Obituaries
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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Jan Kalejta
Dec 20, 2015
Jan M. Kalejta, 66, of Bartlett. Jan was born on July 5, 1949 in Poland. He enjoyed fishing, gardening and listening to music from the Silesia region where he lived most of his adult life. Beloved husband of 41 years to Helena; loving dad of Marlena and Tomasz; father-in-law of Rolf and Agnes; cherished grandpa of Lena, Victoria and Vivian;...
Stanley Nejman
Dec 20, 2015
Stanley Nejman, 82, of Schaumburg. Beloved husband of 59 ½ years to Lorraine; loving dad of Michael (Laura), Mary (Michael) Lefebvre, John (fiancé Cindy) and Laura Scaminaci; cherished grandpa of Jason, Ben, Jennele, Jonathan, Todd, Joseph, Matthew and Alyssa and great-grandpa of Kaia; dear son of the late Stanley and Stella; fond brother of Catherine (Bob) Skrypek and Teri (Joe)...
Alan Frymire
Dec 20, 2015
Alan W. Frymire, 61, of Bartlett, died Sunday, December 20, 2015. Born January 5, 1954 in Chicago. Alan was a recently retired employee of AT&T, formerly Illinois Bell for over 40 years. He enjoyed tennis, the Chicago Bears, Cubs and Bulls and being with his family. Beloved husband of Dorothy “Dorie”; loving dad of Jason (Renee) and Matthew (Jeanne); cherished...
Margaret Cox
Dec 20, 2015
Margaret M. Cox (nee O’Connor), 59, of Bloomingdale. Beloved mom of Erin and Ian Anderson; loving daughter of the late Cornelius “Red” and Mary (nee Coyne) O’Connor; cherished sister of Mary Beth (Bill) Lavery, Maureen (Tom) Laubach, Mike O’Connor and Bridget (Rich) Shepherd; dear aunt to many nieces and nephews; proud owner of Suzie; and Craig. Memorial visitation 4:00p.m. until...
Helen Jurewicz
Dec 17, 2015
Helen B. Jurewicz(nee Lenart), 100, of Schaumburg for 25 years, passed away Thursday, December 17. Helen enjoyed crocheting, bingo, and playing games with her grandchildren and was a member of the Polish Legion of American Veterans auxiliary as well as a devout 20 year attendee at the Community Nutrition Network at the Barn of Schaumburg. Beloved wife of the late...
Marguerite Zochowski
Dec 16, 2015
Marguerite L. Zochowski, 85, formerly of Chicago, died Wednesday, December 16, 2015 in Schaumburg. Born January 6, 1930. Marguerite enjoyed sewing, bingo and playing cards with friends. She was a very spiritual person who loved spending time with her family. Beloved wife of the late Joseph; loving mom of Allan (Carol), Russell (Dee), Trinnette (Mark) and the late Richard; cherished...
Diane Janus
Dec 16, 2015
Diane Janus (nee Selecki), 78, of Poplar Grove, formerly of Schaumburg, died December 16, 2015. Diane was the beloved wife of the late Robert Hanley and the late LeRoy Janus; loving mother of Linda (John) Skinner, Ken (Peggy), Mike (Mary) and the late Joey Hanley; proud grandmother of Bobby, Kenny, Chrissy, Patty, Joey, Ryan and Tyler; cherished companion of Angel...
Robert Karman
Dec 15, 2015
Visitation for Robert J. Karman of Elgin for 25 years will be held Thursday 3:00 - 8:00p.m. at the Countryside Funeral Home and Crematory 1640 Greenmeadows Blvd. (at Barrington Rd.) Streamwood/Schaumburg. Funeral Friday 9:15a.m. to St. John the Evangelist Church. Mass 10:00a.m. Following mass, cremation will be private at the Countryside Crematory. Born June 23, 1938 in Chicago, Robert died...
Marilynne Nelson
Dec 15, 2015
Marilynne A. Nelson, 60, of Bartlett since 1978, died Tuesday, December 15, 2015. Born October 4, 1955 in Chicago. Marilynne loved cooking, landscaping and was more than excited to find out she was going to be a grandmother. Beloved mom of Tammy and Bo (Jessica); loving sister of Diane Dougan; dear aunt of Kathy and the late Danny, Patricia and...
Irene Cienke
Dec 14, 2015
Irene C. Cienke, 69 of Hanover Park. Loving sister of David; dear daughter of the late Edward and Cecilia (nee:Los); She was also loved by many aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. She was a member of the senior center in wayne township and she enjoyed gardening and taking care of her animals. Visitation 3:00p.m. to 9:00p.m. Friday, December 18, 2015...
