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Raymond J. Scalzitti

Raymond J. Scalzitti

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...

Margaret E. Beilmann

Margaret E. Beilmann

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...

Krzysztof Szyszka

Krzysztof Szyszka

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.

Matthew A. Schenatzki

Matthew A. Schenatzki

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...

Bronislawa (Bernice) Z. Forys

Bronislawa (Bernice) Z. Forys

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...

Marie A. Byots

Marie A. Byots

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....

Jaroslaw Zoladz

Jaroslaw Zoladz

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...

Ryszard Zbigniew Matula

Ryszard Zbigniew Matula

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...

Marianna Kozerawska

Marianna Kozerawska

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,...

Christopher Michael Wurtz

Christopher Michael Wurtz

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...

Luis Martinez

Luis Martinez

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...

Marianna Bogusz

Marianna Bogusz

Jan 11, 2018

Bogusz, Marianna, Devoted mother of Edmund (Wanda) Bogusz and Stanya Smith. Cherished grandmother of Katarzyna, Tomasz Bogusz and Arthur, Alexander Smith. She will be missed by many friends and family in the United States and Poland. Inurnment Sokółka, Poland.

Teresa Brus

Teresa Brus

Jan 7, 2018

Teresa Brus age 66; (nee Kaminski), beloved wife of Tadeusz; loving mother of Greg and Ursula Brus; cherished grandmother of Maximilian; dear sister of Danuta; daughter of the late Helena and Antoni. Visitation, Thursday from 4 to 9 P.M. Funeral Prayers Friday, 9 A.M. at Lawrence Funeral Home 4800 N. Austin Ave. Chicago. Procession to St. Ferdinand Church for...

Zenon A Walczyk

Zenon A Walczyk

Dec 30, 2017

Zenon A. Walczyk, age 63, Beloved husband of Malgorzata nee Rojek; ex husband of Grazyna Walczyk, dear brother of Alina, Ryszarda and Wieslawa; loving father of Angelika (Radek) Budzik, Natalia (James) Ublasi and step son Mateusz; cherished grandfather of Liam, Gabrielle and Xavi. He will be missed by many family and friends. Visitation Wednesday, January 3, 2018 from 4 to...

Nhkum Yaw

Nhkum Yaw

Dec 23, 2017

Nhkum Yaw, age 84, beloved husband of the late Daw Ja; loving father and grandfather.  He will be missed by all.  Visitation, Saturday, December 30, 2017 from 10 a.m. until time of Service 12 p.m. at Lawrence Funeral Home 4800 N. Austin Ave., Chicago. Interment St. Adalbert Cemetery.  For information 773-736-2300 or www.lawrencefh.com

Vivian Marie Lucksinger

Vivian Marie Lucksinger

Dec 11, 2017

Vivian Marie Lucksinger, age 90, longtime resident of Chicago, passed away Dec. 11, in Quincy, IL. Beloved twin sister of the late Virginia; sister of the late Harold (the late Eleanor), the late Charles (the late Hilda) and the late Russell (the late Florence); cherished aunt of many nieces and nephews; dear friend to many. Private interment at Montrose...

Tadeusz Szlachta

Tadeusz Szlachta

Nov 29, 2017

Tadeusz Szlachta, Age 67; beloved husband of 45 years to Zofia (nee Policht); loving dad of Darek (Wiola), Piotr (Barbara), Artur (Beata), Grzegorz (Sylwia), Robert (Katarzyna) and Wiola (Steve); cherished Dziadzius of Ewelina, Arkadiusz, Klaudia, Ireneusz, Oliwia, Kuba, Nikola, Konrad, Hubert, Lena and Dorotka; dear brother of Stefan (Danuta), Zofia and Jozef; devoted uncle of Robert, Melissa, and David....

Carmella Newmann

Carmella Newmann

Nov 28, 2017

Carmella Newmann, nee Tellone. Loving wife of the late Leonard; beloved mother of Pat (the late Bob) Bugiel; cherished grandmother of Robby (Jen Hehn) Bugiel; fond sister of Lena (the late Tony) Cuomo and many late brothers and sisters; dear aunt and cherished friend to many. Visitation Friday from 3:00 to 9:00 P.M. at Lawrence Funeral Home, 4800 N....

Angeline B. Ovasapian

Angeline B. Ovasapian

Nov 27, 2017

Angeline B. Ovasapian, age 82, beloved daughter of the late Robert and Cetina Ovasapian; loving sister of the late Helen Kora; cherished aunt of Tamara Kora, the late Edward Kora, Francis (Mary Anne) Kora and Robert Kora; dear great-aunt of Jesse (Kristin) Kora, Andrea Alvarez, Valari (Jesse) Rodriguez, Aaron Kora-Navas, Nick Navas-Kora, Marcus Kora and Mathew Kora; fond great-great-aunt of...

Adeline S. Holda

Adeline S. Holda

Nov 25, 2017

Adeline S. Holda, Born June 15, 1916, at rest November 25, 2017, Age 101; Lying in State, Tuesday, November 28th from 10 a.m. until time of Mass, 11 a.m. at St. Robert Bellarmine Church 4646 N. Austin Ave., Chicago. Interment Maryhill Cemetery.  For information 773-736-2300 or www.lawrencefh.com

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