Obituaries

Oct 13, 2019

Age 73, late of Houston, TX and formerly of Chicago, IL passed away Sunday, October 13, 2019. Beloved wife of Jose Barrera. Loving mother of Terry, Minnie (Carlos Lopez), Vicky (Gerardo Alvear), Debbie (Juan Perez) and Janie (Jay Aguilera). Caring grandmother of Marisol, Tatiana, Lucy, Jessenia, Crystal, Alex, Norma, Angel, Juan Jr., Mark, Jesus Jr. and Sara Adriana. Devoted great grandmother of Sophia,...

Oct 7, 2019

Our Beloved Mia Nicole Rodriguez, daughter, granddaughter, sister, niece, cousin, friend, and godmother, at age 18, unexpectedly left this world on October 7, 2019. Mia had her whole life ahead of her with an abundance of  glorious dreams. Dreams to travel around the world, and capture any beauty that caught her–using her gift for photography. Her ambitions were very...

Sep 22, 2019

Age 93, late of South Chicago "Bush", IL and Raymondville, TX, passed away Sunday, September 22, 2019. Beloved wife of the late Dionicio D. Blanco. Loving mother of Sylvia C. Blanco, Melva (Armando) Castaneda, late Norma (Phillip) Ramos and Dionicio (late Mercedes) Blanco Jr. Proud grandmother of Armando B. (Jennifer) Castaneda, Robert D. (Amy) Castaneda, Rachelle (Bradley) Evans, Phillip...

Sep 12, 2019

Age 50, late of East Side, passed away Thursday, September 12, 2019. Beloved husband of Esmeralda Zepeda. Loving father of Jesus Manuel (Ashley Lynn) Zepeda Jr., Karelyn Esmeralda (Alex Matthew Jimenez) Zepeda and Nathalia Abigail Zepeda. Caring grandfather of Aidan Zepeda, Isabella Zepeda, Nolan Zepeda, Julian Zepeda-Jimenez and Alexander Zepeda-Rivera. Devoted son of Felicitas Lopez de Zepeda and the...

Sep 11, 2019

Age 60, late of South Chicago, passed away Wednesday, September 11, 2019. Loving father of Domingo Hernandez III. Beloved son of Isabel and the late Domingo H. Hernandez. Brother of the late Olivia (Michael) Sebolt, Domingo (Janie) Hernandez, Francisco (Sylvia) Hernandez, the late Alejandra (Sigifredo) Huerta, the late Alfredo (Dora) Hernandez and Omar (Michelle) Hernandez. Kind uncle of many nieces...

Sep 10, 2019

Age 87, late of East Side, passed away Tuesday, September 10, 2019. Beloved wife of Juan Antonio Magallanes. Loving mother of Jose (Victoria) Magallanes, Rocio Magallanes, Sergio (Theresa) Magallanes, the late Maria Elena (late Carlos) Montes, the late Yolanda Magallanes, the late Belen Magallanes and the late Salvador Magallanes. Caring grandmother of Karla, Rosa Maria, Sergio, Cristina, Miriam Belen,...

Sep 10, 2019

Age 66, late of Hammond, IN passed away Tuesday, September 10, 2019.  Beloved husband of Dolores A. Gonzalez (nee Torres). Loving stepfather of Troy, Fernando and Tony. Proud grandfather of many. Caring brother of Fabiola, Blanca, Victoria, Elena, Teresa, Himen, David, Sarah, Rosa Maria, Sandra and the late Francisco. Kind uncle of many nieces and nephews. Preceded in death...

Aug 30, 2019

Age 91, late of East Side, passed away Friday, August 30, 2019. Beloved wife of the late Ricardo Gutierrez. Loving mother of Juanita (late Jose) Camacho and Elisa (Marco) Puente. Caring grandmother of Patricia, Alex, Claudia, Veronica, Ricardo and Diana. Devoted great grandmother of Gustavo, Bianca, Armani, Anisa, Juanita, Christian, Giovanni, Alexavier, Daenerys, Daniel, Eric, Sammy, Anthony, Delilah, Joaquin,...

Aug 19, 2019

Age 79, late of East Chicago, IN passed away Monday, August 19, 2019. Devoted partner and friend of Herlinda Garcia and family. Loving uncle of many nieces and nephews. Jose was a very involved at St. Margaret Mary Church. Preceded in death by parents: Jose and Maria Saldana and siblings: Manuel, Jose, Maria del Refugio “Cuca”, Rosario, Teresa, Francisco and...

