Obituaries
Chicago, Illinois Obituaries
Theresa G. Schwab
Oct 22, 2011
Theresa G. Schwab, age 88, of Chicago, formerly of Park Ridge passed away October 22, 2011. Loving wife of the late Josef for 58 years; dear mother of Steve, Elisabeth, Michael (Linda) and John (Lori); proud oma of Steve (Colleen) Schwab, Angelique (Akai) Clifford, Shawn Schwab, Austin (Julie) Schwab and Bre (Christian) Jones; great-gradmother of Christian Josef ""C.J."", Adele, Dominique,...
Helen J. Clark
Oct 22, 2011
Helen J. Clark, age 75, of Des Plaines passed away Oct. 22nd, 2011. Dear wife of the late Howard B. Schermerhorn and the late Kenneth W. Clark; loving mother of Howard E. (Grace) Schermerhorn; step-mother of Wayne (Suzanne) Schermerhorn, Will (Bonnie) Clark, Karen DuCharme, Kathy (Al) Skruby, Linda (Bill) Grace, Pam (Kurk) Kuehl, Paul (Christy) Clark and Steve Clark; proud...
Philip A. Brooks
Oct 21, 2011
Philip A. Brooks, Sr., age 73, of Park Ridge. Beloved husband, best friend and high school sweetheart of Marilyn for 53 years; dear father of Philip Jr. (Christie); proud grandfather of Philip III and Brittney; brother of the late Marion Binder. Member of the Northwest Builders Assoc. and past president of the Portage Park Kiwanis Club. Visitation Wednesday 3-9 pm...
Frank Diliberto
Oct 18, 2011
Frank Diliberto, 86, beloved husband of Jennie, nee Ingurgio; loving father of Sam (Megan) and Michael (Colleen); dearest grandfather of Lauren, Timothy and Erica; dear brother of Frances (Mario) Buscemi, Tony (Antoinette) and the late Mary (Lawrence) Farina; fond uncle of many nieces and nephews. Visitation Thursday, 4 to 9 p.m. at Nelson Funeral Home, 820 W Talcott Rd. (at...
Stanley Stec
Oct 17, 2011
Stanley J. Stec, age 90; beloved husband of the late Celia; loving father of Kenneth (Mary); proud grandfather of Michael (Ann), Karen (David) Whited, Joseph (Grace) Agnello, Michael (Silene) Agnello, Marc (Jaime) Agnello; fond great-grandfather of nine. Stanley served in the U.S. Army during World War II. Visitation Wednesday, 3 to 9 p.m. and Funeral Service Thursday, 11 a.m. at...
Rev. James R. Watson
Oct 14, 2011
Rev. James R. Watson, age 88, longtime resident of Park Ridge passed away Oct. 14, 2011. Loving husband of the late Sarah; dear father of Ruth (Richard) Griffith, Ruby (David) Mason, Rachel (Paul) Nedbalek, Lorraine (Samuel) Scoma, and James E.; proud grandfather of 12; great-grandfather of 11; fond brother of Philip (Lorraine). Visitation Sunday 3 to 9 pm at Northwest...
Joan C. Sakarya
Oct 11, 2011
Joan C. Sakarya; beloved wife of Muharrem; loving mother of Charis (David) Look and Laura (John) DiMartino; dearest grandmother of Alan and Carolyn Look and Katie, John and Mark DiMartino. Visitation Saturday 9 am until time of service 11 am at Nelson Funeral Home, 5149 N. Ashland (at Foster), Chicago. Interment Graceland Cemetery.
Violet Cline
Oct 10, 2011
Violet Cline, 93, lifetime resident of Park Ridge and lifetime member of St. Andrews Lutheran Church; passed away Oct. 10, 2011; beloved wife of the late William; dear mother of Sylvia (Lawrence) Centracchio and Violet (Donald) Koenig; loving grandmother of Laura Sylvia (Erik) Anderson; great-grandmother of Dana, Miles and Cash. Visitation will be Tuesday 3 to 9 p.m. at Nelson...
Catherine Nilles
Oct 7, 2011
Catherine Nilles, 87 of Chicago, passed away October 7, 2011. She is the former wife of the late Peter Nilles; loving mother of Annmarie (David) Clasky and Nanci Nilles; fond sister of the late Louise Baruch, Bernard Minardi and Patricia Turrisi. A gathering in memory of Catherine will be from 1:00 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15 until the time of her...
Joseph Pracht
Oct 6, 2011
Joseph W. Pracht, age 92, passed away Oct. 6, 2011. Beloved husband of the late Marguerite; loving father of Joanne (Mark) Syre, Deborah Fasbender (Joseph Reiter), Marjorie Pracht, Bruce (Cindy) Pracht, Adrienne (Michael) Steinle, Valerie Oâ??Sullivan, and the late Cynthia Hess, Rosalind Pracht and William Pracht; caring grandfather of 9; proud great-grandfather of 3; fond brother of Betty (George) Darrell...
