Obituaries
Chicago, Illinois Obituaries
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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