Obituaries

Harry Sowa

Harry Sowa

Jul 21, 2017

Harry J. Sowa, age 92 of Berwyn, formerly of Chicago. U.S. WWII Army Air Force Veteran. Loving brother of Louis (late Lorraine) Sowa, the late Stanley (late Helene) Sowa, the late Mary (James) Suchy, the late William (late Sophie) Sowa, the late Matthew (late Evelyn) Sowa and the late Stella (late Jack) Brancel and cherished uncle to many nieces and...

Tadeusz Urbanik

Tadeusz Urbanik

Jul 18, 2017

Tadeusz E. “Ted” Urbanik, age 69 of Brookfield, formerly of Chicago. Beloved husband of Halina (nee Biesiadecka), loving father of Greg (Zuzanna) Urbanik and Agnes (Adrian) Murillo, cherished grandfather of Alexa, Jessica, Sierra, Savanna and Viktoria. Funeral Saturday, July 22nd, 9:30am Prayers at Kuratko-Nosek Funeral Home, 2447 S. DesPlaines Avenue, North Riverside. 10:00am Mass at St. Mary Church, Riverside. Interment...

Alice Dinelli

Alice Dinelli

Jul 17, 2017

Alice T. Dinelli, age 94 of Homer Glen, former longtime Cicero resident and St. Frances of Rome parishoner. Loving sister of Helen (Joe) DiNoso, Mary Ann (late Donald) Thompson and the late Genevieve (late John) Casaleggi, cherished aunt and great-aunt to many. Funeral Friday, July 21, 10:00am Funeral Mass at St. Joseph Church, 410 S. Jefferson Street, Lockport. Family and...

Marie Sherwin

Marie Sherwin

Jul 17, 2017

Marie J. Sherwin (nee Serpe), age 74 of Berwyn, formerly of Cicero. Beloved wife of Allen, loving mother Lisa, Chris (Andrea), Brett, Shawn and Kim, cherished grandmother of Britany and Tearny, dear sister of Philip Serpe and the late JoEllen McDorman, fond aunt of Julie, Philip, Tony and Larry. Visitation Wednesday, July 19, 10:00am until time of Prayers, 1:00pm at...

Paul Holecek

Paul Holecek

Jul 14, 2017

Paul Otto Holecek, of Virginia Beach, VA formerly of Riverside, entered Eternal Life on Wednesday, July 12, 2017 at the age of 67 years. Paul was born on January 22,1950 to Otto Joseph Holecek and Margaret Ouska Holecek in Oak Park, Illinois. For many years, he proudly served His Country in the US Navy doing several tours in Japan, Vietnam, and the...

Delores Ayers

Delores Ayers

Jul 6, 2017

Delores B. Ayers nee Fritz, age 92, resident of Asbury Gardens of North Aurora and former longtime resident of Oak Park. Beloved wife of the late William Cullen Fitzsimmons, loving mother of Terry (Carle) Wunderlich II, Cathie (Robert) Woodyard, the late Patrick Ayers and the late Michael (Mary) Ayers, cherished grandmother of Bryan (Aimee) Woodyard, Melissa Woodyard, Heather Ayers, Carle...

Richard Thoma

Richard Thoma

Jul 3, 2017

Richard Adamson Thoma, 88, left this world at 6:54 a.m. CDT on Friday, June 23, 2017. He was an honest, forthright and practical man with an appreciation for whimsy that tended toward the poetic. Many years ago when his young daughter asked him where we go when we die, he admitted he did not know but hypothesized that our souls...

Casimir Downs

Casimir Downs

Jul 3, 2017

Casimir S. Downs, age 91 of North Riverside. U.S. WWII Navy Veteran. Beloved husband of Annabelle, nee Battaglia, loving father of John (Debbie) and Richard (Barbara), cherished grandfather of Kayce Jene, Jessie, Ricky Jr., Mikey and Joey, dear brother of Virginia (William) Gibson, the late Henry Downs and the late Theresa (late Andrew) Hanson. Funeral Saturday, July 8, 10:00am Prayers...

Gabriel Milorad Ciupeiu

Gabriel Milorad Ciupeiu

Jun 26, 2017

Gabriel Milorad Ciupeiu, age 18 of Aurora, tragically lost his life June 24, 2017. Beloved son of Dragana (Areli) Paniagua and Gabriel George (Alexandra) Ciupeiu, loving grandson of Dusan and Zlata Milic and the late Paul and Maria Ciupeiu, dear brother of Alexis, Marina, Jessica and Anabela Paniagua and Anthony Ciupeiu, cherished boyfriend of Lauren Williams, fond nephew of Marius,...

Eileen Votava

Eileen Votava

Jun 23, 2017

Eileen M. Votava, nee Geisthardt, age 86 of North Riverside. Beloved wife of James. R., loving mother of Kevin and the late Keith, cherished grandmother of Andrew, Lillian and Amanda, dear twin sister of the late Elaine Geisthardt. Funeral Tuesday, June 27, 10:00am Chapel Service at Kuratko-Nosek Funeral Home. Interment Eden Memorial Park. Visitation Monday, 3:00pm-9:00pm. Memorial donations in Eileen’s...

