All Obituaries

Samuel Robert Guercio, 44, passed away on June 10, 2021, after suffering a stroke the previous day. He is survived by his parents, Joe and Cheryl Guercio; his sister Kate and her husband, Alex Mayster, and their children, Ella and Max. Sam is also survived by his grandmother, Ruth Guercio, many aunts, uncles, cousins, friends and his beloved dog, Colby. He was preceded in death by his wife, Tonya, and his grandfather, Samuel Guercio; as well as his four-legged friends, Angel, Buddy and...

  James L. Mastores, 63, of Lake Zurich, passed away peacefully on June 10, 2021. He was born on April 5, 1958 in Chicago to Louis and Mae Mastores. Full obituary is pending. Memorial Mass will be held on Friday, June 18, 2021 at 10:30 AM at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church, 33 S. Buesching Rd., Lake Zurich, IL 60047. Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers, please consider the needs of the family in this difficult time by visiting: https://gofund.me/7df21ae2  

Obituary Pending.

Jo Ann Erickson, 82, of Fox River Grove, Illinois, passed away on March 14, 2021 at Sunrise of Barrington in Barrington, Illinois. Born April 25, 1938 in Burlington, Iowa, she was the daughter of Clifford and Madeline Fitterer. She married Gary Erickson, also from Burlington, Iowa, 58 years ago on July 26, 1962 with whom she had two daughters. Jo Ann grew up in Burlington and graduated from Burlington High School in 1956. She worked in office administration for McKesson & Robbins, prior...

Howard Dean Spillers, 72, of Crystal Lake passed away June 11, 2021.  He was born in Kalamazoo, MI on May 21, 1949 to Dean and Ida Spillers.  He had many passions in his life. In high school and college, Howard was an award-winning trumpet player and continued to play throughout his life and excelled at baseball as a pitcher. He attended the aviation program at Western Michigan University and graduated in 1971. He worked for a few commuter airlines before landing his big...

Carroll June Landeck Veselits, 87, of Cary, formerly of Arlington Heights, passed away on Friday, June 11, 2021.  She was born in Evanston on September 8, 1933 to Lee and Marion (nee Mantor) Landeck. After graduating from Evanston Township High School in 1951, Carroll began working at International Mineral and Chemicals Corporation in data.  It was here she met her husband, Chuck.   They were married at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Evanston on June...

Irwin L. Branecki, age 90, passed away on June 7, 2021 with his family at his side. He is survived by his wife, Marylu (Durkin), by his daughters, Mary Stockmal (Peter) and Amy Jones (Robert), and by his six grandchildren Andrew, Matthew, Abby, Michael, Trevor, and Drew. He was preceded in death by his father, Raymond Branecki, his mother, Irene, and his sister Evelyn. Irwin was born in Chicago on October 16, 1930. His childhood homes were in Cicero and then Elmwood Park, Illinois. He...

Trinity "Mama Trini" Alanis, age 83, passed away peacefully on Monday, June 7, 2021. Trinity is survived by her loving son, Javier (Cindy) Alanis; grandchildren, Marcos and Alexis Alanis; nieces and nephews, Catalina (Pablo) Hernandez, Roberto (Elizabeth) Magdaleno, Catalina (Craig) Johnson, Erika (Joe) Constantino, and Pablo Jr. (Rosiebeth) Hernandez. Preceded in death by her husband, Gustavo Alanis; daughter, Lourdes Alanis; siblings, Maria Cruz Perez, Maria del Carmen Perez,...

Jean Anne Bordelon, 85, longtime resident of Barrington, passed away peacefully on June 7, 2021. Jean graduated from The College of Commerce at Loyola University Chicago where she met her husband, Robert Bordelon.  They married in Chicago and moved to Barrington in 1969 to raise their four daughters.  Robert and Jean celebrated 56 years of marriage until he passed away in 2013 (Click here to view Robert's obituary). Prior to her retirement,...

Gerald “Jerry” Herbert Solarz, 83 of Crystal Lake passed away on June 5, 2021. He was the loving husband of Carole; beloved father of Mike Solarz, Tim (Rick Bonofiglio) Solarz, and Dan (Julie) Solarz; cherished grandfather of Kaitlyn, Abigail and Matthew Solarz; dear brother of Roy (the late Dorothy), Norb (Tina) Solarz, and Arlene (Ken) Zilinsky. Jerry was preceded in death by his first wife, Kathleen; and siblings, Lorraine, Dolores, and Donald. Jerry retired from...