Costello, James M. Age 59, after a 12-year battle with leukemia and lymphoma. Beloved husband of Gail Wirtz Costello; loving father of Katy and Kevin Costello; dear brother of Patrick (Sue) Costello, Reverend John Costello, SJ, Margaret Costello, M. Elizabeth Costello, Karen (Mufid) Costello-Kayed and Rosemary Costello; loving son of the late George and Mary Ellen Costello; uncle of many nieces and nephews. Visitation Thursday from 4:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. at Donnellan Family Funeral Home, 10045 Skokie Blvd. at Old Orchard Rd., Skokie, IL. Funeral service Friday 10:30 a.m. at Fourth Presbyterian Church, N. Michigan Ave. at Delaware Pl., Chicago, IL. Private family burial at St. Anne Cemetery, Grass Creek, IN. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Rush University Medical Center for bone marrow transplant research. Please send memorial gifts to Rush University Medical Center, c/o Dr. Henry Fung, 1700 W. Van Buren St., Suite 250, Chicago, IL 60612. Info: www.donnellanfuneral.com or 847/675-1990.

Published in Chicago Sun-Times on June 6, 2012