Obituaries

Oct 6, 2014

Rosemary Godawa (nee Regiec), age 88 of Berwyn. Beloved wife of the late Richard J., loving mother of Richard W. (Debbie) Godawa, Ginnie (Paul) Pavesic and Philip J. Godawa, cherished grandmother of Jessica Leah Pavesic, dear sister of Irene (late Joseph) Chmielewski, late Wally (late Val) Regiec, late Frank, twin brother, Regiec and the late Eddie (late Anne) Regiec, fond...

Oct 6, 2014

Socorro Sanchez, age 80 of Cicero. Beloved mother of Juan, Silvia, Martin, Everardo, Gabriela, Margarita and Jose, cherished grandmother of Emmanuel, Jacqueline, Gabriela, Johnny, Lily, Alex and Mario and loving sister of Maria, Teresa, Guadalupe and Manuel. Funeral Wednesday, October 8, 10:00am Chapel Service at Kuratko-Nosek Funeral Home, 2447 S. DesPlaines Avenue, North Riverside. Interment Queen of Heaven Cemetery. Visitation...

Oct 3, 2014

Kathleen Alesia (nee Wright), age 64 of Berwyn. Beloved mother of Bryan (Edwina) Engle and Kristen Alesia, loving grandmother of Anthony, Bryana, Nick, Julia and Emilio Engle, Gabriel Gomez and Justin Mombella, great-grandmother of Elizabeth Engle, cherished sister of George (June) Wright, Jackie (late Klaus) Hurt, Janet Kotlarz, Robert (Sandie) Wright and Carol (Ashur) Musa and dear aunt of many...

Sep 22, 2014

Charlene M. Andersen, age 73 of Genoa City, WI, formerly of Berwyn. Beloved wife of the late Ramon Anderson, loving mother of Jerry Keblusek, Mike Keblusek, Kevin Keblusek and Kellie (Pat) Weston, cherished grandmother of Michael Keblusek, Krystle Keblusek, Matthew Keblusek, Timothy (Brittany) Weston, Kayla Weston and great-grandmother to Gavin Weston and Nevaeh Rodriguez, dear sister of Chuck (Sandy) Wood,...

Sep 19, 2014

Mary Mierop, nee Pizzello, age 94, of Berwyn, Beloved wife of the late Paul, loving mother of Pauline (Jerry) Sammarco, Anna, Michael (Susan), Mitch (Sue) and the late John Mierop, dear sister of Steve Pizzello, cherished grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother of many, fond aunt of many. Funeral Tuesday, September 23, 9:15am from Kuratko-Nosek Funeral Home 2447 S. DesPlaines Ave., North...

Sep 18, 2014

William “Bill” Svoboda, age 74 of North Riverside, formerly of Bellwood. U.S. Army Veteran. Loving son of the late William and the late Blanche (nee Novotny) Svoboda, dear brother of the late Barbara (James Chanin) Bruscato Chanin, fond uncle of many nieces and nephews. Funeral Monday, September 22, 10:00am Chapel Service at Kuratko-Nosek Funeral Home, 2447 S. DesPlaines Avenue, North...

Sep 15, 2014

Theodore L. “Ted” Pilisek, age 93 of Bloomingdale, formerly of North Riverside. U.S. Army WWII Veteran. Beloved husband of the late Bernice M. (nee Zajicek), loving father of Diane (James) Gibbons and Renee (Gary) Witthoff, cherished grandfather of Michelle, Valerie, David, Nicole and Shawn and great-grandfather of Charlotte and Grace, fond uncle of Chuckie, Bonnie, Charmaine and Beverly. Funeral Saturday, September...

Sep 10, 2014

Heaven gained a lovely, talented lady who gave to all. Frances was so happy in all of her many endeavors. Frances Virginia Maly (nee DeRosa), age 92 of North Riverside. Beloved wife of the late Richard R. Maly, loving mother of Jeffrey Maly, Jimmy Maly, Glenn (Jackie) Maly and Laura (Robert) Englehart, cherished grandmother of Danny, Joey and Jonathan Maly...

Sep 8, 2014

Richard F. “John” Clegg, age 62 of Westchester. Cremation Private. Arrangements handled by Kuratko-Nosek Funeral Home, 2447 S. DesPlaines Avenue, North Riverside. Info: (708) 447-2500 or www.KuratoNosek.com.

