Obituaries
Chicago, Illinois Obituaries
Marie G. Kahr
Oct 28, 2019
Marie G. Kahr, nee Mauro; beloved wife of John; loving mother of Christopher; cherished sister Karen (Sal) Chereso and the late Louise (the late Richard) Podolski; dear aunt to many. Lying in State, Wednesday, 9:30 a.m. until time of Mass, 10:30 a.m., at St. Robert Bellarmine Church 4646 N. Austin Ave., Chicago. Entombment St. Adalbert Cemetery. For information, Kolbus-May...
Edmund Strohschein
Oct 27, 2019
Edmund Strohschein, age 89; beloved husband of Irene; loving father of Manfred (Eileen), Lori , Elly and Kurt; cherished grandfather of Lisa (Jeffrey), Heather (John), J.T. (Christina), Anthony, Liam and Johanna; great-grandfather of Mason, Maddox and John III. Visitation, Friday, 9 a.m. until time of Service 12 p.m. at Kolbus-May Funeral Home 6857 W. Higgins Ave. Interment St. Luke...
Margaret Jane Carroll
Oct 21, 2019
Margaret Jane Carroll, age 89, beloved wife of the late John; loving mother of Paul, Nancy (Jeff) Bedore, and Linda (Greg) Young; cherished grandma of Paul (Morgan) Carroll, William Carroll, Aaron (Elizabeth) Bedore, Grace Bedore, Garrett, Owen, Daniel, Tess Young, and the late Courtney Carroll; proud great-grandma of Juliette and Landry Carroll, and Ezekiel Bedore. Lying-in-State Wednesday, October23, from...
Emily R. Healy
Oct 20, 2019
Emily R. Healy, nee Palank; age 92. Beloved wife of the late John P., retired CPD; loving mother of John F., CPD; dearest grandmother of Charles E. and Jacqueline V. Healy; dear sister of William G. (the late Eleanor) and the late John Palank. Visitation, Wednesday, 3 to 8 p.m. Funeral Prayers, Thursday, 9:15 a.m. at Kolbus-May Funeral Home...
Steven T. Stelmach
Oct 10, 2019
Steven T. Stelmach age 65, beloved husband of 29 years to Cindy (nee Gallo); loving dad of Trevor and Ashlyn; cherished brother of Sheila (Robert) Ames; dear uncle and friend of many. Memorial gathering Sunday, October 20 th from 3 to 8 PM at Kolbus - John V. May Funeral Home 6857 W. Higgins Ave. Chicago. Please meet...
Luba Kohn
Oct 5, 2019
Luba Kohn (nèe Busel), 72, of Chicago, Illinois, at rest October 4, 2019. Beloved wife of Tibor for fifty-one years. Loving mother of David and Judi (Mark). Cherished grandma of Oliver (Kaliah) and 'Nana' of Logan. Dear sister of Lydia Busel and William Busel. Preceded in death by parents John and Valentina, and brothers Nicholas and Victor. A celebration...
Anna Figiel
Oct 4, 2019
Anna Figiel nee Kuryla, age 88, beloved wife of the late Leonard; loving mother of Jeffrey (Cathy) and the late Gregory; cherished grandmother of Michael (Meghan), Meagan, Timothy (Nicole), and Shelley (James); fond great-grandmother of Jack, Kate, Rosie, Jesse, and Izzy; dear sister of Josephine, Edmund, late Genevieve, late Jesse, late Frances, late Michael, and the late Louise. Memorial...
Christian J. Schmuck
Sep 19, 2019
Schmuck, Christian J., 1stLt, U.S. Marine Corps. Cherished son of Ronald (Laura nee: Brown) Schmuck, Loving brother of Kala (Joshua) Dorshorst and Hannah Schmuck. Devoted uncle of Tyden, Trexen and Teklen. Dear grandson of Edith Schmuck and Lavonne Schmuck. Dear nephew of Maria Gray, Richard, Raymond, Robert Schmuck and the late Janet Jannotta Dietz. Fond cousin and friend of...
Eileen C. Pretzel
Sep 13, 2019
Eileen C. Pretzel, nee O'Donnell; age 104; beloved wife of the late John R. Pretzel, CPD; mother of Dawn (the late Vincent) Lucero and the late Joy (the late Dr. Marvin) Daves; dearest grandmother of Patrick Murphy, Kathleen (Dr. Benjamin) Broghammer and Timothy (Barbara) Murphy; great-grandmother of Claire, Benjamin, Christopher, Liam and Nora. Family and Friends to meet, Tuesday,...
