Sheila Martin

Visitation:February 17, 2016

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Sheila Martin, nee Gallagher, 79, native of Dungloe, Co. Donegal, Ireland; beloved wife of 56 years to James; loving mother of Terrence and Thomas; cherished grandmother of Shanna and James; dearest great-grandmother of Bailey, Kyleigh, and Luke; Visitation Wednesday 3-9 PM and Thursday 9:00 AM until time of service, 10:00 AM at Gibbons Family Funeral Home 5917 W. Irving Park RD (½ Block East of Austin). Interment All Saints Cemetery.

Thomas Gardiner

Visitation:February 16, 2016

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Thomas Gardiner, 87, native of Ballinalacken, Lisdoonvarna, Co. Clare, Ireland; beloved husband of 55 years to Mary nee Rudden; loving father of Thomas (Kathleen), Mary (Stephen) Tardella, James (Angela), Peggy (Martin) Heneghan, Noreen (Fernando) Rodriguez, Patricia (Patrick) Lavelle, John (Lora), Brendan (Amy Ellison), Erin (Benedict) Bruno, Eileen Kane, Michael (Andrea), Colleen (Patrick) Walsh, and Kathleen (Tony) Gillespie; cherished grandfather of Ann Marie, Mary Catherine, Thomas, and Michael Gardiner; Patricia (Rick) Last, Stephen, James, and Kathleen Tardella; Kate, James, Fiona, Sean, and Aidan Gardiner; Maeve, Martin, and Fiona Heneghan; Alexis, Erin, Angela, and Ian Rodriguez; Meghan, William, Matthew, and Patrick Lavelle; John, Joey, Amelia, and Peter Gardiner; Rudden, Jack, and Agnes Gardiner; Michael, Bridget, Benedict, and the late baby Mary Bruno; Seamus, Sean, MaryTherese, and Mairead Kane; Gavin and Ryan Gardiner; Brendan, Nora, and Hughie Walsh; and Shannon Gillespie; dear brother of Margaret (the late John) Potter of England, Joseph (Margaret) of Chicago, Sean (the late Helen) of Chicago, Anne (the late Thomas) Hegarty of Ireland, Mary (Peter) of Ireland, James, and the late Teresa (the late Con) Howard of Ireland; fond uncle of many; Funeral Wednesday 9:15 AM from Gibbons Family Funeral Home 5917 W. Irving Park RD (½ Block East of Austin) to St. Celestine Church. Mass 10 AM. Interment Mt. Carmel Cemetery. Visitation Tuesday 1-9 PM. 60 Year Member of Iron Workers Local #1. Please omit flowers.

Ruth Macek

Visitation:February 12, 2016

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Ruth Dolly Macek nee Eggers; loving wife of the late John; dear mother of Sharon (Ralph) Mueller, David, Cynthia (Ray) Fiala, and Julie (Frank) Naples; cherished grandmother of Geoffrey Mueller, Ryan Macek, Emily and Sarah Fiala, Lilly, Mia Mae, and Isabella Naples; fond sister-in-law of Mary Marra; Funeral Saturday 9:30 AM from Gibbons Family Funeral Home 5917 W. Irving Park RD (½ Block East of Austin) to St. Pascal Church. Mass 10 AM. Interment Memory Gardens. Visitation Friday 3-8 PM.

Bridget “Bridie” Considine

Visitation:February 10, 2016

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Bridget “Bridie” Considine; beloved wife of Peter; loving mother of Peter (Kathy) and Bridget (fiancé Matthew Condon); cherished grandmother of Katelin, Ryan, Connor, Emma, Michael, and Megan; devoted daughter of late Mary nee McKeen and Francis O’Donnell; dear sister of Gerrard (Margaret) of England, Patrick “PJ” (the late Margaret) of Ireland, and the late Francis (Mary) and Mary O’Donnell; fond aunt of many; Funeral Thursday 9 AM from Gibbons Family Funeral Home 5917 W. Irving Park RD (½ Block East of Austin) to St. Margaret Mary Church, 2324 W. Chase. Mass 10 AM. Interment Maryhill Cemetery. Visitation Wednesday 3-9 PM . Native of Clahane, Liscannor, Co. Clare, Ireland. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Misericordia and American Cancer Society.

Emily Rodden

Visitation:February 07, 2016

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Emily Rodden; beloved wife of Jerry; loving mother of Geraldine (Gerald) Roche and Maureen (Jim) Leick; cherished grandmother of Jack, Amy, Kara, Collin and Gabrielle; dear sister of Bridget, Jim, Mary, Eddie, Tommy, and the late Bernie; fond aunt of many; Visitation Sunday 2-8 PM and Monday 9:30 AM until time of prayer 11 AM at Gibbons Family Funeral Home 5917 W. Irving Park RD (½ Block East of Austin). Mass 11:30 AM at St. Tarcissus Church. Interment Maryhill Cemetery. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Seasons Hospice.