Sep 8, 2014

Carol A. Whitt, age 67 of Cicero. Beloved daughter of Florence Downs (nee Schmitt) and the late Clemon Whitt, loving sister of Elizabeth Cruz and Lawrence (Cynthia) Whitt, cherished aunt of Julie Riofredo, Phillip Riofredo, Michelle (Joe) Shackelford, Karen (Raul) Osoria, Alicia (Josiah) Sheedlo and several great nieces and nephews. Funeral Friday, September 12th, 8:15am from Kuratko-Nosek Funeral Home, 2447 S....

Sep 3, 2014

Gregory Keegan Chap, age 51 of North Riverside. U.S. Marine Corps Veteran. Beloved father of Joshua Chap, dear son of the late Ignatius and the late Rosemary (nee Keegan) Chap, loving brother of James Chap, Jeffrey Chap, Jeanne (Paul) Anderson, Steven Chap, Susan (Michael) Faloona and the late William Chap, cherished nephew of Jeanne Keegan and Isobel Burke and fond uncle and cousin...

Sep 2, 2014

Jean M. Luksa, age 69 of Schaumburg, formerly of Chicago. Beloved wife of Joseph G. Luksa and dear sister of William and Edward Lavery. Services Private. Interment Queen of Heaven Cemetery. Arrangements handled by Kuratko-Nosek Funeral Home, 2447 S. DesPlaines Avenue, North Riverside. Info: (708) 447-2500 or www.KuratkoNosek.com.

Aug 27, 2014

William N. Willingham, age 65 of Chicago. U.S. Army Vietnam Veteran. Beloved husband of Sharon Gunterman, loving father of Tracy Willingham, Mary Gunterman and David Gunterman and cherished grandfather of David, Alan, Kyla, Isiah, Mason and Violet Gunterman and Casper Pagan. Private Cremation. Arrangements handled by Kuratko-Nosek Funeral Home, 2447 S. DesPlaines Avenue, North Riverside. Info: (708) 447-2500 or www.KuratkoNosek.com.

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Aug 25, 2014

Anna R. Gorlen, age 89, a 55-year resident of North Riverside, died August 23, 2014 at Burgess Square Healthcare and Rehab Centre in Westmont. Mrs. Gorlen and her late husband of 60 years, Chester, were charter parishioners at Mater Christi Church. Mrs. Gorlen was named the Mater Christi Guild’s Women of the Year in 1998, where she was honored at...

Aug 19, 2014

Aug 6, 2014

Aug 4, 2014

Raymond J. Bittner, age 79 of Stickney. Private Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. Arrangements handled by: Kuratko-Nosek Funeral Home 2447 S. DesPlaines Avenue, North Riverside. Online condolences may be offered to the family at www.KuratkoNosek.com. Info: 708-447-2500.

Jul 31, 2014

Valerie Josephine Peters, age 92, passed away from this earth on July 31, 2014. Valerie and her husband Rudy were married 63 years and raised two sons, Richard and Carl. They lived in North Riverside for 56 years and were involved in many activities. For 15 years, Valerie and Rudy volunteered to deliver “Meals on Wheels”. Together they joined the...

Jul 29, 2014

Cleo Henderleiter, age 80 of Crestwood, formerly of Berwyn. Dear sister of Jim (Jeanette) Boylan, fond aunt of Pilar Kornegay and Jason Boylan and cherished friend to many. Funeral Monday, August 4, 9:30am from Kuratko-Nosek Funeral Home, 2447 S. DesPlaines Avenue, North Riverside to St. Odilo Church, Mass 10:00am. Interment Forest Home Cemetery. Visitation Monday, 8:30am – 9:30am. Online condolences...

Jul 28, 2014

Miguel Suarez Escamilla, age 66 of Berwyn. Beloved husband of Juana Quinonez. Loving father of Graciela (Gerardo) Salas and Miguel L. (Margelene) Suarez Jr., cherished grandfather of Mateo Miguel Suarez, Belen Salas, Emily Salas and Isabella N. Suarez, dear brother of Jose Suarez, Olga Suarez, Zenaida Suarez, Yolanda Suarez, Crescencio Suarez, Balbina Suarez and Graciela Suarez.  Memorial Mass Friday, August...