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Lorraine M. Adams

Lorraine M. Adams

Apr 9, 2018

Adams, M. Lorraine, Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, April 21 at the Elms Funeral Home, 7600 W. Grand Ave.,(North at 76 th Ave.) from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service, 12:00 Noon. Interment Private.

Francisco A. Sanchez

Francisco A. Sanchez

Apr 8, 2018

Visitation Thursday April 12, from 4:00 PM to 9:00 PM at the Elms Funeral Home.  Prayers Friday 9:00 AM to Maternity BVM Church for Mass of Christian Burial 10:00 AM.  Interment Maryhill Cemetery, Niles.

Jaroslaw Swiatek

Jaroslaw Swiatek

Apr 6, 2018

Swiatek Jaroslaw, age 33, beloved father of Emma; loving brother of Dorota (Ryszard), Dariusz (Izabella), Bogumila (Grzegorz), Jacek (Izabella) and Monika (Fiancé Grzegorz); dearest uncle of Kayla, Daniel, Klaudia, Anthony, Alexander, Filip, Kuba, Nikodem, Alex and Gordon. Visitation, Tuesday, April 10, 2018 from 4 to 8 p.m. Funeral prayers, Wednesday, 9 a.m. at The Elms Funeral Home. Procession to...

Maria Felix Guzman

Maria Felix Guzman

Apr 1, 2018

Maria Felix Guzmán nació el 21 de febrero del 1926.  Dedicó su vida al cuidado de su esposo † Tomás Guzmán; sus hijos † Roberto (Petra), Mila (Roberto), Fermín, y Mary (Willy), sus nietos Yesenia (Chendo), Veronica (Carlos), Debbie (Todd), Ariana, Griselle (Chris), Ivette, Berenice, Alán, Bobby, Alex, y Junior; sus bisnietos Iván, Viannay, Chris, Aydee, Alex, Jacob, Cole, Vanessa,...

Boyd Naber

Boyd Naber

Mar 31, 2018

Boyd (Bud) Naber, age 48; Loving husband of Dawn;  Devoted father of Olivia, Zachary  and Blake;  Cherished son of Diane and the late Boyd; Dearest brother of Frank, Connie (Gordon), Eva (Jay), Blair,  Julia (Dan); Fond uncle of Nick and Alex and many other nieces and nephews; Fond nephew of Luke,  Lowell, Doris and Mary; Fond son-in-law of Loma Kogol...

Maria Julia Echevarria

Maria Julia Echevarria

Mar 30, 2018

Maria Julia Echevarria, age 78; beloved wife of Hector M.; loving mother of Enid, Edna (Isaac), Nydia (Willie) and Hector (Jen); cherished Abuela of Vincenzo, Emily, Celeste, Julianna, Caleb, Isadora and Evan; dearest sister, aunt and friend to many. Visitation, Monday, from 4 to 9 p.m.  Funeral Service, Tuesday, 10 a.m. at The Elms Funeral Home 7600 W. Grand...

Luz E. Mercado

Luz E. Mercado

Mar 23, 2018

Luz E. Mercado, age 66, of McKinney, Texas. Beloved wife of Ramon Mercado; loving mother of Ricardo, Daniel, Orlando, Jessica and Ramon; cherished grandmother of Carina, Isaiah, Maia, Jeremiah, Ariana, Tatiana, Emily, Jalyssa, Jocelyn, Caleb, Elyse, Elijah, Noah, Joshua, Selah and Alayna; devoted daughter of Gladys Rivera and the late Ignacio Rivera; dear sister of Ignacio Rivera, Jr. and the...

Ana "Mama" Martinez

Ana "Mama" Martinez

Mar 11, 2018

Ana L. "Mama" Martinez, nee Font; 1929-2018, beloved mother of Carmen, Carmen "Rosie" Ortiz, Joseph (Anna), Raymond, Cesar (Marisol), Nancy (Louis) Lebron, Antonio, Luis, Carlos (Gladys), Santos (Louann), Jovita (Richard) Cruz, Leo, Noel (Rosa), Anna (Alberto) Crespo and Victoria (Angel) Caraballo; cherished grandmother and great-grandmother of many.  Visitation, Friday, 3 to 9 p.m. Funeral Prayers, Saturday, 9 a.m. from...

Lillian Martinez

Lillian Martinez

Mar 5, 2018

Lillian Martinez, age 88, beloved mother of the late George (Marianna) Rodriguez, the late Margie Rodriguez  and the late Ivette (Jesse) Smith; loving grandmother; cherished great-grandmother; dear sister to many. Visitation Friday, March 9th from 4:00 to 9:00 pm and Funeral Service 6:00 pm at The Elms Funeral Home, 7600 W. Grand Ave., Elmwood Park.  Interment private.  For more...

Octavio S. Ocampo

Octavio S. Ocampo

Feb 16, 2018

Octavio S.Ocampo, Born December 13, 1952, at rest February 16, 2018; beloved husband of Enriqueta M.; loving father of Joel (Pia) and Christopher (Ellen); cherished grandfather of Brooklyn; dear son of the late Marciano and Josefina; fond brother of Carmencita, Marissa (Mario) Olegario, Patricia, Natividad, the late Olivia (Zenon) Lagumbay, the late Ashley and the late Jocelyn (Manny) Alviar;...