John Campbell

Visitation:February 06, 2016

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John Campbell age 57; native of Newry, Ireland; loving son of Kathleen and late Joseph; dear brother of Moya, Pauline, Martin, and the late Brian; uncle to his nieces and nephews and dear friend to many; Fond member of Local 134 and the Viking Athletic Association Chicago. Visitation Saturday 3-9 PM at Gibbons Family Funeral Home, 5917 W. Irving Park Rd. (½ Block East of Austin). Interment Private. In lieu of flowers please make donations to Seasons Hospice.

Mike Whelan

Visitation:January 29, 2016

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Michael Joseph (Mike) Whelan, 84, of Prospect Heights, IL passed away on January 26, 2016, in Boynton Beach, FL. Born September 29, 1931 in Simonstown, Moone, Kildare, Ireland, he was the son of the late Michael and Ann nee Loftus. Beloved husband of almost 50 years of Mary nee McDonagh; devoted father of Michael (Sarah), Bernadette (Thomas) O’Leary, Thomas (Colleen) and Michelle (Thomas) O’Carroll; proud Papa of Michael, Peter, John and Cecelia Whelan; Tiehg, Aisling and Cormac O’Leary; Mary Frances and Thomas Whelan; and Grace and Danny O’Carroll; loving brother of Mary (Martin) O’Malley of Chicago; Brigid (Sean) O’Mahony of Dublin and Donegal Ireland; Patrick (Catherine) Whelan of Kildare, Ireland; Margaret (the late Gene) Shillington of Costa Mesa, California; John Whelan of Corona Del Mar, California; Anne (the late Dr. Peter) O’Callaghan of Dublin, Ireland; and the late Philomena (Thomas) O’Connell of Kildare, Ireland. Fond uncle of many nieces and nephews and friend to many. Mike immigrated to the United States in 1956 and began work as a butcher. He met the love of his life and best friend at the Holiday Ballroom in Chicago. Mike and Mary were married on April 23, 1966. He started Mike’s Landscaping which grew into Whelan’s Nursery and Shamrock Garden Center. He loved all sports but especially the Gaelic games of hurling and football. He was an active member of several Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) clubs, including St. Vincent’s, Erin’s Own, and Padraig Pearse. For the last fifty years he often made an annual trip to Ireland to visit family and friends and attend GAA games in Croke Park, and the Listowel horse races. For over forty years, he was an active parishioner of St. Alphonsus Liguori Catholic Church, serving as an usher and a member of the Garden and PADS ministries. Mike and Mary spent the last 15 winters in Boynton Beach, Florida where he cherished his Sterling Village and Shamrock Club friends and golfing, playing cards, and spending time at the horse racing track. Mike was loved for his boundless energy and positive outlook and he saw the good in everyone. Mike was guided by his strong faith and love of family and friends. Visitation Friday 3-9 PM at Matz Funeral Home 410 E. Rand Road, Mt.Prospect and Saturday 11:30 AM until Mass of Christian Burial 12:30 PM at St. Alphonsus Ligouri Church 411 N. Wheeling Rd., Prospect Heights. Interment All Saints Cemetery. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to St. Alphonsus Ligouri Church.

Paul Quinn

Visitation:January 29, 2016

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It is with great sadness, we announce the passing of Paul Quinn on Tuesday January 26, 2016. Paul Quinn; beloved husband of the late Mary Ann Chapman; loving father of Brendan (Megan Beacham) Church; beloved son of the late Tom and Kathleen fond brother of Tony (Elizabeth) Barnes and Margaret (Liam) Hennigan; dear uncle of Tom and Siobhan Hennigan, and Peter Barnes; dear friend of Mike Darice, Clare Cadogan, Rena Church, Alex Otroszko, amd Joe Loney. Visitation Friday 3-8 PM at Gibbons Family Funeral Home, 5917 W. Irving Park Rd. (½ Block East of Austin). In lieu of flowers please make donations to JourneyCare Hospice. Paul will leave Chicago after services. He will return to Ireland by Air Lingus. He will be buried with his parents in Gort, Co. Galway, Ireland. For info 773-777-3944 or www.gffh.com

Kathleen Heneghan

Visitation:January 25, 2016

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Kathleen A. Heneghan, nee McGing, 61, formerly of Tourmakaedy, Co. Mayo, Ireland; beloved wife of Vince; loving mother of Katrina (Peter) O’Malley, Peter and Vince (Sandra); darling daughter of Bridget and the late Austin McGing; cherished grandmother of Aidan, Mackenzie, and Vinny; dear sister of the late Mary Theresa McGing; fond sister-in-law and aunt of many; Family & Friends will meet Monday for a Memorial Mass, 10:30 AM at St. Cornelius Church 5430 W. Foster Ave. Interment Private.