Obituaries

Apr 26, 2020

Sabina Valadez nee Lopez, age 90, of Chicago, IL passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, April 26, 2020. Beloved mother of the late James, the late Richard (Gail), Paul (Marie), Louis C.F.D. Retired (Theresa), the late Edward, Francis C.P.D (Lara) and Monica (Scott) Michalski; loving daughter of the late Benito and the late Cenobia Lopez; cherished grandmother of...

Apr 15, 2020

Hazel S. Fackler (nee Shepardson) of Chicago passed away peacefully on April 15, 2020 at the age of 96. Born in Titusville PA on July 27, 1923 to the late Claude and Gladys Shepardson. Beloved wife of the late Walter, mother of the late Mark (Susan), Fr. Neil and Paul Fackler; grandmother of Elizabeth (Kirk) Crawford, Sarah Theubet, Emily...

Apr 15, 2020

Marion F. Skowronski, age 84, of Chicago, IL passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 15, 2020. Beloved wife of the late Joseph Sr.; loving mother of Joseph Jr., John (Cathy), Robert, Cynthia (Joseph) Carrasquillo and Agnes; cherished grandmother of Joseph, Andrew, Nicholas, Jennifer, Joseph III, Jessica, Crystal, Priscilla, Adam and Kevin; dear great grandmother of 12.

Marion...

Apr 13, 2020

Apr 11, 2020

Cris T. Matuszak, age 66, of Chicago, IL passed away at home Saturday, April 11, 2020. Beloved son of the late Leonard and the late Elaine Matuszak; loving brother of the late Peter (the late Joyce), David (the late Linda), Jonathon (Susan), Andy (Debbie), Matthew (Oleksandra); cherished uncle to many nieces and nephews.

Cris was a long...

Apr 8, 2020

Funeral prayers Friday, April 10, 2020 at 11 a.m.

Interment will be private at Mt. Olive Cemetery.

Apr 4, 2020

Dybas, Leopold, Beloved husband of Wiktoria. Loving father of Boguslaw (Renata) and Bart (Malgorzata) and the late Miroslaw. Cherished grandfather of Natalia, Paul and Kathy. There will be a private Visitation and Funeral Service at Lawrence Funeral Home. He will be laid to rest, privately on Tuesday, April 7, 2020 at Ascension Catholic Cemetery, in Libertyville. (773)736-2300 or www.lawrencefh.com...

Mar 29, 2020

Jose P. Alperto, Age 77, of Chicago, passed away March 29, 2020. Jose is the beloved husband of Marietta, nee Jordan; loving father of Joemarie (Flora Mae), Jose Jr. (Rosalynne), Andrea (Orlie) and Jeff; cherished grandfather of Florence, Alexandrea, Maegan, Trisha, Jhonalynne, Jeremy, Mikhail and Clark; dearest brother of Merle, Mercy (Jun Esteva), Marcelo (Nonita), Saturnina (Rodolfo), Nasario (Herna),...

Mar 28, 2020

Wanda Kijowska, nee Juda: age 91, beloved wife of 61 years to the late Roman; loving mother of Grazyna and Bozena. Will be missed by many family members in Poland.  Funeral services are being handled privately through the Lawrence Funeral Home 4800 N. Austin Ave., Chicago. Wanda will be laid to rest at Maryhill Cemetery in Niles, IL.  In...

Mar 27, 2020

Malgorzata Anna Von Bretzel, age 43,  of Streamwood, IL passed away Friday, March 27, 2020. Malgorzata was born March 23, 1977 to her loving parents Maria Maslanka Pazgan (Dariusz) and Kazimierz Maslanka (Halina). She also leaves behind her beloved sister Urszula Cwikla; cherished nephew Nicholas; loving dog Bebe.

In lieu of flowers, please donate to this animal...

Mar 26, 2020

Jan Murawski, 18, of Chicago, passed away March 26, 2020.

Visitation will be webcast Tuesday, April 7, 2020 after 6 p.m.

