Obituaries

May 26, 2014

Petrulis, Jennie “Jean” F., nee Zvega; beloved wife of the late Alphonse; loving mother of Allan (Pauline); dearest grandmother of Bryan (Jayme),  Aaron (Carrie), and Scott (Becky); great-grandmother of 5. Funeral Saturday 9:30 am  from Pomierski Funeral Home , 1059 W. 32 nd St., to St. Mary of Perpetual Help Church for 10:00 Mass. Interment St. Casimir...

May 21, 2014

Gawenda, Martin; 43 years as a Chicago Fireman Veteran and retired Deputy District Chief; husband of  Patricia nee Brennan; father of Marty and Bridget (Stosh); grandfather of Jacquelynn and Trent; great-grandfather of Julia; uncle of many. Funeral Wednesday 10:00 am from Pomierski Funersal Home, 1059  W. 32 nd St., to St. Barbara Church for 11:00am  Mass....

May 20, 2014

Peters, Joanna, nee Orloski, beloved wife of the late Daniel; loving mother of Susan (Robert) Arnold, Karl (Laurie), and the late Daniel; dear Busia of Lauren, Paige, and Timothy; cousin and friend of many. Funeral Friday 10:00am from Pomierski Funeral Home , 1059 W. 32 nd St., to St. Barbara Church for 10:30am Mass. INT. Private....

May 3, 2014

Gary Becker, a University of Chicago professor who received the Nobel Prize in economic sciences, broke new ground in his field by using his craft to analyze social issues such as addiction, crime, human capital, discrimination and family relations.

Despite an early career filled with controversy fueled by leading economists who questioned the value of his work,...

Apr 30, 2014

Tucker, David A., beloved son of the late Charles and Florence nee Christiano; loving brother of Kristie and Michelle (Frank) Frigo; dear uncle of Chrisopher, Fallon and Charles. Mass Monday 10:00 a.m. at St. Mary of Perpetual Help Church, 1039 W. 32 nd St. Interment Mount Carmel Cemetery. Visitation Sunday 4-9 p.m. at Pomierski Funeral Home, 1059...

Apr 4, 2014

Kurczak, Phillip J. loving son of John and Audrey nee Konczal; cherished brother of Karen (Paul) Vander Velde, Jeffrey (Michele) and Ron; dear uncle of Nikolaus and Alyssa; proud Godfather of Alyssa, William, Matthew, Alena and Emily. Funeral Wednesday 8:45am from Pomierski Funeral Home , 1059 W. 32 nd St., to St. Thomas More Church for 10:00am...

Mar 21, 2014

Holke, Irene; private interment Resurrection Cemetery.

Mar 17, 2014

Rycraft, Juanita S. “Nita” beloved wife of Edward; loving mother of Ed, Debbie Blank, and her baby Tom (Michelle); dearest grandmother of Anthony, Angelina, Jacqueline, Kalani, Nicholas, Dominic, Jacy, and Joseph; great grandmother of Bella, Giovanni, Juliana and Gianna. Funeral Friday 9:00 am from Pomierski Funeral Home , 1059 W. 32nd St., to St. Mary of Perpetual...

Mar 15, 2014

Carmen Maria Rivera, nee Martinez, born in Puerto Rico, beloved wife of Hector; loving step-mother of Rudolph (Victoria) Garza and Judy (Jason) Hammerquist; loving grandmother of Amber, Christopher, Rudolph Jr., and Emma; dear sister of Alice, Michael, Anita, Freddie, and the late Salvador and Juan Martinez. Carmen worked for many years at Dr. Steven Arnstein's dental office. Funeral Thursday...

Feb 24, 2014

Kropidlowski, Charlotte, nee Kaczmarek, beloved wife of the late Alphonse, D.D.S.; loving mother to the late Thomas, D.D.S. (Monica) and Celeste (Terry) Gabinski; cherished grandmother to Krysia, Matthew, Molly, Aleks; preceded in death by her siblings Florence, Dorothy, Willard and Buddy; Dear Aunt to Jim (Ruth), Bob, Merry, Linda Lee, Jorgene (Fernando), Karen, Colette (Rich) and Cindy (Jim); Special...

