Obituaries

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...

Sep 1, 2011

Beloved brother of Patricia (MIchael) Fitzmaurice, Gary Novotny, and the late Dan (Carol) Novotny. Dear uncle of many. Friend of Bill W. Visitation Tuesday 3:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. Funeral Wednesday 9:30 A.M. from Sax-Tiedemann Funeral Home & Crematorium 9568 Belmont Ave. Franklin Park to St. Beatrice Church for mass 10:00 A.M. Interment St. Joseph Cemetery....

Aug 29, 2011

George T. Simon Beloved husband of Helen nee Gort. Loving Father of Greg (Madeline) and Ron (Vanessa) Simon. Grandfather of Deanna (Bill) Hallberg, Carrie (Mike) Hallberg, and Sandra Simon-Nichols. Great grandfather of 7. George was a life time member of the Franklin Park American Legion Post # 974. He proudly served his country during WWII in...

Aug 29, 2011

Ann F. Schlesser nee Penna Beloved wife of the late Harold W. Schlesser. Loving Mother of William (Jacqueline) and Richard Schlesser. Grandmother of 3, great grandmother of 5. Dear sister of Bob Penna. Aunt of many. Visitation Wednesday 3:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. Funeral Thursday 11:00 A.M. at Sax-Tiedemann Funeral Home & Crematorium, 9568 Belmont Ave....

Aug 27, 2011

Mark R. Johnson, 59, went to be with the lord August 27, 2011. Beloved son of Lois and the late Paul; loving brother of Pamela (James) Scacco, David (Gwen), and Karin (Tony) Blus; Dear Uncle of Jennifer, Christopher, Alexander, Abigail, Kevin, Stephanie, and Daniel. He was a long time member of Resurrection Lutheran Church, Franklin Park...

Aug 18, 2011

Elizabeth J. Hannon nee Newton Beloved wife of the late John Hannon. Loving mother of Catherine, Joan, Michael, John (Michele) the late Thomas, and Mary Ellen Hannon. Grandmother of 7, Great grandmother of 2. Dear sister of Mary Maggi, the late Edmund, Irene Coyle, Robert, and Walter Newton. Aunt of many. Visitation Sunday 3:00 P.M. to...

Aug 15, 2011

Lucille A. 'Fritz' Froehlich nee Tannhauser Beloved wife of the late Joseph Froehlich. Loving mother of Mary, Joseph (Christine), James, Daniel (Brenda) and Steven (Julie) Froehlich. Cherished grandmother of Joseph, Jereme, Daniel, Jr., Jessica, and Mitchel. Dear sister of Geraldine (Anthony) Luczynski, Edward (the late Ruth), and the late William Tannhauser. Aunt of Many. Visitation Wednesday...

Aug 14, 2011

IRENE BERTRAM Irene V. Bertram, 93, of Ottumwa, died at 11:15 p.m. August 14, 2011 at her home. She was born April 5, 1918 in Canton, OH to Henry and Dorcie Baker Wiegreff. She married Howard Bertram November 25, 1937. He preceded her in death January 11, 1982. Irene was a wonderful mother, grandmother, great grandmother...