All Obituaries

  Martha Lubben, 88 Former owner of The Pour House (Berwyn, IL)   Martha L. “Marty” Lubben, 88 a long-time resident of Oak Park, died peacefully on September 23, 2020 at Loyola Medical Center. Martha was born on July 11, 1932, she was the owner of The Pour House (Berwyn, IL) for many years along with her husband (the late) John H. Lubben. She was an avid bowler for many, many years, hospital volunteer at Oak Park Hospital, and member of several senior card and bingo...

Alice L. Kopkowski (Hockel) passed away September 23, 2020, while surrounded by her family. Born in Chicago, Illinois, to George and Florence Hockel on January 5, 1932, she was 88. Alice graduated from Morton East in 1950 and went on to earn an imaging degree from Mount Sinai. She began her professional career as an x-ray tech at Mac Neal Hospital in Berwyn. At a young age, she fell in love and married Raymond Kopkowski. As they began to grow their family, she continued to work part-time in...

You never said I'm leaving, You never said goodbye. You were gone before I knew it, and only God knew why.   A million times I needed you, A million times I cried. If love alone could have saved you, You never would have died.   In life I loved you dearly, In death I love you still. In my heart you hold a place, That no one could ever fill.   It broke my heart to lose you, But you didn't go alone For part of me went with you, The day God took you home.  

Jehová es mi pastor; nada me faltará. En lugares de delicados pastos me hará descansar; Junto a aguas de reposo me pastoreará. Confortará mi alma; Me guiará por sendas de justicia por amor de su nombre. Aunque ande en valle de sombra de muerte, No temeré mal alguno, porque tú estarás conmigo; Tu vara y tu cayado me infundirán aliento. Aderezas mesa delante de mí en presencia de mis angustiadores; Unges mi cabeza...

“Gracias a ti Señor, por ver lo cansado que estaba y dejarme descansar. El dolor he desaparecido; la paz es Hermosa. Tu amor merodea. He dado una buena pelea (así lo pienso) y ahora en esta etapa, sin importar el resultado, pienso que he ganado. Mi deseo—‘Hay una razón Para todo.’ Quiero que mi familia continúe con sus vidas, y que se den cuenta que para todo hay una razón. No tengan pena. Todos hicieron lo que pudieron. Los amo a...

Oh Santa cruz de jesucristo hazme entrar en el camino de salvacion en honor de su resurreccion  y su encarnacion divina por medio de la cual puede conducirnos a la vida eterna Amen. 

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You’ve just walked on ahead of me And I’ve got to understand You must release the ones you love And let go of their hand. I try and cope the best I can But I’m missing you so much If I could only see you And once more feel your touch. Yes, you’ve just walked on ahead of me Don’t worry I’ll be fine But now and then I swear I feel Your hand slip into mine. God Took Him To His Loving Home God saw him getting tired, a cure was not to be. He wrapped him in his...

At the loss of a dear sweet child words cannot explain, how much the heart is broken, or how awful is the pain. “Why doest Thou take little ones?” I asked as I knelt to pray. I felt His spirit telling me; “They are too pure to stay.” I had the warmest feeling That my child is happy and waits, until we are together again past Heaven’s golden gates. Time will reunite us. In not too many years. In heavens place, we’ll embrace and joy will replace tears.