Obituaries

Dec 1, 2020

Francine (Osweiler) Cabonargi, age 74, passed away peacefully on December 1, at her home in Highland Park, Illinois. Born on a farm in Keswick, Iowa on July 9, 1946, Francine learned lessons of love, family, faith and hard work at a young age. Francine graduated from Marycrest College, where she excelled in music and theater, and lived most of...

Nov 30, 2020

Antoinette L. "Toni" Santapa (nee Cebrat) at rest November 30, 2020 at the age of 90.  Beloved wife of the late Frank J. Santapa.  Loving Mother to ( the late Bill) (Michele) Santapa, Lynda ( Ray) Janz, and Nancy ( Mike) Bianchi.  Fond Grandmother to eight and Great-Grandmother to ten.  Due to Health & Safety Concerns a Private family...

Nov 30, 2020

Peszek, Gloria V., Loving wife of the late Eugene. Devoted daughter of the late Peter and Martha Camani. Cherished mother of James (Carol) Peszek, Beverly (William) Breyfogle, Raymond (Josephine) Peszek, and Carl (Helena) Peszek. Devoted grandmother of Christopher, Matthew, Kimberly, Jennifer, Kevin, Ashley, Brittany, Anthony and Nicholas. Great grandmother of Aria, Orion, Evan and Jacob. Beloved sister of the...

Nov 14, 2020

Marian S. Magnuson, 95, of Venice, FL was welcomed home Saturday, November 14, 2020. Marian was born September 20, 1925 in Chicago, IL to Chester and Mildred Swan and moved to Venice in 1990. She was an active member of Our Savior Lutheran Church in Nokomis and enjoyed singing in the choir and planning social events. Marian was preceded...

Nov 5, 2020

Alfonso Bello, age 92, passed away peacefully with his loving family at his side, on November 5th 2020. Beloved husband of Shila, cherished father of Alfonso E. (Kari), Diana Vilardo and Elizabeth (Donald) Allegretti. Loving Abuelito of Rachel (Jonathan) Weber, Michael, Andy, Donny, Daniel, Gianna, Madison, Jessica, Aiden, Egan and Easton. Dear brother of Luis, Rosa, Vicente, Ana Maria...

Oct 28, 2020

Cathy D. Aldana, 65, died of natural causes on October 28, 2020, at her home in Park Ridge, IL. She was a devoted aunt, daughter, and executive who will be remembered for her work ethic, her generosity, and her love of the arts.

Cathy was born on September 6, 1955, in Portsmouth, VA. In early years, her...

Oct 23, 2020

Ellsworth "Al" L. Cobble, 90, loving husband of Arlene; beloved father of Linda Bell, Scott (Stacee) Cobble, Jaremy (Karren) Cobble; devoted grandfather of Savannah; and cherished father-in-law of Fred Bell.

Al was involved with F.E.M.A., the Des Plaines E.M.A., the Park Ridge Volunteer Fire Department, and On Call with the Rosemont Fire Department. He was altruistic in...

Oct 22, 2020

Johneen R. Nelson, nee Yahiro; beloved wife of Robert E. Nelson; loving mother of Robert J. and Brian H. (Michelle); cherished daughter of Howard and Dorothy Yahiro; dearest sister of Bruce (Teri), Lane (Sarah) and Clay Yahiro; sister-in-law to Janet Nelson, Richard (Lois) Nelson, Lillian (Matthias) Schlachter, Nancy (Tim) Plemmons, Ingrid (Frank) Anzaldi, the late John Nelson and the...

Oct 22, 2020

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Mary S. Gaier passed away at the age of 98 on Oct. 22, 2020 in Park Ridge, Illinois. Born in Chicago on June 20, 1922, Mary was the beloved wife of the late Fred G. Gaier; mother of Lola (Doug) Hotchkis and the late Mari Moon Gaier; grandmother of Tori (Jerry)...

Oct 16, 2020

Gregory G. Tomaino passed away peacefully on October 16th at the age of 90.  Greg is survived by his wife of 61 years, Gloria (nee Fulponi), his children, Gregory (the late Linda), Bill and Tina (Dave) Schacht.  Beloved Papa of Kyle, Ryan and Lauren Schacht.  Fond brother-in-law  of Linda Fulponi and Uncle to many.  He was preceded in death...

Oct 14, 2020

Visitation Tuesday, October 20, 2020, 10 a.m. to time of service at Nelson Funeral Home, 820 Talcott Rd. (Talcott and Cumberland) Park Ridge, IL.

