Obituaries

Apr 15, 2021

Mieczyslaw "Matt" Skiba, Beloved husband of 38 Years to Halina; loving father of Cesar (Agnieszka) and Conrad (Agata); proud and cherished Dzia Dzia of Leo; dear brother, uncle, mentor and friend to many. Memorial gathering Monday, April 19, 2021 from 4 to 8 P.M. Funeral Prayers Tuesday, 10:15 A.M. at Lawrence Funeral Home 4800 N. Austin Ave. Chicago. Procession...

Apr 9, 2021

Janke, Arlene M., nee Rolnicki. Beloved wife of Donald. Loving mother of Michael (Carla) Janke and Renee Janke. Cherished Nana of Cassidy and Isaac. Dear sister of Lawrence Rolnicki and Thomas (Lana) Rolnicki. Devoted sister in law of Dale (Gary) Davis and Diane (Bob) Carroll. Fond aunt of many nieces and nephews. A Memorial Mass will be held at...

Apr 3, 2021

Nicolas Monroy, 70, beloved husband, father, and grandfather.

Visitation will be on Sunday, April 11, 2021 from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Lawrence Funeral Home, 4800 N. Austin Ave., Chicago, IL.

Brief Funeral Prayers Monday, April 12, 2021 at 9:30 a.m. to St. Robert Bellarmine Catholic Church for Mass of Christian Burial at 10...

Mar 12, 2021

Maria Stopka, nee Jachymiak; beloved wife of Andrew; cherished mother of Silvia (Aaron) Connell, Natalie (Joe, Fiancé) and the late Adam; loving grandmother of Lucas, Nina and Casey Connell, Katrina and Alain Stopka; dearest grand-dog Cinnamon; fond sister of Chester (Helen), the late John (Ursula), the late Stanley (Maria), the late Frank, the late Rozalia, the late Jozef and...

Mar 9, 2021

Joanne M. Angelo, 79, loving sister of Grace Lagioia, Peggy Reboletti, Marie "Mimi" Del'Aquila, and Judy LaRocco; cherished daughter of the late Joseph and the late Ann; beloved aunt and great-aunt of many nieces and nephews.

Joanne was an integral part of St. Constance Catholic Church. From the Seniors Club to the Womens' Club she was able...

Mar 2, 2021

Gerstein, Esther, Beloved wife of the late Benjamin. Devoted mother of Sandra (Kerry) Teplinsky and Avery Gerstein. Cherished grandmother of Tasha Teplinsky. Fond aunt of many nieces and nephews. Many thanks to all those who cared her. A Graveside Service will be held at Jewish Waldheim Cemetery, 1400 S. Des Plaines Avenue, Forest Park, on Thursday March 4, 2021...

Feb 25, 2021

Tomasz R. Stapowicz, age 73, beloved husband of Elzbieta (nee Zastawna), loving father of Anna. Tomasz will be missed by family in Poland and Canada. Visitation at Lawrence Funeral Home on Thursday, March 4 th from 4:00 P.M. – 9:00 P.M. Prayers Friday at 10:30 A.M. Procession to St. Constance Church for Mass of Christian Burial 11:00 A.M. Interment...

Feb 25, 2021

Stella Socha, 76, of Chicago, IL. Loving mother of Andy (Lucyna) Socha and Anna (Daniel) Lukaszewicz. Cherished babcia of Kamil and Aleksandra Lukaszewicz. Visitation at Lawrence Funeral Home, 4800 N. Austin Avenue Chicago, Monday March 1, 2021, 3pm-8pm. Prayers Tuesday March 2, 2021 at 9:45am at Lawrence Funeral Home followed by the funeral mass at St. Priscilla Catholic Church,...

Feb 15, 2021

Hillard J. Kolasinski, 92, beloved husband of the late Irene. Loving father of Carol (the late Art) Costello, Sandra (Larry) Casey, Edward (Lisa) Kolasinski, Jim (Sue) Kolasinski and the late Kenneth (Jean) Kolasinski; Proud grandpa to Kimberly Costello, Kevin Kolasinski, Nick Casey, Karen Kolasinski, Christopher Casey, Emily Kolasinski, Jason Kolasinski and Katie Kolasinski; dearest brother of the late Dolores C....

