Obituaries

Feb 4, 2017

Nancy Rose Prange (nee Gabriele); born March 25 th , 1922 in Chicago, IL to the late Josephine & Antonio Gabriele; passed away at home, in the comfort of her family, on February 4 th , 2017; beloved wife of the late Clarence "Doc"; loving mother of Pepina "Pepi", Larry (Patricia), Terry (Nancy), Renata (Wayne), Jolana (Vito), and Jerry;...

Feb 2, 2017

Gregory F. Gagliano, Passed Suddenly, Thursday, February 2, 2017, age 28; Beloved son of Gregory A. and Susan M., nee Belpedio; loving brother of Tina Marie and Lisa Rose (Danny) Bonelli; cherished uncle of Marissa and Emily; dearest grandson of Helen and the late Sam "Babe" Belpedio and the late Lucille and Ignatius Gagliano; dearest nephew and cousin to...

Jan 25, 2017

Mary C. Donlan, nee Carmody; born September 15, 1935 in Chicago, IL to the late Catherine and John Carmody; at rest January 25, 2017; beloved wife of the late Joseph R.; loving mother of Maureen, Brian (Tracey), Terry (Nancy) and Tom (Alison); dearest grandmother of Kelley, Brooke, Patrick, Joseph, Sean, Courtney, Andrew, Ryan and Jack; dear sister of Nancy (Gus)...

Jan 20, 2017

Lopez, Bienvenido F. Beloved husband of the late Josefina. Loving father of Janet (Manny) Betancourt, Lillian (Angel Olivo) Lopez, Lourdes (Elvin Ruiz) Lopez and Ben (Nicole) Lopez. Fond grandfather of Rafael, Lydia, Janelly, Esteban, Melody, Lynette, Benny, E.J. and Josie and great grandfather of Jayden and Ava. Cherished companion of Juanita Munoz. Visitation, Sunday from 4:00-9:00 p.m. Funeral prayers;...

Jan 10, 2017

Horn, James C. Beloved husband of Helen. Devoted father of Sarah (the late Roger Johnson) Guiding grandfather of Mitchell. Fond brother of the late Charles.  Loving uncle of many nieces and nephews. Lying in state, Saturday 9:30 a.m. at St Giles Church, 1045 Columbian Ave., Oak Park, until time of Mass 10:30 a.m. Interment private. Arrangements by Elms Funeral...

Jan 5, 2017

Belsito, Carmelina Beloved wife of the late Antonino. Devoted mother of Marie and the late Nicholas. Cherished Nonna of Gaetano DiGiacinto, Antonino and Isabella Belsito. Treasured sister of Mary Bernardo and the late Frances Giacalone. Fond aunt of many nephews. Visitation Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. until time of prayers, 10:00 a.m. at the Elms Funeral Home,7600 W. Grand Avenue Elmwood...

Dec 31, 2016

Patrick McCoy, Beloved husband of Nancy, nee Mathis; loving father of the late John; cherished grandfather of Nicole and Allison McCoy; dearest son of the late Edward and Margaret McCoy; son-in-law of Elaine and the late Robert Mathis; dear brother of Sandi (Rafael) Saldana and the late James (Roberta) McCoy; brother-in-law of Karen (John) Wisinski and the late Richard...

Dec 29, 2016

Lillian E. Jones, Age 91, of Elmwood Park, passed away December 29, 2016. Beloved wife of the late William; Loving mother of Thomas(LaDonna)Swanson, William(Cathy)Swanson, Michael Swanson, Deborah Fickenscher and Julie(Mark)Withrow; Cherished grandmother of Debra Jones and a host of other grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Visitation Saturday, December 31, from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at The Elms Funeral Home 7600 W....

Dec 21, 2016

Alejandrina "Tita" Garcia      1953 – 2016

Visitation Monday, December 26, 2016, from 4 p.m. until time of Service at 7:30 p.m. at The Elms Funeral Home 7600 W. Grand Ave. (North on 76 th Ave.) Elmwood Park.  Interment Private.  For information 708-453-1234

Dec 14, 2016

Virginia Deckert (nee Kmiec) age 92. Beloved wife of the late Raymond C. Deckert; loving mother of Carl (Gloria) Kmiec, Sydney (the late Sue) Wells, Michael (Margie Kirkland) Wells, Elaine (Joseph) Stefanec; cherished grandmother of 12; proud great grandmother of 26. Visitation Friday from 4 to 9 P.M. at The Elms Funeral Home 7600 W. Grand Ave. (North on...

