Obituaries

Aug 31, 2020

Jaclyn Dawn Weden, age 46 of Berwyn, passed away suddenly on August 30, 2020. Beloved daughter of Betty Jane (nee Cejka) and the late Kenneth Weden, dear sister and best friend of Julie and Maggie Weden. Jackie was a “mom” to her cat, Earl Grey. She loved him dearly. Cremation private.

Aug 30, 2020

Aug 20, 2020

Gregory Joseph Kachka, age 72 of Maricopa, AZ passed away January 10, 2020. U.S. Marine Corps Vietnam Veteran. Loving brother of Karen (Steve) Smith and John J. Kachka and dear uncle and cousin. Funeral Service and Inurnment Tuesday, August 25th 1:00pm at St. Adalbert Cemetery, Niles. Family and friends are asked to meet at the cemetery office by 12:45pm.

Aug 19, 2020

Joan Ann Nowacki, age 85, of Elmwood Park, Illinois, passed away on Friday, May 29, 2020 at the Jackson County Memorial Hospital in Altus, Oklahoma.

Joan Ann Pietrzak was born on May 12, 1935 in Chicago, Illinois to Joseph Stanley and Emily (Schilowanitz) Pietrzak. She married Stanley Frank Nowacki, Jr. Joan worked as an accounts manager for and electronics...

Aug 19, 2020

Melvin J. Vesely Sr., age 83 of Countryside, U.S. Air Force Veteran, passed away August 18, 2020 at the University of Chicago Hospital. Born December 19, 1936 in Cicero, IL., Mel graduated from Piper Grammar School and Morton High School class of 1954. Mel served in the U. S. Air Force from 1955-1959 after which he began his career in...

Aug 18, 2020

Kallie Lynn Drake, age 22 of Countryside. Loving daughter of Robert and Jessica (nee Perkins) Drake. Cremation private.

Aug 11, 2020

Barbara J. Smith, nee Burklow, age 74 of Stickney. Beloved wife of Barry K. Smith, loving mother of Scott (Kelly) Tugman, Tom Tugman Jr., Julie (David) Westerhausen and Mike (Lisa) Smith, cherished grandmother of Joseph, Andrew, Evelynn, Sophia, Ryland, Rorey, Henry and Vivian. Funeral Saturday, August 15th, 10:00am Chapel Service at Kuratko-Nosek Funeral Home 2447 S. DesPlaines Avenue, North Riverside....

Aug 11, 2020

Norma I. Ceci, nee Tonelli, age 92 of Berwyn. Beloved wife of the late Robert J., loving mother of Robert II, the late Barbara Ann and the late Rosanne, dear sister of Lea Luchini and the late Irene Botkin-Tonelli, cherished and loved aunt to many nieces and nephews. Funeral Services will be private. Memorial donations to the American Cancer Society...

Jul 31, 2020

Branko Ljubicich, age 82 of Riverside. Beloved husband of Addie Ljubicich, loving father of Slavica (John) Castaldo and Slavko Ljubicich, cherished grandfather of Noah Ljubicich and Sofia Castaldo, dear brother of Jovanka Abramovich, fond uncle of Aco Abramovich and Mladen Abramovich. Visitation Tuesday, August 4th, 2:00pm-8:00pm at Kuratko-Nosek funeral Home. Funeral Wednesday, August 5th, 11:00am. Family and Friends are asked...

Jul 29, 2020

Jo Ellen Granson, nee Belive, age 72 of Chicago. Beloved wife of Peter A. Granson, loving mother of Jennifer, Pete and William, cherished grandmother of 6, dear sister of Ann, Michelle, Jeanne and the late Dorothy. Cremation Private.

Jul 21, 2020

Lois R. Lauber, age 82 of Berwyn. Beloved daughter of the late Ladislav Lawrence Lauber and Ruth Muller, dear sister of the late Carole Woods, fond niece of the late Caroline J. Lotoszynski and special friend of Margaret Forsberg, Phyllis Bernstein and Jeannie Adams. Private cremation services have been held.

