Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in Illinois

Serving Cook County & the Surrounding Areas

Stephen E. Foh

Stephen E. Foh

Nov 14, 2017

Stephen E. Foh, age 68, passed away November 14, 2017 of complications from Pneumonia and Heart Disease. Beloved husband of Christine A. Foh for 45 years; son of the late Edward and Gloria Foh; son-in-law of Irene (the late Gene) Kurowski; loving brother of Pamela (James) Condes; brother-in-law of Ann Marie (the late Frank) Hynes; uncle of Mary Condes of...

Donna Moy

Donna Moy

Nov 14, 2017

Donna Moy, age 58. Daughter of the late Jit T. and Mei K. Moy; fond sister of Susie Gambel, and Karen (Michael) Van Bokhoven; aunt of Erica, Kimberly, and Christopher. Dedicated volunteer at Holy Name Cathedral. Visitation November 20, 2017 from 1:30 p.m. until the time of the 2:30 p.m. Funeral Mass at Holy Name Cathedral, 735 N. State St.,...

Esther Orozco

Esther Orozco

Nov 9, 2017

Esther Orozco. Funeral Mass Saturday, November 18, 2017 at 12:00 p.m. at Notre Dame de Chicago Church, 1334 W. Flournoy St., Chicago, IL 60607. For further information please call 312-421-0936.

Cornelia Q. Pestanas

Cornelia Q. Pestanas

Oct 17, 2017

Cornelia Q. Pestanas. Beloved wife of the late Francisco Pestanas; dear mother of Mimie and Erwin; devoted daughter of the late Eulalio and the late Bonifacia; fond sister of Eto, Boy, Baby, Tino, Epa, Mino, the late Pedring, and the late Ising. Services will be held in the Philippines. For further information please call 312-421-0936 or contact St. Peter Chapels-Montalban...

Barry "Bill" William Hague

Barry "Bill" William Hague

Oct 3, 2017

Barry "Bill" William Hague, age 70. Beloved son of Aurora and the late Philip; fond brother of Philip (Kay), Dorothy (David) Grossman, Michael (Mary), Thomas (Nereida), Annamarie (Patrick) Kelly, Barbara (Gerald) Bohovic, David, Edward (Gerlinde), Margaret (Dale) Kleber, Robert (Penny), Elizabeth (Joseph) Valentin, and the late James; loving uncle and great-uncle to many nieces and nephews. Visitation Saturday, October 7,...

Isabella R. Toledano

Isabella R. Toledano

Sep 29, 2017

Isabella R. Toledano, nee Potenza, age 88. Loving mother of Michael (Patricia Michelle), Anthony (Pamela), Marlene, James (Monique), and Kathleen; beloved grandmother of Lorraine "Lorrie," Anthony, Mary Elizabeth, Geneva, and Mark; great-grandmother of Addison; aunt of many nieces and nephews. Devoted to the Sisters of the Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Funeral Mass Friday, October 6, 2017 at 2...

Dr. Gregory J. Matz

Dr. Gregory J. Matz

Sep 13, 2017

Dr. Gregory J. Matz, age 80. Beloved husband of Judith; dear father of Susan Rizzato, Paul (Jacqueline Saito), Anne Matz, and Gregory (Kammye); loving grandfather of Benjamin, Jonathan, Solena, Riley, Jackson, Murphy, and the late Anthony; fond brother of the late Dr. Joseph F. (Patricia Jentzen) Matz. Longtime professor at Loyola University Medical Center, Department of Otolaryngology. Visitation Sunday, September...

Barbara Ann Budzynski

Barbara Ann Budzynski

Aug 29, 2017

Barbara Ann Budzynski, died August 29, 2017 at the age of 73. Daughter of the late Stanley and Sophie Budzynski. Barbara was a parishioner of St. Adalbert Church in Chicago and attended St. Adalbert School, St. Ann School, and DePaul University. Tridentine Requiem Mass, Thursday, September 7, 2017, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mary of Perpetual Help Church, 1039 W....

Catherine A. Leyser

Catherine A. Leyser

Aug 28, 2017

Cathy Leyser's loft in the old Montgomery Ward Building became the hub of her big family. Relatives from the city and suburbs came together at her equidistant home to celebrate Christmas Eve and a Mardi Gras gumbo feast. It was the ideal meeting point for expeditions to Millennium Park, the Lyric Opera and Steppenwolf Theatre. And it served as...

Kathleen Sybil Lindsay

Kathleen Sybil Lindsay

Aug 25, 2017

Kathleen Lindsay, nee Clausen, age 73, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, August 25, 2017. Wife of the late E.A. Pete Lindsay; mother of Kara (Tony) Ranallo, Katie (Geoff) Surkamer, Elisabeth (Becca) Lindsay-Ryan, Suzanne (John) Lyhus and Doug Lindsay; grandmother to 14 beautiful grandchildren; sister of Mike and Dan Clausen. Kathleen will be dearly missed. She dedicated her life to her...

