All Obituaries

Ann Joy Archias, age 90, of Goshen, Indiana, formerly of Geneva, passed away April 21, 2017, at Goshen Hospital, Goshen, Indiana. Ann was born January 21, 1927, in Chicago, the daughter of George and Ann (Wyman) Schoonmaker.  Ann Joy loved Chicago all her life.  She attended business school and worked for a Chicago law firm. Ann married Richard Earl Archias on January 10, 1948. They first lived in St. Charles, then were Geneva residents for many years.  While raising her...

Richard Earl Archias, age 93, of Goshen, Indiana, formerly of Geneva, passed away April 25, 2017, with his loving family by his side. He was born on September 24, 1923, in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Pauline (Slaughter) and Earl Archias.  His parents moved to Chicago, where he was raised from a young age. Richard proudly served his country in the United States Navy during World War II.  He married Ann Joy Schoonmaker on January 10, 1948.  They first lived in...

  George F. Kleinschmidt, age 69, of Elgin, passed away Sunday, September 16, 2018 at home with his loving family by his side.  He was born February 24, 1949 in Chicago, the son of George and Janice (Dziak) Kleinschmidt.  George proudly served his country in the United States Navy.  He spent most of his career as a maintenance worker for St. Patrick Catholic Church and was a 4th degree member of the Knights of Columbus.  George also worked at Home Depot and loved...

Nancy Ann Trafficanta, age 68, of Aurora, passed away Saturday, September 15, 2018 at Rush Copley Medical Center in Aurora with her loving family by her side. She was born and raised in Chicago, IL daughter of Samuel J. and Geraldine (Knight) Trafficanta.  Nancy was a barber for many years.  She loved to watch soap operas, sing, and cook, however her greatest enjoyment in life was spending time with her family.  Nancy is survived by her children Laurie Ann Robertson,...

Virginia K. Radovich, age 86, of Batavia, formerly of Geneva, Illinois, passed away Wednesday, September 12, 2018 at the Holmstad Retirement Community. She was born August 2, 1932 in Chicago, the daughter of Stilianos and Rebecca Korakas and raised in St. Charles, Illinois. Virginia worked at the Chicago Title Company for many years until her retirement in 1971.  She was a long time member of Saint Athanasios Greek Orthodox Church in Aurora.  In her spare time, Virginia loved to...

Harold J. Lawler, age 91, of St. Charles, Illinois, passed away Sunday, September 9, 2018 at home. He was born January 18, 1927 in Chicago, the son of Thomas and Josephine (Schreiber) Lawler. Harold graduated with a PHD and became a teacher as well as a writer for many years.   His favorite pastime, however, was spending time with his family and he will be dearly missed. He is survived by his children Thomas of St. Charles, George of Chicago, and Richard Lawler of Virginia;...

Emil J. Trch, Jr., age 73, of Geneva, passed away Saturday, September 8, 2018 surrounded by his loving family at Autumn Leaves in St. Charles. He was born March 21, 1945 in Chicago, the son of Emil Sr. and Helen (Bednarski) Trch. Emil graduated from De La Salle High School and then went on to earn an undergraduate degree from DePaul University and a master’s degree from North Central College.  He proudly served his country in the United States Marine Reserves and was a 3rd...

James D. “Jim” Jackowiec, age 58, of Berwyn, passed away Tuesday, September 4, 2018 at Season’s Hospice in Naperville. He was born May 16, 1960 in Chicago, the son of Walter Jr. and Cecilia (Moran) Jackowiec. Jim worked in construction as a general contractor.  He was a loving father, brother, and uncle who will be dearly missed. He is survived by his children Jimmy of Lyons and Amanda of Alabama; grandchildren Jacob, Trinity, and Christopher; siblings George (Marg)...

Joseph ”Bud” Reese, 85, of Gladstone, MI, formerly of Geneva, IL, entered into the presence of his Lord and Savior and into the arms of his beloved wife, Caroline, on Thursday, August 23, 2018. Joe was born December 3, 1932, in Escanaba, MI, to Joseph and Lillian (Johnson) Reese.  He graduated from Escanaba High School in 1950.  On August 15, 1955 he married Caroline Kroll, also from Escanaba.  Together the two raised three children: Doug, Dave and Debbie. Joe...

Peter J. Horst, age 53, of Chicago, passed away Tuesday, August 21, 2018 at his home in Chicago. He was born July 30, 1965 in Madison, WI, the son of Stanley and Phyllis Ann (McNatt) Horst. Peter graduated from DePaul University with a J.D. in 2007.  He worked for several years at Sedgwick and then at Clyde and Co. of Chicago.  Peter enjoyed language, math and literature in his spare time.  But his greatest joy came in the time spent with his family and friends and he will...