Obituaries

Chicago, Illinois Obituaries

Lorraine V. Tokarz

Lorraine V. Tokarz

Sep 13, 2012

Lorraine V. Tokarz, nee Jendrusiak, age 84; Beloved wife of Ted; loving mother of Michael (Nancy), Nancy (Bill) Seiple, Kathleen (Edward) Kus and Eileen (Joseph Franzese); cherished grandmother of Ryan, Vincent, Andrew, Ashley, Justin, Keith, Ted, Nathan, Natalie and the late Heather; dear great-grandmother of Peyton, London, Carter, Sebastian and Eloise. Lorraine will be missed by many friends and family....

Mun Bi Ho

Mun Bi Ho

Sep 12, 2012

Mun Bi Ho, age 74, loving wife and mother passed away to be with God. She will be missed by many friends and family.....Interment private.

Tadeusz Wnek

Tadeusz Wnek

Sep 12, 2012

Tadeusz Wnek, age 80, beloved husband of Anna; loving father of Maria (Stanislaw) Goryl, Halina (Wladyslaw) Mecinski, Andrzej (Maria) and Malgorzata (Franciszek) Staszel; cherished grandfather and great-grandfather of many. He will be missed by many friends and family. Visitation Friday, September 15, from 4 to 9 pm, Saturday, prayer 9:45 am at Lawrence Funeral Home, 4800 N. Austin Ave., Chicago....

Janina Kolodziej

Janina Kolodziej

Sep 6, 2012

Janina Kolodziej, Age 90; beloved wife of the late Joseph; loving mother of Alicja Blaszczak and the late Maria Pomerenke; dearest grandmother of Klaudia (Andrew) Steplewski; great-grandmother of Matthew, Luke and Nicole. Services and Interment were held private. Arrangements by Lawrence Funeral Home, for information 773-736-2300

Paul Henry Ewinger

Paul Henry Ewinger

Aug 31, 2012

Paul H. Ewinger age 41, beloved son of Agnes and the late Henry; loving brother of Rose (Michael) Loiacono; cherished uncle of Joseph (Jennifer), Maxwell (Jennifer, fiancée) and Nicholas Loiacono; dear nephew of William (Janice) and George (Catherine) Ostendorf , the late Lawrence (the late Maria) Evinger and the late Marija (the late Nicholai) Domanovac. Paul will be missed by...

Nancy R. Holubovsky

Nancy R. Holubovsky

Aug 31, 2012

Nancy R. Holubovsky Age 75 loving sister of Arlene(Ernest) Uhrik; Cherished cousin of Rosanne(the late Thomas)Brandt; dear aunt to many. She will be missed by her Aqua dymanics, friends and Turner bowling pals.Visitation Monday from 4 to 9PM Funeral Prayers Tuesday 9:30AM at Lawrence Funeral Home 4800.N.Austin Ave. Procession to St.Robert Bellarmine Church for 10AM Mass of Christian Burial. Interment...

Fidel Rodriguez

Fidel Rodriguez

Aug 24, 2012

Visitation Tuesday, from 4-9 p.m. at Lawrence Funeral Home. Prayers Wednesday, 9:15 a.m. to St. John Bosco Church Chicago. Interment Queen of Heaven Cemetery

Dorothy L. Bobowski

Dorothy L. Bobowski

Aug 24, 2012

Dorothy L. Bobowski, nee Pruski, age 81, passed away August 24, 2012. Beloved wife of the late Ronald Richard; Loving mother of Sandra (Anthony) Carnesecchi, Cynthia Wurtz, David, Kevin and Timothy (Janet); Dear grandmother of Tammy, Nicole, Christopher, Jason (Kim), Mike, Bridget, Ronnie, Tyler and Connor; Cherished great-grandmother of Andrew, Daniel, Nathan, Chloe, Alina and Aven. Visitation Monday from 4-8...

Mildred Curylo

Mildred Curylo

Aug 20, 2012

Mildred Curylo, 78, of Chicago, passed away August 20, 2012. Beloved daughter of the late Joseph Sr. and Lottie nee Yavaraski; Loving sister of Elizabeth, Lillian, Theodore (the late Marlene), Constance (the late Bob) Novak, Patricia (Charles) Dalton, David and the late Joseph Jr. and Frances (Rose); Dear aunt, great-aunt and great great-aunt of many nieces and nephews. Visitation Thursday...

Mario T. Giuffrida

Mario T. Giuffrida

Aug 16, 2012

Mario T. Giuffrida, age 95, beloved husband of the late Ruth nee Sendek; loving father of Richard (Joanne), Ronald (Cathy Burke) and the late Joseph Gilbert; cherished grandfather and great-grandfather of many; dear brother of Joseph (Sandy) ; fond uncle of many nieces and nephews. He served City of Chicago for 23 years as a Police Officer and has been...

