Posts Written onFebruary 2015

John L. “Dumbo” Pezza, age 82, Army Veteran of the Korean War; member American Legion, VFW, Former System Council Chairman, IBEW; former President IBEW Local 1879; Village of Berkley Trustee for over 20 years; Baseball Coach in Hillside and Berkeley, Basketball Coach at ICGS and Soccer Coach at St. John…

Dolores L. Schroeder, nee Topolewski, age 89, formerly of Elmhurst, beloved wife of the late Edward W.; Loving mother of Richard “Rick” L. (Suzanne Rice) Schroeder; Dear grandmother of Ozkar; fond aunt of many nieces and nephews. Dolores’ family would like to give a special thanks to the caregivers and…

Stanley E. Antolak, age 87, longtime resident of Elmhurst, retired Pressman with the Chicago Sun-Times and Chicago Tribune; dear brother of Anne (the late James) Diombala, Edward (Anna), Robert and the late Angeline, Joseph, John (the late Virginia), Walter (Lil), Helen (the late Joseph),  Peter and Chester; fond uncle and…

Margaret A. “Marge” Blakely, nee McKay, age 94, longtime resident of Chicago and Punta Gorda, FL; beloved wife of the late William H. Blakely, Sr.; loving mother of Mary Anne Carpenter, Thomas (Susan), Catherine (Ralph) Treccia and William (Nancy); proud grandmother of Julie, John (Nicki) & Michael Blakely, Bridget &…

Phyllis A. Levens, age 96, lifetime resident of Chicago, specifically the high rises of Lake Shore Drive; graduate of Northwestern University and University of Chicago; successful hospital administrator throughout the Chicago area; avid world traveler and adventurer; dear sister of the late Leo (the late Genevieve); fond aunt of Patrick…