All Obituaries

Frank D. Kidd, age 96, of Wheaton, formerly of Lombard for 51 years, passed away November 28, 2020. A Family Visitation will be held Thursday, December 3rd from 9 AM until time of Private Funeral Service at 11 AM at Brust Funeral Home, 135 S. Main St, Lombard. Interment will follow at Oakridge Cemetery in Hillside. Frank was the beloved husband of the late Jeanne nee Castellani; loving dad of Jeanne (Jim) Koepke of Woodridge, Patti (Keith) Wales of Glen Ellyn and Michael (Peach) Kidd...

Slawomir Safin, age 57, of Addison, IL and formerly of Poland passed away peacefully on November 25, 2020. Beloved husband of Grazyna Safin; loving father of Katarzyna Safin (Ryan Ostrowski), Marcin Safin, Piotr Safin; cherished son of Anna and the late Tadeusz Safin; dear brother of Adam (Renata) Safin; fond uncle of Sylvia and Victor Safin; loving nephew of Stella Marek. Slawomir was first and foremost a dedicated and loving husband and father. He was a caring and hard worker. He was a...

Frances Rose Kokines, 89, of Lombard, passed away November 22, 2020. Frances was the loving wife of 60 years of the late James; dearest mother of James (Karen) Kokines, Victoria Walker, and Linda (Jonathan) Zarych; grandmother of Samantha and Alexis. Frances was a resident of Lombard for 48 years. She was a member of the VFW Women’s Auxiliary and Ministry at St. Pius. She will be remembered for her love of dancing, cooking, entertaining, and sewing. Funeral Services will be held...

Doris Henrietta Helen Swailes, nee Jahaske, 101 years and 5 months, resident of Lombard for 97 years, passed away on November 20, 2020. She was born in Chicago on June 8, 1919, to Joseph J. and Emily Jahaske nee Hoeft. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, Nov. 28th with Doris lying-in-state from 10:00 AM until time of service at 11:00 AM at Trinity Lutheran Church, 300 S. Ardmore, Villa Park. Interment will follow at Chapel Hill Gardens West Cemetery, Oakbrook Terrace. Doris was the...

Lorraine Tallarito, age 72, of Bolingbrook passed away on November 22, 2020.  She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 47 years Vito P. Tallarito, her older brother Stanley Kosek and sister-in-law Karen Kosek. She is survived by her dear son Michael (Amanda); cherished siblings Joanne Kosek, Bernadette (Eric) Sanberg, Joseph (Catherine) Kosek; her brother-in-laws Michael (Barb) Tallarito and Thomas (Pamela) Tallarito; and her many loved nieces, nephews, cousins and...

Ralph Charles Kamradt, 78, longtime resident of Lombard for 46 years, passed away peacefully on November 27, 2020. Ralph was the loving husband of Judy Kamradt, nee Ryan; beloved father of Carolynne (Ron) Struebing, Kelly (Kurt) Ostrowski, Michael Kamradt, Jacquie Kamradt; proud grandfather of Brett, Dana, Kara and Brooke Struebing, Kyla and Keri Ostrowski, Caitlin, Haley and Connor Kamradt; dear brother of Ron (Lou), Russell (Kathy), Roy Kamradt and Lois (Gary) Molinari. Ralph served in...

  Robert L. Kratky, age 74, of Lombard. Son of the late Libbie nee Miller and the late Frank, both of Lombard. Many other relatives and friends. Visitation Wednesday November 25, 8:30 AM until Funeral Prayers at 9:30 AM at Brust Funeral Home, 135 S. Main St., Lombard, thence proceeding to Sacred Heart Church, 114 S. Elizabeth St., Lombard, for 10 AM Mass.  Interment Private. Robert was a 1965 graduate of Glenbard East High School.  He had been a resident of Lombard for over...

Raymundo C. Llamas, age 58, of Glen Ellyn, passed away November 18, 2020. Raymundo was the loving companion of Ann Howard; dearest father of Oscar Llamas of Broadview, Leticia of Mexico, Trevor Llamas of Glen Ellyn; fond grandfather of 3; loving son of Guillermina Galindo of Mexico; dear brother of Michela of Chicago, Maria Loisa of Chicago, Manuel of Chicago, Socorro of Addison, Julia of Mexico, Oscar of Chicago, Gloria of Maywood, Rene of Melrose Park, Alva of Mexico; many other...

Edward W. Jacobsen, Jr., age 83, of Lombard, died November 15, 2020, at his home. Edward was the loving husband of the late Jan nee Urbanow; loving father of Cheryl (Kirk) Vipond of Waconia, Minnesota, Brian of Lombard, Kate (Matt) Bialecki of Elmhurst, and the late Edward III; step-father of Jeff of Villa Park, Daniel (Bernadette) of West Chicago, Chris, Allison (Kevin) Looby of Warrenville, Tim (Stacie) of Normal, Peter (Nicole) of West Chicago, Matt (Kathy) of Arizona, Sarah (Jon) Bryan...

Leon Rea, age 74, of Villa Park, IL, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family on Wednesday, November 4th, 2020. Loving father of David (Debbie) Rea, Nicole (Mike) Khalil and Danielle (Ryan) Conley; beloved grandpa and papa of Tyler and Hailey Rea, Zack and Noah Khalil, Sean, Anna and Brendan Conley; dear brother of Penny, Edward “Mitchie,” Chrissy, Raymond and the late Darlene. Leon found joy in many things, big and small. He loved taking trips to Wisconsin and Canada to...