Obituaries

Mary Karklins, beloved wife of the late Maris, cherished daughter to the late Margaret and Michael; loving mother to Michaela Leavy; dear sister to Caroline (Wally) Schmidt and the late Stephen Leavy (Carolynn Simkus), fond aunt to Diana (Scott Bruemmer), Jarrod (Jennifer), and Eric Schmidt; treasured cousin and friend to…

Gerard O’Looney, beloved son of Brian and the late Mary; loving father of Cormac, Matilda, and Teagan; devoted co-parent with Maureen Crawford; fond brother of Brian (Karen), Jeff, Patricia (Peter), Seamus, Frances, Damien (Bing), Noelle (Sean), Maura (Dave), Martin, Angela (Mark), and Padraig; dear uncle and friend to many in…

William Shuler, born August 3, 1938, at rest July 27, 2026. Beloved brother to the late Patricia Sword and Stephen (Patti Hawley) Shuler, loving father to Bill Luebke and Michael Shuler.

Rosemary Anne Hoffman, 77, of Waukegan formerly of Chicago’s Portage Park neighborhood, died peacefully at home on Saturday; beloved wife of over 50 years to Walter Belback, Jr; loving mother of Sarah (Christopher), Claire (Brent) and Veronica (Zachary); cherished grandmother of Celeste, Brent, Jr., Virginia, Eleanor and Harold; and she…

Thomas Mueller Born June 8, 1949 • At Rest August 1, 2026 Thomas “Tommy” Mueller was preceded in death by his parents, Edward and Anastasia Mueller; his brothers, Edward Mueller and John Mueller; and his sister, Kathleen O’Neill. He is survived by his sisters, Marie (Jack) Bell and Christine (Steve)…

It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Tom Birt, formerly of Ballynease, County Derry, Ireland, and later of Chicago, Illinois, USA, in his 87th year. Tom emigrated to Chicago as a young man, where he met his beloved wife Sarah and built a life centered around…

Mary McNally, beloved wife of Terence; cherished mother of Margaret (Patrick) Kranteras, Sean (the late Lisa), and Jeffrey (Sara); dear sister of Peggy (the late Patrick) O’Donnell, Padraig, the late Michael, and the late Martin; treasured sister-in-law to Sally (the late Lawrence) Martin, Michael (Kathleen), and Kathleen (the late Jerome)…

Brendan Payne; beloved husband of Sherry nee Olson; loving father of Cassidy & Gavin; cherished son of Margaret nee Gavin and the late Frank G.; dear brother of the late Frank, Patrick (Heather) and John; fond uncle of Maggie and Sean; treasured nephew to John Gavin; special cousin to Margaret…

Edward Carlson, beloved son of the late Edward & Constance nee Delre, loving brother of Carolann (James) Braunhold, cherished nephew of Tom, fond cousin and friend to many. Visitation Saturday 12 PM- 5 PM at Gibbons Family Funeral Home 5917 W Irving Park Rd (½ block East of Austin). For…