Obituaries
Audrey Overholt
February 25, 2023
Audrey L. Overholt nee Lavenau, age 95 of Brookfield. Beloved wife of the late Roy A. Overholt, loving mother of Ray (Pam) Overholt, Thomas (Julie) Overholt, David (Dale) Overholt, Nancy (David) Nobile and the late Gary Overholt, cherished grandmother of Kristen, Meggen, Samuel, Joseph, Andrew, Scott, Kimberly, Nicole, Jack and Natalie, dear sister of the late Arthur Lavenau.
Frank Nedvar
February 16, 2023
Frank S. Nedvar, age 72 of Brookfield. Beloved son of the late Frank and late Stella (nee Janusewski) Nedvar, loving brother of Thomas (Sue) Nedvar, John Nedvar and the late Theresa Bottari, fond uncle of David Nedvar and Kara Nedvar, friend to many.
In lieu of flowers, memorials to BEDS Plus Care 9601 Ogden Avenue, LaGrange, IL...
Dr. Judith Sweet, Ph.D.
February 16, 2023
Dr. Judith Romelle Sweet Ph.D., age 68 of Brookfield. Beloved daughter of Naomi (nee Warren) and the late Donald Sweet, loving sister of the late Reneda (Kevin) Parker and the late Holly (Douglas) Funk, fond aunt to many nieces and nephews.
Germaine Rejdukowski
February 15, 2023
Germaine Ann Rejdukowski, nee Pora, age 82 of Mesa, Arizona, formerly of Brookfield and Oswego. Beloved wife of the late Thomas J. Rejdukowski, loving mother of Thomas (Sue) Rejdukowski and Robert (Christy) Rejdukowski, cherished grandmother of Steven, Abigail, Callysta and Sofia, dear sister of Ray (Kathy) Pora.
James Wurst
February 13, 2023
James C. Wurst, age 77 of Brookfield, U.S. Navy Vietnam Veteran. Beloved husband of Darlene (nee Cook) Wurst, loving father of James (Carrie) Wurst and Thomas (Erin) Wurst, cherished grandfather of Michael, Alina and Frankie.
Ignacio Sanchez
January 23, 2023
Ignacio Sanchez, age 62 of Chicago. Beloved husband of Josefina Rodriguez Sanchez, loving father of Ignacio Sanchez Jr. and Cristina Sanchez, cherished grandfather of Giovanni Ignacio Sanchez, dear brother of Maria Elena Sanchez Arevalo (Arturo Hernandez Villalobos), Ramon Sanchez Arevalo (Marisela Espinoza Gutierrez), Alberto Sanchez Arevalo (Felipa Jimenez) and Martha Alicia Sanchez Arevalo (Rodrigo Hernandez Santoyo, fond uncle of...
Judy Del Monaco
January 20, 2023
Judy M. Del Monaco, nee Sarno, age 94 of LaGrange Highlands. Beloved wife of Frank D. Del Monaco, loving mother of Maria (William) Weber, Paul Del Monaco, David (Barbara) Del Monaco, James (Kathleen) Del Monaco, John (Karen) Del Monaco, Susan (Art) Burns, cherished grandmother of 16 grandchildren and 33 great-grandchildren. Judy was a dear daughter and the 12th child of...
Catherine Gischlar
January 1, 2023
Catherine M. Gischlar, nee Smigaj, age 67 of Brookfield. Beloved wife of John Gischlar, loving mother of Karen (Dennis) Savicz, Mary (Brian) Misch and Betty (Christian) Holden, cherished grandmother of Brittany Shallow, Caitlin Shallow, Zachary Holden and Abigail Holden.
Leslie Kofron
January 1, 2023
Leslie Maria Wachel Kofron, 69, passed away on January 1, 2023, with her daughter, Erin, by her side.
Leslie was born August 4, 1953, in Chicago, IL. She attended St. Leonard Catholic School in Berwyn, and later Morton West High School in Berwyn (class of 1971). From there she went on to earn a Bachelor of Fine...
Beatrice Fojtl
December 21, 2022
Beatrice L. Fojtl, nee Vejr, age 92 of Brookfield, formerly of Cicero and Lyons. Beloved wife of the late Frank E. Fojtl, loving mother of Bea (Jim) Boyd, Mary Fojtl and Emmy (Bill) Gerny, cherished grandmother of Billy Gerny, Becky (Matt) Kocourek, Jamie Boyd, Ben (Christina) Boyd and great-grandmother of Lily Kocourek, Jake Kocourek, Violet Gerny and Billy Gerny,...