Adam Phommahaxay
Dec 14, 2015
Adam K. Phommahaxay, 49, of Hanover Park, died December 14, 2015. Loving husband of Valinh (nee Hansana) and cherished dad of Alexandra and Alexander. Service 1:00p.m. until time of cremation 4:00p.m. Saturday, December 19, 2015 at the Countryside Funeral Home and Crematory, 950 South Bartlett Rd (at Stearns Rd), Bartlett.
Allen Scarleski
Dec 13, 2015
Allen R. Scarleski, 69, died Sunday, December 13, 2015. Beloved husband of Barbara; loving dad of Camille (Michael) Williams, Jeff (Jennifer) Kasper, Chris Scarleski and Erica (Adam) Jaco; cherished grandpa of Rachael (Ryan), Jordan (Morgan), Jeremy (Kim), Holly, Aaron, Rachel and great grandpa of Alexander, Elliot and Marshal; fond brother of Barbara and William (Emilie); dear uncle to many nieces...
Irma Fey
Dec 12, 2015
Irma E. Fey(nee Keil), 93, of Kimberling City, MO, passed away Saturday December 12, 2015. Loving wife of the late Larry Turner and the late William Fey; dear stepmother of Robert Turner of Milwaukee, WI; beloved sister of Grace(the late Ernest) Anttila, Barbara(Gilbert) Welch, and the late Fred(Mary) Keil; fond aunt of many nieces and nephews and great nieces and...
Frances Vitto
Dec 11, 2015
Frances M. Vitto (nee Barbieri), 59, died December 11, 2015. Frances was the beloved wife of John for 40 years; loving mother of Joseph (Angela), Mariel (Michael) Herzog and Nicholas (Brittany) Vitto; proud grandmother of Dominic Vitto, London, Sophia and Audriana Herzog; cherished sister of Vince Barbieri and the late Patricia Chiappetta; fond sister-in-law of Marco (Lillian) Vitto. Frances was...
Marilyn White
Dec 11, 2015
Marilyn A. White, 73, of Schaumburg, passed away peacefully at home December 11, 2015. Marilyn was the beloved wife of the late Jack White; loving mother of Chris (Joe) Greten and Brad (Margaret) White; proud grandmother of Ashley Lynn and Mat (Katelynn) Greten; cherished friend of Suzi Drye. Marilyn worked at the Coca Cola Plant in Lynn Massachusetts for many...
Konrad Knupp
Dec 10, 2015
Konrad Joseph “Joe” Knupp, of Glen Ellyn for 29 yrs. Beloved husband of Doris nee Simbro for 67 yrs; loving father of Patricia (Streett) Coale, and Mat (Janet); cherished grandfather of James and Kyle; dear brother of Mary (the late Frank) Smith, Wesley (Helen), and the late David (the late Lola). A WW2 Veteran, 97th Division, Infantry, Joe organized the...
John Nelson
Dec 10, 2015
John H. Nelson, 94, of Plainfield, formerly of Medinah passed away Thursday December 10. A World War II vet, John was also a member of the Roselle VFW. Beloved husband of the late Delores(nee Ebel); loving father of Jeanne(Roger) Perez; dear grandfather of Giovanna and Cristina Perez. Visitation Monday December 14 5:00pm to 8:00pm with funeral service at 7:00pm at...
Jacquelynn Bruscato
Dec 9, 2015
Jacquelynn A. Bruscato nee Werbachowski, 63, died December 9, 2015. Beloved wife of John N.; loving mother of Corinne and Nicholas (Lisa); dear grandma of Luca, Nicholas, Angelina, Rocco and Baby Jax; fond sister of Edward M. (Carol) Werbachowski. Visitation Sunday, December 13 2:00pm until time of prayer service 6:00pm at the Countryside Funeral Home and Crematory 1640 Greenmeadows Blvd....
Grace Lagrasse
Dec 8, 2015
Grace LaGrasse, 91, of Bartlett, died Tuesday, December 8, 2015. A nurse at Lutheran General Hospital for many years, Grace enjoyed crafts, cooking and being with her family. Beloved wife of the late Louis; loving mom of Louis (Catherine), Robert (Gerda) and Kathy (Frank); cherished grandma of Katie, Mike, Jill, Teresa, Andrea, Bobby and great grandma of many; dear daughter...
Marsha Oltendorf
Dec 5, 2015
Marsha Lee Ann Oltendorf (nee Gronn) of Bartlett formerly of Union, IL; loving mother of Carrie (Jose) Oltendorf and Scott Oltendorf; dear sister of Frank “Butch” (Cyndi), the late Holly (Robert) Stephenson, Glenn (late Anita), Gail (Glenn) Cates and Marie (Michael) Mokate; cherished aunt of her nieces and nephews. Visitation 4:00p.m. to 9:00p.m. Friday, December 11th at the Countryside Funeral...
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