Des Plaines, IL Obituaries

Daniel Nikov, age 31, passed away the evening of Saturday, September 12, 2026. Born June 29, 1995 in Assenovgrad, Bulgaria, to Jana Nikov and Dimitar Nikov, he was the beloved brother of Angel Nikov....

Roy Martinez, 48 passed away peacefully on September 8, 2026, in San Antonio, TX. Born on July 1, 1978 in Chicago, IL to Jose Agapito Martinez and Maria Isabel Martinez. He was the youngest of his si...

Marvin S. Streske, 84, of Buffalo Grove, formerly of Chicago, passed away on September 10, 2026. A kind, gentle, and caring pilar of his family, Marvin's influence on those he loved most will be fel...

Gerald L. Koenig, 82, passed away on September 7, 2026. He was born July 29, 1944, to Clarence and Barbara Koenig. Gerald spent his childhood in Schiller Park and attended East Leyden High School. He...

Lorraine “Rita” Stephan, 91, of Des Plaines, IL, passed away peacefully on September 3, 2026. She was born on February 7, 1935, in Clairton, Pennsylvania. Lorraine cherished time with family and frie...

Valentina Marchuk passed away on September 1, 2026, at the age of 86. Visitation will be held at Oehler Funeral Home, 2099 Miner Street, Des Plaines, IL September 8, 2026 from 11:30 am until the tim...

Barbara (Capozziello) Shummon, 93, a lifelong Chicagoan, devoted wife, great-grandmother, grandmother, and mother, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on August 30th, 2026. She was born on Jul...

Ho Yeon Park was born on February 13, 1944 in Nagano, Japan and passed away on August 29, 2026 in Chicago, IL. Ho Yeon Park was the beloved daughter to the late Goo Nyun Kang (mother) and the late So...

Jay Winder, beloved husband, father, loyal friend, and cherished presence, was born on March 17, 1971, and passed away on August 29, 2026, at the age of 55. A resident of Illinois, Jay leaves behind a...

Patsy Milarch passed away on August 28, 2026, at the age of 88.

My dad was a man of contradictions. He was emotional, but rarely showed it. He was a hopeless romantic, but couldn't make his marriages work. He told jokes to anyone within earshot, but couldn't read ...

Gregory S. Jacker passed away on August 22, 2026, at the age of 78. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at Oehler Funeral Home, 2099 Miner Street, Des Plaines, IL on September 3, 2026, from ...

Kathleen "Kathy" Marie Kobrinetz (Dimond), age 73, passed away suddenly on Friday, August 21, 2026, in the place she loved most—her home "up north" in Wisconsin. Kathy was born on March 1, 1953. Thro...

Jae Soung Lee passed away on August 16, 2026, at the age of 55. He was a resident of Deerfield, Illinois. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at Immanuel Community Church, 5210 Capitol Dr, W...

Chloe Seojin Park, born August 28, 2022, passed away on August 15, 2026. A Celebration of Life will be held on Sunday, August 23, 2026 from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm at Oehler Funeral Home, 2099 Miner Str...

Moon Ki Cho of Hoffman Estates, IL, passed away on August 5, 2026, at the age of 46.

Nan Suk Kang passed on August 11, 2026, at the age of 98. A Celebration of Life Service will be held on August 14, 2026, from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Naperville Korean First Presbyterian Church, 23W5...

Faustino U. Carcha passed on August 9, 2026, at the age of 72, having been born on May 30, 1954. Wake at the family residence on September 03 to September 08,2026 at Sitio Camanggaan, Doyong, Calasia...

Dr. Louise Ann Lundgren July 9, 1953 – August 8, 2026 Louise Ann Lundgren passed away peacefully following a brief illness on August 8, 2026, surrounded by her family in her Arlington Heights home. Sh...

Suzy Park Choi, born September 4, 1943, passed away on August 8, 2026, at the age of 82. She is survived by Stephen and Laura Choi (children Tayliss, Ella, and Henry) and Michael and Sandra Choi (chi...

Joon Bok Kim passed away on August 4, 2026, at the age of 98. Born on May 19, 1928, Joon Bok Kim was a resident of Niles, Illinois. A Celebration of Life will be held at Oehler Funeral Home, 2099 M...

Chong Bin Lim, born January 17, 1939, passed away on August 3, 2026, at the age of 87. Chong Bin was the beloved husband to Kwang Soo Lim; loving father to Paul (Jennie) Lim, Nancy (Tom) Lin, and J...

Alan R. Schneider, 80, of Park Ridge, Illinois, passed away on July 30th, 2026. He is survived by his wife, Cynthia (née Nagy) Schneider. Alan was born to the late Cleo (née Kuzelka) and Frederick Sc...

Lawrence Vanderhorst III, 77, of Wheeling, Illinois, passed away on July 29th, 2026. He is survived by his wife, Patricia (Patty) Vanderhorst (née Bekielewski) and many nieces, nephews, great nieces, ...

Hwa Sup Chung passed on July 22, 2026, at the age of 89. Hwa Sup Chung was born on February 20, 1937, and was a resident of Chicago, Illinois.

