Obituaries

Giovanna Gabino
Dec 22, 2010
Giovanna Gabino, nee Modica, age 82, of North Riverside, formerly of Forest Park. Beloved wife of the late Angelo, loving mother of Rosa (Cosmo) Stella and Vito (Sherri), cherished grandmother of Salvatore Stella, Angelo and Dominic Gabino, fond aunt of Pina (Pete) Tevere.
Frances Lokay
Dec 21, 2010
Frances Lokay, nee Zima, age 97, of North Riverside. Beloved wife of the late George, dear sister of Eleanor (late John) Sandrik, late Mildred Zima, late Marie (late George) Groh, late Joseph (late Agnes) Zima and the late Edward (Mary) Zima, fond aunt of many nieces and nephews.
Julia M. Wysopal
Dec 21, 2010
Julia M. Wysopal, nee Sojka, age 86, of North Riverside. Beloved wife of the late Walter A., loving mother of Peter, David (Antoinette), Mary (T.J.) Bolger, George (Cathy), Walter (Theresa) and Michael, cherished grandmother of Andrea, Brett, Kaitlin, David, Bryan, Daisy, Finn, Amanda, Adam, A.J., Ali, Andrew, Hannah, Matthew and Sophia, fond aunt of Maryann and Arlene.
Marie A. Denham
Dec 17, 2010
Marie A. "esDolly"es Denham, nee Tagliavia, age 77, of DesPlaines. Beloved wife of the late Willy McMullin an the late Jack Denham; loving mother of Willy (Mary) McMullin, Daniel (Dianne) McMullin and Cathy (Russell) Lightfoot; cherished grandmother of Patrick, Katy, Margaret, Daniel, Bryan, Russell Jr., Joe, Jack and Aili and great-grandmother of Kade and Maci; dear sister of the late...
Leonard A. Wirtel
Dec 13, 2010
Leonard Wirtel, age 68, of Brookfield, longtime partner of Judy Wilken of Downers Grove, former husband of Toni Garnhart (nee Wapiennik), loving father of Steve (Donna) of Phoenix, AZ, and Ken (Nicole), of Ottawa, IL, cherished grandfather of Daniel, Nicholas, and Alex, dear brother of Barbara Paez, fond uncle of Christine Aaron, Yvonne Paez and Cathy Douce.
Shirley M. Vitous
Nov 30, 2010
Shirley M. Vitous nee Emms, age 87, of North Riverside, formerly of Berwyn. Beloved wife of Edward, loving mother of Diane (Ronald) Deuter, cherished grandmother of Stephany, dear sister-in-law of Dolores Martin.
Charles David Bloch
Nov 26, 2010
Charles David Bloch, age 59, of Berwyn. Beloved husband of the late Christine nee Weiss, fond stepfather of Eric Weaver, dear brother of Suzanne P. Bloch, Thomas P. Bloch and Robert N. Bloch, cherished uncle of Amanda and Danielle Bloch, loving son of the late Norman H. and the late Patricia D. (nee Nash) Bloch.
Jerry O. Schindler
Nov 26, 2010
Jerry O. Schindler, age 93, of Wauconda, formerly of Berwyn. U.S. Army WW II Veteran. Beloved husband of Helen nee Kuchynka, loving father of Ronald (Jean), cherished grandfather of Karen (Steven) Kala and Lisa (Greg) Swanson and great-grandmother of Megan and Matthew Kala. Dear brother of George Schindler. osek.com.
Ludwig J. Kuta
Nov 24, 2010
Ludwig J. Kuta, age 95, of Willowbrook, formerly of North Riverside, WWII US Navy Veteran, beloved husband of the late Libbie, nee Pivonka, loving father of Michael A. (Karen) and the late Margaret, cherished grandfather of Michael J. and Katie A., dear brother of James (Helen).
Eugene L. Neverouski
Nov 22, 2010
Eugene L. Neverouski, age 77, of Woodridge. U.S. Army Korean War Veteran. Beloved husband of Dolores nee Zaremba, loving father of Karen (Joseph) Tannura and Kathy (Michael) Wyller, cherished grandfather of Nicole, Melissa, Lauren, Michael and Ashley, dear brother of Allan (Bobbie) Neverouski and Dolores (late Richard) Farganus.
Karel J. Svec Sr.
Nov 20, 2010
Karel J. Svec Sr., age 84 of Berwyn. Beloved husband of the late Kristina nee Kamler, loving father of Karel Jr. (Suzanne) and Georg (Elizabeth), cherished grandfather of Christian (Maria), Elliot, Georg, Margaret and great-grandfather of Teddy. Karel is also survived by his sister Jirna, brother Josef and other relatives in Czechoslovakia.
Lucille M. Collins
Nov 17, 2010
Lucille M. Collins, nee Bruno, age 85 of Berwyn. Beloved wife of the late William J. Jr., loving mother of William (Sandra Collins & Kathy Kelly), James (Grace), Barbara (Greg) Bachmura, Anna Collins-Cirilo, Kathleen (late Thomas) Giovannelli, Cecelia (late Richard Junge) Jezuit and Mary (Dennis) Vlasak, proud grandmother of 14 and great-grandmother of 14, dear sister, aunt and friend to...
Judith A. Votisek
Nov 11, 2010
Judith A. Votisek passed away on Thursday, November 11, 2010 after a courageous battle with brain cancer. Judith was born to Herman and Agnes Schweisthal of Aurora, Illinois. Judith
Shirley Agnes Sedlak
Nov 4, 2010
Shirley Agnes Sedlak nee Machacek, age 83 of North Riverside. Beloved wife of the late Harold O., loving mother of Linda Sedlak, cherished grandmother of Michelle (Rich) Boryk, Kimberly (Eric Gonzalez) Richter, Kevin Sedlak and great-grandmother of Nicholas and Matthew Boryk. Faithful companion of 3 dogs and 5 cats. Shirley was a devoted mother, homemaker and writer. She wrote two...
Carolyn J. Landahl
Oct 27, 2010
Carolyn Landahl, 70, married for 46 years to Paul Landahl, who recently served as Bishop of the Chicago Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, died on October 27, 2010 at her home in Riverside, IL. Carolyn was mother to Elizabeth (Heather Cusick), Amy (Marc Hill), and Matthew (Jeannette Payne) and grandmother to Eleanor and Nathan Hill.
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Joseph George Schultz
Oct 27, 2010
Joseph George Schultz, age 85 of Tinley Park, former Crestwood Chief of Police, U.S. Navy W.W. II and U.S. Army Korean War Veteran. Beloved husband of Deloris
Mary R. Volpe
Oct 5, 2010
Mary R. Volpe, nee Johnson. Loving mother of Peter (Elizabeth), Rev. Gina Volpe and Michelle (Jeff) Bardachowski. Mary was Executive Director of the Northeast Austin Organization from 1972 until 2001.