January 2017

Vivian Engel, beloved wife of Marvin Engel.  Loving mother of Larry (Mary Lou), Janet Oliver,  and Brian (Lynn).  Devoted grandmother of Erin Engel, Kara (Jon) Eccles, Brooke Engel, Jon Oliver, Jaimee Oliver, Jordan Oliver.  Cherished great grandmother of Ezra Eccles.  Dear sister in law of Doris Anderson. Born October 22, 1935 in Chicago Longtime resident […]

Joyce Cremerius (nee Tegels), 84, of Mt. Prospect.  Beloved wife of Edward Cremerius.  Loving mother of Michael (Lynette), Richard (Karen), Kathryn (Peter Schoonmaker), Ruth (Gerald) Doose.  Devoted grandmother of Alexis (Gloria), Paige, Blair, Clair, Jennifer (Nick) Roman, Laura, Clara Schoonmaker, John Schoonmaker, Joseph, Clarissa and Jacob Doose.  Dear aunt.  Preceded in death by her parents […]

Leonard   Kiolbassa age 90 of Mt. Prospect. Navy Veteran WWII.  Beloved husband of the late Alice A. Kiolbassa nee Serbin; loving father of Roxann (Ronald) Venute, Rod Kiolbassa (Patti Miskovetz) and Ron (Jennifer) Kiolbassa; cherished grandfather of Anthony,  Allison, Katie, Ryan and the late Andrea. Services and interment private.

William A. Hartmann age 92 of Palatine formerly of Mt. Prospect. Beloved husband of Bertha Hartmann nee Aho; loving father of Bill (Jane) Hartmann, Peggy Hartmann and Richard Hartmann; cherished grandfather of Billy (Erin) Hartmann, Becky (Andrew) Murphy and John (Janey) Hartmann; great grandfather of Cian Murphy and Parker Hartmann. Visitation Friday January 27, 9:30 […]

James W. Neihengen Sr. 75, Retired Lieutenant Glenview Fire Department, Firefighter extraordinaire, passed away peacefully at home January 23, 2017.  Beloved husband of Vivian.  Loving father of James Jr., Deborah Gaulf, Cheryl (Norman) Spencer, Jason (Nicole), Stacy (Donald) Mitchell.  Devoted grandfather of 11, proud great-grandfather of 1. Dear brother, uncle, cousin and friend of many. […]

Visitation Friday 3:00 – 8:00 PM at Friedrichs Funeral Home Prayers Saturday 9:15 AM at the funeral home to St. Eugene Church for Mass at 10:00 AM. Interment All Saints Cemetery

Visitation Saturday 9:00 AM until services 11:30 AM at Friedrichs Funeral Home. Interment St. Joseph Cemetery

Visitation Thursday 4:00 PM until services at 6:00 PM at Friedrichs Funeral Home. Interment All Saints Cemetery Friday 11:00 AM Donations to the Alzheimer’s Association www.alz.org

Albert J. Meschino Jr., Devoted son of the late Albert J. and Mary Meschino.  Loving brother of Marilyn (the late Donald) Fernandez and the late Michael (Kelly) Meschino.  Fond uncle of many nieces and nephews.   Visitation Friday, 3:00 – 8:00 P.M. at Friedrichs Funeral Home, 320 W. Central Rd. (at Northwest Highway) Mt. Prospect. […]

Marie B. Dunn, 99, beloved wife of the late John R. Dunn, Sr.  Dear mother of John R. (Barbara) Dunn, Jr.  Cherished grandmother of Karen (John) O’Malley, Jeffrey (Pamela), Brian (Mellanie) and Keith (Gwen) Dunn.  Loving great grandmother of Eric, Matthew, Dessa, Lacey, Cryssie, Tyler and Breanne.  Great-great grandmother of Claire. Visitation Saturday 9:00 until services 11:30 […]

Nancy Ann Beckwith age 74 formerly of Lehigh, Fl. Wife of the late Donald Beckwith; mother of Ann Marie Beckwith Golding (Richard Golding); grandmother of Amanda Marie Gehrls and Kelly Golding; sister of Don Boismier and Bob Boismier; niece of Oscar Boismier. Nancy was a star crafter (quilting, scrapbooking, cross stich and other) She managed […]

Dolores C. Echeverria, nee Schey, 98, of Mt. Prospect, passed away peacefully Sunday, January 15, 2017.  Beloved wife of the late Marcelo Echeverria; devoted and loving mother of Patricia (Henry) Fredenberg, Sofia (Steven) Goebel, Beverly (Robert) Davis, M. Ivan (Lisa) Echeverria; proud and loving grandmother of Eric, Lauren, Annie, Sara, Emily, Garth (Sandy), Marcy (Bill), […]

Shirley A. Kudla, 81, Beloved wife of the late Adolph R. “Otto” Kudla.  Loving mother of John (Patty) Kudla, Jim (Kris) Kudla, Joe (Lynn) Kudla. Cherished grandmother of Tom, Ben, Matt, Megan, Tyler, and Rachel.  Dear sister of Sharon (the late Guy) Terenzio, Candy (Terry) Klunder, and the late Rosemary (Andy) Leonard.  Fond aunt of […]

Visitation Saturday 9:00 AM until time of Funeral Mass 10:00 AM At St. Cecilia Church Interment Maryhill Cemetery

