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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.

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Georgia Guzman

Georgia Guzman

Aug 21, 2023

Georgia Guzman, nee Jaimes, age 79.  Beloved wife of the late Galdino Guzman; loving mother of the late Griselda, the late Jose and the late Jesse Rodriguez; beloved daughter of the late Anastacio and Adela (nee Narvaiz) Jaimes; fond grandmother of Jose, Lisa, Aaron, Jessica, Stephanie, Megan, and Marcy; loving great grandmother of Myla and Briel; dear sister of Antonia,...

Wayne Martin

Wayne Martin

Aug 20, 2023

Wayne Michael Martin, age 71, was born March 11, 1952.  He passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on August 20, 2023.  Preceded in death by his parents Arthur Jr. and Pauline Martin, Mother-in-Law Loretta Dolan, and brother Arthur Martin III.  He is survived by his loving wife Sandy, of 51 years, son Kevin (Suni), daughter Kerry (Jeff) Kraushaar.  Cherished...

Carmelina Barbieri

Carmelina Barbieri

Aug 20, 2023

Carmelina A. Barbieri nee Filippelli, 86, passed away August 20, 2023.  Beloved wife of Mariano for 62 wonderful years. Loving mother of Emilio (Angela) Barbieri, Rosanna Monaco, Mario (Nicole) Barbieri. Cherished grandmother of Mario, Alex, Gina, Elisa, Vince, Jeanie, Josie, Juliana. Great grandmother of Lilly, Zion. Dear sister of Orlando (Ninetta), Iolanda (the late Santo), the late Rosina (the late...

Anthony Sansone

Anthony Sansone

Aug 20, 2023

Anthony ‘Tony’ Frank Sasone, 74, passed away peacefully on August 20, 2023 at his home.  Visitation will be Wednesday, August 23, from 3:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Cumberland Chapels, 8300 W Lawrence Ave, Norridge.  Funeral services will begin on Thursday at 9:00 a.m. at the funeral home, then proceed to St. Eugene Catholic Church for Mass of Christian Burial...

Kathleen Cooney

Kathleen Cooney

Aug 19, 2023

Kathleen Cooney nee Grealish, 77 passed away August 19, 2023. Born in Allwee, Ros Muc, Co. Galway, Ireland.  Beloved wife of the late Sean for 54 wonderful years. Loving mother of John, Barbara, Naureen (Steve) and Tommy (Leslie). Beloved daughter of the late Thomas and Bridget Grealish.  Loving Mamo to Dylan and Colin, dear sister to Teresa (the late John),...

Laura Wysocki

Laura Wysocki

Aug 19, 2023

Laura Ann Wysocki age 84, passed away Friday, August 18th, 2023. Beloved wife of the late Leonard Wysocki of 43 years. She was the daughter of Stanley Chudyba and Anne Onopa. Loving mother of Karen (Joseph) Ronchi, Michael (Dorothy), and James (Anna) Wysocki. Fond grandmother of Paul and Christopher Ronchi. Devoted cousin to Dorota Maderska. The family extends their deepest...

August Locallo

August Locallo

Aug 18, 2023

August R. Locallo age 98, fondly known as Gus, passed away peacefully on August 18, 2023 in the comfort of his home.  Gus was the beloved husband for 53 years of the late Anna Mae, nee Kelly; loving father of August Locallo (Deanne Stoery), the Hon. Daniel M. Locallo Ret. (Jean), Mary Kay (Carl) Reichenbach and the late Victor Locallo;...

Jeanette Johnson

Jeanette Johnson

Aug 17, 2023

Jeanette Johnson, nee Pastore, age 74, passed away peacefully on August 17, 2023. Jeanette was the beloved wife of the late Richard; dearest daughter of the late Marie and Giuseppe Pastore; dear sister of the late Rosalie Lohenry; loving aunt of Kathleen Bush and the late Mark and Keith Lohenry and many great nieces and nephews. Visitation Tuesday, August 22,...

Joseph Portenlanger

Joseph Portenlanger

Aug 17, 2023

Air Force Veteran Joseph Martin Portenlanger "not your average Joe", age 83, died Thursday, August 17, 2023 at his residence. Devoted son of Joseph and Cora Portenlanger. He was born November 1, 1939 in Chicago. Beloved husband of Joanna for 59 years. Loving father of Daniel (Laura Sweetow) and family -- Marina Stanaszek mother of grandchildren Eric and Renee, Joseph...

Anthony Sammarco

Anthony Sammarco

Aug 16, 2023

Anthony Sammarco, age 75, U.S. Army Purple Heart Veteran – Vietnam, passed away on August 16, 2023. Devoted life partner of Pamela Beran; beloved son of the late James A. and Gloria A. (nee Santucci) Sammarco; dear brother of Robert (Mary) Sammarco, the late Roseann (Thomas) Byrnes; dear nephew, cousin, uncle and friend to many. Visitation Saturday, August 19, 2023...

