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Mary Jane Mcguire

Mary Jane Mcguire

Nov 21, 2019

Mary Jane McGuire, nee Rae, beloved wife of the late Thomas Francis McGuire Jr; loving mother of Hon. Thomas (Birgitta) McGuire III, Kathleen (Frank) Bacon and the late Theresa; devoted grandmother of Elizabeth and Christina. Visitation, Monday, November 25, 2019, from 3 to 9 p.m.  Funeral Prayers, Tuesday, 9:15 a.m. at Nelson Funeral Home 820 Talcott, Park Ridge to...

Bruce W. Mckenna

Bruce W. Mckenna

Nov 10, 2019

Bruce W. McKenna, Beloved husband of Dee; Cherished brother-in-law of Richard Schwabe and Donna (Robert) Plank; Loving uncle of Andrew, Joshua and Graham; Dearest cousin and friend to many and will be missed by all. Memorial Gathering Sunday, November 17th, from 12 p.m. until time of Service, 2 p.m. at Nelson Funeral Home 820 Talcott, Park Ridge, IL. In...

Catherine Cerniglia

Catherine Cerniglia

Nov 9, 2019

Catherine is the beloved wife of 63 years to the late Jack; loving mother of Minnie (Harry) Gunderson, Jack (Ellie) and Joe (Cassie); dearest grandma of Michael (Lora), Michelle (John), Joseph, Matthew, Anne, Meg (Chandler) Hope, Tim, John, Michael and Dan; great-grandma of Nicholas, Sammy, Jacob, Justin and baby Charlotte.

Visitation Thursday, November 14th from 3 to...

Josephine M. Engelmann

Josephine M. Engelmann

Nov 5, 2019

Josephine M. Engelmann, nee Wieshuber; beloved wife of the late William A.; loving mother of William X.; Kathleen (Richard Daniels) and Kristin Uhrich; dearest grandmother of Kaitlin and Alex Daniels and Tyler Uhrich.  Visitation, Friday, 3 to 8 p.m.  Funeral Prayers, Saturday, 10 a.m. at Nelson Funeral Home 820 Talcott, Park Ridge.  Interment Town of Maine Cemetery. In lieu...

Thomas Georgoules

Thomas Georgoules

Nov 5, 2019

Thomas S. Georgoules, age 85, of Chicago, passed away on Tuesday, November 5, 2019. Beloved husband of Vigdis and devoted father of Steve T. (Brandy Waters) Georgoules and Dina M. Georgoules. Loving son of the late Stylianos and the late Eugenia Georgoules and dear brother of the late Eugenia (the late Herman) Seifer. Visitation Tuesday, November 12, 2019, from...

Spiridon "Sam" Pavlatos

Spiridon "Sam" Pavlatos

Oct 29, 2019

Spiridon "Sam" A. Pavlatos, age 93, of Chicago, passed away October 29, 2019.  Beloved husband of Helen, nee Allen; loving father of Randy (Cathy) and Kerry (Jolie); cherished grandfather of Gregory and Alexis; dear brother of the late Florence (the late Art) Soens, the late Martha Ruczyk, the late Nick (Vaso), the late Chris (Georgeanne), the late Terri Pavlatos and...

Angelo A. Karavites

Angelo A. Karavites

Oct 25, 2019

Angelo A. Karavites, born on March 6, 1933, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Friday, October 25, 2019 at the age of 86. Beloved husband of Janet (Yore) Karavites. Born in Paleohorion, Kynourias, Arcadia Greece, he was the son of the late Nicholas and Metaxia (Kolokouris) Karavites. He moved to America at the age of 15 and...

Georgiena "Georgie" Cragg

Georgiena "Georgie" Cragg

Oct 22, 2019

Georgiena "Georgie" Cragg nee Haack (formerly Havlik), 88, loving wife of the late Ralph Cragg; beloved mother of the late Frank "Buddy" Havlik; cherished daughter of the late Fred and Edna Haack; caring step-mother of Mike (BJ) Cragg and Jeff (Marilyn) Cragg; affectionate cousin of Bob (Sue) Haack, Barbara (John) Vana, and the late Lorraine (Orrin) Teichman; and unforgettable...

Diane L. Holm

Diane L. Holm

Oct 20, 2019

During sunrise on October 20th, Diane L. Holm (59) passed away, surrounded by family. Diane was the beloved wife of Will (married 38 years), and devoted mom to Erick (Megan), Emilie (Steve Schimmel) and Kyle (Abbey). She spent time adoring her five grandchildren Bradley, Caleb, Samuel, Joanna, and Tytus, along with her nieces and nephews and great-nieces and nephews;...

Edward J. Gorlach, Sr.

Edward J. Gorlach, Sr.

