Des Plaines, IL Obituaries

Helen Bernice Balaja,87, of Wood Dale was born April 22, 1939, to the late Michael and late Beatrice Coyne and passed away peacefully October 3, 2026, Helen was the beloved wife of the late Warren R. ...

Jennifer L. Soltis passed on October 3, 2026, at the age of 77. Born August 18, 1949, Jennifer was a resident of Pell Lake, Wisconsin. Visitation will be held at Ridgewood Memorial Park, 9900 N ...

Robert R. Rice, 93 of Des Plaines, IL passed away on October 2, 2026.  Robert was preceded in death by his beloved wife Coletta (nee Puppo) after 63 years of marriage, his sister Shirley Garrepy and...

Mary D. Hernandez Corona January 1, 1939 – October 2, 2026 Mary (Hernandez) Corona, age 86, passed away peacefully on October 2, 2026, surrounded by the love of her family. Daughter of the late Con...

Dr. Youk Rin Lee of Oak Brook, Illinois, passed away peacefully on September 27, 2026, at the age of 89, having been born on September 28, 1936. Youk Rin was the beloved husband to Jung Kum Lee; lovi...

Patricia Marie Foley-Cecchini February 3, 1944 – September 27, 2026 Patricia passed away peacefully on September 27, 2026. Patricia was a loving mother, sister, aunt, and grandmother who dedicated m...

Gerald W. "Jerry" Berger, 81, of Des Plaines, Illinois, passed away on Saturday, September 26, 2026, after an extended and courageous battle with cancer. He had been a resident of Des Plaines since 19...

Robert James McLay, a long time resident of Niles, passed away on September 25, 2026, at the age of 85. Chief Master Sergeant McLay was a proud member of the 217th E.I. Squadron Illinois Air National ...

Maria DeFilippis, age 89, of Glenview, IL passed away the early morning of Friday, September 25, 2026, with her beloved family by her side. A devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother,...

Otto J. Quasthoff, 80, of Des Plaines, Illinois, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 20, 2026. Born in Chicago in 1946, Otto graduated from Maine West High School in 1965. Otto married the l...

Apollonia Hirsch passed away on September 17, 2026, at the age of 96. Apollonia was born in a small farming village in Romania in 1930. She emigrated to the United States as a young woman, where s...

Jin Y. Pak passed away on September 17, 2026, at the age of 81. A Celebration of Life will be held at Oehler Funeral Home, 2099 Miner Street, Des Plaines, IL 600164611, US, on September 19, 2026, f...

Valentina (Tina) Slapina, passed away peacefully on September 15, 2026, at the age of 88. Valentina was born in Russia and spent many years living in Latvia before moving to the United States later ...

Michael S. Morrison, Esq. Michael Scott Morrison was born Nov. 3, 1953 in Chicago, IL. He passed away suddenly, but peacefully in his home in Wheaton on Sept. 13, 2026. He grew up in Des Plaines, then...

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....

Richard Mathias passed on September 13, 2026, at the age of 77. Richard was born on January 9, 1949.

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...