Obituaries

Mar 17, 2019

Diane L. Morris nee Mieszala, age 57, beloved wife of 38 years to Kevin Morris; loving mother of Kevin, Jr. (Rachael) Morris, Jennifer (Adam) Uscicki and Sean Morris; cherished grandmother of Caroline Morris, Abigail Morris, and Jolene Uscicki; devoted daughter of the late Michael and Dolores Mieszala; dear sister of Karen (David) Fiaccato, Michael (Deborah) Mieszala, David (Cathy Link)...

Mar 16, 2019

Cunningham, Helen M., Loving wife of William. Devoted mother of Pamela (William) Rostal, William (Susan) Cunningham, Kathleen (Marcelo) Vargas, John (Barbara) and the late Paul (Lucy) Cunningham. Cherished grandmother of eleven. Dear sister of William (Gerry) Baker. Fond aunt of many nieces and nephews. Visitation Wednesday 4-9 p.m. Funeral Prayers, Thursday, 9:15 a.m. at the Elms Funeral Home, 7600...

Mar 14, 2019

Gladys Schetter, nee Rasmussen, 99, lifelong resident of Elmwood Park, passed away March 14, 2019.  Beloved wife of the late Edward V.; loving mother of Terry E. Schetter and Cheryl L. (Scott) Hendrickson; cherished grandmother of William (Robyn), Jeffrey and Brady Schetter and Kari Harris, Jennifer and Ryan Hendrickson; dearest great grandmother of Wm. Brendan and Edison Schetter, Kate,...

Mar 9, 2019

p>Carmella Ann Heinstra, nee Picorella, 87, lifelong resident of Chicago, passed away March 9, 2019.  Beloved wife of the late Thomas; loving daughter of the late Frank and Ida Picorella; dearest sister of the late Rose (the late Frank) Miceli and the late Carmen Autiero; cherished aunt of Rosella, Frank and Janet Miceli, Ben Heinstra, Beth Heinstra Sack and...

Mar 9, 2019

Ann M. Struben, nee Jensen, age 102, beloved wife of the late John H; loving mother of Nancy Giuliano and Linda Shaffer; cherished grandmother of Jennifer (Jeff) Zajac and Alex (Stacey) Shaffer; great-grandmother of Kiera, Trey and Keysn Shaffer; dearest sister of Ellen Houlberg and the late Inger Squier; fond aunt to many nieces and nephews. Long  time resident...

Mar 7, 2019

Gerontzos, Patricia, Beloved wife of the late Peter Gerontzos. Loving mother of Kosta Gerontzos and Kathy (the late Terry) Mullins. Cherished grandmother of Victoria, John, Alex, Max, Jimmy and Mark. Fond sister and aunt of many. Lying in state, Tuesday, March 12 at 9:30 a.m. at Holy Trinity Hellenic Orthodox Church, 6041 W. Diversey Ave., Chicago, until time of...

Mar 5, 2019

Raymond R. Rausch, age 81, of Elmwood Park, passed away March 5, 2019.  Beloved husband of Marlene for 58 years; Loving father of John (Eden) and Karen (Roger) Grogan; Dear grandfather of Lee; Fond uncle of Dale Smith, Kathy (Mike) Oliver, Barbara (Ted) Kledzik, Connie (Glen) Lumpkins, Karen (Gary) Nevin, Robb (Kris) Whited, Kris (Charles) McPeak, Mike (Heather) Mayer, Laura...

Mar 5, 2019

Donald Michael Drink

December 20, 1950 - March 5, 2019

Donald Michael Drink, 68, died after a long battle with multiple illnesses.  In his final days, immediate family in Hinesville, Georgia surrounded him with love.

Donald was born on December 20, 1950, in Chicago, Illinois to Hypson and Albert  Drink.  He graduated from...

Feb 28, 2019

Jean V. Furzland nee Jachimowski, age 73, beloved wife of 52 years to James Furzland; loving mother of Denise (Michael) Konwinski and Chris; cherished grandmother of Alexis and Tyler; dear sister of RoseMarie Marsh, John Jachimowski and the late Dorothy Klonder; fond aunt to many nieces and nephews. Visitation Tuesday, March 5, from 9 am until time of prayers...

Feb 25, 2019

Emanuel "Nel" Gallegos, Born January 6, 2002, At Rest February 25, 2019; beloved son of Esteban Sr.  and Rosa; cherished brother of Ariana (Gabriel), Esteban Jr. and Rolando; dearest uncle of Alexander and Camila; loving grandson of Vicenta and Refugio Gallegos and Vicenta and the late David Silva; dearest nephew, cousin and friend of many.  Visitation, Friday, 4 to...

