Local Obituaries

Minerva Gonzalez
April 4, 2014
Minerva H. Gonzalez, passed away on April 4, 2014. Private cremation services to be held.

Roberta Simmers
April 4, 2014
Roberta A. Simmers (nee Kilgore), passed away on April 4, 2014. Private services to be held.

Lyle Hansen
March 31, 2014
Lyle G. Hansen passed away on March 31, 2014. Private services to be held.

James O’Brien
March 31, 2014
James O’Brien passed away on March 31, 2014. Private burial will be held on Wednesday, June 25th at Forest Home Cemetery.

Deborah Dickens
March 30, 2014
Deborah Dickens late of Chicago passed away on March 30, 2014. Private burial will be held on Wednesday, June 25th at Forest Home Cemetery.

Estelle Hageman
March 29, 2014
Estelle “Babe” Rajansky Hageman. Babe passed away March 29, 2014 in Frankfort, IL. Babe was born September 2, 1918 in Chicago, Illinois, where she spent most of her life, including many fun-filled 60 th Street years. Babe worked for Western Electric’s Hawthorne Works, and was a member of Western Electric’s Pioneers for more than 50 years. In 1985 she...

Eleanore Lestronge
March 26, 2014
Eleanore A. LeStronge (nee Prozhaska) Age 92, passed away on March 26, 2014. Cherished grandmother of Robert Gross. Funeral Service and burial will take place at Mt. Auburn Cemetery 4101 S. Oak Park Ave., Stickney at 12 Noon on Saturday, March 29, 2014. For info: 630-445-1439.

Bonnie Hawkins
March 25, 2014
Bonnie Hawkins Age 66, passed away on March 25, 2014. Private cremation services to be held.

Terry Mahaffey
March 17, 2014
Terry Mahaffey passed away on March 17, 2014. A Memorial Mass will be held on Saturday March 22, 2014 at 11am at St. Martin de Porres Church , 5112 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago.

Virgil Griffith
March 15, 2014
Virgil Eugene Griffith Age 72., passed away on March 15, 2014. Private cremation services to be held.

Maria Perez
March 10, 2014
Luz Maria Firmat-Perez passed away on March 10, 2014. Private services to be held.

Patti Kline
March 4, 2014
Patti Lynne Kline passed away on March 4, 2014. Private services to be held.

Johnnie Gauna
February 27, 2014
Johnnie R. Gauna, passed away of February 27, 2014. Private cremation services to be held.

Allan Long
February 25, 2014
Allan R. Long. Passed away on February 25, 2014. Father of Christian (Jennifer Bogan) Long. Brother of Patricia (Dennis) Dautrich, Kevin (Aprill) Fauth and Karen (Jeff) Ginther. Uncle of Melanie (Rafael) Mendoza, Erin (Matt Britton) West and Christine Dautrich. Great uncle of many. Preceded in death by his parents Hazel Fauth and John Long. Military Honors will held at...

Peter Fuentes
February 16, 2014
Peter G. Fuentes Jr., born January 29, 1953 at rest February 16, 2014. Private cremation services have been held.

Debbie Boyle-Neitzel
February 12, 2014
Deborah F. Boyle-Neitzel, born on February 21, 1960, at rest on February 12, 2014. Cherished daughter of Theresa and Gerald McElligott. Devoted mother of John Burns and Bill Boyle. Loving sister of the late Gerald and the late Robin (Tom) Eiler. Private cremation services to be held.

Claude Hyde
February 9, 2014
Claude J. Hyde Sr., passed away on February 9, 2014. Private cremation services to be held.

Lisa Sears
February 9, 2014
Lisa G. Sears, born on April 10, 1965, passed away suddenly on February 9, 2014. Private cremation services to be held.

Leonila Pronto
February 3, 2014
Leonila Bautista Pronto, passed away peacefully at home on February 3, 2014. Visitation will be Wednesday at Beidelman-Kunsch Funeral Home, 516 S. Washington St. Naperville from 2-8 pm. Burial will be in Marcos Village Cemetery in Palayan City, Philippines.

Nancy Hitchcock
January 28, 2014
Nancy E. Hitchcock passed away on January 28, 2014. Private cremation services to be held.