Obituaries
Recent Obituaries in Gurnee, Illinois
Isaac Martinez
Mar 17, 2015
Isaac "Ike" Martinez, 56, of Waukegan passed away March 17, 2015 at Vista Medical Center East, Waukegan. He was born March 12, 1959 in the Philippines. Survived by his loving brothers and sisters, Edwin (Nida) Martinez, Felix (Adela) Martinez, Peter (Beth) Martinez, Jimmy (Jeane) Martinez, Marie Martinez, Rose "Peggy" (James) Vannatta and Dino Martinez; nieces and nephews, Nadine, Neil, AJ,...
James Nelson
Mar 12, 2015
James Harold Nelson, 62, of Waukegan, passed away Friday, March 12, 2015 at his home. He was born July 30, 1952 in Chicago. He is survived by his loving daughter, Gwendolyn (Kevin Kabela) Nelson; grandson, James Patrick Nelson "Jack" Kabela; brother, Jeffrey (Kathleen) Nelson; sister, Linda Philipp; niece, Lynn Ann (Jeffrey) Thompson; nephews, Jason Nelson, Kevin (Megan) Nelson, Allen Philipp,...
Anthony Kelley
Mar 9, 2015
Anthony James Kelley, 44, of Waukegan, passed away suddenly on Monday, March 9, 2015 at Loyola University Hospital in Maywood, Illinois. He was born on December 31, 1970 in Great Lakes, Illinois. He is survived by his loving mother, Diane M. Kelley; sister, Diana (Chris) Whitmire; aunt, Mary (Fred) Sebben; uncle, Tom Gelbudas; nieces and nephews, Devin, Alysa, Samantha and...
James Sabaj
Feb 27, 2015
James J. Sabaj, 61, of Hoffman Estates, passed away on Friday, February 27, 2015 at Alden Popular Creek in Hoffman Estates. He was born on September 11, 1953 in Waukegan at St. Therese Hospital to Stanley S. and Virginia S. (nee Jackowski) Sabaj. On February 22, 1986 in Morton Grove, Jim married the love of his life, Laura M. Johnson....
Archie Senter
Feb 17, 2015
Born in Lovelaceville, Kentucky on June 8th, 1927 and moved to Brookport, Illinois at the age of six. EDUCATION: Massac Grade School, Lincoln High, West Kentucky State College, Coyne Electrical, Chicago HISTORY: In 1945 Archie was inducted at Fort Sheridan, Illinois and served in the E.P.O. France and Germany in Communication with honorable discharge. Archie is a Former member of...
Irene Urbanski
Feb 15, 2015
Irene H. Urbanski, 86, of Round Lake Beach, passed away on Sunday, February 15, 2015 at Hillcrest Nursing Center in Round Lake Beach. She was born on May 4, 1928. She is survived by her loving son and daughter-in-law, Michael, Jr. and Joanne Urbanski; two grandsons, Eric Urbanski and Ryan Urbanski; many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death...
Christine O'Connor
Feb 13, 2015
Christine D. O'Connor, 66, of Round Lake Park, passed away suddenly on Friday, February 13, 2015 at Winchester House in Libertyville. She was born on December 27, 1948. She is survived by her two loving sons, Frank (Vernardita) O'Connor and Allan (Lara) O'Connor; ten grandchildren, Jhasmyn Rose O'Connor, Anabelle Marie O'Connor, Frank Joseph O'Connor, Calvin Jacob O'Connor, Liam William O'Connor,...

Walter Zdanowicz Sr
Feb 11, 2015
Walter F. Zdanowicz, Sr., 89, of Waukegan passed away February 11, 2015 at The Terrace in Waukegan. He was born on February 3, 1926 in Illinois. He is survived by his loving wife of 63 years, Eleanora Zdanowicz; children, Jeanine Clavey, Walter, Jr. (Brenda) Zdanowicz and Joseph Zdanowicz; two grandchildren and six great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by...
William Jones
Feb 11, 2015
William H. "Papa Bill" Jones was born May 5, 1930 in Chicago, Illinois and passed away Feb. 11, 2015. He was a Metal Polisher at Johnson Motors in Waukegan. He also worked as a Fireman Engineer at Santa Fe Railroad . He was the owner of Bee-Jay Carpet Cleaning. He is survived by his wife, Patricia Jones, his brother, Tom...
Maria Leon
Feb 5, 2015
Maria Del Carmen Leon, 53, of Waukegan, passed away suddenly on Thursday, February 5, 2015 at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan. She was born on December 12, 1961 in Mexico. She is survived by her parents, Enrique and Concepcion (Topete) Leon; four children, Guillermo (Veronica) Sanchez, Cristina (Jose Morales) Sanchez, Alejandro Sanchez and Samuel Cortes; grandchildren, David Sanchez, Rosalinda...
