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(AP)—TED TURNER could never be defined by just one role. He was a media mogul, philanthropist and conservationist. A yachtsman who won boating’s most famous race and owner of a baseball team that captured the World Series trophy.
The brash television pioneer who died May 6 made his greatest mark on the news business when he launched CNN nearly a half-century ago and with it, the 24-hour cable news cycle — a revolutionary moment that transformed the industry.
His media empire grew to include CNN International, the Cartoon Network, TNT and Turner Classic Movies. Then he used his riches to become one of America’s most extensive landowners, dedicating his final years to preserving natural habitats, saving endangered species and reducing nuclear weapons.
Turner died at age 87 while surrounded by his family, according to Turner Enterprises, which oversees his vast businesses and investments. He was diagnosed in 2018 with Lewy body dementia, a progressive neurological disorder.
A Southerner with outspoken wit, he earned the nicknames “Captain Outrageous” and “The Mouth of the South” during his youthful years.
“If only I had a little humility, I’d be perfect,” he once bragged.
Turner was a celebrity in his own right when he married actor Jane Fonda in 1991, just before being named Time magazine’s Man of the Year.
“He swept into my life, a gloriously handsome, deeply romantic, swashbuckling pirate and I’ve never been the same,” Fonda wrote on Instagram.
Turner concentrated on philanthropy — donating a stunning $1 billion to United Nations charities — and his more than 2 million acres (800,000 hectares) of property, including the nation’s largest bison herd.
His garrulous personality sometimes overshadowed a driven, risk-taking business acumen. By the time he sold his Turner Broadcasting System to Time Warner Inc. in a 1996 media megadeal, Turner had turned his late father’s billboard company into a global conglomerate that included seven major cable networks, three professional sports teams and a pair of hit movie studios.
Turner’s signature achievement was creating CNN, the first 24-hour, all-news television network in 1980. It was born of frustration — he often worked late after network newscasts had gone off the air, and was in bed by the time his local stations did their own news.
Turner’s 1997 pledge to give $100 million a year for 10 years to United Nations charities made him a leader in American philanthropy, calling it the best hope for peace.
Turner promoted a range of humanitarian causes. He joined former U.S. Sen. Sam Nunn to start the nonprofit Nuclear Threat Initiative.
JESSIE Bryan Loyola Navarro passed away on April 18 while visiting family in the Philippines.
Jessie is survived by his wife, Kaitlyn Navarro; their two children, Zoey (5) and Cameron (2); his parents, Rodelio and Marivic; his sister, Dianakatelyn; and countless family members and friends.
Visitation held at Colonial-Wojciechowski Funeral Home of Niles.
ISMAEL “Mike” Lacson of Palos Hills, died suddenly on May 20 in Virginia. He was 83. He is survived his Zaida; children, Tach(David) Gallermo, Tsitsi(Tony) Artista, Trixia(Byron) Dimaculangan, Gerard(Mary Ann) Lacson; grandchildren, Evan, Maxine, Erica, Ping, Ella, Eunice, Emily, Migs, Michael, Zach, Nahthan, Reinier; stepchildren, Tata(Roxanne) dela Pena, Toto(Analyn) dela Pena, Nonoy(Jhanna) dela Pena, Grace dela Pena; step grandgchildren, Babi, Summer, Purple, Savie, Aiden, and numerous other family members and friends. Interment in the Philippines.
FELICITAS G. Babasa, passed away on May 24. She was 90 years old. Wife of the late Gaudencio; mother of the late Gemeninda Dajani; grandmother of Merbeth (Chris) Gabriel; great grandmother of CJ; also sister, aunt, cousin, and friend of many.
Visitation and Prayers held at Colonial-Wojciechowski Funeral Homes of Chicago.
Funeral Mass at St. Elizabeth of the Trinity Church (Formerly St. Tarcissus).
Final Resting Place Rosehill Cemetery
ELISA Alzona Pardinas, died on May 15. She was 90 years old.
Elisa was the wife of Ricardo Sr. for 40 years. Mother of Sarah (the late Larry), the late Catherine (the late Peter), the late Mary Sharon, Clarissa (Arnold), Ritchy (Maybellene), Ana Lisa, Ricardo Jr. (Lyn Lyn), Rudolfo (Che Anne). Mama of 14 grandchildren and one great grandchild. Aunt of many, many nieces and nephews.
