Obituaries

Sep 12, 2024

Rose Marie Cortiletti nee Amato, dearest daughter of the late Victor and Fifina Amato. Wife of the late Charles Cortiletti. Fond Sister of John (Kathy) Amato. Dearest Aunt of Laurie (Brian) Mundt, John (Michelle) and Christopher (Katie McKown). Great Aunt of Chase, Valya, Molly, Hannah and Matthew. Rose Marie received a BSN from DePaul University and worked at Visiting...

Sep 12, 2024

William R. Phee Jr., beloved husband of Mary nee Rodgers. Loving father of Mary Kay (Paul) Schenfeld, Sharon (the late Steve) Hellstrom, Bill (Lenda), Debbie (the late Arthur), Donna (Tom) O'Connor, Doreen (John) Zappia, Dan (Debbie), Frank (Tunde) and Terry. Grandfather of 17, great grandfather of 10. Brother in law, uncle, and friend to many. Visitation will be held...

Sep 10, 2024

Patricia C. McAleer nee McLaughlin, beloved  wife of the late Leo "Buddy", loving mother of Kate (Michael Loeffler), Dennis (Michelle), and Molly (Kevin) Cook. Grandma "Nana" of Jessica and Bridget McAleer. Fond sister of Margaret (late Robert) Rowe, James (late Eileen), late John (late Sally) and late Helen (late Hugh) O'Malley. Aunt of many.

Visitation will be...

Sep 4, 2024

It is with great sadness that the family of James Andrew Kearns announces his passing on September 4th 2024. Loving father of Adam and Natalie; father-in-law to Eddie; formerly married to Rosalie Miceli; devoted son of the late Marilyn and Peter; dear brother (#7) to Kathleen, Peter, Kevin (Christine), Maureen (Ron) Callahan, the late John, Michael, Therese (Christopher) Foley,...

Sep 4, 2024

Visitation and services pending.

Sep 3, 2024

Daniel M. Purciarello, beloved husband of Mary (née McDonald), loving father of Michael, cherished brother of Karen (the late Edward) Kowalski, John (Mary Gately) Purciarello and Jim (Mary) Purciarello. Dan was a treasured Brother-in-Law, Uncle, Cousin, Godfather and Friend to All. Born and raised in Chicago, Dan attended St. Genevieve Catholic School, St. Ignatius College Prep, and the University...

Sep 1, 2024

Peter "Skip" Bauer, a lifelong Chicagoan, died Sept. 1. He was the beloved husband of the late Diana Bauer and father to Don (Janet), Michael (Frank) and Steve (Cathy) Bauer and Karen (Daniel) McCarthy.

Skip was a legend — a true guy from the old school who knew every street, tavern and shady character on the North...

Aug 31, 2024

It is with great sadness that the family of Frank H. Bode announces his passing on August 31st, 2024. Frank was the cherished husband of Eileen (Murphy) Bode, loving father of Frank C. Bode, Kathleen (Daniel) Sachs, and Jennifer (Andrew) Muchoney. He is also the devoted grandpa to Emma and Cassandra Muchoney. Frank is preceded in death by his...

Aug 24, 2024

Margaret Murphy (née Higgins), 88, of Recess, Co. Galway, Ireland, passed away peacefully on August 24, 2024. She was the beloved wife of the late Martin Murphy and the eldest of six children born to the late Margaret (née Joyce) and Patrick Higgins. Margaret was the cherished sister of Willie (Sally) Higgins and Eileen (Jim) Sugrue, and was predeceased...

Aug 17, 2024

Robert "Bob" Gniot, CPD retired, of Norwood Park.  Endearing brother of Thomas (Nancy Siedlecki) Gniot and Donna (Andre) Flouret. Dear uncle of Brooke Flouret.  Bob was a Chicago Police Officer, serving for 31years before retiring in 2021. Before and after retirement Bob was avid golfer and runner.  He also enjoyed coaching football at St. Mary of the Woods  for...

Aug 16, 2024

Baby Nick R. Solideo, aged 7 days, died in his parents' arms on Friday August 16. Baby Nick is the first child of Camilla Solideo (née Tyborowski) and Nicholas Solideo. His time here was brief, but he fought incredibly hard and gave his parents 7 days to sing to him, tell him stories, hold him, and give him so...

