Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in Illinois

Serving Cook County & the Surrounding Areas

Arlene M. Calabrese

Arlene M. Calabrese

Feb 15, 2010

Arlene M. Calabrese, nee Cichy, age 68, dear wife of the late Richard; loving mother of Colette Mango Zourkas (George) and Phil (Grace); fond grandmother of Phil Jr. (Katie), Richard, Alyssa, Mike and Carley; sister of Lorraine (Sue) Cichy; also survived by many nieces and nephews. Visitation will be held Tuesday 9 a.m. at Michalik Funeral Home (1056 W. Chicago...

Rene Christopher Camacho

Rene Christopher Camacho

Feb 12, 2010

Rene Christopher Camacho- Son of the late Daniel and Rosaura Camacho, dear brother of Mirtia, Louis, Victor, and Carmen, and uncle and great-uncle of many. Visitation will be held on Friday, February 19, 2010 from 4-9 p.m. at Michalik Funeral Home. Funeral is on Saturday at 9:45 a.m. from the funeral home to St. John Cantius Church with Mass at...

Victoria Kedzior

Victoria Kedzior

Feb 11, 2010

Victoria Kedzior, age 108. Beloved daughter of the late Albert and Anna. Dear mother of Martin and grandmother of Kristine, Sue, and Martin Taylor. She is also a sister of the late Adam and John. Victoria was a member of PNA group 759, Wawel #661, and a lifetime member of the Royal Neighbors. Visitation will be held Monday at 10...

Raymond Soto

Raymond Soto

Feb 10, 2010

Raymond Soto.  Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Michalik Funeral Home, 1056 West Chicago Avenue (at the corner of Chicago and Ogden Avenues).  Funeral will be Friday at 10:15 a.m. from the Funeral Home with Mass at 11:00 a.m. at St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, 1255 North Noble Street.  For information call 312-421-0936.

Mary A. Kieduk

Mary A. Kieduk

Feb 10, 2010

Mary A. Kieduk of Berwyn, beloved daughter of the late Anthony and Celia; loving sister of Genevieve (late Walter) Grabowski, Theresa and the late Stella (late Zygmunt) Dembowski, Bernice (late Adolph) Mikolon and Josephine Jacques. Mary is also survived by nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. Funeral services will be Saturday, February 13, at 10:15 a.m. from Michalik Funeral Home 1056...

Frederick William Wood

Frederick William Wood

Feb 8, 2010

Frederick William Wood, age 75, originally from Racine, Wisconsin passed away January 31, 2010. Internment: West Lawn Memorial Park, Racine, Wisconsin. For information 312-421-0936.

George J. Pinz

George J. Pinz

Jan 24, 2010

George J. Pinz, age 79, of Mount Prospect, beloved husband of the late Joyce, nee Pedersen; dear father of George (the late Brenda), Joan, Michael(Susan) and Oscar(Ruth); loving grandfather of eleven; brother of the late Greg Pinz.  Visitation Monday 4 to 9 P.m. at Michalik Funeral Home, 1056 W. Chicago Avenue.,Chicago.  Family and friends will gather Tuesday for a 9...

Raymond A. Lundsgaard

Raymond A. Lundsgaard

Jan 21, 2010

Raymond A. Lundsgaard, age 88, loving husband of the late Dorothy, dear father of Russell and Gregory (Ryuko), grandather of Augusta and Vienna, brother of Fern and the late Alf, Lillian, Winkle, Lorraine, June, and Russell, stepbrother of the late Margret, Wilma, Ruth, Mabel, and Alice, also survived by many nieces and nephews.  Visitation Monday, 3:00 to 9:00 P.M. at...

Bronislawa Pudowski

Bronislawa Pudowski

Jan 21, 2010

Bronislawa Pudowski, age 87, passed away January 20, 2010.  Visitation Sunday 3:00 - 9:00 P.M. at Michalik Funeral Home, 1056 W. Chicago Avenue.  Funeral Monday 10:15 A.M. to St. John Cantius.  Mass at 11:00 A.M.  Interment Maryhill Cemetery, Niles, Ill.  Information (312) 421-0936.

Jacori Jebron Gaines-Faniel

Jacori Jebron Gaines-Faniel

Jan 7, 2010

Jacori Jebron Gaines-Faniel.  Visitation at Michalik Funeral Home, 1056 W. Chicago Ave., Chicago, Il. on Saturday, January 9, 2010, 10:30 to 11:30 A.M.  Funeral service 11:30 A.M.  Interment Graceland Cemetery, 4001 N. Clark Street, Chicago, Il. 60613. Information 312 421-0936.

William Toshiaki Sugano

William Toshiaki Sugano

Dec 2, 2009

William Toshiaki Sugano, beloved husband and friend of Nancy,nee Wozniak; son of the late Toshio and Kimiko Sugano; loving brother of Frank (Noriko), Janice (Yoshihiko)and Susie (Masao); wonderful uncle of many nieces and nephews and kind friend to many; loving \"Poppie\" to Kasia and Kozo.  Mr. Sugano was a very successful, talented commercial interior space designer for over 40 years...

