All Obituaries

Thomas "Tom" A. Nekola, age 66, of Harwood Heights IL, passed away July 19, 2021.  Born December 1,1954 in Alton, IL.  Father of Neil P. Nekola; loving son of the late Thomas and the late Astrid Nekola; brother of Ilene Jones, Catherine Petty, James Nekola, the late Ellen Jane Kasyan and the late Paul Nekola; uncle of many nieces and nephews.  Tom was a lover of music and literature, spending most of his time writing music, playing his guitar, and reading. He was a...

Heraclio Ortega, 56, passed away Sept. 10, 2021.  Loving father of Rosalinda Cora (Maria Gerena), Louie (Diana Gonzalez), Juanita Ortega (Angel Rivera), Ricardo and Laco Ortega; beloved partner of Taisha Courtney and adored father figure of Malik, Destiny, Deshonna, Dekhia and Ray; cherished grandfather of Anthony, Jasmine, Louie, Rosalinda, Juan, Angel and Rocky and many more; devoted son of Heraclio and Jovita, nee Valadez; dearest brother of Juan...

Sophie Elizabeth Allen was born March 31, 1994 in Tokyo, Japan to Diana Semel Allen and Nicholas St. John Allen. When she was four months old her family moved to the United States and her first home there was at Duke Central Campus married student housing in Durham, North Carolina. Sophie grew up in Cary, NC, graduating from Enloe High School in Raleigh in 2012 before attending her dream school, Duke University, where she lived on Central Campus again for two years, this time as a proud...

Heinz Grob, 75, of Chicago, formerly of Switzerland, passed away August 25, 2021.  Beloved husband for 48 years of Barbara, nee Krause; loving father of Tom; cherished grandfather of Finn; treasured brother of Brigitte (Toni) Weber and Erika (Martin) Abplanalp; caring cousin of Rosmarie Weber; devoted son in law of Gisela Krebs; adored Götti of Miles Monarrez and Christian Eno; fond uncle, cousin and dear friend of many.  Born...

Patricia A. Gallagher, 82, longtime resident of Oak Lawn, passed away July 16, 2021.  Beloved daughter of the late Eugene and Emily, nee Schattenberg; loving sister of Eugene (Fran), Dean (Marcia Matson), Ellan (the late Robert) Yelnicker, David Gallagher and the late LeRoy (Marilyn) Gallagher; cherished aunt of Joe, Michael, Patrick, Daniel, Dean, Tim, Robert, Matthew and Brett; dearest great aunt of many; and will be greatly missed by her four legged furry friend, Ramsey. Friends and...

Eric C. Jones, near lifelong resident of Urbana and Champaign, passed away early Wednesday morning (July 21, 2021) at the La Grange Hospital Intensive Care Unit in La Grange. His death was attributed to complications from severe dementia. Eric was a graduate of Urbana High School in 1962 and went on to graduate from Southern Illinois University, where he obtained a degree in communications. During his time at SIU, he was a member of the varsity swim team and was individually invited to the...

Mary Ann Therese Staples (nee Titei), age 77, born into eternal life on July 6, 2021. Beloved wife of Eugene Francis Staples, Jr.; loving mother of Todd Kenneth Staples, Melissa Archene Staples (Melissa Ryan), and Marcus Ronald Staples (Eric Siedschlag); proud grandmother of Drue Tomas Staples; dear sister of late Steven Andrew “Ron” (Sheila) Titei. Alumna of Lowell H.S. where she received the honor of Best Thespian in 1963. She had a passion for theatre and participated in...

Scott Henry Altman, age 51, of Berkeley, passed away May 30, 2021.  Beloved lifelong partner for 27 years of Maria L. Lukas; loving son of the late Robert and the late Bernice, nee Van Dyke; dear brother of Sue (Mark) Bell, Jeff Altman and Salli (Ward) Brady; uncle of Amber, Mark (Elizabeth) and Rachel Bell and great uncle of Carter Bell;  fond nephew of Pat Altman and Greg (Kelly) Altman. Scott’s athleticism provided the foundation for his love...

Ted Roubas, retired CPD, age 80, of Hamphire, passed away, June 4, 2021.  Beloved husband of the late Kathleen, nee Neises; loving son of the late Constance Maimonis; dearest nephew, cousin and friend of many.  Avid pilot and 25-year veteran of the Chicago Police Department.  Devoted fan of all Chicago sports teams, especially the Cubs. Visitation Wednesday, June 9th, 9:00 a.m. until time of Funeral Service at 10:00 a.m. at St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, 2727 W. Winona...

Cornelia “Neale” Miller (nee Hodgkins) passed away at the age of 83, on May 9, 2021.  Beloved wife of the late Franklin C. Miller, MD; loving mother of Lisa (David) Browdy and Susanna (Milo) Benningfield; cherished grandmother of Joel and Talia Browdy and Jonah and Max Benningfield; dearest sister of James (Anne) and Priscilla Hodgkins. Neale’s determination to make the best of her days helped her cope with Parkinson’s Disease and offered inspiration to her...