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John M. Biesiada, age 64, of South Holland, IL, passed away suddenly, Sunday, September 13, 2020.  Beloved husband for 40 years of Katherine Biesiada, nee Kubiak.  Loving father of Theresa (Brion) Cooley, Mary Biesiada, Daniel Biesiada, and Angela (Mark) Uittenbogaard.  Proud train-loving Grandpa of Benjamin, Christopher, Alexandra, Theodore, Julia, and Andrew.  Dear brother of the late William Biesiada and James (Sai Sai) Biesiada.  Dear son of Mary and the late Mitchell Biesiada. Dear son-in-law of Therese and the late Raymond Kubiak.

Louis Francis Ulbrich, 91, of Bloomington, passed away peacefully at home on Monday (Sept. 14, 2020) surrounded by his loving family.

His life will be celebrated with a funeral Mass at 10 a.m. Friday at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Bloomington, with the Rev. Jeffrey Stirniman and Monsignor Douglas Hennessey officiating. Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, Normal, with military rites accorded by the Bloomington-Normal American Legion Honor Guard. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Carmody Flynn Funeral Home, Bloomington.

Charles (“Chuck”) John Prorok 69, of Rockford, died September 2, 2020 following an almost three-year battle with Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma. Born April 7, 1951 in Chicago, the son of Robert P. and Dusolina E. (Mascitelli) Prorok, Sr. He married Marcia Mueller on January 27, 1979 in Rockford.

Attorney Clarence (Bud) DeMoss of Nashville, Illinois, departed this life at his home in Nashville on Tuesday, September 1, 2020.  He had attained the age of 88 years and 6 days.