Reynaldo Manzano
Jan 18, 2022
Reynaldo Manzano, age 87, passed away suddenly from a heart attack at his home in Chicago on January 18, 2022. Born in Eastland, Texas, he was one of six children of Eusebio Manzano and Herminia (de los Santos) Manzano. Known to his friends and family as Ray or Uncle Guero (as his cousins named him), he was a quiet man,...
Nancy Mae Alfano
Jan 17, 2022
Nancy Mae Alfano, nee Downes, age 81. Beloved wife of the late Dr. Joseph Alfano; dear mother of Michelle Alfano and Elysabeth Alfano; beloved grandmother of Joey Alfano, Albert Alfano, and Tara Alfano; fond sister of Michael Downes, Kathy Downes, Pat Downes and Laura Arnett.
Visitation Thursday, January 20, 2022 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at...
Fr. John Nowak, C.R.
Jan 3, 2022
Fr. John Nowak, C.R. was born in Chicago on June 30, 1944 and died in Chicago on January 3, 2022. Fr. Nowak professed first vows in the Congregation of the Resurrection on September 8, 1963 and was ordained to the priesthood on May 29, 1971. He served as a teacher and coach at both Gordon Tech High School and...
Susan Gallo
Jan 1, 2022
Susan Gallo, nee Long, age 72. Beloved wife of Tom Gallo; dear mother of Joe, Mike, and Gina; loving grandmother of Sophia, Tommy, and Talia; fond sister of Judy Apgar.
Visitation will be held on Thursday, January 6, 2022 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Michalik Funeral Home, 1056 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60642. In...
Theresa Ann Hufnagel
Dec 25, 2021
Theresa Ann Hufnagel, age 84, died peacefully at home early Christmas morning surrounded by family and love. She was one of nine children born to Trubie and Marie Wiewel in Okarche, Oklahoma. She attended Holy Trinity School and went on to receive her Nursing Degree at St. Anthony's Hospital in Oklahoma City. She enjoyed sewing and painting, and she...
Paula Garrett-Ellis
Dec 12, 2021
Born on July 4th, 1947, fireworks illuminating a brilliant sky, Paula grew to become a shining indomitable force: loving, compassionate, generous. A teacher, a great artist, her medium was actually life itself. My loving wife of 50 years, mother to Cara whom she adored, she swept us up in her intense passionate embrace. Not just the presence in the...
Kevin F. Pentoney
Dec 10, 2021
Kevin Pentoney, beloved and cherished husband and best friend of Diane Pentoney for 42 years, died peacefully at home at the age of 66.
Kevin was President of Pentoney and Nudelman, a manufacturer's representative firm that he dedicated himself to and excelled at leading for over 40 years. Kevin was loved and respected in the Houseware/Hardware industry...
Fr. Francis Rog, C.R.
Nov 29, 2021
Fr. Francis Rog, C.R., a graduate of St. Hedwig School and Weber High School, was ordained to the priesthood on September 24, 1955.
He earned the Bachelor of Science (1952) and the Masters of Science (1954) degrees from St. Louis University.
He became an instructor at Gordon Tech High School (Division Street) in 1956. In...
Stephen Flaherty
Nov 25, 2021
Stephen Flaherty, age 94. Beloved husband of Maureen Flaherty, nee Curran. Dear father of Michael (Mary Pat), Stephen (Heidi), Mary Kay (Don) Lorenz, Kevin (Anna), Patricia (Brendan) O'Brien and Maureen (John) Reichart. Loving grandfather of Katie (Colin) Dill, Grace, Mary Clare and Michael Flaherty; Stephen and Nathan Flaherty; Brian and Megan Lorenz; Andrew and Scott Jensen, and Jack Flaherty;...
Jack (Jacek) Prawica
Nov 21, 2021
Jack (Jacek) Prawica, age 51, born in Stalowa, Poland, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, November 21, 2021. Husband of 26 years to Tanya Prawica, nee Garrett; father of Chloe, Hanna, Michael, and Lily; son of Stanislaw (Wanda) Prawica and the late Emilia Prawica; brother of Victor (Kasia) and Tom (Ola); uncle of Jacob, Matthew, Emilia, and Julia; also survived...
