Obituaries

Jun 20, 2021

Margaret H. Schaefer, nee Fritz, age 95; beloved wife of the late Donald N. Schaefer; loving mother of Dr. Richard A. (Jeannie) and the late Donald N., Jr. (Lisa Metko-Schaefer); cherished grandmother of Lisa Marie and Daniel (Laura); great-grandmother of Nicholas and Nathan.  Visitation, Wednesday, 3 to 8 p.m.  Funeral Prayers, Thursday, 9:15 a.m. at Kolbus-May Funeral Home 6857...

Jun 14, 2021

Arlene S. LeSeur, 94, beloved wife for 74 years of William LeSeur; cherished mother of Denise (Joseph) LeSeur-Waechter and Melissa (Brian) Welch; devoted grandmother of Allison Welch, and Michael (Ashley) Welch; and caring sister-in-law of Blaine LeSeur.

Visitation will be on Friday, June 18, 2021 from 10 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. at Kolbus-May Funeral Home, 6857 W....

May 30, 2021

Grace M. Wu, Beloved daughter of the late Herman Sr. and the late Jane Wu, nee Szatkowski; loving sister of Mera (the late Ignatius) Wei, June (the late Ray) Sanchez, Carol (the late Frank) Geoghagen, Wilbur (Karen) Wu and the late Herman Wu; cherished aunt and great-aunt to many.  Visitation, Saturday, from 9 a.m. until time of Funeral Service,...

May 15, 2021

Elsie J. Fromm, age 91, passed away May 15, 2021.  Beloved wife of the late Irwin; loving mother of Scott (Marty) and Kevin; cherished grandmother of Matthew and Trevor.  Elsie will be laid to rest at St. Adalbert Cemetery in a private service.

May 11, 2021

Irma V. D' Orazio, beloved wife of the late Elio; loving mother of Nick (Tami) and Romeo (Micah); cherished Nonna of Samuel, William and Matthew. She will be missed by her sisters, nieces and nephews.  In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to American Cancer Society. https://www.cancer.org/

Apr 25, 2021

Thomas F. Nierman, age 73, beloved father of Thomas J. (Ingrid) and Kimberly (Drew) Doogan; proud pop – pop of Sarah and Ryan, Trent and Melanie; dear brother of James (Joan) and Kelvin; cherished companion of Ursula Szewczyk with daughter Andrea (Joe) Di Leonardi; papa Tom of Gia and Joey. Visitation Saturday, from 10:30 A.M. until time of Service...

Apr 21, 2021

Kasper, Rose M. Beloved daughter of the late John and Mary Kasper. Loving sister of Edward Kasper and Barbara Jean Eckert and the late John Jr., Margaret, Josephine, Marion, William, Joseph, Alfred, Henry, Frank, Isabelle, Robert, Donald and Charles. Fond aunt of many nieces and nephews. Interment Private.

Apr 3, 2021

Roy C. Ritner, 88, beloved husband of the late Joan; loving father of the late Ramona, Bernard (Margaret Diefenthaler) Esberner, the late Richard Esberner, Cheryl Esberner, Roy Ritner, Kevin Ritner, and Kurt Ritner; grandfather of Erica, Tanya, Roy, Alex, and Damien; brother of the late Joseph Ritner and the late Walter Ritner; and honorary father of Deana Ritner.

Mar 19, 2021

Martha Brandecker, age 94, beloved wife of the late Adam; loving mother of Adam Jr. (Beth Ann) and Theresa (Steven) Maher; cherished Oma of Nicole (Kyle) Horn, Colleen (Sean) Hetrick, Eric Maher; proud great Oma of Hunter and Chase Horn.

Visitation will be Wednesday, March 24, 2021 from 4 PM to 8 PM at Kolbus May Funeral...

Mar 17, 2021

Karen Avorywoskie, age 64, passed away March 17, 2021 in Libertyville, IL. She was born on March 25, 1956 in Chicago.  Karen loved sewing, reading and her parakeets, but above all loved her family very much. The day she found out she was going to be a grandmother, she jumped for joy.

She is survived by her...

