Chicago Obituaries

Local obituary notices in Chicago, IL

• Yesterday | via Morris Daily Herald 

  Richard Alan Baker

  Mr. Richard Alan Baker, 57, of Gardner, Ill., passed away Friday afternoon, May 17, 2013, at ASTA Care Center of Pontiac.

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• Yesterday | via Daily Herald 

  Des Plaines River racers pay tribute to event's founder

  Paige Espeseth, 8, and Ben Espeseth, 5, of Chicago, get ready to ride the Des Plaines River on Sunday during the 56th Annual Des Plaines River Canoe and Kayak Marathon.

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• Saturday | via Examiner.com 

  Witnesses dispute actions of off-duty police officer...

  Witnesses dispute the actions of an off duty Chicago police officer who shot and killed a family dog Friday night.

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• Saturday May 18 | via Daily Herald 

  South Elgin High mourns student who died in his sleep

  Sophomore Ian Dela Merced picks up the drum belonging to his classmate Rhett Lundy, who died in his sleep Wednesday.

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• Saturday May 18 | via Marietta Times 

  Dominic In Kyu Kim

  He was born in Seoul, Korea and lived in Parkersburg from 1972 to 2012. As an architect for 40+ years in Parkersburg, he designed many buildings that remain a part of the town's infrastructure today.

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• Friday May 17 | via Daily Herald 

  Suburban doctor delivered nearly 10,000 babies

  A portrait of Dr. Peter Pleotis still hangs in the doctors' lounge at Northwest Community Hospital, some 14 years after he retired. 1 comment

• Friday May 17 | via Kane Co. Chronicle 

  Funeral arrangements set for Monica Warner

  NORTH AURORA – Funeral arrangements have been made for Monica Warner, 23, a North Aurora resident who died Wednesday in a car crash in Geneva.

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• Thursday May 16 | via Patch.com 

  Northbrook's Walter Sugar Funeral Monday

  The following obituary was provided by Chicago Jewish Funerals . Walter Sugar, born March 27, 1933, died May 15, 2013.

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• Thursday May 16 | via Daily Journal/Sunday Journal 

  Indian Oaks' second-chance stories to be told Saturday

  Indian Oaks Academy's much-discussed Journey Home, a community transition home for troubled young men, will host an open house Saturday, from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. But the little miracles that are expected to happened here couldn't wait.

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• Thursday May 16 | via Patch.com 

  Louis Licastro Sr., 94, Oct. 30, 1918-May 14, 2013

  Obituary courtesy of Williams-Kampp Funeral Home : Louis Licastro Sr., 94, of Glen Ellyn, a decorated Pearl Harbor Army- Air Corp Veteran passed away May 14, 2013.

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• Thursday May 16 | via Northwest Herald 

  Rachford, Frederic E.

  Frederic E. Rachford, 81, of Woodstock, passed away Thursday, May 16, 2013, at Valley Hi Nursing Home in Woodstock.

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• Wednesday May 15 | via Patch.com 

  Obituary: World War II Veteran John A. Herrick

  John A. Herrick, 89, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 10, 2013 at Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville.

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• Wednesday May 15 | via Northwest Herald 

  Plough, Geraldine Mae

  Geraldine Mae Plough, 85, of Algonquin, passed away Wednesday, May 15, 2013, at the Fountains in Crystal Lake.

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• Tuesday May 14 | via Patch.com 

  Tri-Cities Death Notices Include 105-Year-Old, a Pas...

  Malone Funeral Home No notices so far this week. Yurs Funeral Home Frank Bauman , 88, of Naperville died at Arden Courts of Geneva.

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• Tuesday May 14 | via The Norwalk Daily Voice 

  Helen Rubino Porto, 88, Of Norwalk

  Porto is survived by daughters, Jamie Sweet of Bridgeport, and Linda Barbera of Branford; two grandchildren; three great grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

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• Monday May 13 | via Chicago Tribune 

  Woman charged with killing mother, 82, in South Shore

  A 51-year-old woman has been charged with killing her 82-year-old mother in the home they shared in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood, officials said.

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• Monday May 13 | via Patch.com 

  Nicholas Domenico was Avid Cubs, Bears Fan

  Nicholas Domenico, 89, passed away on Thursday, May 9, 2013 at his home in the presence of his loving family.

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• Monday May 13 | via Patch.com 

  Obituary: Helen Victorine Johnson of Palatine, Forme...

  Helen Victorine Johnson was born on December 31, 1925 in Chicago, IL., the daughter of the late Victor and Gudrun Bergman and passed away on Mothers Day, Sunday, May 12th.

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• Sunday May 12 | via Northwest Herald 

  Broederdorf, Dan "Danny"

  ORO VALLEY, Ariz. - Dan "Danny" Broederdorf, 59, of Oro Valley, passed away Friday, May 3, 2013, peacefully in his home after a courageous battle with cancer.

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• Sunday May 12 | via Northwest Herald 

  Alberts, Elaine

  Elaine Slavin Price Alberts, 93, of Hebron, died Monday, May 6, 2013, at Mercy Harvard Care Center in Harvard.

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