Olga Shlapak
Oct 4, 2011
Olga Shlapak, 83 of Park Ridge, passed away Oct. 4, 2011. Beloved wife of the late Walter; dear mother of Boris (Marta) Slapak, Natalie (William) Waldron, Nick Andrews and Anna Deitch; loving grandmother of Eric, Mark, Kyle, Carissa, Nicole and Michael; great-grandmother of Cameron and Owen; fond sister of Vera (Myron) Jaworsky and George (Anna) Kulinczenko. Visitation Thursday 3 to...
Victor Morales
Oct 3, 2011
Victor M. Morales, age 86, beloved husband of Isabel, nee Galicia, for 64 years; loving father of Esperanza, Victor, Francisco, Leticia, Miriam, Patricia, Gustavo, Rafael, Edgar and Roxanna; caring grandfather of 25; proud great-grandfather of two. Visitation Thursday, 3 to 9 p.m., Nelson Funeral Home, 5149 N. Ashland Ave. (at Foster), Chicago. Services and interment in Guatemala.
Stina Britta Larson
Oct 2, 2011
Stina Britta Larson, 96 of Chicago, passed away Oct. 2, 2011; former owner of Larsonâ??s Restaurant, Chicago. Beloved wife of the late Holger; dear mother of Rolf (Linda), Katrina Dickens and the late Maud (late Dan) Hall; loving grandmother of Steven, Ky, Britta, Jon and Keith. Memorial Service 10 a.m., Friday, Oct. 14, 2011 at Central Baptist Village, 4747 N....
Elizabeth Wemlinger
Sep 29, 2011
Elizabeth A. 'Betty' Wemlinger, 99 of Park Ridge, passed away Sept. 29, 2011. She was a veteran of the U.S. Navy during WW II. Betty and her husband were active members of Mary, Seat of Wisdom Church community for many years. Beloved wife of the late Joseph; dear mother of Joseph (Lori), John (Carolyn), Paul (Suzan) and Thomas (Theresa); loving...
Loretta Fullman
Sep 29, 2011
Loretta S. Fullman nee Jordan, 52 of Park Ridge passed away Sept. 29, 2011. Beloved wife of Scott for 26 years; dear mother of Stacey and Mark; cherished daughter of Frances and the late Randall Jordan; fond sister of Barbara (Chris) Kapolnek; fond aunt of many. Visitation Sunday 3 to 9 p.m. at Nelson Funeral Home, 820 Talcott Road (at...
Florence Kurgan
Sep 23, 2011
Florence Kurgan nee Kaminski of Park Ridge, died unexpectedly on Sept. 23, 2011. She was the beloved wife of the late Carl; dear mother of Linda (Michael) Bodzewski; loving grandmother of Jeffrey (Jessica) Bodzewski; great-grandmother of Michael, Harrison and Steele Bodzewski. Visitation Tuesday 3 to 8 p.m. at Nelson Funeral Home, 820 Talcott Road (at Cumberland), Park Ridge. Funeral Wednesday...
Fred Di Leo
Sep 20, 2011
Fred Di Leo, 80 of Park Ridge, passed away September 20, 2011. He is the husband of the late Marcella; father of Mary (Phillip) Poole and John (Brooke) Di Leo; He leaves behind grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Visitation will be Sunday Sept. 25 from 3 to 9 p.m. at Nelson Funeral Home, 820 Talcott Road (at Cumberland), Park Ridge. Family...
Marina Gounaris
Sep 18, 2011
Marina Gounaris, of Chicago passed away September 18. She is survived by her husband Antonio; children, George and Margarita; three grandchildren. Services are pending.
Lois Hurt
Sep 16, 2011
Lois Hurt, 86 of Park Ridge, died Sept. 16, 2011. Beloved wife of the late Ross; dear mother of Barb Hurt-Christiansen, Suzanne Hurt, Cindy (Randy) Hoffman and the late Philip and Michael; loving grandmother of Bradley, Phillip, Dane, Rebecca, Amber and Mason; fond sister of John Schoon. Visitation Thursday from 10 a.m. until the time of Funeral Service 11 a.m....
Chester Joseph Janus
Sep 16, 2011
Chester Joseph Janus of Park Ridge, passed away September 16, 2011.
** FAMILY AND FRIENDS WILL MEET AT THE MARYHILL OFFICE** and proceed to the Chapel of Maryhill Cemetery, 8600 N. Milwaukee Ave., Niles, IL 60714 for Memorial service and Military Honors, Saturday, October 8, 2011 at 10:30 a.m.
Chester was a decorated...
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