The following death notices were added to funeral homes serving the South Suburban area in the past week. These homes have provided obituaries and upcoming visitation and service information for those that have recently passed.
Becvar Funeral Home, 5539 West 127th St., Crestwood
Lucille R. Kurucz, 94
Cherished grandmother of 7, great-grandmother of 13
Anita L. Gallagher (Klingbell), 87
Beverly-Ridge Funeral Home, 10415 S Kedzie Ave., Chicago
John Raymond Hacker Jr., 50
Dedicated employee of Norman Filter Company
Margaret M. Bergstrom (MacNeil), 88
Blake-Lamb Funeral Home, 4727 West 103rd St., Oak Lawn
Dolores Mary Bruno, 94, of Winchester, CA, formerly of Chicago
Mary Ellen Noonan, 67, formerly of Beverly
Former juvenile/adult probation officer
before becoming a Chicago police officer
Brady-Gill Funeral Home, 16600 S. Oak Park Ave., Tinely Park
Paul R. McGinley, 76
Vietnam War veteran, U.S. Army,
3rd Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade
Chantal C Petit (Borquet), 79, of Palos Heights
Suzanne Rose Hopman, 73, of Tinley Park
Colonial Chapel Funeral Home, 15525 South 73rd Ave., Orland Park
Henriette “Etta” Haan (Pleiter), 87
Avid quilter
Clarence R. “C.R.” Wirth, 96, of Worth
Korean War-era veteran, US Marine Corps
Curley Funeral Home, 6116 W. 111th St. Chicago Ridge
Isabella “Isabelle” Cook (Mele), 92, of Mount Greenwood
Christopher (Christy) Browne, 91,
Born in Alva Cross, Cooraclare, County Clare, Ireland,
U.S. military veteran, retired dedicated employee of
High Low Foods and CTA,
union worker, founding member of
honorary president and founding member of the
Clare Association of Chicago,
Chicago Gaelic Park; and long-time usher at
St. Daniel the Prophet Church
Donnellan Funeral Home, 10525 S. Western Ave., Chicago
Eleanore Ann Thole (Codd), 91
longtime resident of
Chicago’s Beverly neighborhood and
recently of Frankfort
Forsythe-Gould Funeral Home, 507 S. State St. (Rt 52), Manhattan
Ruth Irene Mundt (Raguse), 100, of Manhattan
Retired librarian for the Manhattan Public Library
Hann Funeral Home, 8230 S. Harlem, Bridgeview
Eric Campbell, 66, of Bridgeview
Dorothy Thelen, 86, longtime resident of Burbank
Frank Allen Ginise Jr, 78, of Bridgeview
Vietnam War veteran
Hickey Memorial Chapel, Blue Island, Midlothian, New Lenox
Susan M. Jachimiak-Siwinski, 77, formerly of Posen
Kerr-Parzygnot, 540 Dixie Highway, Chicago Heights
Frances A. Capriotti (Piunti), 95, of Glenwood
Retired receptionist in the medical field for 47 years
Kerry Funeral Home, 7020 W. 127th St., Palos Heights
Michael J. Ryan, DDS, 86
Kosary Funeral Home, 9837 South Kedzie Ave., Evergreen Park
Jacqueline A. “Auntie Jackie” Lichtneckert
Krueger Funeral Home, 13050 Greenwood Ave., Blue Island
Damiana Curiel (Ramos), 67, of Blue Island
Kurtz Goodale Memorial Chapel, 65 Old Frankfort Way P.O. Box 1031 and 102 E. Francis Rd. P.O. Box 129, New Lenox
Mark E. Lewis 70, of New Lenox
Lawn Funeral Home, Burbank, Orland Park, Tinley Park
Douglas Jon “Doug” Simpson, 70
Roy Joseph "Joe" Huff, 88
Catherine Burkhardt (O’Hagan), 90
Adam E. Grabowski, 35
John Joseph "Sonzo" Goberville, 91
Proud Teamsters Local 710 union member and
owner of Goberville Mobile Wash
Rev. William T. O’Mara, 94.
Chicago Archdiocesan Priest ordained in 1958
Chester S. Pula, 93
Longtime employee of Tuthill Pump
Markiewicz Funeral Home, 108 Illinois St., Lemont
Linda Lee Phelps, 69
MADD victim advocate,
former Blockbuster video employee
Richard J. Modell Funeral Home, 12641 W. 143rd St., Homer Glen
Louis E. Pallek, 92, of Oak Lawn
Palos-Gaidas Funeral Home, 11028 Southwest Hwy, Palos Hills
Carol J. Oko, 79, resident of Worth
Panozzo Bros Funeral Home, 530 W. 14th Street (Rt. 30), Chicago Heights
Maria D. Martinez (Cabello). 76
Lifelong Chicago Heights resident
Harry E. Dantolan, 84
Retired CPD
Robert J. Sheehy & Sons Funeral Home, 9000 W. 151st St., Orland Park
Mary L. Zindrick, 94
Daniel J. Trahey, 100
Patrick William Sokol, 32
Ryan Tews Funeral Home, 18230 S. Dixie Hwy., Homewood
Luke R. Burica, 17
Rarick David Day, 69, of Crete
Thompson & Kuenster Funeral Home, 5570 95th St., Oak Lawn
Mirella Carone (Buffone), formerly Aloia, 86
Native of Cosenza, Italy
Ronald L. Pedretti,
U.S. Army Vietnam Veteran,
proud member of VFW Post 5220 and
Operating Engineers Local 150
Thornridge Funeral Home, 14318 S. LaGrange Road, Orland Park
Dorothy A. Zinkel (Kurutz), 94, of Orland Park
Vandenberg Funeral Home, Tinley Park, Mokena
Cynthia Jean Boyne (Waller), 80
Trailblazing journeyman lineman
Edward J. Kondracki, 74, of Tinley Park
Dedicated member of
Carpenters Local 54 for over 50 years
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