James G. Alex, age 79, longtime resident of Western Springs for 35 years, passed away on January 9, 2021. Beloved husband of Sharon C. Alex (nee Collins) for a wonderful 50 years. Loving father of James (Denise) Alex, David (Amy) Alex, Scott (Teresa Schmidt) Alex, and Susanne (BJ) Vorderer. Proud grandfather of Hannah, Abigail, and […]

Anna B. Funchess, of Maywood, Illinois; born December 11, 1934, went to meet the Lord on January 7, 2021; beloved wife of the late John L. Funchess; loving mother of Valerie Murray, Anthony Murray, & Glenn (Melanie) Funchess; proud grandmother of Jessica, Anna, Ian, Evan, Jacqueline, & Madeline; great-grandmother of Trenton & Jordan; dear sister […]

Amalie T. Moravec (nee Altman), age 96, of LaGrange. Beloved wife of the late Charles Moravec. Loving mother of Magdalene (Edward) Kensek, Charles (Lynn), and Charlotte (Gerald) Parker. Proud grandmother of Lisa, Chuck, Elizabeth, Nick, Victoria, Brandon, Jenna, and Alexandra. Dear great-grandmother of nine. Preceded in death by her parents Adolf and Agnes Altman & […]

Phyllis J. Phillips (nee Bellantino), age 78, of Hodgkins. Beloved wife of the late William Phillips. Loving mother of Tressa (Eric) Rice and Santo (Jaime) Phillips. Devoted grandmother of Eric Jr. and Brianna Rice & Eric and Kyle Phillips. Dear sister of Patricia (Joe) Pontrelli. Phyllis was preceded in death by her parents Santo and […]

Teresa Mercado (nee Arredondo), age 94, of Chicago, born in Mexico. Beloved wife of the late Monico Mercado. Loving mother of Louis (Lori), Victor (Nancy), Cesar (Bernice), Theresa (Max) Segovia, Laura (Rogelio) Salinas, Patricia (Vince) Trakan, Monico (Terry), and Daniel Mercado. Devoted grandmother of many beautiful grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Teresa was a schoolteacher in Mexico […]

Lorraine P. Connelly (nee Kissane), age 92. Beloved wife of the late Joseph M. Connelly; cherished mother of Joseph P. (Kathy) and Mary Ellen (Bob) Kastenholz; proud grandmother of Kevin (Jenny), Brian (Meghan), Kathleen Kastenholz and Caroline Connelly; loving great-grandmother of Oliver Kastenholz. Visitation 10am until time of Funeral Mass, 11am on Thursday, Jan. 07 […]

Kay (née Traut )Whalen, age 83; beloved wife of the late Donald Whalen; loving mother of Michael (Danica Walker), David (Lindsay), and the late Laura Whalen; sweet grandmother of Ben, Sam, and Nick Whalen; cherished sister of Sr. Janet Traut O.P.,  Bernadette (the late Richard) Larimer, Judy (the late Russell) Raica, Linda Marquardt, Susan (the late […]

William P. Goedert, age 91, of Western Springs; beloved husband of the late Mary E. Goedert; loving father of Thomas (Carol) Goedert and the late Mary A. Goedert; proud grandfather of Michael, Daniel, Tricia, Alyssa, & Christopher; dear brother of Most Reverend Raymond Goedert, Caroline Doyle, and pre-deceased by Phil (Mary) Goedert, Jack (Rose) Goedert, […]

August 31, 1962 – December 30, 2020 Michael McCarthy, of Downers Grove, IL, died peacefully after a long battle with lymphoma, a stem cell transplant, and GVHD. He is survived by his wife, Jennifer Adelman-McCarthy, daughters Kelly and Colleen McCarthy, and his therapy dog, Koehl; sister Christine (Albert) Goetz of Roselle; niece Alison (Goetz) Martin; […]