Ziggy Boettle
Feb 4, 2015
Siegfried "Ziggy" Reinhold Boettle age 78 Passed away on February 3, 2015 surrounded by his family. Born February 10, 1936 he enjoyed a full and fun life. Born in Waukegan he was the only child of Reinhold and Ottilie Boettle who immigrated to the United States from Germany and made Waukegan their home. Ziggy married his high school sweetheart Janet...
Nita Cornell
Jan 25, 2015
Nita I. Cornell, 84, of Waukegan passed away on Sunday, January 25th, 2015, at home with her family. She was born on November 3, 1930, in Compton, Illinois to the late Thelma (Lutz) Smith. Nita married Francis Cornell on January 19, 1949, in Waukegan, Illinois where they made their home from 1960 until the time of their passing. She is...
Marian Mack
Jan 25, 2015
Marian V. Mack, 82, of Lemont, formerly of Park City, passed away Sunday, January 25, 2015 at Spring Creek Nursing and Rehab Center in Joliet. She was born on January 6, 1933 in Stevens Point, WI. She is survived by her sons, Thomas (Cynthia) Mack of Lemont, IL and Mark Mack of Flower Mound, TX; daughters, Bonnie Neuman of St....
Louadell Wie
Jan 25, 2015
Louadell Smith-Van Wie, 81, of Pleasant Prairie, WI, passed away suddenly on Sunday, January 25, 2015 at Aurora Medical Center in Kenosha. She was born on March 13, 1933 in Waukegan, IL. She is survived by her loving husband, Jack Van Wie; children, Robin (Tim) Martin, Lori (Shawn) Hoeksema, Sherry (John) DeRossi, Pamela (Mike) DeWitt and Patrick (Pamela) Andersen; son-in-law,...
Ivica Ivandic
Jan 21, 2015
Ivica "John" Ivandic, 78, of North Chicago, passed away on Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan. He was born on February 20, 1936 in Bosnia and Herzegovina to the late Nikola and Jozefina (Ivankovic) Ivandic. He is survived by one loving son and daughter-in-law, Igor and Susan Ivandic; one loving grandson, Thomas Ivandic, and cousins....
Richard Kreamer
Jan 20, 2015
Richard L. Kreamer, 73, of Lindenhurst, passed away on Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville. He was born on August 30, 1941 in Racine, Wisconsin to the late Harold and Juanita (Cass) Kreamer. He is survived by his two loving children, Barbara Kreamer and Jon (Nicole) Kreamer; four grandchildren, Marcus Shell, Katherine Kreamer, Eleanor Kreamer...
Carole Wolff
Jan 16, 2015
Carole Ruth Wolff, 83, of Zion, passed away on Friday, January 16, 2015 at Rolling Hills Manor in Zion. She was born on June 18, 1931 in Waukegan. Carole worked and retired from the Dietary Department at Victory Memorial Hospital after many years of service. She loved snowmobiling and traveling up north to her cabin with her family. She is...
Miguel Rosales
Jan 13, 2015
Miguel Angel Gomez Rosales, 85, of Round Lake Park, passed away suddenly at home. He was born on April 18, 1929 in Costa Rica. He is survived by his children, Mercedes (Alberto) Gomez, Marta Gomez, Miguel (Claudia) Gomez, Gustavo Gomez Lopez and Giovanni Gomez Lopez; sister, Bertha Gomez; grandchildren, Olger, Carla, Maria, Debbie, Crystal, Tommie, Oscar, Isaac, Ryland and Uriel;...
Lidia Benkowski
Jan 12, 2015
Lidia (nee Cisneroz) Benkowski, 77, of Chicago, IL and later Sun City, AZ, passed away January 12, 2015 at Presence Resurrection Medical Center in Chicago. She was born in Dallas, Texas. She is survived by her loving husband of many years, Raymond Benkowski; children, Dora Morales, Rose Morales and Duke Morales; stepson, Patrick Benkowski; stepdaughter, Christine (Greg) Silvestri; brothers, Phillip...
Ann Daluga
Jan 8, 2015
Ann Daluga, née Marfia, 90, of Vernon Hills, IL passed away peacefully on January 8, 2015. Ann was the beloved mother of Barbara (Arthur) Muller of Gurnee, James (Nancy) Daluga of Barrington, and Janice (David) Brandes of Libertyville. Ann's greatest joy was being Nana to Kristie (Benny) Taylor of San Diego, James Muller of Kenosha, Joseph Muller of Gurnee, James...