Jul 13, 2020

Jul 10, 2020

Marcelino E. Meneses, age 82 of Berwyn. Beloved husband of Socorro nee Moctezuma, loving father of Veronica, Marcella, Joel, Noel and Emanuel Meneses, cherished grandfather of Mariana, Erica, Daniela, Sara, Clarissa, Aaron, Hailey, Olivia, Nigel, Alexander, Nathan and Noah, dear brother of Lorenzo and the late Antonio, Rodolfo and Gloria Meneses.

Visitation Sunday July 12, 2020, 2:00pm to 8:00pm...

Jul 6, 2020

William Dale Rogers, age 61 of Berwyn. Beloved husband of Annette Rogers, loving father of Arnillia Lovey Corbin and Rachel Doane, cherished grandfather of Jade Kosier and Jackson Doane, dear brother of Keith (Susie) Rogers, Pam Sowinski, Richard (Colleen) Rogers, Tim (Alana) Rogers and Brother In-law of Mary Johnson, fond uncle of 14 nieces and nephews and great uncle of...

Jul 1, 2020

James “Jim” T. Esner, age 65 of Berkeley, formerly of North Riverside. Retired firefighter/fire inspector for the Village of North Riverside. Beloved husband of Debra, nee Westphal, loving father of Beth (Chris) Carroll, James T. Esner Jr., Michael Cernock, Don (Stacy) Mitchell and the late Lisa Thomas, cherished grandfather of Reese, Peyton, Dylan and Jake, dear brother of Jeannine (Craig)...

Jun 30, 2020

Jose Pedro Marquez, age 52 of Berwyn. Beloved husband of Lucina (nee Alvardo), dear son of Jose and Guadalupe Marquez, loving father of Audrey Bridget, Nathalie Noemi, Andrea Jacqueline, Jose Pedro Jr. and Gabriel Antonio, cherished grandfather of Daniel, Jaime and Jadiel, fond brother of Mariaelena, Rosa, Lupita and Fabiola, dear uncle to many.

Visitation Thursday, July 9th 3:00pm-9:00pm at...

Jun 25, 2020

Jose M. Cruz, age 52 of Berwyn. Beloved husband of Latoya Brandon Cruz, dear son of Selfo and Emma Cruz, loving father of Adrian, Julian and Ian, cherished grandson of Luz Maria Genis, Herlindo Cruz, Carmen Cruz and Aaron Cruz, fond brother of Irma (the late Louis) Aguinaga and Roberto (Monica) Cruz, uncle of Louis B. Aguinaga, Isabella Cruz and...

Jun 24, 2020

Geraldine Anne Kania-Heflin, nee Janis, age 77 of Woodridge, formerly of Riverside. Beloved wife of the late Gilbert Kania, loving mother of Colleen Zavodny, cherished grandmother of Sylvia Anne Zavodny, dear sister of Paula Grady, fond aunt of Erika, Dylan and Jordan Grady. Visitation Friday, June 26th, 2:00pm-8:00pm at Kuratko-Nosek Funeral Home, 2447 S. DesPlaines Avenue, North Riverside. Funeral service...

Jun 22, 2020

Willie Beebe Buchanan, age 68 of Plainfield, formerly of Berwyn. Beloved father of Justin, Ashley, Willie Beebe Jr., Beau and Amy Sharp, cherished grandfather of Will Johnson, Nathan Overstreet, Pierce Sharp and Noah Buchanan, dear brother of Calvin B. Cook, Jessie Cook and the late Lillian Sikes, fond uncle of many nieces and nephews. Due to Covid-19 restrictions, all funeral...

Jun 19, 2020

Alice Rose Schleitwiler, nee Travnicek, age 96 of Melrose Park, formerly of Lyons. Loving daughter of the late George and Alice (nee Krejce) Travnicek, beloved wife of the late Robert, cherished mother of the late Susan, dear sister of the late George (Nancy) and Leo (Betty) Travnicek, “Auntie Alice” to three more generations of Travnicek and Schleitwiler nieces and nephews....