Obituaries

Mar 21, 2020

John A Partynski, 85, died March 21, 2020. He was a devoted family man and Catholic. John was born in Chicago, August 5, 1934 and was a resident of Bartlett for over 25 years. He was a Eucharistic minister for Corpus Christi Catholic Church and St. Isidore Parish. He worked for Zenith for 30 years. John was happily married to...

Mar 20, 2020

Jerome (Jerry) Perez, 58, South Elgin, IL, passed away Friday, March 20 at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, from complications of a recent illness.He was born September 9, 1961 in Spring Valley, IL to Phillip and Juanita Perez, DePue, IL. He is a graduate of DePue High School, Illinois Valley Community College, Oglesby and DeVry University in Lombard.He married Deb Pierson...

Mar 19, 2020

Lucille (“Lou”) Marie Merlihan nee Burns passed away peacefully on March 19, 2020, with her son Terry by her side. Lou is the beloved wife of the late Timothy; loving mother of Terry (Kim) Merlihan and Colleen (Tom) Cannon; cherished grandmother of Patrick, Michaela and Meghan; and many loving nieces and nephews. Lou was 80 years old. She and Tim...

Mar 19, 2020

Visitation for Cindy Brezinski-Thiele will be held Friday, April 17, 2020 4:00 - 8:00p.m. at the Countryside Funeral Home and Crematory 1640 Greenmeadows Blvd. (at Barrington Rd.) Streamwood/Schaumburg. Funeral Saturday 10:00a.m. Interment St. Adalbert. **Due to current COVID 19 restrictions, a maximum of 10 people will be allowed in the funeral home. Funeral home will live-stream funeral Saturday at 10:00a.m....

Mar 18, 2020

Martha Lee Reynolds (nee Webb), 89, died March 18, 2020. Martha was the beloved wife of the late Robert Reynolds; loving mother of Bob (Judie), Jim (Wendy), Rick (Alicia) Reynolds and Mary Ann Chandler; proud grandmother of Robert, Rebecca, Jennifer, Julie, Amy, Holly, Kaitlyn, and Erin Reynolds, Kris and Holli Chandler; cherished great grandmother of Wyatt, Gunnar, Elliot, Felicity, Jonah...

Mar 18, 2020

A memorial mass for John Raymond Mulcare will be held Saturday, October 3, 2020 11:00a.m. at Church of the Ascension 1133 N. LaSalle Chicago. He was born October 14, 1932 and passed away on March 18, 2020. He was the son of the late Raymond and Edith Mulcare, and the late William (Evelyn) Mulcare. He is survived by his nephew...

Mar 18, 2020

Joseph B. Jacobs, 80, of Schaumburg, passed away Wednesday, March 18. Joe served others, his church and his country and was compassionate to so many people and had such a big heart. He lived a faithful life serving and exemplifying Christ’s attributes through his daily life. His sense of humor will also live on in the many lives he was...

Mar 18, 2020

Dorothea Virginia (Butler) Sparks, known to her family and friends as Virginia or Ginny, passed away peacefully in her sleep on March 18. Her husband, William J Sparks (Bill), daughters Melissa (Sparks) Harraden, Brenda Sparks, Ellen (Sparks) Kubitz, and Amanda Sparks-Klekamp, sons-in-law Carl Harraden, Ken Kubitz, and Eric Klekamp, and grandchildren David and Abby Harraden, Alex and Jake Kubitz, and...

Mar 16, 2020

Zenon Serafin, 71, an avid animal lover who always lived life to the fullest of Chicago, passed away Monday, March 16. Beloved husband of the late Maria(nee Pytynia); loving father of Mariusz(Monika) and Jadwiga(Ismailj) Neziri; proud grandfather of Sara(fiance Sam Kelly) Neziri, Bartosz Serafin, Julia Serafin, and Maria Serafin; fond brother of Barbara(the late Mieczyslaw) Grabiec; dear uncle of Marzena,...

