Local Illinois Obituaries
Margaret Mercatoris
Dec 12, 2018
Margaret Mercatoris (nee McDonagh) age 85, born in Doctors Hill Kilfenora, County Claire, Ireland. Beloved wife of the late Richard Mercatoris and the late Andrew Moriarty. Devoted mother of Peggy (Joseph) Franczyk and Andrew (Lynda) Moriarty. Loving grandmother of the late Kelly and Frankie Kaczmarek. Also survived by many loving relatives and friends. Retired from Illinois Bell in 1983 after...
Elvira Nanz
Dec 7, 2018
Elvira Nanz nee DiGiuseppe 94 of Lansing and formerly of Chicago passed away Friday afternoon in Munster Indiana at Community Hospital peacefully with family at her side. Beloved wife of the late William for over 50 years. Loving mother of the late Charlotte Johnston, Joseph A. (Janet) Cairo, the late William (RJ) Nanz, the late James Nanz, Kirk Nanz, and...
Katherine M. Gesiakowski
Dec 7, 2018
Katherine M. Gesiakowski, beloved daughter of the late Raymond and Emily, loving sister of Lawrence (Gail), John (Joyce), Paul (Donna), Mark (Bonnie) and Raymond (Emily Smith) Gesiakowski, and Maria Vavrinchik, devoted aunt of Jennifer, James (Jennifer), Jeffrey (Maggie), Sarah, Ken (Liz), David (Jennifer), Matthew, Stephen, Amy Gesiakowski, Eddie and Paul Seitz, Amanda (Scott) Spinelle and Jack Vavrinchik, devoted great-aunt of...
Sandra Lee Morley
Dec 4, 2018
Visitation Saturday, Dec. 8th, 12 noon until time of service 4 PM at the funeral home.
Barbara Webber
Dec 2, 2018
Barbara A. Webber (nee Bukowski) age 76. Beloved wife of William. Loving sister of Douglas (Michele) Bukowski and the late Betty Bukowski. Fond aunt of Clare Kirkpatrick. Cherished daughter of the late Edwin and Mary Ann Bukowski. Barbara worked for many years as a pharmacist at Walgreens (Oak Park, River Forest, Berwyn and Chicago) and was a...
Joseph Tillman
Dec 2, 2018
Memorial visitation Tuesday 3-9 PM. Memorial service Tuesday evening 7 PM at the funeral home.
Patrick John McHale Sr.
Dec 1, 2018
Patrick John McHale Sr., age 58, suddenly. Devoted father of Jaclyn Marie McHale, Patrick John McHale Jr. and Justin McHale. Loving uncle of Angela McHale (Chris) Tagler, Shawn Jr., Hanna and Lyndsey McHale, Tricia (John) Zbonski, Lisa (Nick) Pycz, and loving uncle and godfather of the late Veronica McHale. Loved by many great nieces and nephews. Dear son of the...
Laurice Klonowski
Dec 1, 2018
Laurice Klonowksi, age 88, Loving wife of the late Leonard S., Sr. Beloved mother of Gary (Gail), Thomas (Janet), Richard, David (Linda), Leonard S., Jr., Donald (Debbie), Janice (Edward) Nieman and Keith (Donna). Dear grandmother of 10 and great-grandmother of 7. Fond Sister of Marge (Don) Feil, Barbara (late Harold) Mahlum, John (late Linda), Jim (Pat), Annie (late William) McGovern,...
John L. Exe
Dec 1, 2018
Visitation Wednesday, December 5, 2018 from 3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Chapel Service 7:00 p.m.
Michael P. Terri
Nov 27, 2018
Visitation Sunday Dec. 9th 3-9 PM. Funeral Monday, Dec.10th 1030AM from the funeral home to Sacred Heart Church for 1130AM Mass.
Brian Mitchell
Nov 27, 2018
Brian Eugene Mitchell, age 41, passed away suddenly on November 27, 2018
Born May 17, 1977
Loving and caring son of William and Mary Mitchell; devoted father of MacKenzie and Decklyn Mitchell; husband of Cheryl ; dearest brother of Garrett (Ann), Billy (Amy) and Hilary (Josh); dear uncle of Jacob, Sammy, Billy, Bobby, Grace and Danny; cherished and loved by all his...
Mary T. Hennessey
Nov 25, 2018
Mary T. Hennessey (nee Steffen) age 90. Beloved wife of the late Richard. Devoted mother of Richard (Barbara), Gerard (Helen), James and Sharon Kapp. Loving grandmother of Ann, Richard, Victoria, Joseph and Alexandra. Dear cousin of Marion Hayes. Mary spent many years as a teacher at Moraine Valley Community College and was involved with volunteer work and many organizations....
Despina Manta
Nov 22, 2018
Despina T. "Denise" Manta (nee Tomaras) age 80. Beloved wife of Mark Frank Manta. Devoted mother of John (Jennifer), George (Amy) and Barbara (Paul Wilbur) Manta. Loving grandmother of Christopher, Thomas, Mark, Robbie, Katy and Charlie. Dear sister of Bessie (Louis) Cappas and the late George Karras. Also survived by many loving nieces, nephews, relatives and friends....
Nancy Schaller
Nov 16, 2018
Nancy Emilyne Schaller, nee Cross, beloved wife of the late Raymond Schaller, for fifty years. Loving mother of Lisa (Dave) Kittler of Evergreen Park, Laura (David) Foster of South Haven, MI, and Bob (Tricia) of Mokena. Her two grandsons, Daniel & Gavin Schaller, what a joy you have been to me. I will watch over both of you. I love...
Leon B. Griffin
Nov 15, 2018
Service Saturday 11 AM at the funeral home. Interment Burr Oak Cemetery.
Catherine Kowalewski
Nov 7, 2018
Catherine Kowalewski. passed in peace on November 7, 2018 at the age of 95. Catherine was born on November 8, 1922 to Albert and Helen Novotny in Portage, Pennsylvania. They moved to Chicago, Illinois when she was a small girl and she spent her growing years in the Back of the Yard neighborhood. She married Marion "Chub" Kowalewski on October...
Craig Westcott
Nov 4, 2018
Craig M. Westcott, age 57, suddenly. Beloved husband of Susan (nee Waitkus). Devoted father of Serena Grace. Dear brother of Mark, Robert Jr. (Patty) and Doug Westcott. Cherished son of the late Nora and Robert Westcott. Dearest uncle of Grace and Jack. Also survived by many loving relatives and friends. Craig, a graduate of the University of Illinois, enjoyed a...
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