All Obituaries

Genevieve “Jean” “Dolly” Downey, age 96. Loving daughter of the late Edmund “Happy” and Florence Swanson. Beloved wife of the late Thomas J. Downey. Dear mother of Nancy (Charles) Brandes and the late Andrea (Arthur) Prochaska Jr. Loving grandmother of Ashley (Bryan) Grube, Alissa (Michael) Jones and Arthur Prochaska and great grandmother of Alex and Ilana Grube and Wyatt Jones. Fond aunt and friend to many. Visitation Friday 9:30 a.m. at Beverly Ridge...

Irene E. Skrip, nee Boardman. Beloved wife of the late Frank. Dear mother of Frank (Gina), Ron Retired CPD (Laura CPD) and Cathy (Mike) Morgan. Loving grandmother of Nicholas (Christine), Anthony (Maddie, fiancée), Dominick (Kate, fiancée), Gianna, Holly, Marc Skrip, Jack, Emily Morgan and great grandmother of Mila. Caring longtime companion of Louis Bongiorno. Dear sister of the late Michael, Robert and Marian Boardman. Visitation Tuesday 3:00 – 8:00 p.m. at Beverly...

Nancy J. Bruen, nee Maier. Beloved wife of the late James. Dear mother of Stephen, Jimmy (Carly), Danny (Lisa) and the late Jennie O’Brien. Loving Granny Nanny of Johnny, Heather, Jerry, Brady, Finley and the late Amber and Reilly. Dear sister of William (the late Carol) Maier, Linda (the late Robert) Ramsden. Fond aunt of many nieces and nephews. Funeral Monday 9:15 a.m. from Beverly Ridge Funeral Home; 10415 S. Kedzie Ave. to St. John Fisher Church Mass 10:00 a.m. Interment Holy...

Frank V. Jakubal. Beloved husband of the late Elva. Dear father of Joe (Colleen), Jerry (Kathy) and Jim Jakubal. Loving grandfather of Jeffrey (Stacy), Jamie (Greg) Valade, Jessica Jakabul and great grandfather of Andrew, Brylee, Ariel and Serenity. Dear brother of Tom Becvar and Jim Jakubal. Fond uncle of many nieces and nephews. Funeral Services Private. 773-779-4411

Asa M. Bacon, Veteran WWII, US Army. Beloved husband of the late Frances, nee Swenson. Dear father of Charles (Kathleen), Nancy (Dennis) Cocagne, Thomas (the late Barbara) and Deborah (the late Donald) Pasierb. Loving grandfather of Jeffrey (Alex) Bacon, Christy (Sean) Ferguson, Brian (Heather) Bacon, Tom (Jen) Cocagne, Jennifer (John) Cook and Tracey Pasierb. Fond great grandfather of Joshua, Abby, Fran, Ellie, Sarah, Lucy, Helena, Willem and Luke. Visitation Thursday 4:00 – 8:00 p.m....

Evelyn M. Musil, nee Zrout. Beloved wife of the late Arthur. Dear mother of Gail Schumann, Dawn Folliard, Wendy (Kevin) Barrett, Robin (John) Morris and Eve (John) Safarik and mother-in-law of Gary Schumann, Dan Kinzie and Ken Follard. Loving grandmother of 18 and great grandmother of 23. Dear sister of the late Robert, Archie and Edward. Fond aunt of many nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers memorials to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital or Ronald McDonald House Charities,...

Chuck Oskvarek. Beloved husband of Carol, nee Brown. Dear father of James, Natalie (Adam) Caughman, Clifford (Wren) and Tiffany (Mitch) Condon. Loving grandfather of Charlie, Addy, Jake, Carrie, Zack and Andy. Dear brother of Ceil (Mike) Arduino, Jack (Ellen), Joe (Juanita), Glenn (Mary Fran), Ann (Mark) Johnson and Victor (Kathleen). Fond uncle of many nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers memorials to Prostate Cancer Foundation, 1250 Fourth Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401, appreciated....

Linda Wagner. Beloved wife of the late William Roche. Dear mother of James Charles “JC” Roche. Loving daughter of Greg and the late Patricia. Dear sister of Kathy (Tom Coleman). Fond aunt of Michael Coleman. Visitation Tuesday 4:00 p.m. until time of service 7:30 p.m. Interment Private. In lieu of flowers memorials to Gift of Hope, www.giftofhope.org/give, appreciated. 773-779-4411

Peter Chicvara III. Loving father of Peter (Kristy) and Robert Chicvara. Loving grandfather of Alannia and Payton. Beloved son of the late Peter and Helen. Dear brother of Nancy Jo (John) Looney and the late Michele Chicvara. Visitation Friday, August 5th, 4:00 p.m. until time of service 7:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers memorials to his favorite charities, Wounded Warrior Project or Shriners Hospitals for Children, appreciated.  Interment Private. 773-779-4411

Marie H. Schmit, age 83, of Chicago. Marie passed into eternal life on July 11th to have coffee and donuts with the angels. Marie was born on the South Side of Chicago to Henry and Anna Grosskopf on August 1, 1938. She married her soulmate, the late Leonard Schmit, in January 1964 and they celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary days before he passed. She was a loving sister to older brother Frederick (Ardythe) and younger brother Edmund (Margaret). Was a loving mother to Laura Liston,...