Visitation and Memorial Mass held at Holy Child Jesus Parish. Interment private. Arrangements entrust to Smith-Corcoran Funeral Home.
REMEDIOS Chua (nee Callangan deLamorena), age 88, passed away on May 18. Wife (Jose Chua, dec.).
Remy is survived by her daughters: Marie (Joe Trinidad), Marjo, Frances (Jun E. Yoshitani), and Tricie; 8 grandchildren: Justin, Daniel, Edward, Isabelle, Cecille, Josephine, Jun Bernard, Amelie, and Lucas; as well as 4 great-grandchildren: Marcus, Maximus, Stella, and Kailani.
Visitation held at Smith-Corcoran Funeral Home. Funeral Mass at St. Lambert’s Church. Interment All Saints Cemetery.
PLACIDA “Nelly” Moya, 79, passed away on May 16. Mother of eight children, Merian, Nelma, Alona, Maribeth, Maximo Jr., Franco, William, and Emmanuel. She was a sister and survived by Dory, Denia, Necy, Charito, and preceded in death by Rollie and Mamerto. She leaves behind 17 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.
Visitation and Prayers at Colonial-Wojciechowski Funeral Home of Niles. Funeral Mass St. John Brebeuf Church. Interment Maryhill Cemetery
HONORIA T. Alcantara, age 82, died on May 17. Norie was the wife of the late Pedro Alcantara. Mom of Rhoel (Sandi) and Roderick (Meaghan); Grandma of Daniel (Tracy), Patrick (Arielle), Jessica (Kyle), Alexis and Abigail; Great Grandma of Sophie, Chloe, Liam, Owen, Carter, Audrey, Kaleb and Willow.
Visitation held at Salerno's Rosedale Chapels. Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Parish (St. Julian Eymard Church). Interment/Burial
St Michael the Archangel Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum
CATALINA Vera Cruz Valera, M.D., age 89, of Skokie, died on May 6, in Skokie.
Wife of the late Renato B. Valera, M.D.; mother of May (Romeo) Martinez, Glenn (Mira), Reiner (Rhoda Lynn), and Vivien (Charles) Tolentino; grandmother of Ysabelle, Arjay, Mikha (Dani) Larin, Mereesa, Halley, Gerick, Ronan, Reanne, Jasper, Coby, and Riley.
Visitation and Funeral service held at HABEN Funeral Home & Crematory. Mass of Christian Burial at St. Peter Church of Ss. Peter & Lambert Catholic Parish. Interment private.
NARCISO “Nick” Cayanan, 84, passed away on April 30.
Husband of the late Beatriz Cayanan, father to Maria and Jerico Cayanan, and a grandfather to Alexis, Brittani, and Gabrielle Burkholder. He was preceded in death by his parents, Narciso Sr. and Candida Torres Cayanan, as well as his siblings Maria Cayanan Pangan, Florencio Torres Cayanan, Lorenza Cayanan Parungao, Albelardo Torres Cayanan, Zenaida Cayanan Bantog, and Doretea Cayanan Base. He is survived by his brothers Romeo Torres Cayanan and Enrique Torres Cayanan.
Visitation held at Smith-Corcoran Funeral Home. Interment Maryhill Cemetery.
ERLINDA "Linda" Martinez Miranda of Skokie, passed away on April 22. She was 80 years old.
She is survived by her husband, Jorge Miranda; her brothers, Rogelio (Bernardita), Geronimo (Patricia), Roman Junior, and Carlito (Michelline); her sister, Teresita Galang (Redentor); her dog, Alfie; and all of her nieces and nephews.
Visitation at Colonial Funeral Home. Funeral Service at Christo Rey Episcopal Church. Burial at Mary Hill Cemetery
PERLA P. Cambri, 70, of Skokie, passed away on April 27.
She is survived by her husband, Steve Cambri; sons Ryan and Engelbert Cambri; and grandchildren Jacob, Ethan, Natalie, and Andrei.
She was preceded in death by her father, Petronillo; mother, Isabel; and brothers Ben and Ferdinand.
Visitation and Wake Service held at Colonial-Wojciechowski Funeral Home of Niles. Funeral Mass at St. Isaac Jogues Catholic Church, followed by burial at Maryhill Cemetery.
