Obituaries

Feb 6, 2018

Age 90, late of South Chicago, passed away Tuesday, February 6, 2018. Beloved wife of the late Agustin “Jony” Serrano. Loving mother of Agustin Serrano Jr. Caring grandmother of Maria D. Serrano, Agustin Serrano III, Moises Serrano and the late Nathan Serrano. Devoted great grandmother of Nathan Marshall, Angelina Avina and Mateo Avina Serrano. Dear sister of many. Kind...

Feb 3, 2018

Age 81, late of East Side, passed away Saturday, February 3, 2018.  Beloved wife of the late Raul Gutierrez. Loving mother of Marianella (Juan) Avila, Estelle (Antonio) Alvarez and Raul Gutierrez Jr. Proud grandmother of Erica (Carlos) Jimenez, Juan Manuel Jr. (Janette) Avila, Adrianne (Cesar) Medina, Elise (Eric) Alvarez, Juan Carlos Avila, Melissa (Oscar) Cabrales, late Amy Hope Avila,...

Jan 14, 2018

Age 82, native of Zacatecas, Mexico, passed away Sunday, January 14, 2018. Beloved wife of the late Refugio Alvarez. Loving mother of Armando, Graciela, the late Rosario, Dolores, the late Jose Alfredo, Mario, Juan, the late Martin, Leticia, Lupe, Ana, the late Jose de Refugio and Refugio Alvarez. Proud grandmother and great grandmother of many. Caring sister of Ramon,...

Jan 9, 2018

Age 76,  late of Chicago, IL passed away Tuesday, January 9, 2018. Beloved husband of Julia Ferreira (nee Hernandez). Loving father of Maria de Lourdes, Carlos Sotero, Imelda Gloria (Flavio), Salvador Mario, Ana Julia (Victor), Rosa Gema and Teresa de Jesus. Proud grandfather of Ahmed Guadalupe (Rachael), Corazon de Jesus and Caridad del Cielo. Devoted great grandfather of Chloe...

Jan 6, 2018

Age 82, late of South Chicago, IL passed away Saturday, January 6, 2018. Beloved husband of Martha Guzman. Loving father of Juanita (Pascual), Paz (Juan), Marcelina (Fernando), Mercedes, Jesus, Gloria (Edgar) and Terecita (Jose). Proud grandfather of Martha, Jesus Jr., Jose Julian and many grandchildren. Caring great grandfather of many. Kind brother of Pablo, Cipriano, Juan, Silvestre, Andres, Andrea, Ignacio...

Dec 19, 2017

Age 62, late of South East Side Chicago, passed away Tuesday, December 19, 2017. Beloved husband of Alicia Munoz. Loving father of Danny (Silvia), Jose Jr. (Eliza), David and Brenda. Caring grandfather of Ariel, Alex, Ivy, Sarah, Caiden, David, Christina and Diana. Cherished brother of Martha, Frank, late Juanito, late Louie, Blanca, Soledad, Socorro, Theresa, Jesse and Lourdes. Kind...

Dec 16, 2017

Age 66, late of South Chicago, passed away Saturday, December 16, 2017. Beloved husband of Mary Hinojosa. Loving father of Maria G. (Nelson Rodas) Hinojosa, Gloria (Eric Shelton) Hinojosa, and Renato Hinojosa. Proud grandfather of Jesse Santillan, Javier Santillan, Christina Holzendorf, Elizabeth Holzendorf, Phillip Holzendorf, Joseph Hinojosa, Jessica Nina Ramirez, Renato Hinojosa Jr. and Violet Victoria Hinojosa. Devoted great...

Dec 6, 2017

Age 65, late of Slag Valley, IL passed away Wednesday, December 6, 2017. Beloved husband of Deborah Garcia. Loving father of Nina Joy Garcia and John A. Garcia Jr. Caring grandfather of many. Cherished brother of Yolanda (Henry “Hank” and the late Richard Varela) Varela Kazmierczak, Christine M. (late Robert F.) Biron, Emilia Sandra “Sha” Garcia Richards and Michael...

Nov 21, 2017

Age 77, late of South Chicago, IL. passed away Tuesday, November 21, 2017. Beloved wife of the late John Mendiola. Loving mother of Cindy Mendiola, late Barbara (John) Koehler and late John (Carol) Mendiola Jr. Caring grandmother of Christopher Mertl, Nicholas Mertl, Heather Mertl, John (Daisy) Mendiola III and Melissa Mendiola. Devoted great grandmother of Angel Mendiola. Cherished sister of the...

