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Loretta Kouba

Loretta Kouba

Dec 5, 2007

Loretta Kouba, 88, of Chicago, passed away Dec. 5, 2007, beloved wife of the late Albert; loving mother of Dennis, Marilyn and the late Francis; dear grandmother of Debra; cherished sister of the late Alice Bajerski, Dorothy Kipp and Raymond Redlark. Visitation Sunday Dec. 9, 3 to 8 p.m. at Kolbus-John V. May Funeral Home, 6857 W. Higgins Ave., Chicago....

Josephine Kaszuba

Josephine Kaszuba

Dec 4, 2007

Josephine "Jo" Kaszuba, age 92, went to heaven December 4, 2007, with her family at her side. Beloved wife of the late Joseph; loving mother of Kathy (Chuck) Bahe; dearest grandmother of Jenny Prey (Maureen Brown); dearest great-grandmother of Maggie and Stella. Funeral service private. In lieu of flowers, donations to Tutwiler Education Center, P.O. Box 448, Tutwiler, MS 38963,...

Denwood A. Heath

Denwood A. Heath

Nov 29, 2007

Denwood A. Heath Visitation will be from 9:30 A.M to time of service 12:00 P.M. Friday December 7, 2007 at Kolbus-John V. May Funeral Home 6857 W. Higgins Ave. Chicago. Interment Irving Park Cemetery

Lorraine C. Richter

Lorraine C. Richter

Nov 26, 2007

Lorraine C. Richter, nee Lauer Beloved wife of the late Otto; loving mother of Russell(Patricia) Richter, Ellen (John Pierce) Richter, Lorraine (Kurt) Freihart, Lawrence (Nancy Gleason) Richter, Roger (Darlene) Richter, Brian(Lynn) Richter and the late Germaine Richter. Dear grandmother of 17; great grandmother of 18; fond sister of Melba (the late Lee) Bredemann, Hazel (the late Frank) Barr and the...

Veronica N. O'Malley

Veronica N. O'Malley

Nov 21, 2007

Veronica N. O'Malley, nee O'Grady, age 82, beloved wife of the late John J. O'Malley; loving mother of John J. (Christina), Thomas F. (Sue), James M. (Mary), Michael W. (Sharon) and Patrick J. (Mary); dear grandmother of 14; great grandmother of 2; fond sister of John (Betty), Thomas (Mary Lou), James (Joan) and the late Michael "Joe" (Ruth) O'Grady. Visitation...

Marsha Calabrese

Marsha Calabrese

Nov 19, 2007

Marsha Calabrese, nee Rector, age 60, loving mother of Laura (Joel) Calabrese, Nick (Renee) Calabrese, Nancy (Joe) Vitale, Mary, Luke, Rebecca Calabrese, Natalie (Milan) Bojicic and Donna Calabrese; proud grandmother of Joey and Nico Vitale, Lexi Calabrese, Jude Gershon and Peter and Luka Bojicic; wife of the late Michael; dearest sister of Susan (David) Laub and the late Nancy (Joseph,...

Otto E. Novak

Otto E. Novak

Nov 19, 2007

Otto E. Novak, celebrated life for 83 years and passed peacefully into God's loving arms, Mon. Nov. 19, 2007. Mr. Novak had many roles in his full life as a loving son, brother, husband, dad, father-in-law, uncle, friend and proud gramps. Mr. Novak was a WWII Veteran. Though he will be sorely missed, his legacy shall live on through his...

Elizabeth Ann Thompson

Elizabeth Ann Thompson

Nov 18, 2007

Elizabeth Ann Thompson, Age 71, passed away peacefully on November 18, 2007. Beloved daughter of the late Walter and Catherine Thompson. Loving sister of Walt. Dearest cousin of Laura Corbett. Services will be held at St. Joseph Cemetery where the interment will take place on Tuesday, November 20, 2007. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory to the Epilepsy...

Bernice M. Brunn

Bernice M. Brunn

Nov 17, 2007

Bernice M. Brunn, age 81, passed away peacefully November 17, 2007 with her family by her side. Beloved wife of the late William. Loving mother of Shirley (Jack) Algrim, William (Jackie), and the late Terrance. Cherished grandmother of Terry, Kimberly and Jason; Scott, Todd and the late Craig Algrim; Melissa and Jessica. Proud great-grandmother. Dear sister of Ann Bieno, Stephanie...

Robert B. Reisel

Robert B. Reisel

Nov 16, 2007

Robert B. Reisel, 82, beloved husband of Ann; loving father of Joseph (Michelle), Therese (Craig) Martin and John (Jennifer); cherished grandfather of Nicole, Meghan, Glenn, Jack and Theresa; dear brother of Richard; uncle of many nieces and nephews. Taught Mathematics at Loyola University for 38 years. Funeral Tuesday, 11 A.M. Prayers from Kolbus-John V. May Funeral Home, 6857 W. Higgins...

