Obituaries

Sep 15, 2019

James P. Kelly - beloved son of the late Coleman (Lettermullen, Galway) and the late Mary (Carna, Galway) Kelly; loving brother of Thomas, Mary Ellen (late John) Grealish and Kathleen; fond nephew and cousin of many. Visitation Friday 3-9 pm. at Cooney Funeral Home 3918 W. Irving Park Rd. Funeral Saturday, family and friends are asked to meet at...

Sep 14, 2019

Roberta "Bobbi" Schmitz - Visitation Sunday 1:00 - 4:30 p.m. with a service at 4:30 p.m.  at Cooney Funeral Home 625 Busse Hwy Park Ridge.  Interment private.  Info 847-685-1002 www.cooneyfuneralhome.com

Sep 6, 2019

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...

Sep 3, 2019

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,...

Sep 1, 2019

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...

Aug 31, 2019

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...

Aug 28, 2019

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;...

Aug 27, 2019

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...

Aug 25, 2019

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. ...

Aug 22, 2019

Mary Ann Sheehan (nee Link)—Beloved wife of Robert E. (retired Captain CPD); loving mother of Timothy (Ret. AHPD) (Maryann), Thomas (Ret. CPD) (Debra), and Brian (Ret. CPD) (Lorna); dearest grandmother of Michael, Mark, Katie, Kim, Tony, Thomas, Maggie, Jillian, Conor, and Emma. Visitation at Cooney Funeral Home located at 625 Busse Hwy. in Park Ridge on Sunday from 3:00...

Aug 21, 2019

Theresa Bridget Bogseth--Beloved wife of the late Harry Vernon Bogseth; loving mother of Diane (CDP) (Albert) Jacobson, Maureen, and the late Matthew Bogseth. Visitation at Cooney Funeral Home located at 3918 W. Irving Park Rd. in Chicago on Saturday from 9:00 until time of service at 11:00 a.m. Interment Maryhill Cemetery. For information please call 773-588-5850 or visit www.cooneyfuneralhome.com...

Aug 21, 2019

Robert A. Van Geertruy—Beloved husband of Maryann (nee Krone); loving father of Melissa (Michael) Greenberg, and the late Debra; proud and cherished grandfather of Jordan Greenberg. Visitation Friday from 10:00 a.m. until time of service at 12:00 p.m. at Cooney Funeral located at 625 Busse Hwy. in Park Ridge. Interment All Saints Cemetery. For information please call 847-685-1002 or...

Aug 19, 2019

Mary Theresa Laffey (nee Nee)—Beloved wife of the late John Joseph. Laffey; loving mother of John,(Elaine) Thomas (Melissa), and Mary (John) Grealy; grandmother of Megan, Maeve, and John "J.J." Grealy Tara,Cealan and Colton Laffey fond sister of Anne "Nan" (the late John) Sullivan, Mairtín (Nancy), Michael (Theresa), the late Coilín, Frank, and Jack Nee all of Rosmuc Co. Galway...

Aug 18, 2019

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;...

Aug 17, 2019

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...

Aug 17, 2019

Mary Fleming (Nee) Perino beloved wife of Dan Fleming devoted mother of Daniel and Connor. Dearest daughter of Rose and the late Joseph Perino . Fond sister of Anthony, Cynthia (Greg) von Schamburg, Joseph (Adele) and Kathryn (Chris) Meigel. Aunt of many nieces and nephews. Visitation at Cooney Funeral Home 625 busse hwy. Friday August 23 from 3-9 pm....

Aug 16, 2019

Visitation Thursday  August 22nd 9am-10:30am at Cooney Funeral Home 3918 W Irving Park Rd Chicago.  Funeral Mass to follow at 11am at St. Benedict Church. Interment All Saints Cemetery.

Aug 15, 2019

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...

Aug 15, 2019

Fabara, Gonzalo A.--Visitation Thursday from 3:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. at Cooney Funeral Home located at 3918 W. Irving Park Rd. in Chicago. Interment private. For information please call 773-588-5850 or visit www.cooneyfuneralhome.com

Aug 12, 2019

Margaret Mary Campbell, beloved daughter of the late Francis and Ethel; loving sister of the late Dorothy, Barbara (the late Paul) Stinneford, Robert (Mary Lou), the late Donald (the late Bonnie), the late James (the late Mary), and the late Eddie Mike; loving aunt of Michael, Tim, Mary, Andy, Patrick, Ann, Katie, Jim, Tom, Julie, John, Pat, Denny, Peggy,...