Obituaries

Nov 27, 2011

Peter James Tagalos Loving husband of Laura nee Waldo. Devoted father of Owen (Melissa), Joanie, James (Katherine), Frankie, Johnnie (Kate), and the late Bryan Tagalos. Dear Grandfather of Ethan, Riley, and Emma. Cherished son of Bertha and the late James Tagalos. Brother of Frank (the late Georgia), and Jon (Amy) Tagalos. Uncle of many. Visitation 3:00...

Nov 27, 2011

Pauline C. Dinsmore nee Latorra Loving mother of Rosemary (David) Grundeis. Cherished Nana of Michael Grundeis. Dear sister of the late Daisy (Edwin) Bisinger. Fond aunt of Albert Bisinger, Kathleen (Ed) Vanna, Edwin (Sandy) Bisinger, Jr., and Thomas (Evelyn) Bisinger. Member of St. Gertrude's Womens Club, and The Franklin Park Seniors. In lieu of flowers memorials...

Nov 27, 2011

Evelyn A. Becker nee Hanich Beloved wife of the late Harold W. Becker. Loving mother of Donald (Sandy), Milton (Katherine), Wesley (the late Cathy), and the late Russell (Christine) Becker. Devoted grandmother of 13. Great Grandmother of 13. Dear sister of the late Frank, Esther, Carl, and Elizabeth. Aunt of many. Former Den Mother and Sunday...

Nov 25, 2011

Frank L. Passananti, passed away suddenly at age 59 Beloved son of Margie, and the late Bud Sr. Devoted father of Catherine Passananti Loving brother of Bud (Jan), John (Mary), and Anthony Dear uncle of many nieces and nephews Visitation at Sax-Tiedemann Funeral Home & Crematorium, 9568 Belmont Avenue, Franklin Park, IL,Tuesday November 29, from 4...

Nov 23, 2011

Jacqueline Ann 'Jackie' Schaefer Beloved wife of the late Raymond K. Schaefer. Loving mother of Kenneth (Patsy), Nancy Powell-Schaefer, Daniel, Judy (Joseph) Montalbano, and Raymond K. (Heather) Schaefer, Jr. Devoted grandmother of 17. Great Grandmother of 13. Dear sister of Marie (the late Robert) Sammon, and Willetta 'Patsy' (the late Joseph) Pedajas, the late Jessica (the...

Nov 20, 2011

Lois M. Johnson nee Pearson Went to be with the Lord Nov. 20th. Beloved wife of the late Paul M. Johnson. Loving mother of Pamela (James) Scacco, David (Gwen), Karin (Tony) Blus, and the late Mark Johnson. Dear grandmother of Jennifer, Christopher, Alexander, Abigail, Kevin, Stephanie, and Daniel. Dear sister of Robert C. (Agnes) Pearson. Lois...

Nov 19, 2011

Robert Michael Caswick (51) of Franklin Park passed away November 19. Beloved Son of Robert A. and Donna. Loving Brother of Linda, Chrissy, Debbie (Vince) Strazzabosco, Dave (Donna) and Tricia (John) Ley. Dear Uncle of Steve, Krystal, Jeff, Evan, Brandon, Zach, and Aiden. Dear Great Uncle of Alex and Kyla. Visitation Tuesday 3 to 8 p.m....

Nov 4, 2011

Elizabeth C. Anton passed away November 4. Beloved wife of the late Karl. Loving Mother of Christian (Jackie) Ohm, Carol (Joseph) Palus and Anita Ohm. Dear Grandmother of Wendy, Tracy, Polly, and Ike. Loving Aunt of Christy and Mary. Fond Sister of Marie Erker. Former member of Sts. Cyril & Methodius Polish National Catholic Church and...

Nov 3, 2011

Margaret Eleanor Meyn Jackson Born September 13, 1923 in Chicago , Illinois. Married June 19, 1943 to the late Robert W. Jackson. Loving mother of Robert (Stephanie), Kathleen Kelly, Michael, James (Jill), and Judith (John) Kilborn, and Aimee Daniels. Cherished Grandmother of Shawn (Steve) Shrader, Michelle (Dan) Yirku, Heather (Ron) DeBaun, Michael (April) Jackson, and Brian...

