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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Beatrice Stawiarski
Jun 30, 2015
Beatrice Bernadine Stawiarski, nee Krause, 90, formerly of Alexian Village and Morton Grove passed away peacefully, at home, surrounded by family. Dear wife of the late Matthew; loving mother of Cathy (Al) Tierney, Jan Stawiarski and the late Bruce; cherished sister of the late Ernest, Myron, Alvin, Lucille, and Mildred; caring grandmother of Michael (Tina) Tierney, Patrick Tierney and Shannon...
Dolores Opsal
Jun 28, 2015
Dolores Jean Opsal (nee Demski), 82, of South Elgin. Dolores was the beloved wife of Richard Opsal for 62 years; loving mother of Susan (Ray) Salvesen, Mary (Patrick) Nelson, Gary (Cathryn); proud grandmother of 7; cherished great grandmother of 3 and 1 on the way. Dolores dedicated her life to her family, especially her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She also...
Robert Gaba
Jun 27, 2015
Robert "Bob" John Gaba, 46, of Streamwood died June 27, 2015. Bob was the beloved father of Robert John Louis Gaba; cherished son of Bonnie Lee Jahnke; loving brother of Jeremy J. (Trisha) Jahnke; proud uncle of Charlotte and Ellie. He was preceded in death by his grand dad John L. Gaba and grand mom Lorraine G. Gaba. Bob was...
Robert Ogurek
Jun 27, 2015
Robert "Bobby" Ogurek, of McHenry; loving son of Hedy and Robert; cherished brother of Kevin (Sandy) and Pam (Bob) Wickersham; dear uncle of nephews Christian, Matthew, Tyler, Liam, and the late Nicholas, and nieces Jessica, Ashley, Amber, and Mackenzie. An avid fan of the Chicago Cubs, Bobby liked sports, bowling and bingo. Visitation Thursday, July 2, 2015, 4:00-8:00pm, Countryside Funeral...
Shirlee Hauck
Jun 27, 2015
Visitation for Shirlee A. Hauck of Schaumburg, formerly of Norridge, will be Wednesday, July 1, 3:00p.m. – 9:00p.m. at Countryside Funeral Home and Crematory 1640 Greenmeadows Blvd (at Barrington Road) Streamwood/Schaumburg. Funeral Thursday 11:00a.m. Entombment St. Michael the Archangel. Born July 30, 1935 in Elmhurst, IL Shirlee died June 27, 2015. She was the beloved wife of the late Norbert...
Beverly Mccarthy
Jun 26, 2015
Beverly Janice McCarthy(nee Mitchell), 89, originally from Chicago passed away June 26. Beverly enjoyed life with a great sense of humor and loved bingo, gambling, line dancing, and crocheting. Beloved wife of the late Robert; dear mom of Kathleen(John) Spahn, Patrick, Joseph(Patti), and the late Timothy and the late John(Linda); loving grandma of Brian(fiancée Dawn) Spahn, Allison(Adam) Streeter, Caroline(Chad) Merritt,...
Robert Terreberry
Jun 26, 2015
Robert G. Terreberry, “Coach Popeye”, 92, of Rockford, IL, peacefully passed away in the early hours of Friday, June 26, 2015, at Morning Star Village, surrounded by his loving family. Born April 14, 1923, in Chicago, IL, son of Hazel (Hawkins) and Edward L. Terreberry. He proudly served in World War II aboard the aircraft carrier, USS Enterprise, CV-6, the...
Genevieve Eccles
Jun 25, 2015
Genevieve F. Eccles (nee Scianna), passed away surrounded by family June 25, 2015. Genevieve was the beloved wife of the late Henry Eccles, Jr.; cherished daughter of the late Salvatore and Josephine Scianna; loving sister of Josephine (the late Arthur) Ziemba, Patricia (the late Salvatore) DiBenedetto, Rosemary (the late Sterie) Todorov and the late Joseph, Anita Franklin, Michael, Ross, Sally...
Kuldip Sekhon
Jun 25, 2015
Kuldip S. Sekhon, of Elburn, beloved husband of Jasmeet (nee: Manku); loving father of Sanjiv and Ajay; dear grandfather of Jai and Evan; fond brother of Susheel (The late Dalip) Sidhu, Amarjit (Rita) Sekhon and Jaswinderpal (Harinder) Sekhon. Services will be Monday June 29, 2015 from 11:00am until time of cremation 1:00pm at The Countryside Funeral Home and Crematory, 950...