Aug 16, 2024

Timothy Joseph Kelly, 55, passed away peacefully August 16th in his Chicago home while holding the hand of his beloved wife, Amy (nee Drucker). Tim is the loving father of Lucas, Cassidy, Quinn and Aidan; devoted son of Pauline (nee Nealon) and Eamonn Kelly; dear brother of Sean (Allison), Kevin (Sue) and the late Neal Kelly; forever friend Julie...

Aug 16, 2024

Loving wife for 69 years to the late Thomas McNamara. Beloved mother of Mariann (George) Curran, Peggy (Brian) Fergus, Susan (Shay) Hogan, Cathy (Ed) Featherstone, Tom (Dee), Patti (Joe, CFD) McDonagh, and Bob (Jeannie).  Adored grandmother to Meghan and Katie Curran; Molly (Rob) Youllar and Kevin Fergus; Sarah and Michael Hogan; Bess  (Ian McGuire), Caroline and Austin Featherstone; Conor,...

Aug 13, 2024

Neena Ishu (nee Joseph)- beloved wife of Henry John;  loving mother of Matthew Henry and Mark Henry (Jessika) Ishu;  devoted grandmother of Atorina Itzel Ishu and Ashur Yaluk  Ishu; dear sister of Thomas Joseph, Sharon (Waleed) Rehani and the late Nial  (Gloria)  Joseph. A cousin and friend to many.  Visitation will take place for one hour at Holy Apostolic...

Aug 12, 2024

Edward (Ed) Charles King Jr. passed away peacefully on August 12, 2024 at the young age of 67. His family sent him off with deep love and sorrow, commemorating the legacy and influence he instilled in those around him. Ed was born on July 25, 1957 at Mercy Hospital to Edward Charles King Sr. and Helen Sylvia Scholtens. He...

Aug 7, 2024

With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Martina Wolkober, a beloved speech-language pathologist, on August 7, 2024. Martina was a resident of South Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where she dedicated her life to helping others find their voice and improve their communication skills. Martina earned her Master of Science degree in Speech-Language Pathology from Marquette University, where her passion for...

Aug 5, 2024

Johanna Collins, née Moore, 91, of Roscommon, born and raised in Kilkenny, Ireland. At rest August 5, 2024. Beloved wife of the late Tom (2015). Loving mother to Tom (Mary Anne), Jim (Pat), Mae, and Eamon (Maura). Cherished grandma of Mark (Patti), Tom (Cassie), Sean (Amanda), Kevin (Traci), Katie (Dave), Siobhan, Deirdre, and Fiona. Great grandmother of Mark, Payton,...

Aug 4, 2024

Deltona - David F Dickey, 69, passed August 4, 2024 in Orlando FL. Survived by his wife of 40 years Linda (nee DiGirolamo), 6 children Jonathan, Paul, Brian (Sarah), Mark (Rachel), Elena (James Hemphill) and Sarah (Randall Mahler), 11 grandchildren, David, Alexandra, Blake, Silas, John, Delilah, Laura, Zoey, Kloe, Noah and Kyleigh and 2 great-grandchildren Catherine and Oliver. Also...

Aug 4, 2024

Maria Lump – (nee Kaufmann) beloved wife of the late Adam;  loving mother of Ewald (the late Toni), Roland, Andrew (June) and Ingrid;  proud, cherished and sweet grandmother of Kristi Ann, Sienna, Amanda and Siara;  great grandmother of Timothy, Joshua, Jake, Joel and Jaxx;  dear sister of Anton (Sandy) and Frank (Ann) Kaufmann;  Loyal companion and best dog Oma...

Aug 2, 2024

Rick was a kind, loving, intellectually creative man. He loved to connect with people and joke around with his down-home yet deadpan sense of humor, but also enjoyed tinkering with computers while listening to Peruvian or Hawaiian folk music, reading antique encyclopedias, and studying old maps of Chicago. Rick was born in 1954 to Odis and Joan McCallister. He...