Alberto Villanueva

Alberto Villanueva was known to family and friends as a devoted son and a caring uncle. Born in La Piedad, Michoacán, Mexico, he moved to the Chicago Heights area and became part of the local community while working at Chicago Heights Steel. Alberto is identified publicly as the son of Estella (née Espinosa) and Leandro Villanueva and as a brother to Leondro, Osacar, Yesenia (Jorge) Ventura, Sofia (Javier) Licea, Francisco, Fabian, Adolfo, and the late Stella Villanueva.

Those who arranged his services remembered him surrounded by family: his visitation was held at Panozzo Bros. Funeral Home in Chicago Heights on November 3, 2023, followed by a funeral Mass at Our Lady of the Heights Parish / St. Kieran Church on November 4, 2023, with interment to follow. These public funeral arrangements reflect the love of a family who gathered to honor him.

Public records and a funeral-home notice confirm his ties to both his birthplace in Michoacán and his work life in Chicago Heights; beyond these facts little more is available in the public record about his private interests or daily life. That limited record does not diminish the fact that Alberto was a real person with family who mourn him. This remembrance honors him first as a son, brother, uncle, and friend whose life mattered to those who knew and loved him.