Obituaries
Chicago, Illinois Obituaries
Luis Pacheco
Sep 4, 2017
Luis A. Pacheco, Age 55, devoted son of Ada (the late Luis Morales), beloved husband of 30 years to Katherine (nee Rivera); loving father of Eric, Joseph, Roman, Michael and the late Luis Jr.; cherished brother of Wanda (Sargon Zaia) Pacheco, Rosalia, Alberto and the late Maria Pacheco; dear uncle and great uncle of many. Proud election volunteer and City...
Antonio C. Montenegro
Aug 30, 2017
Antonio Montenegro, beloved husband of Claudia; loving father of Luz Maria (Javier) Chaidez, Claudia Montenegro, Eva (Jesus) Vargas, Antonio Montenegro, Yolanda Montenegro and the late Maria Elena Montenegro; dearest grandfather of Ivan Chaidez, Vanessa (Mike) Figueroa, Tanya, Alexandra and Kassandra Vargas; fond brother of Rufina Montenegro, Maria Montenegro, Sor. Angelica Montenegro, Juan Manuel (Rosalba) Montenegro, Marino (Garciela) Montenegro, Jesus...
Lawrence Baunach
Aug 18, 2017
Lawrence Baunach, beloved husband of Patricia for 64 years, loving father of Lawrence Jr., William and Catherine, and proud grandfather of Father David Baunach, Mary (and her husband Peter), Patrick, Christopher, Tori and Emma, passed away on August 18, 2017 . Â Lawrence proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, and returned home to work for...
Juan Gomez Arias
Aug 6, 2017
Juan Gomez Arias, beloved husband of Amelia; loving father or Claudia (Gilberto) Bravo, Fabiola Jimenez Gomez and Juan A. (Maria) Gomez; loving grandfather of Salvador Covarrubias Jr., Jonathan Covarrubias (Julene Marie Kluba), Giovanni A. Gomez (Edith Vega), Brian Covarrubias, Alexander Covarrubias, Claudia Bravo, Vanessa Gomez, Isabel Gomez, Sofia Gomez, Mariana Bravo and Juan Andres Gomez; cherished grandpa of Naomi Ofelia...
Dayvy R. Rivas
Jul 25, 2017
Dayvy R. Rivas "Chira", Born September 26, 1974, At Rest July 25, 2017, age 43; Beloved son of Maria and the late Persio Rivas; loving brother of Gil; dearest husband of Madelyn Vazquez; cherished father of Dayvy, Anthony, Xiomara, Kiara, Jason, Gianna, Giomani, Amauri, Damari and Daviel; dearest grandfather of Brayden and Alex; fond uncle of Alina, Syeann, Maya,...
Mark A. Ptack
Jul 24, 2017
Mark A. Ptack, age 56, beloved son of Mary Malmborg and the late Henry Ptack. Dear brother of Mike (Sue), Joe (Karen), Mary Jo, Bob (Karen), Rich (Sherisse), John and Dan (Michelle) Ptack; affectionate uncle to Mike Jr., Ken (Chloe), Henry, Nate, Joe, Sarah, Elizabeth, Alexander, Stephen, and Christine Ptack; and loving great uncle to Amelia Ptack. Mark was...
Christopher M. Larsen
Jul 23, 2017
Larsen, Christopher M. Loving Father of Stephanie, Caitlin, and Niall Larsen. Cherished grandfather of Lessa, Fallon, Hunter, and Keenan. Devoted brother of Eric and Kirk Larsen. Visitation Thursday 4-9 pm at the Elms Funeral Home 7600 West Grand Ave.(North@76Ave.) Elmwood Park. Interment Private. www.elmsfh.com or (708) 453-1234
Marilyn Schaudek
Jul 20, 2017
Marilyn Schaudek of Elmwood Park, passed away Thursday, July 20, 2017 at the age of 86. Â Visitation will be held at St. Celestine Church, 3017 N. 77th Ave. on Wednesday, July 26, 2017 from 10 a.m. until time of Mass at 11 a.m. Interment to follow at St. Joseph Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations to the American Cancer Society...
Nancy L. Badalamenti
Jul 16, 2017
Nancy L. Badalamenti age 73, beloved wife of 53 years to Benjamin; loving mother of Ben; cherished Nonnie of Benjamin, Anthony, and Andrew; dear sister of Angie (the late Ben) Liano, the late Marie (James) Jackson and Rosanne (Joe) Caruso; aunt to many nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews. Visitation Wednesday, July 19, 2017 from 3 P.M. to 9...
Karen A. Hutchison
Jul 7, 2017
Karen A. Hutchison, beloved mother of Tina Martinez. Loving grandmother of Claurissa (John) Hale, Nicole Warren and Steven Martinez. Devoted great- grandmother of Kelly and Nevaeh. Dear sister of Jerome Grabrick. Interment Private. Arrangements by Elms Funeral Home 708-453-1234.
