Obituaries

Jun 1, 2023

William E. Rentner, age 73 of Berwyn. Beloved husband, for 50 years, of Gail (nee Yearling), loving father of Billy A. (Beth) Rentner and Mark E. (Jennifer) Rentner, cherished grandpa, dear brother-in-law of Gary (late Kelly) Yearling and Barbara (Gerard) Weber, fond uncle of Jennifer Weber and the late Christopher Yearling and great uncle to many.

May 22, 2023

Charlotte "Honey" Kulaga, nee Gunia, age 94, passed away on May 22, 2023. Charlotte was predeceased by her loving husband of 69 years, Eugene, brothers Louis, Harry, Michael (Dolores), John (Pat, Nancy) Gunia, and sisters Florence (Ted) Cwik and Evelyn (Nestor) Colht. Left to cherish her memory are daughter Joanne (Kendall) Apelgren, son Tom (Phil Desiere) Kulaga, former son-in-law Bill...

May 20, 2023

Mary R. Vanna, age 71, of Cicero. Beloved wife of Antonio Mariscal, loving mother of Donna (Anastacio) Morales, Pamela (Alberto) Martinez, Bernice (late Jimmy) Merida, Major Bernardo Camacho and Eric M. Camacho, cherished grandmother of 9 and great grandmother of 8. 

Memorial donations to Antonio Mariscal would be appreciated.

May 19, 2023

Jean L. Folz, nee Kurfirst, age 93, formerly of Riverside. Beloved wife of the late Walter N. Folz Jr., loving mother of Gary (Genell) Folz, Cheryl (Dennis) Cook, Pamela “PJ” Folz, and Jeanine (Thomas) Lyne, cherished grammy of Katherine Folz, Dennis (Amy) Cook, Brian (Dianne) LaPointe, Andrew (Megan) Folz, Scott Michael Folz, Marijean Rapp and Eva Rapp, great grammy of...

May 15, 2023

Charles “Charlie” Adam Malinowski, age 75 of Chicago. U.S. Air Force Vietnam Veteran.  Father of Amy Garcia, Joe Malinowski and Christy Konieczny, cherished grandfather of Addison, Jeffrey, Jake, Ally, Claire, Benjamin and Nadia, dear brother of Richard, Jean, Barbara, Judy, the late John, late Lou, and the late Joe. Loving fiancé of the late Jacqueline Ferriter.  Charles was a CPA...

May 13, 2023

Delores June Kiss, nee Mauch, age 88 of Riverside. Loving mother of David Kiss and Thomas (Noelle) Kiss, cherished grandmother of Shannon (Justin) Jordan, Christopher Kiss, Katrina Kiss, Shelby Kiss and great grandmother of Joseph Jordan and Kyra Jordan, beloved daughter of the late Nellie and Howard Mauch, dear sister of Nellie Brennan, Joan Mauch, Nancy Bowker, Lucy Hayne, the...

May 8, 2023

Vladimir Rejman, age 72 of LaGrange Highlands. Beloved husband of Jaroslava Rejman, loving father of Vladimir (Karina) Rejman and Eric Rejman, cherished grandfather of Sebastian and Lucas Rejman, dear brother of Jana Rejman, fond uncle of Jana Helisova, Nicole Kuta, Peter Kurtansky, brother-in-law of Jana (Ladislav) Lapin and nephew of Julia Kobela and family.

May 8, 2023

Thomas A. Ruf, age 58 of North Riverside. Beloved husband of the late Marilyn, nee Ramp, loving father of Nick Ruf, Melanie Ruf and Jack Ruf, cherished son of Anthony Ruf and the late Maria Ruf, dear sister of Liz (Bill) Rhind and Jennifer (Todd) Londo, fond uncle of many nieces and nephews. Thomas enjoyed sports, gardening, trivia and woodworking....

May 1, 2023

Dr. William Yotis, age 93 of LaGrange, formerly of Tampa, FL., Elmwood Park, Chicago, and Almyros, Greece. A vivacious and brilliant scientist who was a microbiology professor well into his 80’s, published into his 90’s and alwayson a quest to learn more. Beloved husband of the late Eleonora (nee Colón-Velez), loving father of William Jr. (Karen), Athena (Steve) Trout and...

