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James Richard Prybil
Of Des Plaines

James Richard "Dick" Prybil, 78, a lifelong resident of Des Plaines, died on Saturday, May 2. He was the husband of the late Cathie; father of Carol (Michael) McHale, Jay (Pat) Prybil, Mary (Robert) Pesche and Maggie (Steve) Spencer and dear friend of Dorothy Anderson. He was a loving grandfather and great-grandfather. A funeral service was held Tuesday, May 5 at G.L. Hills Funeral Home in Des Plaines. Interment was in All Saints cemetery, Des Plaines.

Eleanor J. Ringman
Of Arlington Hts.

Eleanor J. Ringman, 91, of Arlington Hts., formerly of Barrington Hills, died May 2 at the Lutheran Home. She was born Oct. 25, 1917 in Chicago. She worked for over 27 years for Uarco in Barrington. Mrs. Ringman was the wife of the late Ted C.; mother of Ted (Judith) Ringman; sister of the late Ethel Smith. A "celebration of life" will be held at a later date.

Elsie H. Sanaghan
Of Elk Grove Village

Funeral services for Elsie H. Sanaghan, 95, of Elk Grove Village were held on Tuesday, Apr. 28 at Grove Memorial Chapel in Elk Grove Village. Mrs. Sanaghan was born in Chicago. She was a longtime volunteer at Alexian Brothers Medical Center and the Elk Grove Historical Society. She died on Apr. 22 in Des Plaines. She was the wife of Edward J; mother of Kenneth E. (Mary), Michael C. (Janice), Edward J. Jr. (Nancy) Sanaghan and Mary Kathleen (the late Thomas) Doheny; grandmother of 14 and great-grandmother of 19.

Patricia A. Schumer
Of Palatine

Patricia A. Schumer, (nee Larsen), 76, of Palatine and formerly of Arlington Hts., died Apr. 15 in her home. Born Apr. 8, 1933 in Chicago, she was the wife of Donald; mother of Raymond (Cathy) and Rita Schumer; grandmother of Megan, Lauren and Jack; sister of Mary (Chester) Nocek, Richard and the late Arthur (Mary Ann) Larsen and Eleanor Weber. Visitation was held Sunday, Apr. 19 at Meadows Funeral Home in Rolling Meadows. Funeral was Monday, Apr. 20 at the chapel and at Our Lady of the Wayside Church for Mass. Interment at St. Michael the Archangel cemetery, Palatine.

Flora A. Stewart
Of Arlington Hts.

The funeral for Flora A. Stewart, 90, was held Friday, Apr. 17 at Lauterburg & Oehler Funeral Home in Arlington Hts. and St. James Church for Mass. Burial was in St. Michael the Archangel cemetery. She was born Apr. 14, 1919, in Detroit and died Tuesday, Apr. 14 at Northwest Community Hospital. She was the wife of the late Gordon; mother of Greg (Paula) Stewart, Michelle Stewart, Bernard (Sori) Stewart and Lisa (Dave) Wcislo; loving grandmother, great-grandmother and sister.

Dorothy Lee Swanson
Of Elk Grove Village

Dorothy L. Swanson, 77, of Elk Grove Village, died on Apr. 12. She was the wife of the late James R.; mother of Daniel D., Donna L. (Tim) Fuller and Denise E. (Tony) Caruso; loving grandmother, great-grandmother and sister. A funeral service was held Apr. 16 at Grove Memorial Chapel. She was buried at Skyline Memorial Park, Monee.

Joseph F. Urbanowicz
Of Arlington Hts.

Joseph Urbanowicz, of Elk Grove Village, was born Aug. 11, 1922, in Stanford, Connecticut. He died, Monday, Apr. 13, at Alexian Brothers Medical Center in Elk Grove Village. He worked as a carpenter in the construction business for many years and served in the Army during WWII. Survivors include his daughter, Nancy (Dean) Walker; son, Joseph F. (Chris) Urbanowicz, Jr.; grandchildren, David (Kimberly) and Daniel Walker, Nicole, Bryan and Kelly Urbanowicz. He was preceded in death by his wife, Helen. Visitation was held Thursday, Apr. 16 at Glueckert Funeral Home in Arlington Hts. Prayers were said on Friday, Apr. 17 at the funeral home to St. James Catholic Church in Arlington Hts. for Mass. Burial at St. Michael the Archangel cemetery.

