Victoria (Cairo) Miller: A funeral Mass for Victoria A. 'Vici' Cairo Miller, 35, of St. Charles, will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, at St. Patrick's Church in St. Charles. Born Dec. 5, 1962, in Park Forest, Mrs. Miller died Friday, July 31, 1998, at the University of Illinois Hospital in Chicago. Burial will be in Prairie Cemetery, St. Charles Township. She graduated from St. Patrick's Grade School in St. Charles and Rosary High School in Aurora. Mrs. Miller was a member of St. Patrick's Church. She is survived by her husband, Robert; children, Robbie, Katie and Jack, all living at home; mother, Alice Cairo of St. Charles; father, Fred Cairo of Heber Springs, Ark.; brother, John (Jan) Cairo of Geneva; and sisters, Elizabeth (John) Eagan of Salt Lake City, Utah and Jacqueline (Daniel) Hubly of Naperville. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today, at Yurs Funeral Home, 405 E. Main St., St. Charles, with a Liturgical Wake Service at 7 p.m. Contributions may be made to the Victoria Miller Scholarship Fund, c/o First Star Bank, 1500 Lincoln Hwy., St. Charles, IL 60174.
Elizabeth R. "Beth" (Carlson) Wolding, 56, of Aurora, passed away on October 29, 2019 at Rush Copley Medical Center. She was born January 12, 1963 in Aurora, IL. Beth was a longtime member of Holy Angels Church. She was a graduate of Holy Angels Grade School and Rosary High School. She was employed over the years at Heartland Blood Center, Dreyer Medical Clinic, and Edwards Hospital as a cardiovascular technician. She is survived by her husband, Martin Wolding; her son, Bradley Christian Carlson; four sisters, Brenda (John) Merkel, Gayle Iennarella, Mary Vogt, Marti (Billy) DelNegro; a brother, Daniel (Sue) Carlson; many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, Robert and Carolyn (Vogel) Carlson; her brother, Robert Thomas Carlson in infancy; her brother-in-law, Tony Iennarella. A memorial mass will be held Saturday, November 9, 2019 Holy Angels Church at 10:00 AM; Fr. Michael Lavan will officiate with inturnment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Memorial visitation will be held Saturday, November 9, 2019 from 9:00 AM until the funeral hour at 10:00 AM, at Holy Angels Church 180 South Russell Avenue, Aurora, IL 60506. Arrangements are being handled by THE DALEIDEN MORTUARY, 220 North Lake Street, Aurora, IL 630-631-5500. Please visit our interactive website at
www.daleidenmortuary.com where you may leave condolences for Elizabeth's family. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Beth's name to Holy Angels Church.
Published in the Aurora Beacon News on Nov. 6, 2019
Janet Cibulskis (September 1, 1963 to May 9, 1984)
Susan M. Edwards, 44, of Aurora, IL passed away Wednesday, March 28, 2007 at Alden of Waterford following her brave battle with cancer. Susan was a teacher at Holy Angels School in Aurora for more than 20 years and assistant principal for the past 5 years. She was also the music director at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in North Aurora for more than 20 years. Susan was very active in her school, church, and the Girl Scouts of America. Her warm, inviting personality and eagerness to help everyone around her has endeared her to the countless people whose lives were brighter because of her. Her spirit will live on in the hearts of those she touched through education, music, and in all other aspects of her life. She is survived by her father and step-mother, James and Linda Edwards of Aurora; her sister, Peggy (David) Glenn of St. Charles; her brothers, Timothy (Peggy) Edwards of Aurora and Michael (Christine) Edwards of Naperville; three nieces, Sarah, Josie and Cecelia Glenn; two nephews, Matthew and Kyle Edwards; her uncles, Lawrence Edwards of Fort Meyers, FL and William (Ellen) White of Overland Park, KS; several Godchildren, and many close friends. We are truly blessed to have had her in our lives. She was preceded in death by her mother, Mary Kay (White) Edwards; as well as her paternal grandparents, Jean and Elmer Edwards; and her maternal grandparents, Kenneth and Agnes White. Funeral from THE DALEIDEN MORTUARY will be Monday, April 2, 2007 at 9:45 am to Blessed Sacrament Church at 10:30 am. Fr. John Slampak will officiate with interment at Riverside Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday, April 1, 2007 from 2:00 pm until 8:00 pm at THE DALEIDEN MORTUARY.
