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Roman Kijowski

Roman Kijowski

Aug 17, 2017

Roman Kijowski; age 93, beloved husband of 61 years to Wanda nee Juda; loving father of Grazyna and Bozena. Will be missed by many family members in Poland. Visitation Sunday, from 3 to 9 P.M. Funeral prayers 10:15 A.M. at Lawrence Funeral Home 4800 N. Austin Ave. Procession to St. Constance for 11 A.M. Mass of Christian Burial. Interment...

Rita H. Czarnecki

Rita H. Czarnecki

Aug 14, 2017

Czarnecki, Rita H.,age 97. Beloved wife of the late Stanley. Loving mother of Barbara Czarnecki and Stanley (Cheryl) Czarnecki. Cherished grandmother of Michael (fiancé Kimberlyn) Czarnecki. Fond aunt of many nieces and nephews. Devoted friend of Shiloh. A Memorial Mass will be held, Friday, August 25 at St. Robert Bellarmine Church, 4646 N. Austin Ave., Chicago at 10:00 a.m....

Josephine Desanto

Josephine Desanto

Jul 31, 2017

Josephine DeSanto nee Micciche.  Beloved wife of the late Anthony M. DeSanto. Loving mother of Robert DeSanto, Brian DeSanto, and the late Anthony DeSanto. Cherished grandmother of Taylor DeSanto. Fond sister and aunt.  Visitation Thursday , 2:30-9:00 p.m. Funeral prayers, Friday , 9:30 a.m. at Lawrence Funeral Home, 4800 N. Austin Ave. Chicago to St. Robert Bellarmine Church for...

Judith Rose Skidmore-Huske

Judith Rose Skidmore-Huske

Jul 28, 2017

Judith Rose Skidmore-Huske, age 74, beloved wife of the late Donald Huske; loving mother of Mark (Lora) Skidmore and Dorian (Phil) Huske; cherished grandma of Chris, Rebecca Rose, William, Janie and Daniel; fond sister of Lawrence Welnicke; dear friend of Raymond Skidmore and John Carstensen. Visitation Tuesday, August 1, from 4 to 9 pm; funeral prayers Wednesday, 9:15 am...

Joseph Potaczek

Joseph Potaczek

Jul 16, 2017

Joseph Potaczek, Age 84; beloved husband of 49 years to Josephine; loving father of Al, Mary Saldana, Ted (Lisa), Joe (Denise), Bernadette (Reg) Potaczek-Dujour, Chris (Allison) and Monica Potaczek; dearest grandfather of Nick, Kati, Anthony, Alexa, Aidan, Brandon, Cameron, Jacob, Emma, Julien, Adrien, Maggie, Ellie and Grace; fond brother of Jozia (the late Wladyslaw) Glowa and preceded in death...

Susan A. Ziegler-Bellezzo

Susan A. Ziegler-Bellezzo

Jul 15, 2017

Ziegler-Bellezzo, Susan A., Retired Assistant State's Attorney. Loving wife of Ronald Bellezzo. Beloved Daughter of Olivemae (late William) Ziegler. Cherished sister of Olive (Darren) Dickey C.P.D. and William (Michelle) Ziegler C.P.D. Fond aunt of Katie, Emily, Jakob and great-aunt of Rosie. Visitation Tuesday, 4-9 p.m. Funeral prayers, Wednesday, 9:15 a.m. at Lawrence Funeral Home, 4800 N. Austin Ave. Chicago...

Robert J. Kluver

Robert J. Kluver

Jul 15, 2017

Loving father of Robert, John, Cindy Hoskins, Kimberly Kluver and the late Kimberly; Dear grandfather of Jordan, Payton, Dawson, J.J. Abby, Bobby Gonzales and Alicea and great-grandfather of Aiden.  Funeral Service Friday 10:00 am at Lawrence Funeral Home.  Visitation Thursday from 4:00 to 8:00 pm.  Interment Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago.

Solomon Abrha

Solomon Abrha

Jul 10, 2017

Solomon Abrha, age 60, beloved son and friend. He will be missed by family and friends, funeral service Saturday, August 12, 11 am at Lawrence Funeral Home, 4800 Austin Ave., Chicago. Interment Montrose Cemetery. For more information please call 773-736-2300.

Waclawa Vicki Cichon

Waclawa Vicki Cichon

Jul 10, 2017

Waclawa Vicki Cichon, age 65, passed away on July 10, 2017. Beloved sister of Kazimierz Milewski, Edmund Milewski and Jozefa Wiszowata. Cherished sister-in-law of Jadwiga Milewska and Halina Milewska. She will be missed by many family and friends in the U.S.A and Poland. Visitation Wednesday, from 4 to 9 p.m. with prayers in the chapel at 7 p.m. Funeral...

Principia Schell Curtis

Principia Schell Curtis

Jul 10, 2017

Principia Schell Curtis, 70, passed away on July 10, 2017. Beloved mother of David R. Schell, Jr., Richard Schell (Edith), and Angela Schell (Chris Jackson). Loving Nonna to Ava, Gabriel, and Lila Jackson and Vincent and Sofia Schell. Cherished sister to the late Angelina (Peter) Pacifico, the late Josephine (Stanley) Grosso, Crescenzo (the late Teresa) Vaccariello, Anna (Joseph) Pompeo, the...

