All Obituaries

Alicia Rios (nee Handy), age 77, longtime resident of West Chicago, passed away on Monday, April 5, 2021 surrounded by her loving family. She was born on September 19, 1943 in San Juan, TX to William and Alvina (Garcia) Handy. Alicia was united in marriage to Eusebio Rios on July 11, 1963. Alicia’s family meant the world to her. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great and great great-grandmother.  She was our everything! Alicia is survived by her husband, Eusebio of 57...

Christian Perez, age 26, passed away on April 4, 2021. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, April 7, 2021 from 3 to 8 p.m. at Norris-Segert Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 132 Fremont Street (One block north of Washington St. & Main St.) Funeral Mass will be held on Thursday, April 8, 2021 at St. Mary's Church, 164 N. Oakwood Ave., West Chicago, IL at 10:00 a.m....

Betty J. Ford, age 91, of Monroe, OH, passed away Thursday April 1, 2021. She was born in Rolfe, Iowa, on June 22, 1929, to the late Irene (Fisher) and Joseph McNaughton. She was a loving mother and grandmother, enjoyed family gatherings and visiting the grandchildren. She especially enjoyed playing cards and board games with the grandchildren. She was a loyal employee of JCPenney for over 38 yrs. She is preceded in death by her parents, sister Margaret and brother Leland, husband Lynal Root...

James B. Smith was born October 30, 1946 in Berwyn, IL and passed away March 29, 2021 after suffering from a cardiac arrest. Jim moved to West Chicago early in life and graduated from West Chicago Community High School in 1964, where his love of music began. During these years, he met Margaret “Peggie” Sproat, and they married on June 22, 1968 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church. Jim studied Music Education at Northern Illinois University and began his 38-year career as a music...

Patricia M. Alexander, “Becky” to everyone, (nee Lampros) born in E. St Louis, Il on May 14, 1937 and died March 27, 2021. She was born to parents William and Voulie (Stavroula) Lampros, had 3 brothers, Tommy, Louie and Johnny Lampros and a sister Betty (Skarlatos), which she adored, they are all deceased. She was married to Constantine Kassaros in 1960, at that time marriage was arranged commonly in Greek tradition and together they had three children, Elaine, Jon and Jamey....

Mariano Guzmán Alcantar, age 83, passed away on March 24, 2021. Visitation will be held on Saturday, March 27, 2021 from 4 to 8 p.m. at Norris-Segert Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 132 Fremont Street (One block north of Washington St. & Main St.)  Burial in Mexico. (Anyone attending the visitation is required to wear a facemask inside the funeral home as per state guidelines)   Mariano Guzmán Alcantar, 83 años,...

Raymond O. Lescelius, 86, went home peacefully to be with our Father in heaven on March 16, 2021 from his home in North Aurora. A descendent of Finnish immigrants who settled in the Copper Country area of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in the late 1890s, Ray was born July 9, 1934, in Keweenaw Bay, Michigan to Onnie Armas and Elsie Delervo (Karvonen) Lescelius. While serving in the National Guard, Ray graduated with a degree in Chemical Engineering from Michigan Tech in 1957. On July 25,...

Dr. Cesar Yu Co July 8, 1939 – March 7, 2021 Adventurer, Dreamer and self-proclaimed Comedian While recovering from COVID-19, surgery, and unforeseen medical complications, Cesar “The Great”, 81, of West Chicago passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family at St. Joseph’s Hospital. Cesar was born in Pambujan, Philippines to parents “Tatay” Teofilo and “Nanay” Trinidad Co. He was the 5th of 11 children. Cesar graduated from the...

Richard Anthony (Dick) Youngwith Jan 3, 1955 - March 1, 2021 Heaven welcomed Richard Anthony Youngwith, Dick, home at 1:39 pm Monday, March 1, after saying final good-byes to his wife of 36 years and four adult children at Loyola University Medical Center. Born Jan 3, 1955 in Beloit, Wisconsin to Patricia and Richard A. Youngwith, Sr., Dick was the responsible oldest of five siblings.  He excelled in both academics and athletics at Monroe High School where he was a member of the...

Laurel Avila, age 67, passed away on February 25, 2021. Loving husband of Elena Avila. Loving father of Yanet (Mike) Abbas, Yoselina Avila and Ruben Avila. Loving grandfather of Samuel, Noah, Izabella, Joshua, Itzel, Jacob, and Alexander. Visitation will be held on Monday, March 1, 2021 from 4 to 8 p.m. at Norris-Segert Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 132 Fremont Street (One block north of Washington St. & Main St.) Monday evening service at 7:00 p.m.  Service Tuesday,...