Obituaries

Apr 7, 2014

McCauley, Mary- (nee Maree) beloved wife of the late Thomas; loving mother of Eamon (Sheila), Michael (Julie), Thomas (Barbara), Kathleen and Mary Margaret (Sean) Clark;  devoted grandmother of Caitlin,  Tommy, Andrew, Tatum, Grace, Jack, Maeve, Patrick and Ryan. Fond aunt of many. Visitation Monday 2-9 pm. at Cooney Funeral Home 3918 W. Irving Park Rd.  Funeral Tuesday.  Friends are asked...

Apr 7, 2014

All services were private

Mar 31, 2014

Mar 30, 2014

Gerhart, Frank W. Loving father of Katie, Dustin, Cameron and the late Rachel.  Dear son of the late Betty and Frank Gerhart.  Fond brother of Steve (Cindi), Sue (Dimitri) Girtakis, Mary Jo (Tim) Selgrat, Joanne (Mike) Kiczula, John (Idalia) and the late Don Gerhart.  Awsome uncle to many nephews and nieces.  Proud godfather to Michael.  Visitation at Cooney Funeral Home...

Mar 30, 2014

Quinn, Ellen "Eileen" (nee Munster) Beloved wife of Patrick. Loving mother of Ann Marie (Bill) Labuz, Mary Margaret (Tom) Benson, Patricia (Brett) Bradley, Catherine (Mark) Keleghan, Patrick (Michelle) and Colleen (John) Cox.  Dear grandmother of Kate, Billy, Michael, Wally, Stephanie, Matt, Jake, Jack, Mary, Ann, Emma, Patrick and Brian. Fond aunt to many nieces and nephews in Chicago and Ireland.  ...

Mar 29, 2014

Mar 28, 2014

DEERING,  EVELYN -  Evelyn Deering (nee Byrne); beloved wife of David;  loving mother of Michael (Megan) and Sean;  dear daughter of Andrew and the late Mary "May" Byrne (nee Coyle);  fond sister of Patricia  Gottschlich  and David Byrne.  Funeral mass Thursday  11:00 a.m.  at  Queen of Angels Church.  Interment private. For Info 773-588-5850 or www.cooneyfuneralhome.com

Mar 25, 2014

Joan Hamilton - (nee Frieden)  beloved wife of Harry; mother of Susan (Ronald) Ekx and  JoAnn (Scott  Dunlap) Hamilton;  grandmother of Laura (Jeff) Welton, Bryan (Amanda) Ekx, Deborah (Mark) Lewin and Diane Wright;  great grandmother of six.  A memorial mass will be held on Saturday April 5, 2014, 10:00 a.m. at St. Benedict Church 2215 W. Irving Park Rd.  Interment...

Mar 24, 2014

Walter J. "Wally" Szpila, 89, died peacefully at his home Monday, March 24, 2014, surrounded by his family under the compassionate care of Rainbow Hospice. God saw he was getting tired and a cure was not to be.  So he put His arms around him and whispered "Come with me."  With tearful hearts we watched him fade away.  Although we...

Mar 24, 2014

Gallagher,  Frances C. -  beloved mother of Kevin (Catherine) Gallagher, Susan Miner and Patricia (William) Stanton.  Loving grandmother of Richard (Ann) and Jeffrey (Tina) Miner, Kevin Gallagher, Laurie (Jason) Martin, Ryan Gallagher, Erin and William Stanton;  great grandmother of twelve..  Preceded in death by her three brothers.  Fond aunt of many.  Visitation Thursday 3-9 p.m. at Cooney Funeral Home 625...

Mar 24, 2014

Dorothy Evans Klancnik died peacefully in her sleep on March 24, 2014 in Lansing, MI.  Born in Nokomis, IL on May 21, 1914 to Preston and Tetta (Brakenhoff) Evans, she married Louis Klancnik on September 11, 1940.  Dorothy lived for over 75 years in the Chicago area.  She was active in her church for 50+ years, volunteered at Lutheran General...