Feb 24, 2014

James was born tenth, of eleven children, to Charles and Mary Jane. He grew up in south Minneapolis,MN attending the family's parish elementary school of Annunciation, then on to Washburn High School and St. Thomas University.He utilized his intelligence and photographic memory graduating in four years with a double major in theology and philosophy. He had a desire to travel...

Feb 21, 2014

Alvarez, Ralph V., beloved father of Araceli,  Rafael, Tony, Alfonso, George, Connie, and Joey; grandfather of five; brother of eight. He was born in Mexico City and came to the United States when he was fifteen. Ralph worked in the steel mills and enjoyed spending time with his children and grandchildren. His hobbies included movies, restaurants, and shopping. Family...

Jan 29, 2014

Pocius, Irene G.,91 yrs. old, beloved wife of the late Joseph; loving mother of Michael, Jan (John Sullivan) Stankowicz, Joseph, and Allan; dear grandma of Ivan (Cori) Stankowicz, Gala and Breton Pocius; great-grandmother of Luke and Ivy Stankowicz,  India and Zuhayrah; fond sister of Helen Gensiorski, Estelle Rejniak, Ann Kroulaidis, Margaret Bialek, and Edward Gensiorski; aunt and friend of...

Jan 28, 2014

Zientarski, Richard C.; over 30 years C.P.D. Loving father of Michael, David and Jennifer. Funeral Tuesday 9:00 am from Pomierski & Son F.H. , 1059 W. 32nd St., to St. Mary of Perpetual Help Church for 9:30 Mass. INT. Resurrection Cemetery. Visitation Monday 4-8pm. (773) 927-6424.

Jan 20, 2014

Sutter, Elaine B., nee Grabinski; wife of the late Raymond; mother of Darlene (Gerald) Newport; grandmother of Daniel Carlson; great grandmother of Jeremy Carlson, Robin Carlson, Gerald Carlson, Nickholas Torres and Danielle Torres; sister of many and aunt to many. Service Tuesday 12 noon at Pomierski Funeral Home , 1059 W. 32nd St.; INT. Mount Vernon Cemetery....

Jan 18, 2014

Kuznetzow, Susan Marcella (nee Kirda) passed after fighting a long illness.Surviving is her mother, Estelle Kirda; her life partner of 16 years, Stephen Parry;    sons, David (Jennifer)  and Robert (Lisa Levickis)  Kuznetzow;  grandchildren, Sophia, Suzi, Sara, Robin, and Kyra Kuznetzow, Jesse Jr. and Angel Martinez;  siblings, Nancy Ferro, Daniel and Leonard Vaznonis;  in addition to many loving friends. Susan...

Jan 14, 2014

Lozano, Rachel ( nee Gomez) age 83, dearly beloved wife of James; loving mother of  Vincent (Jeanine), Victor (Sandra), Stephen, the late Gilbert and Mercedes Corona; dearest grandmother and great-grandmother of many; dear  sister of  Irene Velasquez, Josephine Luna, Loretta Melero, the late Helen, the late Hilbert Gomez, the late Richard Gomez, the late Joseph Gomez  and the late...

Jan 11, 2014

Szlagowski, Joseph, beloved husband of  Mary (nee Bishop); dear father of  Diane and the late Leonard (Rosemarie); grandfather of 14 and great-grandfather of  8; best friend of  Emma, Sabrina, and Gizmo; brother, uncle, cousin, and friend of many. Visitation Friday 6-9:00 pm at Pomierski Funeral Home , 1059 W. 32nd St. We will meet Saturday 9:15am at...

Jan 11, 2014

Perez, Concepcion ( nee Sanchez) beloved wife of Francisco; mother; and friend. Visitation Tuesday 8:00 to10:00am; service 10:00am at Pomierski Funeral home, 1059 W. 32nd St. INT. St. Mary Cemetery.

Jan 9, 2014

Parrilli, Joseph W.; Mass at 10 a.m. Saturday, January 11, 2014 at St. Joseph Parish, 4801 Main Street, Downers Grove, IL 60515. Interment Queen of Heaven Cemetery. 773-927-6424