Thomas Doyle
December 21, 2022
Thomas J. Doyle, age 79 of Lyons, formerly of Brookfield. Loving son of the late Gerald E. and late Winifred (nee Minihan) Doyle, cherished brother of John F. “Jack” (Diane) Doyle and the late Gerald Doyle.
Joyce Grills
December 20, 2022
Joyce B. Grills nee Earl, age 82 of Brookfield. Beloved wife of the late Peter P. Grills, loving mother of Michael Grills, Deanna (Robert) Jennings and David (Sue) Grills, cherished grandmother of Jaclyn (Keith) Crawford, Ian (Emily) Howard, Lisa Grills and Sarah Grills, fond aunt to many.
Robert Kociara
December 15, 2022
Robert F. Kociara, age 76 of Brookfield. Cherished son of the late Frank S. and the late Jessie M. (nee Nejedly) Kociara, loving brother of the late Donna J. Kociara and the late Norine A. Kociara, dear cousin to many.
In lieu of flowers, memorials to the American Cancer Society, in memory of Robert, would be appreciated. ...
Clovis Wilbanks
December 9, 2022
Clovis J. Wilbanks, age 92 of Minooka. U.S. Army Veteran. Beloved husband of Maria Wilbanks, nee Vargas, loving father of Roger, Steven and Luis Segura, cherished grandfather of Christian, Alexis, Idalia, Syana, Stephen, Adrian, Zuriyah, Mirza and great grandfather of Jasmine, Julianna, Isla and Adrianna, dear brother of Noemi, Labeta and Canada, fond uncle of Sherri and Randy.
Monica De Perez
December 8, 2022
Monica Cornejo De Perez, age 84 of Brookfield, formerly of Chicago and Mexico. Beloved wife of the late Humberto E. Perez, loving mother of Anayasin Patricia (Julio) Perez, Joseph (Delfina) Perez, Carlos (Sue) Perez, Monica Perez, Berenice Perez and the late Rocio Perez, cherished grandmother of Rebeca Neri, Jesus Neri, Jorge Neri, Julia Jacobo, Eric Pineda, Veronica Perez, Adina...
Robert Kegley
December 7, 2022
Robert W. Kegley, age 85 of Westchester, formerly of Berwyn. Beloved husband of Diane (nee Shields) Kegley, loving father of Pamela (David) Hanke, cherished grandfather of Amber and Max Hanke, fond uncle of Tracy Walker, Jim Miervaldis and Katherine (Brian) Bourque.
John Gallagher
December 4, 2022
John M. Gallagher, age 78, of Plainfield, formerly of Brookfield. Beloved husband of Linda nee Egler, loving father of John Gallagher, Kim (Scott) Miller, Mike (Ashley) Gallagher and Joe Dlouhy, cherished papa of Briana, Brendan, Mia, Aisling and great-papa of Kaia, dear brother of Barney (Sonia) Gallagher and the late Ellen Sedlak.
Misty Jerz
December 1, 2022
Misty Renee Jerz, age 26 of Joliet. Beloved daughter of Jerry Joseph Jerz Jr. and Crystal Kaspar, cherished granddaughter of Mary Ann Jerz, loving sister of Jerry Chase Jerz and Jonathan Troy Jerz.
Joalle Desco
November 30, 2022
Joalle Marie Desco, nee Hanson, age 55 of Burr Ridge, formerly of Brookfield. Beloved wife of Robert "Bob" Desco, loving mother of Ben (Kayla) Weldon and James Desco, dearest daughter of Carol (nee Kujawa) and the late James Hanson, cherished grandmother of Oliver and Avett Weldon, dear sister of Audrey Hanson, Chris (Michelle) Hanson, Phil (Masako) Hanson and Mike (Bree) Hanson, fond...
Tina Valdez
November 28, 2022
Tina Valdez, age 44 of LaGrange Park. Cherished daughter of Mary Valdez, beloved wife of Rodolfo Rosales, loving mother of Robert, Lucas and Jocelyn, dear sister of Tony Valdez, Mona Rogers and Steve Valdez, fond aunt of Jacob, Robert, Caden and Ethan.
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