Oct 6, 2019

Edward J. Gorlach, Sr., Age 92; beloved husband of the late Dorothy C.; loving father of Cyndi (Roger) Stachnik, Edward J. Jr. and the late Pam Garcia; cherished grandfather of Tyler Roman Stachnik, Edward James and Matthew David Gorlach, Roy James and Andrew Jeffrey Garcia.  Proud WWII Army Veteran.  Lying in State, Monday, Oct 14, from 10 a.m. until...

Harry Dimopoulos

Harry Dimopoulos

Oct 5, 2019

Harry Dimopoulos, age 72, of New Glarus and formerly Chicago, IL died on Saturday, October 5, 2019 in Cable, WI. Born on September 16, 1947, in Chicago he attended school and spent summers in McHenry with his family. After high school Harry spent time in California where he attended college before returning to Chicago to go into the family...

Peter G. Gregory

Peter G. Gregory

Oct 3, 2019

Peter G. Gregory, 95, a sweet and gentle husband, father, papou and uncle, passed away peacefully on October 3, 2019 in his daughter's Springfield home. The son of Greek immigrants, George and Anastasia Gregory, Peter was born in Chicago on April 12,1924. Mary Kachantones, his wife of 62 years, preceded him in death on February 15, 2019. Peter...

Ella L. Bono

Ella L. Bono

Sep 30, 2019

Ella L. Bono nee Lippai, age 94, a long time resident of Antioch, Illinois and Surprise, Arizona. Passed away September 30, 2019 under the loving care of her family. Ella is survived by her four children Sandra (Bob) Matthews, Diana (John) Mann, Rosemary (Dan) Smith, and Bernie (Suzanne) Bono; seven grandchildren Katrina (Rob) VanAlkemade, Colin Mann, Alyssa (Sam) Fish,...

Margaret Mary Lebrecht

Margaret Mary Lebrecht

Sep 29, 2019

Margaret Mary Lebrecht (Marge) of Park Ridge, IL was born and raised in Chicago. She was the second child of the late Arthur and Catherine Carlson and little sister and lifelong friend to the late Kathryn (Kay) O'Neill. Marge attended Burbank Elementary School and later Steinmetz High School. In 1956, she married and had four children over the next...

Jong Ik Lee

Jong Ik Lee

Sep 27, 2019

LEE, Jong Ik, age 77, beloved husband of Keum S. Lee; loving father of, Soo K. (Kirk Hoffman) Lee, Terry (Sun) Lee, Jennifer (Robert) Muldoon, and Jin S. (Jungah) Lee; cherished grandfather of Christine, Richard, Tarah, Daniel, Jason and Michelle. Visitation, Saturday, September 28th, from 4-until time of Mass; 5 PM Mass of Christian Burial; Funeral Prayers, Monday, September...

Frances V. Palmer

Frances V. Palmer

Sep 26, 2019

Frances V. Palmer (nee Cosmos), loving wife, mother and grandmother passed away on September 26, 2019, at the age of 95. She was born on August 2, 1924, in Hastings, Nebraska to Christ and Thalia Cosmos. She was preceded in death by her loving husbands, Louis Geannopoulos, father of her four children, and Michael Palmer, father of her three...

Catherine Irene Nazar

Catherine Irene Nazar

Sep 26, 2019

Catherine I. Nazar, 101, a lifelong resident of Chicago, was born in July 1918. She had four siblings: brothers Charles (Adele) and John (Patricia) McParland and sisters Helen (Richard) Schade and Margaret Goveia. She married Elmer Nazar, deceased. Together they raised four children Janice, Robert, Tricia (Steve) and Thomas (Lisa). She was the proud grandmother of Jeffery Foreman, Zachary,...

John L Parsons

John L Parsons

Sep 24, 2019

John Lamar Parsons, age 74, beloved partner of 19 years to Dana Grichnik; loving father of John James "JJ" Grichnik-Parsons; cherished brother of Gary Parsons; fond uncle of Greg, Brad, and Kate. He will be missed by many family and friends. Interment private. For more information please call 847-823-5122.

George P. Thermos

George P. Thermos

Sep 20, 2019

George P. Thermos, beloved husband of Kathleen A. (nee, Barry) Thermos.  Loving father of Mary (Richard) Tompson and Anastasia Thermos, loving grandfather of Mei Li and Lu Li Tompson and Roark Neitzel.  Dear brother of the late Gus P. (Margaret), the late Demetra, the late Nicholas P. and the late Thomas P. (the late Nancy) Thermos.  Devoted son of...

Ruth E. Zerga

Ruth E. Zerga

Sep 13, 2019

Zerga, Ruth E., Loving wife of the late Raymond. Devoted mother of Karin (Larry) Snyder, Susan Zito and Jeff Zerga. Dear grandmother of Jason, Kevin, Anthony, Carylanne and Megan. Great grandmother of five. Fond aunt of many nieces and nephews. Past President of the Oriole Park Gardens Club. Visitation, Tuesday 4-9- p.m. Funeral Service, Wednesday, 10:00 a.m. at Nelson...

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