Oct 28, 2011

Eleanor C. Mirecki nee Litwicki passed away October 28. Beloved Wife of the late Frank. Loving Mother of Frank A. and Suzan (Paul) Gratzke. Dear Grandmother of Carolyn (Brandt) Brown and Paul W. (Julie) Gratzke. Loving Great Grandmother of Rudolph and Jillian Brown and Daniel Gratzke. Fond Aunt of Robert, Frank, Barbara, Arlene, and Thurston. Family...

Oct 23, 2011

Robert L. 'Fitz' Fitzpatrick Loving Husband of Chris. Fitz will be missed Crystal and Tigger. Dear Brother of Jerry (Yoko) Fitzpatrick. Uncle of Many. Godfather of Angela Hirth Biernacki. Fitz was a very active member of the Irving Park YMCA and friend to many. Family and friends will gather Thursday, 4 to 8 p.m. at Sax-Tiedemann...

Oct 23, 2011

Peter L. Weber was born May 6, 1963 in Arlington Heights at Northwest Community Hospital to parents Willard and Diana Weber. He started out life in Mount Prospect, Illinois before moving to Glenview in 1972. Pete grew up with parents and grandparents who were musicians at one point or another in their lives and that led...

Oct 22, 2011

Ronald J. Smerz (71) passed away Saturday, October 22. Beloved Husband of Mary (nee Sciortino). Loving Father of Steven (Laurie), the late Thomas (Patricia), and the late Sandra (Clint) Horvath. Fond Grandfather of Amanda, Sarah, Jake, Paige, Andrea, Anthony, and Andrew. Dear Brother of Ruth Zych. Fond Uncle of many nieces and nephews. Family and friends...

Oct 16, 2011

Norma A. Hopke Loving mother of Robert (Judy) Newman and Lisa (Jaime) Castro. Norma retired after many years of service as the Administrative Assistant of the Director of the Municiple Tuberculosis Sanitarium with the city of Chicago. She was known as Norma Newman during the time she was working at the Sanitarium. Family and friends will...

Oct 13, 2011

Timothy J. Cross Devoted son of Donald J. and Jeanette Cross. Loving brother of Donald J. Cross, Jr., Patrick (susan) Cross, Michael (Joanne) Cross, and Kelly (James) Bush. Uncle of many. Cherished grandson of Xavier and Helena Cross. Dear nephew and cousin of many. Family and friends will gather on Thursday, October 20, 2011, beginning at...

Oct 8, 2011

Sep 27, 2011

Frank J. Guski Beloved husband of Pearl 'Polly' Guski. Loving father of Florian (Beverly) Guski, Paul (Sandy) Guski, Janet Guski, and Darcy Majus (Jim Schelling). Devoted grandfather of David, Sarah, Briana, and Alexa. Frank was the last of his seven siblings to pass away. He was the uncle of many. He proudly served his country during...

Sep 26, 2011

Thomas Melvin Balk, Jr. 64, Passed away September 26, 2011 in Tennessee. Loving father of David Conrad Balk, Christopher Thomas (Jenny) Balk, and Michael Stephen Balk. Cherished grandfather of Emily, Edwin, Stephen and Matthew. Dear brother of Donald Balk, Leslie Keller, and Linnea Karpenske. Uncle of many. Tom was a decorated Vietnam Veteran with three Bronze...

Sep 21, 2011

Irene N Lohrmann age 84, of Franklin Park. Beloved wife of Bud for 64 years, loving mother of Donna Hanley (Louisville, KY) and Linda and Gary Mahr (Ft. Worth, TX). Devoted sister to Joyce Samuelson. Blessed with four grandchildren Kelly West, Lisa Mahr, Kevin Hanley and Lindsey Mahr. Beloved great-grandmother of Lauren, Jack, Ryan, Brady, Dylan,...

Sep 2, 2011

Born April 8, 1920. She went to be with Jesus on September 2, 2011. She has left behind:1 brother, 1 sister, 1 son, 4 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, and 1 great-great-grandchild. She will be joined in heaven with: her daughter and her husband. Plus all relatives that have passed before her. 23rd PSALM: The Lord is my...