Obituaries

In Loving Memory
John 12:24
Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it does, it bears much fruit.
Maria Estrella Montelongo
Dec 25, 2023
MarÃa Estrella Montelongo, 92 años. Amada esposa de Heladio Montelongo †. Madre amorosa de Ramón, Socorro, Enrique, MarÃa De La Luz, Eliseo, Isabel, Carlos, Bertha, Roberto y Alejandro. Abuela cariñosa y bisabuela de muchos. Muy amada por muchos hermanos y hermanas. TÃa de muchas sobrinas y sobrinos. Prima y amiga de muchos. Velación el 28 de diciembre de 2023,...
Norbert Totosz
Dec 21, 2023
Norbert Totosz
Family and Friends will Gather Saturday, December 30, 2023 from 10:00 am to 12:00 noon
at the Wolniak Funeral Home 5700 S. Pulaski Rd., Chicago, IL. 60629.
Chapel Prayers 12:00 noon.
Interment will follow at Resurrection Catholic Cemetery.
Francisco Gonzalez
Dec 20, 2023
Francisco Gonzalez age 41.
Loving son of Teresa Gonzalez nee: Magana and the late Francisco Gonzalez.
Dear brother of Gerardo (Maria) Gonzalez, Patricia (Alex) Cardenas.
Fond uncle of Jacob Gonzalez, Isabella, Sophia and Elizabeth Cardenas, Karina, Jasmine, Abraham, Roman and  Maiya.
Cousin and friend of many.
Employee for over...
Luz M. Cisneros
Dec 18, 2023
Luz M. Cisneros
Visitation Wednesday, December 27, 2023 from 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm at the Wolniak Funeral Home 5700 S. Pulaski Rd. Chicago, IL. 60629
Funeral Thursday, December 28, 2023, Chapel Prayers 9:30 am from the Wolniak Funeral Home to Holy Cross Catholic Church 1740 W. 46th
St. Chicago, IL. 60609 Mass...
James M. O'Brien
Dec 17, 2023
James M. O'Brien, 81, Airforce Veteran
Beloved husband of the Late Joan nee Walus
Loving father of Jenny (Troy, CFD) Bennett and Meredith (Jimmy Chapman Jr.) O'Brien
Cherished grandfather of Maggie Bennett, Mike Tallon, Abby (Drew) Moscato and Nathan Bennett
Fond son of the Late Martin O'Brien and the Late Anne...
Patricia M. Ledesma
Dec 17, 2023
Patricia M. Ledesma, age 85.
Loving mother of Antonio Ledesma Jr.,Yolanda (Edward) O'Shaughnessy, Donna (Ricardo) Ybarra, Robert (Terese) Ledesma, Wanda (Stanley) Palm and Deborah Bushman.
Fond grandmother, great grandmother and great great grandmother of many.
Dearly loved by her brothers and sisters.
Aunt of many nieces and nephews.
Cousin...
Veronica Mirafuentes
Dec 13, 2023
Veronica Mirafuentes
Visitation Thursday, December 21, 2023 from 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm at the Wolniak Funeral Home 5700 S. Pulaski Rd. Chicago, IL. 60629
Funeral Friday, December 22, 2023, Chapel Prayers 9:00 am from Wolniak Funeral Home to St. Clare de Montefalco Church 55th and
Washtenaw, Chicago, IL. 60632. Mass 10:00 am....
James G. Degregorio
Dec 9, 2023
James G. DeGregorio 3-9-1962 – 12-9-2023
It is with great sadness that the family of James G. DeGregorio announce his passing at the age of 61 on Saturday, December 9, 2023, after a courageous battle with long term illness. Jim will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 16 years, Maria Elena (Carreon); his brother, John (Rosanne);...
Teodora Luna
Dec 8, 2023
Teodora Luna, age 87.
Funeral Dec. 11, 2023 Monday 9:00 am from the WOLNIAK FUNERAL HOME, 5700 S. Pulaski Rd., to Mary Mother of Mercy Parish (Queen of the Universe Church) for Mass at 10:00 am.
Interment Mt. Carmel Cemetery.
Visitation Dec. 10, 2023 Sunday from 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm.
