Obituaries

In Loving Memory
Patrick Ryan
Jul 24, 2019
Funeral Friday, 11:00 a.m. Mass at St. Gregory the Great Church located at 5545 N. Paulina St. in Chicago. Interment St. Joseph Cemetery. For information please call 847-685-1002 or visit www.cooneyfuneralhome.com
Dolores H. Cousineau
Jul 23, 2019
Cousineau, Dolores H.--beloved wife of the late Arthur; loving mother of Barbara; dear sister of the late Edward Roszek Jr.; fond cousin of Donald (Pat) Nawrocki; sister in law of Jean (the late Gerald) Cousineau. Visitation Sunday 2:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. at Cooney Funeral Home 3918 W. Irving Park Rd. in Chicago. Funeral Monday, 11:00 a.m. at Cooney Funeral Home....
Wayne Forrester
Jul 17, 2019
Wayne L. Forrester, 80, devoted son of the late Cecil O. and Cecil M. Forrester, survived by beloved sister Virginia Ferguson of Audubon, PA, predeceased in death by sisters and brothers Cleoria Pitts, Cecil O. Forrester Jr, Dorothy Mahan, Thomas Forrester and Clifford Forrester; proud and cherished uncle of 15 nieces and nephews and numerous great nieces and nephews,...
Elaine A. (Steirer) Moersch
Jul 16, 2019
Elaine A. Moersch – 90, (nee Steirer) devoted and loving wife of 70 years to the late George W. Jr.; beloved mother of George III (MaryKay) and the late Bruce; proud and cherished grandmother of Heidi (Craig) Butcher, Ashley and Tyler Moersch and proud great grandmother of Craig Jr. and Madelyn Butcher; dearest aunt of many nieces and nephews. ...
Catherine "Katie" Beirne
Jul 14, 2019
Catherine "Katie" Beirne nee Coyne of Loughconneera, Connemara, Co. Galway, Ireland passed away July 14, 2019 surrounded by her family. Daughter of the late Peadar and the late Kate (Folan) Coyne; loving wife of the late Patrick "Pakie" Beirne of Bornacoola, Leitrim, Ireland; dear sister of Mary, Nora, Naneen, Margaret (Michael) Byrne, Bridget (Thomas) Gibbons, Barbara (Michael) Coyne, Maria,...
Eddie E. "Beaver" Mcpeak
Jul 13, 2019
Eddie E. "Beaver" , McPeak, 68, of Chicago, formerly of Davy, West Virginia, passed away July 13, 2019. Loved football, Nascar, wrestling, and boxing. Preceded in death by father Charles, mother Gladys, brothers "Pee Wee" and "Joe", sister Patsy, sister in law Mary, and nieces Donna and Tabby. Survived by loving wife Kathy, fond sister in law Gerry, dear...
Patricia M. (Melaniphy) Gibbons
Jul 13, 2019
Patricia M. Gibbons, (nee Melaniphy) age 80; beloved wife of the late Richard P. Gibbons; loving mother of John (Amy) Gibbons, Coleen (Don) Nordstrom, Celine (John) Fleming, Audrey (Dave) Kessler, Tina (Jeff) Palicki; cherished Nana of 14 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren; beloved sister and aunt. In lieu of flowers, donations to National MS Society would be appreciated. Visitation...
Donald J. Kehoe
Jul 10, 2019
Donald J. Kehoe - 63, suddenly--Beloved husband of Debra (nee Goedert); loving brother of Francis Jr., Ret. CPD (the late Donna), Virginia (the late Dennis) Mathews, Martin, Richard (Susan), Ellen (Cliff) Grant, Mary and the late William "Billy" ; proud and cherished uncle and great uncle of many; fond brother in law of Shirley Evans. Member of Pipefitters Union...
Dung Thi Nguyen
Jul 10, 2019
MRS. DUNG THI NGUYEN, suddenly at home, on July 10,2019.  Visitation Friday, July 12, 2019 from 2 until 10:00pm  and Saturday, July 13, 2019 9:00am until time of service at 11:00am  the Cooney Funeral Home, 3918 W. Irving Park Road, Chicago. Final rites of Buddhist cremation ceremony concluding the funeral at the Monarch Crematory at 1:00pm. For information: ASIAN...
Sharon M. Moran
Jul 9, 2019
Sharon M. Moran – beloved wife of the late William; loving mother of Kelli (Kevin) Conroy, Timothy (Karen) and the late Michael; proud and cherished grandmother of Danny, Ethan, Tommy, Jack, Mary Kate and Lily; dear sister of the late Patricia and Leslie; devoted sister in law to Mary Davis and fond aunt of many. Visitation Friday 3-8 p.m....
