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Mark R. Shea

Mark R. Shea

Jul 18, 2020

Mark R. Shea 1949 - 2020

John Kahr

John Kahr

Jul 15, 2020

John Kahr, 89, husband to the late Marie, loving father of Chris Kahr; beloved brother to the late Herman Kahar and the late Susan Johnson; cherished uncle to many nieces and nephews. Lying in State, Monday 9:30 a.m. until time of Mass, 10:00 a.m., at St. Robert Bellarmine Church 4646 N. Austin Ave., Chicago. Entombment St. Adalbert Cemetery. For...

Robert L. Panzke

Robert L. Panzke

Jul 13, 2020

Robert "Bob" Lewis Panzke, born September 24, 1950, at rest July 13, 2020, age 69; beloved husband of Brenda Kujawski-Panzke; loving father of Velvet, Carrie, Carla, Erica, and Bubba; cherished grandfather of Lauren, Olivia, Chandler, Jacob, John, Emily, Olivia, Samantha, Malory and Brian Jr.; dear son of the late Raymond W. and Virginia H. Panzke; dearest brother of Thomas...

Joseph Stanley Kosowski

Joseph Stanley Kosowski

Jul 7, 2020

Joseph Stanley Kosowski age 73, beloved son of the late Stanley and Dorothy; loving brother of Michael; fond cousin of the late Mary Lee Kosowski. Lying in state Thursday, July 16, 2020 10:30 A.M. until time of Mass 11 A.M. at All Saints Cathedral 9201 West Higgins Road, Chicago IL 60631. Interment All Saints Cathedral Parish Cemetery.

Joyce Brammer

Joyce Brammer

Jul 3, 2020

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Joyce Brammer, age 87; beloved wife of the late Theodore "Toby"; loving mother of Donna, Pam and Sherry (John) Speciale; cherished grandmother of Jennifer (Ronnie) Payton, Rebecca (Anthony) Robinson and Casandra Brammer (Alex) Alvarez; great-grandmother of Nicholas and Andrew Payton, Jonathan Clements, Abby and Tyler Robinson, Gabriel and Chloe Marin, Angel and...

Elaine H. Mathis

Elaine H. Mathis

Jul 3, 2020

Elaine H. Mathis, nee Heuel; beloved wife of the late Robert M.; loving mother of Karen (John) Wisinski, Nancy (the late Patrick) McCoy and the late Richard D.; dear grandmother of Tracy Berman, Christine (Brian) Borgersen and the late John McCoy; great-grandmother of Nicole and Allison McCoy and Gianna and Alexis Berman; great-great grandmother of Tegan.  Visitation, Tuesday from...

Kathleen Breheny

Kathleen Breheny

Jun 28, 2020

Kathleen Breheny, 70, of Chicago, passed away peacefully June 28, 2020. She is the beloved wife of John; the cherished daughter of the late Eileen and late John Shea; and loving aunt of many nieces and nephews.

Visitation will be on Thursday, July 2, 2020 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Kolbus-John V. May Funeral Home...

Robert P. Kasper

Robert P. Kasper

Jun 28, 2020

Robert P. Kasper, 85, beloved husband of the late Johanna; cherished brother of Edward, Rose Marie, and Barbara Jean; and loving uncle and great-uncle to many nieces and nephews. Robert is preceded in death by his parents and 12 brothers and sisters.

Visitation Thursday July 2, 2020, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Kolbus – John...

Victorine Beckles

Victorine Beckles

Jun 25, 2020

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The death has occurred of Vickie Beckles (nee Chase) on June 25 th 2020, peacefully in the wonderful care of Norwood Crossing, loving mother of Gavin, Tia and Tisha, sister of Stella, Patsy, Terry, Keith, Honey, Pam and the late Yvonne,...

Leontyna Krynski

Leontyna Krynski

Jun 23, 2020

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Leontyna Krynski, nee Krynska, age 88; beloved wife of the late  Jozef; loving mother Mary, Edward Henry (Nadia), Elizabeth (Adam) Slepowronski, Donna, Helen (Pablo) Felix, Wojciech and the late Alice; cherished grandmother of Jason (Megan), David, Valerie, Daniel (Krzysztofa), Diana (Diego), Matthew, Renee (Adam), Erik, Michael and the...

Kathleen Honan-Stege

Kathleen Honan-Stege

Jun 22, 2020

Kathleen Honan-Stege, age 61, of Chicago, IL passed away peacefully on Monday, June 22, 2020. Beloved wife of Rick Stege; loving daughter of the late Patrick and the late Ruth Honan; dear sister of the late Terry Honan, the late Robert  Honan, Jean Stasiek and Patrick Honan; caring aunt of many nieces and nephews.