Patricia A. (Gilbert) Harvala, 50, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, February 11, 2014. She was born on March 12, 1963 to the late Glenn and Mary Lou Gilbert. Patti was a graduate of Holy Angels Grade School and Rosary High School. She married the love of her life, Robert R. Harvala, on September 2, 1989, and they spent the next twenty four happy years together. Patti was employed for thirty years at Reuland's Food Service. She attended Central Bible Church. Patti is survived by her husband, Bob Harvala; two sisters, Mary (Al) Cinto, Ellen Gilbert; three brothers, Jim (Laurel) Gilbert, Brian (Judy) Gilbert, Jay (Tracie) Gilbert; five nieces, Maggie, Anne, Megan, Amanda, Caitlin; three nephews, Matthew, Charlie, Brandon; her very special niece, namesake and "Best Buddy", Patti Cors; her parents-in-law, David and Donna Paris; two brothers-in-law, Gary (Suzy) Harvala, David Harvala; her grandmother, Dorothy Paris. She was preceded in death by her parents. Patti's family would like to thank her many friends from AID and AA for their years of support. Funeral services will be held Monday, February 17, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. at THE DALEIDEN MORTUARY, Tom Barron will officiate with interment in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Visitation will be held Sunday, February 16, 2014 from 2:00 p.m. until 8:00 a.m. at THE DALEIDEN MORTUARY, 220 North Lake Street, Aurora. 630-631-5500. Please visit our interactive website at
www.daleidenmortuary.com to leave condolences for Patti's family or sign the guest book. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions to the family would be appreciated.
Published in the Aurora Beacon News on Feb. 14, 2014
Kathleen (McLean) Columbo
Kristen Marie (Weiss) Thomas, age 59, passed away peacefully at her home in Oswego, on May 8, 2023. She fought a courageous battle with strength, dignity, and quiet grace.
Kristen was born in Aurora, Illinois to Leon and Jeane Weiss on October 7, 1963. She attended Holy Angels Catholic School and Rosary High School before attending Northern Illinois University, where she earned a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science and went on to earn her Paralegal certificate with Honors from Roosevelt University. Kristen joined the Chicago law firm of Coghlan, Joyce, Kukankos, Keleher, & Urbut in October 1985, where she was a trusted and valued paralegal and office manager until 2016. Kristen then joined The Scion Group as a paralegal in 2018. Kristen’s work life was only a small part of her story.
Her real love was for her family and friends. Kristen met her sweetheart and future husband, Ron, while they both attended NIU. They were married on June 11, 1988, and eventually established their home in Oswego, a warm and welcoming place of so many family holidays, celebrations, and outdoor barbecues. Kristen had a knack for making things beautiful and special. Kristen’s dream was to become a mother. That dream was realized in 2005, when she and Ron traveled to China to adopt their daughter, Emily. Then, in 2010, they were able to happily complete their family when they again traveled to China to adopt young Evan. Above everything, Kristen loved being their mother and cherished every memory with them. She loved attending their many activities and was so proud of their accomplishments in their young lives. To know Kristen was to be a friend of Kristen’s. In meeting her, her genuine kindness, care, and compassion for others was instantly present in her warm smile, soulful eyes, and sly sense of humor.
There are almost too many friendships to list: her cherished childhood friends whom she remained in touch with until her passing, long-standing friends from NIU, work colleagues who became close friends, her Chicago “train gang”, those who were part of her China adoption groups, parents she met through their children’s activities, neighborhood friends, and so many others who have been blessed to know her along the way.
Kristen was preceded in death by her beloved father, paternal grandparents, paternal uncle, maternal grandparents, maternal great-aunt, and father-in-law.
Kristen is survived by her loving and devoted husband of almost 35 years, Ronald Thomas and her children, Emily and Evan Thomas of Oswego, IL; mother, Jeane (Konopasek) Weiss of Aurora, IL; brother, Mark Weiss of Greendale, WI; sister, Mary (Gary) Guzzardo of Palatine, IL; sister, Rachel Weiss of Aurora, IL; mother-in-law, Josephine Thomas of Oswego, IL; brother-in-law, Jeff (Cherie) Thomas of Oswego, IL; sister-in-law, Cheryl (John) Stube of Chicago, IL; nieces and nephews: Michael (Cora) Weiss of Madison, WI; Sara Weiss of Greendale, WI; Kara Weiss of Aurora, IL; Joey Guzzardo of Palatine, IL; and John Stube III of Chicago, IL.
She was a treasure and a gift to her family, and she will be missed every day.
Kristen’s family would like to give special thanks and gratitude to her doctor and nurses at the Rush Copley Cancer Center, and those at the Waterford Place Cancer Resource Center, who were always so positive, helpful, and encouraging to Kristen.
A funeral mass will be held at St. Anne Catholic Church, 551 Boulder Hill Pass, Oswego, Illinois, on Wednesday, May 17,2023 at 10:00 a.m. Interment will follow at Risen Lord Catholic Cemetery.
Donations can be made in Kristen’s memory to OCRA (Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance) or St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital.