James L. Moles
James L. Moles, age 76, of LaGrange, passed away December 6, 2023. Beloved husband of Arlene Moles for a wonderful 50 years. Cherished father of Timothy (Michelle) Moles, Amber (Joshua) Tanty, Danielle (Michael) Dues and Michael (Jessica) Moles. Devoted grandfather of Daniel, Charlie, Tyler, Addy, Dylan, Jude, Harper, Charlotte, Theodore and Trey, who will fondly remember him as “Coachie”. Brother of Janice Moles and Rodney (Linda) Moles & uncle of Justin.
James was a proud owner of his own tax, accounting and financial planning company, Garfield Ridge Accounting. He leaves behind many decades-long devoted clients and friends.
James was an avid sports fan, especially of the Cubs, Michigan football, and Duke basketball. The highlight of his sports career was witnessing the Cubs win the World Series in 2016, followed closely by watching his grandchildren play baseball, football and basketball.
Family and friends are invited to meet on Saturday, May 18th for a 10am Memorial Mass at St. Cletus Church, 600 W. 55th St., LaGrange. A memorial visitation will immediately follow from 11:30am until 3:30pm at Hallowell & James Funeral Home, 1025 W. 55h St., Countryside. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital at www.stjude.org/donate.
For Service Info: 708-352-6500.
Dear Arlene and Family, Such sad news to hear of Joes passing. He was such a wonderful guy and will be missed by many. My thoughts and prayers are with you. God bless Love. ❤️ Joyce Macianskis
Joe was a special guy who treated everyone special!!! Funny at heart,& very direct.I loved him & Arlene.What a smart & fun couple. You will be missed. Joe! Let me know how it is on the other side…..
So sorry for your loss. You will be missed by many especially your grandchildren. Remember the good times.
Our deepest sympathy to you Arlene and to your wonderful family. May God give you strength and peace during this difficult time. Prayers and good thoughts are sent to all of you. Jim was a great person and will be missed. Much love and hugs to you all.
Our deepest sympathy and love for you and the family. Joe was a great businessman, but more importantly an incredible family man. Continued prayers and peace for your family.
Dear Arlene and family, I am heart sick for you all. My love and prayers go out to each and every one of you. All my love, Claudia
Dear Moles family
I’ve known Joe since we moved across the street on Newland in 1962. He worked hard and had a great family.
I’m so sorry for your loss.
My prayers are with you.
Diane Keller
Arlene and family – I know while Joe will be missed here on earth, his love and wonderful memories remain in your hearts. Much love to you all.
Our prayers and thoughts go out to the entire Moles family. Jim was a Great person to be around and talk about any sport especially baseball. We will all miss him very much. Always so kind. God Bless.
The Pater family
We are so sorry for your loss. Jason had such fond memories of him growing up; he says he always remembers him smiling and just being happy. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your entire family. ❤️
Michele and Jason
This is my third lame attempt to send my very heartfelt message to Jim Miles, Arlene and their wonderful family ❤️. Just want to say how I have always felt like family with all of you. While Jim was somewhat a man of few words, his grace and true love was always felt. He loved and so protected his Sweetheart Arlene and all of their family. Their great love spread to their side by side vibrant families who provided some brilliant nights and never complained. Thanks for being there for our Mom when our Dad so early at 54. My heart breaks for your loss and the Trtols loss. Love always, Karen
Mr. Moles did all my tax filings my whole business career. I enjoyed our chats . I was always amazed how he could figure out my taxes and chat at the same time.🙏🙏🙏
Ralph Erdmann
Please accept our heartfelt condolences. Jim has been our tax man since 2015. He has always made us feel like family and has taken care of our personal and business financial questions His kindness and love of his family were the light in his eyes. He will be missed by many. Lou and Barbara Roppo
My deepest sympathy for your loss. I knew Joe from the neighborhood and Byrne Social Center and Clear Ridge baseball,
He wore his nickname proudly, Cub Kid, as we suffered through so many losing seasons. One wonderful memory when several us drove down to Wrigley field in Joes car and sat in the bleachers and watched the Cubs beat the Cardinals . God Bless you Joe and my condolences to the Moles family.
Jim was the consummate professional whenever we had questions or needed advice. But, more importantly to my wife and myself he was a friend. He will be missed. Condolences.
Dear Arlene and family,
Our deepest sympathy and love for you and your family. I have known Jim since 1978. We’ll miss him deeply. His love and wonderful memories remain in our hearts.
