Longtime LaGrange area resident, Camilla Edbrooke Norby died December 21 at the age of 96.  Born February 3, 1919 in Oak Park, Illinois, the second child of Raymond and Julia Burns Edbrooke, she grew up in Elmhurst and Forest Park.  She graduate from Proviso High School where she was president of the Girls League. She […]

Dorothy H. Campbell (nee Hickey) age 94, formerly of LaGrange. Beloved wife of the late Edward M; loving mother of Michael (Kathleen), Elizabeth (William) McManaman, Kevin (Sandra), Jane (the late Kevin) Hartney, Sheila (Ace) Boydston and the late Susan Lotz; proud grandmother of Martin (Julie) McManaman, Kara (Thomas) Sandt, Kiersten (Ken) Shelton, Raymond Scherrer, Edward […]

Albert P. Dybicz, age 85; formerly of Bridgeport; beloved husband of LaVerne (nee Carney) for 63 wonderful years; loving father of Mary Grace (Carl F.) Bator, Martin (Marygin) Dybicz, Joanne (Tom) Forkin, Vivian Swibel, Barbara (Ernie) Watts; cherished grandfather of fourteen; dear great-grandfather of seven; dear brother of Aloysius (Dolores) Dybicz, Virginia (Chuck) Wolniak, and […]

Wilfred D. Merriman age 95, formerly of Lyons. U.S. Army Air Corps Veteran during WW II. Beloved husband of the late Josephine M. (nee Privara); loving father of JoAnn (Mike) Luptak and Patricia (Frank Oles) Merriman; cherished grandfather of Ken (Katie) Luptak, Jane (Mark) Ruge and Katie (Pat) Reynertson; proud great-grandfather of Grace, Kevin, Connor, […]

Elizabeth “Betty Ann” O’Connell (nee Henry), 79, of LaGrange. formerly of the South Side of Chicago. Beloved wife of the late Phillip; loving mother of Bernard (Marlene), Brian (Kathleen), Denis, the late Mary Ellen, the late Rosemary and the late Timothy; cherished grandmother of Peter Henry, Sean Bernard, John Patrick “Jack” and Kevin Joseph; dear […]

Ann Sostek (nee Kaiser) of Western Springs, IL; beloved wife of the late Richard; loving mother of Karen (Harry) Kannry and Kenneth Sostek; cherished grandmother of Scott (Katie) Kannry, Tracy (Rob) Homm, and Laura Kannry; dear great-grandmother of Molly Kannry; aunt and friend of many. Visitation Saturday, December 26 from 8:45am until 9:30am at St. […]

Gilbert Paul Welch, age 90; former Fire Chief and long-time resident of LaGrange Park; beloved husband of Jacqueline (nee Johnson) and the late Betty (nee Bluder); loving father of Kathy (Richard) Lesatz and Bonnie (James) Ewing; cherished grandfather of five; dear great-grandfather of many; fond brother of Melba (Hap) Chastain and the late Ikey (late […]

Ruth Ann Petrik, 76, of Clarendon Hills.  Cherished daughter of the late Fred & Ella Koeka.  Dear step-daughter of Rudolph Matejka.  Beloved wife of Joseph B.  Loving mother of Joseph M. (Colleen) Petrik and Marie (Paul) Knippen.  Devoted grandmother of Nicole Pellegrino, Matthew (Tyler) Pellegrino and Anthony Pellegrino.  Dear great-grandmother of Kristopher Pellegrino.  Fond sister […]