Feb 23, 2019

Michael J. Petrunic, "Mike"; beloved husband of 23 years to Christina (nee Campos), loving dad of Alex, Arielle and the late Austin; cherished brother of Mary Carfagnini, Nancy (Patrick) Iovinelli, Robert (Mary Ann), and Pattie (John) Shabez. Will be missed by the entire Campos family, nieces, nephews and friends. Visitation, Tuesday from 4 to 9 P.M. Funeral prayers, Wednesday,...

Feb 20, 2019

Esteban Salgado Delgado, age 40, beloved husband of Rosa Torres; loving father of Tiffany Salgado, Valeria Salgado and Bruce Salgado; cherished son of Santos Salgado and Victoria Delgado; dear brother of Margarita (engaged to Ricky Causey) Salgado, Carlos Salgado, Reyna (Jose) Garcia, Victoria (Sergio Joya) Salgado and Roberto Salgado; fond uncle of many nieces and nephews. Visitation Friday, February...

Feb 17, 2019

Margaret "Peggy" Bynes; Born March 5, 1946, At Peace February 17, 2019; beloved wife of the late Kenneth Sr.; cherished mother of Kenneth Jr. (Aida), Kevin (Kim), Keith (Julie, fiancée), Kimberly (Shawn) Miller, Jeffrey (Breanne), Christopher (Donna) and Melissa (David) Gibbs; loving grandmother of Jennifer (Roel), Stephanie (Brandon), Krissy, Jackie, Brian, Ashley, Savannah, Sean, Alexis, Zay, Maddi, Ryan, Zakk...

Feb 16, 2019

Lisa Mozuch, Beloved daughter of Robert and the late Dorothy; cherished sister of Donna (William) Bergman and Laura (the late Michael) Galiardo; loving aunt of Nicole (Chris), Bryan (Kristen), Eric (Bianca), Jason (Toni) and Michael; dear great-aunt of Parker, Chloe, Vincent and Avery. Family and Friends to meet, Tuesday, at St. Celestine Church 3020 N. 76 th Court, Elmwood...

Feb 10, 2019

Roman Czarny , age 69.  Beloved husband of Wieslawa nee: Bardo. Loving father of Iwona Kogut, Aleksander (Joanna), Marcin (Magdalena), Justyna (Lukasz) Bibro.  Cherished grandfather of Jessica, Jacob, Patryk, Isabella, Zuzanna, Oscar and Oliver. Visitation Friday 3-9 p.m. Funeral Prayers, Saturday, 10:15 a.m. at Elms Funeral Home, 7600 W. Grand Ave. (North on 76 th Ave.) Elmwood Park to...

Feb 8, 2019

Robert Joseph Greco, 78, of Weeki Wachee, Florida and Chicago, Illinois passed away on February 8, 2019. He is survived by his loving wife, Joyce; Son, Jeff (Caroline); Daughters, Nicole (Mark) and Lindsay (Nathan); 2 grandchildren, Alex and Emma; and 3 brothers, Jerry, Rick, and Tom. Loved by so many. He will always be remembered for his love of...

Feb 7, 2019

Benjamin F. Shear 91, of Elmwood Park, passed away February 7, 2019. Beloved husband of the late Josephine (nee Aleo); loving father of David, Ronald and Kenneth; cherished grandfather of Nick, Vicky, Rick and Kathryn; dear great grandfather of Phil and Liliana. Visitation Tuesday, February 12, 2019 from 4 to 9 p.m. Funeral Service Wednesday, February 13, 2019 10...

Feb 7, 2019

Visitation Sunday, February 10, from 4 to 9 pm; Prayer service 5 pm and 7 pm followed by family sharing time. Funeral Mass, everyone to meet Monday, February 11, 10 am at Queen of Angels Church, 2330 W. Sunnyside, Chicago. Interment Maryhill Cemetery. For more information please call 708-453-1234. ,

Feb 6, 2019

Anna Dudziak, age 96, beloved mother of Irene (Daniel) Nichol and the late Ihor; cherished grandmother of Nicholas Dudziak, Mike, Jonathan, Alex  and Kelly Nichol. Lying-in-State Saturday, February 9, from 9 am until Time of Service 10 am at Villa Scalabrini  Chapel, 480 N. Wolf Rd., Northlake. Interment St Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery. For more information please call 708-453-1234....

Feb 5, 2019

Paquito Raz Arancillo, age 82, beloved husband of Linda Arancillo; loving father of Mia Arancillo; cherished son of the late Alfonzo and Lucila Arancillo; dear brother of Emma (Luis) Lovis, Nena (Ricardo) Andrada and the late Eduardo Arancillo; fond uncle to many nieces and nephews. He will be missed by many family and friends. Visitation Saturday, February 9, from...