Obituaries

Aug 4, 2019

Robert Nelson, age 68; beloved son of Winifred and the late Chester Nelson; cherished brother of Karen Harding; loving uncle of Cherie (Michael) Fagan, Denise (Paul) Driscoll and Patrick (Kelly) Harding; great-uncle to Cassandra (Scott) Ivanko, Sean (Leah) Fagan, Zachary Driscoll, Courtney, Chris, Caitlin, Carly and Colin Harding; great-great uncle to Connor Ivanko.  Memorial Visitation, Saturday, October 26 th...

Aug 1, 2019

Daniel J. Galassi, age 70 of Royal Palm Beach, FL, formerly from Chicago, IL. Beloved husband of Mary Ann; loving father of Dan Jr. (Amy) Galassi, Tom, Joe, Kristine (John) Kopelakis, step-children Ralph and Kimberly, cherished grandfather of 8 and dear brother of Debra (Jeff) Hoosin. Visitation, Sunday Aug. 11, from 5 to 9 p.m. Funeral Prayers, Monday, 9:15...

Jul 31, 2019

Guiomar Havansek, "Guimo", nee Dovalina; 77; beloved wife for 58 years to Richard (Dick) Havansek Sr.; loving mother of

Trina (Paul) Eifert, Richard (Jeanette) Havansek Jr., Jennifer (Ray) Holzman, loving grandmother of

Ricky III, Matthew, Caleigh, the twins, Katie and Jacob, Erin Lazzara and Tadhg Quinn

Jul 25, 2019

Jozef Lesny, age 80. Beloved father of Zdzislaw (Maria), Jacek (Anna), and Joanna, cherished grandfather of Dorota, Aneta, Dariusz, Alexandra, kacper, Gabriella and Sebastian. Visitation Sunday from 4 to 9 p.m. with prayers at 7pm. Interment Private. For more information 773-736-2300.

Jul 16, 2019

Robert J. O'Brien, age 68; beloved husband of Debra, nee Szatkowski; loving father of Robert (Barbara), Michael (Mary), Elizabeth (Ryan) and Kimberly; cherished grandfather of Michael, Jamie and Connor; dearest brother of Michael (Cindy), Daniel (Tina), Timothy (Dorretta), George (Cathy), Edmond, the late Patrick (the late Ola) and the late John; dear uncle and friend to many. Proud member...

Jul 4, 2019

Gino M. Rossini Age 56. Celebration of Life Saturday, July 13, 2019 from 3 P.M. to 9 P.M.

Jul 3, 2019

Patricia Ann Esparza, Visitation Friday, July 12, 2019 from 9:30 A.M. until time of service 12 P.M. at Lawrence Funeral Home.

Jun 19, 2019

Talend, Norbert L., U.S. Navy, Beloved husband of Carol and the late Mary Ann. Devoted father of David Talend, Denise (Ron) Mcmorrow, Daniel (Tina) Talend, Douglas Talend, Lisa (Jason) Cloherty and Joseph (Nicole) Talend. Dear grandfather of eleven and great grandfather of two. Dear brother of the late Donald Talend and brother in law of Kathy Talend. Loving uncle...

Jun 14, 2019

Gloria J. Tontlewicz, nee Rennick, 79, lifelong resident of Chicago, passed away June 14, 2019.  Beloved wife of Gordon E.; loving mother of Gordon and Catherine (Hector) Rodriguez; cherished grandmother of Joel Rodriguez, Tiffany McKinnon (Richard Vergara) and Jocelyn Rodriguez; sister of Charles (Michelene) Costello; dearest aunt of many nieces and nephews.

Gloria's greatest passion was the...

Jun 10, 2019

Betty Jean Humiston, age 87, beloved mother of Rev. William (Carlotta) Humiston and Marjorie (Donald, Jr.) Olson; loving grandmother of Donald Olson III, David (Tina) Olson, Benjamin Humiston, Joshua Humiston, and Eric Olson; cherished great-grandmother of Nathaniel and Hannah. She will be missed by many. Visitation Friday, June 14, from 5 to 9 pm; funeral prayers and interment will...

Jun 8, 2019

Young Il Lee; age 89, beloved mother and grandmother. Visitation Monday, June 10, from 7 pm until time of service 8 pm at Lawrence Funeral Home, 4800 N. Austin Ave., Chicago. Interment private. For more information please call 773-736-2300.

