All Obituaries

Bertha A. Marrufo, 59, of Hanover Park.  Bertha was born June 23, 1963, in Chicago, Illinois, to Humberto and Guadalupe (nee Trujillo) Hidalgo.  She passed away Thursday, November 10, 2022, in Elk Grove Village, Illinois. Bertha is survived by her husband Jose; her children Guadalupe (Jesus) Gonzalez and Ray Alvarez; and her God-children Jimena, Kelly, and Melanni Sanchez.  She is preceded in death by her parents. Visitation Thursday, November 17, 2022, from 3 pm until 8 pm...

  JOSEPH “JOE” ALBERT NASTI (age 76) U.S. ARMY VETERAN October 12,1946 - November 6, 2022 It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Joseph Albert Nasti. He was born October 12, 1946 and passed away November 6, 2022, surrounded by his loving family. Joseph beloved husband of 40 years to Helen nee Gregorich; loving father of Francesa (Kevin) Roth and Joseph (Randi) Nasti; proud Nonno to Mateja, Cora and Dominic Joseph; treasured brother to James (Dorothy)...

Romana Murray, 76, was born September 28, 1946, in Poland, to Wladyslaw and Genowefa (nee Biel) Tuzel.  She passed away Thursday, November 3, 2022, in Aurora, Illinois.   Romana is survived by her brother Walter (Jolnta) Tuzel and many nieces and nephews.  She is preceded in death by her parents and her siblings Irena (Edmund) Nidzilski and Danuta (Wladyslaw) Biel. There will be no services at this time.  Romana's family invites you to visit the Tribute Wall section...

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Marie “Mara” (Pecelin) Martincic. Mara was born Dec 16, 1938 in Skofja Loka, Slovenia and died on Nov 2, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois. She was attended by her very-much loved daughter-in-law Christine Roberts who stayed with her through the night until her passing at 7:00...

  Remembering Cindy... What Cindy loved most in life: her granddaughters, her dog Molly, her garden and cooking – especially the ritual of making Grandma Kolnick’s special bread dumplings. She regularly gave much of her time to volunteer activities to help military personnel and veterans, packing care packages to ship overseas.                                       ...

Alexander Vance Alvarez, a lifelong resident of Warrenville, Illinois, passed away unexpectedly on October 19th, 2022, at the age of 27. Alex was born December 16th, 1994, to Jose and Linda Alvarez. With his quick wit, dimples, and heartwarming smile, he was always sure to brighten a room. He enjoyed skateboarding, basketball, wrestling, MMA, and spending time with family. He also enjoyed a variety of music which served as a therapeutic...

Charles Leigh Carlson, age 87, was born August 16, 1935 in Chicago, Illinois, the oldest child of Vern and Marion, nee Wilson, Carlson.  He passed away in Downers Grove, Illinois on September 13, 2022.  After graduating high school, Leigh joined the US Air Force and was stationed in Blue Knob, Pennsylvania, serving on top of the mountain as a radar operator.  One day he and some fellow airmen were hitchhiking from town back to the air base.  A car picked...

  Joseph Gorsic/Jožef Goršič, 98, of Elmhurst, IL passed away in his home on September 13, 2022, surrounded by his family who loved him dearly....

Lorraine D. Ovnik, 86 of Western Springs, IL. passed away on August 22, 2022. Beloved daughter of the late John and Mary Ovnik, loving sister of the late Marie, Elsie (the late Frank) Piszczor, the late Dolores (the late Robert) Nauheimer, John R. (the late MaryAnn) and Judith. Loving aunt of many nieces and nephews, friend to many. Visitation will be at St. Francis Xavier Church Saturday August 27,2022 located at 124 N. Spring Ave in LaGrange from 9:30am – until funeral mass...

James R. Petty (you called him Jim if you knew what was good for ya) passed away at home in Naperville on August 20, 2022. He was in the company of those who loved him most, and we like to think he was listening to us reminiscing and telling stories about him as he peacefully went to sleep. Jim was born on October 3, 1942, in the small town of Bridgeport, IL. His parents (Robert and Anne) raised him there with his little brother Joe. There was a significant age difference between the...