Mar 21, 2020

Sharon Rau nee Tithof, 72, passed away peacefully on March 21, 2020.  Sharon was the wife of Carl "Bud" Rau; mother of Bradley (Erin Parker) Rau and Janelle (Matthew Clauson) Rau-Clauson; treasured daughter of Dorothy and the late Joseph Tithof;  precious "Mimi" to Grace Rau, Lillian Rau, Connor Rau and Beatrix Clauson; dear sister of Carol (Rodger) Roszatycki; honored...

Mar 11, 2020

Marianna Nowak, 93, beloved wife and mother. Visitation Friday,March 13, from 4 to 9 pm; Funeral prayers Saturday, March 14 9:45 am at Lawrence Funeral Home, 4800 N. Austin Ave., Chicago, to St. Constance Church for 10:30 am Mass of Christian Burial. Interment Maryhill Cemetery. For more information please call 773-736-2300.

Mar 4, 2020

Jin Ok Kwon, age 81, of Chicago, Illinois, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, March 4 th .

Beloved wife of Jin Bai Kwon (deceased), loving mother to four children: Sonia (Jim Cornell) Kwon of Chicago, Illinois; Grace (Albert Migon) Kwon of Chicago, Illinois; HeeJai (James Hendele) Kwon of Seattle, Washington; and Ali Kwon of San...

Mar 2, 2020

Zygmunt Mastalerczyk, age 67; beloved husband of Jadwiga; loving father, and grandfather, brother and uncle. Will be missed by family and friends In the US and Poland. Visitation Saturday 8:30AM-9:30AM at the Lawrence Funeral Home 4800 N Austin, Chicago. Mass 10:30AM at St. Constance Church 5843 W Strong St., Chicago.

Feb 20, 2020

Natalie Eifert, born Christmas Day 1924, daughter to the late Adele and Natale Pistoresi. Proceeded in death by her sisters, Catherine Pistoresi and Angeline Smith. Beloved wife of the late Helmut; loving mother of Mark (Akemi), Paul (Trina), Mike (Cindy) and forever adopted son Paul (Tomoko) Goda; cherished Nona of Matthew, Emily, Julia and Junko; dear aunt of Mary...

Feb 14, 2020

Theresa C. Hunt, Nee Chalupka, beloved wife of the late Oscar H. Hunt; loving mother of Marcia and the late Bernard; fond aunt of Beatrice (Edward) Pasternak, Ralph (Clematine) Chalupka, Irene (the late Richard) Maziarz, dear aunt of many nieces and nephews. Lying in State 9:00 A.M. Saturday, February 22, 2020 at St. Robert Bellarmine Church 4646 N. Austin...

Feb 11, 2020

Maria Garduño, age 56; beloved  companion of Armando; loving mother of Sergio and Susy Medina; cherished grandmother of Nayeli, Lesly, David Jr., Nicholas and AnnMaria; loving sister of Alicia, Rafaela and Jose Luis; dearest aunt of many.  Visitation, Sunday, 3 to 9 p.m. Funeral Prayers, Monday, 9 a.m. at Lawrence Funeral Home 4800 N. Austin Ave., Chicago to the...

Feb 8, 2020

Carlo M. Esguerra age 43, beloved son of the late Cres and Consolacion Austria; loving brother of Christina (Terry), Christopher (Diana) and Cresente (Bernadette); cherished uncle of Danielle, Jacob, Jarrett, Christopher David, Te'a, Christian Matthew and Elijah; dear nephew, cousin and friend to many.

Feb 7, 2020

Remedios Abadilla Esquieres, age 80, of Chicago and formerly of Malate, Manila, Philippines passed away peacefully on Friday, February 7, 2020. Beloved wife of Francisco Esquieres; loving mother of Ana Esquieres and Jose Esquieres; cherished daughter of the late Quirico and the late Mercedes Carmona Abadilla; dear sister of the late Pacita (the late Amando) Kapauan; fond...