Death Notice: John Laird, Economics Teacher at Elmhurst College

A memorial service will be held Sept. 7.

Death Notices: Steven Purtell, Martin Mazurk, Ray Jozaitis, Alice Nagel, Richard Schumacker

Condolences to the families of these five individuals from Elmhurst.

Death Notice: Jesse Pace, 59, of Elmhurst

Visitation is Tuesday in Lombard, and a funeral Mass will be held Wednesday in Villa Park.

Death Notice: Lorraine Grunwald, of Elmhurst

Visitation was Sunday, funeral Mass Monday in Elmhurst.

Death Notices: Edward Iverson, Arthur Caruso, Salee Jenkins

Funeral information for three with strong ties to Elmhurst.

School Begins in Sadness Following Untimely Deaths of York Student, Parent, Recent Grad

York students and staff observed a moment of silence Wednesday in honor of those lost.

Death Notice: Noe Gomez Jr., 18, of Elmhurst

Visitation for the 2013 York High School graduate will be held Thursday.

Death Notice: Daniel Connell, 48, of Elmhurst

Mr. Connell was very involved with Elmhurst youth, as an Elmhurst Extreme and Elmhurst Airborne coach.

Death Notice: Michael Brophy, of Elmhurst

Visitation and funeral Mass will be Saturday in Elmhurst.

Death Notice: Robert Tyler Wiener

Funeral service is today, Wednesday, Aug. 14, in Elmhurst.

Death Notices: Stanley Vachta and Ardele Payne, both of Elmhurst

Funeral for Mr. Vachta will be next Saturday, services for Mrs. Payne are private

Death Notices: Robert Spahn, Doreen Nelson

Visitation is Sunday for Mr. Spahn, and a memorial service will be held next month for Mrs. Nelson, a former District 205 teacher.

Death Notices: Jacki Orlando, Mary Barbara Kolassa

Funeral is Friday for Mary Barbara Kolassa, and services are Saturday for Jacki Orlando.

Death Notices: Marion Zickefoose, Paul Lee

Visitation for Mrs. Zickefoose and Mr. Lee will be held Thursday in Elmhurst.

Heather Wandt, 30, Had a Passion for Law Enforcement, Animals

Heather Wandt was born in Elmhurst, and her brother, Nickolas, is an Elmhurst resident. Services will be held on Thursday and Friday in Naperville.

Death Notice: Betty McFarland, of Elmhurst

Services will be held Thursday in Elmhurst.

DuPage County Sheriff's Department Bids Farewell to Beloved Canine

Stitch, the county's only cadaver-detecting canine, died Friday at the age of 9.

Death Notices: Finan, Egan, Muhlethaler, Huizenga Taylor, Attardo and Ratz

These six decedents had strong ties to Elmhurst.

Death Notices: Tula Monachos, Jean Soderman, Carolyn Bilyea, John Verisario

Following is funeral information for these decedents, who have strong ties to Elmhurst.

Death Notice: Veronica Chambers, Longtime Elmhurst Resident

Visitation will be held Monday, funeral Mass on Tuesday in Elmhurst.

Death Notice: Louis Farcus, 53-year Elmhurst resident

A memorial service will be held Tuesday in Lombard.

Death Notice: Clarence Nowicki, formerly of Elmhurst

Visitation and funeral will be held Saturday in Elmhurst.

Death Notices: Robert Noonan, Louise Ostergren, Catherine Meyer

Mr. Noonan and Mrs. Ostergren were Elmhurst residents, Mrs. Meyer taught at York High School.

Death Notices: Kathryn Diamond, Bob Rowan, Michael Cook

Two men from Elmhurst and one woman formerly of Elmhurst will be laid to rest.

Death Notices: Leonard Prescott, George Ackermann, Mae Fiedler, Constance Hartmann

Four with strong ties to the Elmhurst community have died. Here is information about their services.

Death Notices: Daniel Pyne, 71, and James Hagerty, 48

Visitation will be held Friday in Elmhurst.

Death Notices: Eldon Lindstrom, Alice Murphy, Sister Annice Herman

Visitation and services will be held Thursday.

Death Notice: Joaquin Trevino of Elmhurst

Visitation is Wednesday, funeral on Thursday in Villa Park.

Death Notice: US Air Force Veteran David Van Hoose, 75

Visitation is Monday, funeral Mass is Tuesday in Elmhurst.

Death Notice: Michael Casey, Co-founder of Three Area Grocery Stores

Visitation for the founder of Casey's markets and Mike's Meats will be Sunday, a funeral Mass will be held on Monday.

Death Notice: Inez Crim of Elmhurst

Visitation and service is Saturday, July 6, in Elmhurst.

Death Notice: Pauline Kerpen

Visitation is Friday, funeral is Saturday in Elmhurst.

Death Notice: Michael Lamoureux, 56, of Elmhurst

Visitation is Tuesday, funeral Mass Wednesday in Elmhurst.

Death Notices: Marilyn Groeneveld, Mary Rose Sotor, John Francis Monahan, Charles Heider

Services will be held Saturday in Elmhurst for Mrs. Groeneveld and Mrs. Sotor, Mr. Monahan and Mr. Heider have been laid to rest.

Obituary: Deborah Stephens

Visitation will be held Friday in Elmhurst.

Death Notices: Dr. Thomas Pozen, George W. Leveille

Visitation for Mr. Pozen and funeral service for Mr. Leveille will be held Monday in Elmhurst.

Sopranos Star James Gandolfini Dead at 51

Chicago loves a good Mob story, and fictional mob boss Tony Soprano was one of our favorite wise guys. We’re Patching you through to Westwood-Hillsdale Patch in New Jersey for the full story.

Death Notices: Richard Norgaard, Marilyn 'Mitzi' Dunn and William 'Craig' Barrett

Visitation for Norgaard and Dunn are Thursday in Elmhurst; visitation for Barrett is Thursday in Kentucky.

Death Notice: John "Jack" Golen

Service will be held Tuesday at Visitation Church in Elmhurst.

Obituary: Jerome Anthony Urbik, 83, of Elmhurst

Visitation will be Sunday in Hinsdale, funeral Mass will be Monday in Chicago.