GERARDO E Tolentino III, 65, passed away on May 8. He is survived by his wife, Grace, his son, Gerardo IV. He is “Kuya” to his sister Glenda (Mark) and brother Gilbert (Stephanie), brother-in-law to Geraldine and Janice Tomas, and son-in-law to Jennifer Hornsby. Uncle of Matthew, Samantha, Jaime, Max and Jonathan. Great-uncle of Jackson, Charlie and Rosie. He is preceded in death by his parents, Gerardo Tolentino, Jr and Dr. Rosie Tolentino.
Funeral Service arranged by Smith-Corcoran Funeral Homes. Visitation and Mass held at Queen of Angels 2330 W. Sunnyside Chicago, IL 60625.
Lolito Pineda, age 66, died on April 13. Surrounded by his wife Divine, daughter Grace and his family. Lolito was the son of Jacinto and Gloria Pineda.
Wake held at Smith-Corcoran Funeral Home. Funeral Mass at St. Edward Church. Interment Maryhill Catholic Cemetery.
Norma K. Contreras, age 91, passed away in Chicago.
Visitation and Final Viewing held at Malec & Sons Funeral Home, 6000 North Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60646. Mass of Chrisitan Burial will be held at St Padre Pio Parish. Committal Service at Rosehill Cemetery.
LOURDES V. Gualberto, age 91, of Palatine, IL, passed away on March 28.
Wife of the late Domingo; mother of Roger V. (Josephine) Gualberto and Rowena Gualberto Kuo; grandmother of Ashley (fiancé Jonas Malabunga), Brandon, Lianna (William) Spencer, Logan and Evangeline; fond sister of Arturo Valera.
Visitation and Funeral Service held at Haben Funeral Home & Crematory. Interment Maryhill Cemetery.
MARIA Salud Gloria Wenceslao Wilson, passed away on April 3. She was 81 years old.
She was the wife of Fred C. Wilson III. Mother to Marco (Cris) Del Mundo, Andreah (Norvin) Godoy, Jose (Anca) Del Mundo, and Sandro (Nicole) Del Mundo. Grandmother to Samantha and Maxine Del Mundo, Norah Godoy, Oliver and Lucas Del Mundo.
Funeral Service provided by Haben Funeral Home & Crematory. Mass of Christian Burial at St. Peter Church of Ss. Peter & Lambert Catholic Parish. Inurnment private.
LILLIAN Lim Sevilla, died on April 4. She was 80 years old. Visitation held Colonial-Wojciechowski Funeral Home. Interment private.
JOHN Peter Schlauch of Morton Grove, Illinois, passed away on April 6. He was 80.
Husband of Sandra Schlauch; father of John J. and Joseph (Emmeline); grandfather of J. Bennett, Claire, Lukas, and Ethan; brother of the late Maria (the late Emil) Schoepko, Magda (the late Anton) Henhapl, the late Anna Pribek; and uncle of Ingrid, Harold (Julie), the late Alphonse Schoepko, Rene Schoepko (Eddie) Mosquera, the late Trudy Schoepko (Patrick) Wynd, and Mark (Maggie) Pribek; and great uncle to 16.
Funeral at N. H. Scott & Hanekamp Funeral Home. Interment Fort Sheridan National Cemetery.
MICHAEL V. Cabrera, died on March 27 at the age of 74. Husband of Gina, and father of Katrina and Ana. Brother of Louella and Chit, and uncle to his nieces and nephew, Abner Rachel, Maybelline, Cathy, Micheal, Mercedes, Marcus. He was preceded in death by his parents, Lina and Vicente, and his brothers, Rodrigo and Manuel.
Memorial service and prayers at Colonial-Wojciechowski Funeral Home followed by a procession to St. Martha Catholic Church Mass. Inurnment Maryhill Catholic Cemetery.
ETHEL Lara, age 65, passed away on March 30. She is survived by her daughters, Cleofe (Jerome), Ruth (Chuckie), Rebecca (Giovanni), and Elizabeth. She was a cherished grandma to Kayden, Lincoln and Kayzen.
Visitation and Funeral Service held at Smith-Corcoran Funeral Home. Interment private.
MARIETTA Tierra, 87, passed away on April 19. Visitation and Prayer Sevice held at Salerno's Rosedale Chapels.
Interment All Saints Cemetery.
