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Luis Pacheco

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

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

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 .  Lawrence proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, and returned home to work for...

Juan Gomez Arias

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

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

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

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

Marilyn Schaudek

Jul 20, 2017

Marilyn Schaudek of Elmwood Park, passed away Thursday, July 20, 2017 at the age of 86.  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

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

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

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

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

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

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.  In lieu of flowers, donation to AACR (American Association for Cancer Research) Would be appreciated.  For information 708-453-1234 or...

Joseph Anthony Catrambone

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.  Over the course of his career,...

Ferne E. Triggs

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

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

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

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

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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