Mrs. Nora D. Ylagan of Niles

Nora Ylagan, nee Dulatre, 71, of Niles, Illinois. Loving wife of Medardo Ylagan; devoted mother of Noralyn Ylagan, Joanne (David) Isaac, and Melissa (Hermen) Sales; cherished grandmother of Fiona, Dylan, Luca, and Jeffrey; beloved sister of Marlon and predeceased by her brothers and sisters. Nora cherished her time as a long-time nurse at St. Anthony Hospital in Chicago’s southside where she worked for over 30 years. Nursing was undoubtedly her calling, and she was passionate about caring for not only her patients, but her co-workers, as well. Many colleagues considered her as a “second mother”. When they found out about Nora’s passing, several offered great stories about Nora to her daughters. Due to Covid, Nora voluntarily retired in 2020 in order to continue watching her grandchildren, Dylan and Luca. However, she could not accept the end of her career so in 2023, Nora began working for a home health agency and then began to study to renew her license in 2024 so she could return to St. Anthony Hospital. At the same time, Nora took business and social media classes because she wanted to “keep her mind sharp.” Nora loved to garden. She would often “complain” about how hard it was on her knees, but she spent hours tending to her flowers and fruit and vegetable plants. She also loved to cook and would reinvent or modify recipes to accommodate allergies or Melissa and Hermen’s vegetarian diet. Even after working 16-hour shifts, she would still cook so that her family had a homemade meal every day. Visitation will be held on Friday, August 23, 2024 from 3:00 to 8:00 P.M. at Morizzo Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 2550 West Hassell Road, (Northeast corner at Barrington Road), Hoffman Estates, Illinois 60169; Novena Prayer will take place from 5:00 P.M to 6:00 P.M followed by Eulogies from family and an open invitation for whomever would like to contribute. Final visitations will be held on Saturday, August 24, 2024 at Morizzo Funeral Home from 9:00 A.M. until time of funeral service at 10:00 A.M.. Interment to follow at St. Michael the Archangel Cemetery, Palatine. The family has created this Life Tributes page to make it easy to share your memories, photos, and videos. For those of you that would have attended services and would like to express your condolences please click on the "Share A Memory" link above and you can leave a message. If you wish to send a Sympathy Card, please feel free to send it to Morizzo Funeral Home, 2550 Hassell Road, Hoffman Estates, Illinois, 60169 c/o the Family; we will gladly forward it on to the family. For further information please contact the Morizzo Funeral Directors at 847.752.6444. Arrangements entrusted to Morizzo Funeral Home and Cremation Services, at 2550 West Hassell Road, (Northeast corner at Barrington Road), Hoffman Estates, Illinois 60169.

Mrs. Nora D. Ylagan of Niles

November 3, 1952 - August 16, 2024