All Obituaries

Michael Thomas Jensen, age 71. Beloved son of the late Raymond and Edna (nee Meyer). Dearest brother of Joseph (Diane), the late Patricia (the late Orvy) May, and the late Priscilla Jean Jensen. Fond uncle of Joseph (LaNae), Jeffrey (Marilyn) Jensen, Michael May, and Christine (Brian) La Rochelle. Great-uncle of Alec and Jillian Jensen, Bradley, Michael (Jessica) and Taylor (Brad) Stallard. Great-grand uncle of Emma La Rochelle. Mike was an avid Chicago sports...

Mujo Beharic. Age 71 of Elk Grove Village. Beloved husband of Olga Beharic. Loving father of Admir (Belisa) Beharic. Devoted grandfather of Alen and Denis Beharic. Dear brother of Hajrudin, Biha and Hadzija Beharic. Visitation Friday, September 13, 5-9 p.m. at Ryan-Parke Funeral Home, 120 S. Northwest Hwy., Park Ridge. Funeral Saturday, 10:30 a.m. from funeral home to Town of Maine Cemetery, Park Ridge. 

Robert C. Bergstrom. Age 94 of Park Ridge. WWII Army Veteran, European Duty, 86th Infantry-Blackhawk Division. Beloved husband of Virginia, nee Jensen. Loving father of Gary (Frances), Bradley (Margaret), and Neil (Therese) Bergstrom. Proud grandfather of Walter, Samantha (Jack) Shrin, Helen and Erik Bergstrom. Dear brother of the late Donald (Margery) Bergstrom. Fond uncle of Craig and Melinda Bergstrom. Visitation Friday, Sept. 13, 9:30-11a.m., at Ryan-Parke Funeral Home, 120 S. Northwest...

Adeline T. Novinski, nee Trzaska. Age 95 of Park Ridge. Beloved wife of the late Edward V. Novinski. Loving mother of Edward (Susan) Novinski and Mary (Philip) Carragher. Cherished grandmother of Edward R. (Caitlin) Novinski, Sarah (Michael) Dehler, Maggie, Michael and John Carragher. Great-grandmother of Keegan and Ellie Novinski. Dear sister of the late Jean Leck, Irene Larmon and Edward Trzaska. Visitation Thursday, September 12, 9-10:30 a.m., at St. Stephen Protomartyr Church, 1280...

Shirley H. Rood passed way September 7, 2019. She was born October 27th, 1926 at Ravenswood_Hospital, Chicago. Her family members include the love of her life, her loving husband, the late Ray J. and children; Scott (Jen Ratcliffe), Debbie (Ken Dau), Mark (Terri Medwed) and Lisa (Tom Lesniak). Grandchildren: Ryan (Anna) Dau, Katie (Andrew) Giegler, Mike (Kara) Rood, Clay, Caroline and Jonathan Lesniak. Great-grandchildren Olivia, Emma, Evan and Hailey. Devoted companion of Lucy. Shirley was...

Donna J. Kriner. Age 70 of Chicago. Beloved mother of Del (Mary Jo) Heflin, Mike (Jackie) Heflin, Mark (Mary) Heflin and Brian Kriner. Loving grandmother of Nicole and Shannon Heflin. Visitation Monday, September 9, 6-9 p.m. at Ryan-Parke Funeral Home, 120 S. Northwest Hwy., Park Ridge. Funeral Tuesday, friends and family to meet at  St. Hedwig Church, 2226 N. Hoyne Ave., Chicago. Mass 12 noon. Interment Maryhill Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials to Heartland Animal Shelter,...

Margaret Ann Sarvady, nee Kubik. Age 85 of Park Ridge. Passed away August 29, 2019. Beloved wife of Mike Sarvady. Loving mother of Rena (Kurt) Schmeisser and Glen (Andrea) Sarvady. Cherished grandmother of Luke, Cole and Wyatt Schmeisser, Jocelyn, Rebecca and Kate Sarvady. Dear sister of Irene Kubik.  Visitation Tuesday, September 3, 10 a.m. until time of funeral service, 11 a.m., at Trinity Slovak Lutheran Church, 5106 N. LaCrosse Avenue, Chicago, IL 60630. Interment will follow in...

Joan R. Polishak, 84, of Chicago passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on August 22, 2019.  She was married to the late Thomas “Slim” Polishak for 42 years.  A wonderful and loving mother of nine, cherished grandmother of fifteen and dear great-grandmother of seven.  She is survived by all nine of her children Jayne (Jeff Schanna), Tom (Sharon), Maryann (Howard Fischer), Steven, Matthew (Eileen), John, Lisa (Rob Baxter), Mark (Jeanne), and Michael;...

Anna Ruggiero Bartucci, Age 80, of Park Ridge, Il. passed away on August 21, 2019 in the comfort of her home. Anna was born in Bari, Italy, a port city on the Adriatic sea. She earned a degree in Accounting/Finance at Giulio Cesare Commercial Institute. After emigrating to the United States in 1960, she began working in the banking industry in leadership roles for various organizations (Central National Bank, Banco di Roma, Plaza Bank). She enjoyed bringing in new business and serving her...

Randall R. Roth, a 64 year resident of Park Ridge, died on August 20, 2019. He was 97 years old. Mr. Roth was raised in Sheboygan, WI and acquired the nickname of "Sunshine" in his youth. At 18, he left to attend the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana to pursue the degrees in architecture and graphic design. His dual major was interrupted when he enlisted in the Army for World War II. He was sent to North Africa with the 39th Combat Engineers who invaded Sicily in the...