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Recent Obituaries

Browse recent obituaries and death notices for the Norridge, IL area. Each tribute honors a life lived and reflects the diverse traditions, cultures, and stories that shape our community.

Henry Popek

Henry Popek

Oct 30, 2019

Henry Peter Popek ‘Hank’, 72, passed away October 30, 2019. Retired Chicago Police Detective, 40 years of service. Proud Army veteran. Loving father of Peter, Nina (Jeffrey) Nelson. Fond grandfather of Matthew Henry and Ryan Jeffrey. Loving brother of Roma, Marty, Helen, Rose. Fond uncle of many. Visitation will be Tuesday, November 5, from 3:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. at...

Rosemary Scherer

Rosemary Scherer

Oct 30, 2019

Rosemary C. Scherer nee D’Agostino, age 85. Beloved wife of Charlie H. Scherer; loving mother of Paula Hagstrom, Donna (Aldo) Gandia, and Linda (Bill) Donoulis; beloved daughter of the late Joseph and Carmella D’Agostino nee Damiano; fond grandmother of Bobby (Mari) Callahan, Lauren (Bill Olsen) Fohlmeister, Jonathan (Olivia Jones) Fohlmeister, Katelyn (Diego Del Rio) Berberet, and Kayla (PJ) Losacco; great...

Alexandra Pucillo

Alexandra Pucillo

Oct 29, 2019

Alexandra "Sandy" Pucillo, nee Kalyviaris, age 46. Beloved wife of Rocco R.; loving mother of Fiamma and Siena; beloved daughter of Anna nee Coines and the late Dimitrios Kalyviaris; daughter-in-law of Anthony and Joan Pucillo; dear sister of Kathy (Jeff) Michel and Andrew (Joanne) Kalyviaris; sister-in-law of Theresa (Jeff) Randerson, Gianna (Jon) Molfese and Robert (Leticia) Pucillo; fond aunt, niece,...

Teresa Rubino

Teresa Rubino

Oct 29, 2019

Teresa Rubino, nee Pesole, Age 86. Beloved wife of the late Nicola. Loving mother of Dino (Sharon) Rubino, Rosa (Tom) Kokoszka and Anna (Ken) Bodenhagen. Cherished grandmother of Erika, Danielle, Ashley, Michael, Michelle and Nicki. Dear sister of the late Giulia Pesole. Devoted aunt of many. Visitation Sunday November 10 from 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Cumberland Chapels, 8300...

Mildred Wojcik

Mildred Wojcik

Oct 29, 2019

Mildred M. Wojcik, nee Bator, age 100, passed away peacefully on October 29, 2019. Mildred was the beloved wife of the late Peter Adam; loving mother of Carole A. (Martin) Beierwaltes and Robert J. (Denese) Wojcik; cherished grandmother of Donna (Robert Jedd) Wojcik, Paul (Melissa) Beierwaltes, Daniel (Lucie) Wojcik and Steven (Brandi Wolfinger) Beierwaltes; great grandmother of Julianne and Colin...

Antonina Porretta

Antonina Porretta

Oct 28, 2019

Antonina "Nene" Porretta, nee Sanfratello, age 89, born in Caccamo, Sicily. Beloved wife of Giovanni; loving mother of Tina (Vince) Centineo and Salvi (Aggie) Porretta; fond grandmother of Joey, Sara, Celina and Giovanni; dear sister of Anna (Pat) Porretta, Silia (the late Tony) Zangara and George (Josephine) Sanfratello; fond & devoted aunt of many. Lovingly cared for by Andriana Danyliv....

Dolores Kennedy

Dolores Kennedy

Oct 28, 2019

Dolores M. Kennedy, Age 85 nee Daly. Beloved wife of the late Austin Kennedy. Loving mother of Debra (John) Hogan, Scott (Mary), Laura, Michael (Kristen) and the late Steven Kennedy. Devoted grandmother of Brian, Brittany, Nicole, Austin and Kaitlyn. She was preceded in death by her three brothers, Clarence, Robert and Donald Daly. Visitation Thursday October 31 from 9:30 a.m....

Gary Carbone

Gary Carbone

Oct 28, 2019

Gary R. Carbone, age 62, passed away suddenly on October 28, 2019. Gary was the beloved husband of Martha, nee McGurn, for 38 wonderful years; loving father of Tony (Sandra), Jaclyn (Michael) LaFlamboy, Joseph (Brianna) and Julie (Justin) Schultz; dearest son of the late J. Dolores and Michael Carbone, Sr.; cherished grandfather of Tyler, Natalie, MacKenzie, Charlie, Mia, Isla, Gio...

Joseph Abbatecola

Joseph Abbatecola

Oct 24, 2019

Joseph Anthony Abbatecola of Elmhurst, 51; Devoted husband of Roseanne nee Saccaro; Loving father of Anthony and Mia; Beloved son of Victoria nee Campanella and the late Phillip Abbatecola; Loving brother of Susan Tarolla-Shoup (nee Abbatecola); Dear son-in-law of Lorraine (the late Gene) Saccaro and brother-in-law of Michelle (John) Marin; Dear uncle, of Robert, John, Dominic, Nicolas and Vincent; Fond...

