Oct 5, 2022

Elizabeth "Liz" M. Leavy, 61, loving wife of 36 years of Greg Leavy; cherished sister of Patrick Wade; loving daughter of the late Elizabeth "Betty" Wade and the late Patrick "Kevin" Wade; and devoted pet parent of Cheddar.

Liz taught grades Kindergarten through 8 th grade in Chicago, but found that teaching the 3 rd grade special...

Oct 4, 2022

Al Betley, age 90; beloved brother of Darlene (the late John) Magic, the late Martin (the late Elsbeth) Betley, the late Jeanette (the late Leonard) Oszakewski, the late Lorraine (the late Edwin) Barczuk, the late Adeline (the late Otto) Schreiber, the late Dolores Betley, the late Patricia Morris and the late Ronald Betley; cherished uncle of many nieces and...

Sep 22, 2022

Lydia Esther De Jesus (nee Aponte), 88, of Norridge. Loving wife of the late Jose Manuel De Jesus; beloved mother of Nelly (Robert) Domasik of Chicago, Carmen (Nick) Fox of Hazel Crest, Joe (Paula) of Burlington, IA, Elizabeth De Jesus Toderick (Lee) of Washington, NC, and Steve (Melanie) of Virginia Beach, VA.; cherished grandmother of Alex, Lara, Essence, Billy,...

Sep 21, 2022

Joseph S. Blecha "Joey B", 83, loving husband of Michele Sztorc; cherished father of Jerome Blecha and Katherine Blecha; beloved brother of Dolores Strysik and George (Kathleen) Blecha; brother-in-law of Rev. Richard Sztorc; uncle and grand uncle to nieces and nephews; and friend of Bill W.

Memorial Visitation 9:30 a.m. until time of Memorial Mass, Mass at...

Sep 19, 2022

Ann T. Romanek, 91, loving wife of the late Leonard; beloved partner of the late Frank Wiater; cherished mother of Gail (the late Dale T.) Fabricius, Marlene (Al) McGann, and Judy (Steve) Sobotka; devoted grandmother of Jacob, Sarah, Matt, Ashley, and Breanna; sister of the late Mary Biedron, the late Pauline Andreasik, and the late Eugene Opiela; aunt and...

Sep 17, 2022

Victoria A. 'Vicky' Kontolatos, 67, of Jefferson Park, passed away unexpectedly on September 17, 2022. Beloved wife of the late John (1991); loving mother of Andreas (Roxane); grandma to Souroush Giannis; cherished sister of Jose Aggari, Tess (Michael) Stein, Maggie (Emil) Deguzman, Joselito (Bambi) Aggari, Lourdes Aggari (Roberto Yousen), Celeste Aggari and Amor Aggari; dear aunt of Sara Maya...

Sep 10, 2022

Leslie A. Slack MacHarg, resting in God's hands, loving mother of Lyndsi K. MacHarg (Ryan Dale) and Erin Struck (Steve);adoring grandmother to William, Jack, Simon, and Emmett; ever spoiling her grand-pup; Hank, her boo dog. She is preceded in death by her parents; Lester and Virginia Slack; her sister Donna Delles, her cousin Garrett L.Schultze, and so many other...

Sep 8, 2022

Celebration of Life Live Webstream

Henry Paul Knueppel was born at home on Christmas Eve in 1929 in Maywood, Illinois to Henry and Esther (Kolb) Knueppel. He attended St. Paul's Lutheran Grade School in Melrose Park and Concordia High School in River Forest. He was a 1952 graduate of Concordia College in Seward,...

Sep 5, 2022

James "Jimmy" Pitera Jr., born July 15, 1963, at peace September 5, 2022; beloved husband of Sharon, nee Quinn; cherished son of the late James Sr. and the late Jo Ann; loving brother of Jacki (Anthony) Mack and Jenny (Craig) Thompson; brother-in-law of Greg Quinn; wonderful uncle and great-uncle to many.  Jimmy was a dedicated Cubs fan, avid fisherman,...

Aug 21, 2022

Harry J. Strauss III, 79, loving husband of the late Diana Ray Strauss; devoted father of Brian (Christina) Strauss, Kimberly Strauss, and Kirk (Trish) Strauss; caring grandpa of Coner, Jackson, Kyle, Kolton, Catherine, Casey, and Corbin; beloved brother of Craig and the late Darryl; devoted son of the late Harry and the late Evelyn; cherished nephew of Clarice Sterba;...