Aug 12, 2019

Age 68, late of East Side, passed away Monday, August 12, 2019. Beloved wife of Larry F. Vasquez. Loving mother of Larry M. (Wanda) Vasquez, Lucina Bonilla, the late Jason T. Vasquez,  Brandon (Carol) Vasquez and Jessica Vasquez. Caring grandmother of Julia, Pablo, Bailey, Destiny, the late Joselyn, Brandon Jr., Ethan and TJ. Devoted great grandmother of Jeremiah. Cherished...

Aug 11, 2019

Age 86, late of East Side,  IL passed away Sunday, August 11, 2019. Beloved wife of the late Simon Quijano. Loving mother of Anna Alvarado and Simon Quijano Jr. Proud grandmother of David Rodriguez, Daniel Rodriguez, Henry Garcia, Hector Garcia, James Garcia, Nicolas Quijano and Alexander Quijano. Caring great grandmother of Jessica, Javier, Mariah, Jasmine, G.G., Angelo and Joey. Kind...

Aug 11, 2019

Age 89, late of East Side, passed away Sunday, August 11, 2019. Loving mother of Robert, Jeannette and Shirley. Caring grandmother of Melinda, Lennyjoe, Leticia, Robert, Pilar and Salvador. Devoted great grandmother of many. Kind sister of Dolores, Helen, Diana, the late Joey and the late Jesse. Dear aunt of many nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by parents: Salvador and...

Aug 9, 2019

Age 77, late of South Chicago, passed away Friday, August 9, 2019. Beloved wife of the late Juan Reyes. Loving mother of Juan (Sandra) Reyes and Robert Reyes. Proud grandmother Jonathan Reyes, Sofia Reyes and Andrew Morales. Cherished daughter of the late Felix Serrano and the late Refugio Serrano. Caring sister of Teresa Serrano, Herminio Serrano, Liduvina Gonzalez and...

Jul 22, 2019

Age 32, late of Chicago, IL passed away Monday, July 22, 2019. Beloved wife of Norberto Oblea. Loving mother of Norberto D. Oblea Jr., Avril D. Oblea and Gael D. Oblea. Loving daughter of Samuel and Beatriz Corona and the late Lazaro Buenrostro. Dear cousin of Samuel Corona Jr., Norma Corona and Christy Corona. Kind niece, aunt, cousin and sister-in-law....

Jul 20, 2019

Age 62, late of South Chicago, IL passed away Saturday, July 20, 2019. Loving sister of Benilda (Joe) Ruiz, the late Amelia Soler, Carolina Garcia, Dora (late Luis) Perez, Angelica (Isaac) Segura, Lupe (Guillermo) Chavez and Javier (Rosa) Garcia. Loving aunt of many nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by parents: Martin and Altagracia Garcia. Maria was a proud...

Jul 15, 2019

Age 78, late of Calumet City, IL, passed away Monday, July 15, 2019. Beloved wife of Jose Martinez. Loving mother of Raul, Linda, Lety, David, Cheli and Yoli. Caring grandmother, sister and aunt of many. Preceded in death by parents: Victoriano and Maria Perez; children: Luis and Javi.

Jul 15, 2019

Age 57, late of East Side passed away Monday, July 15, 2019. Loving father of Gabriela Mares. Caring grandfather of Christopher Mares. Cherished brother of Salvador, Elida, Josefa, Isela and the late Eduardo. Kind uncle of many nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by parents: Antonio and Berenice Mares.

Edad 57, residió en East Side, falleció Lunes,...

Jul 3, 2019

Age 50, late of East Side, passed away Wednesday, July 3, 2019. Beloved wife of Angel Hernandez. Loving mother of Ivan, Jackie and Angel Jr. Cherished daughter of Anita and the late Francisco Rodriguez. Caring sister of Carlos, Francisco, Mari, Gloria, Norma, Lupe, Angelita, Pablo, Chuyita and Lalo. Kind aunt of many nieces and nephews.

Jun 26, 2019

Age 45, late of South Chicago, passed away Wednesday, June 26, 2019. Beloved son of Jose and the late Maria Casas. Loving brother of the late Jose Alfredo (Socorro) Casas, Socorro (Javier) Campos, Estela (Juan) Landeros, Manuel (Elsa) Casas, Alma (Benjamin) Serrano, Silvia (Humberto) Castañeda, Rosalva (Jesse) Reyes, Carlos (Dolores) Casas, Octavio Casas, the late Adrian (Danielle) Casas and...

Jun 23, 2019

Age 57, late of East Side and formerly of South Chicago Heights, IL passed away Sunday, June 23, 2019.

Kevin leaves behind Dolores Romero and family; James, Susan, Amy, Melissa and Gina and many grandchildren; brother Michael (Debbie) Brzoska and niece Christy.

Kevin was a former building engineer at the South Chicago YMCA in Chicago,...