George Espinosa

George Espinosa

Jun 19, 2017

George S. Espinosa, beloved husband of the late Gema. Loving father of Mayra (Jerome) Pluta, Maria (Dawn) Espinosa & Jenny Espinosa. Grandfather & great grandfather of many. Brother of Ileana Grau & Vincente. Visitation Wednesday, June 21,  3:00 pm until 8:00 pm at Kuratko-Nosek Funeral Home 2447 S. Des Plaines Ave., North Riverside.  Funeral Thursday, June 22, family & friends will meet at Forest...

Bill Stoneking

Bill Stoneking

Jun 15, 2017

William Andrew Stoneking Jr., age 50, of Villa Park, formerly of Lombard and Berwyn, Father, Son, Brother and Friend. U.S. Marine Corp Veteran. Loving father of Alexis R. Stoneking, cherished son of Yvette (nee Dube) and the late William Andrew Stoneking Sr., dear brother of Clara Stoneking, Deborah Vercillo, the late John Stoneking and brother-in-law of Jeff Vercillo, fond uncle...

Diana Garrity

Diana Garrity

Jun 14, 2017

Diana Margaret Garrity, nee Ganschow, age 83 of Oak Park. Beloved wife of the late Michael F. Sr., loving mother of Michael Jr. (Rose), Anne Catherine “Katie” (John) Tricoci, Mary Margaret “Peggy” (Jim Swatos), Matthew, Mark (Gloria), Jennifer (John) DeMoraes and Thomas, cherished grandmother of Emily, Melissa, Thomas, Bryanna, Tyler, Joseph, Jillian, Lillianna and Violet and great grandmother of Allison,...

Mary Alyce Knopik

Mary Alyce Knopik

Jun 12, 2017

Mary Alyce Knopik, age 84 of Scottsdale, AZ formerly of Berwyn, IL. Cherished daughter of the late Walter Joseph and the late Marie Katherine (nee Goles) Knopik, dear sister of the late Robert, the late Richard and the late William “Bill” (Martha) Knopik, fond aunt of Robert Knopik. Visitation Thursday, June 8, 10:00 am until time of Funeral Service 10:30am...

Patricia Brest

Patricia Brest

Jun 12, 2017

Patricia R. Brest, nee Kutska, age 79 of Woodridge, formerly of Berwyn and Ormond Beach, FL. Beloved wife of the late Robert, loving mother of Keith (Elizabeth), Kevin, Kristi (Charles) Syers and Kathy (Edward) Rapata, cherished grandmother of James, Nicole, Jacqueline (Brian), Carol, Jessica, Joshua, Jacob (late Ashley), Aaron and Rebekah and great-grandmother of Annabell, Nolan, Lindsey, Colin, Ethan, Aubree,...

Robert Lelingis

Robert Lelingis

Jun 12, 2017

Robert F. Lelingis, age 73 of North Riverside, formerly of Berwyn, U.S. Navy Vietnam Veteran. Beloved husband of Arlene (nee Podmarsky), loving father of Robert Jr. (Rebecca) Lelingis, dear brother of Shirley Jankowski and Patricia Rojas, fond uncle of many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. Visitation Friday, June 16, 3:00pm to 9:00pm, Military Honors 8:00pm at Kuratko-Nosek Funeral Home 2447 S....

Theresa Krueger

Theresa Krueger

Jun 8, 2017

Theresa Krueger, nee Kopf, age 90 of Cicero. Beloved wife of the late Rudolph, loving mother of Ronald Krueger and the late Robert Krueger, dear sister of Dorothy (Mike) Salerno. Visitation Wednesday, June 14, 9:30am until time of prayers, 12:30pm at Kuratko-Nosek Funeral Home, 2447 S. DesPlaines Avenue, North Riverside. Funeral Service, 1:00pm at Saints Peter and Paul Lutheran Church,...

David Michalowski

David Michalowski

Jun 6, 2017

David Allen Michalowski, age 60, passed away May 16, 2017. He is survived by his sons, Jacob and Luke, his parents, Joseph and Rose, his brothers, Joe (Maureen), Mike (Gina), Al (Sandy) and many nieces and nephews. A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, June 10th, 1:00pm to 3:00pm. Service will take place at 3:00pm.

Dolores Mary Zitnik

Dolores Mary Zitnik

May 30, 2017

Dolores Mary Zitnik, nee Purcell, age 96 of North Riverside, formerly of Berwyn. Beloved wife of the late Edwin J. Zitnik Sr., loving mother of Edwin J. Jr. (Gail) Zitnik, John C. (Lutchie) Zitnik, Pamela (Michael) Abernathy, Penelope (Adam) Simoncelli and James J. (Mary) Zitnik, cherished grandmother of Sean (Kate) Abernathy, Matt Abernathy, Sarah (Mike) Buckingham, Scott E. (Terianne) Zitnik,...

Timothy Longhi

Timothy Longhi

May 22, 2017

Timothy Longhi, age 55 of Berwyn. Dear father of Dana and Laura Longhi, cherished son of Dolores (nee Stec) and the late Ronald Sr., loving brother of Ronald Jr. (Donna), Frank (Cindy), Louie (Sharon) and Eileen Liddle, fond uncle and great-uncle of many. Memorial Visitation Thursday, May 25, 2pm to 8pm at Kuratko-Nosek Funeral Home, 2447 S. DesPlaines Avenue, North...