Obituaries

Oct 9, 2022

Carmelita T. Maranan, 76, of Chicago. Loving wife of the late Ernesto V. Maranan; beloved mother of Joy (Darren) Tanis, Jason (Angie) and Jerli (Albert) Ignacio and the late Ernesto Joel Maranan; dear Nana of Jacob, Olivia, Lexi, Jared, Aubrey, Aiden and Austen; cherished sister of Efren (Anita) Tamanio, Largo (Gaudelia) Tamanio, Dulce (Leonardo) Adajar, Julieta (Juanito) Castillo, Jaime Tamanio,...

Oct 6, 2022

Gordon E. Tontlewicz, 81, lifelong resident of Chicago, passed away October 6, 2022.  Beloved husband of the late Gloria, nee Rennick; loving father of Gordon and Catherine (Hector) Rodriguez; cherished grandfather of Joel Rodriguez, Tiffany McKinnon (Richard Vergara) and Jocelyn Rodriguez; devoted son of the late Joseph and Mildred, nee Ferguson; dear brother of the late Joann Mischke (the late...

Sep 25, 2022

Donald A. Vlcek, 93, passed away at home on September 25, 2022. Beloved husband of the late Mary Ann, whom he thought of with love and longing for the twenty-five years since her passing. Adored father of Linda (Lou) Skibicki, Lori Majewski, Donald (the late Andrea) and Kathleen (Michael) Creighton. Cherished grandfather of twelve and treasured great-grandfather of twelve....

Sep 13, 2022

Marian Wodzisz, age 59, loving father of Mateusz (Tume); cherished grandfather of James; beloved brother of Lucyna (Andrzej) and Jolanta (Marek); caring uncle and great-uncle of Alexandra, Kamil, Arkadiusz (Iwona), Patrycja, Natalia, Olivia, and Dawid (Paulina). Visitation will be held on Friday, September 16 th from 3:00 P.M.- 8:00 P.M. Wake Service at 7:00 P.M.

Chapel Prayers...

Sep 9, 2022

Carole Ann Egner, nee Miller, age 85, passed away September 9, 2022. She was born November 26, 1936 in Chicago.  Beloved wife of the late Richard Egner Sr.; loving mother of the late David, the late Richard "Rick" Jr., and the late Lesa; cherished grandmother of Rebecca (Dillon), Adam, and Hanna (David); proud great-grandmother of Arden and Luka. A...

Sep 2, 2022

Larry Garton O'Krepky, 73, passed away on September 2, 2022. Beloved husband of Rebecca. Adoring father of Joseph (Samantha) and Angela, treasured step-father of Dennis (Katy) Paschall and Rosemary Williams. Cherished grandfather of Angelina, Cooper, Audrey, Coralie, Patrick, Casey, Duncan and Ida.

Larry served as a Sergeant in the United States Army and was a proud member...

Aug 21, 2022

Lorraine R. Gorski, loving wife of 68 years and "Sweet Lorraine" to the late Leonard; precious mom of Mickey (Patty) Gorski, Mary (Bob) Casper, Margie (Tom) Szewczyk, Mark (Ginger) Gorski and Marcia (Mike) Reuther; beloved nana of Julie (Dave), Brian (Terri), Mark (Adrienne), Jackie, Matt (Julie), Melanie (Jeff), Luke (Becca), Marty (Carly), Pete and Joe (Jessica); great-nana of Jack,...

Aug 20, 2022

Victoria Jean Garcia-Doney, of Chicago, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, August 20, 2022, at her summer home in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. Left to cherish her memory are her loving husband, James Doney, mother, Maureen Campbell, brother, Chris Garcia, brother and sisters-in-law, Kevin (Terry) Doney, Judy (Bob) Weissbeck, and Sue McCahill, and numerous nieces, nephews and close friends. Vicki also...

Aug 18, 2022

Memorial Visitation will be held at Lawrence Funeral Home, 4800 N Austin Ave, Chicago IL 60630, Thursday, August 25, 2022 from 3-9pm.

Prayer Service will begin at 6pm.

For more information please call 773-736-2300.

Aug 15, 2022

Jozef Kukulka, Age 63, passed away on August 15, 2022.

Widower of Anna (nee Szuba) Kukulka. Loving father of Alicja (Mateusz) Starczewski and Daniel Kukulka. Dear grandfather of Casimir. Cherished son of the late Maria née Kipta and the late Stanislaw Kukulka. Fond brother of Jan (Maria) Kukulka, Zofia (Kazimierz) Fidelus, Pawel (Mariola)...

