Obituaries

Oct 22, 2018

Mollie F. Amerson, nee Thompson, age 87 of Dixon, IL formerly of Chicago. Beloved wife of the late James P. Amerson, fond mother of Roger (Michelle) Amerson, Randy Amerson and the late Reginald (Annette) Amerson, the late Paul (JoAnn) Amerson, grandmother of Susan (Scott) Johnson, James Amerson, John (Melissa Greschke) Amerson, Regina (Brian) Egloff; great grandmother of Joseph, Claire,...

Oct 19, 2018

Steven Charles Sterba, age 68 of Willowbrook. Beloved husband of Barbara Sterba, nee Lange; son of Elaine Sterba, nee Fink and the late George Sterba; brother of Warren (Wanda) Sterba; brother-in-law of Kathleen (David) Albers; uncle of April, Samantha and Naomi Sterba, Daniel (April) Albers and Kristin Albers; nephew of Agnes Pajer; cousin of many. Steven was actively involved...

Oct 19, 2018

Maureen L. D'Altorio, nee Monti, age 80 of Brookfield. Beloved wife of 56 years of Salvatore D'Altorio; loving mother of Jim (Maggie King) D'Altorio, Paul (the late JoAnn) D'Altorio and Michelle (Frank) Cvitanovich; dear grandmother of Danny, Chris, Gianni, Brandon, Taylor, Frank and Luke; sister of the late Terrell (Bonnie Laky) Monti; aunt of Armando, Gianni, Massimo, Theresa, Tony,...

Oct 15, 2018

Chester "Chet" A. Childs, age 74, of Forest Park.  Navy Veteran.  Beloved brother of Karen Richmond, Laurie (Edward) Parker and Debra (Peter) Desmond; fond uncle of Carrie Parker, Michelle Shapiro, Missy (Craig) Zilm, Jeff (Shayla) Parker, Jim Pilkey and Laura Pilkey Maron; dear friend of Adrienne Adelman.

Visitation Friday, October 26, 2018 from 3 P.M. to 9...

Oct 7, 2018

William J. Wilhite, age 74, of Naperville formerly of Brookfield.  Caring ex-husband of June Prescott.  Beloved father of James (Emily) Wilhite; dear grandfather of William Wilhite and Theresa Wilhite; brother of Ralph (Lynn) Wilhite; uncle of Donald Wilhite, Dane Wilhite and the late Elizabeth Wilhite.

Visitation Tuesday, October 9, 2018 from 3 P.M. to 8 P.M. and...

Oct 6, 2018

Thorkil Winther passed peacefully Saturday October 6th, 2018, at the Danish Home of Chicago, surrounded by his immediate family. Thorkil would have been 90 years old October 22nd, and was grateful for having lived a long, fulfilling life – most proud of having married 'the woman of his dreams', nee Ingrid Salvesen, and for raising 'three beautiful daughters' –...

Oct 5, 2018

Vincent Sandoval, Vietnam War Veteran, age 69, of LaGrange Park.  Beloved Husband of Sylvia Sandoval, nee Ramirez; loving son of the late Jesus Sandoval and the late Elida Sandoval, nee Gonzales;  dear brother of Thelma (Reynaldo) Ruiz and Deyanira (Benjamin) Romero; uncle of Benny Romero, Daniel Ruiz, Miguel Romero, Victor Ruiz, David Ruiz and Julio Romero; great uncle of...

Oct 2, 2018

Robert "Bob" C. Hall, Sr., age 69, of Brookfield.  Beloved husband of Barbara A. Hall, nee Janoch; loving father of Robert (Elizabeth) Hall Jr. and Rebecca (John) Tingley; dear grandfather of Owen Hall, and Madeline and Charlotte whom are already in Heaven; brother of Roy McCuan; fond uncle of Tanya Janoch; brother in law of Joseph (Karen) Janoch.  Visitation...

Sep 28, 2018

Bryan Reno, age 25 of Brookfield. Beloved son of Maria Reno, nee Gomez and John Reno; loving brother of Marvin Reno; grandson of Raquel and Luis Gomez; nephew of many; cousin of many. Visitation Friday, September 28, 2018 from 3 P.M. to 8 P.M. at Hitzeman Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 9445 West 31st Street, Brookfield, IL 60513. Interment...

Sep 27, 2018

Dorothy Anne Gargano, nee Bubel, age 88 of North Riverside passed away on Thursday, September 27.  Beloved mother of Gina Chorover (Jon), Laura  Gargano and Patricia Gargano; grandmother of Talia and Nathan;  sister of Charles Bubel (Mary Lou), Richard Bubel and the late George Bubel, Mary Bombino and Paul Bubel; aunt of many nieces and nephews.  Dorothy was a...