Feb 12, 2021

Steffi Augustyniak, nee Merwitz; beloved wife and best friend of 56 years to the late Frank; loving mother of Richard (Vela), Karen (Richard) Moore and George (Leah); cherished Oma to Kristine, Kelly (Joe), Kerri (Matt), Michael Jr. (Charity), Kevin (Sasha), Ashley (Tim, fiancé) and Nicole; dearest great-grandma Oma to Vyolet, Gwen, Finley, Raferty and Leona; dear sister to Jenny (Kurt)...

Jan 26, 2021

Rosemary B. Horn, 104, loving daughter of the late August and late Martha; dear sister of the late Dorothy P., the late Paul Thomas, the late Richard "Art", and the late August "Gus"; cherished aunt of the late Paul August (Carol Marie) Horn, Marymartha (John) Dore, Daniel (Carol) Horn, and Corrine Horn; great-aunt of Dorothy G. Horn, Bridget D'Escoto,...

Jan 22, 2021

Everyone who knew Michael will agree that he was a truly cordial and generous spirit full of life and laughter. He lived his life with love for others, a passion for adventure and fun, and a great sense of humor. He was always happy to host an impromptu social gathering or BBQ at his house. He was the life...

Jan 20, 2021

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Mark A. Skidmore, 53, loving father of Chris, Rebecca, and William; beloved fiancé of Candi; cherished...

Jan 20, 2021

Cynthia M. Wurtz, age 65, passed away January 20, 2021.  She was born August 3, 1955, in Chicago, to the late Ronald and the late Dorothy Bobowski.  Cynthia was a hard worker, loved her kids, grandsons, many pets and her garden.

Beloved mother of Nicole Wurtz and the late Christopher Wurtz; loving grandmother of Andrew and Daniel...

Jan 17, 2021

Julianna Panczko, beloved mother of Danuta (Stanislaw) Lyszczarczyk and Maria (Jan) Kukulka; cherished grandmother of Malgorzata and Magdalena Lyszczarczyk and Lukasz (Ilona) Kukulka; loving great-grandmother of Olivia and Emilia Kukulka.  Visitation, Wednesday, from 5 to 9 p.m. Funeral Prayers, Thursday, 12 p.m. at Lawrence Funeral Home 4800 N. Austin Ave., Chicago to St. Constance Church, Mass 12:30 p.m.  Interment...

Jan 15, 2021

Christopher Milewski, Beloved son of Wenceslaus (Danuta) and the late Teresa. Christopher left behind a loving family in America and in Poland.  He will be missed by all.  Visitation, Friday, 4 to 8 p.m. Funeral Prayers, Saturday, 12 p.m. at Lawrence Funeral Home 4800 N. Austin Ave., Chicago to St. Constance Church, Mass 12:30 p.m. Entombment St. Adalbert Cemetery. ...

Jan 10, 2021

Betty (Elizabeth) LaBosh, age 98, passed away January 10, 2021.  She was born Christmas Eve, 1922 in Pennsylvania, to the late Michael and the late Sofia (nee Aszklar) LaBosh.  Dear sister of the late Ann (the late Walter) Mika and the late Priscilla (the late Nick) Pajor.  Beloved aunt of the late Mariane (the late John) Jezowski, Robert (Tish)...

Jan 9, 2021

Charles J. Schneider, 81, of Chicago, IL.  Loving husband and best friend of 58 years to Janice (Corbin) Schneider.  Devoted father of Ann Schneider, Mary (Nate) Hobaugh, Patty (Todd) Birkeland and Elizabeth (Jean) Fils.  Loving grandpa of Andrew Hobaugh, Allison Hobaugh, Scott Birkeland, Maddie Hobaugh, Amanda Birkeland and Elliott Hobaugh.  Devoted son to the late Carl and Eleanor Schneider...

Jan 1, 2021

Visitation at Lawrence Funeral Home 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, January 13, 2021.

Services will be from 6 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Interment is private

Due to current health mandates, everyone is asked to be patient and abide by the number of visitors allowed inside the funeral home. Only 10 guests are...