Suu Dang Nguyen
Jan 5, 2025
Suu Dang Nguyen. With heartfelt sorrow and faith in the promise of eternal life, we announce the peaceful passing of our beloved Mama Suu on January 5, 2025, at the age of 86.
Mama Suu, born in Vientiane, Laos, in 1938, was the youngest and only daughter among six siblings. Her life was a testament to grace,...
Jesús Mercado
Dec 25, 2024
Jesús Mercado, age 97. Beloved husband of Maria Machuca Mercado; dear father of Jesús Manuel Mercado, Martin (Katie Tapert Mercado) Mercado, and the late Antonio Mercado; loving grandfather of Antoine Jesús Mercado, James Michael Mercado, Vanessa Cristal Mercado, Voltaire Antonio Mercado, Madalaina Fe Mercado, Jorge Mercado, Javier Mercado, Rosali Mercado; great-grandfather of Isis Anderson, Aliya Flores, Javier Andres Mercado;...
Georgia M. Speck
Dec 17, 2024
Georgia M. Speck passed away peacefully on December 17, 2024, in Chicago, Illinois. She experienced a very rapid deterioration in general health and had been in hospice care for three days prior to death.
She was born in Pittsburgh in 1936 to Miriam (nee Moore) and Thomas Morgan. She grew up in Franklin, largely under the care...
John L. Huston
Dec 13, 2024
John L. Huston, Chicago, IL, passed away on December 13, 2024.
John was born in 1944 and spent his childhood on a general livestock and grain farm in Roseville, IL. He graduated from the University of Illinois with a B.S. degree in Agricultural Education and upon graduation received the Coultas Memorial Award as Outstanding Senior in the...
Marilyn J. Criss
Dec 8, 2024
Beloved Mother and Grandmother, Miss Marilyn June Criss, age 96, native of Indiana, and 70-year resident of Chicago, passed away on December 8, 2024. She was born in Coalmont, Indiana.
Proud of her small-town beginnings and her family, with aunts she would describe as the 'Martha Stewarts' of their time, Miss Criss showed incredible elegance, ingenuity, skill,...
Mary Alice O'Toole
Dec 8, 2024
Mary Alice O'Toole.
Family and friends will meet Friday, January 10, 2025, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, 1107 North Orleans Street, Chicago, Illinois 60610 for a 10:00 a.m. Visitation followed by a 11:00 a.m. Funeral Mass. A livestream of the Funeral Mass is available at the following link: https://www.facebook.com/icsjparish .
In lieu of flowers, donations...
Albert Brooks Friedman
Dec 3, 2024
Albert Brooks Friedman passed away suddenly at the age of 83 on December 3, 2024. His was a life well lived with a maverick spirit. Graduate of DePaul Law School and sworn in on April 14, 1964. Loved the practice of law for over 60 years. Involved with the Jewish United Appeal and served in the United States Coast...
James "J.D." David Lipa
Nov 20, 2024
James David "J.D." Lipa, 61, of New Lenox, IL., former longtime resident of Chicago, IL., reunited with our Lord Wednesday, November 20, 2024.
James was born in 1963, in Brook, IN., to Margaret Goff-Suter and James Lipa.
J.D. grew up in Indiana but later moved to Illinois, where he made his home in Chicago. James...
Dr. Edward "Ed" Daniel Gometz
Nov 19, 2024
Dr. Edward (Ed) Daniel Gometz, 47, of Chicago, IL, passed away peacefully due to complications from Acute Myeloid Leukeumia on November 19, 2024. Ed leaves behind his beloved wife, Shannon Lightner-Gometz and their children Juliana (14) and Gabriel (11).
Born in Kansas, Ed was the son of Dr. Modesto Gometz, and Nilda (Aranda) Gometz who were originally...
Dr. John Karrat
Nov 11, 2024
Dr. John Karrat, 82, passed away on November 11, 2024, while a patient at the Northwestern University Hospital. John was predeceased by his parents Nayef and Minnie Karrat. He was born and raised in Utica, NY. He graduated from St. Francis De Sales High School then attended the University of Buffalo. After graduating from college, he attained his medical...
