Obituaries

William Benson III

William Benson III

Apr 28, 2017

William J. Benson III, age 73 of Lisle, formerly of Baltimore, Maryland. Beloved husband of Mary Diane (nee Wilson), loving father of Matthew William (Christine) Benson and Kristin Michelle (Paul) Mitchell, cherished grandfather of William Mitchell, Jack Benson, Emerson Mitchell, Gavin Benson and Jillian Mitchell, dear brother of Kathleen A. (Mark) Filiaggi and the late David M. Benson, fond uncle...

Rose Keefer

Rose Keefer

Apr 25, 2017

Rose Keefer, nee Sova, age 96 of Berwyn. Beloved wife of the late George, loving mother of Mary Jane (Daniel) Pawlak, Joan (Dr. Joseph) Gigante and Karen (Glen) Zakavec, devoted grandmother of Margaret (Michael) Tobolaski, Maureen (Michael) Bulthuis, Katie (Michael) Raffinello, Thomas (Rebecca) Galbraith, George (Carol) Pawlak, Daniel Pawlak, Matthew, Steven and David Gigante, Jill (Art) Aldrich, Brian (Renee) and...

Bernard Winslow

Bernard Winslow

Apr 24, 2017

Bernard E. Winslow, age 95 of North Aurora. Retired Major U.S. Air Force and Marine Corps Veteran. Beloved husband of the late Gloria, nee Givens, loving father of Arnold Winslow, Audray (Rick) Gollinger, Diane (Jeff) Milne and Alan (Jo Ann) Winslow, cherished grandfather of Andrew and Victoria Winslow, Tiffany and Lindsey Gollinger and the late Kimberly Gollinger. Bernard will be...

Helen Kariott

Helen Kariott

Apr 21, 2017

Helen E. Kariott, nee Niskanen, age 92 of Clarendon Hills, formerly of Berwyn. Beloved wife of Walter J., loving mother of Thomas (Lori) and John (Sue), cherished grandmother of Brian, Brandon and Nicole, dear sister of George and Gertrude. Visitation Sunday, April 23, 2:00pm-7:00pm at Kuratko-Nosek Funeral Home 2447 S. DesPlaines Avenue, North Riverside.  Funeral Monday, April 24th, lying in...

Mae Rose Mangano

Mae Rose Mangano

Apr 21, 2017

Mae Rose Mangano, nee Goodman, age 91 of North Riverside. Beloved wife of the late Roy G., loving mother of Michael J. (Doreen), Roy A. (Kathleen), Robert W. (Susan) and the late Richard R., cherished grandmother of Brittany (Mike) Apa, Rachel Mangano, Mallory (Joe) Borsellino, Steven R. Mangano, Timothy W. Mangano, Dawn M. Mangano, Jackie (Andy) Boyd, Mary Trier and...

J.D. Carter

J.D. Carter

Apr 19, 2017

J.D. Carter, age 86 of Chicago. Beloved husband of the late Virginia, nee Dudek, loving father of Wayne (Debbie) Carter, Ron (Fran) Carter and Jeff (Chrysalis) Carter, cherished grandfather of Michelle (Thomas) Banholzer, Jason Carter and Justin Carter, Sophia Carter and Gabriel Carter and great grandfather of Carter, Matthew and Nyla Banholzer. Funeral Saturday, April 22, 10:00am chapel service at...

Henrietta Daniello

Henrietta Daniello

Apr 17, 2017

Henrietta A. Daniello, nee Hobin, age 91 of North Riverside. Beloved wife of the late Anthony A., loving mother of Therese (the late Dan) Martone, Henrietta Daniello and Antoinette (Charles) Wolter, cherished grandmother of Frank, Dan, Nicole and Karen (Dan) Medina and great grandmother of Natalie, dear sister of John Hobin. Visitation Wednesday, April 19, 10:00am until time of Funeral...

Robert Wronski

Robert Wronski

Apr 17, 2017

Robert R. Wronski, age 89 of Berwyn. U.S. WWII and Korean War Marine Corps Veteran. Beloved husband of Marion E. (nee Wojtaszczyk), loving father of William (Nili) Wronski, Susan M. (William) Maly, Margaret (Rick Thomfohrda) Wronski and the late Robert J. Wronski, cherished grandfather of Emily and Matthew Wronski and dear brother of Donald (Joyce) Wronski. Memorial Visitation Saturday, April...

Rosemary Silay

Rosemary Silay

Apr 12, 2017

Rosemary Silay, nee Tucciarello, age 80 of Downers Grove, formerly of North Riverside and Chicago. Loving mother of Chris Silay and Ron (Kathy) Silay, cherished grandmother of Kelly (Ryan) Olenski and Colleen Silay, dear sister of Angelo (Kathy) Tucciarello. Funeral Tuesday, April 18, 9:30am from Kuratko-Nosek Funeral Home, 2447 S. DesPlaines Avenue, North Riverside to Mater Christi Church, Mass 10:00am....

Claire Minchin

Claire Minchin

Mar 16, 2017

Claire Minchin, nee Schlossberg, age 94 of North Riverside, formerly of LaGrange. Beloved wife of the late Jarvis, loving mother of Robert Minchin and Carol Minchin. Interment Private.

