All Obituaries

Gertrude “Trude” Miller, nee Michel, 72, of Elgin, passed away February 3, 2023.  Beloved wife of the late Jack; loving mother of Bridget (Don) LaRocco and Monica (Kevin) Blocker; cherished grandmother of Miles and Bella; devoted daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Michel and daughter in law of the late Clarence and Ruth Miller; loving sister of Rosa (the late Donald) Tufano, the late Joseph (Donna) Michel, the late Stephen (the late Erika) Michel and the late Dorothy...

Marek Bakowski, 67, of Chicago and born in Poland, passed away January 14, 2023.  Beloved husband of Anna Chelstowska. Marek's passion was sailing.  He was a member of  Joseph Conrad Yacht Club in Chicago and a proud owner of his Glass Slipper boat. Now he is sailing the endless celestial ocean. A Memorial Mass will be celebrated at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 28th, at St. Constance Church, 5843 W Strong St., Chicago.  Burial will take place in...

Linda M. Jaroszewski, nee Klinger, 62, of Hickory Hills, passed away suddenly January 1, 2023.  Beloved wife of the late Jon; faithful companion and friend of Richard “Lou” Lewis; loving mother of the late William “Bill”; cherished grandmother of Logan; devoted daughter of the late Frederick Klinger Sr. and the late Patricia (the late Bob) Wokeck and daughter in law of Mary and the late William Jaroszewski Sr.;  dearest sister of Fred Jr. (Carla)...

James “Jim” Heneghan, 69, of Pingree Grove, passed away December 20, 2022.  Beloved husband of Patty, nee Lunz; loving father of Stacey (Jake) Biehn, Michelle (Edder) Reyes and Thomas Heneghan; cherished Papa of Mason, Gabriella, Benny, Liam and Camryn; dearest brother of Joe (Corinne) Heneghan, Kathy (the late Frank) Joyce, Eileen (Patrick) Mulkerrin and the late Margaret Heneghan; fond uncle of many nieces and nephews. Jim spent over 40 years...

Dr. Prathibha V. Tharimala, age 77, of Hyde Park neighborhood in Chicago, passed away on December 4, 2022.  Beloved wife of Venugopalacharlu Tharimala; loving mother of Jaya Tharimala (Sridhar Ramaswamy);  cherished grandmother of Nikhil and Meghana Ramaswamy; dearest sister of Dr. V R Jayaram (Kamala) Vangipuram, Anuradha (the late Thirumale Srinivasa) Rangan and Dr. Srigurunath (Padmini) Vangipuram; dear aunt of many nieces and nephews.  Prathibha was a...

On Saturday, November 26, 2022, Chris Herosy (nee Janie Christene Cameron) of Palos Heights, IL, loving mother, grandmother, aunt, and friend, passed away at the age of 91, after a short battle with cancer.   Chris was born on March 18, 1931, to Allan and Bessie Cameron of Caledonia, PEI, Canada.  She trained as a registered nurse in Charlottetown, PEI, and worked as a nurse in various capacities across Canada and the US until her retirement.  In 1968, she married Frank...

Ruth Crockett, nee Riley, age 91, born in North Muskegon, MI and longtime resident of Lake Forest, passed away September 22, 2022.  Beloved wife of the late John David; loving mother of Megan C. (Jay) Miles, Jaime R. (Lisa) Crockett and Mark D. (Irene) Crockett; cherished grandmother of Jordan and Naomi Miles, Jacob, Connor and Olivia Crockett and step grandmother of Drew, Cody and Evan Tucker; dearest sister of Marybelle (the late Alex) Suczek and the late Eloise (the late Jack)...

Patrick Buehring, 80, of Darien, formerly of Riverside, passed away Oct. 2, 2022.  Beloved lifelong companion of Barbara, nee Boker; loving father of Patrick M. (Sara); Jen Buehring (Nancy Minasola) and Cathleen Buehring; cherished grandfather of Jack, Connor and Margee Buehring; dearest brother of Richard (Sandy) and LaVerne “Dolly” (Jim) Marcello and the late Arthur Jr. (the late Jean), Mary Lou (the late Gus) Norde, Dorothy (the late Matt) Nobile, Joni (Jack) Izzo and...

Gordon E. Tontlewicz, 81, lifelong resident of Chicago, passed away October 6, 2022.  Beloved husband of the late Gloria, nee Rennick; loving father of Gordon and Catherine (Hector) Rodriguez; cherished grandfather of Joel Rodriguez, Tiffany McKinnon (Richard Vergara) and Jocelyn Rodriguez; devoted son of the late Joseph and Mildred, nee Ferguson; dear brother of the late Joann Mischke (the late Donald) and the late Joseph Moore; fond uncle of many nieces and nephews. Gordon was born...

Briana Estebania Samano, 18, lifelong of Chicago, passed away September 30, 2022.  Beloved daughter of Pedro and Jeanette Estebania, nee Rodriguez; loving sister of Raul, Samira, Cheyenne and Christian; cherished granddaughter of Sonia and Jose Cruz and the late Carmen Guzman and Jose Samano; dearest niece, cousin and friend of many.  Briana will be deeply missed by all who knew her, including her devoted dog, Mamas. Briana was a graduate of Curie High School and had been...