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Recent Obituaries in the Chicago Western Suburbs
Browse recent obituaries and death notices for the Bartlett, Streamwood, Roselle, and Elgin, IL area. Each tribute honors a life lived and reflects the diverse traditions, cultures, and stories that shape our community.
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Thomas Ruthig
Apr 21, 2019
Thomas Walter Ruthig, age 75, passed away on April 21, 2019 in Bartlett, Illinois. He was born April 12, 1944 in Saginaw, Michigan to Celia and Walter Ruthig. He grew up in Saginaw and attended Peace Lutheran School, graduated from Arthur Hill High School, after which he enrolled at Delta College. Soon after, he was inducted into the army and...
Gerald Coogan
Apr 21, 2019
Gerald Coogan, 91 of Bartlett, formerly of Addison and born in Newry, Northern Ireland. Beloved husband of the late Kathleen, nee O'Brien; dear father of Karen (Gary) Holmes and the late Kevin; grandpa of Timothy, Trevor, Colin and Aidan; loving brother of Florence (late Adolph) Gawin, Patrick (Mary), Phillip (late Peggy), late Jack (late Ena), late Herbert (Joan) and the...
Tiburcio Esparza-Olague
Apr 20, 2019
Tiburcio Esparza Olague de 80 años de edad fallecio el Sabado de Gloria es un dia que el cielo se abre para reciuir al redentor es un dia de gozo. Tiburcio era el esposo amoroso de Maria Cruz de Esparza; padre de 11 hijos y que para ellos fue el mejor padre sus hijos. Modesto, Raul, Maria Cruz, Jose Alfredo,...
Pedro Rivera Ortiz
Apr 20, 2019
Pedro Rivera Ortiz, born February 20th, 1952, age 67, died April 20, 2019. Pedro was the beloved husband of the late Heidi Ann; loving father of Michelle (Richard) Ciancio, Pedro (Jayma) Rivera, Brianna Rivera, and David Rivera; proud grandfather of Samantha, Tyler, Anthony, Ariel, Alyssa, Alexis, Tyler, Corina and Melody; cherished son of the late Pedro and Mercedes; dear brother...
Arlene Kwasnick
Apr 20, 2019
Arlene R. Kwasnick (nee Snyder) of South Elgin formerly of Schaumburg; beloved wife of Michael; loving mother of Christine; cherished grandmother of Corinne; dear sister of Jerry (Susan) Snyder and the late Kenneth (Louise); proud aunt of Jacki, Jay, Jayson, Sherri, Kelly and David. Visitation Wednesday, April 24th 3:00 pm - 9:00 p.m. at the Countryside Funeral Home & Crematory,...
Eric Jacobson
Apr 19, 2019
Eric L. Jacobson was born in South Dakota, on March 15, 1958, the third child of Delbert Jacobson and Carolyn Diersen Jacobson. Eric graduated from Carleton College. As a computer consultant, he created successful computer environments. He was smart, funny, stubborn, and generous. He supported many charities and was a ten gallon blood donor. Eric lived in Illinois for most...
Salvatore Gius
Apr 19, 2019
Salvatore "Sam" R. Gius, 84, of Carol Stream and formerly of Bloomingdale and South side of Chicago; husband of the late Grace, nee Fina; father of Joseph, Louis (Kathleen) and Michelle; papa of Nicholas (Rose), Nathan, Aiden and Caitlin; grand papa of Leo; brother of the late Bernadino; survived by a brother and sister in law and many nieces and...
Mary Behling
Apr 18, 2019
Mary Alice Behling, Loving wife of the late Roland; dear sister of Minerva Williams, Isabel Rogers; caring aunt to many nieces and nephews. Visitation Monday April 22, 2019 from 11:00am until time of service 12 noon at Community United Methodist Church, 400 West Spring St., South Elgin, Illinois 60177. Burial will follow in Lakewood Memorial Park, Elgin. Info (847)289-8054
Maria Margaronis
Apr 17, 2019
Visitation for Maria Margaronis nee Glavopoulos of Bartlett will be held Friday April 19, 2019 10:00a.m. until time of service 11:00a.m. at St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Church 525 Church St. Elgin (Hall) Interment Lakewood Memorial Park. Maria is the beloved wife of the late John; loving mother of Polyxeni (Fillipa) Vourliotaki, Alexandra (Chris) Angelopoulos and Dimitri Margaronis; cherished grandmother of...