Charlotte Roland

Charlotte Roland

Mar 13, 2017

Charlotte E. Roland, nee Tipton, age 80, of Arlington Heights, formerly of Cicero. Beloved wife of the late Wayne, loving mother of Scott (Cheryl) Jordan, Larry Jordan and the late Steven Jordan, cherished grandmother of 5. Graveside service and interment Tuesday, March 14, 10:00am at Forest Home Cemetery, 863 S. DesPlaines Avenue, Forest Park. Family and friends are asked to...

Cipriano Cerda

Cipriano Cerda

Mar 9, 2017

Cipriano Cerda, age 67 of Riverside. Beloved husband of the late Marguerite, nee Vasile, loving father of Paula (Peter) Fudacz and Elena (Michael) Cash, cherished grandfather of Peter, Patrick and Paige Fudacz and Michael and Isabella Cash, dear brother of Victoria, Rene, Luis, Vincente, Mely, Richard, Lamberta, Jesus, the late Teresa, the late Rosendo, the late Blanca Cerda and the...

Arthur Petersen

Arthur Petersen

Mar 7, 2017

Arthur Edward Petersen, age 69 of Lyons, formerly of Forest Park.  Beloved father of Tami Donaldson and Art (April) Petersen, cherished grandfather of Danjae and Leeland, dear brother of Gregory (Haregewoin) Brauer and fond uncle of Matthew Brauer, Allison Brauer and Cheryl (Eliot) Triantos.  Arthur was a Sergeant in the U.S. Army having served during the Vietnam War.  He was...

Robert Kozak

Robert Kozak

Mar 6, 2017

Robert K. Kozak, age 71 of  Stickney, retired Corporal Village of Stickney Police Department. Beloved husband of Ivana nee Cosentino, loving son of the late Robert K. Sr. and the late Lillian Kozak, dear brother of Patricia (late Edward) Handtmann, cherished uncle of Kimberly (Robert) Zajac, Edward M. (Kathy) Handtmann and great-uncle of Michael Edward Handtmann. Funeral Thursday, March 9,...

Mildred Eberly

Mildred Eberly

Mar 5, 2017

Mildred Anne Eberly, nee Sevecky, age 93 of Naperville, formerly of North Riverside. Beloved wife of the late Ralph H., loving mother of the late Theodore L. (Marietta), cherished grandmother of Alysia (Brandon) Daun and Erik (Amber, fiancee), dear sister of the late Elsie Kurtz and fond aunt of the late Jack Monaco. Visitation Wednesday, March 8, 9:30am until time...

Irene Roberts

Irene Roberts

Feb 27, 2017

Irene D. Roberts (nee Dudek), age 96 of North Riverside. Beloved wife of the late Russell G. Roberts, dear sister of the late Virginia (J.D.) Carter, loving aunt of Wayne (Debbie) Carter, Ron (Fran) Carter and Jeff (Chrysalis) Carter and fond great-aunt to many nieces and nephews. Cremation Private. Burial of Cremains Woodlawn Cemetery. Online condolences may be offered to...

Shirley Anderson

Shirley Anderson

Feb 27, 2017

Shirley J. Anderson, age 90, lifelong Riverside resident, retired Chicago Public Schools Teacher for over 40 years at Kinzie School, Linnae School, Reilly School and Emmett School. Shirley also served as a Trustee for the Chicago Teachers’ Pension Fund, was a graduate of the Chicago Teachers College and received her Master’s Degree at Loyola University. Loving mother of Starr (late...

Joann Wilkowski

Joann Wilkowski

Feb 27, 2017

Joann Wilkowski (nee Wodecki). Beloved wife for 50 years to the late Edward, loving mother of Lisa (Scott) McCrory and Eddie “Sparky” (Vanessa) Wilkowski, fond grandmother of Alec, Benjamin, and Ella. Loved being a mother, grandmother and enjoyed animals and baking. Visitation Tuesday  2:00pm until time of Prayer Service, 7:00pm at Kuratko-Nosek Funeral Home, 2447 Desplaines Avenue, North Riverside. Interment Greenview Memorial...

William Ferm

William Ferm

Feb 23, 2017

William Dwight Ferm, age 89 of Palos Heights, United States Marine Corps Korean War Veteran and Purple Heart Recipient. Beloved husband of the late Jeanne nee Wilhite, loving father of William D. Jr. (Kimberly) Ferm, cherished grandfather of Jennifer (Dan) Morand,  Michelle (Erik) Zehme, and great-grandfather of Madison Lynn Morand and dear brother of Phyllis (late Richard) Karner, the late...

William Eslay

William Eslay

Feb 20, 2017

William M. Eslay, age 75 of Cicero. Loving brother of Estella Galindez and dear uncle of Rosa Galindez. Visitation Wednesday, February 22, 9:30am until time of Chapel Service, 11:00am at Kuratko-Nosek Funeral Home, 2447 S. DesPlaines Avenue, North Riverside. Interment St. Mary Cemetery, Evergreen Park.