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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.

Stanley Chelminski

Stanley Chelminski

Jul 17, 2016

Visitation Friday July 22, 2016 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. at Cumberland Chapels, 8300 W. Lawrence Ave., Norridge, IL. Funeral service to follow 11:00 a.m. at the funeral home. Interment Maryhill Cemetery, Niles, IL. Info 708-456-8300 or www.cumberlandchapels.com.

Ruth Ryza

Ruth Ryza

Jul 17, 2016

Ruth M. Ryza, nee Kreutterer, age 98. Beloved wife of the late Chester; devoted cousin of Frank (Carol) Zeller; beloved friend to Peggy and Claude Scholin; proud and cherished adopted grandmother to Michael, Danny & Katie (Fiance’ Tom Callanan) Scholin; dear friend & aunt to many. Visitation Wednesday July 20, 9:00 a.m. until time of Funeral Service at 10:30 a.m....

James Herman

James Herman

Jul 15, 2016

James Lee Herman, age 71. Beloved husband of Efigenia Herman Nee Riola for 50 years; loving father of Michael (Debra), Kristine Rochotte, and Amanda (Jacob) Madsen; beloved son of the late Donald (Leota) Herman nee Smith; fond Poppy of Daniel, Nicholas, James, Josh, and Dane; dear brother of Michael (Judith) and Jackie (Suleyman) Iyielma; fond uncle of many nieces and...

Howard Blair

Howard Blair

Jul 15, 2016

Howard E. Blair 81, At rest Friday, July 15, 2016. Beloved husband of Leal. Loving father of Howard (Kimberly), Greg, Beth Ann (the late Carl) Niles, Lori and Dr. Kelly (Taylor). Fond grandfather of Shane (Cristina), Scott (Laura), Daniel (Shannon), Rev. Matt (Audra), Meghan, Christopher, Conner, Grace and Gabrielle. Great grandfather of Ryan, Emily, Robert, Kyle and Margaret. Dear brother...

Daniel Mydlowski

Daniel Mydlowski

Jul 14, 2016

Daniel “Danny” Mydlowski 68 of Norwood Park. At Peace with Christ, Thursday July 14, 2016. Veteran of the Viet Nam War. U.S. Marine Corp. Beloved husband of Jacqui. Loving father of Danielle Perns and Darlene (Ryan) Duggan. Fond grandfather of Giana, Keegan, Regina and Madeleine. Dear brother of Adrianne (Don) Beck & Patricia (Gary) Peckat. Fond uncle, cousin Godfather and...

Geraldine Laplume

Geraldine Laplume

Jul 13, 2016

Geraldine T. 'Jeri' LaPlume, nee Cody, age 79, passed away on July 13, 2016 surrounded by her loving family. Jeri was the beloved wife of the late Robert K.; loving mother of Janet L. (Kent) LaPlume-Bauman, Robert T. (Kathleen) LaPlume, Jacquelyn A. (Marc) Pitts and Richard A. (Tamara) LaPlume; dearest daughter of the late Frances and Arthur Cody; cherished grandmother...

Anthony Di John

Anthony Di John

Jul 13, 2016

Anthony DiJohn, Age 102. Devoted husband of the late Bernice nee Pellegrino. Beloved father of Frank (Karen) and Angelyn Avet. Loving grandfather of Anthony (Christina) DiJohn, Collette (Robert) Kemper, Bridget Avet and George Avet. Great Grandfather of Madison and Justes Kemper. Funeral Services will be held privately at Cumberland Chapels, 8300 W. Lawrence Ave., Norridge. Entombment All Saints Mausoleum. Funeral...

Michael Olenec

Michael Olenec

Jul 12, 2016

Michael C. 'Mike' Olenec born on July 25, 1981 and at peace on July 12, 2016. Mike was the beloved son of Donald and JoAnn, nee Bankson. Mike loved all things outdoors, including hunting, camping and fishing. He was always pursuing the elusive muskie. Mike was a very social young man. He was kind and always considerate of others. Family...

Ollie Choyinski

Ollie Choyinski

Jul 12, 2016

Ollie A. Choyinski nee Fischer, Age 95. Devoted wife of the late Russell W. Choyinski. Beloved mother of Eileen (Bruce) Logan, John (Carlie) and Russell A. (Kay) Choyinski. Loving grandmother of Brad, Johnny, Jeff, Debi, Lynn, Mandy, Katy, and the late Joey and the late Jamie. Great grandmother of Brittany, Nathan, Ryan, Jonathan, Adrian, Rick, Franklin, Melania and Lucas. Great...

Leroy Mattes

Leroy Mattes

Jul 12, 2016

LeRoy Mattes, age 87. Beloved husband of Joan Mattes nee Lesner; loving father of James, Don (Margaret), Karen (Martin) Tannehill, and David (Erin); beloved son of the late John (Verna) Mattes nee Sippel; loving step-son of the late Walter (Elizabeth-Betty) Brady nee Maly; fond grandfather of Katie, Sarah, Andrew, Kelly, Christopher, Michael, Rebecca, Morgan, Courtney, Ryan, Kaitlyn; dear brother of...