William “Billy” Noel Lawless
Nov 8, 2024
William "Billy" Noel Lawless
December 24, 1950 - November 8, 2024 Dangan, Menlo Galway & Chicago, Illinois
Beloved husband of Anne Lawless (née O' Toole); loving father of Billy, Clodagh, Amy, and John Paul; proud father-in-law of Catherine Gilmore-Lawless, Colm Murphy, Cynthia Galvan, and Julianne Bendel Lawless; adoring grandfather to Kieran and Darragh Lawless, Jack...
Caitlin Walch Tracey
Oct 27, 2024
Caitlin Walch Tracey, 36, of New Buffalo, Michigan was born into this world on May 29, 1988, and born into eternal peace on October 27, 2024.
Taken from us far too soon, she was a force of nature – vibrant, bold, and always ready to make you laugh until your sides hurt. Her sassy attitude, infectious energy,...
Maria De Los Angeles Hernandez
Oct 26, 2024
Maria de los Angeles Hernandez, born in Santa Clara, Cuba, was so appropriately named as she joined the angels in Heaven on October 26, 2024, with her husband Luis Enrique, of 65 years, at her side. She was 90 years old.
Maria was born to two, loving parents (Filomena and Jose Lopez) and was the oldest of...
John Joseph Daly
Oct 24, 2024
John Joseph Daly, 80, a longtime resident of Chicago, died of cardiac arrest at St. Joseph Hospital on October 24, 2024. Born in 1944 to John Joseph Daly and his wife, Catherine (née Thoman) in New York City, John grew up in Great Neck and graduated from St. Mary's High School in Manhasset. While there, he distinguished himself academically...
Judith Konczyk
Oct 20, 2024
Judith Konczyk, nee Koziol, age 74. Beloved wife of the late Donald; dear mother of Niki and Kyle Konczyk; devoted daughter of the late John and Evelyn Koziol; fond sister of Jan (Rick) Jankowski.
Visitation Thursday, October 24, 2024, from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at The Original Rago Brothers Funeral Homes, 7751 West Irving Park Road,...
Robert Francis Haney
Oct 17, 2024
Robert Francis Haney, 93, passed away at his home on October 17, 2024. He died as he had lived, quietly and with a calm dignity.
Born in Chicago in 1930 to Francis (Frank) and Rosalind (nee Curran) Haney, he was preceded in death by his younger brother John (Jack) and his sister-in-law Manette (nee Rauch)
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Jean Marie Mohan
Oct 12, 2024
Jean Marie Mohan (born in Elmhurst, Illinois, in 1962) passed away on October 12, 2024, surrounded by her loving children and husband. She approached life with style, dignity, and an enduring sense of humor, which her family cherished in the weeks spent together before her passing. Jean was a gentle but valiant warrior in her three-year battle with cancer...
Diane Jean Manarchy
Oct 8, 2024
Diane Jean Manarchy, age 71, of Perryville, Kentucky, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 8, 2024, at the home of her brother-in-law, Dennis, Mary Beth, and Molly Manarchy, in Chicago, Illinois.
Born in 1953, in Beloit, Wisconsin, Diane was the daughter of Robert and Esther LaGrange. Married to the love of her life, Richard Bennie Manarchy, on...
Nancy A. O’Donnell
Sep 16, 2024
Nancy A. O'Donnell, age 87. Devoted daughter of the late Thomas and Mary O'Donnell (nee Flaherty); fond sister of the late Elizabeth LaDouceur (the late Edward), Thomas O'Donnell (the late Dorothy), and Margaret O'Donnell; loving aunt of Mark (Karen) LaDouceur , Lynn (Thomas) Cagney, Thomas (Linda) O'Donnell, Michael (Chris) O'Donnell, James (Brenda) O'Donnell, John (Stephanie) O'Donnell, and William (Tami)...
Fr. Wenceslaus Church, O.F.M.
Sep 10, 2024
Fr. Wenceslaus Church.
Family and friends will meet on Monday, September 23, 2024, at St. Peter's Church, 110 West Madison Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602.
Welcoming of his body at 8:30 a.m. Prayer Service and Visitation 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial at 11:30 a.m.Interment Queen of Heaven Cemetery, 1400 S. Wolf...
