Obituaries
Chicago, Illinois Obituaries
Joseph A. Yankee
Dec 19, 2016
Joseph A. Yankee, 1941-2016; devoted husband and best friend of Eileen, nee Martin; loving father of David (Susan) and Thomas (Christine); proud grandpa of Andrew, Alyssa and Julia; dear brother of Robert (Linda); brother-in-law of Lorraine (the late Elroy) Christensen, the late Annette Martin and the late Donald (the late Katherine) Martin; fond uncle of many nieces and nephews. Visitation...
Kwaeng Il Lee
Dec 16, 2016
Kwaeng Il Lee, age 72, beloved husband of Sun Ja Lee nee Lim; loving mother of James (Jung A. Yu) Lee and Tae (H.) Lee; cherished grandfather of Abigail Love Lee. He will be missed by many family and friends. Visitation Tuesday, December 20, from 6 pm until time of service; Funeral service 8 pm at Lawrence Funeral Home, 4800...
Gail Marguerite Link
Dec 14, 2016
Gail M. Link nee Forzstek, age 55, beloved wife of Charles Link; loving daughter of the late Edwin and Gloria Forzstek; cherished sister of Guy, Garrett, David, Elizabeth and Wendy; dear aunt of Samuel, Kayla and Lyndsey. She will be missed by many family and friends. Memorial gathering and service pending. Interment private. For more information please call 773-736-2300.
Jan Szwajnos
Dec 1, 2016
Jan Szwajnos age 69, beloved husband of Zofia; loving father of krzysztof (Marta), Halina (Robert) Kadas, Marek (Agnieszka), Andrzej (Katarzyna); cherished grandpa of Robert, Karolina, Adam, Steven, Elizabeth, Julia, Jacob, Michael, and the late Marek. Â Visitation Sunday, December 4, 2016 from 4 to 9 P.M. Funeral Mass and interment will be in Poland.
Laverne G. Schwartz
Nov 26, 2016
Laverne G. Schwartz, age 86, beloved companion of the late Stephan Hujar; loving aunt of Diane Howard, Jennifer Magness, Kathy (John) Reinward and Jim (Delores) Schwartz; cherished great aunt and great-great aunt to many nieces and nephews; dear friend to many. Visitation Wednesday, November 30, from 4 to 9 pm; Funeral service Thursday, December 1, 10 am at Lawrence...
Stefania W. Molenda
Nov 16, 2016
Stefania W. Molenda, age 103, beloved mother of Teresa Danuta Debska, Jan Pietraszko and the late Lucyna, Cezaria and Stanislaw; loving grandmother of 15, great-grandmother of 24 and great-great grandmother of four. Visitation Friday, November 25, from 4 to 9 p.m. Funeral Prayers, Saturday, 9:45 a.m. at Lawrence Funeral Home 4800 N. Austin Ave., Chicago, Procession to St. Stanislaus Church...
Jerome Clyder
Nov 15, 2016
Jerome M. Clyder, age 49, beloved husband of Nergiz and United States Army Veteran passed away on November 15, 2016. A Funeral Service for Jerome will be held on Friday, November 18 at Lawrence Funeral Home, 4800 N. Austin Ave., Chicago, at 10:30 am with visitation beginning at 9:00 am until the time of service. Interment at Mt. Olive Cemetery....
Emilia Kabat
Nov 15, 2016
Emilia Kabat, age 87, beloved wife of the late Chester Kabat; loving mother of Irene (Walter) Mach, Barbara (Zbigniew) Kasprzyk, Karl (Halina) Kabat and Zbigniew (Elizabeth) Kabat; cherished grandmother of Grace, Michelle, Jeanette, Kimberly, Sarah, Christopher, Ashley, Daniel and the late Lisa; fond great-grandmother of Eric, David and Dominik; caring sister of Maria Tarchala and Wladyslawa Kaplon. Visitation Sunday,...
Stanislaw Dzierzanowski
Nov 2, 2016
Stanislaw Dzierzanowski, age 60, beloved husband of the late Teresa; loving father of Anna (Andrzej) Duba; cherished grandfather of Victoria, Veronica, Emilia and Sophia. He will be missed by many family and friends in America and Poland. Visitation Friday, November 11, from 4 to 9 pm; funeral prayers Saturday, November 12, 10:15 am at Lawrence Funeral Home, 4800 N. Austin...
Benedicto L. Camacho
Nov 1, 2016
Benedicto L. Camacho, age 95, of Chicago passed away November 1, 2016. Proud Veteran of the Philippine Army and served with the U.S. Army WWII. Beloved husband of Lydia; Loving father of Lorna, Thelma Stoever and Helen(Carmen Augelli); Cherished grandfather of Susan, Elizabeth(Chris), Monica and Henry. Mass of Christian Burial Wednesday, 10:00 a.m. at Our...