Mar 15, 2020

Jessie M. Wallace, 86, died March 15, 2020. Jessie was the beloved wife of the late Kenneth R. Wallace; loving mother of Glen Wallace, Debbie Nissen-Wallace, Chris (Stephen) Pawelkiewicz, Karen (Patrick) Burdick and Jason (Destiny) Wallace; proud grandmother of 15; dear great grandmother of 7; cherished sister of Helen, Gene and Gloria, the late Dorothy, Pauline, Charles, Carl, Donald, James,...

Mar 15, 2020

Florence Marie Pilman (nee Mazuc), 91, died March 15, 2020. She was born in Chicago, Illinois to Pascal and Florence Mazuc. Marie was the beloved wife of the late James; loving mother of Justin (Marilou), the late James R. "Randy" and Eric Jeffrey, Therese; grandmother of Alec Pilman, Jessica, Alyssa, and Jeremiah Dennison. Marie was a devoted wife, mother and...

Mar 14, 2020

Claudia Siesennop (nee Ahrens), 83, died March 14, 2020. Claudia was the beloved wife of the late Thomas; loving mother of Terri Briski, Tom (Debbie) Siesennop, Tracy (David) Wetherton and Rebecca (David) Small; proud grandmother of Jacob, Robby, Jordan, Blake, Tommy Carl, Jeanine, Annie, Grant, Michael, Jennifer, Eric, Jillian and Timmy. cherished sister of Barry Ahrens, Sheila Dunteman and Joy...

Mar 13, 2020

Mar 13, 2020

Belita Rock(nee Doud), 72, of Elgin, passed away Friday, March 13. An avid animal lover, Belita was very family oriented, always putting them first. Beloved wife of the late Jerry; loving mother of Joseph(Sherry), Jerry(Peggy), and Nicole Rock; dear grandmother of Cody Sievert, Tommy Sievert, Cody(Kim) Rock, Jesse Calderaro, Lucas Rock, Alexis Calderaro, and Emily Rock; proud great grandmother of...

Mar 13, 2020

Carl F. Lindquist, Beloved husband of the late Nannette; loving step father of Matthew (Jennifer) Turza and Michelle (Jim) Turza; dear step grandfather of Leah, Shelby, Ryan and Alex; fond brother of Eric (Ruth) and Oscar Lindquist. He was a long time employee of The Village of Hoffman Estates Public Works Department. Visitation Thursday 10:00am until time of service 12:00...

Mar 12, 2020

Manuel C. Laxamana, 74, passed away Thursday, March 12, 2020, at home with his family. He was born December 21, 1945, in Manila, Philippines to the late Julio Laxamana and Flora Laxamana. Manuel was a graduate of the Mapua Institute of Technology in the Philippines with a Bachelor's of Science in Business Admnistration, majoring in banking and finance. Manuel worked...

Mar 12, 2020

Mar 12, 2020

A memorial gathering for Everett L. Woodside, a resident of Streamwood since 1963, will be held Saturday, July 18, 2020 9:30a.m. until time of service 10:00a.m. at the Schaumburg Church of Christ 601 E. Schaumburg Rd. Schaumburg. Inurnment Forest Home. Born March 23, 1926, he died March 12, 2020. Everett is the beloved husband of the late Margot nee Andrea;...

Mar 11, 2020

A Celebration of Life for Dale Wayne Furbur, a lifelong resident of Elmhurst, will be held at a later date. Dale is the cherished son of the late George and Sharon Furbur nee Ruterborg; beloved brother of Robert (Chris); loving uncle of Ben, Kelly and Cassandra. Dale will also be missed by his feline friends, "Max" and "Gizmo". Arrangements by...

Mar 11, 2020

Elizabeth M. “Liza” Coolidge (nee Klein) was given the gift of life on January 23, 1954 and on March 11, 2020 she reluctantly gave it back. It was hard for her to leave her son Adam, his wife and children. Adam and Liza always looked after each other and she held on until he assured her that he would be...