Author: Countryside

Rev. Joseph Francis McDonnell

Rev. Joseph Francis McDonnell, 88, retired Pastor of St. John of the Cross Parish, Western Springs.  Beloved son of the late Joseph & Helen.  Loving brother of the late James (Mary Lu) McDonnell, the late Jack McDonnell and the late Helen Curtin.  Dear cousin of John McAndrews.  Devoted uncle and great-uncle of many.  Father McDonnell […]

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Milunka Petrovic

Milunka Petrovic  age 87, of Countryside. Beloved wife of Milisav; devoted mother of Andjelka- Cica (Budisa) Tajsic and Zarko (Milka) Petrovic; cherished grandmother of Verica (Nebojsa), Dejan, Snezana, Ivan and Ranko, Dijana (Nikola); cherished great-grandmother of Nikolina, Kristina and Marko, Marina, Stefan, Isabella and Darko. Visitation Friday, June 17, from 4 to 9pm (Pomen Service […]

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Mary Loomis

Mary Loomis, nee Mandekich, 94, of LaGrange.  Beloved wife of the late Wesley Loomis, the late Charles Lukes & the late Emil Klanyac.  Devoted mother of Patricia (Patrick) Steigerwald & Emil (Diana) Klanyac.  Cherished grandmother of Shannon Murray (John Fremgen), Leslie (Thomas) Siciliano & Christopher (fiancée Toma Jonaityte).  Dear step-grandmother of Nicole, Sasha, J. D. […]

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Arnim Edmond Dontes

Arnim Dontes Sr., age 86; beloved husband of the late Jacklyn; loving father of Arnim (Vallerie) Dontes Jr., Audrey (Orlando) Ferrer, Marni Dontes, and Adrienne Dontes-Kirsch; dear grandfather of Casey, Cody, Josh, Jonathan, Heather, Ilsa, Eleanor, Olivia, Mia, Matthew, Mikalah, Hunter, and Aidan; fond great-grandfather of Brycen and Chloe. Visitation Sunday, June 19 from 3 […]

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Concetta “Connie” Fijal

Concetta “Connie” Fijal (nee Pusateri), age 98, formerly of Western Springs, IL. Beloved wife of the late Raymond Fijal; loving mother of Alan (Celinda) Fijal and Carol (Mike) Calihan; dear grandmother of Mona (Chip) McDougal, Michael Schaudek, Jeffrey (Kim) Calihan, and Kathleen Calihan; fond great-grandmother of Jackson, Anthony, and Lucas; devoted sister of Mae Smith, […]

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Ronnie R. Voytas

Ronnie R. Voytas  age 77, of Burr Ridge, passed away on June 12, 2016. U.S. Army Veteran. Ronnie was born October 25, 1938 in Sparta, IL to the late Rudolph and the late Elvera (nee Eschmann). He is survived by his loving wife Susan (nee Post) of 51 years; his brothers Albert G. (the late […]

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Grace Margaret Baker

Grace Margaret Baker, 6 months, loving infant daughter of Raymond and Rebecca (nee Miller)Baker; beloved granddaughter of Patrick and Susan Baker and Gail Miller(James Wagoner) and Donald Miller Jr.; cherished great-granddaughter of Mary Grand and Mary Lou Rauh; loved niece of Matthew, Timothy and Kevin Baker, Kaitlin (Will Vandenberg) and Eric Miller, Ben (Lindsay), Carey […]

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Ann Marie Tirpak

Ann M. Tirpak, 72, formerly of Calumet City. Loving mother of Susan (Stewart) Middendorf, John L. Giovingo, Jennifer (Greg Mino) Giovingo, and Christine (Sam Murtaugh) Giovingo; dear grandmother of Katherine and Rebecca Lynch, Ryan Middendorf, Genaro and Annabella Giovingo Mino, Tony Murtaugh, and Gabriella Fields; fond sister of John (Patricia) Tirpak; aunt and friend of […]

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Samuel Leonard Gervase

Samuel Leonard Gervase, 78 of Indian Head Park, Illinois, passed away on Sunday, June 6, 2016, at his home.  Born in Brookfield, Illinois to George and Elena Gervase, he lived most of his life and raised his family in LaGrange Park. Sam was a loving husband to his wife and LTHS sweetheart, Barbara “Bobbie” (Riggs) and they enjoyed 57 wonderful […]

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Janet LaVerne Gustafson

Janet LaVerne Gustafson, formerly of LaGrange.  Beloved wife of the late Richard.  Loving mother of Janis (Brian) Butterfield, Richard, II, Donna (David) Whitney and Julie (Chris) Zurowski.  Devoted grandmother of Timothy (Samantha) and Tina Butterfield, Jaime (Nathan) Loeser, Jared (Abbey), Lindsey and Matthew Whitney, Peter, MaryClaire, Christopher and George Zurowski.  Dear great-grandmother of Holden Butterfield, […]

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