Obituaries

Gonzalo Martinez

Aug 26, 2020

Gonzalo Martinez, 72 of Glenview, passed away August 26, 2020. He is the beloved husband of Blanca for 47 years; dear father of Carlos, Luis and the late Norma and Lizbeth; devoted grandfather of 4; fond brother of 8 siblings.

Rene Dayao

Aug 25, 2020

Mr. Rene Dayao, of Northlake, passed away August 25, 2020. He is survived by his wife, Aurora and son, Robert.

Services are pending.

Anatol Korpacz

Aug 20, 2020

Services for Anatol Korpacz, 60 of Itasca will be Friday, August 28, 2020 at Northlake Funeral Home, where his family and friends will gather from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m. A Service will be at 6:30 p.m.

He leaves behind a sad family and friends. He loved sailing and was a great friend of many. Also, he...

Lorraine Jacobsen

Aug 19, 2020

Lorraine Jacobsen, 85 of Melrose Park and Northlake is the wife of the late John "Jack"; sister of Josephine Reifert and the late Barbara Olstrander. Visitation will be Monday August 24, 2020 from 4 to 8 p.m. at Northlake Funeral Home. Funeral Tuesday, 9 a.m. from the funeral home to St. John Vianney Church. Mass 10 a.m. Interment Mt....

Omar Meraz

Aug 19, 2020

Omar Meraz, of Melrose Park, died August 19, 2020. He is survived by his wife, Carolina and his children, Samuel and Tania. Mr. Meraz served 4 years in the U.S. Marine Corps.

Miguel De Leon Maldonado

Aug 10, 2020

An obituary is not available at this time for Miguel de Leon Maldonado. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

Maylen Noral Johnson

Aug 7, 2020

Maylen Noral Johnson, 76; entered eternal rest in Stockdale, TX August 7, 2020. He was born March 24, 1944 to Dinus and Corrine Johnson in Greenbush, MN and raised in Chicago.

He is survived by his ex-wife Serena Salter;

daughter, Tina "Worm" Presi;

step-son, Jody Salter (Brenda);

grandchildren, Anthony Presi, Nicholas...

Shirley Huening

Aug 1, 2020

Shirley M. Huening nee Grow; age 84 of Park Ridge; loving wife of the late Robert C.; beloved mother of Susan (Joshua) Kiem, Sharon (James) Solomon, Steven (Joan) and the late Mark (Nanciann) and Kristine; devoted grandmother of Drew, Alex, Emily, Maddie, Elizabeth, Abby, David, Rob and Jackie; great-grandmother of Sam Rowley; inseparable sister of Joan Dahlquist, Bonnie Kelly...

Raymond Martinez

Jul 26, 2020

Raymond Martinez, of Northlake, U.S. Marine Corps veteran,  passed away July 26, 2020. He is the husband of Deborah; father of Caesar, Yesenia, Lilliana, Melissa, Raymond Jr. and Alejandro; grand-father of Fabian, Noah and Bobby; brother of Mary Avalos, Frank, Diana Prendez, Monica and the late Donna and Richard. Visitaqtion Friday, July 31, 2020 from 5 p.m. until 9...

Brenda Keene

Jul 24, 2020

Brenda Keene, longtime resident of Melrose Park, passed away July 24, 2020. She was the wife of Truman for 54 years; mother of Angela (Emily), Renee (Bill) Hannon, Truman III(Sue) and Jeremy Patrick (Tiffany); grandmother of Vincent, Sean, Paige, Liam, Antonio, Lauren, Noah, Frank, Joe, Caylee, Jacob, Mikayla, Alexandria, Ariana, Madison and Riley; great-grandmother of Rose and Sylas. She...

German Servando Funes Fabian

Jul 23, 2020

Services for Mr. German Servando Funes Fabian of Bensenville, will be Sunday, August 2, 2020 from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. with a prayer service, 5 p.m. at Northlake Funeral Home. Burial in Guatemala.

Joanna Sabonis

Jul 15, 2020

Joanna Sabonis, 58, of Park Ridge, IL passed away Wednesday July 15, 2020, peacefully in her sleep at home.  Joanna was born on January 24, 1962 in Bialystok Poland.  She immigrated to the United States in 1984 and proudly became an American citizen in 1991.  She worked as an insurance agent and tax preparer, founding her own business in...

Mary "Sandy" Mareski

Jul 9, 2020

Mary "Sandy" Mareski of Northlake, died July 9, 2020. She is the wife of James for 20 years; mother of Brian Taylor; step-mother of Angela Rose Loizzo;  grandmother of Allison and Chelsea; sister of Don Williamson and the late Jerry; also preceded in death by her first husband, Terry Taylor and her parents.

Visitation Wednesday 5 to...

Ignacio Reyes

Jul 8, 2020

Memorial Gathering for Mr. Ignacio "Nacho" Reyes of Melrose Park will be Thursday, July 16, 2020 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. with a Liturgical Service 7:30 p.m. Deacon Querubin, from St. Charles Borromeo Church, Melrose Park will preside.

A complete obituary is pending.

Elzbieta "Ela" Geske

Jul 5, 2020

Elzbieta "Ela" Geske, 40 of Northlake, died unexpectedly July 5, 2020. She is the beloved wife of John; devoted daughter of Wanda and Jozef (in Poland); cherished sister of Monika and Marcin (in Poland). Also survived by cousins and many that loved her.

Visitation Friday, July 17, 2020 from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., with a service...

Christina E. Volstad

Jul 4, 2020

Christina E. Volstad, Beloved wife of the late Daryll Volstad, loving mother of Helene (Annessa) Martina, Heather (Vince) Gattuso, Doug (Tammie) Martina, Pam (Jeff) Meyer, cherished Nana of 8, loving big sister of 8 siblings.

Proud member of the Howard H. Rhode post #888 ladies auxiliary.

Caring and loving friend to many, she will be...

Celerina Hernandez

Jun 28, 2020

Visitation for Mrs. Celerina Hernandez is Tuesday, June 30, 2020 from 5 to 8 p.m. at Northlake Funeral Home.

Funeral Wednesday, July 1, 2020, 10:30 a.m. from the funeral home to St. John Vianney Church for Mass 11:30 p.m.

Interment Fairview Memorial Cemetery.

Additional obituary information is forthcoming.

Michael John Maurer

Jun 27, 2020

Michael (Mike) John Maurer Born in Chicago IL Grew up in Villa Park IL Had a love of music like Greatful Dead and AC/DC. After High School Mike went to school for HVAC. In 1997 he decided to take a job in Colorado working with HVAC. Once he moved to Colorado he really took advantage of being an independent,...

Eugene Johnson

Jun 24, 2020

Eugene Johnson, 86, longtime resident of Melrose Park, died June 24, 2020. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Bobbie; children, Ricky, Rebecca Baldwin, Johnna (Kalvin) Chambers and Cheryl (Gerry) Levy; grandchildren, Markus and Michael Chambers, Lindsey (Alex) Trotter and Jared Levy and a great-grandchild, Skyler Trotter. He was preceded in death by his parents, 7 brothers...

Stasia Malaszewski

Jun 17, 2020

Stasia (Stanislawa) Janina Malaszewski, aka "Babcia" February 19, 1929 - June 17, 2020 A true survivor ever bound to her faith in God and a love for her family. Our beloved Stasia, also known as "Babcia" to many, passed away peacefully in the early hours of Wednesday June 17, after three months of repeated and increasingly difficult complications from...