Francis Xavier Daly

Francis Xavier Daly

Jul 30, 2017

Francis Xavier Daly, age 86. Beloved husband of Annette Daly, nee Lettieri, for 53 years; dear son of the late Dennis Joseph and Margaret Hamilton Daly; brother of Rita Vance and the late Joseph, James, and Veronica Tetrault. Frank was a Korean War veteran. He graduated with a BA from Syracuse University and an MBA from Columbia University in New...

Evelyn Earll

Evelyn Earll

Jul 30, 2017

Evelyn F. Earll, age 85. Visitation Wednesday, August 2, 2017 from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Norwood Crossing, 6016 North Nina Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60631. Interment St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, River Grove, Illinois. For further information please call 312-421-0936.

Casimir S. And Helen J. Drag

Casimir S. And Helen J. Drag

Jul 13, 2017

Casimir S. Drag and Helen J. Drag, nee Sheptick, age 92. Casimir beloved husband of the late Helen; Helen beloved wife of the late Casimir; loving parents of Kathleen (Lewis) Ellis, Denise (John) Barrettsmith, and Richard (Patti) Drag; fond grandparents of Amy, Brie, Danny, Kate, Tina, Shane, Rosie, Gordie, Kyle, Michelle, and Marissa; great-grandparents to many; also survived by Annette...

Loretta F. Borek

Loretta F. Borek

Jul 6, 2017

Loretta F. Borek, nee Moskal, age 93. Beloved wife of the late Fred E. Borek; dear mother of Daniel (Lula), John, and the late Fred Jr.; loving grandmother of Michael (Bonnie), Fred III, Scott; fond sister of Joanne Lajewski (the late Lawrence), Marilyn Moskal, and the late Joseph Moskal, Walter Moskal, and Leona Wnek (the late Joseph); many nieces and...

Fr. Robert Francis Pawell, O.F.M.

Fr. Robert Francis Pawell, O.F.M.

Jul 4, 2017

Fr. Robert Francis Pawell, O.F.M. Franciscan priest for 50 years. Beloved son of the late Mae and Zygmunt Pawell; dear brother of Richard (Irva) Pawell and adopted brother of Richard Grott; uncle of Greg, Chris and Lynne Clemens-Pawell. Fr. Pawell was born in Chicago and joined the Franciscans in 1956. His ministry included 20 years in New Orleans as Co-founder...

Frances Miller

Frances Miller

Jun 26, 2017

Frances Miller, age 96. Beloved wife of the late Evan T. Miller; dear mother of Evan T. Miller Jr. Interment Resurrection Cemetery, Justice, Illinois. For further information please call 312-421-0936.

Karyn Haney

Karyn Haney

Jun 15, 2017

Karyn Haney, 50, beloved school counselor at West Ridge Elementary School in Chicago, Illinois, succumbed to metastatic cancer of the brain on June 15, 2017.

She is mourned by her many friends, co-workers and immediate family including her devoted wife, Sheila Sullivan, her parents, Robert and Carol, and siblings Michael (nephew Ian), Kristin & Tom Flora (nephews Patrick, Michael...

Deacon John Paul Zurawski

Deacon John Paul Zurawski

May 22, 2017

Deacon John Paul Zurawski, age 75. Beloved husband of Jackie Zurawski; dear father of Mary (David) Tarchala, John Anthony, and John Luke; loving grandfather of Dan Tarchala. Visitation Saturday, May 27, 2017 from 9:00 a.m. until the time of the Funeral Mass at 10:00 a.m. at St. John Vianney Parish, 46 North Wolf Road, Northlake, Illinois 60164. Interment Queen of...

Jeanette Cooper

Jeanette Cooper

May 22, 2017

Jeanette Cooper, nee Kauffmann, age 105. Beloved wife of the late Edward A. Cooper; devoted and beloved mother of Edward J. (Araceli) Cooper. Visitation Wednesday, June 7, 2017 from 9:30 a.m. until the time of the Funeral Mass at 10:30 a.m. at Holy Name Cathedral, 735 North State Street, Chicago, Illinois 60610. Interment private. In lieu of flowers, donations to...

Charles J. Sindelar, Jr.

Charles J. Sindelar, Jr.

May 12, 2017

Charles J. Sindelar, 79, died in Chicago on May 12, 2017 of cancer. He is survived by his wife, Nancy (Wendt), two children, Charles J. Sindelar III (Rebecca Troha) and Leslie Sindelar Guillon, and four grandchildren. Born in Oak Park, Illinois, Sindelar grew up in Berwyn, and later raised his family in River Forest, Illinois, where he was a resident...