Posts Written onOctober 2023

Kimberly E. Ericksen, nee Natanek, age 49, lifetime resident of Elmhurst; dance mom with DeForest Dance Academy and Exhibit 3 Dance Company and drama mom with York Drama Boosters; 25 year Chicago Cubs season ticketholder; longtime employee at United States Gypsum; beloved wife of Kent; loving mother of Matthew and…

Mary K. “Kathy” Gullang, nee Peterson, age 74, of Elmhurst; beloved wife of Rick; loving mother of Jeff (Jessica) Gullang and Kristin (Jason) Gross; cherished grandmother of Katelyn Gullang and Molly, Max, Aaron and Abby Gross; devoted daughter of Irene (the late Harvey) Bland, nee O’Shea and the late Willis…

Annette M. Shalitis, nee Batten, age 60, of Bartlett formerly of Elmhurst, beloved wife of Steven; loving mother of Crystal, Ryan, Tyler and Michael Shalitis; cherished grandmother of Lexi and Lily; dear sister of George (Joanne) Batten.  Visitation Thursday, 3:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. and Friday, 8:00 a.m. until time…

Daniel T. Fitzgibbon, age 57, of Villa Park, formerly of Lombard; dear husband of Sharon, nee Lassa; loving father of Sara and Erin Fitzgibbon; beloved brother of Joseph, Timothy (Lauren), and Marianne (Jeff) Silver; fond uncle of many nieces and nephews. Friends and family will meet for a Mass of…

Jerome E. “Jerry” Sobieraj, age 95, Elmhurst, formerly of Taylor, MI; beloved husband of the late Roberta “Bobbie”; loving father of James (Jacquelyn), Jerome MD (Janet MD), Jeffrey (Carmen), Jane (Gene) Evans, and late infant John; proud grandfather of Julia (Christopher) Estenssoro, Olivia Sobieraj, Stephanie and Jocelyn Sobieraj, Tania (Greg)…

Shirley A. Gibisch, age 95, former resident of Franklin Park and Elk Grove Village, longtime resident of McHenry; Avid shopper and bargain hunter who loved to cook for her family and whose specialty was making Christmas cookies. Shirley was the beloved wife of the late Charles; loving mother of Randy…

Patricia Anne Hill, nee O’Donnell, age 79, longtime bookkeeper at Saint Domitilla Parish, Hillside; member CCW at Immaculate Conception Parish, Elmhurst; beloved wife of Thomas; loving mother of Margaret (Bill) Maher, Mickey and Katie (Mike) McNamara; proud grandmother of Megan, Brendan, Shannon and Sean Maher and Jackie and Mikey McNamara;…

Thomas “Tom” Schleiter of Montgomery Village, MD passed away suddenly on September 9th while being treated for a recurrence of cancer. Tom was born on August 21, 1931 in Evanston IL. He was a humble man of faith committed to his church and family. Tom received an undergraduate degree from…

Richard Allan Foster was born on December 4, 1943 in Belvidere, IL to Dorothy and Galen Foster. With determination and a knack for knowing how to make everything work better, he pursued his engineering degree at Bradley University which he used to build a successful business that served communities throughout…