Loretta F. Borek

Loretta F. Borek

Jul 6, 2017

Loretta F. Borek, nee Moskal, age 93. Beloved wife of the late Fred E. Borek; dear mother of Daniel (Lula), John, and the late Fred Jr.; loving grandmother of Michael (Bonnie), Fred III, Scott; fond sister of Joanne Lajewski (the late Lawrence), Marilyn Moskal, and the late Joseph Moskal, Walter Moskal, and Leona Wnek (the late Joseph); many nieces and...

Edward Augustine, Jr.

Edward Augustine, Jr.

Jul 1, 2017

Edward Augustine, Jr., age 71, U.S. Army, Vietnam War Veteran, of Chicago, Illinois. Edward passed away July 1, 2017 under the loving care of his family. He is survived by his sisters Lorraine (the late James) Madden, Doris (Kelly) Stolorena and Diane (James) Ulrich; his nephews and nieces Jefferey (Anna) Rospond, Tina Rospond, Lori (Sherman) Burns, Debra Rospond, Colleen...

Jacek Artur Topor

Jacek Artur Topor

Jun 26, 2017

Topor Jacek Artur, Age 54, beloved husband of Elizabeth, cherished father of Piotr, loving son of Antonina and the late Jan, caring brother of Grzegorz and Ewa. He will be missed by many family and friends in the U.S.A. and Poland. Visitation will be on Wednesday, July 5 th from 4 – 9 P.M. at Lawrence Funeral Home 4800...

Ryszard Trojnacki

Ryszard Trojnacki

Jun 23, 2017

Ryszard Trojnacki, 66, of Chicago, born in Poland, passed away June 23, 2017 surrounded by his loving family.  Beloved husband of Urszula, nee Gruszecka; loving father of Monika (Robert) and Tomasz (Magdalena); cherished grandfather of Jacob, Adam, Leon, Elliot and Gabriela; dearest brother of Ewa, Alojzy and the late Leszek.  Visitation Wednesday, June 28, 10:00 a.m. until time of...

Thomas M. Yankee

Thomas M. Yankee

Jun 23, 2017

Thomas M. Yankee, Pharm.D., Ph.D., 1970-2017 of Overland Park, Kansas for the last 12 years; loving husband and best friend of Davia (Christine), nee Worthen; dedicated son of Eileen (nee Martin) and the late Joseph; cherished brother of David (Susan); beloved son-in-law of Woodrow and Aleta Worthen; dear brother-in-law of Melony (Ivan) Bailey and Andrea (Frank) Falcon; fond uncle...

Mary C. Murphy

Mary C. Murphy

Jun 18, 2017

Mary C. Murphy, nee Sullivan, of County Galway, Ireland;Beloved wife of the late John; dear mother of Mary (Bob) Scholz, Margaret (Brian) O'Hagan, and John (Jennifer); loving grandmother of Meghan, Erin, Sean, Mary Kaitlin, Sarah, Shannon, Daniel, Nicasia, Brianna and Sophia; dear sister of John, Marge and the late Mary Jane, Patrick, James and Katie; fond aunt and friend...

Alfred Kowalski

Alfred Kowalski

Jun 17, 2017

Kowalski Alfred, age 91, passed away on June 17 th .  Loving husband of the late Irena, beloved father, father-in-law, brother, grandfather, great-grandfather and uncle. A Memorial Mass will take place at St. Ladislaus Church, 3343 N. Long Ave., on Friday, June 23, 2017 at 8:00 P.M.  Interment in Tarnow, Poland on July 1 st .

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Rita Cahill

Rita Cahill

Jun 12, 2017

Rita Cahill; age 83, beloved sister of the late Daniel (Carol), and James (Patricia); cherished aunt of Kevin(Lisa), Keith (Laura), Cynthia (Michael) Walschot, Kirk (Shirley), Cheryl (David) Tomaka and James (Ashley). Will be missed by many great nieces, great nephews, cousins and friends. Visitation Friday, from 4 to 9 P.M. Funeral Prayers Saturday, 9:30 A.M. at Lawrence Funeral Home...

Dorothy Caruso

Dorothy Caruso

Jun 8, 2017

Dorothy Caruso, nee Leska, Age 95; beloved wife of the late Edward; loving mother of Leslie, Leonard (Lydia),  the late Linda (the late Ruey) Campbell and the late Lawrence (Olga); dearest grandmother, great-grandmother and Great-great grandmother of many. Memorial Visitation, Thursday, June 15 th from 4 p.m. until time of Service, 8 p.m., at Lawrence Funeral Home 4800 N....

Alfred Glodz

Alfred Glodz

May 28, 2017

Glodz Alfred, age 89, passed away on May 28 th . Alfred is survived by his beloved wife Helena; loving children Jaroslaw (Ewa) Glodz, Anna (Krzysztof) Tracz, Stanislaw (Edyta) Glodz and Agata (Jacek) Zienkiewicz: cherished grandchildren David, Claudia, Adrian, Michal, Daniel, Patryk, Sebastian, Mateusz, Weronika, Gabriela, Wiktoria and Maya; dear brother of Alicja Roman and Amelia Glodz. He is...

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