Stephan Wynnychenko

Stephan Wynnychenko

Jul 11, 2016

Stephan Wynnychenko, age 85, U.S. Army Veteran passed away on July 11, 2016 surrounded by his loving family. Stephan was the beloved husband of Tania, nee Matyciw, for 51 wonderful years; loving father of Theodore M. (Laura) and Laryssa O. Wynnychenko; dearest son of the late Emilia and Mykola Wynnychenko; cherished grandfather of Rosemary and Jacqueline Wynnychenko; dear brother of...

Joseph Kasper

Joseph Kasper

Jul 11, 2016

Joseph H. Kasper, age 89, U.S. Navy WWII, passed away on July 11, 2016. Joseph was the beloved husband of the late Carole; loving father of Janice (the late Joseph) Lombardi and the late Bill. cherished grandfather of Gina Shrewsbury, April Cissell, Joseph and Joel (Lora) Lombardi, Kerri (Robert) Burns and Keli (Ken) Phillippo; great grandfather and great great grandfather...

Daniela Kuc

Daniela Kuc

Jul 11, 2016

Daniela Kuc, age 86, passed away the morning of July 11, 2016. Beloved wife of the late Eugene with whom she co-owned Apollo Realty. Loving mother of Robert Eugene and Dr. Eugene John. Daughter of the late Jozef and Marta Witek. Grandmother of Katherine and Kristina. Dear sister of Krystyna (the late Pawel) Lorkowska, Jozef (Miroslawa) Witek, Kazimierz (Janina) Witek,...

Donald Helms

Donald Helms

Jul 9, 2016

Donald G. Helms age 80. Devoted husband of Sylvia nee Wiederhold. Beloved father of Robert, Michael, Steven (Pamela), Debra (David) Cramer, Gerald (Lisa), Kathleen (Dale) Wilson and the late Thomas Sr. (Cynthia). Loving grandfather of 19 and great grandfather of 10. Dear brother of James (Alicia). Donald was a longtime member of Ridgemoor Country Club. Memorial Visitation will take place...

Lois Letteri

Lois Letteri

Jul 9, 2016

Lois E. Letteri age 81. Passed away July 9th 2016. Beloved wife of the Late Vito Sr. Loving mother of Linda (the late Jevan) Juszczyk, Anthony (Mary) and Vito (Kathleen). Devoted grandmother of Michael, Kathrine, Christy, Stacy, Joseph, Nicholas and Rebecca. Great grandmother of Briana, Cole, Jake, Kylie, Piper and the late Walter. Dear sister of the late William and...

Janette Formaggio

Janette Formaggio

Jul 9, 2016

Janette L. Formaggio, nee Schultz, Age 89. Beloved wife of the late Vincent. Loving mother of Steven (Pam), Scott, Barbara (Sergio) Rajkovich-Formaggio and the late Bruce Formaggio. Cherished grandmother of Francisco & Larissa Formaggio, Elisabetta & Vincenzo Rajkovich. Great grandmother of three. Dear sister of Donna (late Ken) Holtz and was preceded in death by five sisters and four brothers....

Girolamo Zaccaro

Girolamo Zaccaro

Jul 7, 2016

Girolamo Zaccaro age 86, passed away July 7, 2016. Beloved husband of Serafina (nee Santoro). Loving father of Jack (Rocchina) Zaccaro and Ralph (Maria) Zaccaro. Son of the late Giacomo and the late Pastore. Cherished grandfather of Sara (Kevin) Kent, Sera, Mino and Jerry. Dear brother of Nunzio (Lina) Zaccaro, Joe (Italia) Zaccaro, Vito Zaccaro, Tina (Robert) O'Connor, Carmella (Bill)...

Bridie Riordan

Bridie Riordan

Jul 6, 2016

Bridie Riordan (nee Lally) died on July 6, 2016 at her home with her loving family by her side. Born on August 2, 1940 in Derryveeney Toormakeady, County Mayo, Ireland. Beloved wife of the late David Riordan for 50 yrs. Loving mother of Patrick (Kathleen) Riordan, Eileen (David) Schwaba, Theresa Riordan, Maureen (Timothy) Walsh, Rita (Christopher) Nesemeier, Bridget (Brian) Elliott...

Leona Wnek

Leona Wnek

Jul 5, 2016

Leona A. Wnek nee Moskal, 85. beloved wife of the late Joseph M. Wnek; loving mother of Susan (Gary) Carlson, Lisa (Steve Thompson), Joseph (Laura), James, Stacey (Lester) Kalinowski, and the late Richard Wnek; beloved daughter of the late Joseph (Joanne) Moskal nee Delke; fond grandmother of Tamara, Robert, Carly, Christina, Steven, Brian, Michael, Matthew, Ali, Riley, Teagan, and the...

Orest Hladky

Orest Hladky

Jul 4, 2016

Orest Hladky, age 88, US Army Korean War Vet. Passed away on July 4, 2016 surrounded by his loving family. Beloved husband of Roma nee Matura for 54 wonderful years; loving father of Erik (Courtney), Alexander (Christine) Hlakdy and Areta Kohout; fond grandfather of Mathew, Olenka, Ana, Roma, Max, Isabella and Winn; brother-in-law of Nadia Kaspryk and Yara Snylyk; fond...

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