Obituaries
Chicago, Illinois Obituaries
Ruth Knapp
Mar 4, 2016
Ruth Knapp, 83, of Elmwood Park; beloved mother of Jon (Eileen) and Dan (Sally); loving grandmother of Daniel (Alaina), Kyle, Samantha and Gregory; fond aunt of many. Visitation Sunday, March 6 from 4 – 9 p.m. at The Elms Funeral Home, 7600 W. Grand Ave., Elmwood Park. Funeral prayers Monday 10:15 a.m. at the funeral home with a procession to...
Czeslaw Mizera
Mar 2, 2016
Czeslaw Mizera, age 81, beloved husband of Marta; cherished father of Mariusz and Marta. He will be missed by many family and friends in Poland and America. Visitation Saturday 4-8 p.m. at The Elms Funeral Home, 7600 W. Grand Ave. (North on 76th Ave.,) Elmwood Park. Interment Rzeszow, Poland. For more info 708-453-1234 or www.elmsfh.com
Stanislaw Sadkowski
Feb 27, 2016
Stanislaw Sadkowski, beloved son of Halina and the late Marian Sadkowski; cherished father of David; devoted brother of Janusz Sadkowski, Agata Ostaszewski and Agnieszka (Mark) Kaszube; fond uncle of Natalia and Mateusz Ostaszewski, Aleksander and Vienna Kaszube. He will be missed by many family and friends in Poland and America. Visitation Friday from 3 to 9 p.m. Funeral Prayers, Saturday,...
Marylou Mcgill
Feb 6, 2016
Marylou McGill, Loving wife of the late Robert. Devoted mother of Tom (the late Sally) McGill, Jim McGill and Patti (the late Peter) Unger. Cherished grandmother of Dawn(Mike) Tansey and Jenni(Angel) Almodovar. Devoted great grandmother of Alexis, Aleah, Aurora and Chloe. Fond aunt of many nieces and nephews. Visitation Monday 4-9 p.m. Funeral service Tuesday, 10:00 a.m. at the Elms...
Joseph G. Petrelli
Feb 5, 2016
Petrelli, Joseph G., V.F.W Berwyn Post # 442 Beloved husband of Darlene "Dee", cherished father of Corinne (James) Rodman and Charise Petrelli D.D.S. (Ben) Petrovic. Loving grandfather of Sarah, Sienna and Harper Lee. Devoted brother of, Theresa (Anthony) Pontarelli, Mary (Robert) Reter, Roseann (Tony) Piemonte, Michael (Pat) Petrelli and the late Rocco Petrelli and Laura Contino. Beloved uncle of many...
Lois P. Wolter
Jan 27, 2016
Lois P. Wolter, 74, of Chicago passed away January 27, 2016. Beloved wife of Larry "Bebe" Wolter; loving mother of Patricia Golly, Kathy (Joey) Wolter-Mondelli, and Lorene "Lori" (Paul) Myers; sweet grandmother to Christopher, Timothy (Jessica), Desiré, and Dustin; caring sister of Chuck Colletti and Bob Colletti; and loving aunt and great aunt to many nieces and nephews. Lois was...
James P. "Seamus" Osborne
Jan 16, 2016
James P. "Seamus" Osborne, of Co. Wexford and Dublin, Ireland; passed away suddenly, January 16, 2016, age 71; beloved husband of Evelyn, nee Egan; loving father of Patrick (Anne) Osborne, Annette (Ed) Snyder, Mary (Mike) Scheidt and Elaine (Tony) Bolin; dearest father-in-law to Sherif; cherished grandfather of Sonia, Dina, Lexie, Sammy, Matthew, Katie, Joseph, Ally, Lauren, Sarah, James, Neave and...
Jeanette "Skip" Obrzut
Jan 3, 2016
Jeanette "Skip" Obrzut, nee Chapek, Age 90 of River Grove; beloved wife of the late John S.; loving mother of Margaret (John) Tomaka, Vincent (Joyce), Gerard (Dana) and the late Paul; dear grandmother of Amy, Stacey, Victoria, Andrew, Angela and Marc. Lying in State, Saturday, 9:30 a.m. until time of Mass, 10:30 a.m. at St. Cyprian Church 2601 Clinton St.,...
Constance Ann Tiberi
Dec 17, 2015
Constance A. Tiberi, nee Costanzo, age 87; beloved wife of the late John; loving mother of John C. (Anna) Tiberi and the late Linda L. (Ed) Amen; dearest grandmother of Carri (John) O'Brien, David (Colleen) Amen, Elizabeth (Luis) Velazquez, Christina (Aaron) Butler, Constance P. Tiberi, Michele A. Tiberi; great-grandmother of Danielle, Luis, Gianna, Isabella, Arianna and Alexandria. Visitation Tuesday 4...
Daniel L. Schmidt
Dec 17, 2015
Daniel L. Schmidt, 57, of River Grove passed away December 17, 2015. Beloved husband of Laura (nee Gancar); proud father of Danny, Ricky, and Jamie; loving brother to Ron, Joe (Linda), the late Tom (Pam), and the late Jerry; beloved son of the late Elizabeth and Ludwig; caring son-in-law to Jean Gancar and the late Richard; cherished brother-in-law to Paula...
