March 2018

Pending

Geraldine “Jerry” Harty beloved wife of the late Edward. Dear mother of Jan Harty and Michael (Susanna) Harty. Cherished grandmother of Julia, Brandon and Erica. Visitation Thursday 3:00 – 9:00 P.M. at Friedrichs Funeral Home, 320 W. Central Rd. at Northwest Hwy. Mt. Prospect. Interment Private.

Lolita M. Squillacioti age 92 of Arlington Heights. Beloved wife of the late Frank Squillacioti; loving mother of Tom (Alison) Squillacioti and Vincent (Nancy) Squillacioti; cherished grandmother of Matthew, Nicolas, Michael and Jessica Squillacioti; dear sister of Bob Calabrese. Visitation Thursday March 29, 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Friedrichs Funeral Home, 320 W. Central […]

Services & interment private

Michael Penchoff age 79 of Mt. Prospect. Beloved husband of Joan Penchoff nee Viverito; loving father of Debbie Villardita and Steven Penchoff; cherished grandfather of Salvatore (Amanda), Michael and Serena Villardita; great grandfather of Zoey and Cameron Villardita; dear brother of James (Janice) Penchoff, John (Mary) Penchoff, Blanche (Louis) Petrone, Harriet (Frank) Lucio, Charles (Pearl) […]

Irene B Besthoff, 91 of Buffalo Grove, Beloved wife of the Late Lawrence W. Besthoff. Beloved mother and grandmother and loved by all. Born May 24, 1926 in New York and passed away March 20, 2018. Irene was very artistic and active in her church. There will be a Memorial Service Friday, March 23, 7:00 […]

Virginia “Ginni” Lambert of Des Plaines. Beloved sister of Robert Lambert; dear friend to many. Visitation Thursday March 22, 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Friedrichs Funeral Home, 320 W. Central Rd., (at Northwest Highway) Mt. Prospect, IL 60056. Prayer Friday, March 23, 9:30 a.m. at the Funeral Home to St. Emily Church, 1400 E. […]

Joseph P. DeMarco, 80, of Des Plaines, passed away March 16, 2018 at home. Devoted son of the late Roy and Louise DeMarco. Dear brother of Connie (the late Howard) Moore, Ronald DeMarco, and Raymond DeMarco. Cherished uncle and great uncle of many. Joseph proudly served his country in the Marine Corps. Private family services […]

Jean E. Barbera, age 85, passed away peacefully at the Victory Centre on March 15, 2018. She was born April 8, 1932 in Chicago, Illinois. Loving mother of Cindy (the late Bill), Chris (the late Wayne), Mark (Cindy) and Lauren. Proud Nana of Kim, Tony, Nick, Rachel and Christopher. Dear sister of Lois (the late […]

Eugenia D. Kreckler, age 91, passed away Tuesday, March 13, 2018. Beloved wife of the late Hans Kreckler for 61 years. Loving mother of Judy Parker (Bill) and the late Warren Kreckler (Sophia Gates). Cherished grandmother of Christina Swain (fiance John Sinclair) and Julie Dickerson (Joshua). Loving great grandmother of Nicki Swain. Dear aunt of […]

Camille A. Chmela age 82 of Mt. Prospect. Beloved wife of Stephen Chmela; loving mother of Michael (Elfi) Chmela, Mary (Don) Knapp, Cathryn Duran and Edward Chmela; cherished grandmother of Charles, Ryan (Lauren), Donald (Ashley), Jacob and Christopher (Jenn); great grandmother of Lucas, Austin, Cole and Tyler. Visitation Sunday March 18, 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 […]

Jackie Nemirow of Mt. Prospect. Beloved wife of the late Henry Nemirow; loving aunt of Jackie Fiala, Jill (Greg) Tropino, Barry Fiala and Terry Fiala; also survived by many great nieces and great nephews. Visitation Friday March 16, 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Friedrichs Funeral Home, 320 W. Central Rd., (at Northwest Highway) Mt. […]

Diane Greer Ehlman nee Schubert of Mt. Prospect. Born into eternal life on March 7, 2018. Beloved wife of Paul Ehlman for 53 years; loving mother of Lesley D’Ann (Daniel) Brewster, Todd Jay (Gina) Ehlman, Brett Drew Ehlman and Paige Lindsay Ehlman; cherished grandmother of Madison, Jack, Lane, Peri, Dean and Evan; dear sister of […]

Julius Nikolai, 76, of Arlington Heights, passed away February 26, 2018. Loving father of the late Stefan (Sue) Nikolai, Eric (Kathy) Nikolai, Thomas (Brian Buckley) Nikolai. Cherished grandfather of Emma, Molly, Otto, Jake, and Quin. Fond uncle of many. Memorial gathering Saturday, March 10th, 11:00 A.M. -2:00 P.M. at Friedrichs Funeral Home, 320 W. Central […]

Memorial visitation Saturday, March 24th, 9:00 A.M. until time of Funeral Mass 10:00 A.M. at St. Raymond de Penafort Church Interment Private

Raphael J. Palubicki, 91, beloved husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather and great great grandfather passed away peacefully March 4th, 2018. Long term resident of Mt. Prospect, IL (1949). He was Mt. Prospect Postmaster for 8 years prior to retiring after 37 years of government service. Lifelong Chicago sports fan, avid golfer and retired veteran of […]

Virgene Stift, age 91, of Vernon Hills, preceded in death by her adoring husband John J. Stift. Loving mother of Susan Stift, Lynda (Axel) Dannhauer, Ron (Leslie) Stift, Karen Stift, Julie (Sonny) Pearson, John (Patti Voss) Stift and the late Pamela Garriott. Cherished grandmother of Colleen Ryan (Keith Baumann), Amy (Andrew) Serafin, Patrick Dannhauer, Brian […]

Services private

Joan M. Madej nee Nowicki age 93. Beloved wife of the late Matthew Madej; loving mother of Patricia Madej, M.D., Barbara (Daniel) Roos, Mary Ann (Alan) Wolski and Monica (David) Babczak; cherished grandmother of Simone (Aaron) Snook, Jocelyn (Rick) Kotrba, Tamara Wolski, Angeline (Gabriel) Holtski, Brian (Molly) Babczak, Matthew Roos, Erika Zevin, M.D., Michael Zevin, […]

Carolyn Jamieson formerly of Mt. Prospect, South Barrington and most recently Huntley, passed away peacefully on February 24. Beloved wife of the late Charles Jamieson; loving mother of Linda Jamieson and Chuck (Lauren) Jamieson; cherished grandmother of Adrienne, Kathryn and Michael (Natalie) Jamieson; dear sister of Mary Lou (the late Charles) Zapf, the late Rose […]

George W. Kanel, 92, of Park Ridge, passed away peacefully February 25, 2018. Beloved husband of the late Marilyn Kanel nee Zadrozny. Fond brother of Christine (Art) Miner and Nicholas W. (Jean) Kanel. Dear brother-in-law of John (Nancy) Zadrozny. Cherished uncle of many nieces and nephews. George was a proud WWII Navy Veteran. Visitation Friday, […]

Richard W. “Dick” Christiansen age 59 formerly of Arlington Heights. Beloved father of Carla (Matthew) Cooper and Amber (Scott) May; cherished grandfather of Aidan and Alyssa Cooper; devoted son of Bernell and the late Richard A. Christiansen; dear brother of Linda (James) Underwood, Cindy (Craig) Darling, Anita (William) Annen and the late Jack Christiansen; loving […]