Mary C. Lechowski

Mary C. Lechowski

Dec 2, 2009

Mary C. Lechowski passed away on December 1, 2009.  There will be visitation on Friday, December 4th from 9:00 A.M. until 10:00 A.M. at Michalik Funeral Home, 1056 W. Chicago Ave.  Funeral Mass to follow at St. John Cantius Church, 825 N. Carpenter, Chicago at 10:30 A.M.  Interment St. Adalbert Cemetery, 6800 N. Milwaukee Ave., Niles, Il.  Donatons to St....

Anne C. Dybis

Anne C. Dybis

Nov 19, 2009

Anne C. Dybis, nee Zielinski, age 92, died on November 15, 2009 at Nazareth Health & Rehabilitation Center in Stoughton, Wisc. Anne was born on August 20, 1917 in Chicago, Ill., the daughter of Joseph & Mary (Sojek) Zielinski, and was united in marriage to John J. Dybis on November 20, 1937.  Anne was a loving homemaker, first for her...

Adeline Mroczka

Adeline Mroczka

Nov 2, 2009

Adeline Mroczka, age 91, passed away on October 31, 2009.  She is survived by her sister Josephine Lebda.  Visitation Monday 6:00-8:00 P.M.  at Michalik Funeral Home, 1056 W. Chicago Avenue.  Funeral Tuesday 9:15 A.M. from funeral home to St. John Cantius Church, 825 Carpenter Street, Chicago.  Mass at 10:00 A.M.  Interment Maryhill Cemetery, 8600 Milwaukee Avenue, Niles, Illinois.  For info:  ...

Joel Murray

Joel Murray

Oct 29, 2009

Joel Murray passed away on October 25, 2009 in Los Angeles, Ca.  He is survived by his wife, Suzane, nee Klemper, daughter, Lisa; stepchildren, Eliegey and Barkley; and brother, Marvin (Sandra). Mr. Murray was a prominent criminal defense and trial lawyer in Chicago in the 1960s and 1970s and represented defendants in many high profile state and federal criminal cases.  ...

Vincent Edward Mulcrone

Vincent Edward Mulcrone

Oct 19, 2009

Vincent Edward Mulcrone, beloved husband of Elinore, nee Apple; loving father of LeRoy (Wendy), Patricia (Ronald) Fulton and Karen (Kevin) Hill; fond grandfather of Nuala, Pamela, Cheryl, Jeffrey, Therese, Timothy and Sean; great-grandfather of seven; dear brother of Mary (the late Edward) Gietl, the late Edward (the late Mary Francis), Margaret, Joseph (Barbara), Eileen (the late Frederick) Matalone, Msgr. Charles...

Felix G. Padlan Jr.

Felix G. Padlan Jr.

Oct 13, 2009

Felix G. Padlan, Jr., age 69, of Chicago and Pangasinan, Philippines, husband of Dr. Cristina; beloved and devoted father of Christine Padlan Bagen; loving brother of Nellie P. Angeles, Luz P. Banez and Mariano Padlan; several nieces and nephews; beloved son of the late Felix Padlan Sr. and the late Isabel deGuzman Padlan.  An alumnus of the University of the...

Lawrence D. Borek

Lawrence D. Borek

Oct 8, 2009

Age 51, detention aide for the Chicago Police Department, District 18. Dear son of Barbara and the late Donald Borek; brother of David; also survived by aunts and cousins. Visitation Friday 4 to 9 p.m. at Michalik Funeral Home, 1056 W. Chicago Ave. Funeral Saturday, 9:15 a.m. from the funeral home to St. John Cantius Church, 825 N. Carpenter St....

Patricia A. Lazowski

Patricia A. Lazowski

Sep 18, 2009

Age 67. Beloved wife of Albert J Lazowski. Dear mother of Cynthia Weel, Judy (Joseph) Schwellenbach, Daniel, Joseph (Patti), Debra (Andrew) Clemence III. Loving grandmother of David and Jessica Weel, Katie, Michael and Gina Schwellenbach, Ariana, Cody, and Christian Lazowski. Sister-in-law of Dolores (Eugene) Dudzik. Visitation Wednesday 4-9 P.M. at Grove Memorial Chapel - 1199 Arlington Heights Road, Elk Grove...

Dr. Fritz Laroche

Dr. Fritz Laroche

May 26, 2009

Fritz Laroche, MD, 85, of Chicago (formerly of Hyde Park), passed away May 16, 2009 at his home. Dr. Laroche was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. He received his Doctor of Medicine in Haiti in 1949. He completed training in Pediatrics at Creighton University and the University of Nebraska. He established a private practice limited to infants and children in 1956...