Mar 15, 2021

Carm Schillinger, age 95, beloved wife of 67 years to the late Edwin; loving mother of Rose (Larry) Eiden, Mary (Michael) Baljevich, Ann (Eric) Rahn, Ed (Mary Jo), Jerry (Nora) and Elizabeth (Mike) Jerfita; cherished grandma of 16; proud great grandma of 15. Carm's passion for helping those in need was realized through service to Our Lord.,...

Mar 14, 2021

Obituary for Thomas A. Abele

Born February 14, 1948 in Chicago, Illinois

Departed on March 14, 2021

Tom Abele, father, grandfather, husband, uncle, brother, friend, and businessman.

Born to Robert Joseph Abele and Helen Marie Abele (nee Hauser) on February 14 th, 1948.  Tom grew up in Oriole Park on the...

Mar 8, 2021

Funeral Mass for Vivian Trainor

With heavy hearts we announce the passing of our dear Vivian A. Trainor, nee Morris, passed away March 8, 2021.  Beloved, adored, best friend and wife of the late John "Jack"; Loving daughter of the late Martin and Catherine; Survived by her sister Catherine (the late Chic)Laskero and the late Martin(Joann), George(Emelita)...

Mar 5, 2021

Barbara Gaspar, 66, was called home to be with the Lord on Friday, March 5, 2021. Daughter of the late Nicholas J.  and Mary C. Gaspar, Barbara is survived by her loving partner Chris, her beloved sister Sharon and her cousins Kimberly, Sue, Kathy and Patricia, along with many friends. Barbara was the consummate collector and an avid gardener....

Mar 3, 2021

Arthur J. Ziomek, beloved Husband to Catherine; loving father of Donna (David) Detrie, David, Darlene Neel and Debra Ziomek (Ryan Sobieski); fond grandfather of Dennis Detrie (Sarah Morack), Diana (Brian) Floral, Dawn Detrie (Dieter Suurvarik), Darrell (Leah) Neel, Ashley (Brooks) Huneycutt, Christopher, Jonathan, Danielle Ward (Tony Marcinkus) and Lionell (Genevieve) Chiero; great-grandfather of Ariella, Liam, Aiden, Reid, Jason, Owen,...

Feb 26, 2021

Michael C. O'Donnell, 94, native of Brusna, Roscomom County, Ireland. Retired Chicago Fire Department and Army Veteran, loving husband of the late Patricia J.; beloved father of Thomas (Mary) and the late Joseph; dedicated grandfather of Madeleine, Liam, and Margaret; cherished brother of the late Joseph, the late Seamus, and the late Eamon. Visitation Monday, March 8, 2021, 9...

Feb 23, 2021

Dorothy C. Brennan, 87, loving wife of the late Edward; beloved mother of Michael (Margaret), Ann, Kathleen (the late Glenn) Eul, Paula (Todd) Bausman, Cynthia, Edward (Donna), Mark, and Nancy Jo (Robb) Pomis; cherished grandmother of Mary, Eric (Katie) Eul, Paula (Dan) Reder, Molly (Cody) Stratman, Timothy (Anna), Michelle (Mark) Peart, Ashlyn Pomis, Neve Pomis, and Caden Pomis; devoted...

Feb 20, 2021

Herbert Berthold, 89, beloved husband of the late Lucie; loving father of Anita (Michael) Pekarik, Martin and Erwin "Tom" (Karen) Berthold; cherished grandfather of Carson Berthold; dearest brother of Ruth (the late James) Hunter and Ellie (Ron) Mueller ; fond uncle of many nieces and nephews.  Visitation Friday, February 26, from 10:00 a.m. until time of funeral service at...

Feb 15, 2021

Anna M. Ross, age 93, passed away February 15, 2021.  Visitation Friday, February 19th from 10 a.m. until the time of the service at 12:30 p.m. at Kolbus-John V. May Funeral Home, 6857 W. Higgins Ave., Chicago.  Interment St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery. For info, 773-774-3232 or www.kolbusmayfh.com

Feb 4, 2021

Rachel Guerrero was born in Chicago, IL on June 11, 1939 to Parents; John and Amparo (Amy/Blondie) Ramos.  She was called, by her Lord and Savior, and went home on Heaven's wings, Thursday, February 4, 2021.

She dedicated her life to Jesus and spreading the Good News to family, friends, and all those she encountered in her...