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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....

Michael J. Palm

Michael J. Palm

Dec 18, 2013

Michael J. Palm, 65, At Rest December 18, 2013. Visitation, Friday, December 20, 2013 from 4 to 9 p.m. Funeral Prayers, Saturday, December 21, 2013, 10:15 a.m. at Nelson Funeral Home 820 Talcott Road, Park Ridge. Interment Private. For information 847-823-5122.

Pauline A. Scafa Ginger

Pauline A. Scafa Ginger

Dec 15, 2013

Pauline A. Scafa ""Ginger"", 'nee DiPietro, age 96 of Park Ridge, passed away Dec 15. Beloved wife of the late Gerald; dear mother of Gerald II (Cari) and Robert (Marie); loving grandmother of Robert, Jamie (Ken) Hills, Lucienne, Gerald III, Michael-John and Nicholas; proud great-grandmother of Emily Grace, Sofia Rose and Guinevere Elyse Hills; fond aunt of many nieces and...

Loretta F. Bekier

Loretta F. Bekier

Dec 14, 2013

Loretta Bekair, visitation Thursday 9 until time of service 11 am. Interment All Saints Parish Cemetery. Info 847-823-5122

Edward Abrams

Edward Abrams

Dec 13, 2013

Edward Abrams, 66 of Des Plaines, passed away unexpectedly Dec. 13, 2013. He is the loving father of Ryan (Darcy), Todd and Lana (Keith) Myers; proud Papa of Dylan and Kyle; fond brother of Burt (Jacqueline) and late Helene; former husband of Barbara. Visitation Monday 4 to 8 p.m. at Nelson Funeral Home, 820 Talcott Road (at Cumberland), Park Ridge....

James Hacker

James Hacker

Dec 3, 2013

James T. Hacker, beloved husband of the late Joan nee Pakula; loving father of Susan and Paul Hacker; dearest grandfather of Jacob Hacker; also many nieces and nephews. Memorial service 10:30 Friday, Dec. 13th at South Park Church, 1330 S. Courtland, Park Ridge, IL 60068. Private inurnment at St. Adalbert Cemetery. Info 847-823-5122 or www.nelsonfunerals.com

James Bishop

James Bishop

Dec 2, 2013

Services for Mr. James Bishop, a U.S. Army Veteran, are on 10:30 a.m. Monday, December 9, 2013 at Nelson Funeral Home. Interment with Military Honors will follow at Memory Gardens Cemetery, Arlington Heights. Visitation is on Sunday from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Ida Templeman

Ida Templeman

Nov 28, 2013

Ida Templeman, 94 of Morton Grove, at rest Nov. 28, 2013. Beloved wife of the late Jack; dear mother of Deborah (John) Klein and Susan (Terry) McCarthy; loving grandmother of Kevin, Kenneth and Megan (fiance, Alex Yekelchik) McCarthy; great-grandmother of Jack and Aubrey McCarthy; fond sister of Helen Montgomery and the late James Baranyi. Member of Karnak Court #17, L.O.S.N.A.,...

Norma Bronoski

Norma Bronoski

Nov 27, 2013

Norma Bronoski, at rest, November 27, 2013, an accredited author of short stories and poems. Memories were taken away from Norma Louise - her beautiful stories, poems and smile will keep her with us forever. Norma is the beloved wife of the late Daniel; loving mother of Christina L. (Douglas) Stanphill; dearest grandmother of Brianna; fond sister of Marjorie von...

Gus Baltas

Gus Baltas

Nov 18, 2013

Gus Baltas, 83, at rest Nov. 18, 2013; beloved son of the late Apostle and Eugenia; dear brother of Maria (Xenophon) Doudalis; loving uncle of Valerie Maag; great-uncle of Matthew (Lisa) Doudalis and Marisa (Sean) Wilhelm; great-great-uncle of 4. Visitation Wednesday 4 to 8 p.m. at Nelson Funeral Home, 820 Talcott Road (at Cumberland), Park Ridge. Family and friends will...

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