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Darlyn Rose Johnson
Dec 6, 2023
Darlyn Rose Johnson
Family and Friends will gather Saturday, December 16, 2023 at the Wolniak Funeral Home 5700 S. Pulaski Rd. Chicago, IL. 60629
from 3:00 pm - 8:00 pm. Chapel Service 7:00 pm. Interment Private.
Joel Garcia
Dec 6, 2023
Joel Garcia, age 67.
Dear son of the late Salvador Garcia and the late Maria Garcia nee Vega.
Dear brother of Salvador Garcia, Francisco Garcia, Ramiro (Stella Polniak) Garcia, Carlos Garcia and Maria Garcia.
Dearest friend of Malia Garcia and David Hernandez and many others.
Dear uncle of Ramiro T. (Fabiola)...
Broadway Brant Lester, Jr.
Dec 5, 2023
Broadway Brant Lester, Jr.
Family and Friends will Gather Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at the Wolniak Funeral Home 5700 S. Pulaski Rd. Chicago, IL. 60629
From 10:00 am to time of Chapel Service 11:00 am. Interment Oakland Memory Lanes Cemetery, Dolton, IL.
Teresa Lopez
Dec 4, 2023
Teresa Lopez
Visitation Friday, December 8, 2023 from 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Funeral Saturday, December 9, 2023, Chapel Prayers 9:15 am from the Wolniak Funeral Home 5700 S. Pulaski Rd. Chicago, Il. 60629
to St. Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Church (64th and Kilbourn) Mass 10:00 am
Interment: Resurrection...
Maria Carolina Reyes
Dec 1, 2023
Maria Carolina Reyes
Family and Friends will Gather Monday, December 4, 2023 from 8:30 am to time of Chapel Prayers 10:45 am at Wolniak Funeral Home 5700 S. Pulaski Rd. Chicago, IL. 60629. Procession to St. Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Church (6435 S. Kostner Ave. Chicago, IL. 60629) Mass 11:30 am. Interment Private.
Juvenal Hernandez
Dec 1, 2023
Juvenal Hernandez
Visitation Monday, December 4, 2023 from 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Funeral Tuesday, December 5, 2023 Chapel Prayers 11:00 am from the Wolniak Funeral Home
Mass 12:00 pm St. Gall Catholic Church
Interment, Resurrection Cemetery
Armando Dominguez Herrera
Nov 30, 2023
Armando Dominguez Herrera
Visitation Wednesday, December 6, 2023 from 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Funeral Thursday, December 7, 2023 Chapel Prayers 8:45 am from the Wolniak Funeral Home to St. Turibius Catholic Church (57th and Karlov) Mass 9:30 am
Interment St. Mary Cemetery, Evergreen Park, IL.
Jacob Rafael Aguilar
Nov 30, 2023
Jacob Rafael Aguilar
Family and Friends will gather Saturday, December 9, 2023
at St. Catherine of Alexandria Catholic Church, Mass 11:30 am (10501 S. Kedvale Ave. Oak Lawn, IL. 60453)
Interment St. Mary Cemetery, Evergreen Park, IL.
Violet I. Flores
Nov 28, 2023
Violet I. Flores
Visitation Friday, December 1, 2023 from 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Funeral Saturday, December 2, 2023 Chapel Prayers 9:00 am from the Wolniak Funeral Home to
St. Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Church, Mass 10:00 am
Interment Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Hillside, IL.
Alice M. Lira
Nov 28, 2023
Alice M. Lira
Visitation Thursday, November 30, 2023 from 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Funeral Friday, December 1, 2023 Chapel Prayers 9:00 am
Mass 10:00 am at St. Richard Catholic Church
Interment St. Casimir Cemetery.
Florence M. Smith
Nov 25, 2023
Florence M. Smith nee Kirwan, age 87.
Beloved Wife of Frank L. Smith.
Loving mother of Thomas (late Cheryl) Adamczyk, Lawrence (Sharon) Adamczyk and Laura (Felipe) Rincon.
Fond grandmother of 9 and great grandmother of 18.
Dear daughter of the late Lawrence Kirwan and the late Rose Mae Kirwan nee Delargy....
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