All Obituaries

Steve peacefully departed this life on March 27, 2020 in his home, surrounded by love and in the excellent and attentive care of his family. Throughout his cancer diagnosis, treatment, and hospice enrollment Steve continued to live thoughtfully and consciously—and with his characteristic humor. Devoted husband to Betty, his high-school sweetheart; loving and beloved father of James (Allison), Kristofer (Itzel), and Robert; adored Grandpa Steve (“G-Pa”) of Isabella,...

Dorothy E (DotE) Diasio departed this life on Thursday, March 05, 2020. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Daniel R Diasio II; her daughter, Jennifer Diasio; her granddaughter, Brianna Olesek; her sister, Barbara (William) Dempsey; and her sister, Nancy Hengels. DotE was the beloved mother of Daniel R Diasio III; grandmother of Ashlyn, Alejandro, Marissa, Daniel IV, and Anthony; sister of Phillip (Virginia); great-grandmother; and aunt. DotE was passionate about reading,...

John A. Sekowski, 74, of Elgin, passed away March 9, 2020.  Beloved husband of Patricia A., nee Domokos; loving father of John A., Jr. (Heidi), Christine (Steve Weakley, fiancé) and Susan (Glen) Holland; cherished grandfather of Elizabeth, Randall, John, Analise, Maxwell and Sophie; devoted son of the late John L. and Celia Sekowski and son in law of Sophie and the late John Domokos; dearest brother of Janine (Leonard) Gaspari and Dr. Cynthia Sekowski; fond uncle of many nieces...

  Deborah L. Bakanec, nee Byrne, 69, of Winthrop Harbor, passed away March 4, 2020.  Loving mother of Brett (Jessamyn) and Allison Bakanec; cherished grandmother of Matthew and Gracelyn Bakanec;   devoted daughter of Constance Byrne, nee Mueller and the late Frank Byrne;  dearest sister of  Connie Meek, Lisa Byrne-Prescott, Frank Byrne, Mary Prochotsky, Melanie Smith and Wendy Dubreuil. Deborah was quite social and loved meeting new people.  Having fun...

Erika Michel, nee Spiess, 72, born in Munich, Germany and of Chicago since the age of 9, passed away February 20, 2020.  Beloved wife of the late Stephen W.; loving mother of Michelle M. (Robert) Reis, Christopher J. (Jennifer), Jonathan W. (Kristy) and the late Stephen C. (the late Rose); cherished gramika of Bobby and Christine Reis and Amanda, Emily, Stevie and Zachary Michel; dearest sister of the late Magdalena (Vincent) Desco, Friedrich (the late Elfriede) and Ernst (Winifred)...

Donald Stewart Fraser, III passed away suddenly on Friday, March 6, 2020.  Don resided in Chicago, IL.  Don was born in Teaneck, NJ on October 11, 1964 to Donald S. Fraser, Jr and Marilyn Hess Fraser.  Don was preceded in death by his mother, Marilyn Fraser and his sister, Laurie Polaski.  Surviving are his father, Donald Fraser in Holly Ridge, NC and sisters, Karen Nixon and her husband, Randy Nixon in Ashburn, VA, Linda Martin and her husband Dante Martin in Sneads...

Dorothy V. Korbus, 91, longtime resident of Morton Grove, passed away peacefully February 29th, 2020.  Beloved wife of the late Clarence; loving mother of Gary Korbus and Linda Korbus (Mike Portincaso, partner and the late Robert DeWilkins, partner); cherished grandmother of Kelly (Matthew) Garza; proud great grandmother of Noah and Westley; sister of John, Harry and the late Dix and Robert Lundin; fond aunt and Godmother of many. One of Dorothy's greatest joys was time...

Patricia "Patty" Haas, 67, of McHenry, IL passed away January 31, 2020 with her family by her side. Patty was born to the late Mary and Joseph "Bud" O'Neill in Park Ridge, IL in 1952.  She married the love of her life John Haas over 48 years ago.  They lived together for 37 years in their Park Ridge home before retiring to McHenry, IL. Patty is survived by her 3 children Maureen (Robert) Marsett, Daniel (Nicolette) Haas and Kelly (Rich)...

Grace L. Constable, 64, of Chicago, passed away January 28, 2020.  Beloved daughter of the late Vernon and Helen; loving sister of Marilyn (the late Doyel) Farrar, Carl Constable, Bonnie Constable and Gladys (the late Haidar) Zureikat; devoted aunt of Daniel Farrar, Cathy and Elizabeth Constable, Nathan Zureikat (Abeer Shamoon) and Natalie Zureikat; cherished best friend of Carol Lexby.   Grace was a devout Christian.  Her amazing creativity brought family and friends...

William S. Nawrocki, 68, lifelong resident of Chicago, died January 7, 2020 after a long illness.  Loving husband of Karen, nee Donohue; cherished father of Katherine “Kate” Nawrocki; dearest brother of Janet Nawrocki and brother in law of Richard J. “Jeff” (Shirley) and Kevin (Kim) Donohue; fond uncle of three. Bill was a graduate of DePaul University where he earned his Bachelor’s Degree and earned a Master’s Degree at Governor’s State...