Donald W. Stewart, age 79, of Countryside, formerly of Chicago; beloved husband of Jean for 51 years; loving father of Elizabeth (Gregory) Finlayson & Sarah (Matthew) Rozny; proud Papa of Ailie, Anna, James, & Wyatt; dear brother of Harold (Marge) Stewart & Tracy Stewart; fond uncle of Harry (Shannon) Stewart, Corrie (Jason) Howe, Megan (Henry) […]

Ralph Rudolph, age 62, of LaGrange, passed away on April 28th, 2025. Loving father of Ella, Louise, and their sweet dog, Petey; beloved best friend of Amy; cherished brother of Cindy Herkelrath, Dennis Rudolph, and Bonny Labash; devoted son of the late Albert and Phyllis Rudolph; fond uncle and friend of many. To know Ralph […]

Mariann Prendergast, age 85, of Indian Head Park; formerly of Chicago and Evergreen Park, passed away peacefully at home April 27, 2025.  The beloved wife of the late Thomas James Prendergast, Jr.; loving mother of Thomas James (Kathy) Prendergast, III; daughter of the late Harold & the late Margaret Mahlum; dear sister of the late […]

Marilyn Sue Gonia nee Bartos, age 84, of Western Springs passed away peacefully on April 26, 2025. Beloved wife of the late John Gonia. Loving mother of Tiffany (Dan Rolfe) Stoffer, John Gonia, and Heather (Ben) Nesler. Dear Nana of Grace, Anthony, Grant, Luke, Charlotte, and Kathryn. Dear sister of Steve Bartos, Thomas Bartos, Daniel […]

Teresa (Teri) Makutenas, beloved daughter, sister, mother and grandmother, passed away on April 28, 2025. She was 67. Teri is the daughter of Helen and older sister to Michael (Pam) Makutenas and Lorie (Jim) Pilster. Teri had fond childhood memories of her weekends at Fox Lake with her grandparents, where she enjoyed boating, camping, water […]

Barbara J. Gacek, 88 years old, of La Grange, formerly of Western Springs and Chicago, passed away on April 27, 2025, in the comfort of her home, just 1 day shy of her birthday. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Lynn (Mike) Waszak; daughter-in-law, Laurel (Matt) Gacek; her parents; siblings & fur children, […]

Jacqueline Wecter Bryan of Western Springs, IL, beloved wife of the late Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.) USMC Edward Ward Bryan.  Devoted mother of Francoise Lucienne Garcia and Catherine Danielle Whitford, grandmother of Matthew Burklund Eich, Melissa Anne Eich, Andrew Bryan Eich, and Michael Christopher Whitford. Born in Nantes, Brittany, France, Jackie’s family lived in France, Syria, Algeria, […]

Dianne Banasiak, age 73, of LaGrange passed away peacefully on April 18, 2025. Loving wife of the late Michael Banasiak. Beloved mother of Lisa (Daniel) Sauerbier, Terrance (Amy) McLernon, and Corrine (the late Gregory) Hucksold. Dear grandmother of Kandis, Justin, Abigayle, Emily, Seth, Quentin, and Karalyn. Dianne enjoyed a simple life. She lived the way […]

Bob Ciszewski, of La Grange, passed away on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, at the age of 74, surrounded by his family after a long-fought battle with cancer. Bob was a loving husband to Patricia Ciszewski (née Moore) for a wonderful 30 years, a beloved father to Mitchell (Alison) Ciszewski, and an adoring grandpa to Eleanora. […]