Mar 24, 2014

HANSEN -  Barbara G. Hansen, (nee Gorney) beloved wife of Albert;  loving mother of Celeste DeJesus,  David L. (Paula), Ednalyn Hansen ( Donald G. Anderson), Christopher "Buddy" White and the late Noel L. Hansen;  dear grandmother of Jessica L. (Jose) Martinez;  great grandmother of Daimean and Isaiah Martinez;  fond sister of the late Janice Stein; dear aunt of many.  Services...

Mar 23, 2014

MEEGAN, DONNA L. -  Donna L. Meegan (nee Williams) beloved wife of Martin;  loving step-mother of Laura (Michael) Blote, Regina (Richard) Geith,  Rose Marie (Terrence) McBride, Kathleen (Norm) Mathews, Dennis (Carol) and the late Michael Meegan.  Proud and cherished grandmother of thirteen.  Fond sister of the late Stephen Williams.  Respected teacher for 30 years at Thornridge High School.  Visitation Sunday...

Mar 22, 2014

Heraty, Marilyn (nee Schram) Beloved wife of Robert for 56 years. Devoted mother of Brian (Gail), Craig (Donna) and Maribeth (John) Landwehr.  Loving grandmother of Alexander, Zachary and Elizabeth Heraty; Brandy, Brooke and Craig, Jr. Heraty and Jack Landwehr. Dear sister of Roberta (William) Jackomis and Diane (the late Neil) Harris. Fond aunt to many.  Visitation at Cooney Funeral Home...

Mar 20, 2014

Frank, Raymond John, age 89, of Park Ridge, passed away March 20, 2014.  In Christ, faithful husband for 65 years to Doris (nee Keats).  Loving father of Warren, Nola (Stephen) Krisik, Blytheann and Merel (Judith); grandfather of Daniel, Sarah, Stacey, Alexandra, Rebecca, Rachel, and Nathan.  Lying in State Tuesday from 9 to 10 a.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 5650...

Mar 15, 2014

Judith Kopala- Visitation Sunday 3-8 p.m. at Cooney Funeral Home 625 Busse Hwy, Park Ridge Funeral Service Monday 10 a.m. at the funeral home.  Interment St. Joseph Cemetery 847-685-1002

Mar 12, 2014

Couch, Pauline M. (nee Mueller), 92, beloved wife of the late Arthur F. Couch Jr., cherished daughter of the late Carl and Caroline Mueller, loving mother of Carol (Jules) Van Rengen, Thomas (Angie) Couch, and Janet (Edward) Walantas, proud grandmother of Andrea (Brian) Graham, Danielle (Eric, fiancée), MIchelle, Scott and Eric, great-grandmother of Olivia, Sean and Madeleine Graham, dear sister...

Mar 12, 2014

Thoele, Joyce Beloved mother of Jerry (Nancy), Janice (Robert) Becker, Cheri (Dan) Modlinski, Donna Chambers and the late Debbie Migasi and Richard Thoele.  Loving grandmother of Michael, Candice, Sean, Rob, Matthew and Jerry.  Visitation at Cooney Funeral Home, 3918 W. Irving Park Rd., Chicago on Tuesday from 3 to 9 p.m.  Funeral Wednesday 9:45 a.m. to St. Benedict Church.  Mass...

Mar 10, 2014

Kenter, Anne Marie (nee Reinen) of Arlington Heights, formerly of Des Plaines. Beloved wife of William D. loving mother of Louis (Leslie), Robert (Charu), Lisa (Bill) McMahon, Laura and Kathy (Iain) Alexander.  Dear grandmother of Caroline, Graham, Jack, Lizzie, Ryan and Natalie Kenter; Julia, Jennifer and Faith McMahon; Matt Saflarski; Lachlan and Erin Alexander.  Special thanks to Dr. Nigel Walters,...

Mar 7, 2014

Pareti, Edward Beloved father of Judy, Tim (Donna), Jon (Vanessa) and Marc (Terri).  Dear grandfather of Chase, George, Jake, Kristen, Brooke, Ella and Ava.  Loving brother of Florence (the late Chuck) DeBellis and the late Robert.  Fond uncle of many.  Memorial visitation at Cooney Funeral Home, 625 Busse Hwy. Park Ridge on Saturday, April 5th from 5 to 7:30 p.m.