Raymond Siwek
Sep 12, 2019
Raymond Siwek Retired LTC, age 72, U.S. Army National Guard, beloved husband of 47 years to Vicki (nee Mercati); loving dad of Jeff CPD (Lucy); proud pops of Vincent; brother of Gerald (Darlene); cherished uncle of Leonard and Ana Gongola; great uncle of Ava Gongola; retired Chicago Police Dept. Detective. Lying In State Tuesday, 9:00 am until time of...
Ada M. Fagiano
Sep 10, 2019
Ada M. Fagiano, beloved wife of the late Carl. Loving mother of Richard (Darlene), Frank, Carol, Tom (Debbie), Paul (Cindy) and Joe Fagiano. Dear grandmother of nine. Fond aunt of many nieces and nephews. Visitation and Interment Private.
Rocca C. Caponigri
Sep 7, 2019
Rocca C. Caponigri, age 97, beloved wife of the late Vito Vincenzo Caponigri; loving mother of Donato (Hilda) Caponigri and Anna (Miguel Angel) Caponigri; cherished grandmother of Daniel Caponigri, Javier Caponigri, and Michael Caponigri; dear sister of Vita Parrilli and Margherita Cauco; fond aunt to many nieces and nephews. Visitation Monday, September 9, from 4 to 9 pm; funeral...
Nicholas "Paul" Kennedy
Sep 6, 2019
Nicholas "Paul" Kennedy, age 70, U.S. Marine Veteran, passed away September 6, 2019 under the loving care of his family. His memorial visitation will be on Saturday, September 21, 2019 from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Kolbus- John V. May Funeral Home, 6857 W. Higgins Ave., Chicago, IL 60656.
Inurnment to take place Tuesday, September 24,...
Hans S. Sesterhenn
Sep 1, 2019
Hans S. Sesterhenn, age 87, of Chicago, passed away September 1, 2019. Beloved husband of 52 years to Ute; Loving father of Stephen (Toddie) and Walter; Dear grandfather of Kadence. Funeral Service and Interment Private. For info. Kolbus-John V. May Funeral Home Chicago, 773-774-3232
Joanne B. Ehrlich
Aug 30, 2019
Joanne B. Ehrlich, 88, beloved sister of Raymond (Jeannette ) Ehrlich, the late Kathleen Ehrlich; loving aunt of Robert (Cheryl) Ehrlich, Karen Sathoff, Alice Zyks, and Linda Cronin; and beloved aunt to 12 grand-nieces and nephews and 16 great-grand nieces and nephews. Lying-in-state, Sat. September 7, from 10 a.m. until time of Mass 11 a.m. at Immaculate Conception Church...
Norma J. Wright
Aug 23, 2019
Norma J. Wright nee Cotton, 85, beloved wife of the late Richard "Dick" Wright; loving mother of William (Denise) Wright, the late Stephen M. Wright, and Jean Ann (Dominic) Vanderploeg nee Wright; cherished grandmother of Gregory M. (Lorelei Anderson) Codina; dear sister of Robert Cotton, Carol Sheridan nee Cotton, the late Dean Cotton, Dale Cotton, the late Donna Barbier...
Pedro R. Orozco
Aug 22, 2019
Pedro R. Orozco, 77, of Chicago.
Visitation Wednesday, August 28, 2019, 4 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Prayers service Thursday, August 29, 2019 9:30 a.m. at Kolbus-May Funeral Home, 6857 W. Higgins Ave., Chicago to Montrose Cemetery for interment.
Arthur Eugene Leblanc
Aug 14, 2019
Arthur Eugene LeBlanc, 62, of Chicago, IL, passed away Wednesday, August 14, 2019.
He was born the son of Robert and Chloe LeBlanc on May 10, 1957, in Chicago, IL.
Arthur is survived by his brother Raymond LeBlanc and sister Victoria.
He was preceded in death by both of his parents; and brothers...
Lauretta Uscian
Aug 6, 2019
Uscian, Lauretta, Age 91. Beloved mother of Paula (Joseph Johnson II), Daniel and John Michael Uscian (Paulette Struckman). Dedicated teacher of 25 years at St. Eugene School. Loved to travel, garden, take walks in nature, and view wildlife. Will be missed by many past students and friends. In lieu of flowers, contributions to the Alzheimer's Association. Visitation Wednesday from...
Caroline Cassettari
Aug 5, 2019
Caroline Cassettari, age 101, beloved wife of the late Henry Cassettari; loving mother of James Cassettari, Ronald (Susan) Cassettari, and Dennis (Debbie) Cassettari; cherished grandmother of Dan Cassettari, Steven Cassettari, and Mitchell Cassettari. Lying-in-State, Tuesday, August 13, from 10 am until time of Mass 11 am at St Monica Church, 5136 N. Nottingham Chicago. In lieu of flowers memorials...
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