Obituaries

Marilyn Weeks, nee Marr, age 82, of Brookfield. Beloved wife of the late Dayle Weeks; loving mother of Randall (Michelle) Weeks and the late Kimberly Weeks; dear sister of the late Kenneth Marr; daughter of the late Alex Marr and the late Elizabeth Marr, nee Bernetzki.
Lying in State Friday, May 2, 2025 from 10 A.M. to time of Service 11...

Robert T. Carroll, age 67, of Willowbrook. Beloved husband of JoAnna Carroll, nee Krause; loving father of Patrick (Erika Crodova) Krause; son of the late Frank Joseph Carroll, Jr, and the late Lillian Henrietta Carroll, nee Foerster; brother of Patricia Pygman, Thomas (Mary Kay) Carroll and Kimberly (Steven) Vaughan; lifelong friend of Steve (Christina ) Henrickson; uncle of Trisha...

Nancy E. Raddatz, nee Werner, age 87, of La Grange Park. Beloved wife of the late David O. Raddatz; loving mother of Susan (James) Trchka, David (Linda) Raddatz, Alan Raddatz, Dan (Sheila) Raddatz, Janet (Martin) DeLeonardis, Christina Connolly; dear grandmother of Blake, Katherine, Patrick (Aly), Scott (Katie), Jason Nobile, Michelle, Amy (Chris), Christopher (Melissa), Jennifer, Matthew, Nicole (Jacob) Palka, Daniel,...

Patricia (Pat) E. Nieman
May 16, 1931 – February 1, 2025
Pat Nieman (nee Bristol) passed away peacefully on February 1, 2025. She would have been aged 94 on her birthday in May.
Pat was a resilient woman and spent a great deal of her life caring for others. She was born in the Chicago area, the youngest of 3 children. At...

John H. Musial, age 79, of Chicago, Vietnam Air Force Veteran. Beloved husband of the late Darlene M. Musial, nee Macko; fond father of Dawn (Gary) Musial-Radtke and Michael (Diana) Musial; dear grandfather of Joey Radtke, Emmy Musial, Eliana Musial and John Musial; brother of the late Josephine (the late James) Ster, Barbara (the late George) Daley; uncle of many...

George J. Pekarik, age 97, WWII Navy Veteran, of LaGrange Park. Beloved husband of the late Lorraine C. Pekarik, nee Eilenfeldt; fond father of George Pekarik and William Pekarik; daughter in law of Andrea Pekarik-Welch; loving grandfather of Joseph Pekarik, Michelle (Michael) Becker, Kathryn (Christopher) Chandler and Laura Pekarik; great grandfather of Sam, Andi, Mason and Matthew; brother of Mary...

David Kaczkowski Sr., age 67, of Downers Grove. Loving husband of the late Charlene R. Kaczkowski, nee Anderson; devoted father of David Joseph (Sarah) Kaczkowski, II, Kaysi (Thomas Mahoney) Kaczkowski, Adam (Monica) Kaczkowski, Matthew (Ashley) Kaczkowski, Holly Marie Kaczkowski, Noah (Kayla Reed) Kaczkowski and the late Abigail Kaczkowski; loving grandfather of Kylie, Keira, Sophia, Brynn, Kazmyra, Nokova, Roland, Ariella, Scarlett,...

Jain S. Jain, age 93 of Willow Springs. Beloved husband of Usha Jain; dear father of Dr. Neeraj (Erin Jain) Jain and Dr. Vandana (Paresh Patel) Jain; grandfather of Meghan Jain, Simran Jain, Saiya Patel, Sunari Patel and Kiaan Jain; uncle of many nieces and nephews.
Service to be held on Wednesday, April 16, 2025, 12:30 P.M. at Hitzeman Funeral Home...

Victoria “Vicky” Alejandre, nee Villanueva, age 70, in her proud 50 years of being a resident of Brookfield, Vicky was known for her involvement in the Banking Community, Past Chamber President and educating the local grade school children on best banking practices. Beloved wife of Thomas Alejandre, loving mother of AnaMarie Alejandre and Regina (Adam) Masterton; dear grandmother of Alexander...

Virginia Riedel, of Westchester, in her 98th year. Loving Mom to Paulette Gang (Richard, deceased) and Christine (deceased) (James) Stiegemeyer. Granny to Matthew Stiegemeyer (Luanne Martineau), Christopher Stiegemeyer (Aimee), Darcy Scharpf (Chris), Nicholas Gang (Dana Omar) and Brynna Gang (Jesse Mitchell). Great grandmother of Elise, Max, Fiona, and Sydney.
Virginia was the only child of Marion and Rudolph Drotziger. As...