Thomas P. Amarantos passed away on July 24, 2026, at the age of 96. Born on May 19, 1930, Thomas lived in Wheeling, Illinois.

Kyung Bae Angelo Kim, 91, passed away on July 23, 2026. We are grateful to God for allowing us to spend time with him before he passed away. He is survived by his wife Youn Soon Kim and their daught...

On July 23, 2026, Anne J. Smolak, of Des Plaines, IL, peacefully passed away at the age of 97, surrounded by her loved ones. A devoted mother to Linda (Don) Chance and Daniel (Eileen) Smolak, a prou...

Betty A. Bongartz, aged 87, passed away peacefully on July 21, 2026. Betty was born on July 19, 1939, to the late Robert and Mary Bongartz. Loved sister of Marilyn Sheridan and William Bongartz. Che...

On July 19th, 2026, Deno Zoros, 99, passed away surrounded by his family and is now in the loving arms of Jesus. He is preceded in death by his wife of almost 55 years, LaVerne Zoros (née Patelski)....

Andrija (Andy) Briskovic, of Park Ridge, and formerly of the Jefferson Park neighborhood of Chicago, passed away on the afternoon of Saturday, July 18, 2026, just two days before his 84th birthday, su...

John R. Stauss, 87, of Park Ridge, Illinois, passed away peacefully on July 15th, 2026. He is survived by his sister, Margaret Swarbrick; his nephew, Jim Swarbrick (Stacey); his nieces, Shelley Letner...

Dale A. Schwed, 72, of Niles, Illinois, passed away on July 14th, 2026. He is survived by his children, Stacy Sarley, Jason Schwed (Lilibeth), Patricia Aoyagi (Michael), and Matthew Schwed; his grandc...

Erika Meng, age 79, of Chicago, passed away surrounded by her loving family on the morning of Saturday, July 11, 2026. The world’s light is a little dimmer after the passing of everyone’s favorite Ma...

Raymond George Hollmann, 95, of Lincolnshire, Illinois, passed away peacefully on July 11, 2026, at Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital in Lake Forest, Illinois, surrounded by family. He lived most of...

John Albert Kwarcinski, 74, passed away surrounded by the love of his family. He was born on November 28, 1951, in Chicago, Illinois, and lived in Des Plaines. John was the beloved husband of Joanne,...

John “Jack” Henry Waligorski, 79, of Schaumburg, Illinois, passed away on July 7th, 2026. He is survived by his wife, Christine Waligorski (née Cwirzen); sister-in-law, Mary King (Vince); brother-in...

William Alexander Decker died peacefully on July 5, 2026, after battling a multitude of illnesses. He suffered from Ankylosing Spondylitis, a rare form of arthritis, for over 40 years. Though his outw...

Bruce E. Berkowitz, age 74, of Des Plaines and formerly of Chicago, passed away at home the evening of July 3, 2026. Bruce was the loving husband of the late Dorothy Berkowitz, beloved brother of She...

John Paul Sowa, 82, passed away on June 27, 2026.

Minza Lee Koh, MD, died peacefully on June 25, 2026, at the age of 94. She was a strong, tenacious woman who loved listening to classical music, especially opera, and reading the classics. Born in Ma...

Dr. Harvey S. Kantor, 88, of Lincolnshire, Illinois, passed away on June 24th, 2026. He is survived by his wife, Elvia “Ellie” Kantor (née Armendariz); stepchildren, Harold (Ewa) and Eric (Lori) Frost...

Marta Kuczura (née Marcinkiewicz) passed away peacefully into eternal rest on June 24, 2026, at the age of 84. Born in Poland in 1942 to Jan and Maria Marcinkiewicz, after her family fled Belarus dur...

Peter K. Lee passed away on June 23, 2026, at the age of 76. Peter practiced law for more than 30 years and was a respected attorney and pillar of his community. Peter was the beloved husband to ...

Kwang Ae Jun, 83, passed away peacefully surrounded by the love of her family. Born on May 1, 1943, in South Korea, she was the daughter of Byung Gun Kim and Hee Young Ko. She earned her nursing degr...

Carlo Alvarez passed on June 19, 2026, at the age of 74, having been born on February 2, 1952.

Shin-Young Park passed away on June 19, 2026, at the age of 39. She was born on January 26, 1987. Shin-Young was the beloved wife to Hyungryoul Kim; loving mother to Liam, Lena, and Logan Kim; dear d...

Young Koo Kim passed away on June 17, 2026, at the age of 97. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at Oehler Funeral Home, 2099 Miner Street, Des Plaines, IL on June 21, 2026, from 3:00 pm to...

Byung Ju Sohn, age 99, passed away on June 16, 2026. He was born on December 23, 1926. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at Oehler Funeral Home, 2099 Miner Street, Des Plaines, IL on Tues...

Veronica “Roni” Vasquez Gaal, 72, of Park Ridge, Illinois, passed away on June 15, 2026. Veronica is survived by her husband, Stephen Gaal, her children, Antonio (Veronica) and Paul Vasquez, ten gran...