Karolina Haderspeck

Karolina Haderspeck

Oct 24, 2019

Karolina Haderspeck, nee Schmid, age 86. Devoted wife of the late Thaddaus; beloved mother of Karolina (Nicholas) Grib, Helga (Jim) Jarosz, Anna (Paul) Draniczarek, Erwin (Anne) Haderspeck and Karl (Carolyn) Haderspeck; loving grandmother of Laura, David (Danielle), Andrew, Steven (Julia), Robert (Melissa), Julie (Marty), Jennifer (Vinnie), Michael (Fianceé Kaylee), Melissa (Fiancé Michael), Kaitlin (Fiancé Stefan), Kevin, Amy, Matthew, Daniel, Elysia...

Joseph Vendegna

Joseph Vendegna

Oct 23, 2019

Joseph R. Vendegna, (Bud), age 86, U.S. Army Veteran of the Korean war, passed away peacefully on October 23, 2019. He was the beloved husband of Jacqueline, (nee Cucinella) for 64 years; loving father of Darlene, (Peggy Guare), Diane Stuckrath (the late Robert), Joseph and Victor. Cherished grandfather of Matthew and Brian (Angie Laplant), great grandfather of Nathan, Reznor and...

Sharon Edwards

Sharon Edwards

Oct 23, 2019

Sharon Ann Edwards RN, age 65. Beloved daughter of Anna (nee Walsh) and the late Sam Toia; dear sister Bob (Cindy) Edwards and Lisa (Gary) Mohr; fond aunt of Jill, Sam, and Nicole; great aunt to Olivia, Sophia, Nicholas, and the late Alexandra; proceeding her in death are her beloved dogs Shawn, Nessie, Molly, Clara, Gordy and Davey. Memorial visitation...

Beverly Chesney

Beverly Chesney

Oct 22, 2019

Beverly Ann Chesney, age 66, at rest on Tuesday October 22, 2019. Beverly was raised in Leyden Township, and attended West Leyden High School and was employed with Affetto and Co. in Elmhurst for the past 25 years. Loving mother of Gary (Gina) Hecht, Michael (Lora) Hecht and Susan (Stephen) McLaughlin. Cherished grandmother of Josie, Ryan, Julia, Danny, Joe, Avery...

Frances Gofron

Frances Gofron

Oct 22, 2019

Frances J. Gofron, age 96, at rest on October 22, 2019. Beloved wife of the late Stanley "Friday" Gofron. Dear daughter of the late Walter and Julia Cyganowski. Fond sister of Paul (Barbara) Cygan and the late Edmund, Lorraine ( Sam) Radosta, and Jane (Hillard) Lewandowski. Fond aunt of many nieces and nephews. Frances was a longtime parishioner of St....

John Losch

John Losch

Oct 22, 2019

John "Jack" Losch Jr., age 83, at rest on October 22, 2019. Jack was a Military Veteran in the United States Army. Beloved husband of Marlene (Hahnlein) Losch. Loving father of John (Kathleen) Losch, Richard Losch and Kenneth Kaufman. Cherished grandfather of Julia, Rachel, Nicholas and Megan. Dear brother of Kathleen (George) Yetka and uncle of many nieces and nephews....

David Magana

David Magana

Oct 21, 2019

David Louis Magana, 56; Beloved son of Loretta (Perry) Romano and the late Louis Magana; Loving brother of Steven Magana and Lawrence (Karol) Magana; Uncle of Alesia and Justin Magana and Brittany Huttner and great-uncle to Isabella, Aiden and Jordan; Dear nephew, cousin and friend to many. Visitation will be Friday Oct. 25th from 3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. at...

Therese Tomczyk

Therese Tomczyk

Oct 19, 2019

Therese B. Tomczyk, age 69, passed away suddenly on October 19, 2019. Therese was the loving mother of Joseph P. (Sara Franklin) Gubbins; dear sister of the late Richard (Geraldine) Tomczyk; fond aunt of Nicole (Loni) Singer; loving companion of Larry Markewych and dearest cousin of Mariann Schap. Therese was employed with Kraft foods for over 30 years and Advertisers...

Eunice Bajus

Eunice Bajus

Oct 19, 2019

Eunice E. Bajus, age 85. Beloved daughter of the late John (Louise) Bajus nee Palya; dear sister of the late Rev. Luther (Anna) Bajus, Jean Bajus, Walter (Marjorie) Bajus, Mary Lou (Ted) Smith; fond aunt and great aunt of many nieces and nephews; very special friend of Marlee Johns. Lying in state Tuesday, October 22 2019 from 9:00 a.m. until...

Robert Majewski

Robert Majewski

Oct 18, 2019

Robert Majewski, loving father of Jennifer Majewski.Dear son of Betty & the late Eugene.Fond brother of Donna (Donald) Robinson, Russell (Denise), Randy, Ronald (Deborah), Debbie (the late John) Krall, the late Richard (Kelly) & the late Lisa Majewski. Uncle of many. Godfather of Jessica Ptak. Visitation Tuesday Oct. 22 from 3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and on Wednesday October 23...

John Bonadona

John Bonadona

Oct 18, 2019

John J. Bonadona, age 90, U.S. Army Veteran, passed away peacefully at his home on October 18, 2019. John was the beloved husband of the late Barbara, nee Peterson, and the late Julia, nee Avram; loving father of Michael J., James J. (Joann) and the late Linda Bonadona; dearest son of the late Fannie and Mariano Bonadonna; cherished grandfather of...

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