Obituary Examples by Relationship

Margaret Anne Sullivan, 78, of Portland, Oregon, passed away peacefully on March 12, 2025, surrounded by the family she spent a lifetime nurturing. Margaret was the kind of mother who turned ordinary moments into memories...

Robert James Chen, 82, of San Francisco, California, died on February 28, 2025, at home with his family by his side. Robert was a man of quiet consistency who believed that understanding how things worked was the foundation of confidence...

Eleanor Rose Thompson, 91, of Savannah, Georgia, passed away on January 15, 2025. Eleanor was born on August 22, 1933, in rural Alabama, the youngest of eight children. She married William Thompson in 1953, and together they moved to Savannah, where she lived for the next seven decades. To her fourteen grandchildren and twenty-one great-grandchildren, Eleanor was simply “Gigi.” Her kitchen was the center of every holiday, her sweet tea was legendary, and her lap was available to anyone who needed comfort, regardless of age. Eleanor worked as a seamstress for over forty years, creating everything from wedding dresses to Halloween costumes. She could look at a garment in a store window and recreate it by memory. In her later years, she channeled this talent into quilting, producing over two hundred quilts that are scattered across the homes of everyone she loved. She was preceded in death by her husband, William, and her son, Robert. She is survived by her children, Dorothy, James, and Patricia; fourteen grandchildren; twenty-one great-grandchildren; and countless friends who considered themselves family. Visitation will be held on January 20, with a service to follow at First Baptist Church of Savannah.

Staff Sergeant James William Parker, U.S. Army (Ret.), 79, of Omaha, Nebraska, died on March 1, 2025. James rarely spoke about the war, but he carried its lessons with him: the value of service, the importance of showing up...

Sophia Marie Reeves, 24, of Austin, Texas, died unexpectedly on February 10, 2025. Sophia had a way of making the world feel a little more possible. She could convince anyone to try something new...

Catherine “Kitty” Walsh, 74, of Chicago, Illinois, passed away on January 28, 2025, after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Kitty was born on September 15, 1950, in Dublin, Ireland. She immigrated to Chicago in 1972, where she met her husband, Patrick, at a neighborhood dance. They were married for 49 years. Kitty was a registered nurse at Rush University Medical Center for over thirty years, known by patients and colleagues alike for her combination of Irish wit and genuine compassion. She had a gift for making people feel seen during their most vulnerable moments. Outside of work, Kitty was a voracious reader, a devoted Cubs fan who never missed a home opener, and the unofficial social coordinator of the Walsh extended family. Her annual St. Patrick’s Day party was a neighborhood institution. She is survived by her husband, Patrick; her children, Sean (Amy), Bridget (Tom), and Fiona; six grandchildren; and her sisters, Maeve and Siobhán, of Dublin. A funeral Mass will be held on February 3 at Holy Name Cathedral.