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Patrick A. Mcmahon

Patrick A. Mcmahon

Mar 24, 2014

Patrick Anthony McMahon, age 65, of Chicago, passed away March 24, 2014  after a prolonged battle with cancer.  Born March 18, 1949.  Beloved husband of 32 years to Kathy (nee Kujanpaa) and dedicated father of Thomas B. and Timothy; loyal brother of Brian (Eileen) and Daniel M.; devoted uncle of Megan, Daniel J., Marie Doladee, and Franklin Doladee III;...

Bertha Koletsos

Bertha Koletsos

Mar 23, 2014

Bertha Veremis Koletsos; loving mother of Joanne (Robert Dwyer), Donald (Joanne) Koletsos, Martha Veremis, Dennis (Cheryl) Koletsos, Daniel (Johanna) Koletsos, Marie (Steven) Vonesh. Beloved grandmother and great-grandmother of many. Visitation Tuesday 2:00 PM - 9:00 PM at Nelson Funeral Home, 820 Talcott Rd, Park Ridge, IL. Funeral service Wednesday 11:30 AM at St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church, 2350...

Shirley M. Jonasen

Shirley M. Jonasen

Mar 19, 2014

Shirley M. Jonasen, passed away March 18, 2014.  Beloved wife of the late Leif O.; loving mother of Jill (John) Mullen, Joyce (the late William) Donegan, Erik (Karen), and Jenny (Rick) Kulik; cherished grandmother of Todd (Laura), Stephanie (Michael), Bill, Sean, Tyler, Kacie, Ryan and the late Dawn; dear great-grandmother of Jake, Kevin, Hanna, Brennan, and Hailey.  Visitation/Celebration of...

Violet Hillwertz

Violet Hillwertz

Mar 16, 2014

Violet Hillwertz, nee Carlson, age 98; beloved wife of the late Thorsten; loving mother of Gilbert (Anita) and the late Linda (the late Timothy) Carr; dearest grandmother of five; great-grandmother of eight; cherished sister of Lillian (the late John) Green and the late Astrid (the late Arvid) Rosling. Visitation Thursday, March 20, 2014 from 9:30 a.m. until time of...

Alex Gorski

Alex Gorski

Feb 24, 2014

Alex Gorski age 95, beloved husband of the late Wilma; loving dad of Jean and Sharon; cherished grandpa of Heidi Amato; dear uncle to many. Visitation Thursday February 27, 2014 at 10 A.M. until time of prayers 11:00 A.M. at Nelson Funeral Home procession to All Saints Cathedral Parish for 11:30 A.M. Mass. Interment All Saints National Polish Cemetery.

Helen M. Stack

Helen M. Stack

Feb 16, 2014

Helen M. Stack, nee Kubas; beloved wife of the late John E.; loving mother of Diane (the late Grant) Smith, Cliff (Kathy), Charlene (Robert) Schmitt and the late Mark; dearest grandmother of 8; great-grandmother of 8; fond sister of Frank (the late Geraldine) Kubas and preceded in death by 3 brothers and 2 sisters; cherished aunt of many. Helen had...

Dorothy L. Sutton

Dorothy L. Sutton

Feb 10, 2014

Dorothy L. Sutton, age 85; beloved wife of the late John "Frank"; loving mom of Jerry Sutton, Judy Sutton – Alessi and Joanne Mc Nulty; cherished grandma of John, Jeremy, Amanda Sutton, Alex Alessi, Sean and Kevin Mc Nulty; dear sister of the late Dolores; godmother to Louise "Cookie" Kiss; fond aunt to many; blessed sister-in-law of Bob (Louise) and...

Thomas M. Culhane

Thomas M. Culhane

Feb 6, 2014

Thomas M. Culhane, 1929-2014; beloved husband of Roberta nee Kalb; loving father of Hope (Hani) Rabi, Michael (Penny) Culhane, John (Chanmy) Culhane, Laura (Dan) Smith and Lynn (Michael) Brennan; dearest grandfather of 12; great-grandfather of two; dear brother of Maryanne (the late George) Coonley and the late Joseph (Carol) Culhane. Thomas was a proud and dedicated Principal in the Chicago...

Helen Jettka

Helen Jettka

Feb 1, 2014

Helen Jettka, age 93 beloved wife of the late Casimir; loving mother of Wanda (Charles) Jettka Korcz and the late Edward; proud grandmother of Veronica and Tyna. Visitation Tuesday from 4 to 9 P.M. Funeral prayers Wednesday 9:00 A.M. at Nelson Funeral Home 820 Talcott Rd. (at Cumberland) Park Ridge, procession to St. Paul of the Cross Church for 10...

Dr. John Peter Zelic

Dr. John Peter Zelic

Jan 28, 2014

Dr. John Peter Zelic, DC, age 43. Beloved husband of Karen, nee Torp; loving father of John and Thomas; cherished son of Ante and Neva; dear uncle, nephew, cousin and friend to many. Visitation Sunday, from 4 P.M. to 9 P.M. Funeral Prayers Monday 9:15 A.M. at Nelson Funeral Home 820 Talcott Road, Park Ridge. Procession to St. Paul of...