Funeral service at 12 p.m.

Interment will be private.

Donations may be made to Orphans of the Storm in Michael's memory

Orphans of the Storm Animal Shelter...

Oct 13, 2020

Maureen Ann Pitt, age 83, beloved wife of 60 years to John A. Pitt; loving mother of Jim (Maryann), Ellen, Martin, Michael and Sean (Lisa); cherished grandma of thirteen; dear sister of Sr. Eileen Quinn Dominican O.P. and the late Shelia (the late Mike) Mayo and Berry (Marge) Quinn. Visitation, Sunday from 3 P.M. to 8 P.M. Funeral prayers,...

Oct 13, 2020

Judy Piscitello, age 75, beloved wife of 54 years to Joe; loving mom of Kevin, (Mary), Keith (Jennifer), Amy (Steve) Stark and Steven (Cari); cherished grandma of nine; dear sister of Carole Joy (the late Dennis) Diana. Will be missed by many nieces, nephews, and friends. Charter and active member of St. James Lutheran Church in Chicago. Flowers are...

Sep 24, 2020

Otto A. Hallm, age 69, passed away on Thursday, September 24, 2020. Beloved husband of Vicky, nee Tsiones; loving father of James (Raquel) and Christina Hallm (Dominick Dauphin); proud grandfather of Christian (Cristian Gaytan, Fiance) and Joshua Hallm; dearest brother of Ruth (the late Karl) Melcher, Hildegard Downing, Linda (Doug) Swaringen and the late Lydia (Tom) Peterson; brother-in-law of...

Sep 24, 2020

Nicholas Karalis, 93, of St. Charles, former longtime resident of Chicago, passed away September 24, 2020. Beloved husband of Patricia, nee Gountanis for 64 years; loving father of Terry (Victoria), Frances (Lou) Pulio and Alex (Scott); cherished grandfather of Nicholas (Ellen), Louie, James, Andrew, Samuel and Patricia and great grandfather of Cora and Hannah; preceded in death by 1...

Sep 23, 2020

Raymond Cartwright, age 74, Vietnam veteran, passed away Sept. 23, 2020.  Cherished husband to Lorraine (Pini); loving father to Katherine Cartwright and Kevin (Kelly) Cartwright; adored grandfather to Kayla, Kamryn, Kendall, Chayse, Kasey, Charlie, Karsyn and Kade; and fun loving uncle to his nieces and nephews.  The family will be honoring Ray with a private gathering this Saturday.  For...

Sep 19, 2020

Fr. Peter George Rexinis, 95, of Charlottesville, Va., fell asleep in the Lord on September 19, 2020. Born in Newark, N.J., he was the son of the late George Demosthenis Rexinis and Eugenia (nee Christakis) Rexinis of Kastorion, Sparta, Greece.

He was preceded in death by Presvytera Theano (nee Tomaras) Rexinis (2007). Spending most of his childhood...

Sep 17, 2020

Panagiota "Paula" Kalogeropoulos, age 51, passed away on Thursday, September 17, 2020. Devoted daughter of Ageliki "Koula", nee Filopoulos, and the late Louis K. Kalogeropoulos, and beloved sister of Constantine "Dino" and Vasilis "Billy" Kalogeropoulos. Dear niece of the late Vasilis (the late Georgia) Kalogeropoulos, and cousin to their children, Kostadinos, Christina and Dimitrios; the late Athanasia, nee Kalogeropoulos,...

Sep 15, 2020

Florence Georgopoulos, nee Stevens-Stavropoulos, passed away on Tuesday, September 15, 2020. Beloved wife of the late Augustino N. Georgopoulos, and loving mother of Nicholas (Dina) Georgopoulos and Katherine (John) Anagnostopoulos. Proud Grandmother of Katherine, Maria, and Anastasia. Devoted daughter of the late Adamantios and Florence, nee Gharrett, Stavropoulos, and dear sister of Lorraine (the late Ray) Pertle, the late...

Aug 22, 2020

Evangeline P. Dallas, "Lynn", age 54, passed away on Saturday, August 22, 2020. Devoted daughter of the late Spyros and Ethel, nee Stathis, Dallas and dear sister of Deedee (Steve) Dallas Staikos. Beloved aunt of Thalia (Nikolaos) Rofos and Eliot and Spyros Staikos and Great Aunt of Theodora Rofos. Loving owner and companion of fur-baby Brutus. Visitation, Sunday, August...