All Obituaries

Linda Lukas, nee Lepore, 72, of Plainfield, passed away June 22, 2022 after a brief but valiant fight against a diagnosis of acute myeloid leukemia.  Beloved wife of Leonard; loving mother of Michelle (Mike) Gerulis and the late Jason (Melissa) Lukas; cherished grandmother of Jayson and Jessica Lukas, Ava Grace and the soon to arrive Lukas Gerulis; devoted daughter of the late James Bernice Lepore; dearest sister of James (Renee) Lepore; treasured aunt of Amber (Bryan)...

Zorica Milivojevic, 64, passed away June 5, 2022.  Beloved wife of Ljubisa “Lou” for 48 years; loving mother of Sasa and Ivan (Lynn) Milivojevic and Jelena (Joseph) Rupslauk; cherished grandmother of Mena, Alessio, Dario, Luca, Emilija, Aleksandar, Teodora and Nikolina; devoted daughter of Andelja and the late Miodrag Vujovic; dearest sister Sanja (Dejan) Filipovic. Zorica was born in Belgrade, Serbia in 1958 and immigrated to the United States in 1979.  As a...

Patricia Lee Hunter, age 58, passed away suddenly May 25, 2022.  Beloved wife of Michael Robert Hunter; loving mother of Robert (Telicia) Colyer; cherished grandmother of Jon E., Eian J., Cortlin R. and Ariel M.; devoted daughter of the late Leona R. and Gerald W. Pauss Sr. and daughter in law of Robert and the late Charlene Hunter; dearest sister of Gerald Jr. (Jessica) Pauss, Jr. and sister in law of Cheryl Ann Hunter and Alexandria (Jason) Gamble; adored aunt...

Jill B. Cahill, nee Brunnemeyer, 91, of Richton Park formerly of Park Forest, passed away May 21, 2022.  Beloved wife of the late Paul; loving mother of Melissa Costello and Carrie Cahill; cherished grandmother of Amanda, Ebonee and Nydra and great grandmother of Amara and Emoree; dearest sister of the late Jack (the late Char) Brunnemeyer and the late Marjorie Castle; caring aunt of many nieces and nephews. Jill was an extremely creative and talented artist having painted a whole...

Michael J. Watwood, 60, passed away suddenly May 8, 2022.  Beloved son of the late James and Jeanette, nee Johnson; loving brother of Laura Dixon, John (Teri) and the late Steve (Donna); cherished uncle of Steffanie Dixon, Matthew (Nikki) Johnson, Caitlin Watwood (David, fiancé), Frank Jr. (Jodie), Christopher (Christopher) and Brandon (Teri) Valenzuela, Madison, Megan and Morgan Watwood and Alia and Avery Chapman and great uncle of Madi and Tyler Johnson and Casey Valenzuela;...

John David Crockett, age 88, born in Oak Park, IL, longtime resident of Lake Forest, passed away December 1, 2021.  Beloved husband of Ruth, nee Riley; loving father of Megan C. (Jay) Miles, Jaime R. (Lisa) Crockett and Mark D. (Irene) Crockett; cherished grandfather of Jordan and Naomi E. Miles, Jacob, Connor and Olivia Crockett and step grandfather of Drew, Cody and Evan Tucker; dearest brother of Wallace (Eunice), James and George (the late Janet) Crockett; fond uncle of...

Sharon Erdmann, née Blomberg, age 79, of Tinley Park, Illinois, passed away on March 7, 2022.  Sharon was born on January 31, 1943, to Peter and Evelyn Blomberg (née Grohn) in Illinois. She wed Ronald Erdmann, and went on to have four children. Sharon was preceded in death by her parents, husband, sisters Lois and Evelyn "Sis", and brothers George and Charles “Chuck”.  She is survived by her sister Wilona “Joy”, sister-in-law...

William R. Weir, 79, of Oregon, WI, formerly of Chicago, passed away March 18, 2022.  Beloved son of the late Bernice M., nee Clement and stepson of the late Robert Lunz Sr.; loving brother of Charles (the late Suzette) Weir, Patricia (James) Heneghan, the late Katherine (the late James) Dawson and the late Robert Lunz; fond uncle of many nieces and nephews, especially Linda Leen who took special care of Bill with great devotion; dearest friend of Scott Moodie, who could light up...

Eileen R. Mackevich, a lifelong champion of public participation in the arts and humanities, passed away in Chicago on March 14, 2022.  During her remarkable career she touched thousands of lives with her unique ability to connect people, ideas, and cultures in enlightening, sometimes surprising programs, at minimal or no cost for entry.  An optimist, she believed in the civic importance of bringing people together across differences to share their views and experience. When the...

Selena Louise (Hughes) Kuch, age 52 of Wheaton Illinois passed away peacefully at home on March 3, 2022 leaving behind her daughter Jane, son Charles and husband James. Selena was born in Atlanta Georgia to Freeman and Yvonne Hughes on April 3, 1969, the youngest of their four children; Daniel (Tracy) Hughes, Robert (Daila) Hughes and Nina Likins (Philip Rozga). As the daughter of an itinerant father, the family lived throughout the United States and Netherlands during her early years before...