Rose A. Elliott

Rose A. Elliott

Nov 13, 2007

Rose A. Elliott, 87, beloved wife of the late Robert; loving mother of Bob (Jeri), Ron (Barb) and Pam (Chris) Hackett; dear grandma of Bob (Christine), Laura (Scott), Ron (Beth), Jenny, Brian, Chris, Scott, Garrett, Ian, Matt and Autumn Rose; great-grandma of Lizzie, Thomas and Tess. Visitation Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2007 from 4 to 9 p.m. at Kolbus-John V. May...

Craig Alan Kindle

Craig Alan Kindle

Nov 12, 2007

Craig Alan Kindle, 53, beloved husband of Veronica, nee Rold; loving father of Matthew (Marlenne), Daniel, Benjamin and Samual; proud grandfather of Matthew Jr.; dear brother of Marc (Jodi) Kindle. Visitation Thursday from 3 to 9:00 P.M. Funeral Friday, 9:15 A.M. Prayers, from Kolbus-John V. May Funeral Home, 6857 W. Higgins Ave., Chicago to St. Monica Church for 10 A.M....

John J. Wittner

John J. Wittner

Nov 10, 2007

John J. Wittner, Ret. C.F.D. and US Army WWII Veteran. Passes away, November 10, 2007, in California. Cherished husband of Lillian M. (nee Seebock) ; devoted uncle of Charles (Joy) Seebock and Diana Seebock; proud great-uncle of John, Michael and Brian; beloved brother of Ann Wittner. John is also survived by many other loving family and friends. Funeral Saturday, 9:30...

Helen L. Krause

Helen L. Krause

Nov 5, 2007

Helen L. Krause, nee Farley, passed away November 5, 2007. Beloved wife of the late Norman; loving mother of Norman (Denise) Krause, Kathleen (Mike) Reynolds and the late Linda "Mickey" (Dave) Donohue; cherished grandmother of Melissa, Chris and Stacy Donohue, Jessica, Emily and Sarah Krause and Patrick Reynolds. Memorial Service Saturday, Nov. 10, 10:00 a.m., at Norwood Crossing, 6016 N....

Wilbur G. "Bill" Jankowski

Wilbur G. "Bill" Jankowski

Oct 28, 2007

Wilbur G. "Bill" Jankowski, Age 73, passed away on October 28, 2007. Beloved husband of the late Lorraine (nee Kolodzejski). Loving father of Martin (Sue), Richard (Patricia), David, Kathleen and the late Cheri (Frank) Drozek. Dear son of the late Harry Jankowski and Eleanor Rischow. Dearest brother of Jack and Eleanor (the late Ben) Czarnik. Cherished grandfather of Richard, Jason,...

Henry C. Altergott

Henry C. Altergott

Oct 28, 2007

Henry C. Altergott, age 89, loving husband of the late Helen; beloved father of Arlene (the late Joseph) Savage; fond grandfather of Christine (fiance of Greg Ayers). Visitation Friday 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Funeral service Saturday at 10 a.m. at Kolbus-John V. May Funeral Home, 6857 W. Higgins, Chicago. Entombment All Saints Mausoleum. In lieu of flowers please make...

Raymond M. Laffey

Raymond M. Laffey

Oct 24, 2007

Raymond M. Laffey, age 91, of Chicago, proud WWII Decorated D-Day Veteran, 1st Lt. U.S. Army. Beloved husband of the late Madeline M. "Dolly", nee Henn; loving father of Judy Garcia, Susan (Timothy) Kaack, Eileen (George) Nichols, Patty (Vince) Colabelli, Mary and Michael (Bridget); dearest grandfather of Tony, Michael (Jill), Marty (Danni), Patrick, Michelle, Lisa, Jennifer (Paul), Georgie, Mikey, Jennifer...

Janet Kendzy Biggs

Janet Kendzy Biggs

Oct 22, 2007

Janet Kendzy Biggs, age 67, passed away on Oct. 22, 2007 with her family by her side, after a long courageous battle with breast cancer, beloved wife of the late Clayton Jr.; loving mother of Jonna (Eric) Brodersen and Jessica (Daniel) Bacoulis; cherished grandmother of Gavin, Dallas and Garrett Brodersen, Jack, Nicholas and Nathaniel Bacoulis; dear sister of Kenneth (Arlene)...

Evelyn Olszewski

Evelyn Olszewski

Oct 19, 2007

Evelyn Olszewski, nee Sikora, age 88, beloved wife of the late Stanley; loving mother of LeRoy; dear grandmother of Mark (Jessica) and Erik; great-grandmother of Paige and Avery; fond sister of Dorothy; and preceded in death by nine brothers and sisters. Funeral Tuesday 8:15 A.M. from Kolbus-John V. May Funeral Home, 6857 W. Higgins Ave., Chicago, to St. Ferdinand Church,...

Bernice Eleanor Eckerson

Bernice Eleanor Eckerson

Oct 11, 2007

Bernice Eleanor Eckerson, Nee Iverson, age 90. Beloved wife of the late Delos; dear sister of Charlotte (the late Charles) Benn, the late John (Mary) and the late Russell (the late Renee) Iverson; dear aunt of James Iverson and David Benn. Funeral Service Wednesday, 11:30 a.m., at Kolbus-John V. May Funeral Home, 6857 W. Higgins Ave., Chicago. Interment Mount Olive...

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