Rosemary C. Warrick
Of Niles

Rosemary C. Warrick, 85, of Niles, died on Saturday, Apr. 18 at Lutheran General Hospital. She was born June 3, 1923 in Chicago and was a clerical office worker before retirement. Funeral services were held at Skaja Terrace Funeral Home on Thursday, Apr. 23 and St. Juliana Church. Burial was in All Saints cemetery. She is survived by her children, Diane (Kenneth) Adamson, Rosemary Eillott and Robert Terrence Warrick; grandchildren and a great-grandchild.

Warren Edward Ways
Of Arlington Hts.

Warren Edward Ways, 80, of Arlington Hts. died Apr. 17 in his home. Mr. Ways was born on Mar. 21, 1929 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. On Apr. 24, Mass was held at St. Cecilia Church in Mt. Prospect. Emtombment was in All Saints Mausoleum. Friedrichs Funeral Home in Mt. Prospect handled funeral arrangements. Mr. Ways is survived by his children, Bryant Edward Ways, Deborah Ways Marquette, Jeffrey Charles Ways, Blair Michael Ways; his 10 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Lauretta N. Blik
Of Palatine

Lauretta N. Blik, 81, a resident of Palatine since 1955, died Tuesday, Apr. 28 at St. Alexius Medical Center in Hoffman Estates. She was the wife of Kenneth Dawes Blik; mother of Tyler A. (Sonya), Curt A. (Sarah) and Kendra Blik; grandmother of Augie and Hannah Bobrytzke, Aleksander, Naomi, Katie and Abbey Blik; sister of the late Helen Magon and sister-in-law of Matt Magon. A memorial service was held Sunday, May 3 at Ahlgrim Family Funeral Home in Palatine. Interment was private.

Christopher M. Blyth
Of Palatine

Christopher M. Blyth, 45, of Palatine, died on May 3. He was the son of Georgia and the late Lance Blyth; brother of Eric Blyth, uncle of Alex Blyth; grandson of Leona and the late George Kathrein and the late Andrew and the late Pearl Blyth; husband of Sherri; nephew, cousin and friend of many. Memorial visitation was held Friday, May 8 at Glueckert Funeral Home, Arlington Hts. Interment was private.

Juanita Bonnie May Boberg
Of Arlington Hts.

Juanita Bonnie May Boberg, 54, of Arlington Hts., died Tuesday, Apr. 28 at Northwest Community Hospital after a courageous battle with cancer. A funeral Mass was celebrated on Monday, May 4, at St. James Church in Arlington Hts. Interment was in Maryhill cemetery. She was born July 26, 1954. She grew up in Arlington Hts. and graduated in 1972 from Prospect High School. She was employed for 27 years at Jewel food stores. She leaves her daughter, Kelly (Kevin Tesch) Buchholz; parents Carolyn and Karl May; sisters, Janet (Frank) Maple and Debbie May; aunts and her companions.

Francisca R. Canales
Of Des Plaines

A prayer service for Francisca R. Canales, 89, of Des Plaines, was held Thursday, May 14, at G.L. Hills Funeral Home in Des Plaines. A funeral Mass took place at St. Mary Catholic Church with interment in All Saints cemetery. Mrs. Canales died Sunday, May 10 in Park Ridge. She was the wife of the late Rodolfo; mother of Lupita R. (Oscar) Calvillo, Marcella R. (Manuel) Hernandez, Maria Luisa Leong and the late Raul (Amenia) Rodriguez; grandmother of 19; great-grandmother of 22 and sister of the late Julian (the late Josefina) Rodriguez.

Guy T. Carone
Of Elk Grove Village

Guy T. Carone, 81, a 48-year resident of Elk Grove Village, died on Apr. 21. He was born Aug. 20, 1927, served in the U.S. Navy in WWII, and was a 20-year employee of Pittsburgh Paint Co., Bensenville. His funeral service was held Friday, Apr. 24 at Grove Memorial Chapel in Elk Grove Village. He is survived by his wife, Betty J.; children, James T. (Kathy) and Thomas W. (Debby) Carone; grandchildren, Shannon, Michelle, Erica, Vince; great grandchildren, Dominic and Aiden; sister, Grace Czajkowski.

