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.
Jorge Fernandez
Mar 27, 2025
Jorge Fernandez
Visitation Tuesday April 1st 3 - 8 PM at Wolniak Funeral Home
Funeral mass Wednesday April 2nd 10:00 AM at St. Augustine Catholic Church located 4130 147th St Midlothian, IL 60445
Interment at St. Casimir Cemetery at 12 PM
Arturo Hernandez Jr.
Mar 23, 2025
Visitation Friday March 28, 2025
3-8 PM
Funeral Saturday March 29, 2025
8:30 AM from Wolniak Funeral Home 5700 S. Pulaski Rd. to St. Bede Church for mass at 9:30 AM
Interment
St. Casimir Cemetery
Eugene A. Preston
Mar 20, 2025
Eugene A. Preston, age 97.
Beloved husband of the late Dorothy J. Preston.
Loving father of James, Ronald (Kathryn), Nancy (Tom) Robinson and Leonard (Rose).
Cherished grandfather of Kristina (Michael), Tom (Mindy), Amy (Robert), and Joseph (Rebecca).
Beloved great-grandfather of 10.
Fond brother of the late Raymond (the late...
Lupe "Nanny" Marquez
Mar 10, 2025
Lupe "Nanny" Marquez age 101
Formerly from Taylor Street (1924 - 1963), also Little Village and a resident of the Pilsen area. Resting in eternal peace at home on March 10, 2025.
Nanny was a very independent and active person until the end of her life. She loved her Dunkin Donuts coffee every day with...
Rosario Santos Herrera
Mar 8, 2025
Rosario Santos Herrera
Rosario Santos-Herrera (Chayito), nació en el municipio de Josefino de Allende, Jalisco. Hija de Jose Santos y Angelina Herrera. Madre de Maricela y Evangelina Santos. Rosario fue una mujer conocida por tu fuerza y entrega a sus hijas y nietos. Chayito fue conocida por su sazón a la comida auténtica mexicana por familiares y...
Juan Rodriguez
Mar 6, 2025
Visitation:
Friday, March 14, 2025 from 3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Funeral:
Saturday, March 15, 2025
10:30 a.m. Mass at Immaculate Conception Church 44th & California Chicago.
Interment:
Queen Of Heaven Cemetery Hillside, IL
Pedro Taboada Lopez
Mar 3, 2025
Pedro Taboada Lopez
Visitation Monday, March 17, 2025 from 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Funeral Tuesday, March 18, 2025. Chapel Prayers 10:00 am from the Wolniak Funeral Home 5700 S. Pulaski Rd. Chicago, IL. 60629 to St. Turibius Catholic Church (57th & Karlov) Chicago, Il. 60629 Mass 11:00 am. Interment St. Casimir Cemetery.
Gail Susan Putyra
Feb 28, 2025
Gail Susan Putyra, of Arlington Heights, IL, formerly of Chicago, passed away February 28, 2025 at the age of 67 years old, after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. She was born in Chicago on September 27, 1957. Gail was predeceased by her father Walter Putyra, and she is survived by her mother Loretta (nee Ruchala) Putyra, brothers Gary...
Alexander J. Chavez
Feb 25, 2025
Alexander J. Chavez
Visitation Friday, March 7, 2025 from 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm Funeral Saturday, March 8, 2025. Chapel Prayers 9:00 am from the Wolniak Funeral Home 5700 S. Pulaski Rd. Chicago, IL. 60629 to St. Albert the Great Catholic Church 8000 Linder Ave. Burbank, IL. 60459, Mass 10:00 am Interment Resurrection Cemetery, Justice, IL.
Tomas "Tommy" Cisneros Ramirez
Feb 25, 2025
Tomas "Tommy" Cisneros Ramirez
Visitation Tuesday, March 4, 2025 at the Wolniak Funeral Home 5700 S. Pulaski Rd. Chicago, Il. 60629 from 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Chapel Service 7:00 pm. Interment GTO. Mexico.
Maximino Morales
Feb 25, 2025
Maximino Morales, de 62 años, de Chicago, Illinois, murió el 25 de febrero de 2025 en su hogar de complicaciones por cáncer.
