All Obituaries

Najat Baijan Rehana, born on November 28, 1945 in Baghdad, Iraq passed away peacefully in her bed on September 20, 2020 at the young age of 74 in Mount Prospect, Illinois. To have known Najat (Naju, Yaya, Poku, Kalet, Khat, and Ima) meant to have loved her. It meant to have been loved by her. She touched every person she ever met, and she enriched their lives with stories of the past, food from the heart, and an indelible love that can never be replaced. Our mother has found peace at last,...

  Editha Fiedler, 94, long time resident of Wood Dale, IL. Born October 18, 1925 on the family farm in Schweslin, Pommern, Germany. Passed away quietly September 19, 2020 in Chicago, IL. Married to Martin Fiedler (d. 2013). Loving mother of two sons and 5 grandchildren. Survivor of WWII hardships; the 1945 Russian invasion of Pomerania, the Polish takeover, and the 1946 Pomeranian expulsion. Came to the USA in 1952 and worked for Home Insurance Co., Keebler Co., Heidenhain Corp., in...

Bessie Raftis, age 99.  Devoted daughter of the late James and Mary Raftis; dear brother of Harry (the late Athene) Raftis, the late Alex (the late Dolores) Raftis and the late Andrew Raftis; fond uncle of Maria (Chris) Vastis, Andrew (Barbara) Raftis, Robert Janu, the late James (Margarita) Raftis, Cynthia (Richard) Foster and the late Alex Raftis.  Loving great-aunt to Kristina (Jon) Pfeiler, Andrew Vastis, Andrew Raftis, Thomas (Melissa) Foster and Lauren (Jacob)...

Donna Lee Murphy, age 79, passed away in her home with her family by her side; marking the end of her long struggle with cancer. She was born June 27, 1941 in Big Creek, Kentucky; the daughter of Ireland Adkins and Dixie Nichols, the sister of Thelma Mae Prine and Ireland Adkins Jr. Donna moved to Chicago, IL when she was 15 years old, where she waitressed for many years before meeting her lifelong partner at Gino’s East. That is also where her love of pizza developed, a love which...