Gladys W. Larson

Gladys W. Larson

Feb 7, 2018

Larson, Gladys W., Beloved wife of the late Harold Jr., devoted mother of Donald (Karyn) Larson, cherished grandmother of Kathryn Larson. Dear sister of the late Eleanor Herditsky and Ruth Lindquist. Fond aunt of many nieces and nephews. Visitation Friday, Feb. 16, 4-9 p.m. Funeral Service Saturday, 10:00 a.m. at the Elms Funeral Home, 7600 W. Grand Ave., Elmwood...

Alterigio "Arthur" Santangelo

Alterigio "Arthur" Santangelo

Feb 5, 2018

Alterigio Santangelo "Arthur"  Age 97, Proud WWII Army Veteran, beloved husband of the late Tina; loving father of Marisa, Angela (Carl) McClain, Louis (Gina) and Dominic; cherished grandpa of James, Ryan and Dylan; proud great grandpa of Matthew and Ava. Arthur was a lifelong Chicago Cubs and Blackhawks fan. He enjoyed traveling with his family, reading mysteries and doing...

Maria Lachiw

Maria Lachiw

Feb 2, 2018

Maria Lachiw, nee Smal, 84, formerly of Park Ridge, passed away February 2, 2018.  Beloved wife of the late Ark; loving mother of Vera (Helmut) Walentschik, Mark (Linda) and Milly (Chris) Romano; cherished grandmother of Marissa, Chris, Joey, Janina and Nikki; dear sister of Walter Smal and sister-in-law of Eugenia and Luda (George). Visitation Tues., Feb. 6 th from 4...

Trinidad Gonzalez Herrera

Trinidad Gonzalez Herrera

Jan 27, 2018

Trinidad Gonzalez Herrera, age 99, of Chicago, Illinois, passed away under the loving care of her family on January 27, 2018. She is survived by her beloved children Flavia Gonzalez (the late Manuel Bueno), Socorro (the late Francisco) de Meraz, Jose Jaime (Tomasa Chaidez de Gonzalez) Gonzalez, Delia Beatriz (Tomas) Rodriguez, Jose Romeo (Josefina) Gonzalez, Fausto Genaro (Maria) Gonzalez,...

Mary Ann Dejoy

Mary Ann Dejoy

Jan 12, 2018

Mary Ann DeJoy, age 83; beloved mother of Patricia Baldino (Kathy Sheys) and Mary Ann Baldino-Gomez (Gary Gomez); dearest grandmother of Michael and Tricia Gomez; fond sister of Joseph and the late Leonard, Angeline and Lucille; dear aunt of Leonard and the late Kirk DeJoy.  Visitation, Saturday, January 20, 2018 from 9 a.m. until time of Prayers, 12 p.m. at...

Robert G. "Bob" Sanger

Robert G. "Bob" Sanger

Jan 11, 2018

Bob Sanger of Elmwood Park. Loving son of Marge and John Sanger, devoted brother of Debbie Sanger.  Died suddenly on Thursday, January 11 th . Bob was a major fan of the Chicago White Sox, Chicago Blackhawks and Notre Dame Football. He was the Membership Chairman of River Park Moose Lodge #2578. Bob lived life to the...

Dennis Marszalek

Dennis Marszalek

Jan 5, 2018

Marszalek, Dennis, Loving husband of Holly. Devoted father of James (Elizabeth) Marszalek, Dennise (John) Mosinski, & Bonnie (Michael) Marszalek-Diaz. Cherished Papa of Brittani (Adam), Airielle, John Paul, Elise Mosinski, Stephanie, Sarah, Suzanne & Bean Diaz. Great Papa of Gwendolyn. Fond brother of Joseph & the late Cecelia Smierciak, Richard & Junior Marszalek. Fond uncle of many nieces and nephews....

Mary E. Patock

Mary E. Patock

Dec 31, 2017

Mary E. Patock, nee Jackson, 90 passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 31, 2017.  She was the beloved wife of the late Ralph; cherished mother of Mark (Connie) and Mary Beth (Kerry) Sieck; most loved grandmother of Vanessa and great-grandmother of Hunter; dear sister of the late Sr. Mildred, CSJ. Mary will be missed by her devoted caregiver, Goldy, and...

Dorothy 'Dottie' Raffin

Dorothy 'Dottie' Raffin

Dec 26, 2017

Dorothy "Dottie" Raffin; beloved wife of Richard; devoted mother of Stephanie Ann and Louis Peter Clemente; loving stepmother of Angela Vallone, Andrea Bono and Rick Raffin; dear YiaYia of 13; cherished sister of Penelope (Tom) O'Neill; fond aunt and cousin of many.  Visitation, Friday, 4 to 9 p.m. Funeral Service, Saturday, 10 a.m. at The Elms Funeral Home 7600...

Jorge Arnulfo Ayala

Jorge Arnulfo Ayala

Dec 24, 2017

Jorge Arnulfo Ayala, age 63. Beloved dad of Catherine, Monica (Victor), George, Andreu and Chris; proud grandpa of Edward, Angela, Abigail, Angelo, Victor, Oliva and Evalysee; cherished brother of Francisco, Helen, Celia, Tony, Albert, Jerry, Javier, the late Rosie and the late Ernie; dear uncle and friend to many. AYALATIME.  Visitation December 28, 2017 at The Elms Funeral Home...

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