Maria Cinderella Cua Tan
Nov 8, 2021
Maria Cinderella Cua Tan, age 90. Beloved wife of the late Michael Shoh Kai Tan; dear mother of Michael, Merita, Muriel, and Mark; loving grandmother of Christopher, Evan, Nicholas, and Jeremy.
Visitation Saturday, November 13, 2021 from 10:00 a.m. until the time of the 11:00 a.m. Funeral Mass at Holy Name Cathedral, 735 North State Street, Chicago,...
Charles Harold Feeley
Oct 21, 2021
Charles Harold Feeley, age 90. Beloved and cherished husband of Cynthia Feeley, nee Guzik; dear father of Sharon (George) Feeley Pabst, Carol (Bradley Phillips) Feeley, Kathryn (Thomas) Gorman; loving grandfather of George Charles Pabst and Sean Pabst; great-grandfather of Mikayla Pabst; devoted son of the late Charles Harold Feeley and the late Anna, nee Walsh, Feeley; fond brother of...
Stephen Kraychy
Oct 17, 2021
Stephen Kraychy, age 93, died October 17, 2021 at his home in Lincolnshire surrounded by his loving family. He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Mary, nee Mills; son James; daughters Kathleen and Susan; 15 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren. Born in Redwater, Alberta, Canada in 1928. Son of the late Nicholas and Maria, nee Piche, Kraychy. He...
Richard A. Mccallister
Sep 25, 2021
Richard A. McCallister. Beloved husband of Trina, nee Gordon; father of Mark (Sue) McCallister and Todd (Barbara) McCallister; grandfather of four; loving brother of the late Sally (the late David) Edwards and the late Ward (Bobbe) McCallister; adored uncle of Jane (Joe) Banser; dearest great-uncle of Brian (Bridget) Banser and Jack (Sarah) Banser; dad to our amazing dog, Tai....
Stephen Curtis Carlson
Sep 21, 2021
Stephen Curtis Carlson, age 70, died September 21, 2021, after a lengthy battle with progressive supranuclear palsy.
Steve was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He grew up in the city and the suburb of Edina until his family moved to Lake Forest, Illinois in his sophomore year of high school. After graduating from Lake Forest High School, he...
Anthony John Mourek
Sep 12, 2021
Anthony John Mourek, age 78. Beloved husband of Karole, nee Schafer; dear father of Matthew (Christine) Heyrman; loving grandfather of Schafer, Bennett, and Hudson Heyrman; fond brother of James (Margaret) and Michael (Marie) Mourek.
Visitation Thursday, September 16, 2021 from 9:30 a.m. until the time of the 10:30 a.m. Funeral Mass at Holy Name Cathedral, 735 North...
Adrian "Ed" Romaniuk
Aug 22, 2021
Adrian Romaniuk died August 22, 2021. Son of the late Peter and the late Paraskewia (nee Popovich) Romaniuk; brother of Anestor (Michelle) Romaniuk and the late Alexander (Carolyn) Romaniuk; father of Jason (Elaine) McCurley and Joshua (Andrea) Romaniuk; grandfather of Kaitlynn and Kelsie; uncle and cousin to many.
A private Visitation and Divine Liturgy will be held...
Franciszek Turek
Aug 2, 2021
Franciszek Turek, age 73, of Chicago, passed away peacefully on August 2, 2021 in Gary, Indiana. Franciszek Turek, aka "Frankie," was born in Kolbuszowa, Poland in 1947. He met and married Maria Bolek in Chicago in 1967. In the early 1970's he was a church organist at St. John Cantius Church and then later worked as a Building...
Margie E. Peltier
Jul 29, 2021
Margie E. Peltier, age 99, of Sedelia, Missouri, previously of Kansas City, Missouri, died on July 29, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois, where she lived for the past five years with her husband and daughter.
She is survived by her daughter Michelle M. Peltier and her son Keith Peltier. She is also survived by many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces,...
Hannah "Ann" Lustman
Jul 18, 2021
Surrounded by her children and grandchildren, Hannah "Ann" Lustman (nee Ahern), age 95, died July 18, 2021 of complications of pancreatic cancer, the disease diagnosed only 17 days earlier.
Born to devout Catholics and Irish immigrants (William and Ellen (Corcoran) Ahern from County Cork), she and her siblings John (Helen) and James (Lynne) Ahern and Elizabeth "Betty"...
