All Obituaries

Jonne T. Schwieder, nee Thompson. Passed away November 22, 2020.  Interment will be private. A celebration of Jonne's life will be planned in the future. A complete obituary will be forthcoming. 

Sue Beaumont, age 75, died at home on November 19, 2020, surrounded by her family, after a brave and miraculous battle with pancreatic cancer. Sue was born on the west side of Warren Avenue in Park Ridge and both grew up and raised her own children in the house across the street. It is everything she did in between that makes her the mom, grandma, friend, and neighbor that everyone will miss. Sue was born to Shirley and Irv Witt and grew up with her beloved brother, Bob. Sue attended...

Geraldine R. Ryan, nee Schiavone, of Park Ridge. Beloved wife of 64 years to the late Lawrence W.  Loving mother of Kevin (Molly), Kathy (Bob) Braband, Beth (Kenn) Nemec, Lynne (the late Frank) Pavel, Mike (Beth) and Mary (Randy) Smith.  Devoted grandmother of Kevin (Mary), Caitlin (Tom), Keenan (Virginia), Brianna (Trevor), Trevor (Christine), Jack, Tess, Matthew, the late Jennifer, Colleen (Greg), Christine (Bob), Joseph, Jennifer, Sean, Katie, Alyssa and Abby; ...

Dennis J. Eslick. Age 84 of Park Ridge. Beloved husband of Barbara, nee Pierce. Loving father of Brian (Laura), Vincent (Nina), Patrick and Erin Eslick. Devoted grandfather of Patrick, Matthew, Katie, Sean, Kevin, Patrick, Meghan, Patrick, Madeleine, Jacquelyn and Michael. Dear brother of Donald and the late David and Faie. Services and interment will be private. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to Pulmonary Fibrosis, www.pulmonaryfibrosis.org. 

Judith A. Hedberg entered Life in the Resurrection, October 31, 2020. Judy was born December 26, 1937 in Pennsylvania, to Frederick and Esther (Pittman) Washburn, and had lived in Chicago most of her life. Loving wife of the late Carl Hedberg, Judy is survived by her daughters Gail Warner and Laura Sissman (Marty), three grandchildren, Christopher Hermer, Joshua Sissman (Kenna) and Karl Sissman. Judy’s pride was her grandsons, watching them grow up and sharing life’s precious...

George Golemis. Age 67 of Downers Grove. Beloved father of Nick (Marina). Loving grandfather of Arden. Loved partner of Katie Diederichs. Dear son of the late Nick and Artemis. Devoted brother of Nancy (Ed) McNulty. Loving former husband of Nancy Mason. Also survived by many loving cousins. Visitation Friday, November 6, 11:00 a.m. until time of service, 12 noon, at St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church, 2350 E. Dempster Street, Des Plaines, IL 60016. Interment Elmwood Cemetery. In...

Richard B. "Dick" Stranahan May 4, 1929 – October 16, 2020 Richard B. "Dick" Stranahan, age 91, passed away on October 16, 2020. Beloved husband of 52 years to the late Eloise (nee Smith), loving father of Chip (Vivian), and proud grandfather of David and Elizabeth. Dearest son of the late Richard B. and Elizabeth (nee Bennett) Stranahan. Born in Fargo, North Dakota and raised in Des Plaines, Illinois, he attended Maine Township High School (now Maine East) and...

Patricia "Patty" A. DeCicco-Fracek. Age 38. Spouse of Andrea. "Mother" of Lanie. Beloved and cherished daughter of Joanne (Alan) Andersen and Jerry (Sandy) DeCicco. Dear sister of Mario, Dominick and Anthony DeCicco, Lisa (Steve) Whitlatch and Richard Andersen. Also survived by many aunts, uncle and cousins. Visitation Tuesday, Oct. 20, 3-9 p.m., at Ryan-Parke Funeral Home, 120 S. Northwest Hwy., Park Ridge. A strict 50 person limit only will be allowed in building....

Charles Martin Larson September 1, 1924 – October 8, 2020 Charles Larson was born on Labor Day, September 1, 1924 in Chicago, Illinois to Martin Egnar Larson and Mabel Evelyn Sanders Larson. Charles (Chuck) died peacefully on October 8, 2020. Charles’ only sibling, Calvin Larson, died on July 17, 1937 at an early age. He was married to Shirley Lorraine Thunberg for 65 years until the time of her death. He was the loving father of Donald (Sandra) Larson, Glenn (Lynn)...

Edward C. Van Winkle "Rip". Age 82 of Park Ridge. Beloved husband of Elizabeth A. "Betty", nee Martin. Loving brother of the late Larry (Margaret). Dear uncle of Bob (Sara), Mike and Larry (Christi) Van Winkle, and Valerie (Adam) Cohn. Great-uncle of five. Visitation Monday, October 12, 9-9:45 a.m. at Ryan-Parke Funeral Home, 120 S. Northwest Hwy., Park Ridge. Funeral to follow at St. Paul of the Cross Church. Mass 10 a.m. Interment Private. ( all attending mass must...