Obituaries

Oct 16, 2021

Jeanette Szczelaszczyk (nee Magurno) age 77, Beloved wife of the late Arthur Jr.; loving mother of Jacquelyn (Zaya) Mikhail, Steven, and the late Martin; cherished grandma of 7; proud great-grandma of 6; dear sister of Loretta (the late Sam) Colorato and the late Savarina (the late Carl) Westin and the late Philip Magurno; will be missed by...

Oct 15, 2021

Robert "Bob" Francis Olson, 96, of Arlington Heights, Illinois, passed away peacefully into heaven on October 15, 2021.

On Monday, October 25, a memorial celebration will be held from 10 am to 12 pm at Nelson Funeral Home, 820 Talcott Road, Park Ridge Illinois, 60068.

Burial will be at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, where graveside...

Oct 11, 2021

Age 72, Beloved husband of Carol; Loving father of Brian(Stephanie), Jennifer(Sean)Nolan, Brad(Sneha), Justin and the late Brandon, Donna and Brett,; Cherished grandfather AKA papa Fred of Jacob, Samantha and Ryan Nolan and Sophie Timm;  Dear brother of Vernon(Charlotte), Thomas(the late Jan), Marilyn(the late Gary), Valerie(Roger) and the late Marjorie(Wayne); Fond uncle to many nieces and nephews.  Interment Acacia Park...

Oct 9, 2021

Elsie A. Presslak, 93, loving wife of the late Rudolph; beloved mother of the late Rudolph (Jeanne) Presslak, Kenneth (LuAnn) Presslak, William (Kris) Presslak; Robert (Heidi) Presslak, Kathleen (Brian) Vandenberg, and Terence (Christina) Presslak; cherished grandmother of Daniel (Catherine) Presslak, Becky Presslak, Megan (Charles) Abate, Audrey (Ricky) Salgado, Alison Presslak, Christopher Presslak, Scott (Cassie) Presslak, Amanda Presslak, Michelle Presslak,...

Oct 2, 2021

Joseph Hagenauer, Jr., age 74, passed away at the Alexian Brothers Hospice on October 2, 2021, from Glioblastoma, an aggressive brain tumor.

Joseph was a long-time companion and the beloved husband of 15 years of Carole Janson.  He was a fond brother of Lois Hagenauer, a devoted son of the late Myrtle and Joseph Hagenauer, caring for...

Sep 30, 2021

Thomas J. Langley "Tom" age 78, Proud U.S. Army, Veteran Vietnam, husband of 50 years to Irene; father to Alan (Sharon) and Renee (Tim) Sinclair; dear brother of Carol (John) Zid, Dolores (Bob) Barskis and the late L. John (the late Berenice); cherished uncle and great-uncle to many. Will be missed by his 46th Engineers Battalion friends. In lieu...

Sep 23, 2021

Liam John Martin, went to rest in the arms of the Lord on September 23, 2021. He was born the cherished son of Trevor and Lauren Martin; brother of Luke; sweet grandchild of Mary Ann (Peter) Shesek, and Catherine (the late Richard Martin) Stula; great-grandson of Anna Weissmann; nephew of Christopher (Ashley) Martin, Kimberly McElroy, Matthew Shesek, Nicholas Martin,...

Sep 19, 2021

Janice M. Hedberg-Hebert, 83, formerly of Chicago, IL, Birchwood, WI, and McAllen, TX, passed away peacefully on September 19, 2021. Janice was the loving wife of Frank Hebert and the late Roland Hedberg; cherished mother of Richard Hedberg, Charles (Nancy) Hedberg, Jennifer (Walter) Sienko, the late twins Cathy and Debby, Michael Hebert, Vicki (Bill), Gene (Clara), Karen, and Thomas (Lara);...

Sep 14, 2021

Irene Veikos nee Kaldis, 74, fell asleep in our Lord on September 14, 2021. Beloved wife of Thomas Veikos. Loving mother of Foti (Martha, daughter Kay) Veikos, Patricia Veikos, Jim (Ellie) Veikos, and the late John Veikos. Devoted daughter of the late John and Helen Kaldis. Cherished sister of Georgia (the late George) Alexakos, Spiro (Vasiliki) Kaldis, Vasilios (Patricia)...

Sep 12, 2021

Carolyn "Carol" Kristyn nee Szczupak, 73, of Park Ridge, loving wife of 42 years of Lee; beloved sister of Bonnie (John) Bernhardy; cherished aunt of Joell (James) Todd, Jamie (the late Mike) Ghee, Mary (Mike) LeStronge, and Peggy (Walter) Castellanos; devoted great-aunt of Hunter Todd, Garrett Todd, Ducie Ghee, Dane Ghee, David Castellanos, Ashley Castellanos, Matthew Thomas, and Michael...

Sep 9, 2021

Louis G Atsaves, age 84, of Spartia, Laconia, Greece, fell asleep in our Lord on September 9, 2021. Beloved husband of Helen Atsaves. Loving father of Constantine, Despina, Nicholas, and Georgia (Demosthenes). Proud grandfather of Louis, Sylvia, Elias, Eleni, Anastasia, George, Sophia, and George. Dear brother of Dimitra and the late George, Eleftheria, and Christ (survived by Angeliki) and...

Sep 7, 2021

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Eugenia "Gene" Gatcheff, passed away peacefully in her home on Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at the age of 100. Beloved wife of the late "GG" Gatcho; loving mother of Yvonne (William) Ornt and Adrienne Mazur; cherished baba of Theron and Caden Ornt; dear friend and neighbor to many....

Sep 4, 2021

Joanna "Tzeni" Kanas; beloved wife of the late Dimitrios Kanas; loving mother of Stamatia (Stelios) Kalfas and Vicky Kanas; dearest grandmother of Diana (Blake) Chiado and Spiros (Stephanie) Kalfas; great-grandmother of Sophia, Austin, Samantha and Alexandra; fond sister of Sotiria (the late Yiannis) Stavrianou, Niki (the late Kostas) Maraga, Voula (the late Photios) Theodore and Anastasios (Penelope) Tasigeorgos; cherished...

Aug 31, 2021

On Tuesday, August 31, 2021 Sandy Nicholl passed away at the age of 77. Sandra Rose was born June 12,1944 in Chicago, Illinois to Norbert  and Angeline (Olszewski) Strickrod.

She was a life long resident of Chicago and a Catholic, who attended parochial schools. She began her professional life as a legal secretary. She then took a...

Aug 29, 2021

Robert W. Mendez, age 90, passed away Sunday, August 29, 2021.  He was born in Chicago to the late Joseph and Rella Mendez.  He is survived by his loving wife of 50 years, Pat; son, Bruce (Kristie); brothers, George of Florida and Jim of Texas; and many friends. A celebration of life will be held at a later date. ...

Aug 9, 2021

Hawkins, Michael A., Beloved son of Gilbert and Christine Hawkins. Loving father of Michelle and Hayley Hawkins. Cherished brother of Gil (Christine) Hawkins and David A. Hawkins. Fond uncle of many nieces and nephews. Memorial Visitation Sunday, August 15 from 4:00 – 9:00 p.m. at Nelson Funeral Home, 820 W. Talcott Road, Park Ridge. Interment Private.

Aug 4, 2021

Virginia M. Kaczynski, age 89, passed away August 4, 2021.  Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. until 12 p.m. on Friday, August 13, 2021 at Nelson Funeral Home, 820 W. Talcott Road, Park Ridge.  A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 12:30 p.m. at St. Paul of the Cross Catholic Church, 320 S. Washington Ave., Park...

Jul 28, 2021

Zoltan Kripko, 74, beloved husband for 53 years of Ilona; cherished father of Rita (Brian) Rozovics; devoted grandfather of Kate; and caring friend of many.

Because of the love for his family and this country, he was able to provide us a better life by immigrating to the United States.  His devotion for those he loved remained...

Jul 24, 2021

Walter Roald Magnuson, 88, loving husband of 44 years of Sherida; beloved father of Kerstin (Sherman Anderson) Magnuson-Anderson, Sherida (Edward Otto) Hudak-Otto, John Kenneth Hudak; devoted Morfar of Klaara Anderson and Magnus Anderson; cherished uncle of Trudy Magnuson-Jahnke; and great-uncle of Kenneth Jahnke, Robert Jahnke, Lisa Jahnke and Renee Jahnke.

Wally served his country and community as...

Jul 13, 2021

Richard "Dick" Buchholtz, 81, loving husband of the late Janet; brother-in-law of Karen and Vito Juknelis; cherished uncle of Dana Lynch, Nick (Amy) Juknelis, and Kara (Andrew) Barentine; and beloved great-uncle of Andrew Lynch, Kelly Lynch, Ryan Lynch, Molly Juknelis, Cora Juknelis, Cooper Barentine, and Miles Barentine.

Visitation, Monday, July 26, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m....