Obituaries

Joan Walczak

Joan Walczak

Oct 4, 2016

Joan Carol Walczak (nee Imundo), age 84 of Forest View. Beloved wife of Casimir, loving mother of Gary (late Janice) Walczak, cherished grandmother of Jenna and Alyssa Walczak and great grandmother of Reese and Vivian. Funeral Friday, October 7, 9:15am Prayers at Kuratko-Nosek Funeral Home, Funeral Mass  10:00am at St. Pius X Church, corner of Oak Park Avenue and 43rd Street,...

Daniel J. “Uncle Danny” Spiropoulos

Daniel J. “Uncle Danny” Spiropoulos

Oct 1, 2016

Daniel J. “Uncle Danny” Spiropoulos, age 81 of Forest Park, U.S. Army Veteran. Loving brother of the late Georgia (John) Varvitsiotis, cherished uncle of Elaine (Michael Connelly) Cinkay and Connie (Sosti Ropaitis) Varvitsiotis and great-uncle of Gia, Annalisa, Ali, Henry, Charlie, George and Audrey. Visitation Monday, October 3, 5:00pm to 9:00pm, Trisagion 5:30pm at Kuratko-Nosek Funeral Home, 2447 S. DesPlaines Avenue,...

Robert Q. “Bob” Kelly, Sr.

Robert Q. “Bob” Kelly, Sr.

Sep 29, 2016

Robert Q. “Bob” Kelly Sr., age 94 of Omaha, NE, formerly of North Riverside. Former Village of North Riverside Trustee from 1964 to 1973 and Professor of Law at DePaul University from (1956 to 1973).  Beloved husband of the late Elizabeth C. (nee Monaco), loving father of Mary (Al Marcault) Kelly, Bob (Traci) Kelly Jr. and the late Joseph Kelly,...

Esther Ruiz

Esther Ruiz

Sep 26, 2016

Esther Ruiz, age 71 of Berwyn. Beloved mother of Leticia Zamora, Norma Zamora and the late Alejandro Zamora, cherished grandmother of Montserrat Romero, Rudy Zamora, Charles Romero and Ricardo Zamora and great-grandmother of Aiden DeLuca, Ricardo Xavier Zamora, Alonzo Zamora and Penelope Zamora, dear sister of Santiago Ruiz.

Visitation Wednesday, September 28th, 3:00pm until time of Chapel Service, 7:00pm at...

Marco Anthony Mercado

Marco Anthony Mercado

Sep 26, 2016

Marco Anthony Mercado, age 48. Visitation Wednesday, September 28th 9:00am until time of Funeral Service, 11:00am at Kuratko-Nosek Funeral Home, 2447 S. DesPlaines Avenue, North Riverside. Cremation Private.

Cheryl Adams

Cheryl Adams

Sep 19, 2016

Cheryl Ann Adams nee Lopaczynski, age 69 of Crete. Loving partner of Paul Louise, beloved mother of Susan (William) Lief, Laurie (Raymond) Glowa, Kevin (Noelle) Adams and Britney Louise, cherished grandmother of Lindsay (Robert) O’Neill, William Lief Jr., Michael Lief, Kyra (Rob) Teal, Dylan Glowa, Jillian Louise and Travis Fuoss, great-grandmother of Mason O’Neill, dear sister of Sylvester (Estelle) Lopaczynski...

Karyn Zakosek

Karyn Zakosek

Sep 15, 2016

Karyn Victoria Zakosek, age 28 of North Riverside. Beloved daughter of Laurence Zakosek and Renee Zakosek (nee La Beau), loving sister of Phillip (Shawna) Zakosek and Zachary (Morgan) Zakosek, cherished niece of Thomas (Nancy) Zakosek, Renee Zakosek, Patrick (Lori) Zakosek, Mark (Terri) La Beau and Nadine McKenna (Rick) Stigler, dear cousin of Kristen (Chris) Sego, Robin (Mike) Mccracken, Tracey (Brad)...

Linda Tintera

Linda Tintera

Sep 6, 2016

Linda Tintera (nee DeCoster), age 66 of North Riverside. Beloved wife of Jack Tintera, loving mother of Kelly Bzdyl and Katy (Frank) Horky, cherished grandmother of Bobby, dear sister of William (Alice) DeCoster and the late Terrance “Terry” (Marianne) DeCoster, fond aunt to many nieces and nephews

Memorial Mass Sunday, September 11, 2016, 1:30pm at Mater Christi Church (corner of...

Marian Quirsfeld

Marian Quirsfeld

Sep 6, 2016

Marian Sylvia Quirsfeld, age 93 of Cicero. Cherished sister of the late Frederick, late Edward, late Arthur and the late Robert, loving aunt of Janet Lindsay, John Quirsfeld, Edward Quirsfeld, Frederick Quirsfeld, David Quirsfeld, and Marilyn Nelson. Funeral Monday, September 12, 10:00am Chapel Service at Kuratko-Nosek Funeral Home, 2447 S. DesPlaines Avenue, North Riverside. Interment Concordia Cemetery. Visitation Sunday, 2:00pm...

Leslie Coulter

Leslie Coulter

Aug 29, 2016

Leslie Joy Coulter, age 68 of Chicago. Loving daughter of the late Norris and Audrey (nee Michelson) and cherished sister of Norris James Coulter. Interment Thursday, September 1st, 2:30pm at Mount Emblem Cemetery. Family and friends are asked to meet directly at the cemetery office by 2:15pm.

