Obituaries

Oct 6, 2008

CHESTER G. SWAPA , age 81 of North Riverside. U.S. Navy WWII Veteran. Beloved husband of Helen A. (nee Szczesny). Loving Father of Nancy (Mark) Petersen. Cherished Grandfather of Jennifer and Shaun. Uncle of many nieces and nephews.

Oct 3, 2008

James F. Prince, age 76, passed away Friday, October 3, 2008 at the home of his daughter. James was born December 17, 1931 in Chicago to Thomas and Marie (Lux) Prince. He was the 3rd of 5 children. He graduated from St. Phillip

Sep 27, 2008

George Bacos, age 84, of North Riverside. Dearest brother of Christopher and Helen (Wayne) Tezak, fond uncle of William and David Tezak.

Sep 25, 2008

Antonia C. Gomez, nee Camorlinga, age 80, of Riverside. Beloved wife of the late Vicente. Dearest mother of Vincent (Henrietta) Gomez, Conchita (Henry) Gardunio and Christina (Gerald) Gomez. Cherished grandmother of 7.

Sep 16, 2008

Arthur H. Ostrowski, age 91, of North Riverside. US Army WW2 Veteran. Mr. Ostrowski was awarded the Bronze Star for participating in World War II with the 33rd Division, first in defense of Hawaii, then on to New Guinea, fighting in the Battle of Muffin Bay and Wadke-Surmi. He sailed to Luzon, Philippines to engage in

Sep 14, 2008

Sep 11, 2008

Ricardo Arellano, age 80, of LaGrange, formerly of Chicago. Beloved Husband of Refugio nee Velazquez. Loving Father of David (Alma) Arellano, Silvia (Robert) Hanson and Carmen Arellano. Cherished Grandfather of Nicole Arellano, Sid Hanson and Angela Jones. Dear Brother of Miguel, Francisco, Anna, Luz and Maria Luisa.

Sep 10, 2008

Edward H. Jeffrey, age 58, of Berwyn. U.S. Army Vietnam Veteran. Beloved husband of Joan Jeffrey and the late Gayle Bruce-Jeffrey. Loving father of Daniel and Kevin. Dearest Son of Henry E. and the late Bernadette (nee Downey). Dear Brother of Clinton (Teri), Denise (Sam) Hall and the late Noreen (Wayne) Baka. Fond Uncle of Samuel, Austin, Joseph, Jonathan and...

Sep 10, 2008

Adeline Elizabeth Yukl nee Nerud, age 87 of North Riverside, formerly of Berwyn. Beloved Wife of the late Frank Jr.; Loving mother of Ronald (Angela). Cherished Grandmother of Nicholas (Nancy) and Laura (David) Karr and Step Great-Grandmother of Jillian and Tracey Webb.

Sep 5, 2008

Grace F. Fister, nee Vales, Age 92, of North Riverside. Beloved Wife of the late William. Loving daughter of the late Frank and the late Mary (nee Kipta). Dear Cousin of Ed and George Kipta and Elaine (Charles) Levy. Fond Aunt of many nieces and nephews.

Sep 4, 2008

Sep 2, 2008

DONNA J. HLAVAS nee MARTIN, Age 60 of Stickney. Beloved wife of Fred. Loving daughter of Robert A. Sr. and the late Isabelle (nee Iwinski) Martin. Cherished sister of Nancy (Philip) Boshkoff , the late Robert A. Jr. and her twin, the late Donald Martin. Fond aunt of many and great-aunt of 7.

Sep 1, 2008

Donald W. Leonard, age 72, of North Riverside. Beloved husband of Diane, nee Flynn. Loving father of John (Shawn) Bishop, Janet (Bill) Radford and Jill Diethelm. Cherished grandfather of Jeremy (Monica), Jason, Toni, Johnny, Jack and Joey and Great-Grandfather of Austin. Fond brother of the late Gerald and the late John E. Leonard.

Aug 25, 2008

Aug 25, 2008

MARIANNE STEC, age 66, of Rosemont. Beloved daughter of Helen (nee Wielgosz) and the late Louis G. Stec. Loving Sister of Dolores (Ronald Sr.) Longhi. Dearest Niece of Martha and the late Edward Wielgus and Family. Cherished Aunt of Ronald Jr. (Donna), Frank (Cindy), Timothy, Louie (Sharon) Longhi and Eileen Liddle, and Great Aunt of Ronald III and Angela Longhi,...

Aug 22, 2008

VIRGINIA KUZNIAR, age 87, of Broadview. Beloved daughter of the late Anna Kuzniar. Dearest Friend of Irene Gorski and Tish Murphy.

Aug 21, 2008

VICTOR J. SKILL, age 89, of North Riverside, formerly of Cicero. U.S. Army Veteran of WW II. Beloved husband of Helen, nee Bettina. Dear Stepfather of Joseph (Sue) Bettina and Jo Ann (Patrick) Neville. Loving Son of the late Thomas and late Stella Skill. Dearest Brother of the late Eugene and late Simon Skill. Fond Uncle of Louise (James) Gildo...

Aug 5, 2008

PAULINE A. KROPIDOSKI nee RIZZONI, age 66, of North Riverside. Beloved wife of Robert B.; Loving mother of Robert (Dodie) and Audra (Don Grotz) Mix. Cherished Grandmother of Alexa Kropidoski and James R. Mix.

Aug 2, 2008

Lois Rita Wilcek, nee Gyure, age 73, passed away suddenly, August 2, 2008 in Tucson, AZ. Born in Chicago, raised in Grand Rapids MI, resided in Chicago, LaGrange Park and Riverside. Loving wife of Frank D. Wilcek and former wife of Fred Falater. Beloved mother of Scott, Dan, Chris, Laura and Tom. Cherished grandmother of 9, great-grandmother of 1. Fond...

Jul 28, 2008

Ann Assise, 95, nee Damore, beloved wife of the late Anthony. Loving mother of Mary Ann (late Robert) Reichel and Patricia (Jack) Visny. Devoted grandmother of Richard Musil, Michael A. (Jacquelyn) Musil, and Michelle Visny. Fond sister-in-law of Sam ( late Irene) Donofrio and Beatrice (late Rocco) Assise. Dear aunt and friend of many.

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