Obituaries

May 23, 2022

Elizabeth "Betty" J. Holt, 97, passed away on May 23, 2022. Beloved wife of the late Arthur H. Holt, Adoring mother of Thomas (Diane), Timothy (Cathy) and Terrrance (Mary). Cherished grandmother to Nicole, Daniel (Colleen), Eric (Jena), Jennifer (James), Katherine (Michael) and Michael (Alison); dearest great-grandmother of Henry, Archer, Connor, Edward, Timothy, Preston, Evelyn and Cameron.

Betty...

May 17, 2022

Alana J. Rogers, 43, passed unexpectedly May 17, 2022. Alana was the loving mother of Vince Locallo and Amber Locallo; cherished daughter of Maureen (the late Alan) Rogers; devoted sister of Valary (Aaron) Steinberg and Linda (Rob) Srygler; loving aunt of Michigan Steinberg, Peter Steinberg, Kane Yates, and Kayla Yates; and beloved niece of John Breheny.

Alana,...

May 16, 2022

Sheila Taylor of Chicago, died on Mon., May 16, 2022. Cherished daughter of the late Arthur & Margaret (nee Holt). Treasured sister of Mary (Tom) McClaughry, Paul (Sandy), Roger (Gil), Joe (Linda), and the late Art (Elaine), Mike (Mariel), Barbara, Penny (Ed), Quin, Tim (Jean) and Terry. Loving and generous aunt to innumerable nieces and nephews (all of whom...

May 2, 2022

John T. Kelly, 71, loving son of the late Arnold and the late Betty; beloved brother of the late Roberta (Lester) Borucki and Roger (the late Jill) Kelly; and loving uncle of Ian Kelly, Nicky Borucki, John (Jen) Borucki, and Bob (Ryan) Borucki.

Services will be private, please donate to the charity of your choice in John's...

Apr 27, 2022

Howie Switalla, age 90; beloved husband of the late Lorraine; loving father 'Never said no' to Howard (Nanci), Kimm Blaney, Jane (Robert) Noto and the late Mark; dearest grandfather of Melissa, Michael, Kacey and Howard; great-grandfather of Layla, Joseph and Kaleah; fond brother of Raymond (the late Carol), James (the late Mary), Diane (the late John) Wegner...

Apr 24, 2022

Lorraine M. Joris, nee Kwiatkowski; loving wife of the late Roger R.; devoted mother of Renee (George) Tabet, Paulette (Jim), Claudine (Ron) Childers, Norma and the late Kathleen Joris; cherished grandmother of Aline, Elizabeth, George Tabet, Justine Fazan and Jarromy, Joseph Childers. Lying in State, Thursday, 10 a.m. until time of Mass, 11 a.m., at St. Eugene Church, 7958...

Apr 23, 2022

Robert L. Keenan, Born May 30, 1982, At rest April 23, 2022, age 39; beloved son of Helen and the late Lawrence; cherished brother of Katie.  Visitation, Monday, from 4 to 9 p.m.  Funeral Service, Tuesday, 10 a.m. at Kolbus-May Funeral Home 6857 W. Higgins Ave., Chicago.  Interment Private.  In lieu of flowers, a donation in Robert's name to...

Apr 12, 2022

Richard J. Gonsiorek Sr., 75, passed away at home on April 12, 2022. He was the cherished husband of Annamae; loving father of Marie (Chris) Ratajczyk and Richard (Laura) Gonsiorek Jr.; adored grandpere of Ella, Penelope and Kellan Ratajczyk, and Mary Frances, Damien and Annette Gonsiorek; devoted brother of James (Sue) Gonsiorek and John (Nancy) Gonsiorek; and fond uncle...

Apr 2, 2022

Gladys M. Koral "Pat", 99, loving wife of the late Walter; cherished mother of the late James Koral, Gary (Donna) Koral, and Chris Koral; devoted grandma of Lauren O'Hearn (Brett) and Brent O'Hearn (Lili); beloved sister of Jean Stawasz; and loving aunt of many nieces and nephews.

Visitation, Friday, April 15, from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m....

Apr 1, 2022

Sue Marie Griesmann was born on May 17, 1927 in Chicago, IL, the daughter of Fred Sr. and Sophie (nee Speiss) Griesmann. She was preceded in death by her parents, her siblings and their spouses Dorothy (Edward) Doruff, Fred Jr. (Dorothy), Henry (Ann), Casper (Vera), John (Viola), Alex, Charles, George (Ann), Edward (Elaine), nephew James Doruff and niece Shirley...