Gloria Goerner
Jul 8, 2019
Gloria M. Goerner, "G.G" - beloved sister of Carol (the late Bob) DeMonte and the late Paul (Jean) Goerner; loving aunt of Paul (Nicole) and Scott Goerner and Debbie (Jeremy) Groh; great aunt of Paul and Jaimee Goerner and Sean, Joshua and Tyler Groh. Long time parishioner of St. Benedict Church and volunteer at The Neighborhood Boys and Girls...
Margaret R. Blackshere
Jul 6, 2019
Margaret R. Blackshere (nee Flenniken). Loving mother of Michael (Catherine) and Thomas (Zoe); devoted grandmother of Michael, Alex, Quinn and Raquel Blackshere; fond sister of Patricia (the late Leroy) Smith. Memorial visitation will be held at Cooney Funeral Home located at 625 Busse Hwy in Park Ridge on Wednesday from 1:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. Funeral Thursday, St. Juliana Church at...
Thomas K. Locklund
Jul 5, 2019
Thomas K. Locklund, 60 of Bridgeview, IL was born into eternal life July 5, 2019. Beloved husband of Maureen (nee Gaughan); loving Father of Ryan (Katy), Meggie, and Riley; adored Grandpa of Noelle Catherine; son of the late Mary Patricia Locklund and the late Joe Piegari; loving brother and uncle to many. Tom loved to cook, loved his family,...
Diana Bauer
Jul 5, 2019
Diana Bauer nee Van Skike. Beloved wife of Peter "Skip" Bauer. Loving mother of Donald (Janet), Michael (Frank), Karen (Dan) McCarthy and Steven (Cathy). Dear grandmother of Jean, Michelle, Shannon, Mike, Erin, Kelly and Tim Bauer and Megan, Matthew, Sean and Riley McCarthy. Great-grandmother of Claire, Khole, Faith, Declan, Carolina, Bianca and Genevieve. Memorial visitation Tues 5-8pm at Cooney...
Mary Haynes
Jul 2, 2019
Mary Haynes Ret C.P.D. Beloved mother of Linda (John) Stepney, Kimmy C.P.D David Jr C.P.D. (Annie) and Tina Lipinski C.P.D. Devoted grandmother of Nathaniel, Francesca, Julia, Nicholas and Michelle. Visitation at Cooney Funeral Home 3918 W Irving Park Rd Chicago Friday 3-9 pm. Funeral Saturday 9:15 am to St Benedict Church, Mass at 10 am. Interment Private. For information...
Mary Coyne
Jun 30, 2019
Mary T. Coyne, independent firecracker and world traveler, age 90 of Chicago, passed away on Sunday, June 30th. Mary was the devoted daughter of the late Michael and Bridget Coyne nee Mannion, immigrants from Ireland. Mary was a lifelong parishioner of St. Andrews Parish in Chicago where she attended noon mass every Sunday. She worked her way up the...
Albina Voss
Jun 27, 2019
Visitation Wednesday July 3rd 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.
Anthony Barone
Jun 25, 2019
Anthony "Tony" Barone—Beloved husband of Kathleen (nee Lyons); loving father of Amy Kentfield, Tony Jr., and Brian (Moira) Barone; proud and cherished grandfather of Katie, Christy, and Kevin Jr. Kentfield, and Carson, Ava, Gianna, and Cecilia Barone; dear brother of Adrienne (Dino) Micheli; fond uncle of many. Former Executive for the NBA, member of the Chicagoland Sports Hall of...
Andrew Szimon
Jun 22, 2019
Andrew Szimon, suddenly, devoted son of the late Maria and Andreas Szimon; companion to Theresa Brown; loving brother of Werner (Barbara) Bauer and John (Julie) Szimon; dear uncle of Nicholas, Matthew and Stefany Szimon. Member of Carpenter's Union Local #58. Visitation Wednesday 3-9 p.m. at Cooney Funeral Home 3918 W. Irving Pk Rd. Funeral Thursday, prayers at 10:15 a.m....
John J. Murphy
Jun 21, 2019
Murphy, John J. of Chicago and The Villages Florida (85) passed away peacefully on June 21, 2019 surrounded by his family. Loving husband for 60 years to Mary Murphy (nee Lynch) from Ballybunion, Ireland; son of the late John "Jack" Murphy and Ita Murphy of Mountcollins, County Limerick, Ireland; brother to the late Denis Murphy of Chicago and Connie...
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