Obituaries

Dec 13, 2016

Arthur R. Spica Jr. Age 84. Beloved husband of the late Kathleen; loving dad of Sheila (Ned) and Shannon (David); cherished grandpa of Noah and Joel; dear brother of James and Marie (Michael) Sheppard.  In lieu of flowers donations to: The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research.  Grand Central Station PO Box 4777, New York, NY 10163-4777 or...

Dec 10, 2016

Dennis Aloysius Kornaus, age 68. Beloved husband of Nancy Kruse; loving son of the late Alex and Wanda, née Kostuj; dear brother of Daniel (Pam), Terrence (Diane), Michael (Lorae), Nancy (Philip) Klasen and late Kathleen (Philip) Clark; fond uncle of many nieces and nephews. Dennis held numerous athletic records in the state of Illinois and had a distinguished career...

Dec 3, 2016

Lorraine Ellen Straw, nee Meland, age 73 of Oregon, IL died Sat., Dec. 3, 2016 at Serenity Hospice, Oregon, IL following an 11 month battle with brain cancer. Lorraine was born Nov. 22, 1943 in Chicago IL, the daughter of Thomas & Annabelle, nee Adamson; beloved wife of fifty-one years to Perry Clark Straw Jr.; loving mother of Naomi...

Nov 30, 2016

Betty Ann Weber, nee Klier, on November 30 just shy of her 86 th birthday on Dec. 26.

Loving wife to H. Kurt Weber (d. 1994)

Mother to Stuart (Sue) Weber and BethAnn (Tom Lynch)

Devoted grandmother to Jessica Susan (Wayne Weinke), Caitlin Elizabeth (Andy Cuthbertson), Andrew Kurt (Helen), Michael Henry (Michelle), Kevin...

Nov 29, 2016

Joseph John McGarrigle, age 69 of Chicago, IL passed away on November 29, 2016 at Capt. James A. Lovell Federal Healthcare Center at the Great Lakes Naval Base. Joe was a proud United States Marine Vietnam Veteran, giving the ultimate sacrifice for his country from a service related illness. Joe is survived by his loving wife and best friend, Lauren;...

Nov 22, 2016

Donnamae Hogenson Peck, age 92, of Duxbury, formerly of Tucson, AZ, died Tuesday, November 22 nd at the Newfield House in Plymouth.  She was the devoted wife of the late Theodore Tuttle Ives Peck.  Loving mother of Geoffrey H. Peck of Denver CO, Deborah P. Spicer of Marshfield, Stephen I. Peck of Chicago IL, Theodore Peck Jr. of Ethiopia, and...

Nov 17, 2016

Joan Kean was devoted to her family and to her faith.  She was married to Tom Kean, her high school sweetheart, for more than 55 years.  She adored her six children (Laura, Tom (d.), Sharon, Fr. Brian, Lisa, and Edward), her eight grandchildren (Kristen, John, Kaitlen, Colin, Micheal, Daniel, Mark, and Elizabeth), and her two great grandchildren (Peyton and...

Nov 13, 2016

Gladys E. Saewert, nee Carnehl; Born September 14, 1914, went home to be with the Lord November 13, 2016; beloved wife of the late Alfred; loving mother of Greg (Kathy), Karen (Bob) Bergman and the late Don (Sharon); grandmother of eight; great-grandmother of seven; great-great-grandmother of three; sister of the late Dorothy (the late Carl) Hacker, the late Louis...

Nov 10, 2016

Ray Johnson, 76 years young, passed away peacefully November 10, 2016. Ray is survived by his wife and amazing caretaker for 52 years Virgilus "Virgie" Johnson. Loving Dad to Debbie Hartman. Dad and best friend to Sherri (Daniel) Przybysz. Cherished Papa of Christina (Naseem) Akhter, Nicole (Roland) Fleck, Anthony Sudrzynski, Brittany (Chris) Jamnik and 5 great grandchildren. Alumni of Lane...

Nov 10, 2016

Violet Rosier; nee Johnson; Born May 12, 1926, at rest November 10, 2016; age 90.  Family and friends to meet, Monday, November 14th at Acacia Park Cemetery 7800 W. Irving Park Road, Chicago. Funeral Service to begin at 11 a.m. with Entombment to follow. In lieu of flowers, donations to the pet charity of your choice would be appreciated.  For...

