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

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 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 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...

Aug 12, 2011

Richard J. Grace Age 78 went to be with the Lord on August 12. Beloved Husband of Janet nee Bruns. Loving father of Cathy (Jim) Louthen, and Linda (Scott) Backus. Dear Grandfather of Elliot, Abigail, Olivia, Patrick, and Andrew. Richard was a long time member of the Franklin Park Kiwanis Club. He served his country in...

Aug 9, 2011

George Modrich, age 91, passed away in Paradise Valley, AZ on July 7, 2011, formerly of Franklin Park, IL. Beloved husband of Harriet; devoted father of Mary-deceased, Charles, Robert (Junghee), Carol (Shawn), Joseph (Julie), George, Geralyn (Philip deceased), Anne (Terry), Theresa (Gerard), Laura (Paul), and John; adored grandfather of Michelle (Matt), Michael, Christine (Billy), Matthew, Sarah...

Aug 8, 2011

Antoinette M. Valentine nee Amato Beloved wife of the late Emil Valentine. Loving mother of Susan (Richard) Pina and Charles Valentine. Cherished grandmother of Jonathan, Michael, Alexander, and Lena. Great Grandmother of Natalie and Bently. Favorite aunt of many. Visitation Wednesday 3:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. Funeral Thursday 9:00 A.M. from Sax-Tiedemann Funeral Home & Crematorium...

Aug 8, 2011

Mary Elizabeth Ricciotti (71) of Huntley passed away August 8th. Beloved wife of the late Richard. Loving mother of Susan, Kimberly, Gregory (Jeanette Jenkins), and Anna. Loving stepmother of Diana and Ricky. Dear grandmother of Gina, Warren, Casey, Rachael, Yvonne, Denise, Jennifer, and Jamie. She will be dearly missed by all who knew her. Visitation Thursday...

Jul 20, 2011

Arthur O. Jasinski Beloved husband of the late Margaret Jayne. Loving father of Terese (Daniel) Novak, Patrick (Rosy), Donna (Matthew) Ksiazek, Anne (the late Tony) Baxter, and Stacey (Jim) Cronin. Cherished grandfather of Kristin, Danny, Allison, Nicole, Joseph, David, Trisha, PJ, Kimmy, Stephanie, Heather, Tommy Lauren, Kevin, and Jaynie. Dear brother of Jerome (Florence), Henry (Mary)...