Sep 21, 2018

Gertrud Erna Beadle, nee Gartner, age 92 of La Grange Park. Beloved wife of the late Julius Brett Beadle; loving mother of Lawrence (Cheryl) Beadle, Michael Beadle and Carolyn (Michael) Ressl; beloved grandmother and great grandmother of many; sister of Wally Bohm and Ottmar Gartner. Gertrud came to this country as a young bride by troop transport from her...

Sep 17, 2018

George J. Kuchar, age 90 of LaGrange Park. Korean Army Veteran. Beloved husband of 66 years to Joan G. Kuchar, nee Graham; loving father of Kenneth (Jody) Kuchar, Keith (Carol) Kuchar and Kathryn (David) Drew; dear grandfather of Carly Drew, Joseph Kuchar, Sarah Drew, Trajan Kuchar and the late Jason Kuchar; brother of the late Frank (Charlotte) Kuchar and...

Sep 4, 2018

Robert M. Cetin, age 90 of North Riverside. WWII Army Veteran. Beloved husband of the late Amelia "Molly" Cetin, nee Purkart; loving father of Debbie (Jim) Rixen, Michael (Nancy) Cetin, Randy (Patty) Cetin, and Sandie (Bob) Pilipiszyn; dear grandfather of 8; and great grandfather of 8; brother of Emma Cleveland. Funeral and Interment Private. Interment Queen of Heaven Cemetery,...

Sep 1, 2018

Jim Riordan, age 61, of Evanston, formerly of Oak Park. Beloved son of the late James P. Riordan and Jeanne M. Riordan, nee Stewart; fond brother of Michael (Beatrice) Riordan, Theresa (Michael) Geimer, Jeannie (Lee) Zeitlin, William (Roxanne) Riordan, the late Mary Riordan and Maureen Riordan; fond uncle of Megan Geimer, Emily Zeitlin, Matthew Geimer, Eric Zeitlin, Tomm Riordan,...

Sep 1, 2018

Maria Lascu, nee Forsea, age 83, of La Grange, formerly of Romania. Beloved wife of the late Traian Lascu; loving mother of the late Corina Comandasu; aunt of Elena (Gelu) Oprean, Oana (Marius) Sandru, Mihai Iambor and Carmen Bogdan; cousin of Aneta (the late Gheorghe) Iambor, Maria (Lulu) Bogdan. Visitation Friday, August 31, 2018 from 4 P.M. to 9...

Aug 28, 2018

John J. Jirkovsky, Sr., age 69, of Brookfield. Retired owner and meat cutter of J.J.'s Finer Meats and Deli, Brookfield. Beloved husband of Andrea Jirkovsky, nee Schindalga; fond father of John J. Jirkovsky, Jr., Jamie (John) Simigliano and Jessica (Michael) Krakowski; dear grandfather of Carolyn, Emmalee, Abby, Grace, Natalie, Jianna, Nicholas and Jackson; loving brother of the late Ronald...

Aug 27, 2018

Dorothy—or Bugs, as she was known growing up—was born at Mary Thompson Hospital in Chicago to Edward George and Rose Martina Agatha Bartos on 16 September, 1928. She graduated Good Counsel High School in 1945, at which time she and her friends would frequently go dancing—usually with young servicemen—at the Aragon and Trianon ballrooms in Chicago. From there she...

Aug 26, 2018

Emil "Buddy" Beran, Korean War Marine Veteran, age 87, of Brookfield, formerly of Chicago.  Beloved husband of the late Renetta R. Beran, nee Lesniak; loving father of Venessa Beran and Collette (George Adamczyk) Beran; predeceased by 7 siblings; uncle and great uncle of many nieces and nephews.

Visitation Tuesday, August 28, 2018 from 3 P.M. to 8...

Aug 25, 2018

Dolores Leona Bilsland, nee Prucha, age 90 of North Riverside. Beloved wife of the late Donald Bilsland; fond mother Karen Allen and Tom Raemisch;dear grandmother of Meredith Allen, Annabelle (Jason Chan) Dacuycuy; sister of the late Paul Todd, Edward Todd, Shirley Martens and Elaine Saether; beloved aunt of many nieces and nephews; friend to many.

Funeral Services...

Aug 25, 2018

Mary Therese Ward, age 90, of Batavia, formerly of La Grange Park. Beloved wife of the late Richard J. Ward: cherished mother of Maureen (Daniel) Schaeffer, Peggy (Lawrence) Smith, Timothy J. (Caitilin Hamill) Ward, Monica (John) Andersen, and Edward J. (Pamela) Ward M.D.; Nana to Anne Schaeffer, Katherine (John) Hausmann, Laura (Nathan) Chiantella, Joseph (Amanda) Schaeffer, Richard Ward, Patrick...