Nov 6, 2016

Dorothea G. Arntzen; Born Dec. 10, 1930, At Peace Nov. 6, 2016; beloved wife of Kurt; loving mother of Karin (Tom) Comyn, Ingrid (Jim) Thompson, Jenny (Chet) Balder and Kurt; dearest grandmother of Kelly and Daniel Comyn, Kyle and Kevin Thompson, Hannah, Hailey and Hunter Balder, Heidi and Gehret "Hansi" Arntzen; dear sister of Carol (the late Reinhold) Bietsch;...

Nov 4, 2016

Thomas Kean, age 79, beloved husband of 57 years to Joan; loving father of Laura (Harry), Sharon, Rev. Brian, Lisa (John), Edward and the late Tom Jr.; cherished grandpa of 8; proud great grandpa of 2 and dear brother of the late Katherine.

Tom Kean was devoted to his family and to his faith.  He was the...

Nov 4, 2016

Helen C. Sjoquist nee Steen, age 96, beloved wife of the late Kenneth; loving mother of Cathy Schleich, Gary and Jeffrey (Kathy); cherished grandma of Kenneth, Carl (Andy), Grant (Corey), Jessica (Reginald) Best, Raymond (Sandra), Ellyn (Michael) and Kristin; dear great-grandmother of Reginald Jr., Riana, Edward and Ethan.

Helen was born in Chicago on May 27, 1920,...

Nov 2, 2016

Westmeyer- Casem, Dorothy. Beloved wife of the late Fernando G. Casem M.D. Loving wife of Dean Westmeyer. Devoted mother of Fernando"Fred" Casem III. Cherished grandmother of T.J and Libby Casem. Beloved sister of the late Ruth Semlak and sister in law of Gary Semlak. Fond aunt and friend of many. Lying in state, Tuesday, at 10:00 a.m. until time...

Oct 30, 2016

Hae In Lee, age 86, beloved mother and grandmother. She will be missed by many family and friends in America and Korea. Visitation Tuesday, November 1, from 6:30 pm until time of Mass; Funeral Mass Wednesday, November 2, 10:30 am at St. Andrew Kim Parish, 1275 N. Arlington Heights Road, Itasca. Interment All Saints Cemetery. For more information please call...

Oct 24, 2016

Ward, Lisa Marie, beloved daughter of Carol (Taglet George) Ward and William (Kathy) Ward. Cherished sister of Sharon (Michael) Lentine, Mike Rott, Amanda Winger, and Billy Ward. Loving aunt of Rocco, Roman and Renzo. Fond granddaughter of Kermit (the late Marion Cederborg and the late DeWayne (Mary) Ward. Fond niece of many. Visitation Saturday 3-8 p.m. Funeral Service, Saturday...

Oct 24, 2016

Reinhold Bietsch; beloved husband of Ann Carol, nee Anderson; loving father of Robert (Sue) and Jeffrey; dearest "Opa" of Samantha and Thomas; dear brother of Karin (Karl) Meiser of Lakewood, CO, the late Herbert (the late Lenore) and the late Hilda (Walter) Bumke; brother-in-law of Dorothea (Kurt) Arntzen.  Longtime member of IBEW Local 134 and Schleswig-Holsteiner Sangerbund.  Visitation Thursday...

Oct 16, 2016

Evelyn G. Sauer, nee Bartelak, 84, of Rosemont, passed away Oct. 16, 2016.  Beloved wife of the late Karl Sauer for 51 years; loving mother of Diane Sheridan and John (Kathryn) Sauer; cherished oma of Jason, Erin, Shane, Adam and Alex; dearest sister of Rita (the late Edward) Stepanek, the late Carol (Raymond) Herst and the late Joan (the...

Oct 12, 2016

Patrick Pallasch, age 73, passed away peacefully with his loving family at his side on October 12, 2016. Loving husband of Bobbie; beloved father of Danielle (Nick) Rubel, the late Brian and Peter. ; cherished grandfather of Colin, Logan, Jack and Lucy; fond brother of Leon (Karen), Carl (Rosemary); loving master of Banjo; dear uncle and a friend to many....

Oct 12, 2016

Beloved mother of Jay Lee and Sophia Lee.  Visitation Friday from 12 noon to the time of service 2:00 pm.  Interment private.  For info. please call the funeral home.