Obituaries

Kenneth Petersen

Aug 27, 2021

Kenneth R. Petersen

Beloved husband of the late Carole.

Loving father of Donna Mallett, Kimberley (Gregory) Pomp, Kathleen (Al) Spies, and Brian (Josette) Petersen.

Cherished grandfather of Dr. Nicole Barton (Dr. Jensen Gillette), Matthew Daly, Sean daly, Kyle Mallett, Lauren Petersen, Kaitlyn Morello, Alec Pomp, Alyssa Spies, Alan Spies, Jr., Addisyn Petersen, and...

John Perry

Aug 23, 2021

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Piotr Andruszewski

Aug 23, 2021

Piotr Artur Andruszewski

Cherished son of Patrycja and Artur Andruszewski.

Visitation Sunday, August 29, 2021, 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm at Sax-Tiedemann Funeral Home & Crematorium, 9568 Belmont Ave., Franklin Park. Service 7:00 pm at the funeral home.

For information, please call the funeral home at (847) 678-1950 or www.sax-tiedemann.com.

Rafael Rosillo

Aug 20, 2021

Loving partner of Willa for 24 years. Devoted father to Ramiro (Rosie), Rafael, Jr. (Ann), Maria (Marshall), and Rudy (Sharon). Cherished grandfather to Ramsey, Jason, Adam, Eric, Anthony, Justin, Rene, Shawn, Melissa, Ana Gabriela, and Fatima. Dear brother of Maria Elena and Chita. Fond uncle of Angela and Carmen.

Ralph loved helping people and working in his garage and garden....

Clifford Hopper Sr.

Aug 9, 2021

Loving husband to Linda. Beloved son of Willie B. Hopper and Francis Hopper. Devoted father to Shannon Hopper and Clifford Hopper. Jr. Cherished grandfather to Joshua Hopper, Kayla Hopper, and Jayden Garcia. Dear brother of Judy (Darnell) Hopper, Cathy (Topel) Hopper, Jeffrey Hopper, Rodney Hopper, Bill Hopper, the late Lois Hopper-Wiggins, and the late Russell Hopper.

Cornelia Jarosz

Aug 4, 2021

Cornelia Jarosz, nee Thomassen. Loving wife of the late Wladyslaw Jarosz. Devoted mother to Roman (Janet) Jarosz, Marie (Tom) Nieto, and Anthony (Alyson) Jarosz. Cherished grandmother to Jamie, TJ, Alex, Amanda, Artie, and Ramona. Valued great grandmother to Antonio, Olivia, Nathan, Alex, Jr., Adam, Isaiah, and Ilias. Dearly loved Boma to everyone. Boma was a strong and dedicated woman. ...

Glen Beason

Jul 28, 2021

Glen was born on January 3, 1979, in Royal Oak, MI, to Jack and Teena Beason (nee Forsythe). He attended Lockport High School and received a Bachelor of Arts in Visual Communications from NIU, where he was a member of Sigma Alpha Mu. In 2008, Glen achieved one of his life goals to become a dad when Grant Michael...

Lorraine Perry

Jul 26, 2021

Lorraine Ann Perry passed away peacefully July 26,2021.

Lorraine worked in banking for over fifty years, retiring at 86 years young. She loved her work and cherished her banking family. She enjoyed reading, traveling and keeping up with her friends on Facebook.

Lorraine spent her final years enjoying life with her son, Patrick and his...

Linda Malinowski

Jul 26, 2021

Linda Ann Malinowski, born December 4th 1951.  Passed away July 26, 2021 at the age of 69.

Beloved wife of Thomas Malinowski. Loving mother of Laurie (Troy) Ricketts, Robert (Jennifer) Sloma, Jennifer Luhmann, Nicholas (Heather) Sloma, Christine (Gary) Timmins, Steve (Vicky) Malinowski, and Gregory Malinowski. Proud grandmother of Janelle, Dylan, Angelica, Giavanna, Robert, Gabriella Lynn, David, Ava, Vivien, Soren,...

Concetta Klimko

Jul 23, 2021

Devoted wife for 54 1/2 years to Raymond. Loving daughter of the late Luigi and Madaline (nee Padula). Treasured daughter-in-law of the late Casimir and Frances (nee Zelasko). Dearest and caring mother of the late Raymond A. (Ann), Maria (Jose) Castrejon, Leonard, Concetta (David) Smyth, and Laura (David) Sarmas. Fond grandmother of Jose A., Dominic (Brittany), Jaclyn, Stephanie (Bob)...

