Obituaries

Mathilde M. Nemec

Mathilde M. Nemec

Aug 26, 2025

Mathilde M. Nemec, nee Mucha, age 104 of Cicero. Beloved wife of the late Emil Nemec, loving mother of Raymond (Lisa) Nemec and Ronald Nemec.

LuAnne Buffo

LuAnne Buffo

Aug 30, 2025

LuAnne Buffo, age 69, passed away peacefully on August 30, 2025 surrounded by her loving sisters. Beloved daughter of the late Louis D. and Annamarie R., nee Milella; loving sister of Mary Jo Buffo, Christine (the late Lino) Mardegan, Lisa (Kevin) Mahoney and the late George (Mary Kay) Buffo; cherished aunt of Louis (Katie) and Luke (Kristin) Buffo, Katie Mahoney,...

Maria Avila de Morocho

Maria Avila de Morocho

Aug 22, 2025

Maria Avila, una guerrera incansable, amante de la vida y de su familia.Esposa de Luis Morocho por 64 años. Un ejemplo de madre para sus hijos Guillermo (+)Isabel (+) Olimpia (+) Virginia, Lourdes, Luis y Rocio.Seindo la hermana, prima, tía, abuela y bisabuela que recibia a todos con los brazos abiertos.Su recuerdo, sus enseñanzas y ejemplo permanecerã en nuestros corazones.Familia...

Mary Margaret Wieczorek

Mary Margaret Wieczorek

Aug 16, 2025

Mary Margaret Wieczorek, age 67 of Berwyn. Beloved mother of Nikki, Sarah, Lexi and the late Erica, cherished grandmother of Brittany, Brianna, Brandon, Emily, Junior, Bryan, Tori, Joselyn and Damien, dear significant other of Greg.

Mario Frederico Falco

Mario Frederico Falco

Aug 9, 2025

Mario Frederico Falco, age 29 of Homer Glen. Beloved son of Mario Falco and Mary Falco (nee Smolen), loving brother of Cassandra Falco, Jessica Falco, Anna Falco, Rocco Falco and Gabriel Falco, cherished nephew of Joseph (Grace) Smolen, Guy (Teresa) Falco, Pasquale Falco, Maria (late Frank) Netti, Grace (Salvatore) Partipilo, the late Anne (Andrew) Pilarksi, late Sophie (Leonard) Steckly and...

John A. Varvitsiotis

John A. Varvitsiotis

Aug 5, 2025

John A. Varvitsiotis, age 90 of Berwyn, formerly of Sparta, Greece. Beloved husband of the late Georgia (nee Spiropoulos) Varvitsiotis, loving father of Connie (Sosti Ropaitis) Varvitsiotis and Elaine (Michael) Connelly, cherished papou of Gia and Annalisa Cinkay, dear brother of Strati, Petros, the late George, late Panagiotis, late Panagiota, late Matoula, and the late Theodoros, fond uncle of Panagiotis,...

Rachel M. Nichols

Rachel M. Nichols

Jul 26, 2025

Rachel M. Nichols, nee Linares, age 82 of Cicero, formerly of Naperville and Berwyn. Beloved mother of Michael (Cynthia) Bloodgood and Natalie Bloodgood, loving grandmother of Marissa, Michael, Eddie, Armani, Peter, Dante, Alexis, Vivianna and Nico and cherished great-grandmother of Cleo, Nalani, Nayeli and Elyana, longtime companion of Russell Kozak.

Bruno J. Majerczyk Sr.

Bruno J. Majerczyk Sr.

Jul 24, 2025

Bruno J. Majerczyk Sr., age 72 of Bridgeview, formerly of Chicago. Beloved husband of Cathy (nee Vandergriff) Majerczyk, loving father of Bruno J. Majerczyk Jr. and Jonathan Majerczyk, cherished grandfather of Damian Perry, Bruno Majerczyk, Keira Majerczyk and the late Alexa Majerczyk, dear cousin of Bernie Gorak, Gerald Gorak, Bernadine Gorak, Gene (late Barbara) Kasper and Ray Sliva, fond uncle...

Victor Alexander Korytko

Victor Alexander Korytko

Jul 18, 2025

Victor Alexander Korykto, age 66 of Cicero. Beloved husband of Stella Flores-Korytko, loving father of Angelo Flores, Melissa (Xavier) Korytko-Davila, Stephanie (Omar) Rivera and Kyle Korytko, cherished grandfather of Bianca (Michael) Merva, Aidan Korytko, Elijah Rivera, Mason Korytko, Lia Rivera, Zechariah Korytko, Von Korytko, Isuara Davila and Daniel Rivera, great grandfather of Elena Merva, dear brother of Helen Williamson, Richard...

