Obituaries

Dec 24, 2012

John L. Trappina, age 98 of North Riverside. Beloved husband for 75 years of Violet (nee Zalusky), loving father of John J. (the late Mima) and Sharon L. (Dennis) Marchuk, dear brother of Mafalda Volk. Visitation Friday, December 28, 3:00pm to 9:00pm at Hursen Funeral Home 4001 Roosevelt Road Hillside (SW corner of Mannheim and Roosevelt Roads). Funeral Mass Saturday,...

Dec 20, 2012

Dec 19, 2012

John A. Spala, age 89 of North Riverside. US Army WWII Veteran. Beloved husband of the late Dianne, nee Szacik, loving father of David, Cynthia (David) Lewanski, Christopher (Melissa) and Julianne (David) Stumpf, cherished grandfather of Hilary and David Spala, Alyssa (Braxton Peterson, Fiance) and Jenna Lewanski, Corey, Kylie and Jacob Spala and Eric, Jack, Haley and Anna Stumpf, dear...

Dec 17, 2012

Laurence Eisenlohr, age 90 of North Riverside. United States Air Force World War II Veteran. Beloved husband of the late Sylvia C. nee Crane, loving father of Laurence (Carol), John and Mary Eisenlohr, cherished grandfather of 9. Private Cremation Services have been held. Arrangements by: Kuratko-Nosek Funeral Home 2447 S. DesPlaines Ave., North Riverside. 708-447-2500 or www.kuratko-nosek.com

Dec 14, 2012

Zdenka Kotynek nee Bilek, age 96, of Berwyn. Beloved wife of the late Anton, loving mother of George, Roy and Jan (Linda), cherished grandmother of John (Karen), Joseph (Shelly), Jenna (Michael) Lindemann and Kara (Christopher) Cullen and great-grandmother of Eva, James, Charles, Thomas, Mallory, Tessa and Andrew J. . Memorial Visitation Thursday, December 27, 12:00pm until time of memorial service...

Dec 10, 2012

Loretta A. Gacek, nee Michalowski, age 87 of North Riverside. Beloved wife of the late Stanley C., loving mother of Kathleen (Everett) Amundson, Daniel, Pamela (Martin) Dubina, Alice (William) Kurich, Lawrence (Donna) and Deborah (Arthur) Catrambone, cherished grandmother of 18 and great-grandmother of 17. Funeral Friday, December 14, 9:30am from Kuratko-Nosek Funeral Home, 2447 S. DesPlaines Avenue, North Riverside to...

Dec 6, 2012

Bernadette R. Christian, nee Pajdo, age 67, of Riverside. Beloved wife of the late George A., loving sister of Constance (Theodore) Makowski, Mark Pajdo and the late Joseph Pajdo, fond aunt, cousin and friend to many. Visitation Sunday, December 9, 2:00pm to 8:00pm at Kuratko-Nosek Funeral Home 2447 S. DesPlaines Ave., North Riverside and Monday, December 10, 9:30am until time...

Dec 4, 2012

Helen Stazomski (Stromski), nee Pavlik, age 93, of Elgin, formerly of North Riverside. Preceded in death by her husband Ben, survived by her sister Bessie Podrez. Visitation Monday, December 10, 10:00am until time of Chapel Service 11:00am at Kuratko-Nosek Funeral Home 2447 S. DesPlaines Ave., North Riverside. Entombment Woodlawn Cemetery Info: 708-447-2500 or www.kuratko-nosek.com.

Dec 2, 2012

Ana V. Tongson, age 56, of Berwyn, beloved wife of Daniel, loving mother of Daniel Adrian (Kim), Gabriel, Jessica, Janine (Manuel) Berzosa and Nicole (Bud) Miller, cherished grandmother of Alexandra, Ana, Daniel, Jaelen, Amiyah, Tristen, Edward, Samantha, Sophia, Sabrina, Azariah, Giana, Kayla and Peter, dear sister of Luz DeJesus, Dalia Medina and Francisco (Liz) DeJesus. Memorial Service Friday, December 7,...

Nov 30, 2012

Stanley A. Podczerwinski, age 95 of Broadview. Beloved husband of Violet nee Solodyna, loving father of Colette (Bernard) Wojtkiewicz, Pamela (Mark) Ainslie, Karen (Phillip) Sahlin and Brian (Janet) Podczerwinski, cherished grandfather of Corey, Kevin, Keith, Craig, Tamara, Blake, Nick and Samantha and great-grandfather of Lily, Chet, Brian, Xavier, Guenevere, Tyler, Brandon, Colin, Leah, Rio, Gunner, Sophie and Myles. Funeral Monday,...

Nov 28, 2012

Gerald V. Decosola, age 84 of North Riverside. U.S. Army Veteran. Beloved husband of the late Janice M. (nee Sheldon), loving father of Michael (Priscilla), Matt (Janice), the late Rose Marie and the late Joseph, cherished grandfather of Sonny (Marissa), Gino, Rachel, Joey, Hannah, Matthew and Michael and great-grandfather of Scarlett, dear brother of the late Ron (Millie) Decosola, fond...

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Nov 16, 2012

Steven V. Monaco, age 49 of North Riverside. Beloved son of Leona (nee Mingroet) and the late Vincent Monaco, loving brother of Vincent (April) Monaco, fond nephew of Ronald Kendrick and Robert Kelly, dear uncle of Vincent Anthony and Christopher Monaco, cherished cousin of Mary Beth Kelly, Robert Kelly and the late Joe Kelly. Funeral Service, Tuesday, November 20, 10:00am...

Nov 16, 2012

James C. Brosseau, age 71, a lifelong resident of North Riverside, U.S. Air Force Vietnam Veteran, passed away November 16th after a long battle with cancer. Beloved husband of Carole (nee Piha) Brosseau, loving father of Deborah L. and Linda M. Brosseau. James served in the Air Force intelligence and information capacities during the Vietnam War and was later appointed...

Nov 15, 2012

Nov 9, 2012

Barbara A. Kmak, nee Kasper, age 80, of Sebastian, FL, formerly of Stickney and North Riverside. Beloved wife for 45 years of August J.

Nov 2, 2012

Valerie E. Saflover nee Yucevicius, age 92 of Evanston, formerly of Brookfield, North Riverside, Cicero, LaGrange and Downers Grove. Beloved wife of the late Camille Saflover and the late Frank Bukauskas, loving mother of Janice (Kenneth) Bell Kaye and Sylvia (Dave) Bukauskas, cherished aunt of Shirley (John) Justin Wolff, Carol (Ed Szopinski) Justin and Patsi (Terry) Justin-Bridgman. Valerie was an...

Oct 31, 2012

Amelia M. DeLaRosa, nee Morales, age 86, of Chicago, beloved wife of Antonio G., loving mother of Beatriz (Jose) Rodriguez and the late Sara DeLaRosa, cherished grandmother of Sara

Oct 23, 2012

Charles D.