God looked around the garden, And found an empty space. He looked down upon the earth, And saw your tired face. He put His arms around you And lifted you to rest. God’s garden must be beautiful For He only takes the best. He knew that you were weary, and He knew you were in pain. He knew that you would never be well on earth again. He saw the roads were getting rough, and the hills were hard to climb. So He closed your weary eyelids, and whispered peace be thine.  

It is with great sadness to announce the loss of Sandra Lee Ricedorf (Nee Cacioppo). Sandra served as a crossing guard in Cicero for the past 35 years. She is survived by her husband David, her children John, Marie (Mark) Reis, and Michael along with her grandchildren Brittany, Anthony, Matthew, Alexus, Alaysha, Michael Jr, Jayden, Jacob, and three great grandchildren as well as her beloved sister Danita (Rod) and her brother Jim (Gail), her two sister-in-laws Catherine (Late Robert) and...

If tears could build a stairway, and memories were a lane, I would walk right up to heaven and bring you home again. No farewell words were spoken, no time to say good-bye, you were gone before I knew it and only God knows why. My heart still aches in sadness and secrets tears still flow, for what it meant to lose you no one will ever know.  

If tears could build a stairway, and memories were a lane, I would walk right up to heaven and bring you home again. No farewell words were spoken, no time to say good-bye, you were gone before I knew it and only God knows why. My heart still aches in sadness and secrets tears still flow, for what it meant to lose you no one will ever know.  

We little knew that morning God was going to call your name. In life we loved you dearly, In death we do the same. It broke our hearts to lose you, You did not go alone, For part of us went with you, The day God called you home. You left us beautiful memories, Your love is still our guide, And though we cannot see you, You are always by our side. Our family chain is broken, And nothing seems the same, But as God calls us one by one, The chain will link again.  

If tears could build a stairway, and memories were a lane, I would walk right up to heaven and bring you home again. No farewell words were spoken, no time to say good-bye, you were gone before I knew it and only God knows why. My heart still aches in sadness and secrets tears still flow, for what it meant to lose you no one will ever know.