Local Obituaries for Families in Chicago, IL

Mar 9, 2020

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...

Mar 6, 2020

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...

Mar 5, 2020

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...

Mar 4, 2020

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....

Feb 29, 2020

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...

Feb 20, 2020

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,...

Jan 31, 2020

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...

Jan 28, 2020

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....

Jan 7, 2020

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...

Jan 4, 2020

Michael Niro, 59, of Schaumburg, passed away suddenly January 4th, 2020.  Devoted son of the late Michele and the late Anna, nee DiPaolo and grandson of the late Raimondo and Josephine DiPaolo and the late Dominick and Maria Niro; beloved brother of Mary (Terry) Collins, Dominic and Raymond Niro;  cherished uncle of Josie (Johnny) Metropulos, Cassie Collins and Caitlin ...

Dec 21, 2019

Catherine Conrad Barker is survived by her mother, Lida Jane Barker and her three sisters, Carolyn Barker, Julie Barker Campbell, and Janet Barker Levin.  She was also Aunt Cathy (Coffee) to six nieces and nephews: Benjamin (Michelle) Campbell, Sarah Campbell, Paul (Tamar) Campbell, Rachel Levin, Jeremiah Levin, and Josephina Levin. She was a great aunt to two: Micah and...

Dec 4, 2019

Stella A. Michaels, nee Schoenherr, 81, of Dixon, passed away December 4, 2019.  Beloved mother of Debra A. Mooney, Karen L. (Richard) Sherwin and Susan M. (Mauricio) Millan; cherished grandmother of Christopher Mooney, Maurice, Stephanie and Misael Millan and Faith, Charles, Kristin, Jacquelyn and Edward Sherwin; loving great grandmother of Sunny, Raelyn and Johnathan; devoted daughter of the late...

Nov 13, 2019

Patricia Ary, nee Perez, 77, of Lyons, passed away November 13, 2019.  Beloved wife of Joe Pat; loving mother of Joanne (John) Knupp, Brodie (Lou Ann), Hoyt (Julie), Clayton (Jennifer) and Amanda Ary; cherished grandmother of Carter, Benjamin, Brandon, Jordan, Keenan, Brianna, Dana, Ethan, Alicia, Alaina, Gabriella, Zachary, Micah, Kaya, and Elijah; dearest sister of Thomas (Mari) Batson, Alice...

Oct 24, 2019

Raymond O. Prigge, 89, longtime resident of Mt. Prospect, passed away Oct. 24, 2019.  Beloved husband of Barbara, nee Henquinet for 36 years; loving father of Glenn (the late Glory) Prigge, Margy Moore, Brian (Mary) Moore and Jennifer Moore; cherished grandfather of Alexandra, Elizabeth and Samantha Prigge and Josh, Joey, Justin and Jessica Moore; dear brother of the late...

Aug 25, 2019

Clifford R. “Butch” Vedder, 73, of Savanna, IL, passed away August 25, 2019.  Beloved husband of Patricia, nee Freund; loving father of Carolee (Larry) Harvey, Stephanie Vedder, Adrian (Robert) Schaid and Amy (Warren) Austin; cherished grandfather of Forrest (Katie, fiance’), Chaise, Autumn, Madelyn, Alaina and Charlie; devoted son of the late Clifford Vedder and Mariam and William Maves; dearest...

Aug 21, 2019

Jessica M. Jones, 41, CPD Lieutenant, passed away August 21, 2019 after a 3 year battle with breast cancer.  Beloved wife of Brian M. Daly; cherished mother of Rylan and Caden and stepmother of Sophia; devoted daughter of Stephan and Judy Jones; loving sister of Jeff (Amy) and Eric (Tiffany) Jones; dearest aunt of Carter, Marley, Jack and Sam....

Aug 6, 2019

Nick Vasilopoulos, 90, born in Fanaeti, Greece and longtime resident of Chicago, passed away August 6, 2019.  Beloved husband of Vickie, nee Georgeopoulos; loving father of Peter (Eleni) and Gus (Erin); cherished grandfather of Jack, Niko, Billy, Alexia, Kelli, Alex and Gia; fond uncle and Godfather of many.  Visitation Friday, August 9th, 10:00 a.m. until time of funeral service...

Jul 18, 2019

James Matthew "Jim Redhead" O'Meara, 60, of Worth, passed away July 18, 2019.  Beloved husband of Anastasia "Stacey", nee Ceropski; loving father of the late James Matthew O'Meara, Jr.; devoted son of the late Kenneth and Rosemary, nee Guinan; cherished brother of Kathy (the late Richard) Rachuj and Daniel O'Meara; fond uncle of many nieces and nephews; dear nephew...

Jun 27, 2019

June E. Ryle, 90, of North Aurora, former longtime resident of Hanover Park, passed away June 27, 2019.  Beloved wife of the late Edward; loving mother of Denis (Cris), Thomas (Denice) and Michael (Cookie) Ryle:  cherished grandmother of Anthony Ryle, Kellie (Jerry) Last, Amanda Ryle, Gretchen Barbaro, Charlie (Julia) Mammoser, Jason Ryle, Jonathan Ryle, Brooke (Colton) Ford and Cara...

Jun 26, 2019

Jose "Teo" Manuel Flores, 73, of Chicago, passed away June 26, 2019. Born in San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico to the late Adriano Flores and Jova Carrion;  loving brother of Antonia  (the late Zacaria Diaz), Isabel "Vele", Margarita, Gloria "Gore", Ana (the late Juan Vasquez), Adelita Flores and the late Antonio "Toño" (the late Lydia), the late Francisco "Tito", the...