Apr 22, 2023

Margarita P. Felix, nee Mohica, age 91 of Darien. Beloved wife of Paul, loving mother of Paula (Joe) Stella, Andrea (Ronald) Mersch, Maria Felix, the late Daniel Felix and the late Mark Felix, cherished grandmother of Mark Felix Jr., Natalie Felix, Sarah Stella, Jennifer Felix, Brian Felix, Mia (Craig) Miller, Alex (Katie) Mersch, Santino Donato, Kevin (Colleen) Ziemkowski, the late...

Apr 18, 2023

Doris B. Zillmann, nee Babka, age 95 of Arlington Heights, formerly of Bartlett. Beloved wife of the late Donald A. Zillmann, loving mother of Sharon (William) Jennings, Sandra Krakora, JoAnn (Paul) Zillmann and stepmother of Steve (Carol) Zillmann and the late Laura Gonzalez, cherished grandmother of Maribeth (Jonathon) Berlin, Megan Garton, Nicole (Matt) Huffman, David (Amber) Krakora, Donald Gonzalez, Melissa...

Apr 7, 2023

Maria Villa Roman, age 66 of Maywood. Loving mother of Miguel Angel Millan, Octavio Millan, Jose Luis Millan and Maribel Millan Dulce, beloved daughter of Abacu Villa Veneros, cherished grandmother of Evelyn Millan, Michael Angelo Millan, Yahaira Jimena Millan, Aliah Olguin, Fabian Olguin, Tania, Kaylee, Omar, Michelle Angeline, Hiromi Lizzette Maylin, Noah, Jireh and great grandmother of Adan Tadeo Sosa,...

Mar 29, 2023

Amie Lynn Bradley, age 41 of Cicero. Loving mother of Tyler De’Andre Bradley, cherished daughter of Mark and Madeline Foster, dear sister of William S. (Kelly) Bradley and fond niece and cousin to many.

Mar 28, 2023

Mar 21, 2023

Celestine “Sally” Casper, nee Rukscinski, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and friend to so many, passed away on March 21, 2023, peacefully at the Cantata in Brookfield, Illinois. She was born on August 22, 1918 to the late Leonard and Katherine Rukscinski. She is the sister of the late Jeanne Rooks and Edward and Harry Ruks. Celestine was a graduate of...

Mar 16, 2023

Gene “Gino” A. Giovannetti, age 65 of Chicago. Dear brother of James (Janet) Giovannetti, Gary Giovannetti, Jeffrey Giovannetti, and Gregory (Denise) Giovannetti, cherished uncle of Kimberly Giovannetti, Vince Giovannetti, Charles Giovannetti, Carolyn Helminak, Nicholas Giovannetti, Lisa Giovannetti, Robert Giovannetti, Toni Giovannetti Burlison, Laura Giovannetti, Gina Amsbaugh and Angela Holthaus. Gino was preceeded in death by his parents Eugene and Lucille...

Mar 16, 2023

Marion E. Wronski, nee Wojtaszczyk, age 90 of Berwyn. Beloved wife of the late Robert R., loving mother of William (Nili) Wronski, Susan M. (William) Maly, Margaret (Rick Thomfohrda) Wronski and the late Robert J. Wronski, cherished grandmother of Emily and Matthew Wronski, dear sister of Barbara (Jack) Skryd and the late Joseph (late Elaine) Vosit, fond aunt of many.

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Mar 11, 2023

Robert C. Witt Jr., age 40, of Lyons. Loving son of Edith (nee Galik) Witt and the late Robert Witt Sr., cherished brother of Daniel (Amy) Witt, dear nephew of Elizabeth (Kenneth) Krebel, Frank (Tammy) Galik, Steve (Chris) Galik and Robert Reid, fond cousin of Andrea (Tim) Krebel.

Mar 10, 2023

Joan Gaynor, nee Morris, age 92 of LaGrange Park, formerly of Berwyn and Chicago. Loving daughter of the late Edward and the late Catherine (nee Dore) Morris, beloved wife of the late John Gaynor, loving mother of Mary Kay (Bill) Wilson, Joan (Ted) Rapacz and Janet (Bill) Lorenz, cherished grandmother of Eric Wilson, John (Jackie) Rapacz, Sharon (Jeff) Drozd, Brian...