Obituaries

Jul 18, 2019

Edna Murphy, age 72 of Berwyn. Loving mother of Tiesha and Lena Murphy, cherished grandmother of Charles (Kerry) Burchett, Danielle Watson, Edna Murphy, Hope Murphy and great grandmother of Hailey, Lillian, Kelly and Lena, dear sister of the late James Richardson and the late Pearl Lauer. Memorial visitation Saturday, July 20, 1:00pm until time of family celebration of life service,...

Jul 15, 2019

Beverly Jean Wastrak nee Walters, age 83 of Berwyn. Beloved wife of the late Robert, dear friend to many.

Graveside Service Thursday, July 18, 2019, 10:00 am at Fairview Memorial Park 900 N. Wolf Road, Northlake.

Family and Friends are asked to meet directly at the cemetery office by 9:45 am.

Jul 11, 2019

Frank J. DeStefano, age 90 of Brookfield. Beloved husband of the late Annamarie, nee DeVeno, loving father of Anthony (Kathleen), Anita (Paul), Salvatore, Theresa (Tom) McGregor, Frank, Annamarie (Steve Bykowicz) Ferreira and the late Agnes (John) Hearlston, cherished grandfather of 20, great-grandfather of 16 and great-great grandfather of 4, dear brother of Joey, Tony, Stella, late Sammy, late Rosie, late...

Jul 9, 2019

Nilza H. Kartavicius, nee Rivera, age 83 of Oak Park, formerly of North Riverside. Nilza was born in Guaymate, a town of the province of La Romana, Dominican Republic to Armando and Mercedes Marien (nee Simo) Rivera. Nilza was the fourth of five siblings, Humberto Rivera, Melba Fernandez, Clarissa Amani and Sonia Garcia. As a child she was playful, but...

Jul 3, 2019

Mary Ellen Rodriguez, nee Smith, age 56 of Cicero . Beloved wife of Luis, loving mother of Angelina, Carlos (Monica), Violeta (Alexander) Irume, Olivia, and Ricardo (Melanie), cherished grandmother of Isaac, Rozalia, Aiden, Anthony, Izabella, Noah, Malia, Sofia and Owen.

Visitation Sunday, July 7, 2019 2:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Kuratko-Nosek Funeral Home 2447 S. DesPlaines Avenue, North Riverside,...

Jun 24, 2019

Jun 20, 2019

Roxane Muzyka (nee Turek), age 64 of Brookfield, formerly of Chicago. Beloved wife of Edward, loving mother of Luke and Matthew (Sandee), cherished grandmother of Joel, dear daughter of Olive Turek (nee Klein) and the late Edward Turek, fond sister of Norman and Richard Turek.

Roxane Muzyka, who died May 31st at home, made of the most of her 64...

Jun 12, 2019

Lorraine A. Greenwald, nee Niziolek, age 95 of LaGrange, GA, formerly of North Riverside. Beloved wife of the late Martin A. Jr., loving mother of Cheryl (Charles) Harring, Timothy (Laura) and the late Martin A. III (Jeanne), cherished grandmother of 8 and great grandmother of 4.

Visitation Friday, June 14th, 9:00 am until time of funeral service 11:00 am at...

Jun 7, 2019

Helen J. Hanzlik, nee Jubick, age 94 of Palmetto, FL, formerly of North Riverside, IL. Preceded in death by her parents Paul and Veronica (Bellas) Jubick, brother Paul Jubick and sisters Mary Jubick, Veronica McDonald and Elizabeth Shonosky, beloved wife of the late Donald G. Sr., loving mother of Donald (Judith) Jr., cherished grandmother of Nicole Marie and Donna Lynn...

May 31, 2019

Rita Zdun (nee Poremski), age 83 of Westchester. Retired Westchester Middle School teacher. Beloved wife of Adolph, loving sister of the late Henry, Eleanore, Sylvia, Sigmund and Robert and cherished aunt of Mary Ellen, Robert, John and many other nieces and nephews. Rita was honored by the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy with their Award of Excellence in 1988 and...

May 30, 2019

Harold M. Conn, age 93 of Chicago. Lt Col. U.S. Air Force WWII Veteran. Loving father of Roe Conn and Tracy Conn, cherished grandfather of Torie (Amarit Dulyapaibul) Conn, dear great-grandfather of Ernest Granville Dulyapaibul. Private services will be held.