Alice M. Dahm
Of Des Plaines

A funeral Mass for Alice M. Dahm, 76, took place Monday, May 18, at St. Stephen Catholic Church in Des Plaines. Interment was at All Saints cemetery in Des Plaines. Visitation was Sunday, May 17, at G.L. Hills Funeral Home in Des Plaines. Mrs. Dahm died on Thursday, May 14. Thomas, her husband of 53 years and her children Marie (Ken) Brown, Tom (Kathy), Chuck (Patty), Betty (Jeff) Sharbaugh, Ginny (Dusty) Carlson, Annie Przanowski and Alice (Randy) Drain survive her.

Kathleen L. Fijalkowski
Of Niles

A funeral service for Kathleen LorRayne Fijalkowski, 56, of Niles, was held at Skaja Terrace Funeral Home on Thursday, Apr. 23 and Our Lady of Ransom Church on the same day. Interment was at All Saints cemetery. She was born on Apr. 19, 1952 and was a Walgreens manager. She died on Saturday, Apr. 18 at home. She is survived by her husband, Dennis Fijalkowski; father, Travers Smith; mother, Lorraine (Arges) Smith; children, Victoria (Bud) Skaja, Dan Rodrigo, Laura Rodrigo, Kristine (Brian Hendricks) Rodrigo, step children, Joe (Michelle) Fijalkowski, Shannon (Steve) Koterbski, Elizabeth (Brian) Parker, Robert Fijalkowski; brother, Buddy (Laraine) Smith, six grandchildren and sister, Jackie (Danny) Fortis. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Sam Rodrigo.

Marian G. Franke
Of Rolling Meadows

Marian G. Franke, 82, of Rolling Meadows and formerly of Elk Grove Village, died on Monday, May 4. She was the wife of Charles E. Franke; mother of Jill (Michael) Makis, Kathleen Franke and Jeffrey (Joan) Franke; grandmother of Matthew (Jen) and Jason (Courtney) Makis, Jonathan Adelman, Charles, Eric, and Kellie Franke and great-grandmother of Jada Makis.

Walter A. Glander
Of Arlington Hts.

Walter A. Glander, 86, of Arlington Hts. died on Tuesday, Apr. 28. He was born Jan. 5, 1923 and was an Army veteran of World War II. Funeral services were Friday, May 1 at St. John United Church of Christ in Arlington Hts. Lauterburg & Oehler Funeral Home handled arrangements. Interment was in Memory Gardens cemetery. Mr. Glander was the husband of Lorraine; father of Debbie (Ward) Wittmeyer, Jean (Paul) Frost, Laurie (Dean) Vombrack and Terrie Glander; grandfather of seven; great-grandfather of three; and brother of Richard (Diane) Glander and Betty (Robert) Loyal.

Ramon G. Hansen
Of Mt. Prospect

Ramon G. Hansen, 83, a 47-year resident of Mt. Prospect, died on Apr. 28 at home. Visitation was held Thursday, Apr. 30 at Friedrichs Funeral Home. A Mass was held at St. Cecilia Church in Mt. Prospect on Friday, May 1. Interment was in Memory Gardens, Arlington Hts. He was born on Feb. 23, 1926 in Chicago and was a retired employee of Rite Way Insulation Company. He was the husband of Laura Hansen; father of Ramona Hansen, Denise (John) Minatree, Cheryl (Ron) Ballard, Darrin (Amanda) Hansen, Keith (Jennifer) Hansen and David (Kristina) Hansen. Loving grandfather and great-grandfather.

Roger C. Harrison
Of Mt. Prospect

Funeral services for Roger C. Harrison, 64, of Mt. Prospect, were held Wednesday, Apr. 29, at St. John Lutheran Church in Chicago. Interment was in Ridgewood cemetery, Des Plaines. He was born Aug. 17, 1944, in Chicago and died Saturday, Apr. 25, in Mt. Prospect. He was a commercial architect. Mr. Harrison is survived by his wife, Sandra; children Caleb, Genevieve, Lesa (Tom) Kurk and Caralee (Cody) Stephenson; grandchildren, Cassidy, Colton and Alex.

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