All Obituaries

Wayne A. Brautigam, age 80 of Oswego, passed away on Friday March 3, 2023 at his home with family by his side. He was born November 29, 1942 in Chicago to Charles and Dorothy (nee Dau) Brautigam. After graduation, Wayne worked for FedEx, UPS and settled in a career with the State of Illinois Transportation Department until his retirement. He was proud to have served as Lieutenant with the Glenbard Fire Department, which merged into the Lombard Fire Department. He was a Cubs fan...

Mary Margaret McGovern, 83, of Montgomery, IL, went to be in the Lord’s care on Monday, January 16, 2023.  In her final hours, she was attended by her daughter, Aimeé, and her oldest grandson, Jeffrey, who, together, held her hands as she quietly passed. Mary was born the second of eight children to James Joseph and Katherine Ann (Malinski) McGovern on May 23, 1939 in St. Joseph, MO.  She is survived by her siblings: Terry (Dean) Truemper, Tom (the late Pat) McGovern,...

Ismael Pineiro, Sr. was born on June 17, 1944 to Martin Pineiro and Maria Cruz. He was the 3rd born out of 14 children (7 boys and 7 girls). He grew up in a close knit Catholic home in the mountains of Cayey, P.R. He graduated from High School in Cayey in 1962. He married the love of his life, Virginia Carrasquillo, on 11/23/1968 (on her 24th birthday). Ismael and Virginia had 3 children. Ismael, Jr. born 9/19/1969; Dr. Laura Pineiro-Hanchett born 7/22/1971; and Maria de Lourdes Claycombe...

 Bonnie Lee (Dawson) Jacobsen, age 75, of Montgomery, IL. passed away peacefully at home Monday, June 20, 2022. She was born May 21,1947 in Norwalk, Connecticut to Lawrence and Eleanor (Hartog) Dawson. She is a 1965 graduate of Brien McMahon High school in Norwalk Connecticut. She continued her education at JM Wright Technical School and graduated as a Licensed Practical Nurse and served in her career for over 35 years.  She married Richard Jacobsen of Floral Park, New York on...

  Frances Marie (Sansone, Scroppo, Pavilonis) DiFilippo Frances Marie (Sansone, Scroppo, Pavilonis) DiFilippo passed away on October 18, 2022, after a courageous decade-and-a-half battle with Alzheimer's. She is now raised on eagles' wings to shine like the sun again. Those who knew Fran before the disease know she is laughing, singing, and dancing through the pearly heaven gates to reunite with her late loved ones.   Frances had a zest for life that was impossible to...

Leonard W. Hansen, age 72 of East Dundee, passed away on Friday, August 12, 2022. He was born on August 27, 1949 in Arlington Heights, IL. to Leonard E. and June Hansen (nee Brunzo).  In 1970, during the Vietnam Conflict, Lenny was ordered to active duty by the Unites States Navy. He served until his discharge in 1972. Lenny then began a successful career with Northrop Grumman retiring after 43 years. In his spare time he enjoyed to bowl, fish, golf and spend quality time with his...

On Sunday, July 31, 2022, Lois Louise Crabbe, loving wife, mother and grandmother, passed away at age 86 in Naperville, Illinois. Lois was born on March 25, 1936 in Hillsboro, Illinois to Archibald and Ollie (Sellers) Otter. She was the youngest of six children. On November 8, 1958, she married the love of her life, Sydney Lee Crabbe. They raised two sons, Todd and Vincent. Lois loved helping people which led her to hold the position of head surgery scheduler at Barnes Hospital. She loved...

  Joshua passed away suddenly on Friday, June 3rd, 2022, in Montgomery, Illinois. He was 17 years old. Josh was born on April 11, 2005 in Naperville, Illinois. He was the only child of Julie and Frank Meares, half brother to James Bryan Meares.  Always exploring, building, and creating, Josh amazed everyone with how smart he was at such a young age. He loved trains and building train tracks all over the house. He loved to dress up as a fire fighter or police officer. Josh loved...

Kevin Douglas Fahnholz, 49, of Lake Worth, Florida, formerly of Oswego,  was unexpectedly taken from this world on May 13, 2022, due to a tragic auto accident. Kevin was born on Oct. 31, 1972, and raised in North Platte. Upon graduating from North Platte High School in 1991, he joined the U.S. Navy where he served on the USS Theodore Roosevelt and USS Kittyhawk aircraft carriers and various military bases before being honorably discharged in 2001. Kevin moved to Aurora, Illinois,...