Nov 11, 2017

age 44, late of South Chicago, passed away Saturday, November 11, 2017. Loving son of Ruben E. and Bonny "Barbara" Garcia. Caring brother of Richard R. (Virginia) Garcia, Michael (Vanessa) Garcia and Raul Garcia. Devoted uncle of Richie, Raulie, Yesenia and Annabell. Dear cousin and friend of many.

Oct 13, 2017

Age 59, late of South Deering, IL passed away Friday, October 13, 2017. Loving father of Lauren Alvarez and Gary Butler. Caring grandfather of Serenity, Genevive, Christopher, Elijah, Amerie and Annabella. Devoted son of Socorro and the late David. Dear brother of Marylou (Phil), Laura, Sandra (Ventura), late David and late Arthur. Wise uncle of many nieces and nephews....

Sep 29, 2017

Age 51, late of East Side, passed away Friday, September 29, 2017. Beloved husband of Ilda Alvarez Covarrubias. Loving father of Guadalupe Alvarez, Laura Alvarez, Mariana Alvarez and Salvador Alvarez Jr. Dear brother of Margarito Alvarez, José Luis Alvarez, Roman Alvarez, Teresa Alvarez, Elvira Alvarez, Angelina Alvarez, Guillermina Alvarez, Maria Alvarez and Clementina Alvarez. Kind uncle of many nieces...

Sep 16, 2017

Age 77, late of East Side, passed away on Saturday, September 16, 2017. Beloved wife of the late Peter Carrizales. Loving mother of the late Peter (Margie) Carrizales Jr., Thomas (Gloria) Carrizales, Phillip Carrizales, Noreen Carrizales, Hector (Connie Ortiz) Carrizales and Steve (Juanita Calzonzi) Carrizales. Kind sister of Dora Garcia, Richard Villarreal and Michael Villarreal. Proud grandmother and great-grandmother...

Aug 21, 2017

Age 40, late of Chicago, IL passed away Monday, August 21, 2017. Beloved fiancé of Kimberly Sue Lamb. Cherished son of Juan and the late Cynthia (nee Gutierrez) Madrigal. Loving brother of Ramon Antonio Madrigal, Sergio Madrigal and Juanita Rosario (Nicholas IV) Gonzales. Dear uncle of Dante Manuel Gonzales and Esteban Angel Gonzales. Caring nephew, cousin and friend of...

Jul 26, 2017

age 78, late of Calumet City, IL passed away Wednesday, July 26, 2017. Loving father of Timothy Embry, Shawn Embry, Kimberly Embry, Kimberly Yopp, Alexandria Villafuerte, Samantha Villafuerte, Tirso “Joe” Villafuerte Jr., Candice Villafuerte, Nathan Embry and Angel Villafuerte. Proud grandfather and great grandfather of many. Dear brother of Angeline (late Jack) Lahey, Alex (Sharon) Villafuerte,  Catalina “Becky” (Ruben)...

Jun 29, 2017

Jun 10, 2017

Age 94, late of East Side, IL, passed away Saturday, June 10, 2017. Beloved husband of the late Josefina Ramirez. Loving father of Josephine Ramirez, Manuel (Teresa) Ramirez and Luis (Rosalinda) Ramirez. Proud grandfather of Christina Jaime, Guadalupe (late Jaime Salazar) Ramirez, Claudia Ramirez, Anita (Leonel Corado) Ramirez, Manuel Ramirez and Mia. Caring great grandfather of Natalia Elena Salazar, Lucia Adelita Salazar and...

May 15, 2017

Age 74, late of South Chicago, passed away Monday, May 15, 2017. Loving brother of Higinio (Elena) Cortez Mora and Maria Teresa (Juan) Cortez de Rodriguez. Kind uncle of many nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by parents: Carlos Cortez Torres and Maria del Refugio Mora and siblings: Carlos, Javier, Francisco and Hector Cortez.

May 5, 2017

Age 72, late of South Chicago, passed away Friday, May 5, 2017. Beloved wife of the late Ruben Sr. Loving mother of Roxann, late Robert “Cowboy”, Raymond, Ruben Jr., Richard, Roger, Rosemarie and Roland. Caring grandmother and great mother of many. Kind aunt of many nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by parents: Arturo and Eduarda Aguero.

Mar 18, 2017

Age 52, late of South Chicago, passed away Saturday, March 18, 2017. Loving son of Harold and the late Margaret Adams. Caring brother of Toni (Fernando) Chavez. Kind uncle of Mark Colbert, Margarita Chavez and Fernando Chavez. Devoted great uncle and cousin of many.