Patricia Kotlarz
Apr 15, 2019
Patricia "Pat" A. Kotlarz, 63, of Bartlett, died Monday, April 15, 2019. Born May 4, 1955 in Chicago. Pat enjoyed crafting, especially wreaths, baking, entertaining family and friends and all things Disney but her greatest passion was always her family and grandkids. Her big heart will be missed. Beloved wife of 44 years to Mitchell "Mick"; loving mom of Kelly...
Ashok Thakkar
Apr 15, 2019
Visitation for Ashok B. Thakkar of Bolingbrook will be held Friday, April 19, 2019 9:00a.m. until time of Cremation 11:00a.m. at the Countryside Funeral Home and Crematory 950 South Bartlett Rd. (at Stearns Rd.) Bartlett. Ashok is the beloved husband of Hansa A.; loving father of Manisha (Jitu), Sanjay (Jenis) and Manish (Rashmi) Thakkar; cherished grandfather of 6. (630) 289-7575.
Shirley Johnstone
Apr 14, 2019
Shirley M. Johnstone, Beloved wife of the late Merrill; loving mother of Christine (the late Gil) Wagner, Larry (Sandy) Johnstone, Thomas (Kim) Johnstone, Margaret (Jim) Mackey, Nancy (Michael) Holland, Suzanne (Steven) Uhrik and Maureen Johnstone; dear grandmother of seven and great grandmother of seven; fond sister of Marge (the late Richard) Hiliger, the lateArthur (Tommy) Johnstone and the late Jack...
Thomas Carroll
Apr 14, 2019
Thomas L. Carroll, 74, of Bartlett and formerly of Schaumburg and Wilmette; husband of Margaret "Peggy", nee Ryan; dad of Michael (Jackie), Kimberly (Jim) Moore and Katie (Ron) Williams; grandpa of Daniel and Erin Moore, Mackenzie and Ryan Carroll, Kyle, Jake and Braiden Williams; brother of Nancy (late Bob), Patrick (Pam), Mary (Tom), Nell (Mike) and the late Fr. Bill...
Robert Weyrich
Apr 14, 2019
Robert N. Weyrich, 82, of Bloomingdale, passed away Sunday, April 14, 2019. Bob was born on July 8, 1936, in Chicago, IL. He received his Electrical Engineering Degree at the University of Illinois. He worked at Northrop Grumman for 35 years in the Power Systems Engineering Division and was instrumental to advances in military radar defense systems. Bob was a...
Evelyn Viverito
Apr 13, 2019
Evelyn M. Viverito (nee Docimo), 98, of Bloomingdale died April 13, 2019. Evelyn was the beloved wife of the late August; loving mother of Salvadore (Lynn) Viverito, Carolyn (the late Warren) Burr, the late Judith (the late Hank) Pfeifer and the late Nancy Viverito; proud grandmother of 5; cherished great grandmother of 10. Evelyn enjoyed watching Golden Girls and Young...
Daniel Jackowski
Apr 11, 2019
Visitation for Daniel E. Jackowski of Hanover Park will be held Wednesday, April 17th, 2019 from 10am until the time of mass 11am at St. Hubert Church 729 Grand Canyon Parkway Hoffman Estates. Inurnment St. Michael the Archangel. Cremation was private at the Countryside Crematory. He was the cherished son of Rose and the late Frank; dear brother of the...
Dhirubhai Desai
Apr 10, 2019
Dhirubhai Desai, 93, of Carol Stream. Beloved husband of Pushpaben (Bhikhi Naik); loving dad of Savitri, Gita, Ashok and Chetna; cherished grandpa of Snehal, Vatsal, Payal, Neel, Priyal, Bijal and Saral. Funeral 10:00a.m. until time of cremation 12:00 noon Sunday April 14, 2019 at the Countryside Funeral Home and Crematory, 950 South Bartlett Rd (at Stearns Rd), Bartlett.
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