Aug 19, 2022

Roberta R. Duda, Beloved daughter of the late Ralph J. Sr. and Martha R. nee: Turrisi Duda. Loving sister of Gloria F. (the late Arthur) Richman and Ralph J. Jr. M.D. (Joanne) Duda. Devoted aunt of Holly-Marie, D.O. (Matt) Bolger, Gabrielle (Eric) Martin, Ralph J. III (Sarah, M.D.) Duda, Michael (Liz) Duda and Godson, Marty (Paige) Duda. Cherished great...

Aug 15, 2022

James Allen Evans, 76, passed in his family home on August 15, 2022. Beloved son of the late Harold and Bernice née Hansen. Cherished brother to Larry (Cheryl) and Gary (Cathy). He served his country in the United States Army and was stationed in Germany in his twenties before becoming a Certified Public Accountant of the Federal Government for...

Aug 3, 2022

Thaddeus "Ted" Trychta, Jr., 91. Beloved husband of the late Joan (neé Kofl); Dear brother in-law of William (Sally) Kofl Jr. and Andrea Kofl (Charles Monahan). Adored cousin of Keith, Bradley and MaryEllen. United States Army veteran of the Korean War. First generation Polish and lifelong Chicagoan, he was a steadfast fan of the Chicago White Sox. Founding member...

Aug 2, 2022

Gloria Abaya Desierto, age 91, of Chicago, IL. of natural causes. Beloved wife of Jose (already welcomed into God's embrace); loving and devoted mother to Israel, Noel, Rex, Gigi, and Gloria; proud and doting Lola to the "J-CLAN" (Jody, Conner, Lily, Aurora, and Nina); dear Manang, fond Tita, and cherished barcada. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made...

Aug 1, 2022

Stahl, Rita A., Beloved wife of the late Leon Stahl. Devoted mother of Mary Moore, Daniel Moore, the late Karen Avorywoskie and Mark Moore. Cherished grandmother of Sandra, John, Jackie, Brandon, Natalie, Steve, Nicole, Stephanie, Laura and Katie. Great grandmother of William. Dear sister of Marie Brasher and the late Father Albert Daube, Pat Nachowicz and Joe Daube C.P.D....

Jul 29, 2022

Henrietta Draus, 94, of Chicago, passed away July 29, 2022. Beloved wife of the late Matthew. Adoring mother of Nancy (Jim) Owczarski and Debbie (the late Eamon) McKenna. Cherished Nani of Jennifer (Joseph) Catanzaro, James (Michelle) Owczarski, Erin (Michael) Abraham, Nicole Owczarski and Megan (Nate) McCaherty. Treasured Great Nani of Leah, Reaghan, Emma, Anderson, Liam, Maddon, Charleigh and Graycn....

Jul 24, 2022

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Julie Ann Bronski, passed away July 24, 2022, age 53; beloved fiancée of Kevin Stenson; cherished daughter of the late Barbara and Arthur Bronski; dearest aunt and friend to many.  Julie is the founder of the Windy City Collectors Barbie Doll Club .  Memorial Visitation, Saturday, August 13, 2022 from 9 a.m....

Jul 21, 2022

Genowefa Spytek, age 92, of Wauconda, passed away July 21, 2022.  Beloved wife of the late Tadeusz; Loving mother of Bob and Joe (Zofia) and the late Mieczyslaw; Cherished grandmother of Martin, Monika, Nicole, Kylie and Hailey; Dear sister of the late Julia (Alex) Urbanski, Jozef (Weronika) Gwozdz, Marianna (Ludwik) Nowak, Tadeusz (Marianna) Gwozdz and Leokadia (Leszek) Stefanski; Loving...

Jul 18, 2022

Riccardino, Charlotte "Chick", Loving wife of the late Frank. Beloved mother of Bob (Leslie) Riccardino, Pat (Rick) Sweezy, Cathy Herrick and Barb (Steve) Madey. Cherished grandmother of Eileen (Bill), Ryan (Aubree), Joe (Jenna), Sarah (Tim), Tim (Kristin), Caitlin (Steve), Shelby (Jeff) and Zack. Great Grandmother of Charlotte, Hailey, Mason, Brooke, Maggie, Everett, Jack and Hannah. Dear Sister of the...

Jul 12, 2022

C.L. "Bud" Humphries Jr., 85, loving husband of 63 years of Antoinette "Toni"; beloved father of Kimberlee (the late Lawrence) Zabilka, Jackie (Robert) Kuhnke, and Gregory (Yvette) Humphries; devoted grandpa of Alexander Kuhnke and Mitchell Kuhnke; "papa" of two special boys Adam Nowotnik and Anthony Nowotnik; brother of Sam Humphries, the late Walter Humphries, Diane Holder, and Charlie Humphries....