Local Obituaries

April 30, 2021

Betty M. Jones, 94, Devoted wife to the late Bill Jones. Cherished mother to Linda, Gary, Brenda (Craig). Loving grandmother to Fred (Kim), Sarah (Joe), Marie, Chris, and Billy. Cherished great-grandmother to 10, and loving great-great grandmother of 4. Dear Aunt to many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by brother George, and sister Helen. She is...

April 25, 2021

Aurora “Loy” Solano De Paz, of Chicago, Illinois, went to heaven on Sunday, April 25, 2021.

She was born in Vicente Guerrero, Durango México on June 22, 1929 to parents Juan Solano and Guadalupe Flores. Aurora completed her primary and secondary education and served as an educator in Vicente Guerrero, Durango Mexico prior to moving to the...

April 24, 2021

Thomas T. Huston, passed away on April 24, 2021. Private services to be held.

April 23, 2021

My Loving Father

Francisco Javier Lopez Sanchez, 51 years old, passed away Friday morning on April 23rd, 2021.

Francisco was born May 8th of 1969 in Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes Mexico. He was the son of Amelia Sanchez and Francisco Lopez.

Though the oldest, Francisco was a twin and brother of 8 siblings. Francisco spent...

April 20, 2021

Felicitas Rodríguez, 101 years old, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, April 20th, 2021, surrounded by family and friends in Chicago, Illinois.

Felicitas was born in Villa Juárez, San Luis Potosi, and México on February 21st, 1920 as one of seven children. She was a homemaker and spent most of her life in Mexico.  In 2007,...

April 18, 2021

Pedro Torres Ortiz, passed away on April 18, 2021. Private services to be held.

April 16, 2021

Jiamei Zhang, passed away on April 16, 2021. Private services to be held.

April 12, 2021

Martin J. Donnellan Age 52, passed away on April 12, 2021. Cherished father of TJ Donnellan. Loving brother of Patrick and Peggy Donnellan. Beloved son of the late Martin J. and the late Delia B. (nee McInerney) Donnellan. Dear nephew of Peggy, Johnny, Jim, Kathleen, Anthony, Con, Late Mary, late Michael McInerney, Mary (Mickey) Talty, P.J. (Pauline) McInerney and...

April 6, 2021

Rogelio Placencia, passed away on April 6, 2021. Private services to be held.

April 6, 2021

Jose Antonio Sanchez, 75 years old, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 6, 2021 at DHR Hospital in Edinburg, Texas. Cherished father of: Arturo Colon, Esther Mercado, Elizabeth García, José Sánchez Jr. and Evette Flores. Fond and dedicated Grandfather of: Arturo James Colon, Raquel Pérez, Valente Sánchez, Tatiyanna Sánchez, Franchesca Mercado. Nicholas Hernández. Angelo Hernández, Arilyn García, Víctor...

April 1, 2021

Diane A. James, passed away on April 1, 2021. Private services to be held.

March 30, 2021

Coral Carlson; treasured mother and grandmother, historian, writer, public servant and world traveler passed away peacefully, on March 30, 2021, after a long battle with cancer at age 70.

Coral is survived by daughters Elisabeth and Catherine, grandchildren Emmett, Sophie, and Oliver, her sister Ruth Ellen, and numerous friends and extended family. She is reunited...

March 30, 2021

Jose R. Garza, passed away on March 30, 2021. Private services to be held.

March 27, 2021

Paul Flores Sr., passed away on March 27, 2021. Private burial to be held.

March 23, 2021

Javier “Javi” Lorenzo Ramos, 46, of Franklin Park, Illinois passed away on March 23, 2021. He left this world to be with the Lord.

Javier’s love for his family was his greatest joy in life. Javier is proudly survived by his beloved daughter, Zoe “Guerita” Ramos, 9; his loving father Aaron Ramos; his adoring siblings, Alfredo, Liliana,...

March 19, 2021

Renee Alicia Holland was born in Cynthiana, KY to parents Katherine and Herman Holland.  After graduation from Harrison County High School in 1965, she attended university of Kentucky shortly before moving to Chicago to attend nursing school at Truman College.  Working at various hospitals in the Chicago area, including Rush Medical Center, St. Mary’s, Loyola and Chicago Osteopathic, she...

March 19, 2021

OBITUARY FOR

LEONARD J. KNIFFEL

WRITER, EDITOR, PUBLISHER AND LIBRARIAN

SUNRISE: AUGUST 25, 1947             SUNSET: MARCH 19, 2021

Leonard Kniffel, former publishing executive for the American Library Association in Chicago, died March 19, 2021 of Pancreatic Cancer. Born in Mt. Clemens, Michigan on August 25, 1947, Kniffel was a librarian, journalist,...

March 18, 2021

Orland Ciccola, passed away on March 18, 2021. Private services to be held.

March 17, 2021

Frances McNulty, passed away on March 17, 2021. Private services to be held.

March 10, 2021

Leslie Niemo passed away on March 10, 2021. Private services to be held.