Michael James Burke

Michael James Burke

Jul 9, 2025

Michael James Burke, age 81 of Downers Grove, formerly of Chicago. Beloved husband of the late Kathy Ann (nee Cox) Burke, loving father of Maureen, Margie, Mary Kay, Gary (Terisia) and Michael and cherished grandfather of Meaghan and Alison. 

Laurel J. Hanlin

Laurel J. Hanlin

Jun 24, 2025

Laurel J. Hanlin, age 83 of Downers Grove. Beloved daughter of the late Howard and late Marie Hanlin, best friend of Skippy and cousin to many.

Donna R. Cuesta

Donna R. Cuesta

Jun 19, 2025

Donna R. Cuesta, age 90 of Forest Park, formerly of Flossmoor. Beloved mother of Heidi Cuesta and Paul Cuesta, loving grandmother of Gabriela, Peter and Joseph Cipriano, dear sister of J. Gale Gerhardt Hollinger and the late Joyce R. Markley Budrunas, fond aunt to many nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions to Cure Alzheimer’s Fund or The...

Caroline Lotarski

Caroline Lotarski

Jun 1, 2025

Caroline Katherine Lotarski, 98, of Auburndale, Florida, passed away on June 1, 2025. She was born on June 5, 1926 in Tamaroa, Illinois to parents, Felix Frank Kownacki and Josephine Marie Kownacki (Wisniewski).

A high school graduate and lifelong homemaker, she was a member of the Blessed Virgin Society and was a poll worker. She enjoyed travelling.

Caroline is survived by her...

Daniel T. Ozga

Daniel T. Ozga

May 17, 2025

Daniel T. Ozga, age 53 of River Forest. Beloved son of Janice (nee Sweetman) and the late Edward T. Ozga, loving father of Alexis Ozga and Richard Cassiani-Ozga, dear brother of Timothy (Aberdeen) Ozga, fond uncle of Skye Ozga, Zachary Ozga and Kyle Ozga, cherished nephew of Donna (Thomas) Rupp, Judy (Wes) Krantz, Joanne (Fred) Grygiel, the late Richard (Rosemary)...

James Ronald Kust

James Ronald Kust

May 13, 2025

James “Jimmy” R. Kust, age 94 of Berwyn. Proud US Army Veteran who served in the Korean War. Beloved friend of Frank Sr. and Charlene Albano, their children Frank Jr. (Krissy), Jeffrey, Robert and children Abigail, Kaitlin, Emily, Olivia and Zachary.

Lillian B. Nemec

Lillian B. Nemec

May 8, 2025

Lillian B. Nemec, nee Dezort, age 92, longtime resident of Berwyn. Lillian was born July 10, 1932 and passed away May 8, 2025. Beloved wife of the late Donald W. Nemec, dear sister of Frank J. and Robert A. Dezort, cherished aunt of Ann (Robert) Delasky, Sharon Ringersma, Kathy (Rex) Hilgart, Teri Dezort, Frank III (Tina) Dezort and great-aunt to...

Jimmy L. Pool

Jimmy L. Pool

May 1, 2025

Jimmy L. Pool, age 74 of Joliet. U.S. Army Vietnam War Veteran. Beloved husband of Sandra (nee Skiba), loving father of Alison (Jeff) Aschbrenner, Bert (Terri) Spies, Tammy (John) Petitti and Buffie Pool, cherished grandfather of Victoria (Josh) Padilla, Christopher Rhein, Brandon Petitti, Jeremy Petitti, Samanth Petitti, Justin Spies, Lonnie III (Thema Kai Semon-Howard) Howard, Veronica Szymaniak, Emily Howard, John...

Walter Edward Binder Jr.

Walter Edward Binder Jr.

Apr 27, 2025

Walter Edward Binder, Jr, 87, of Rockford, formerly of Stickney, IL passed away on April 27, 2025.

Wally was born on April 8, 1938 in Oak Park, IL. He graduated from Fenwick High School in 1956. He was a founding member of the Stickney Fire Department and served as Deputy Fire Chief for many years, as well as running a newspaper...

Andrew J. Krans

Andrew J. Krans

Apr 24, 2025

Andrew John Krans, born on May 10, 1962 in Chicago, IL was sent to his eternal home on April 24, 2025 in his home state. He was the beloved son of Elsie and John Krans who passed before him and the loving brother to Michael J. Krans married to Lori Krans. His best friend, Jeff Davis, played an instrumental role...

Dolores V. Neverouski

Dolores V. Neverouski

Apr 7, 2025

Dolores V. Neverouski, nee Zaremba age 91 of Woodridge, IL, passed on April 7, 2025. Beloved wife of the late Eugene L. “Gene” Neverouski, loving mother of Karen (Joseph) Tannura and Kathy (Michael) Wyller, cherished Grandmother of Nicole (David) Lopresti, Melissa (Corey) Lydell, Lauren (Brian) Herzog, Michael James (Rebecca Gendreau) Wyller, Ashley (Rob) Wyller and Great Grandmother of Royce Wyller...