Alan Carlson
Jun 24, 2015
Alan Carlson, 87, of Bartlett, died Wednesday, June 24, 2015. Born March 16, 1928 in Fort Atkinson, WI. Alan was a veteran of WWII having served in the Army. He enjoyed wood working. Beloved husband of the late Lois (nee Lorenz); loving dad of Mark (the late Marianne), Karen (James) Neven, Kim (Stuart) MacKenzie, Mike (Colleen) and the late Randy;...
Susan Ladeau
Jun 24, 2015
Susan “Sue” Kathleen Ladeau (nee Fulton), 65, of South Elgin passed away unexpectedly on June 24, 2015. Sue was the beloved mother of Jen (Eric) Edenburn, Jodi (Lars) Schweig, and Dave (Natalie) Enger; loving “Gramma-Gramma” of Brianna, Hannah, Madelyn, Ethan, Riley, Teyah, Christian, and Juliana; loving sister of Robert “Bob” Fulton II and the late Judy (Dick) Wendt; proud aunt...
Nathan Lingham
Jun 23, 2015
Nathan Shri Lingham, 24, of Geneva. Nathan was the cherished son of Rama and Geetha Lingham; loving nephew of Sam (Raji) Sabapathy, Sabanathan (Anuradha) and Jaganath (Meena); he will be missed by many loving cousins, relatives and friends. Nathan was passionate about music, he enjoyed playing the trumpet, tabla and mandolin. He also liked to read. Nathan obtained his Bachelor...
Clyde Nelson
Jun 22, 2015
Clyde I. Nelson, 87, of Roselle, passed away June 22. A Christian man who was a dedicated member at Evangelical Covenant Church of Villa Park, he celebrated a 70 year membership in Local 181 and was a Navy Sea Bee in the Pacific during WWII. Beloved husband of Shirley(nee Forsman) for 63 years; loving father of Carolyn(Donald) Story, Randall Clyde(Vivian),...
Edward Schmiecher
Jun 20, 2015
Edward F. Schmiecher, 74, of Carol Stream since 1986, passed Saturday, June 20, 2015. Born March 30, 1941 in Chicago. Edward was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He enjoyed fishing and working in his gardening. He will be missed by his family. Beloved husband of the late Carol; loving dad of Nancy (Chris) Roudis and Edward R. (Christina);...
Elsie Carlson
Jun 19, 2015
Elsie M. Carlson, 88, of Bartlett, died June 19, 2015. Born June 5, 1927 in Iron River, Michigan. Elsie enjoyed being with her family. Beloved wife of the late Robert; Loving mom of Caryn (Mike) Stewart and Rick (the late Linda); cherished grandma of Laura (Ryan) Johnson, Jeffrey, Lisa (James) Delancey, Robert, Theresa (Brandon) McCormick and great grandma of Collin,...
Steven Bingham
Jun 19, 2015
Steven R. Bingham, of Bartlett, formerly of Paducah, Kentucky; beloved husband of the late Marianne whom he married on April 3, 1987; loving father of Shay, Sean, Stacy (Jeremiah) Popp, Chris, and Alicia Stepul; proud grandfather of Alyssa, Calvin, and Susan; dear brother of Liz Kramer and Larry (Rusty). Steven enjoyed working for Footlocker for over 40 years. An avid...
Helen Hohmann
Jun 17, 2015
Funeral Mass for Helen M. Hohmann of Bartlett, formerly of Springfield, will be held Friday, June 19, 2015 12noon at Corpus Christi Church 1415 W. Lies Rd., Carol Stream. Committal Service Monday, June 22, 2015 2:00p.m. at Camp Butler National Cemetery, Springfield. Cremation was private at the Countryside Crematory. Born August 6, 1926 in Ridge Farm, IL Helen died Wednesday...
Esmeralda Mendoza
Jun 17, 2015
Esmeralda Mendoza (nee Del Rosario) of South Elgin; beloved wife of the late Alfonso; loving mother of Angel (Teresita) Valdez, Leticia (Philip) Cullen, Leonardo (Jasmin) Socorro, Laura (Glen) Sanchez and the late Maria Socorro Mendoza and Leila Ramos; cherished grandmother of 11; proud great grandmother of 5. Visitation Friday, June 19th 3:00 – 9:00 p.m. at the Countryside Funeral Home...
Marilynn Mette
Jun 16, 2015
Visitation for Marilynn A. Mette nee Huebner of Elgin, formerly of Norridge will be held Saturday, June 27th from 10:00 a.m. until the time of memorial service 11:00 a.m. at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 340 Grand Blvd., Elgin. Born April 21, 1925 in Chicago, Marilynn died Tuesday, June 16, 2015. She is the beloved wife of the late Earl R.; loving...
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