Mar 23, 2022

Kathryn L. Moskal "Kay", 99, beloved wife of the late Joseph; loving mother of Joseph (Nancy) of Edgerton, WI, Joan, and Richard (Susanne); cherished grandmother of Henry and Ethan; and dear sister of Edward of Lakewood, OH.

While in high school was at the original Sears and Roebuck Headquarters. She liked to spend her time reading and...

Mar 21, 2022

Richard "Rick" Lapke, 72, loving partner of 46 years of Janice: beloved father of Jeff (Fleur), Jamie (Michael), Amee, and Becki (Ryan); cherished grandfather of Arsinoe, Aethelflaed, Renn, Desmond, and Ty; devoted brother of the late Robert (Jay), Michael (Janette), Daniel (Elise), and Janet (Tim); devoted uncle of Jennifer, Kevin, Valerie, Andrew, and Tyler; and sweet cousin of many....

Mar 11, 2022

Donna Rae Schuth, 87, beloved wife of the late Arthur; devoted mother of Cindy, John, Susie (Andy), and Donna (Todd); loving grandmother of Lisa (Rob), Benjamin, Nicole, and Sean (Julie); caring great-grandmother of Robert, Michael, Joseph, Angeline, Josephine, and Quill; cherished sister of Lynn (Gloria), the late Lee, the late Terry (the late Fran); sister-in-law of the late Mary...

Mar 5, 2022

Donald H. Raasch, Beloved husband of the late Patricia, nee Buchowicz; loving father of Diana (Andrew) Erskine, Wayne (Anna) and Tracy; dear grandfather of Dylan (Abigail) Erskine, Kristina Raasch, Conner Erskine and Brandon Raasch; great-grandfather of Elena and Alonzo; survived by his cousin Arnold (Carol) Mitchell and adored animal companions Sam and Zoey.  Lying in State, Saturday, from 10...

Mar 1, 2022

Mark F. Moore, age 60, passed away peacefully in his sleep March 1, 2022. Beloved son of Rita (the late Leon) Stahl and the late Daniel; loving father of Brandon and Natalie; dear brother of Mary, Daniel and the late Karen; cherished uncle of Sandra, John and Jacqueline; great uncle of William; nephew, cousin and friend to many. Funeral...

Feb 14, 2022

Steven J. Jancovic. Amazing husband to Sylvia; Loving father to Tyson, Melina and Marissa; Caring grandfather to Owen, Annie and Carlie; Proud sibling to Suzanne, Deborah and Jonathan; Dear friend to many. Visitation Sunday, February 20, 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Kolbus- John V. May Funeral Home. 6857 W. Higgins Avenue, Chicago, IL 60656.  Interment Private. For info. 773-774-3232

Feb 9, 2022

Barbara P. Rockwell, 93, loving wife of the late John and widow of the late Clifford Diederich; beloved mother of Thomas (Susan) Diederich and Rosanne (Ron) Balance; devoted sister of John (Violette) Gralak, Mary (Charles) Gralak-Frain, and the late Martin Gralak; cherished daughter of the late Marcel and the late Lillian Gralak; doting grandma of Robert and the late...

Feb 5, 2022

Franciska Pirog, 96, loving wife of 33 years of the late Czeslaw; cherished mother of Casimir Pirog, Chester Pirog, and Robert Pirog. Daugher of the late Stefan and Katarzyna (nee Buczek) Stolecki; beloved sister of the late Casimir, the late Jozef, the late Zofie, the late Gertrude, the late Leon, the late Anna, and Stefan; devoted aunt of many...

Jan 27, 2022

Eugene F. Jankowski, "Gene", WWII Army Veteran, age 97 of Chicago; beloved husband of the late Patricia (nee Ziocchi) and Mary (nee Salach); loving dad of Jan (Steve) Murphy, Jean (Mike) Motta and Julie (Jim) Conroy; adoring and fun grandpa of Candace, Lauren, Sharon, Jennifer, Bill, Caitlin and Kevin; great-grandpa of Austin, Connor, Jack, Ryan, Charlie, Luke, Leyla, Ariana,...

Jan 25, 2022

Joanne Dorband-Platis, 79, loving wife of the late George Platis; cherished mother of Christopher (the late Barbara) Dorband and Patrick (Mitzi) Dorband; beloved grandma of Taylor, Kayla, Christopher, and Vanessa; beloved great-grandmother of Anthony; devoted sister of the late Eileen (Donald) Groh, Barbara (Dennis) Kampbell, Louella Ellerbee, and Bonnie (David) L'Argent; loving cousin of Diane Kern and aunt to...