FEDERICO "Leo" Bautista, passed away on April 19, he was 78. He is survived by his wife, Estrelita. Their son, James. Among his siblings, Leo leaves behind Paul, Filomena, and Doming.
Visitation held at Salerno's Rosedale Chapels.
Fuenral Mass at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church. Interment Manila Memorial Park
BERNABE Robles Jr, 76, of Chicago, died on April 12. Husband of the late Roselli Robles; father of Francis and Kevin (Michelle Gozum) Robles; Papa of Ethan, Riselle, Audrielle, Brielle and Jalen; brother, uncle, cousin, in-law and friend to many.
Visitation and Funeral at Smith-Corcoran Funeral Home. Interment private.
ZENAIDA “Zeny” Gumaya Sulit, age, 72, passed away on April 19. She was preceded in death by her husband, Alexander Sulit, and her parents, Rosendo and Catalina Gumaya.
She is survived by her son, Sherwin-Alexzender Sulit, and her daughter-in-law, Amy Lisette Sulit. Her siblings, Luz, Danilo, Yolinda, Carlota, Carlito, and Imelda, along with several nieces and nephews.
Visitation held at Oehler Funeral Home. Mass of Christian Burial at St Isaac Jogues Catholic Church (All Saints Parish). Interment Ridgewood Memorial Park.
FE Cezar Macias passed away on April 11. She was 72.
She was the wife of the late Joaquin Macias Sr.; mom to Jimafe (Brian) and Joaquin Jr.(Jacob); grandmother to James Vincent Kristoff (Sarah and great grandson, Jayden) and Jofe Marco Kristann(Jonathan) and her grand puppies Cooper and Charlie.
Visitation held at Colonial-Wojciechowski Funeral Home of Niles. Interment private.
JUANITO S. Cruz, age 65, of Des Plaines, passed away on April 12.
Husband of the late Violeta; father of Ingrid, Dyan and John; grandfather of Aldrian; brother of Nicko, Emer, Jake and the late Penn and Nilo; uncle to many nieces and nephews.
Funeral service held at Haben Funeral Home & Crematory. Interment private.
REYNALDO Diestro Songalia of Chicago, Illinois passed away on April 8. He was 54. He is survived by his siblings: Barbara, Sandrico, Jerome, Blanca, Sheila, Monico and Juan. He was an uncle and a friend to many.
Visitation and Funeral Service held at Smith-Corcoran Funeral Home Glenview.
Interment in the Philippines.
JULITO “Jaz” Diamante Calo, 49, reporter for DNN News FM based in Himalayan City, shot while tending to his garden at his home in Barangay Robles, La Castellana, Negros Occidental, Philippines, on March 20. He is the ninth journalist killed since President Marcos took office in 2022 according to Human Rights Watch.
ANTONIO H. Silvano passed on April 26, at the age of 77. He is survived by his wife Susana and his family and his sister Victoria and brother Giovanni.
Wake held at Drake & Son Funeral Home. Funeral Mass took place at St. Gregory The Great Church, followed by interment at Rosehill Cemetery.
EUGENIE D. Salud, passed away on April 17 at the age of 79. She was the wife of Edgardo and mother to Linda (David), Derick (Allison), Clarissa Salud-Mendoza, and Cheryll (Brett). She was also a grandmother to Bjorn (Genie) and Oolan, Emmanuel and Isagani, E.J., and Olive. She was a sister to Simon (Carrie) David, Christian (Beta), Noel (Delia), and Niki. Visitation held at HABEN Funeral Home & Crematory, followed by Mass of Christian Burial at St. Peter Church of Ss. Peter & Lambert Catholic Parish. Private Inurnment, Memorial Park Cemetery, Skokie.
JOEL Pablo Salud, 63, author and former editor-in-chief of the Philippines Graphic, the longest-running magazine of national circulation since 1927, on March 19, after suffering a mild heart attack, in Manila.
KATHERINE Vandenack, age 35, passed away on April 17.. Wife of Ryan. Mother of Lily. Daughter of Gani and Tess Mendoza. Sister of Chris (Natasha) Mendoza. Aunt and friend to many.
Visitation held at Colonial-Wojciechowski Funeral Homes. Funeral Mass at St. Edward Church. Interment St. Michael the Archange Cemetery - Meadows of St. Kateri Natural Burial Area.