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Elena Beloiu

Elena Beloiu

Jun 5, 2020

Elena Beloiu, nee Serafim; Beloved wife of the late Mihai; loving mother of Alexandru (Silvana); dear grandmother of Melissa.  Visitation, Monday, 5 to 9 p.m. at Kolbus-May Funeral Home 6857 W. Higgins Ave., Chicago, IL 60656. Lying in State, Tuesday, 11:30 a.m. until time of Service, 12 p.m. at Sts. Constantine and Helen Romanian Orthodox Church 5406 N. Newland...

Patricia Rae Castle

Patricia Rae Castle

Jun 1, 2020

Patricia Rae Castle, (nee Stein) Age 81, Died peacefully at home June 1, 2020 surrounded by her loving family. Beloved wife of the late Vernon. Cherished mother of Daniel (Donna), Ronald (Bob Ecchevaria), Judith Castle-Papaeliou, Leslie Lopez (Robert Silenzi) and the late Craig. Fond sister of Sally Stein. Loving grandmother of Danny, Jason, Jeffrey, Kate, Kelley, Carl, Sara, Melanie,...

Faro J. Vitale

Faro J. Vitale

Jun 1, 2020

Faro J. Vitale, of Chicago, IL, passed away June 1, 2020, age 66; beloved father of Faro C.; cherished cousin of Benedetto, JoAnne, Paul and Venere; Faro is preceded in death by his parents, Faro and Josephine, and his brother Benedetto.  Due to current mandate, funeral service and entombment at St. Adalbert Cemetery is being held privately. Please join...

Barbara Joyce

Barbara Joyce

May 28, 2020

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Barbara Joyce, nee Walsh, age 84; native of Derryrush, Connemara, Co. Galway, Ireland; beloved wife of the late Michael Joyce; loving mother of Gerald (Catherine) Joyce and Marie (Andrew) Campbell; cherished grandmother of Claire, Brigitte and Emma Joyce, Owen and Charlotte Campbell; dearest sister of Bridie, Kathleen and preceded in death by...

Dorothy M. Puchmelter

Dorothy M. Puchmelter

May 27, 2020

Puchmelter, Dorothy M., Beloved wife of the late George. Devoted mother of Charlene (Kenneth) Kuhnlohe, Suzanne (Jeffrey) Johnston, and George N. (Alisa) Puchmelter. Cherished grandmother of Dawn, Natalie, Brittany and Michael. Great grandmother of six. Dorothy worked as manager of Wieboldt's, then Main Street and Kohl's, over 50 years combined. A loving wife of 66 years, mother, grandmother and...

Lorraine F. Schaefer

Lorraine F. Schaefer

May 21, 2020

Lorainne F. Schaefer, 92, beloved daughter of August and Susie Schaefer. Services were private, Lorraine was laid to rest at Union Ridge Cemetery.

Patricia M. Zubinski

Patricia M. Zubinski

May 18, 2020

Patricia M. Zubinski nee Mohr, 94, cherished wife of the late Peter Zubinski; beloved mother of Paul (Barbara), the late Beth (James) Heidel, Laura (William) Plank, and Tony (Rita); dearest grandmother "Mima" of Peter, Marie, Daniel (Katherine), Kenneth (Allison), Patricia (Milton), Ian, Alyssa, Kristyn, William, and Joseph; loving great-grandmother of Bennett, Nolan, Grace, and future Baby Green; devoted sister...

Judith Ann O'Hayer

Judith Ann O'Hayer

May 18, 2020

Judith Ann O'Hayer, 73, loving wife of the late Daniel; beloved mother of William (Laura) and the late Patricia; cherished grandmother of Ryan, Kelly (Seth), Amanda, and Shealyn; devoted sister of the late Carol; adored friend to Chris Stergios and the late Christine Shults. Services will be private. Judith will be laid to rest at St. Joseph Cemetery. Memorial...

Michael Mcfee

Michael Mcfee

May 9, 2020

Michael McFee, "Mike" age 55, beloved son of the late Daniel McFee and Kitty (Richard) Stailey; loving brother of Kathy (nee McFee) (Tai) Matlin and Chrissy (Larry) Lang; father of Sammantha Kadisak; dear uncle of Theodore Matlin. Forever soulmate to Karen Schmidt. Will be missed by many dear friends. A Life Celebration will be held Saturday, August 15, 2020...

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