All Obituaries

Robert Jezior, age 72, longtime resident of West Chicago, passed away on May 21, 2018. He was born on November 22, 1945 in Chicago, IL to Edmund and Dorothy Jezior. Bob was united in marriage on August 15, 1970 to Connie Yingst. He was the proud owner of Bob’s Auto Body in...

Richard L. "Dick" Kroning, age 84, formerly of West Chicago, Batavia and Oregon, IL passed away on Sunday, May 20, 2018. He was born on October 14, 1933 in Geneva, IL to...

Ruth Phyllis Somogyi, (Gilmore), age 88, passed away on...

​Arlene Rita Welp Smothers, age 79, longtime resident of West Chicago, passed away on May 8, 2018. She was born on March 21, 1939 in Dubuque, Iowa to Frank and Rita Welp. Arlene was a dedicated worker for many years as the food service director at the West Chicago Terrace Nursing...

Juan Carlos Ceja, passed away on April 29, 2018. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, May 2, 2018 from 3 to 8 p.m. at Norris-Segert Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 132 Fremont St. (one block north of Washington & Main St.) West Chicago. Funeral Mass will...

Rosario Escalante Lopez, age 54, passed away on Sunday, April 1, 2018. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, April 4, 2018 from 3 to 8 p.m. at Norris-Segert Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 132 Fremont St. (one block north of Washington & Main St.) West...

Shawn M. Larson, 46, passed away on March 31, 2018. Shawn’s love of the outdoors was insatiable. He loved to kayak, snowboard, ski, camp, fish, hike and hunt. He encouraged and inspired so many to people to join him on his (sometimes-wild) adventures. He was a true...

Michael Frank Cain, age 71, lifelong resident of West Chicago, US Navy Veteran, passed away on Thursday, March 29, 2018. He was born on October 1, 1946 in Aurora, IL to Robert and Laura Frances Cain. Mike was united in marriage on September 16, 1966 to Susan Dempsey. He was a golf...

Thomas R. Kwosek, age 96, of West Chicago, passed away on Monday, March 26, 2018. He was born on June 3, 1921 in Independence, Wisconsin to August and Mary Kwosek. Tom was a dairy farmer in Wisconsin on his family’s farm and after moving to West Chicago he worked for many...

Anthony Frank Howard, age 66, of Hodgkins. Loving brother of Joseph, Antonia Handley, the late Bobby, the late Wesley, the late Richie and the late William; loving son of the late George and the late Antonia; uncle of many nieces and nephews. ...