Local Obituaries

Terri Pottorff
January 3, 2023
Terri Pottorff passed away on January 3, 2023. Private services to be held.
Guadalupe De Leon De Navarro
December 26, 2022
Guadalupe Martha de Leon de Navarro passed away peacefully on Monday; December 26, 2022 surrounded by her loving family.
Mother of two living daughters Ma Carmen Navarro de Munoz and Martha Guadalupe Navarro. Widow of Dr. Jose Navarro Gomez. And grandmother of 5 (3 grandsons, 1 granddaughter, 1 great-granddaughter). Mother-in-law of Mr. Cesar...
Margarita Treviño
December 17, 2022
Margarita Treviño Arguello age 76 passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 17, 2022 surrounded by her loving family.
Margarita is survived by her loving husband/companion/best friend Paz Ramirez, her sons Juan C. Trevino her warrior and Esteban Ramirez her healer. Her grandson, two brothers and six sisters. Margarita was preceded in death by her dear son †Rogelio...
Josefina Soto
December 7, 2022
Josefina Soto, age 60 of Hickory Hills, passed away December 7, 2022. She was born June 26, 1962 in Lovinton, NM. Josefina was the loving wife of Gilberto Soto. Beloved mother to Andrew Soto, Ana Licia Prieto and Delilah Abuosba. Beautiful mother-in-law to Abel Prieto and Vanessa Mejia. Exquisite grandmother to Alize, Isaiah, Gabriela, Gianna, Mateo, Izabella,...

Donna White
December 5, 2022
Donna F. White passed away peacefully on December 5, 2022 at the age of 99. Private burial will take place.

Allen Brisco
December 5, 2022
Allen L. Brisco passed away on December 5, 2022. Private services to be held.

Gladys Boyd
December 2, 2022
Gladys L. Boyd passed away on December 2, 2022. Memorial service is being planned for a later date.

John Kopfensteiner
November 26, 2022
John Kopfensteiner Age 78, of Darien. Beloved husband to Kathleen (nee Szot). Loving father of Kristen (Steven) Butler and Matthew (Megan) Kopfensteiner. Proud grandfather & “Papa” of Alena, Emily, Sophie, and Lydia. Caring uncle of many nephews and nieces. Fond brother of Sandy Podgorski, Helen Daly, Billy Kopfensteiner and the late Walter Kopfensteiner, Phyllis Podgorski, Pam Fowler and Bobby Kopfensteiner....

Cheryl Yerges
November 19, 2022
Cheryl Lynn Yerges (nee Peterson) Age 73 of Downers Grove, Illinois passed away peacefully at home on hospice care on Saturday, November 19, 2022.
Cheryl was born in Sioux City, Iowa. She graduated from East High School in 1967 and attended Augustana College in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, where...

Michelle Bergen
November 15, 2022
Michelle Ann Bergen, formerly of Chicago, passed away peacefully on November 15, 2022. Born to the late Walter and Virginia, she was the youngest of the family of four children. She is survived by her daughter Dawn (Darrell) Griffin, granddaughters Hailey and Hannah and siblings Patricia (the late Denver) Acord and Thomas (the late Myrna). She was...

Shirley Smith
November 12, 2022
Shirley A. Smith passed away on November 12, 2022. Private services to be held.

Joan Mcdermott
November 11, 2022
Joan McDermott Age 86 of Mayslake Village passed away on November 11, 2022. Funeral Mass for Joan will celebrated 10:00am on Thursday, November 17, 2022 at Mayslake Village Chapel, 1801 35th St., Oak Brook. Private burial next to her parents Elizabeth (nee McShane) & Daniel McDermott will take place at St. Mary Cemetery in Evergreen Park.

Diane Pachter
November 10, 2022
Diane K. Pachter passed away on November 10, 2022. Funeral Service will be held at 10:30am on Tuesday, November 29, 2022 at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church 1125 Franklin St., Downers Grove.

Leopoldo Guerrero
November 8, 2022
Leopoldo Guerrero Guerrero Age 91, passed away peacefully on November 8, 2022. Funeral arrangements are pending.
Anna Berzanski
November 6, 2022
Anna “Suzie” Berzanski (nee Ulatowska), 96, of Darien, IL, died on Sunday, November 6, 2022 of COVID-19. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Edward George, her parents Bernhard and Anna, and her dear sister, Geraldine Gronski. Anna is survived by her sons, Richard (Maureen) of Mundelein, IL and Michael (Noelle) of Chicago, IL and...

Arunas Paltanavicius
October 29, 2022
Arunas Paltanavicius passed away on October 29, 2022. A Memorial Service is be planned for a later date.

William Kraus
October 20, 2022
William L. “Bill” Kraus passed away on October 20, 2022. Survived by his cherished wife of 72 years and high school sweetheart Helen Marie Kraus (nee Neely). Devoted father of William Kraus, Peggy Taylor, Lycia (Garry) Honaker. Proud grandfather of Amber (Justin) Elliott, Garrett (Katelyn) Honaker, Jessica (Lisa) Honaker, Brittany (Al Chiappetta) Honaker, Leesha Kraus, William (Danielle)...
Diane Aichinger
October 20, 2022
Diane Aichinger, age 56, passed away October 20, 2022. She is survived by her daughter; Annemarie Aichinger, brother; Jay Lofky, sister; Beth Lofky and her beloved dog Scooby. She is preceded in death by her parents James and Barbara Lofky.
Diane enjoyed playing the flute and listening to all kinds of music. She...

Larry Voss
October 14, 2022
Larry A. Voss passed away on October 14, 2022. Private services to be held.

Lorraine Krasowski
October 6, 2022
Lorraine Krasowski passed away on October 6, 2022. Private services to be held.