Carol L. Spain
Oct 22, 2016
Carol L. Spain nee Milliron, age 67, beloved wife of Freddy, loving mother of Jared (Reba), Daphne Sowers, Kenneth (Laurie) Green and David (Anna) Green; cherished grandma of Amanda, Briana, Thomas, Kayleigh, Justin, Allison, Michael, Brian, Nicholas, Dominic, Raynah, Amy, Nicholas and Davin; dear great-grandma of 5. Visitation Tuesday, October 25, from 4 to 9...
Casimir Skiba
Oct 20, 2016
Casimir Skiba "Casey", age 89, U.S. Navy, Veteran WW II. Beloved husband of 66 years to Gertrude (Nee Clancy); loving dad of Kathy (Dennis) Kowalski, Geri (Nick) Korhnak and Timothy (Dawn) Skiba; cherished Papa of Brian, Erin ( Will) Miller, Rebecca, Keith, Heather, Matt, Sarah, Amanda and Scott; dear brother of Leonard (the late Alice) and Marilyn (James) Cunningham....
Roy Manno
Oct 15, 2016
Roy Manno, age 91, proud WWII Army Veteran. Beloved husband of 23 years to Chuchi; loving dad to Karen Michael and Bonnie (Dr. Timothy) Malavolti; loving second dad to Janea and Jon- Jon; cherished grandpa of Tommy, Steven, Zachary, Zoe and the late Karen; cherished second grandpa of Julia,Jasmine,Joaquin, and Jyrish. Proud great- grandpa of Austin, Tyler and Cameron; dear...
Michael Bastian
Oct 9, 2016
Michael Bastian, Age 56. Devoted son of Edward and the late Barbara; beloved husband of 29 years to Erin; loving dad of Nora (Matt) Mabus and Andrew; cherished brother of Kathy (Manny) Gutierrez, Joe (Jennifer) and Margaret (Jason) Maurer. Michael was a proud two time CARA circuit champ and he was whole heartedly dedicated to his Misericordia family. Will...
Florian S. Strycharz
Oct 2, 2016
Florian Strycharz, age 68, of Chicago, Illinois. Florian passed away Sunday, October 2, 2016 at his residence under the loving care of his family. He was born on December 19, 1947 in Poland; the son of Jan and Stefania (Wadowka) Strycharz. He was later united in marriage to Janina Jasionek on July 17, 1971. Florian was a devoted and loving...
Gloria Mikucki
Sep 30, 2016
Gloria Mikucki, age 90, beloved wife of the late John; loving mother of Tom (Carol) and Jim; cherished grandmother of Sylvia (Keith) Enyart; dear great-grandmother of Emmett Enyart; caring sister of Lorraine, Lucy, the late Stella, Walter, Stanley, Raymond, Florence and Edward; fond aunt of many nieces and nephews. Visitation Tuesday, October 4, from 3 to 9 pm; funeral prayers...
James Metoyer, Jr.
Sep 30, 2016
James Metoyer, Jr., age 80, U.S. Army, Korean War Veteran. Visitation Wednesday, October 5, from 4 to 9 pm; funeral prayers Thursday, October 6, 9:30 am at Lawrence Funeral Home, 4800 N. Austin Ave., Chicago. Procession to St. Robert Bellarmine Church for 10 am Mass of Christian Burial. Interment private. For more information please call 773-736-2300.
Walenty I. Batog
Sep 16, 2016
Walenty I. Batog, beloved husband of the late Wieslawa. Devoted father of Malgorzata (Slawomir) Zadlo, and Cezary Batog. Cherished grandfather of Magdalena, Patryk, Hanna Batog, Maya and David Zadlo and Angela Neelsen. Brother of Maciej, Stanislaw and Celina. Visitation Saturday, October 1, 2016 from 4:30-8:00 p.m. at the Lawrence Funeral Home, 4800 N. Austin Avenue, Chicago. Funeral service Saturday, time...
Joseph Summerhill
Sep 14, 2016
Joseph Summerhill, age 92, passed away Sept. 14, 2016. Musician and teacher of the trumpet. Beloved husband of Mary; Loving father of Kathleen, Brian (Jaclyn), Nora (James) Reath, Joann Beick, Julie Cook, James and the late Donald (Laura) Arenson; Dear grandfather of many; Brother of the late Florence Summerhill. Memorial Gathering Saturday 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon at Lawrence Funeral...
Dorothy M. Lieser
Sep 13, 2016
Dorothy M. Lieser, died September 13, 2016. Devoted daughter of the late Clarence F. and the late Anna M. Lieser, beloved sister of the late Margaret (the late Egon) Pischke; fond aunt of the late Karin Pischke; dear cousin of Harriet (Ron) Potempa, and the late Bettie ( the late Chuck) Miller. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made...
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