All Obituaries

Linda B. Babin, age 74 of Niles. Beloved daughter of the late Ade E. and Mary J. Babin. Loving sister of Marc A. (Sandy) and Thomas S. (Anna) Babin. Dear aunt of Jon, Sam, Adam, and Julianna. Friends and family will meet on Thursday, May 12, for a 10 a.m. Funeral Mass at St. Paul of the Cross Church, 140 S. Northwest Hwy., Park Ridge. Interment to follow at St. Adalbert Cemetery, Niles. In lieu of flowers, memorials to the American Cancer Society, www.cancer.org, are appreciated.

Anne K. Gibbs. Age 90. Native of Gleneasky, Dromore West, Co. Sligo, Ireland. Formerly of Park Ridge. Beloved wife of the late Wayne E. Gibbs. Loving mother of Donald (Brenda), Patricia (Thomas) Humrickhouse, Michael (Bryan Moline), Cathy (Robert) Webb and the late John. Dear grandmother of Russell, Colleen, Elizabeth, Caitlin, Breanne and Nina. Great-grandmother of Zoe, Grace, Betty, Danielle, Vivienne, Chelsea and Oni. Also survived by many loving family members in Ireland and...

Elaine Cari, 96, peacefully passed away surrounded by the love of her family on April 25, 2022. She is preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Joseph Cari and daughter-in-law, Rita Bahr Cari and survived by her children: John (Linda), Kathy Lundgren (Darryl), Joseph, Jr. and Patricia Nowak (Robert). Devoted grandmother of John, Michael, James, Thomas, Carrie, Mark and Nicole; and great grandmother to Molly, Nicholas, Emma, Katie, Sam, Holly, Ellie, Cooper, Ava, Braeden, Noah and Lucia. Dear...

Charlene Kolar Zachary passed away peacefully in Castle Rock, Colorado on April 22, 2022. Charlene was born on March 19, 1937 in Chicago, Illinois to William and Margaret Kolar.  She grew up in Sauganash with her late older sisters, Marilyn (Robert Brennan) and Lois (David Richards).  Charlene attended St. Scholastica High School and was a synchronized swimmer at Mundelein College.  Charlene was creative, a gifted homemaker, a gardener, a passionate animal lover, and an avid...

Judy Barclay. Age 79 of Park Ridge. Beloved wife of Jack. Loving mother of Brian Barclay and Missy (Jim) Langan. Devoted grandmother of Jason DiPietro, Mary Kate, Emily, Margaret and Anne Barclay and Russell Langan. Great-Grandmother of Lily and Colton DiPietro. Judy was an active member of the community including, Kalo Foundation Co-President, Iannelli Studio of Park Ridge, and Historic Preservation Chair of the City of Park Ridge. Visitation will be Sunday, April 24, 3-8 p.m., at...

Katherine Ann Bradley. Age 94, formerly of Park Ridge. Beloved wife of the late Edward J. Bradley, Sr. Loving mother of Edward J., Jr. and Brian (Gail) Bradley. Dear grandmother of Rebecca Reif, Jessica Thomas, Daniel (Nicole) and Ted Bradley. Devoted great-grandmother of Avery and Harper Thomas, Genna and Joey Reif and Rowan Bradley. Services and interment will be private. In lieu of flowers, memorials to the charity of your choice.

Virginia “Ginny” Jacobson (nee Eichin) loving mother, sister, and grandmother died in her home in Park Ridge, Illinois on April 12, 2022 at the age of 82. Born in 1939 to Harry and Alice (nee Davis) Eichin, she is preceded in death by her parents and her brother Richard. She is survived by her sons Tom and Charlie (Rachel) and granddaughters Grace and Adeline Jacobson. She was an active member of the Park Ridge Community Church and contributed to many environmental and...

Dorothy M. D’Souza passed away peacefully on April 9th, 2022, very shortly after being diagnosed with cancer. She passed on her mother’s birthday, and we take consolation in that fact as Dorothy was extremely close to her and took great care her in the final years of her life. Beloved wife of Oswald, loving mother of Selma and Roy (Terri), dear grandmother of Eric and Natalie, fond sister of Elsie, Amy, Jerry, and Daisy. Cherished aunt of many nieces and nephews. Dorothy...

Lee V. Mazur, age 91 of Park Ridge. Beloved husband of the late Lorraine, nee Knapp. Loving father of James Lee Mazur and Linda Marie (Jim) Conroy. Devoted grandfather of Holly Conroy (Charly) Cervantes and Dr. Kelly (Sean) Hayes. Loving great-grandfather of Emmett Hayes. Lee began his career with Illinois Bell at the age of 17 in the mail room and worked his way through telephone installation and management until he managed a national networking department that had 250...

Karen Ann Keehn-Kotlicky, age 58, of LaGrange Park, IL passed away March 31st, 2022. Karen is survived by her daughter, Samantha; her partner, Michael; former-spouse, Howard; father, David (the late mother, Nancy) Keehn; sister Linda (Jerry) and her brother, Daniel (Nina). She is also survived by her nieces; Lauren, Catherine (Alejandra) and her nephews; Daniel and Joseph. Karen grew up in Chicago where she attended Lane Tech High School and later became a flight attendant for...