Antoinette Esposito

Antoinette Esposito, 97 of Northbrook, IL was born on November 19, 1927 in Chicago to the late William and Mary (née Parrilli) Iacullo, and passed away on July 6, 2025. Her constant love and consistent presence as the matriarch of our family will be missed by all.

Antoinette was the beloved wife to the late Anthony Esposito; loving mother to Kathleen (Chris) Wagner, Annette (Chuck Corbett) Difino, and Anthony (Janis Tassone) Esposito; cherished grandmother to Kristin (Peter Davies) Virshbo, Erica (Rob) Olden, Adam (Addie Price) Wagner, Patti (Chris) Vondrak, Gina (Patrick O’Neil) Difino, Frank (Stephanie Wedlake) Difino, Anthony C. (Kaitlyn) Esposito, Dominick Esposito, and Deanna Esposito; dear great-grandma to Leon Virshbo, Naomi Virshbo, Cecilia Olden, Lilah Olden, Micah Olden, Corinne Vondrak, Connor Vondrak, Aidan O’Neil, Anthony R. Esposito, Emma Esposito, and Riley Gordon; loving sister to the late Dolores Dassie (the late George), late William Iacullo (the late Joan), RoseMarie Pintozzi (the late Charles), Patricia Ziccarelli (the late Renato), late Robert Iacullo, late Anthony Iacullo (Lola), late Joseph Iacullo (Maureen), Regina Schintgen (the late Peter), and the late George Iacullo (the late Lois); and fond aunt to many nieces and nephews.

Visitation will be on Wednesday, July 9, 2025 from 9:00–10:00 AM at St. James Catholic Church, 820 N. Arlington Heights Rd., Arlington Heights, IL 60004. The funeral mass will start at 10:00 AM at Saint James Parish immediately after visitation. Following mass, internment will be at Mount Carmel Cemetery, 1400 S. Wolf Rd., Hillside, IL. After mass, those who want to join the family at the cemetery will drive separately and meet at the entrance of Mount Carmel Cemetery. We will then process together to the graveside.

As a reference Antoinette's grave location is: Grave 5, Lot East, Block 4, Section 21

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to one of Nettie’s favorite charities: Mercy Home for Boys and Girls (https://donate.mercyhome.org/), Boys Town (https://www.boystown.org/ways-to-give), or St. Francis Bread for the Poor (https://stfrancisbreadline.org/).