James C. Hantkiewicz
Dec 15, 2015
James C. Hantkiewicz, Age 57; beloved son of Marceline (nee Hopp) and the late James; cherished brother of Mary C. Talaga. Visitation Sunday 4 to 9 p.m. Funeral Prayers, Monday, 9:15 a.m. at The Elms Funeral Home 7600 W. Grand Ave. (North on 76th Ave.) Elmwood Park to St. Celestine Church, Mass 10 a.m. Interment Rosehill Cemetery. For information 708-453-1234...
Bujar Fisniku
Dec 5, 2015
Bujar Fisniku, 70, of Chicago passed away December 5, 2015. Beloved Husband to Marieta; loving father to Ogert (Ana) Fisniku and Viola (Michael) Hasler; cherished grandfather to Adrian Fisniku, Christian Fisniku and Elena Hasler; loving brother to Vera (Hysen) Terbaci, Fatmir (Liljana) Fisniku, Vjollca Stamati and Gezim (Dafina) Fisniku; cherished brother-in-law to Tanja Lasku and Llazar (Tatjana) Golgota; kind uncle...
Sophie Ciecko
Dec 2, 2015
Ciecko, Sophie, age 87, passed away Dec. 2, 2015. Beloved wife of the late Raymond J., loving mother of Thomas (Nancy) Ciecko. Devoted grandmother of Katherine and David Ciecko. Visitation, Monday, 9:30 a.m. until time of Service 11:00 a.m. at The Elms Funeral Home, 7600 W. Grand Ave. (North @ 76th Ave) Elmwood Park. Interment St. Adalbert Cemetery. Please omit...
Alfred B. Ruoti
Nov 23, 2015
Alfred B. Ruoti, Age 87; proud US Army Veteran, Korean War; beloved husband of Gloria L.; loving father of Laurie, Michael and the late Julie Ruoti; proud grandfather of Stephanie. Visitation Saturday 8:30 a.m. until time of Funeral Prayers 10 a.m. at The Elms Funeral Home 7600 W. Grand Ave., (North on 76th Ave.) Elmwood Park to St. Cyprian Church,...
Martin K. Bazer
Nov 12, 2015
Martin K. Bazer, age 63, beloved husband of Donna; loving father of Christina (Paul) Coppola; cherished son of the late Samuel and Emily Bazer; dear brother of Steven (Sara). Memorial visitation Sunday, November 22nd, from 2 to 7 pm at The Elms Funeral Home, 7600 W. Grand Ave. (North@ 76th Ave.), Elmwood Park. Interment private. For more infoormation 708-453-1234.
Antoinette J. "Chickie" Lavalle
Nov 9, 2015
Antoinette J. "Chickie" LaValle, nee Barone; Born Nov. 30, 1936, Passed Suddenly Nov. 9, 2015; age 78; beloved wife of Michael Jr.; loving mother of Dawn (John) Sundquist, Michael J. III, Dino and the late Michele; cherished grandmother of M.J. (Lindsey, Fiancée) and Shelby; dearest sister of Fred (Dolores), Jerome and the late Richard (Rosemarie) Barone; sister-in-law of Marion...
Maria E. Giannini
Nov 3, 2015
Maria E. Giannini, nee Raffanti, Born in San Ginese, Italy, September 19, 1920 , Passed away in Chicago, IL November 3, 2015, Age 95; beloved wife of the late Armando; loving mother of the late Gemma Giannini (Bill Schultz); dearest aunt of Dano, Romano, Giuseppe, Marisa and Lubiana; dear cousin of Giulietta Raffanti. Maria will be missed by all of...
Rosario Accurso
Oct 21, 2015
Visitation Sunday, October 25, 2015 3 to 9 p.m. at The Elms Funeral Home 7600 W. Grand Ave. Elmwood Park. Funeral Prayers Monday, October 26, 2015. 9:15 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial at St. Celestine Catholic Parish 10 a.m. Interment St. Joseph Cemetery. For info call 708-453-1234.
Mark A. Rone
Oct 18, 2015
Mark A. Rone, of Elmwood Park; beloved husband of Marianne; loving father of Daniel and James; cherished son of Earl and Anna; dear brother of Linda (Martin) Patryn; fond uncle of Natalie (Kyle) Shamie, Anthony Patryn and Gabriel and Giulianna Shamie. Mass will be Saturday, October 24 at St. Celestine Church, 3020 N. 76th Ct, Elmwood Park, IL beginning at...
Cassandra Ann Schrecke
Oct 15, 2015
Cassandra Ann Schrecke Age 67, beloved wife of 40 years to Robert; loving mom of Nicole (Kirk) Royal. In Lieu of flowers donations in memory of can be made to Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. 1 N. LaSalle St. Suite 1200 Chicago, IL. 60602 or jdrf.org Memorial Gathering Saturday, October 24 9:30 A.M. at The Elms Funeral Home 7600 West Grand...
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