Doris Kaleta

Doris Kaleta

Aug 24, 2016

Doris Kaleta, age 78 of Riverside. Beloved wife of Donald Kaleta, loving mother of Mark Kaleta, Bryan (Amy) Kaleta and Deanne (Rich) Kozlowski, cherished grandmother of Jessica, Matthew, Nicole, Kaleigh and Evan, dear sister of Marcia Scherr, Danny Gierut, Johnny Gierut, Ralph Gierut, Edmond Gierut, Freddy Gierut, the late Evelyn Slowinski, the late Joe Gierut and the late Stan Gierut,...

Jose Galloza

Jose Galloza

Aug 22, 2016

Jose Angel Galloza, 77 of Berwyn, Illinois, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 19, 2016 in his home. Born in Aguada, Puerto Rico to Claudino and Tomasa Galloza, he lived most of his life in Chicago, IL. Jose was a passionate man who enjoyed his family. He worked as a bus driver for the Chicago Transit Authority for 22 Years in...

Caroline Lenard

Caroline Lenard

Aug 17, 2016

Caroline K. Lenard, nee de Neveu, age 92 of Oak Park.    Beloved wife of the late Erwin W., loving mother of Carolyn Lee Salerno, Ellie Dianne (John Zurawski) Milone, Ruth Theresa (Paul) Wojciechowski, the late Stephen David Lenard and the late Jeffrey Scott Lenard, cherished grandmother of Lisa Neubecker, Nicholas Lenard, Solange E. Lenard, Jeffrey(Nicole) Bartl, Dianna (Casey) Coulter, Natalie...

William Kurich

William Kurich

Aug 1, 2016

William Kurich, age 91 of North Riverside. U.S. WWII Army Veteran. Beloved husband of Elizabeth Joan, nee Purcell, loving father of William Robert (Alice), Richard Joseph, Robert James, Keith Edward and the late Ronald Joseph, cherished grandfather of William, Rebecca, Melissa, Michael, Daniel, Robert, Amanda, Emma, Maxwell, Andrew, Brian and great-grandfather of Lilianne, Abigail, Kaylynn, Holly, Carly, William, Eloise and...

Todd Maylath

Todd Maylath

Aug 1, 2016

Todd Christopher Maylath, age 32 of LaGrange. Beloved son of Edward and Joanne (nee Krnak), loving brother of Edward, Tim (Gina) and Mark (Monica), fond uncle to many. Visitation Tuesday, August 2, 4:30pm-7:30pm. Cremation Private.

 

Thomas Wolff

Thomas Wolff

Jul 31, 2016

Thomas E. Wolff, age 72. Beloved husband of the late Patricia, nee Odehnal, loving father of Teresa (Ron) Hayes, Debbie (Kyle) Stanbrough, Erica (Rob Kryfka) Wolff and Jason (Jen) Wolff. He also leaves behind his grandchildren. Funeral Friday, August 5, 10:00am at Kuratko-Nosek Funeral Home, 2447 S. DesPlaines Avenue, North Riverside. Interment Queen of Heaven Cemetery. Visitation Thursday, 2:00pm – 8:00pm. Online condolences may be offered...

Marilyn Dalton

Marilyn Dalton

Jul 28, 2016

Marilyn Starzec Dalton, age 77 of North Riverside. Beloved wife of the late Jack J., loving mother of Kathy (Ron) Silay and Karen (Dona Woodstock) Dalton, cherished grandmother of Kelly (Ryan) Olenski and Colleen Silay, loving sister of Phyllis (late Bill) Lesniak and the late Norman (Betty) Starzec, fond aunt of many nieces and nephews. Funeral Tuesday, August 2, 9:30am...

Helen Schindler

Helen Schindler

Jul 28, 2016

Helen Schindler, nee Kuchynka, age 97 of Wauconda, formerly of Berwyn. Beloved wife of the late Jerry, loving mother of Ronald (Jean), cherished grandmother of Karen (Steve) Kala and Lisa (Greg) Swanson and great-grandmother of Megan Kala, Matthew Kala, Lyla Swanson and Riley Swanson. Funeral Monday, August 1, 10:30am Graveside Service and Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Forest Park. Family and...

Ann M. Chmielewski

Ann M. Chmielewski

Jul 25, 2016

Ann M. Chmielewski, nee Lach, age 97 of Berkeley, formerly of North Riverside. Beloved wife of the late Stanley H., loving mother of Sandi (Mike) Maenner, cherished grandmother of Susie (Rob) Newton and Debbie (Jeff) Grammer and great-grandmother of Justin, Jillian, Aiden, Jace and Cole, dear sister of Alex Lach, Evelyn Jurjovec, the late Frank Lach, the late Wally Lach...

Victor Gonda

Victor Gonda

Jul 18, 2016

Victor Gonda, age 92 of Lisle. United States WWII Navy Veteran. Beloved husband of Elizabeth (nee Zahn), loving father of Victor (Carole), John (Lana) and Michael (Christine), cherished grandfather of Sandee (Tom) Hipelius, Sally (Landy) Brown, Victor (Jennifer) Gonda, Andrea (Christopher) Sherwood, Gregory (Courtney) Gonda, Eileen (Kevin) Perez and Daniel Gonda and great-grandfather of 14, dear brother of Anna Shanske...