Obituaries

May 15, 2018

Joan F. Karwat, passed away May 15, 2018, age 81; beloved daughter of the late Roman and Josephine; loving sister of the late Roman; dear cousin of many.  Visitation, Saturday, May 19th from 9:30 a.m. until time of Prayers, 10:30 a.m. at Lawrence Funeral Home 4800 N. Austin Ave., Chicago to St. Robert Bellarmine Church for Mass of Christian Burial...

May 10, 2018

Mieczyslaw "Mitchell" Kulig, age 56, beloved husband of Maria Kulig; loving father of Sylvia (Kamil Belczowski) Kulig; cherished son of the late Zofia and Josef Kulig; Dear brother of Jan (Emilia) Kulig, Stanislaw (Bronislaw) Kulig, Barbara (Wladislaw) Madon and Beata (the late Zbigniew) Kulig; fond uncle to many nieces and nephews. He will be missed by many family and...

May 9, 2018

Janine Lynn Janis, Age 50, of Chicago, Illinois formerly of Rosemont, Illinois, suddenly passed away on May 9, 2018.

Memorial Visitation will be held from 1:00pm to 3:00pm and Prayer Service at 2:30 pm on Saturday, May 19, 2018 at Lawrence Funeral Home, 4800 North Austin Ave, Chicago.

Janine was the beloved daughter of Erwin...

May 1, 2018

Gerald D. Fries, age 68, Proud U.S. Marine; of Chicago; loving father of Richard (Debora), cherished brother of Martin (Nancy), the late Douglas and Bernedette; dear uncle of Brian (Christina) Zurawski and Elizabeth Zurawski; devoted son of the late Casper and Mabel. Lying in State Friday, 9:30 A.M. until time of Mass 10:30 A.M. at St. Robert Bellarmine Church, 4646...

Apr 30, 2018

Hyun Bok Nam, age 57. Visitation Tuesday, May 1, from 7 pm until time of service 8 pm; Funeral Service Wednesday, May 2, 10 am at Lawrence Funeral Home, 4800 N. Austin Ave., Chicago. Procession to the Acacia Park Crematory. For more information please call 773-736-2300.

Apr 16, 2018

Arthur James Kopsian, age 96, U.S. Marine Veteran, WW II, beloved husband of Patsy Kopsian nee Kearney; loving father of Pamela (Harold) Gottman, James Kopsian, Joseph Kopsian, Michael Kopsian, Charles Kopsian, Jason (Lynn) Kopsian, Nicholas (Jennifer) Kopsian, Sharon Castillo and Anthony Kopsian; cherished grandfather of Zachary Kopsian, Jasolyn Kopsian, William Kopsian, Hailey Castillo, Alyssa Kopsian, Rebecca Peterson, Jacob Alcazar,...

Apr 11, 2018

James Victor Dlask, age 68; beloved husband of Bernie, nee Lagocki; loving father of Patricia Dlask, Frank Dlask, Michael Dlask, John (Annette) Dlask and Christine (Donald) Kritzer; dear grandfather of Madison Spurling, Gabriella Dlask, Haley and Joshua Kritzer and the late Kaitlyn Nicole Sawinski. Visitation, Friday, April 13 th from 4 to 9 p.m. at Lawrence Funeral Home 4800...

Apr 10, 2018

Dolores E. Kaner, Beloved wife of Norman for 74 Years. Cherished mother of Ad (Jack) Sowchin & Richard (Judy) Kaner. Devoted grandmother of Julianne. Visitation Friday, 10:45 am at Our Lady of Perpetual Help, 1775 Grove St., Glenview,IL. until time of Mass 11:30 am. Interment will be held at 2:30 p.m. at St. Mary's Cemetery, 87 th Street and  ...

Apr 5, 2018

Hilda Frances Franceschi Nunes died April 5, 2018, at the age of 87 from natural causes. A loving soul, much of her joy in life was provided by her relationship with near and extended family and friends, and in recent years, a highly capable and caring cadre of health care professionals. Her Catholic faith guided her life and was a...

Apr 1, 2018

Raymond J. Scalzitti, age 89, beloved husband of Janet B. Parker; loving father of Jana Scalzitti; cherished son of the late Romeo and Matilda Scalzitti; dear brother of Alexander (Bernadette) Scalzitti, Gloria (the late John) Hedman and the late Robert (Rose) Scalzitti; fond uncle to many nieces and nephews. Visitation Wednesday, April 4, from 4 to 9 pm; funeral...

