All Obituaries

Julia Grabitz, 88, lifelong resident of Chicago, passed away January 4, 2020.  Beloved wife of the late Rudolph Thomas Grabitz; loving mother of Gary (Deborah) and Tim Grabitz; cherished grandmother of Amanda Werderman and great grandmother of Mackenzie, Danasja, Martell and Dontrell; dearest sister of the late Ann (the late Ed) Schultz and the late Michael (the late Mae), the late William and the late Frank (the late Florence) Sydor;  fond aunt and great aunt of many nieces and...

Jennie Frances Krug (nee Meeks), age 82, late of Crete, formerly of Posen; loving mother of Theresa Szudy, Francis Stepp, and Kenneth Hartwig; cherished grandmother of 11 and great-grandmother of 11. Sister of Ronald, Edmund, and the late Steve, Mary, Lulla, and Viney. Visitation Tuesday, January 21st from 3:00 to 8:00 p.m. Chapel Service 7:00 p.m. with Pastor Bill Stedman of Faith Baptist Church, Officiating.

Donna J. “Bunny” Nachtwey, nee Shreve, age 71, of Midlothian, formerly of Chicago, born on Easter Sunday and passed away November 21, 2019.  Cherished wife of the late Timothy; beloved mother of Tim (Cindy), Veronica “Roni” (Jeff Downey), Tony (Ginnie) and Donna (Aaron Cuthbert); loving grandmother of Steven and Nicole Nachtwey, Alexandria (Tim) Dillon and Rebecca Downey, Emily and Matthew Nachtwey and Christopher, Jeremiah and Julia Cuthbert; dearest sister of...

Joseph Napolitano, 66, passed away August 26, 2019.  A Memorial Mass will be held Saturday, November 16th, 2019 at Notre Dame de Chicago Church, 1334 W Flournoy St., Chicago.  Inurnment will follow at Mt. Carmel Cemetery in Hillside.

José Eduardo Gonzalez-Tamayo, age 21, suddenly; late of Calumet Park, formerly of Blue Island. Cherished son of Lucilia Tamayo and Eduardo Gonzalez; loving brother of Oscar, Alondra and Ariana Gonzalez; loving companion of Maya Valentina. Visitation Tuesday, 3:00 - 8:00 pm. at Saint Stanislaus, Bishop & Martyr Church, 14414 S McKinley Avenue, Posen. Mass of Christian Burial Wednesday 10:00 a.m. at Saint Stanislaus, Bishop & Martyr Church. Interment St. Casimir Cemetery,...

Bernardine M. “Bernie” Giese, nee Warszalek, 87, longtime resident of Posen, passed away October 25, 2019.  Beloved wife of the late Norbert; loving mother of Susan (Eli) Azana and Laurie (Don) Rago;  cherished grandmother of Anjo (Sheila) Azana, Nicole (Matt) Petty, Douglas (Megan) Wick, Kevin (Sherri) Wick, Kimberly Azana, Michael and Jamie Rago and great grandmother of Aeric and Logan Azana, Denali Reimer, Dominic and Noelle Wick, Lyla Petty and Sophie...

Charles Anthony "Chuck" Lomanto, age 65, of Chicago's Avondale neighborhood; cherished husband of Kathleen "Kitty" nee Brcich; beloved father of Erica and Anthony; fond son-in-law of Loraine Schone; trusted companion to Charlie the family Labrador. In addition to his love for his family, Chuck enjoyed spending time on his Harley Davidson Motorcycle. Visitation Friday 3:00-9:00 p.m. Funeral Saturday 9:45 a.m. from Casey Laskowski Funeral Home 4540 W Diversey Avenue to...

Joseph E. Schmitz, 74, of Blue Island, passed away Sept. 22, 2019.  Beloved husband of Sherry, nee Schimick; loving father of Robin (Sean) Connelly, Bill (Dena) Meadows, Marianne Izzo (Bill Spain, fiancé) and Darryl (Darla) Richmond; cherished grandfather of Brian, Samantha, Cody, Marissa, Nicholas, Kacey, Hailey, Shannon, Kyle and Austin. A memorial celebration will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 26th at the Blue Island Eagles, 2427 Grove...

Donald Walter Schupek, 79, of Posen, passed away September 12, 2019.  Service and interment private.  Additional obituary information forthcoming.

George Parobek Sr. Ph..D., United States Veteran, age 87, late of Posen, formerly of Dolton and Chicago's South Deering neighborhood. Cherished husband of the late Sophie (nee Spytko); loving father of George Jr. (Pamela), Jean (James) Dagenais, Theresa (Vincent) Mendez, the late Robert (Linda), Randy and Timothy; loving step-father of Sandra Gutierrez; beloved by many grand children, great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, friends and Sophia his dog. George was an avid reader and...