Obituaries

Chicago, Illinois Obituaries

Elizabeth A. Koch

Elizabeth A. Koch

Nov 1, 2011

Elizabeth A. Koch, age 41, died suddenly Nov. 1, 2011. Beloved partner and best friend of Ellen Worsdall; devoted daughter of Sally A Koch; loving sister of Susan (Joe) Byrne and Eric; proud aunt of Alex Ralston, Meghan Byrne, Shane, Ryan and Evan Koch; ""mother"" of four-legged Gracie and Stella; respected and faithful C.O.O. of DANB/DALE Foundation. Memorial visitation Thursday...

William T. Frohlich, Sr.

William T. Frohlich, Sr.

Oct 29, 2011

William T. Frohlich, Sr., ""Pa"", 94, passed away Oct. 29, 2011. He is the beloved husband of the late Tillie; loving father of Ronald (Judy) and Audrey (Wayne) Miller and the late William; caring grandfather Tina, Tiffany, Carrisa, Megan and Bill; proud great-grandfather of seven. Visitation is Tuesday from 3 to 8 p.m. at Nelson Funeral Home, 820 Talcott Road...

Jack Burns Cole

Jack Burns Cole

Oct 27, 2011

Jack Burns Cole, 83 of Park Ridge; passed away Oct. 27, 2011. Beloved husband of Joan for 61 years; dear father of Terry Cole (David Millis), Lorie (Chip) Weber and Kristy Cole; loving grandfather of Daniel (Marissa) Millis, Ryan Millis, Travis Weber, Molly Weber, Heather Cornell, Spencer Cornell; fond brother of Sandy (Gene) DeCet; 60 year member and Past master...

Guido D. Lenardo, M.D.

Guido D. Lenardo, M.D.

Oct 27, 2011

Guido D. Lenardo, M.D., 88 of Park Ridge, passed away Oct. 27, 2011. He was the beloved husband of the late Elizabeth 'Betty'; dear father of Maryanne, Michael M.D.(Lesley), Guy, Elizabeth (Salvatore) Celeste, Timothy M.D. (Noell), Eugene and the late Gregory; loving grandfather of Brian, Timothy, Gabriel, Olivia, Evan, Matthew, Zachary and Audrey; fond brother of John; son of Mario...

Marie Score

Marie Score

Oct 27, 2011

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Mary D. Kavanagh

Mary D. Kavanagh

Oct 25, 2011

Mary D. Kavanagh, age 98, passed away Oct 25, 2011. Beloved wife of the late Joseph J; loving mother of Kathleen (Jim) Grady, Terry (Lynn) and Bill (Susan). Caring grandmother of Patrick, Michael, Katie, Tom, Liz, Brendan, Colleen, Laura and the late Joe. Proud great-grndmother of 13 and the angel Kiera. Visitation Friday 9-11 am at Nelson Funeral Home, 820...

Eleanor Betty Zimny

Eleanor Betty Zimny

Oct 24, 2011

Eleanor Betty Zimny, age 85, of Park Ridge passed away Oct 24, 2011. Beloved wife of the late Harry; loving mother of Michael, Madonna Rice, Margie Zimny, Mark (Joyce) and Mary (Scott) Kennedy; fond grandmother of 10 and proud great-grandmother of 3. Visitation Thursday 3-9 pm, Nelson Funeral Home, 820 W Talcott Rd, (at Cumberland) Park Ridge. Funeral 9 am...

Harry M. Stillwell

Harry M. Stillwell

Oct 23, 2011

Harry M. Stillwell, loving father of Jeffery and Kenneth Stillwell; dear grandfather of six and great-grandfather of one; fond brother of Cell (late Anthony) Kern, Jean (late Herman) Puder and Roy (late Chet) Stillwell; also many nieces and nephews; dearest partner of Robert Newlon. Visitation Wednesday 3 pm until time of service 5:30 pm at Nelson Funeral Home, 5149 N....

Frieda Klasen

Frieda Klasen

Oct 22, 2011

Frieda Klasen, age 94 ; Beloved wife of the late John P.; loving mother of John T (Kathleen) and Karen (Frank) Tejan; fond grandmother of Scott (Stacia), Sally (Wade Clark), Alexandra Tejan. Proud great-grandmother of Logan John Clark; caring sister of Arnold (Alberta) Solinsky and the late Artman, Olga, Herbert and Lena. Visitation Sunday 4-9 pm Nelson Funeral Home, 820...

Theresa G. Schwab

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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