Ann D. Skowron

Ann D. Skowron

Aug 15, 2012

Ann D. Skowron nee Daniels, age 97, beloved wife of the late Stephen; loving mother of Marilyn, Joan (Steve) Bushor and Susan (Steve) Trossman; dearest grandmother of Michele (David) Szalczynski and Craig (Jessica Townsend) Bushor; fond great-grandmother of Cameron Szalczynski; daughter of the late Frank and Katherine. Preceded in death by Mary (Steve) Marzec, Genevieve (Frank) Montori, Joseph (Arlene) Daniels,...

Mercedes Lucy Sawyer

Mercedes Lucy Sawyer

Aug 14, 2012

Mercedes Lucy Sawyer, age 95, loving mother of Charlotte Radakovic. She will be missed by many family and friends. Interment private.

Leon Gawron

Leon Gawron

Aug 13, 2012

Leon Gawron beloved husband of 47 years to Carol nee Heine; loving dad of Susan (Ed) Dowtort; cherished grandpa of Katie and Eddie; dear brother of Norman and the late Richard (Ceil). Will be missed by many nieces, nephews, friends, and neighbors. Visitation Thursday from 4 P.M. to 9 P.M. funeral Prayers Friday 9:15 A.M. at Lawrence Funeral Home 4800...

Stephanie Alice Stefanski

Stephanie Alice Stefanski

Aug 13, 2012

Stephanie Alice Stefanski nee Moore, age 44, beloved wife of Paul; loving mother of Zachary and Samantha; cherished daughter of Trudy and Robert; dear sister of Janice (John) Jensky, Janine (Kyle) Kostelny and Robert. She was the Leader of Girl Scout Troop 20191. She will be missed by many friends and family. Visitation Friday, 4 to 9 pm, Funeral Prayers...

Robert Patrick Tallian

Robert Patrick Tallian

Aug 5, 2012

Robert Patrick Tallian, age 68, passed away August 5, 2012. Beloved father of Michael, Christopher, and Aimee; Loving son of the late Michael and Matilda; Dear brother of Walter and the late Charles, Eugene, Helen Riha, and Joseph. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, August 9, 9:30 a.m. at St Cornelius Church 5205 N. Lieb (at Foster)...

Mary Gecan

Mary Gecan

Jul 31, 2012

Mary Gecan, age 93, Beloved wife of the late August; Loving mother of Michael(Sheila) and Barbara(Kazem)Nemazee; Cherished grandmother of Joseph(Katarina)Gecan, Jessica(Frank)Nemazee, Alex Gecan, Ashley Nemazee and Nora Gecan; Delighted great-grandmother of Noah Vaananen-Gecan; Dear aunt of Catherine Juric. In leiu of flowers donations can be made to Chicago Jesuit Academy at Resurrection Campus 5058 W. jackson Blvd. Chicago, Illinois 60644-4324...

Marion E. Murphy

Marion E. Murphy

Jul 27, 2012

Marion E. Murphy Age 92. Beloved wife of the late John F. Jr.; loving mother of Mary Kay Koerner, Patrick John Murphy, Joyce B.(Mark)Ruchti; cherished grandmother of Margaret, Gregory, Jack, Michael and the late Allison; proud great-grandmother of Abigail. Visitation Tuesday from 4-9 p.m., at Lawrence Funeral Home, 4800 N. Austin Ave., Chicago. Funeral Prayers Wednesday, 9:30 a.m. Procession to...

Stanislaw Rapala

Stanislaw Rapala

Jul 19, 2012

Stanislaw Rapala, age 74, loving husband and father. He will be missed by everyone. Visitation Friday, July 27, from 4 pm to 9 pm. Funeral Prayers Saturday, 9 am at Lawrence Funeral Home, 4800 N. Austin Ave., Chicago. Mass of Christian Burial at St. Constance Church. Interment Maryhill Cemetery. For more info 773-736-2300.

Walter George Flores

Walter George Flores

Jul 17, 2012

Walter George Flores, age 88, beloved husband of Carmen; loving father of Terry (Rafael) DePaz, Elizabeth (Chuck) Shukas, Margaret (Bob) Melton, Catherine (Bennett) Noto, Nancy (Richard) Flores-Kierzyk, Grace (Lucio) Gonzalez and Willam (Evelyn); dear grandpa of Pauline, Rafael, Chris, Nicole, Dawn, Kristen, Alex, Kelly, Katelyn, Andrew, Evelyn, Stephanie, Holly and Elise; cherished great-grandfather of many. He will be missed by...

Helen B. Swiontek

Helen B. Swiontek

Jul 16, 2012

Helen B. Swiontek age 98, beloved wife of the late Martin; loving mother of Janice (Raymond) Ball, Jeanene (George) Helmken and the late Arlene "Lee Ann Todd"; cherished grandmother of Keith (Kelly) Helmken, Paul (Michele) Helmken, Colleen Helmken, Geoffrey (Johnna Rose) ball, Quentin (Brett) Fagan; proud greatgrandma of Benjamin Helmke, Samuel Helmke, and Lux Ball. Funeral Service will be Saturday...

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