Aug 5, 2022

Krzysztof Tac, Loving son of Zofia Tac (Henry) Mikolajuk. Beloved son of the late Wladyslaw Tac. Dear father of Patrycja Tac. Cherished brother of Jan (Mariola) Tac, Stanislaw (Lucyna) Tac and Lucyna (Krzysztof) Zych. Fond uncle of many nieces. Devoted friend of many. Visitation will be held Wednesday, August 10, 2022 at Lawrence Funeral Home from 5-9pm. Mass of...

Jul 31, 2022

David A. Curylo, 76, passed away on July 31, 2022. Beloved son of the late Joseph John Sr and Lottie née Yavaraski. He is survived by his cherished siblings Elizabeth "Betty", Lillian "Lill" and Patricia "Pat" (the late Charles) Dalton. He is preceded in death by his significant other, MaryJo Carlson and his siblings Joseph "Joe" Jr. (the late...

Jul 23, 2022

Bronisław Wilczek, 79; cherished father of Chris (Aurelia) Wilczek; devoted grandpa of Natalia Wilczek, Zosia Wilczek, and Anna Lisowski; loving brother of Zofia Knapczyk, Wladysława Papież, Mieczysław) Wilczek, and Edward Wilczek; and son of the late Ludwina and the late Jan Wilczek.

Visitation, Thursday, August 4, 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Funeral Prayers, Friday, August 5, 9:15...

Jul 23, 2022

Judith "Judy" Parisi of Chicago, 83, passed on July 23, 2022. Beloved wife of Don Cokel. She is predeceased by her first husband Michael J. Parisi. Adored mother of Regina (Robert) Green, John (Stephanie Sheckler), Michael (Linda) and Stephanie (Daniel) Viane. Loved stepmother of Karen (David) Gilles, Paul (Donna) Cokel and Kim (Juan) Garcia. Cherished grandmother of Nicole, Danielle,...

Jul 20, 2022

Benito "Benny" Manuel Rodriguez Puig, beloved son of Ariel Rodriguez and Katrina Puig; grandson of Luis and Katty Rodriguez, Victor and Sandra Puig, and Agnes Roche and Wilson Burgos; great-grandson of Martha Rodriguez, Nieves Paez, Milagros Vega, Ana Lucia Herrera, and Carmen Borges; nephew of Jessica and Marcos Bravo, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Giovanni Rodriguez, Ray Rodriguez, Andrea Puig, and Danny...

Jul 14, 2022

Nereida Ruiz née Ortiz ,79, passed away in her home on July 14, 2022. Beloved wife of Jose A. for over thirty-five years. Adoring mother to Pedro J. Castro Jr (Nora), Carlos and Edwin (Annyvette) Castro. Cherished grandmother to Jeffrey, Carlos Jr, Tatiana, Edwin Jr, Peter, Tara, Blake, Melanie, Jessica, Jonathan and Emily; great grandmother of twenty. Adored sister...

Jul 7, 2022

Carlos Martinez, 41, of Chicago and long time resident of Rolling Meadows, passed away on July 7, 2022. Beloved husband of Doris neé Vasquez, for almost a decade. Adoring father of Marissa Gagliano and Brianna Love Martinez. Cherished step-father of Dimitri and Angel Sarris and Giselle Vasquez. Treasured brother of the late Franky Labellarte, Mikey Labellarte, Dana (Chris) Birt,...

Jul 4, 2022

Bernadette Schmidt, 83, of Chicago IL, passed away on July 4, 2022. Beloved wife of Robert F. Schmidt (Ret. CPD) for over 63 years. Adoring mother of Noreen (Craig) Heffernan and Roberta (Anthony) Marchiori. Cherished Busia of Anthony R. Marchiori and Anastasia (Michael) Rice. Dear sister of Virginia (the late Charles) Lynch. She was a treasured aunt to her...

Jun 16, 2022

Michał Mroz, passed away June 16, 2022, age 38; Beloved husband, son, brother, uncle and friend.  Family and friends to meet, Friday, June 24, 2022 at St. Constance Catholic Church 5843 W. Strong Ave., Chicago for Mass to begin at 12:00 p.m.  Interment to follow at All Saints Cemetery in Des Plaines, IL.  Arrangements by Lawrence Funeral Home 773-736-2300...

May 29, 2022

George "Bud" Laycock, 97, of Chicago, IL passed away peacefully the 29 th of May, 2022.  After graduating from Farragut High school, he signed up for the draft and joined the US Army Air Corp in 1943 where he became a flight officer, serving with troop carrier squadrons such as the 13 th – the Thirsty 13 th .  ...