Dec 13, 2016

Krabbe, David M., Loving husband of Kelly Ann, nee: Kozyra. Dear son of Erwin"Butch" and Mary Krabbe. Dear son in law of Don (Kathy) Kozyra. Fond brother of Brian, Heather and the late Tylor. Brother in law of James (Paige) Kozyra. Lying in state, Wednesday, December 21 at 9:00 a.m. until time of Mass, 10:00 a.m. at St. Celestine...

Dec 10, 2016

Jennifer C. Snarski, age 41 of Chicago. Cherished daughter of Bonnie (nee Dougan) and Raymond Snarski Jr., beloved sister of Shawn (Libby) Snarski, Jeremy (Kelly Kishel, Fiancée) Snarski, and Jessica Grant, bedazzling aunt of Devin, Justin, and Alexander, special niece and cousin to many. Please wear an item of red in remembrance of Jennifer to the services. ...

Dec 6, 2016

Mary L. Calzolari, Devoted Godmother of Paula and Delio Calzolari. Lying In State, Friday, December 16, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. at St. William Church , 2559 N. Sayre Ave., Chicago, Mass 11:00 a.m. Interment Queen of Heaven Cemetery. 708-453-1234.

Nov 30, 2016

Sonnia Falcon, age 72, beloved wife of the late Germinal; loving mother of Marlene (Moises) Alcantar and Guillermo (Lisa) Falcon; cherished grandma of Jacqueline, Veronica, Brianna, Kayla, Sofia and Emma. Born August 2, 1944 in Havana, Cuba to Raul and Adela Valdes.  Sister of  late Otto and Zulma.  Married Germinal on Valentine's Day 1964.  They migrated to the U.S....

Nov 27, 2016

John G Iturbide age 76 passed away peacefully with his family on Sunday Nov 27th 2016 He was born on September 11th 1940 in Zacatecas, Mexico. The son of  Phillip and Leonor (Narveaz) Iturbide. John is survived by his brothers  Joseph (Karen ), Louis "Corky", former spouse Lynn English, daughter Jolie (Mike) , Stepdaughters Holly and Vicki (Dallas) Grandaughters Violet,...

Nov 15, 2016

Duffin , John L., loving brother of Margaret (Lawrence) O'Reilly. Cherished uncle of John (Maureen) and Gary (Christine) O'Reilly. Great uncle of Heather, Alex, Matthew and Timothy O'Reilly. Visitation, Friday 3-9 p.m. Funeral Service, Saturday, 11:00 a.m. at the Elms Funeral Home, 7600 W. Grand Ave., (North @76 th Ave.)Elmwood Park. Interment St. Joseph Cemetery.

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Nov 14, 2016

Vernon F. LaPierre, age 88; Proud US Army Korean War Combat Veteran, recipient of the Bronze Star and Purple Heart; beloved  husband for 55 years to the late Lucille M., nee Hickey; son of the late Frank and Anna; loving father of Maureen P., Eileen M. and the late Kathleen A.; cherished grandfather of wounded and decorated Iraq and...

Nov 14, 2016

Paul E. Okulinski, 71, of Chicago, IL passed suddenly on November 14, 2016 in Key West, FL. Beloved husband of 45 years of Virginia "Ginny" (nee Alvarez); devoted father of Charles (Patricia) and Jeanette; cherished brother of Patricia (the late Tony) Tripoli and Jo Ann (Richard) Reksel; loving son-in-law of Chris Dounias; fond uncle of many nieces and nephews;...

Nov 7, 2016

Ladislada "Lala" García age 85,  born in La Escondida, Tepehuanas, Durango, México went to be with the Lord on Monday, November 7, 2016 surrounded by her loving family.

Doña Lala is survived by her dearest children: Arturo, Tony, Lalo and María.  Cherished Grandmother of 21. Great Grandmother of 22. Great-great Grandmother of 2.  Lala was proceeded in...

Nov 7, 2016

Helen Strong, nee Michalowski; age 91; beloved wife of the late Harry; loving mother of Diane (Mike) Tinetti, Audrey (Ron) Carleton, David (Denise) and the late Donna; dearest grandmother of Jessica (Tom), Matthew, Steven, Nicole, Caitlynn, Austin, Valerie and Allison; great-grandmother of Brayden; Family and friends to meet, Saturday, Nov. 12 th at St. Francis Borgia Chapel,   8033 W....