Patricia Andres

Jul 21, 2021

Patricia J. Andres, née Arkuszewski 83 of Orland Park, formerly of Schiller Park. Beloved wife of Donald F.  Andres and the Late Daniel C. Deegan.

Loving mother of Thomas (Sharon) Deegan, Patricia (Allen) Schultz and Daniel Deegan.

Loving step-mother of Lisa (George) Neuman, James (Ann) Andres and Cheryl (Rob) Moser.

She will be...

James Puchner

Jul 21, 2021

James C. Puchner Sr. (92) of Franklin Park, IL passed away peacefully on July 21, 2021. Jim was born in Punxsutawney, PA on September 18, 1928. He served in the U.S. Army in 1946/47 and then attended Marquette University.

He used his aptitude for numbers while working for Walgreen's and eventually started his own successful accounting firm in Franklin...

Carol Royal

Jul 11, 2021

Beloved daughter of Stanley and Goldie Opsahl. Former wife of Fred Royal. Devoted mother to Kenneth and Cheryl Royal. Cherished grandmother to Scott, Bryan, and Jennifer Royal. Valued great-grandmother to Austin, Anthony, Max, and Mason Royal. Dear sister of Myrna Muller, Sandra Fahey, and James Opsahl.

Carol Ann was a loving mother and grandmother who loved to...

Scott Ptacek

Jul 10, 2021

Scott Gregory Ptacek passed unexpectedly, yet peacefully surrounded by family at his home on July 10, 2021.

Scott is survived by his loving wife, Marylou.

He was the beloved father of Jeff (Sarah Solarz) Ptacek and Lyndsey (Matt Lytle) Ptacek.

Cherished Papa of Benjamin, John, Tommy, and Kelly.

His loving dog Shadow;...

Mr. Steven Phung

Jul 8, 2021

MR. STEVEN PHUNG , age 20, suddenly and tragically with Jennifer Bui in an auto accident in Gunnison, Colorado on July 8, 2021. Visitation Friday, July 16, 2021  from 12pm until 8:00pm and Saturday, July 17,2021 from 11:00am until time of service at 1:00pm  at the SAX TIEDEMANN FUNERAL HOME, 9568 W. Belmont Ave.,Franklin Park, Il.  Private rites of cremation will take...

Ms. Jennifer Bui

Jul 8, 2021

MS. JENNIFER BUI , age 20, suddenly and tragically along with Steven Phung, in a car accident in Gunnison, Colorado on July 8, 2021.Visitation will be Friday, July 16, 2021, 12noon until 8:00pm and Saturday, July 17, 2021 from 11:00am until time of service at 1:00pm at the SAX- TIEDEMANN FUNERAL HOME, 9856 W. Belmont Ave, Franklin Park, Il. Cremation to follow. Under the...

Judith Moroni

Jul 7, 2021

Beloved wife of Stephen Moroni. Loving mother of Julie (Dan) Blumenfeld and Michell (Scott) Kappers. Cherished grandmother of Jack, Cody, Ally, Hugo, Logan, Parker, and Jordyn. Adored sister of Janice Gorman (Anil Poovandan).

Judy raised her family in Franklin Park and was retired after many years of working at Triton College.

Visitation will be held from...

Timothy "Tim" Hoff

Jul 2, 2021

Visitation, Wednesday, July 7, 2021, from 3:00pm until 9:00pm. Funeral Service, Wednesday, July 7, 2021, at 8:00pm. Both Visitation and Funeral Service will be held at Sax-Tiedemann Funeral Home & Crematorium, 9568 Belmont Avenue, Franklin Park, Illinois, 60131, 847.678.1950.

Stephen Fondel

Jun 30, 2021

Stephen (Steve) Henry Fondel passed away on Wednesday, June 30, 2021, at the age of 54. Beloved father of Tauni Santurov, Brittany Huette, and Stevie Fondel. Cherished grandfather of Evelyn, Aria, and Logan. Dear brother of Julie Cwik and Jean Llamas. Adored uncle to many nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by his mother Geraldine Fondel who he joins...

Thomas Smith

Jun 30, 2021

Thomas J. Smith, dog whisperer, biker and lover of all babies, died on Wednesday, June 30, 2021.

Tom was a skilled diesel mechanic, a volunteer firefighter, and able to build or repair nearly anything.  He excelled at making apple pies, playing poker and story-telling. He and his patient and loving wife, Darlene, spent nearly 30 years together,...