All Obituaries

William Nicholas “Bill” Harrison passed away on August 15, 2019.  Beloved husband to Margaret; brother-in-law to Mary Hill and Jim Smith, and Julia and Phil Goodwin; uncle to Caroline and Justin Healey, and Laura and Brent Ragnoni; and godfather to Edain Hewitt.  Additionally, Bill has many cousins and was the nephew to many aunts and uncles.  Bill is preceded in death by his parents Rita (Long) and Tom Harrison. Bill was a creative and talented person who painted...

Babe Petty, beloved husband of Theresa (nee Coyne); loving father of Michael (Teresa), Kevin, Tom (Kim), and Jack; beloved son of the late Emma Petty; cherished grandfather of sixteen; great-grandfather of many; dear brother of the late Leo, Bill, Evelyn, Joe, Edmund and Leroy; and fun-loving uncle of many nieces and nephews. Visitation will be held Monday from 3:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. at Cooney Funeral Home located at 625 Busse Hwy. in Park Ridge. Funeral Tuesday, family and friends are asked to...

Gregory J. Aronson - beloved son of Deborah (nee Duignan) and Joseph;  loving brother of Jason;  dear grandson of Lana and the late Jack Faulhaber and the late George and Patricia Aronson;  fond nephew and cousin of many.  Visitation Monday 3-8 p.m. at Cooney Funeral Home 3918 W. Irving Park Rd.  Service at 7:30 p.m.  Interment private.  Info 773-588-5850 www.cooneyfuneralhome.com  

Schneider, Elaine M.-- A lifelong resident of Chicago, Elaine Marie was born December 17, 1936, to Louise and Joseph Nykaza. She had four siblings:   brothers Ed, Walter, and Joseph, and sister Dorothy (Kozumplick) (all pre-deceased). In 1955, she married the love of her life, William E. Schneider (deceased).  Together, they raised six children:  Luanne Rogers, Gary Schneider, Jill Hupp, Carolyn McCormack, Sharon Gentile and Ted Schneider.  She was the proud...

William G Knarr, age 68, of Chicago passed away August 18, 2019. Beloved son of the late Henry and Elaine (Michalski) Knarr; dear father of Matthew (Tara) Knarr, Margaret (Daniel) Valles, the late Martin Knarr, Meredith (Josh) Sparks and Billy Knarr. Loving brother to Sharon(Reinhard) Hofgesang and Shirley (Dennis) Sharkey; grandfather to Jessie, Olivia, Camden, Evelyn, Hannah and Hadley; fond uncle to many nieces and nephews; friend to many.  Bill was proud to serve two tours in Viet...

Edward M. Kane - Retired Sgt. C.P.D. -beloved husband of the late Maureen (nee Burke);  loving father of Michael  (Cook County Sheriff's Police Department) (Rose) (Cook County Sheriff's Department), Sean (Kerry), Patrick and Maureen (Chris) Merkel;  proud and cherished grandfather of Sean and Pearse Kane and Meghan and John Merkel;  fond brother of Thomas, Martin (Cheri) Kane and Mary (David) McAuslan;  loving uncle of many.  Visitation Friday...

Mary O’Malley (nee May)—Beloved wife of the late Thomas Joseph; loving mother of Maryanne, Thomas Jr. (Mary) and Catherine (Donald) Northfell; proud and cherished grandmother of Nicholas (Taylor) Northfell, Jillian (Zach) Bemis, Mary Beth, and Hannah Northfell, Lauren and Michael O’Malley; great grandmother of Elijah, Edith, and Penelope Northfell; fond sister of the late Anna (the late John) Finn; dear aunt and great aunt to many. Visitation Tuesday 3-9 at Cooney Funeral...

Wilfred Lee “Bill” Robbins, 86, died peacefully in his sleep Saturday, Aug. 17 at the Avantara Park Ridge Rehabilitation Center. A lifelong resident of the Chicago area, Robbins was born and raised in the city. He was a decorated U.S. Marine who served in the Korean Conflict, earning the Korean Presidential Unit Citation, United Nations Service Medal and the National Defense Service Medal. Upon returning, he worked as a dispatcher for People’s Gas until his retirement. A...

Penelope B.  Neff (nee Gardner)—Beloved wife of the late James; loving mother of David (Laura), Christopher, and Eugene; cherished grandmother of Matthew, Jacqueline, Christopher, and Emily; proud great grandmother of Molly; fond sister of Gary (Marlene), and the late Neil. Visitation will be held Thursday from 4:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. at Cooney Funeral Home located at 625 Busse Hwy in Park Ridge. Friday, Interment private. For information please call 847-685-1002 or visit...

Marie Lambrakis – beloved aunt of David (Lynda) and Judith Lambrakis;  great aunt of “D.T.” ; fond sister in law of Patricia (the late Theodore “Abe”) Lambrakis;  dear friend of Darlene Williams and David Svendsen.  Forty year employee with the C&NW Railroad.   Visitation 10 a.m. – 12 noon on Thursday at Cooney Funeral Home 3918 W. Irving Park Road.  Funeral service at 12 noon.   Interment at Irving Park...