Mar 24, 2018

Margaret E. Beilmann, Beloved sister of Rita (the late Jim) Regan, the late Dolores (the late Frank) Coburn and the late Robert (Ellyn) Beilmann; dear aunt of Martin Regan, Margaret (Scott) Turner, Matthew (Kandace) Regan, Robert (Debbie) Coburn, Christine Coburn, Marcy (Dallas) Leslie and the late David Beilmann; great-aunt of 15.  Memorial Mass, Friday, April 6 th , 10...

Mar 19, 2018

Krzysztof Szyszka, Loving father of Mateusz (Dagmara) Szyszka and Łukasz (Weronika) Szyszka. Cherished son of Franciszek and the late Stanisława Szyszka. Visitation Thursday 4:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Funeral Service 6:30 p.m. at Lawrence Funeral Home, 4800 N. Austin Ave., Chicago. Inurnment Poland for more info 773-736-2300.

Mar 13, 2018

Matthew A. Schenatzki, Detective CPD; born May 14, 1970, at rest March 13, 2018; beloved father of Catie and Gabe; husband of Gina; cherished son of Kenneth and Diane; loving brother of Bekie; dearest nephew, cousin and friend to many. Matthew will be missed by all.  Visitation, Sunday, 4 to 9 p.m. at Lawrence Funeral Home 4800 N. Austin...

Mar 2, 2018

Forys, Bronislawa Z., loving wife of the late Tadeusz. Devoted mother of Stanley, Victor (Anna) Forys and the late Sophie. Dear grandmother of Tamara, Olivia, Sylvia and Philip. Great grandmother of Evangelo, Emilia and Teresa. Dear sister of Helen Hawrzszczak and Tadeusz Dudek. Fond aunt of Martha, Barbara, Jan, Marek and many in Poland. Visitation Monday, March 12 from...

Feb 22, 2018

Marie A. Byots, age 90, beloved daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Byots; loving aunt of Nancy (Larry) Geldermann, Leslie (Manny Rios) Byots, Joel (Clemencia) Byots and Bruce (Valerie) Byots; cherished great-aunt to Taylor, Jennifer, Melissa, Christine and Tom. Visitation Saturday, March 3, from 5 to 8 pm; funeral service 7 pm at Lawrence Funeral Home, 4800 N....

Feb 17, 2018

Jaroslaw Zoladz, 79, of Chicago, born in Poland, passed away Feb. 17, 2018.  Beloved father of Leszek (Malgorzata) Zoladz; cherished grandfather of Tomasz and Katherine Zoladz.  Visitation Tuesday, Feb. 20th, 4 - 9 p.m. at Lawrence Funeral Home, 4800 N. Austin, Chicago.  Funeral prayers Wednesday, Feb. 21st, 9:15 a.m. at funeral home to St. Monica Church for Mass of Christian...

Feb 1, 2018

Ryszard Z. Matula, age 65, beloved father of Waldemar (Iwona) and Lukasz (Stella), cherished grandfather of Julia, Michelle, Emma and Max.He will be missed by family and friends in Chicago and Hermanowa, Poland.  Visitation Saturday, February 10 th from 10:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. at Lawrence Funeral Home, 4800 N. Austin Ave, Chicago, IL 60630. Procession to St. Constance Church for...

Jan 22, 2018

Marianna Kozerawska, age 88; beloved wife of the late Wladyslaw; loving mother of Julian (Halina) Kozerawski, Helena (Janusz) Samek and Zofia (Stanislaw) Karas; dear sister of Halina, the late Zofia, the late Zdzislaw, the late Jozef and the late Tadeusz; cherished grandmother of Wojtek (Anna) Samek, Pawel (Marzena) Kozerawski and Olivia (Tomas) Karas-Reyes; devoted great grandmother of Igor, Malgosia,...

Jan 18, 2018

Christopher Michael Wurtz, 42, lifelong resident of Chicago, passed away Jan. 18, 2018.  Beloved son of Cynthia M., nee Bobowski; loving brother of Nicole; cherished uncle of Andrew and Daniel; dearest nephew of Sandra (Tony) Carnesecchi and David, Kevin and Tim (Janet) Bobowski; fond cousin of many.  Christopher was the devoted caretaker of his mother and enjoyed farmer's markets and...

Jan 16, 2018

Martinez, Luis, Loving husband of Margarita. Devoted father of David (Karen) Martinez, Sonia Blake, Maria (Richard) Licata, Miriam (Alex) Sierra, Marisol (the late Edward) Kitlinski, Angel (Toni) Martinez, Francisco "Papo" Martinez and Margie (Chris) Kriz. Cherished grandfather of David Jr., Sarah, Sonia, Jessica, Anthony, Richard Jr., Michael, Christina, Miriam, Alberto, Melissa, Vanessa, Brenden, Jeremy, Frankie, Justin, Jaden and Alyssa. Great...