Ross Joseph Urso

Visitation Date: Sunday, November 7, 2021
Visitation Time: 3:00-9:00 p.m.
Funeral Date: Monday, November 8th, 2021
Funeral Time: 10:00 am
Place of Funeral: Resurrection Catholic Church
Funeral Notes: Prayers and final visitation will begin at 9:00 a.m. on Monday morning at the Funeral Home. During visiting hours, it is still recommended to follow the current State of Illinois Guidelines, and guests should continue to wear masks and practice social distancing.
Interment: Mount Emblem Cemetery

Urso, Ross J.
Officer Ross Joseph Urso, age 50, a 21 year veteran of the Schaumburg Police Department died November 3, 2021 after a hard fought battle with cancer. He took his final breath surrounded by his entire loving and caring family. He is survived by his wife of 23 years, Denise (nee Redmer) and three children Ross Jr., Jacqueline, and Michael, his parents the Honorable Joseph J. Urso (Retired) and his wife Mary P. Urso, his in-laws the late Norman Redmer and JoAnn (Sue) Redmer and his siblings Laura, Joseph (Kelly), Maria (William) Katsigiannis and Nicole . Ross joins his baby brothers Nicholas and Michael who proceeded him in death. Ross was a loving uncle to Lauren, Joseph, and Allison Urso and Kyli and George Katsigiannis. Ross is a former resident of Melrose Park, Illinois, a 1989 Graduate of Immaculate Conception High School in Elmhurst, Illinois, and a 1994 graduate of Northern Illinois University in Dekalb, Illinois. He was an outstanding athlete in both high school and later in life continuing daily workouts, weightlifting and as a marathoner. Ross’s indomitable spirit in the face of struggle will leave a lasting legacy. Visitation Sunday, November 7, 2021 from 3:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Salerno’s Rosedale Chapels, 450 W. Lake St., Roselle (3/4 mile west of Bloomingdale/Roselle Rd.) Family and friends are asked to gather at the Funeral Home at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, November 8, 2021. Funeral Mass to follow at Resurrection Church, Wayne, IL at 10:00 a.m. Interment will be held at Mt. Emblem Cemetery. For info (630) 889-1700 or salernofuneralhomes.com