Posts Written onJanuary 2021

Mary Edna Bernardy, née Chartrand, age 96, passed away at Beacon Hill, the retirement community in Lombard that had been her home for nearly 22 years; Beloved wife of the late Robert; loving mother of Jim (Sandy), Bill (Marie), Bob, Tom, Rich (Sherry), Ed and the late Patrick; cherished grandmother…

Louis P. “Budge” Daddezio, Jr., age 85 native of Chicago, resident of Sugar Grove, passed peacefully surrounded by family; beloved husband of Patricia, nee Lucas for almost 60 years; proud dad of Don (Vickie), Tamra Perto, Carrie Gentile, Rick (Pamela) and Kristina (Andrew) Mastrino; cherished papa to Nicholas, Eric, Cynthia,…

Irene Schabes, passed peacefully at the age of 86; beloved wife of the late Eugene; loving mother of Karin (Ed) Gipple, Kurt (Pam) Schabes and Dina (Doug) von Holst; adoring grandmother of James (Kim), Christopher and Jenna Gipple; Brandon Schabes, Kailene (TJ) DeVries, Ryan (Cora) von Holst, Natalie (Luke) Jackson…

Margaret M. Moriarty, nee MacDonald, age 87, of Elmhurst, beloved wife of Thomas P.; loving mother of Sheila (Nino) Conti, Thomas Jr. (Stephanie), Moira Moriarty (James Damm) Selina (Phil Albue) Moriarty and Meghan (Joseph) Damm; cherished grandmother of Brian (Virginia), Nicholas (Emily), Michael (Elise), Thomas (Liz), Mitchell (Lucia) and Kaitlin…

John S. McCarthy, of Chicago, beloved twin brother of Patrick; cherished son of the late Joseph and the late Margaret, nee Joyce; loving member of the Joyce, McCarthy, Andrews and McGovern extended families. John loved music especially The Beatles, classic movies, history, space exploration, and art. He was a joy…

Stella Berardi Marzano, age 77, of Gurnee, beloved wife of the late Anthony T.; loving sister of Viola (Andrew) D’Amore, Joseph (the late Patricia) and Matthew (Anna) Berardi; cherished aunt of Andrew (Carrie) and Rico D’Amore and great-aunt of Ella, Isabella, Lia, Domenick and Drew D’Amore; dear sister-in-law of Lillian…

Antoinette C. Mastrino, nee Cirrincione, age 98, beloved wife of the late James V.; loving mother of James (Kathleen), Marilyn (Dieter) Partsch and Cheryl (Mike) Bares; proud grandmother of James M. Jr (Daniela), Andrew J. (Kristina) , Terrence M. (Marianne), Joseph P. (fiancee Lisa O’Brien) and Timmethy V. (Jillian) Mastrino,…

Dorothy Mae Kulpaka, nee Antczak, age 91, longtime resident of Elmhurst, beloved wife of Thaddeus “Ted” for almost 70 years; loving mother of Kerry (Cathy), Karen, Bob (Janelle), LuAnn Dockery, Michael (Ann), Bill and the late Dennis Kulpaka. Proud grandmother of Robert, Krissie (Andy) Pedroza, Kathy (Eric) Cundiff, Teresa (Steve)…

Jennifer Lynn Straka, nee Slamp, age 51, passed suddenly, beloved mother of Jason, Brendan and Emma; cherished daughter of Rick and Jeannette, nee Hamilton; loving sister of Amy (Tim) Fedorski, Gina (Steve) Tess and Richard Slamp Jr; devoted fiancé of Ron Arnott; dear niece of Barb (Kell) Reimann and Cheryl…

Radmila Djordjic, nee Spasojevic, age 91, Native of Serbia, longtime resident of Elmhurst, founding member of Holy Resurrection Serbian Orthodox Cathedral, Chicago; beloved wife of Risto “George”; loving mother of Malina (Jovan) Ostojic, Olivera (Michael) Vorkapic and Mira (Vladimir) Arezina; cherished grandmother of Aleksandra (Chad) Rushing, Mihailo Ostojic, Matthew and…

Noreen Anne Hagan, nee Bradley, of Elmhurst, former member Crestview Garden Club, Reading and literacy advocate and bibliophile; beloved wife of John; loving mother of Heather (Sean) Juroviesky; dear sister of John Michael (Teresa) Bradley, Mary Kay (Bill) Schaefer and the late Robert (Dori) Bradley; cherished aunt of Jeff and…

Anthony T. Marzano, age 78, of Gurnee, Army Veteran of Vietnam, longtime employee at Sanofi; beloved husband of Stella, nee Berardi; loving brother of Lillian Marzano; cherished Godfather and cousin of Michael Gasparino; fond uncle of Andrew (Carrie) and Rico D’Amore and great-uncle of Ella, Isabella, Lia, Domenick and Drew…

Mary Catherine “Kay” Revane, nee O’Donohue, age 98, longtime resident of Elmhurst and active parishioner at Immaculate Conception Parish; former employee of Elmhurst College in the Library and Media Center; beloved wife of the late Thomas J; loving mother of Thomas, Brian (Sandra), Joseph, Kathleen (Donald) Gidcumb, Nancy (Michael) Brook,…

Winifred Julia Micks, nee Whalen, age 96 was born in Towanda, Kansas, to Vona K., nee Vaughan and William Patrick Whalen. Winifred was raised on a farm west of Anamosa, Iowa; attended Chillicothe Business College in Missouri from 1942-1943; worked for Montgomery Ward in Chicago and the Electro-Motive Division of…