John Austin “Jay” Sayles, Jr.; age 61; of Downers Grove. Beloved husband of Therese Sayles. Loving brother of Norma (Jim) Schnabel & Donna (Rob) Schmidt. Proud uncle of Amanda & Kyle (Jamie) Schnabel and Chelsey & Isabella Schmidt. Dear great-uncle of Finnegan, Brooklyn, Brynn & Macintyre. Preceded in death by his parents, John Austin Sayles, […]

Gary Wayne Garner was born on a hot summer day in Olney, in southern Illinois, closer to St. Louis than Chicago, in flat country complete with Southern accents. He grew up working his grandparents’ farm and actually liked it — the outdoors, the livestock, the dogs, the machinery. But the work. More than once in […]

Sally R. Finnegan (Thompson), 91, passed away on Saturday, December 10th with family members at her side. Born May 19, 1931, daughter of Frank and Genevieve (Casutt) Thompson, Sally grew up in Dubuque Iowa, graduated from Clark College in 1953 and raised her family of six children in Chicago.  She was loved by her family […]

Carol M. Bianco, 72, of LaGrange. Beloved wife of William Bianco. Loving mother of Melissa (Al) Ferreira and Cheryl (Michael) Hurley. Devoted grandmother of Isabelle and Julia. Dear sister of Raymond (Laverne) Soltys and Richard Soltys. Carol was born on Christmas Day, and that was abundantly clear if you drove by her house during the […]

Barbara G. Van Cura (nee Guyer), age 91, of Burr Ridge. Beloved wife of the late Joseph V. Van Cura for a wonderful 67 years. Loving mother of Linda (Dick) Livingston and Karl (Laurie) Van Cura. Devoted grandmother of Reuben, Joseph and Sarah Livingston & Edward (Kylee), Douglas and Anamarie Van Cura. Cherished great-grandmother of […]

Patricia Jessup, age 85, of LaGrange passed away peacefully in her sleep on November 24, 2022. She was preceded by her husband, Ronald and is survived by her children Michael, Julie Godinez, James and Linda (Bruce) Litt; grandchildren Bryan (Anna), Kyle (Amanda), James Jr., Lauren, Kristin, Daniel, Michael Jr., Thomas and Jake; and great-grandchildren Henry, […]