Posts Written onJanuary 2024

Pamela J. Stack, nee Cullum, age 81, longtime resident of Elmhurst, member of Elmhurst Garden Club; beloved wife of Gary P. Stack; loving mother of Kelly (David) Lenti, Kerry (Bob) Klaeren and Katy (Lou) Hall; proud grandmother of Jake and Matt Lenti, Bobby and Jimmy Klaeren and Mia, Luca and…

Joan Crabtree Bates, aged 95, beloved wife of the late Alben F. “Pete” Bates, Jr.; loving mother of Frederick (Janis), Josephine (the late David) Prasil, Angelique, Peter (Jamie) and the late Victoria Joan; proud Grandmere of Georgia, Ella, and Ian Bates; Daniel, Paul, Victoria, and Matthew Prasil; and Madeline, Benjamin,…

Diana M Gideon, nee Yanca, age 81, resident of Glen Ellyn, Co-owner and Executive at Roman, Inc., longtime member of Medinah Country Club; beloved wife of the late Robert Wesley Gideon; loving mother of Julie Anne (Daniel) Loughman; proud grandmother of Emily (Graham) McMullen and Caroline and William Loughman. Visitation…

Leona May Beatman Coghill, our lioness of gentle strength and boundless love, passed away peacefully on January 16, 2024, surrounded in love by family. Born at home on February 1st with twinkling blue eyes, in her treasured city of Chicago, IL, Leona’s journey through life was one marked by joy,…

Graham P. Murphy, age 68, longtime resident of Schaumburg, with family roots in Waterville, Co. Kerry, Ireland; loving father of Breanna (Clifford) Garrett, Ryan (Nicholas) Jacobs and Meghan (Ryan) Seipp; proud grand-dad of Emma and Liam Garrett and Maeve, Margaret and Rowan Jacobs; dear brother of Mary Murphy (Nancy), Kevin…

Patrick J. “PJ” Gibbons, age 71, son of the late Francis and the late Patricia Gibbons passed suddenly on January 14, 2024. Loving father of Patrick Jr. (Fiancé Kelsey Smith), daughter Kathleen (Bryan) Baer, and the late James Fitzpatrick. Proud grandfather to Robert, James, and Teghan Baer. Dear brother of…

Norah Murphy, nee Carmody, age 89, Native of Co Kerry, Ireland; beloved wife of the late John “Sean” Murphy; loving mother of John, Patricia Osmolak, Jeremiah (Louise Geiling), Dennis and the late Mary (Thomas) Deckrow and Michael Murphy; cherished grandmother of Tara Murphy, Alana (Adam) Dahl, Shauna (Josh) Salinas, Ryan…