All Obituaries

Marlene J. Bower. Age 84 of Park Ridge. Passed away on Thursday, April 2, 2020. Marlene is the loving mother of Larry (Mary) and Terry (Sue) Bower; cherished grandmother of David (Kelly) Bower and Stacie (Jason) Coplan; dear sister of the late Rick (Sheila) and Wayne (Roberta) Bower. Service and interment will be private. Memorial donations in her memory can be made to the American Cancer Society, www.cancer.org. 

Joseph R. Vucich. Age 94 of Park Ridge. Beloved husband of the late Betty K. Vucich. Loving father of Cathy Vucich, Joseph Vucich and the late Richard Vucich. Devoted grandfather of Ricky Vucich, Stacy Hankner, Derek Vucich, Christina Vucich Hennessy, Bryant Vucich, and Victoria Vucich. Dear great-grandfather of Graham Hankner and Jack Hankner. Joseph was born in Benld, IL to Katherine and Joseph Vucich, he was the youngest of four children. Married to Betty Wilhite in 1952 and remained...

Jerry E. Blazek. Age 79 of Park Ridge. Passed away on March 21, 2020. Beloved husband of Alicia, nee Aguilar. Loving father of Erika (David) Heres. Cherished grandfather of Ethan and Erin.  A memorial visitation and service will be announced at a future date. Interment will be private with a burial in Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials to Orphans of the Storm, www.orphansofthestorm.org or Wounded Warrior Project, www.woundedwarriorproject.org are...

Anthony J. "Tony" Nickele. Age 88 of Park Ridge. Beloved husband of Betty Jean, nee Weber. Loving father of Gregory (Teri), Jeffrey, Thomas (Jane) and Jennifer. Devoted grandfather of Katie, Kristi, Courtney, Lauren, Kelly, Thomas Jr., Annie, Matthew and Meghan. Proud uncle of many nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by his parents, Angeline and Alberto; Siblings: Sr. Josephine (Sisters of Providence), Joseph (the late Marie), Albert (Victoria), Angelo (Nancy) and Reno...

Karolina H. Winkowski, nee Kuro. Beloved wife of Bob. Loving mother Gary (the late Cindi), Bob (Elizabeth), Keri, Tom (Penny), Dwight (Nadya), Marnie (Kirk) Phlegar, Jeffrey Cragg and the late Joel Winkowski and Lorelle (Manny) Mueller. Dear grandmother of Kandice Krettler, Jon (Becky) Krettler, Collin Winkowski, Vanessa (Marcus) Hale, Adaline Winkowski, Jessica and Ryan Mueller, T.J., Nathan (Mariah) Winkowski, Kendra (Rob) Guzzardo, Hayley, Thomas and Eric Phlegar and the late Aniela (Sam)...

Margaret C. "Peg" Lonergan, nee Deady. Beloved wife of the late Vincent J. Loving mother of Diane (Don) Cozzi, James (Elin), Gail, William (the late Elaine) and Daniel (Penney). Dear grandmother of Christopher and Keith (Natasha) Cozzi, Kari (Rob) Hafer, Brian (Kaitlin), Blake (Mary Kate), Jason (Nikki) Lonergan, Maggie (Dustin) Tomes, Katie (Andrew) Hosford and Jack Lonergan. Dearest great-grandmother of 11. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Visitation Wednesday, March 11,...

Dorothy Reif (nee Mammoser) of Park Ridge, passed away peacefully on March 2nd. Preceded in death by her husband, Louis J. Reif, her parents, Joseph and Mae Mammoser, and her sister, Mary Louise Burkhardt. She is survived by her children, Joseph (Kimberly) Reif and Katie (Vince) Fazio; her grandchildren, Colleen, Cara, and Joe Fazio and Michael Moynahan; her brother-in-law and sister-in-law Bob and Helen Nordland, and sister-in-law Loretta Reif; and numerous nieces and nephews. Dorothy was...

Sharon Fallbacher, (nee Langdon), 79, of Park Ridge and Galena, IL, passed away February 24th after a short illness. She was preceded in death by her best friend and husband John in 2000. Sharon was the beloved mother of Kirk (Corina), and Korrin Fallbacher; grandmother to Ben, Trevor, and Jack; great-grandmother to Joshua, Charlie, Paul, and Caleb; and aunt and great-aunt to many. Sharon was born in 1940 in Lake Forest, IL and raised in the Irving Park neighborhood of Chicago. A 1958...

Raymond R. Mech died peacefully at home February 20, 2020 at the age of 89. Beloved husband of Mary. Loving father of Kathleen (the late Tony), John (Laura), Donald (Shelley) and Thomas (Deborah). Dear grandfather to many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Those who knew Ray know that he didn’t like to be fussed over and would rather serve his country, help a fellow man or farming. In lieu of flowers and funeral services, we ask that all who wish to participate make...

James F. Stauffer. Beloved husband of the late Nora A. Loving father of Frank, Katie, Marie(the late Frank) Snow and Jennifer (Jim) Magiera. Devoted grandfather of Ryan Archer, Jillian, Emily and Marykate Magiera and Careen Stauffer. Dear great-grandfather of Lucas, Logan and Natalina Archer and Azrael Detres. Visitation Monday, February 24, 4-8 p.m. at Ryan-Parke Funeral Home, 120 S. Northwest Hwy., Park Ridge. Funeral Tuesday 9:30 a.m. from funeral home to St. Paul of the Cross Church,...