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Jack Metzgar, 82 

Jack Metzgar, 82, an influential labor educator and working-class historian, died surrounded by family at his home in Oak Park.

Mary Catherine Amato, 96 

 Mary Catherine Amato (nee Murphy), 96, died on Oct. 16, 2026 in Oak Park, where she was a resident since 1963. Born in Chicago on Oct. 22,…

Beatrice Schejbal, 85 

Beatrice L. Schejbal, nee Bouchonville, 85, died on Oct. 23, 2026 in Oak Park. Born on March 17, 1941 in Chicago, she was a registered nurse at…

Maureen Roche, 78 

Maureen A. Roche (nee Mulvihill), 78, of Oak Park, died on Oct. 23, 2026. Born on Sept. 22, 1948, she was a proud graduate of Ascension School…

Ted Foss, 75 

Theodore Nicholas Foss, 75, of Oak Park, died on Oct. 4, 2026 in the ICU of Rush University Medical Center after an eight-day hospitalization, surrounded by the…

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