Jun 5, 2019

Martha L. Basel, nee Juszczak, 97, lifelong resident of Chicago, passed away June 5, 2019.  Beloved wife of the late Alphonse Basel; loving mother of Marcia Miller and Sandra (the late Gary) Burzawa; cherished 'Granny' of Alyse Burzawa and Lisa (Tom) Sears; dearest great-grandma of Alex, Matt and Nick Sears; Visitation Wednesday, June 12 th , 9 a.m. until...

May 21, 2019

JeremyPaul Pinpin Cudal, age 30. Visitation, Friday May 24 th from 4:00 P.M. -9:00 P.M at Lawrence Funeral Home, 4800 N. Austin Ave. Chicago, IL. Prayers, Saturday at 9:15 A.M. Procession to St. Constance Church for Mass of Christain Burial 10 AM. Interment Maryhill Cemetery. For more info 773-736-2300.

May 13, 2019

Jaroslaw Gruszczynski, age 50. Beloved son of the late Elzbieta and Stanislaw, loving husband of Ewa nee Wroblewska, cherished father of Thomas and caring nephew of Marta. Memorial Visitation, Sunday, 4 to 8 p.m. Funeral Prayers Monday, 9:30 a.m. at Lawrence Funeral Home 4800 N. Austin Ave., Chicago to St. Constance Church, Mass 10 am. Inurnment St. Adalbert Cemetery....

May 12, 2019

Walter J. Wojdyla; Proud US Navy Veteran; beloved husband of Wanda, nee Antolak; loving father of Michael (Mary) and Kenneth; dearest brother of the late John Sr. (the late Marie); brother-in-law of Josephine (the late John) Wolinski, Violet (the late Leroy) O'Neil, the late Jane (the late Louis) Lechowicz, the late Frances (the late Frank) Moczulewski and the late...

May 10, 2019

Proud US Navy Korean War Veteran; beloved brother of Louise (the late William) Bosley, Don (Doris), Norma (the late Tom) Brubaker; dearest uncle of Brian (Allison), David, Dennis (Lisa), Donald, Ronald (Tami), Michael (Laura) and Robert (Natasha); great-uncle of Ethan, Connor, Logan, Eric, Andrew, Tom, Kyle, Lindsay, Christopher, Rachel, Claire and Luke.  Visitation, Monday, 9 a.m. until time of...

May 3, 2019

Jakubowski, Lillian A., Beloved wife of the late Edward. Cherished mother of Robert (Chris) Jakubowski. Devoted grandmother of Jeffrey (Tammy) and Robert Jakubowski. Great-grandmother of Samantha and Kayla. Fond aunt of many nieces and nephews. Visitation, Thursday, May 9,  11:00 a.m. at Lawrence Funeral Home, 4800 N. Austin Ave., Chicago, until time of Prayer Service 1:00 p.m. Interment St....

Apr 28, 2019

Mary Ann Golden, age 94, beloved daughter of the late Matthias and Mary Feit, loving mom of Mary (David) Rogan; cherished grandma of Elizabeth Price, Margaret (Michael) Vogt, Rose Price, Kevin (Ashley) Price, David Price and Brendan Rogan; proud great grandma of Magdalena, Joshua, Meghan, Michael, Charlie, Evelyn, and Tavian; loving sister of the late Rev. Matt Feit and...

Apr 24, 2019

Bak, Jan, devoted father of Robert (Kornelia) Bak and Anna (Krzysztof) Kosalka. Cherished grandfather of Dennis, Wictoria, Patryk and Agnes. Fond uncle of many nieces and nephews. Memorial Visitation, Saturday, May 4, 2019 at Lawrence Funeral Home, 4800 N. Austin Avenue, Chicago from 1:30 – 7:00 p.m. Interment Poland.

Apr 15, 2019

Patricia "Pat" Harrison. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to Mercy Home for Boys & Girls, 1140 W. Jackson Blvd. Chicago, IL 60607 or Sisters of Charity,BVM  1100 Carmel Dr., Dubuque, IA 52003-7911. Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10A.M. Monday, April 22 nd at St. Robert Bellarmine Church, 4646 N. Austin Ave. Chicago. Interment  Queen...