Vivienne Jeane Holt (nee Rambo), age 90, of LaGrange, IL. Beloved wife of the late L.M. “Bud” Holt; loving mother of Pamela (Jim Green) Holt, Brad Holt and Tim (Melody) Holt; loving grandmother of Noah, Nolan and Dan. She will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved her. Memorial visitation Thursday, Dec. 29 […]

Robert Charles Fencl, age 92, long- time resident of Western Springs; recently of La Grange Park passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Sunday, December 25, 2016.  He will be greatly missed by his loving wife of 65 years, Mary Ellen (Martin); children, Mary Jo Rettinger, Maureen (William) Hollander, Karen Neal, Diane (Azike Ntephe) and […]

Stephanie E. Buric, 99, formerly of Lyons. Beloved wife of the late John T. Loving mother of Richard (Gail) and John Paul (Constance). Devoted grandmother of Jeffrey (Lisa). Dear great-grandmother of Ashley and Amanda. Survived by siblings, Thomas Kovel, Dorothy (late Andrew) Kramer, Betty (late William) Kobel.  Dear aunt of many. Visitation 9 to 11am […]

Joseph A. Grazulis, Sr., age of 73; beloved husband of Christine (nee Pekala) for 43 years; loving father of Rebecca C. and Joseph A. Grazulis, Jr.; dear brother of Robert (Jackie) Grazulis. Visitation Tuesday, Dec. 27 from 8:30am until time of Mass at 9:45am at St. John of the Cross Church, Western Springs. Interment private. […]

Edmund M. Pilarski, age 83, US Navy Korean War Veteran, of Countryside. Beloved husband of the late Vivian Frances (nee Novotny). Loving father of Paulette (Canuto) Puga, Pamela Kegaly, Colette (James) Ruich, Vivien (Larry) O’Connor, Paul, and the late Edward Pilarski. Devoted grandfather to Kevin (Siobhan) Lynch, John Kegaly, Melissa (Joseph) Michalski, Robert (Jessica), Michelle […]

Susannah Margaret Lupton Austin was born in Detroit, Michigan in August of 1917.  At the age of five, her parents Harry Holmes and Mary Haner Lupton returned to Gallipolis, OH to care for her aged grandmother. Susannah attended Lincoln Elementary School and Gallia Academy High School, graduating in 1934.  She received her BA from Maryville […]

Edgar Milton Swarthout, age 76, of LaGrange; survived by his wife, Mary Grether, and nephew, Jon Ratzlaff of Cincinnati, OH. Edgar died from a prolonged illness of Mycobacterium avium-intracelluleare (MAI), a pulmonary disease, for 3 years. He attended Leo High School and the American Conservatory of Music. He held Bachelor’s Degrees in Piano Performance and […]

Barbara Ann Rust, 67, of Stickney. Beloved sister of Patricia Wetterquist, Carol (William) Warren, Debra (Robert) Novotny, Kathleen (Frank) Pietras, and the late Michael Wetterquist. Devoted aunt of 7. Visitation 3 to 9pm Monday, Dec. 26, 2016 at Hallowell & James Funeral Home, 1025 W. 55th St., Countryside where a Funeral Service will be held […]

Aurora Ingco Mangahas  age 78, of Darien, passed away on December 18, 2016. Aurora courageously immigrated to the United States from the Philippines in 1966 and is survived by her loving sisters Carmelita (Edilberto) Ortiz and Martina (Renato) Moraga. She is also survived by her many beloved nieces and nephews. Aurora’s life was marked by […]