannach was a member of the Riverside Masonic Lodge and the St. Francis Retired Men’s Club who also enjoyed boating, traveling, gardening, and model railroading. 

He is survived by his wife, Lillian R. Bannach (nee Surovic); his brothers, Robert and James Bannach; and his extended family members, Brian and Kathleen Specht and Kyela, Matthew and Peyton Specht. 

A funeral Mass was celebrated at St. Francis Xavier Church in LaGrange followed by entombment at Christ the King Mausoleum of Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Hillside. 

The family appreciates Mass offerings to the church. 

Johnson Funeral Home, Brookfield, handled arrangements.