{"id":9102,"date":"2015-10-25T14:21:28","date_gmt":"2015-10-25T19:21:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/polkaconcerts.com\/?p=9102"},"modified":"2015-10-25T14:21:28","modified_gmt":"2015-10-25T19:21:28","slug":"50-year-owner-of-polonia-banquets-marge-machay-passes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/polkaconcerts.com\/?p=9102","title":{"rendered":"50 Year Owner of Chicago&#039;s Polonia Banquets, Marge Machay Passes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/polkaconcerts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/7482ebd5-508b-425e-b97b-a2087b5b44e6.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9105 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/polkaconcerts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/7482ebd5-508b-425e-b97b-a2087b5b44e6.jpg\" alt=\"7482ebd5-508b-425e-b97b-a2087b5b44e6\" width=\"208\" height=\"314\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Long time polka promoter, cook, caterer and owner of Polonia Banquets, Marge Machay passes away on October 24, 2105. Whether she was behind the scenes cooking and managing the kitchen or whether she was the face out front greeting the people, Marge was the consummate professional. Always a smile and a greeting, she will be missed by many folks throughout the polka industry.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/obits.dignitymemorial.com\/dignity-memorial\/obituary.aspx?n=Margaret-Machay&amp;lc=4190&amp;pid=176213164&amp;mid=6647334#.ViwaJYH66RI.facebook\" target=\"_blank\">Obituary<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"headline\" style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.posteaglenewspaper.com\/chicagos-polonia-ballroom-and-grove-50-years-later\/\" target=\"_blank\">Chicago\u2019s Polonia Ballroom and Grove\u00a050 Years Later &#8211; The Post Eagle<\/a><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">\n<ul class=\"wpfai-list\"><li class=\"wpfai-list-item facebook\">\r\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fpolkaconcerts.com%2Findex.php%3Frest_route%3D%252Fwp%252Fv2%252Fposts%252F9102&amp;t=\" title=\"Facebook\" class=\"wpfai-facebook wpfai-link wpfainw\">\r\n        <span class=\"fa-stack fa-lg\">\r\n          \r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-facebook fa-stack-1x \"><\/i>\r\n        <\/span>\r\n      <\/a>\r\n    <\/li><li class=\"wpfai-list-item twitter\">\r\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpolkaconcerts.com%2Findex.php%3Frest_route%3D%252Fwp%252Fv2%252Fposts%252F9102\" title=\"Twitter\" class=\"wpfai-twitter wpfai-link wpfainw\">\r\n        <span class=\"fa-stack fa-lg\">\r\n          \r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-twitter fa-stack-1x \"><\/i>\r\n        <\/span>\r\n      <\/a>\r\n    <\/li><li class=\"wpfai-list-item google-plus\">\r\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fpolkaconcerts.com%2Findex.php%3Frest_route%3D%252Fwp%252Fv2%252Fposts%252F9102\" title=\"Google Plus\" class=\"wpfai-google-plus wpfai-link wpfainw\">\r\n        <span class=\"fa-stack fa-lg\">\r\n          \r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-google-plus fa-stack-1x \"><\/i>\r\n        <\/span>\r\n      <\/a>\r\n    <\/li><li class=\"wpfai-list-item pinterest\">\r\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fpolkaconcerts.com%2Findex.php%3Frest_route%3D%252Fwp%252Fv2%252Fposts%252F9102&amp;description=&amp;media=\" title=\"Pinterest\" class=\"wpfai-pinterest wpfai-link wpfainw\">\r\n        <span class=\"fa-stack fa-lg\">\r\n          \r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-pinterest fa-stack-1x \"><\/i>\r\n        <\/span>\r\n      <\/a>\r\n    <\/li><li class=\"wpfai-list-item tumblr\">\r\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tumblr.com\/share\/link?url=http%3A%2F%2Fpolkaconcerts.com%2Findex.php%3Frest_route%3D%252Fwp%252Fv2%252Fposts%252F9102&amp;name=&amp;description=\" title=\"Tumblr\" class=\"wpfai-tumblr wpfai-link wpfainw\">\r\n        <span class=\"fa-stack fa-lg\">\r\n          \r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-tumblr fa-stack-1x \"><\/i>\r\n        <\/span>\r\n      <\/a>\r\n    <\/li><li class=\"wpfai-list-item reddit\">\r\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fpolkaconcerts.com%2Findex.php%3Frest_route%3D%252Fwp%252Fv2%252Fposts%252F9102\" title=\"Reddit\" class=\"wpfai-reddit wpfai-link wpfainw\">\r\n        <span class=\"fa-stack fa-lg\">\r\n          \r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-reddit fa-stack-1x \"><\/i>\r\n        <\/span>\r\n      <\/a>\r\n    <\/li><li class=\"wpfai-list-item envelope\">\r\n      <a href=\"mailto:?subject=&amp;body=http%3A%2F%2Fpolkaconcerts.com%2Findex.php%3Frest_route%3D%252Fwp%252Fv2%252Fposts%252F9102%20-%20\" title=\"E-Mail\" class=\"wpfai-envelope wpfai-link wpfainw\">\r\n        <span class=\"fa-stack fa-lg\">\r\n          \r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-envelope fa-stack-1x \"><\/i>\r\n        <\/span>\r\n      <\/a>\r\n    <\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Long time polka promoter, cook, caterer and owner of Polonia Banquets, Marge Machay passes away on October 24, 2105. 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