Nació en Uriangato, México, en 1962, hijo de Manuel Morales DÃaz y Teresa DomÃnguez Mosqueda.
Maximino era un hombre dedicado a su esposa, MarÃa Elena, y a sus tres hijos, Elizabeth, Max y...
Marilyn Sue Townsend
Feb 24, 2025
Marilyn Sue Townsend
Visitation Wednesday, March 5, 2025 from 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm at the Wolniak Funeral Home 5700 S. Pulaski Rd.
Chicago, IL. 60629.
Chapel Service 10:00 am, Thursday, March 6, 2025
Interment Beverly Cemetery
Jesus M. Espinoza
Feb 23, 2025
Loving husband of: Guadalupe Espinoza (nee Ayala)
Cherished father of: Sara Soto, Jesus A. Espinoza, Silverio Espinoza (Ilian), Monica Rodriguez (Gilberto), David Espinoza (Leticia Ramirez)
Loving grandfather of: Gilberto G. Rodriguez (Brenda Moreno), Selena Rodriguez (Jose Morales), Jennifer Espinoza (Francisco Lopez), Jade Espinoza, Andrew D. Espinoza
Loving great grandfather of: Lorenzo J. Rodriguez,...
Jose Antonio Moreno
Feb 22, 2025
Beloved husband of Graciela Moreno. Loving father of Maricela M. Reno (Mike Reno), Jose A. Moreno (Veronica Hernandez), Silvia G. Moreno (Victor Rodriguez), and Norma A. Moreno. Cherished grandfather of Gabriela A. Kafarhire (John Kafarhire), Sandra Reno, Alessandra N. Moreno, Sofia I. Reno, Amanda L. Hernandez, and Joaquin A. Moreno. Proud great grandfather of Fabian B. Kafarhire. Dearest brother...
Anthony Joseph Mele
Feb 17, 2025
Anthony Joseph Mele age 81.
Visitation Saturday, March 1, 2025 from 9:00 am to 11:00 am.
Funeral Saturday, March 1, 2025 Chapel Service 11:00 at Wolniak Funeral Home.
Interment St. Mary Cemetery, Evergreen Park, IL.
Victor M. Velazquez
Feb 12, 2025
Victor " Vittorio" Manuel Velazquez, age 59, peacefully passed away on Wednesday, February 12, 2025 at 6:15 p.m. Beloved husband of Romeo J. Carrano, son of Adela Irene Hernandez Sobrevilla and the late Donato Velazquez Vargas. Dear brother to Clara (Arturo), Da. Marie Carmen, the late Ana, Jose, Miguel, and Chava. Special uncle to Clarice (Ulysses), Donata, Luz (Fransico)...
Jorge N. Granados
Feb 12, 2025
Visitation: Monday, February 17, 2025 from 3:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M.
Funeral: Tuesday, February 18, 2025 Chapel Service 10:00 A.M. at Wolniak Funeral Home
Interment: Resurrection Cemetery
Aurora Aceves
Feb 12, 2025
Visitation: Tuesday February 18, 2025 from 3:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M.
Funeral: Wednesday February 19, 2025 prayers 8:00 A.M. at Wolniak Funeral Home to St. Pancratius Church 4025 S. Sacramento for Mass 9:00 A.M.
Interment: St. Casimir Cemetery
Javier Villagomez
Feb 7, 2025
Javier Villagomez
Visitation Thursday, February 13, 2025, from 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Funeral Friday, February 14, 2025, Chapel Prayers 9:00 am from the Wolniak Funeral Home
5700 S. Pulaski Rd. Chicago, IL. 60629 to St. Rita Catholic Church (63rd & Fairfield) Mass 10:00 am
Interment St. Mary Cemetery, Evergreen Park,...
Francisco R. Carlin
Feb 4, 2025
In Loving Memory of Francisco R Carlin
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Francisco Carlin, aged 74, on February 4, 2025, after a hard fought battle with an infection. Visited by all his children and many of his relatives and his beloved daughter staying with him until his last breathe, he tried...
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