Thomas 'Tommy' Keith
Jul 5, 2017
Thomas 'Tommy' Keith, age 62; beloved husband of Kathy; loving brother of Christine (Jeff) Monahan and Judith (Roger) Smith; dearest brother-in-law of Lee Manges, Laura (Jerry) Jackson and the late Al (Char) Manges; cherished uncle of many nieces and nephews. Tom was a friend to everyone he met, and will be missed by all. Visitation, Friday, from 4 to...
Irene Gawlik
Jun 26, 2017
Irene Gawlik, nee Pajak; age 91; beloved wife of the late Edward; loving mother of Bob, Jerry (Grace) and Tom (Judy); dear grandmother of Scott, Lisa (Jerry), Sherry (Joe), T.J. and Michael; great-grandmother of Brianna, Tyler, Kaitlin, McKenna and Emersyn. Proud and dedicated volunteer for the V.F.W. Visitation Thursday 4 to 9 p.m. Funeral Prayers, Friday, 10 a.m. at...
M. Catherine Belmonte
Jun 23, 2017
Catherine "Kay" Belmonte Nee: Catrambone. Loving wife of the late Dominic. Devoted mother of Valerio (Rita), Dominic (Mary Lee) Belmonte and Mary Theresa (Michael) Lindhartsen. Cherished grandmother of Anthony, Michael, Mary Beth, Nicolas, Sean, Patrick, Catie and Michael. Great grandmother of 14. Beloved sister of Arthur (Terri), Leticia, Sister Nicola B.V.M. Catrambone and the late Tessie (Ralph) Galluzzi, Joseph, Eugene...
Aleta Y. Hayes
Jun 22, 2017
Aleta Y. Hayes, at rest June 22, 2017, age 70; Memorial Visitation will be Wednesday, June 28th, from 10 a.m. until time of Service 1 p.m. at The Elms Funeral Home 7600 W. Grand Ave. (North on 76th Ave.) Elmwood Park. Â In lieu of flowers, donation to AACR (American Association for Cancer Research) Would be appreciated. Â For information 708-453-1234 or...
Joseph Anthony Catrambone
Jun 16, 2017
Joseph Anthony Catrambone, Jr (58)
September 11, 1958 to June16, 2017
Joseph was a kind and compassionate person and devout in his faith. His unconditional love for his children, grandchildren, family and friends brought great joy to their lives. He was a committed educator and administrator in primary education. Â Over the course of his career,...
Ferne E. Triggs
Jun 10, 2017
Ferne Evelyn Elin Triggs, nee Alexanderson; Went home to the Lord June 10, 2017, Age 98; beloved wife of the late Leonard T.; loving mother of Laurene (Michael) Grant; cherished grandmother of Kristopher (Courtney) Grant and Kourtney (Patrick) Butler; dear sister of the late Clyde and the late Glenn Alexanderson; dearest aunt of many nieces and nephews; lifelong...
Roberto Paz
May 31, 2017
"Good father, good husband, good man"
Paz, Roberto, Beloved husband of Starr nee: Bliznick. Devoted father of Roberto Jr. (Fiancé Kristin), Ruben (Elizabeth), Daniel, and Olive Paz. Loving brother of Consuelo "Connie" Nieves, Gladys Burgos, Miriam Burgos, Jose "Pepi" Burgos, Martha (Lewis) Knight, and Maria "Ceci" Rey. Fond uncle of many nieces and nephews.
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Violet Lustgarten
May 24, 2017
Violet Lustgarten, nee Wooldridge, age 96; Beloved wife of the late Harold M.; loving mother of Enid Kempe, Harold (Lisa), Charles (Kathy) and the late Edward; dearest grandmother of Vanessa Kempe, Sarah Dawson, Jeffrey, Brian, Charles, Ashley (Matthew) Okigawa and Brett; great-grandmother of Noelle and Charlotte Dawson. Visitation Tuesday, May 30, from 9 a.m. until time of Service, 11...
Paula E. Donichy
May 15, 2017
Beloved wife of Laurance. Cherished sister of Marsha Hudak and David Hyrczyk. Devoted aunt of many nieces and nephews. Visitation Thursday 4-9 p.m. Funeral Friday, prayers 9:00 a.m. at the Elms Funeral Home, 7600 W. Grand Ave. (North @76 th Ave.) Elmwood Park to St. Cyprian for Mass of the Christian Burial 9:30 a.m. Interment Resurrection Cemetery. (708)453-1234 or...
Wladyslaw Jozef Nowak
May 15, 2017
Wladyslaw Jozef Nowak "Wladek" Age 60, devoted son of Irene and Edward Nowak; beloved husband of 38 years to Malgorzata; loving father of Angelika (Wojciech) Zdanowski, Magdalena Nowak, Malwina Nowak, Sebastian Nowak, Mariusz Nowak; proud dziadzu of Kevin Zdanowski and Johnny Sitkowski; dear brother of Anna (the late Emil) Dzik and Malgorzata (the late Marek) Legiec; will be missed...
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