Catherine R. Wilcox

Catherine R. Wilcox

Jan 23, 2014

Catherine R. Wilcox; Loving wife of Kenneth; cherished mother of Thomas J., Kristopher J., the late Eric J. and the late Danielle J.; dear grandma of Alexandra, Hailey, Jake and Brendyn; devoted sister of Peter Cozzitarto, Patricia North, Charles Cozzitarto and Angelina Koch; fond aunt of many nieces and nephews. Visitation Sunday 4 to 9 p.m. Funeral Monday, Prayers 9:15...

Fred W. Ziegler

Fred W. Ziegler

Jan 22, 2014

Fred W. Ziegler Jr. Age 85. Beloved husband of 52 years to Marion; loving dad of Fred and John (Jeanie); cherished grandpa of Fred and Alex; dear brother of the late Bob; brother-in-law of Jean (Ed) Lennox. In Lieu of flowers donations to Rainbow Hospice Ark,1550 Bishop Court Mount Prospect, IL 60056 Or Alzheimer's Assoc. Greater Illinois Chapter,8430 W. Bryn...

Richard Roma

Richard Roma

Jan 18, 2014

Richard Roma Age 85. Beloved husband of 48 years to Shirley (nee Adams); loving dad of Denise and Cheryl; cherished brother of the late Joseph (Annette) Roma; dear uncle of Jon, David, and Jeff (Christina); great-uncle of Phillip and Maggie; fond brother-in-law of Doris and Virginia; second dad to Tom. In Lieu of flowers memorials in his memory can be...

Jean Marie Giles

Jean Marie Giles

Jan 17, 2014

Jean Marie Giles (nee Midkiff) Age 86, Loving mother of Amy Schroeder and Tom Giles; cherished gram of Justine (Ian) Brim, Max and Mia Schroeder; dear sister of Frank (the late Mildred) Midkiff, Marion (the late Ed) Frederiksen, the late Joe (Jackie) Midkiff, George (Mary) Midkiff and Helen (Pat) Zeiger; aunt Pee Wee will be missed by many nieces and...

Adalbert J. "George" Michalik

Adalbert J. "George" Michalik

Jan 10, 2014

Michalik, Adalbert J. "George", Purple Heart recipient, loving husband of 64 years to Mary; devoted father of Tom, Maureen, Kathleen (Jack) Murphy and Julie (Mike McMahon); cherished grandfather of Sarah, Emily and Melissa. Great-grandfather of Brody; loving brother of the late Anne; fond uncle of Steve and Jackie. Memorial gathering Saturday, January 18 ,10:30AM until time of service 11AM at...

Bette Sagat

Bette Sagat

Jan 7, 2014

Bette Sagat, Loving wife of the late Steve. Cherished mother of Susan (Leonard) Marienau, John (Danette) and James (Sylvia) Sagat. Devoted grandmother of Scott (Christy), Matt (Vickie), John Jr. (Melissa), Jennifer, Jason, and Kevin. Dear great grandmother of Brian, Tommy, Kayla, Matthew and Jillian. Dear sister of Emily Hildebrand and Will Belan. Fond aunt of many nieces and nephews. Visitation...

Anny Grote

Anny Grote

Jan 2, 2014

Anny Grote nee Adam, age 87, beloved wife of Heinz; loving sister of Marianne (the late Josef) Bach and the late Anton (Elisabeth) Adam; sister-in-law of Helmut (Ilse) Grote, Walter (Inge) Grote, Kurt (Erika) Grote, Anita (the late Wolfgang) Reinike, Helga Meyer, Werner (Brigitte) Grote and the late Ilse (Hermann) Vogel; dear aunt and great-aunt of many nieces and nephews....

Leah D. Brown

Leah D. Brown

Jan 1, 2014

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Gerald S. Skotzko

Gerald S. Skotzko

Dec 28, 2013

Gerald Skotzko proud Korean Army Veteran. Beloved husband of 40 years to Janet nee Brewer; loving daddy of Judy (the late Irv); Jeffrey (Tanya) and Jennifer; dear brother of Allen and the late Steve (Laurie); dear grandfather and uncle. Visitation Saturday from 4:00 to 9:00 P.M. at Nelson Funeral Home 820 W. Talcott Rd. (at Cumberland Rd.), Park Ridge. Interment...

Kenneth Young

Kenneth Young

Dec 25, 2013

Young Kenneth, Age 89, beloved husband of Rosemarie devoted father of ; Carl (Marilyn) Young, Marilyn (Ronald) Kulak, Elaine (John) Redden, Martin (Jackie) Young and Diane (Edgar) Wolff-Klammer. Cherished grandfather of Peter, Nicholas, Richard, Jason, Emily, Kurt, Katie, Scott and Eric Loving brother of Richard and the late Conrad Young and May Estelle Nelson. Memorial Service pending a later date....

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