Arlene Wasik, nee St. John age 81 of Mt. Prospect, passed away peacefully Tuesday, January 10, 2017. Beloved wife of the late Frank W. Wasik; loving mother of Kathleen Wasik and Richard (Sheryl) Wasik.  Cherished grandmother of Aaron, Gari, and Stara Wasik; dear sister of Sonny (Carol) St. John and Dolly St. John; fond aunt […]

Ruth Churchill nee Franz age 87 of Schaumburg, IL formerly of Pensacola, FL. Beloved wife of the late Walter Leon Churchill; loving mother of Bryan (Michele) Churchill and Robert (Susan) Churchill; cherished grandmother of Olivia, Cole and John; dear sister of Ursula (the late Walter) Heinz; fond aunt of several nieces and nephews. A Memorial […]

Elizabeth Stankiewicz, nee Streckfusz, 97, passed away peacefully Friday, January 6, 2017, surrounded by her loving family and care givers.  Beloved wife of the late Andrew John Stankiewicz.  Loving mother of of Janice (Richard) Hauser, and Andrew (Kyra) Stankiewicz.  Cherished grandmother of Lynette (Tim) Toussaint, Jaimee (Don) Corcoran, Cheryl (Brandon) Thomas, Trisha (Gerry) Marchand, Steven […]

Mary Ann Yacovacci nee Foszcz, 75, of Mt. Prospect, passed away peacefully Sunday, January 8, 2017.  Beloved wife of Frank Yacovacci.  Loving mother of Laura Yacovacci.  Dear sister of Joseph (Mary) Foszcz.  Fond aunt to many nieces and nephews.  Grandma to Erin and Dylan Kristen. Preceded in death by her parents Louis and Catherine Foszcz […]

Richard Edward Kozak, Sr. age 77 of Mt. Prospect. His Career was that of a foreman in injection molding. Richard loved and enjoyed his family, gardening and his Christmas decorations. Loving husband of CarlottaA. Kozak nee Bananch, dear father of Audrey (Allen) Brown, Ricard Kozak, Jr., Lloyd (Diane) Kozak and Elizabeth (Michael, Jr.) Dobler; cherished […]

Visitation Saturday 9:30 a.m. until Funeral Service 11:15 a.m. at Friedrichs Funeral Home

Robert H. Risch Jr., of Mt. Prospect, passed away January 3, 2017.  Beloved husband of Gayle Risch.  Loving father Stacey Moher, Adam Risch, Byron Risch, and step-son Matt FioRito.  Devoted grandfather of Sally, Benjamin, Samuel, Jacqueline, Ethan, Emmit, Noel, Maya, and Gio.  Dear brother of Marylou Hanlon, Joan Hoole, and the late Fran Johnson.  Fond […]

Mary K. Manella, 97, passed away peacefully Tuesday, January 3, 2017.  Beloved wife of the late George Manella.  Loving mother of Donald (Kathleen) Manella and the late Georigann (Michael) Catuscelli.  Devoted grandmother George (Alyse) Catuscelli, Michelle (Dan) Knapik, the late Michael Catuscelli, Kimberley (Gary) Norden, Donald (Suzie) Manella.  Cherished great grandmother of Carly, Joey, Lindsay, […]

Peter Anthony Surdo, 83, of Osprey, FL, formerly of Mt. Prospect, originally of Mola di Bari, Italy, passed away peacefully December 29, 2016.  Peter was the beloved husband of Giovanna for 60 years.  Loving father of Antoinette (David) Christopher, Anna (Tom) Babin, Linda (Bill) Galanis.  Cherished grandfather of Michael and Kelly Christopher, Adam and Julianna […]

Francis “Frank” J. Horvath of Mt Prospect passed away on December 29, 2016, at the age of 65. Born November 19, 1951 in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Joseph E. and Jean nee Ciasto Horvath. He will be dearly missed by all of his family and friends. Frank is survived by sons Matthew Horvath, Richard […]

Age 88, of Prospect Heights, passed away December 29, 2016. Beloved husband of Martha (nee Hoynes). Loving father of Molly (Donald) Wieland-Liu, Peggy Healy, Kathy (Trent) Thompson, Anne (Bill) Ramsay, Nancy (Ralph) Baumel, Jody(Michael) Munro, Bob (Julie) Wieland, Martha (Rob) Southgate, Michael (Lisa) Wieland. Loving brother to Jane Wieland and the late Virginia Jordan. Proud […]

Visitation Tuesday 4:00 – 8:00 PM at Friedrichs Funeral Home Visitation Wednesday 9:00 AM until Mass 10:00 AM at St. Raymond de Penafort Church Elmhurst Rd. (Rt83) at Lincoln St., Mt Prospect

Graveside Services Tuesday 1:00 PM at All Saints Cemetery, 700 N. River Rd., Des Plaines, IL

Visitation Thursday time pending at Friedrichs Funeral Home Visitation continues Friday 9:00 AM until Mass 10:00 AM  at St. Raymond de Penafort Church Elmhurst Rd. (Rt83) at Lincoln St., Mt. Prospect Entombment All Saints Cemetery  

Michael Peter Simon (Sept. 15, 1968-Dec. 29, 2016) Michael Peter Simon, of Des Plaines, IL, passed away suddenly on Dec. 29, 2016, at age 48. He was a loving and devoted husband to Kelly (nee Whalen), adoring and proud father to Ashley and Danny, beloved son of the late Tom and Katherine (née Conley) Simon, […]