Yolanda Maldonado

Yolanda Maldonado

Aug 16, 2023

Yolanda Maldonado (nee Godinez) age 72, at rest on August 16, 2023. Beloved wife of the late Pedro Maldonado. Loving mother of Veronica Maldonado, Pedro Jr. (Rachel Marie) Maldonado, Sylvia (Cesar) Cazares. Cherished grandmother of Carolina, Alexander, Isabelle, Cesar Jr. Christian, Mila Marie and Pedro M. Jr. Dear sister of Miguel, Sergio, Efrain, Samuel, and the late Gustavo and sisters...

Zofia Baran

Zofia Baran

Aug 15, 2023

Zofia Stanislawa Baran, age 88. Loving wife of the late Jan Baran; loving mother of Stanislawa (Tadeusz) Pietras, Stanislaw (Alina) Baran, Zuzanna Skowron, Marek (Teresa) Baran, and Adam (Marta) Baran; loving grandmother of Bogustawa (Krzycztof) Urbanski, Dominik Baran, Hubert (Kamila) Baran, Dagmara Baran, Kinga Skowron, Katarzyna Skowron, Lukasz (Diana) Baran, Sebastian (Katarzyna) Baran, Adrian Baran, and Olivia Baran; great grandmother...

Joanne Best

Joanne Best

Aug 14, 2023

Joanne Best 94. At Peace with Christ Monday, August 14, 2023. Beloved wife of the late George. Loving mother of Christine Best (Ed Szuba), George Jr. (Cindy), James, Pete, Lisa and the late John. Cherished grandmother of George and Nick, great grandmother of Kelsey. Fond sister of David (Priscilla) Dillon, Cecelia Flegal, the late Harold (Julie) Dillon, the late Lucille...

Barbara Jordan

Barbara Jordan

Aug 12, 2023

Barbara J. Jordan (nee Satkiewicz), age 85, at rest on August 12, 2023. Beloved wife of the late Donald Jordan. Loving mother of Donald (Ann), Christopher (Anna), Scott (Kinga) and Andrew (Robin). Loving bird mom to Binki. Devoted grandmother of Kenneth (Samantha) Stephanie (Jose), Alexander, Kaitlyn, Sophia, Carla, Julia and Bianka. Dear great grandmother of Jorge "JP" and Lincoln. Fond...

Betty Cutrara

Betty Cutrara

Aug 10, 2023

Betty J. Cutrara age 95, at rest on her birthday Aug 10, 2023. Beloved wife of the late August. Loving mother of Jayne (Paul) Schmuttenmaer, Patricia Cutrara and Mary Beth Carlson. Mother in law of Jerry Carlson. Dear grandmother of Elizabeth (Jacob) VandeMoortel, Christopher Schmuttenmaer, Carolyn (Jordan) Walter. Lauren Carlson, Adam Carlson and Kristen Carlson. Great grandmother of Cohen, Sophia,...

Thomas Hayden

Thomas Hayden

Aug 10, 2023

Thomas A. Hayden 76 of Park Ridge. At Peace with Christ, Thursday, August 10, 2023.Beloved husband of Nancy nee Simmons. Loving father of Andrew (Sylvia). Cherished grandfather of Chloe. Beloved son of the late Irv and the late Margaret. Dear brother of Margaret (the late Jesse) Szwarc and Patricia (the late David) Pekarek. Fond uncle and great uncle to many....

Mario Scarpelli

Mario Scarpelli

Aug 9, 2023

Mario Scarpelli, 83, at rest August 9, 2023. Devoted husband of Frances nee Macrito; beloved father of Robert (Sally), Mario, Mark (Lisa) and John (Marion); loving grandfather of Anthony, Nicholas, Gia, Joseph, Matthew, Gabriella, Gianna and Grace; dear brother of Elvida Stancati, Ida Gaudio, the late Lina Spatafora, the late Rita Canonaco, and the late Umberto Scarpelli. Visitation will take...

Ellen Cummings

Ellen Cummings

Aug 8, 2023

Ellen P. Cummings, age 96, Born March 18, 1927 and passed away on Tuesday, August 8, 2023. Beloved wife of the late Edmund W. Cummings Jr. Loving mother of Patrick (Mary) Cummings, Patricia (Ray) Peters, and Maureen (Tom) French, and the late Kathleen Cummings. Cherished grandmother of Brian (Katie) Cummings, James (Courtney) Cummings, Kevin Cummings, PJ (Diana) Cummings, and Kyle...

Genevieve Griseta

Genevieve Griseta

Aug 7, 2023

Genevieve Griseta, 86, passed away August 7, 2023. Beloved wife of Vito Griseta. Dear sister of the late Janinia Linde. Sister-in-law of Anna (the late Mario) Demonte, Antonia (Carlo) DiCiolla, Cecelia (Vito) Pompeo and the late Nicola (Roma) Griseta. Fond aunt of many. Visitation will be Saturday, August 12, from 10:00 a.m. until time of Funeral Service at 12:00 Noon,...

John Szpak

John Szpak

Aug 7, 2023

John Szpak age 99, at rest on August 7, 2023. Beloved husband Ursula. Loving father of Ken (Regina) Szpak, Sue Weres and Peter Szpak. Devoted grandfather of Courtney, Jennifer, Ryan, Kevin and Jeremy. Visitation will take place on Friday August 11, 2023 from 10:30 am until time of Funeral Service at 11:30 am at St Joseph Ukrainian Catholic Church 5000...

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