MELINDA “MELO” BARAJAS Melinda “Melo” Barajas, age 27, passed away unexpectedly April 20. Daughter of the late Pablo Barajas Jr. and Melinda L. Chavez; dear granddaughter to Phyllis (late Pablo Sr.) Barajas and Linda (late Richard) Skerrett; loving sister to Erik and Mariana, fond aunt, cousin, niece and a great friend to many. Visitation was…

MSGR. MICHAEL J. ADAMS Msgr. Michael J. Adams, pastor emeritus of St. Mary Star of the Sea Parish on 64th Street in Chicago, passed away April 23. He was 90 years old. Adams was born on April 9, 1933, in Chicago. He attended St. Catherine of Genoa School, Quigley Preparatory Seminary and the University of…

LOTIA J. ANDRASEK Lotia J. Andrasek (nee Walczak), age 100. Beloved wife of the late Leonard Andrasek; loving mother of Timothy K. (Diane) Andrasek;  dear grandmother of Kevin (Tina) and Danielle N. (Julie) Andrasek-Kickham; proud great grandmother “G.G.” of Mia, Macy, Charles and Simon; dear sister of the late Casey, the late Bernice, the late…

ROY ABELDANO Roy Abeldano, age 66, passed away April 3. Roy is survived by his only daughter Sonia; her mother Gloria; 5 grandkids Joshua, Julian, Jaida, Jayla and Jayleen; his mother Maria Abeldano; his brothers and sister Roberto (Maria), Mariselda (Jesus) Hector and Elisabeth; nephews and nieces. His Tios Alfonso Pedro Rolando Ramiro and Tias…

JEANNETTE T. BARCZAK Jeannette T. Barczak, age 70, of La Grange Park, passed away April 2. Loving mother of Elizabeth Schmidt and Bill (Jeanine) Schmidt; grandmother of Olivia Schmidt and Mila Schmidt; sister of Annette (Jim) Coughlin, Mia (Michael) Klingele and Tony Barczak; aunt of Jackie (Chris) Rowe, Ryan Coughlin, Shannon (Jason) Plummer, Tony (Jill)…