Memorial donations to the Air Force Aid Society, 1550 Crystal Drive, Suite 809, Arlington, VA 22202, would be appreciated. Click...

May 29, 2019

Edward William Freedman, age 62 of Chicago, Excellent chef, legendary salesman, artist and music lover. Beloved father and very best friend of Catherine “Cate” Freedman, devoted spouse of Sidney Cristol Freedman, dear brother of Elizabeth “Betty” (Bradley Son) Freedman, fond cousin of Robert “Robin”, MD (Nydia) Freedman. Edward was preceded in death by his parents Edward H. (Big Ed) and...

May 23, 2019

Scott Lawrence Donavon, age 51 of Brookfield. Cherished father of Emily, Jenna and Jotham Donavon, former spouse of Shelly Donavon, dear brother of Kelly (Sean) Coyle, Myles Donavon and Kristin Donovan, fond uncle of Abigail Coyle, Quinn Coyle, Owen Coyle, Carson Gloede, Colin Gloede and Cora Gloede.

Memorial Service, Saturday, June 8th, 10:00am at Hope Church, 5707 Wolf Road,...

May 22, 2019

Jerome Mark Wiegandt age 66 of Austin, TX. Loving brother of Robert (Deborah) Wiegandt.

Interment Thursday, May 23, 2019, 10:30am at Mount Auburn Cemetery 4101 S. Oak Park Avenue, Stickney.

May 22, 2019

Maria C. Melesio, age 59 of Glendale, WI. Loving mother of Lorena (Joshua) Moseley, Guadalupe Diosdado, Jose Merced Diosdado, Jose Luis Antonio Diosdado and Nicolas Cruz Diosdado, the late Jose Luis Antonio Sandoval and the late Jesus Sandoval, cherished grandmother of Xavier, Jesse, Alani, Elias, Elizabeth and Amayah. Funeral Saturday, May 25th, 9:30am Chapel Service at Kuratko-Nosek Funeral Home 2447...

May 17, 2019

Francis Joseph “Frank” Lopata, age 70 of Muskegon, MI, formerly of Riverside. Retired owner of Alex and Aldos of La Grange Park. Loving father of Jason (Lisa), cherished grandfather of Aaron, Katherine and Simone, loving brother of Raymond Jr. (Mary), Ned (Sandra), Marilyn, Ilene (David), John, Peggy (Don), and Thomas. Memorial visitation Thursday, May 23, 3:00pm-9:00pm at Kuratko-Nosek Funeral Home,...

May 17, 2019

Peter D. Luizzo, age 81 of Forest Park, U.S. Army Veteran. Loving brother of Toni (late Peter) LaJoy, Katherine (late Milton) Ryba and Mary Ann (Nick) Senese, fond uncle of many nieces and nephews.

Private Interment at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood, IL

May 13, 2019

William R. Sutherland Sr. age 95 of Brookfield. U.S. WWII Army Air Corps Veteran. Beloved husband of the late Ruth F., nee Forbes, loving father of Patricia (Edward) Krch, William R. (Mary) Sutherland Jr., Barbara (late Kenneth) Hologa and Roberta (Dimas) Rodriguez, cherished grandfather of Dimas, Bree, Jason, Nicole, Amanda, Shawn, Joe, Michael, Laura and great grandfather of Julio, Alex,...

May 10, 2019

James L. Hasil, age 78 of Lyons, formerly of Berwyn. Beloved husband of Jane, nee Hyde, loving father of Steffanie (Matthew) Woywod and Raymond (Dayna) cherished grandfather of Alexis and Laney Woywod and Bailee, Mackenna and Janie Hasil, dear brother of Debra (John) Bilek, the late Donald (Barbara) and the late Patricia, fond uncle of Bryan.

Memorial Visitation Friday,...

May 8, 2019

Simona Gonzalez, age 69 of Chicago. Beloved mother of Roberto Marcelo (Elizabeth Young) Gonzalez, cherished grandmother of Garrett Turner and Dante Gonzalez, loving sister of Maria Ines (Hector) Guerra and many other brothers and sisters, dear aunt of Vanessa Guerra and many other nieces and nephews. Visitation Saturday, May 11, 12:00pm-3:00pm at Kuratko-Nosek Funeral Home, 2447 S. DesPlaines Avenue, North...