Much love to you all,
Nasrin and Srini
Dear Arlene and Family,
So sorry to hear of Joe’s passing. I’ve known Joe for at least 50 years and besides being my and my firm’s accountant, I thoroughly enjoyed his friendship. I looked forward to our conversations not just of our tax concerns but just life in general. He was so calm and easy going and will miss him dearly.
Our condolences to Jim’s family. We knew Jim for more than 35 years. He was a trusted advisor to our family and treated us like family. We would always meet for the last appointment on a Friday. It would take a few hours to get caught up and look over our returns. He was never rushed and loved talking about family and the Cubs. He will be greatly missed.
My deepest sympathies to Arlene and the family, Joe was a wonderful man, great husband and father and grandfather. He truly was one of the good guys and will be missed! I am thankful that he was part of our family – always a joy to be around; Joe you will be missed!
To the Moles Family,
May he who knows your sorrow bring peace, comfort, and healing to your souls.
Words seem so inadequate to express the sorrow that is by the loss of Jim. Our thoughts and prayers are with all of you and our hope in the midst of your sorrow you can find comfort in all the joyful memories you’ve shared.
Dennis Stoyak Family
What a wonderful man! Jim has taken care of a lot of taxes and financial documents for us fo about 20 years. Jim was very engaged with Monica and I and we thought very highly of him. Our condolences to the entire Moles family.
Jeff and Monica Burton
I was Jim’s first client. I had many great conversations with Jim over the years. My condolences to the entire Moles family.
Frank Fanta
Arlene, we are so sorry for your loss. Our prayers go out to you and your family. We will always have fond memories of Jim coaching Micheal and Brian’s Little League and basket ball games.
Dear Arlene, Michael and Family, I am so sorry for your loss. Jim was a wonderful and kind person. He meant so much to all of the Bulldog players when he was coaching them. What a great role model to the boys, they truly looked up to him. It was a pleasure having Jim, and you in our Bulldog Family of many years filled with many memories!
God bless you all,
Love Mary Crowley
Jim was one-of-a-kind. When I lived in Chicago, it was great to visit him every tax season to catch up on the year prior. He asked questions like nobody else could, and remembered everything you told him. A genuine Chicago guy and part of what is Garfield Ridge. When I moved to Arizona almost 11 years ago, although long-distance, it was still always a pleasure to speak to Jim as he prepared my taxes each February. I originally went to Jim after numerous of my then co-workers at Cintas recommended him. I later learned that Jim actually interviewed with my late father at the IRS many many years ago. I’m glad he never worked for the IRS because if he did, we’d have never met! Anyways, Jim’s humor, inquisitive questions, dedication and friendship will be missed by many. It was a sad day when I received the phone call informing me of his passing. Deepest condolences to his family. -Dave Koperniak
Just hearing about Jim’s passing now for the first time. Saddened by the news but the other side has received a good one! Jim did my families taxes both personal and business for many decades. I always looked forward to our meetings more for the sports talk than the numbers. The Cubs ticket lottery was a highlight always!
Condolences to the entire Moles family.
The Tams Family (Tennessee)
Joe was the best: best accountant, best Cubs fan, best investor & most importantly, best friend. He is sorely missed
I am so sorry to hear of Jim’s passing. We worked with him for a long time even after we moved to Arizona. My husband Mike always loved talking to him about the White Sox and the Blackhawks.
Jim and I met in 1975 or 1976 when I first became a practicing lawyer. He not only prepared our tax returns since then but he became our trusted financial advisor and friend. In my opinion, Jim was brilliant, but, more importantly, demonstrated tremendous humility and kindness. His passing came as a shock to me and my entire family. We will miss him. My sincerest condolences to Jim’s family.
I am shocked and saddened to hear this news. Thanks to whoever sent the notice to all his past clients. I never made my tax appointment on a Monday because Webers Bakery was closed and I always bought something for myself and a present for the office. Jim was kind, thoughtful and professional as we chatted about the last year while he was preparing my taxes. My condolences to his family.
As my Accountant, Jim had the ability to make you feel good about paying taxes. That is a skill! He watched me and my family grow up over the years. From marriage, to raising our children, moving, buying and selling houses, promotions and all of the challenges of running a business. He spoke fluent Cintas and knew and helped so many Cintas’ Partners. Jim’s strongest attribute was that he was so genuine and likeable. He will be greatly missed.
Rest in peace my friend and may the love of Jesus Christ be with Jim and all those who loved him.
Jim and SueAnn Peters
I regret that I will be out of state on Saturday, but I wish to convey what a great person Jim was. His personality filled the room and he genuinely cared about the lives of the people he served. May his legacy be one of warm happy moments for his family.