South Suburban Death Notices, Week of July 20

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

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Helen Grace Mackrola (Koplan), 77, of Worth

Luke A. Beemsterboer, 47

Beverly-Ridge Funeral Home, 10415 S Kedzie Ave., Chicago

Patrick Michael Noonan, 17, of Oak Lawn

Proud Brother Rice graduate

memorials requested to the

MuSic Movement

Blake-Lamb Funeral Home, 4727 West 103rd St., Oak Lawn

Charles J. Hildebrand, 84, of Oak Forest

Brady-Gill Funeral Home, 16600 S. Oak Park Ave., Tinley Park

Kathy A. Lindemann, 67, of Tinley Park

Jack Jennings, 81, of Tinley Park

Robert James Hoffmeister, 83

Retired CFD captain,

US Army veteran

Chapel Hill Gardens South, 11333 South Central Ave. Oak Lawn

Edna N. Hutton, 103, of Worth

Margaret L. Wilson, 70, of Chicago

William "Bill" W. Lisowski, 74, of Oak Lawn

Illinois National Guard veteran

Colonial Chapel Funeral Home, 15525 South 73rd Ave., Orland Park

Dean M. Koldenhoven, 91, of Palos Heights

Beloved grandfather of 9,

great-grandfather of 13

Mayor of the City of Palos Heights (1997–2001)

and former zoning commissioner,

John F. Kennedy Profiles in Courage Award recipient

retired owner and bricklayer

for Koldenhoven Construction

Gerald “Jerry” Prendergast II, 62, of Las Vegas, NV

Evergreen Park native,

proud Brother Rice graduate

Carolyn D. “Carrie” Vander Woude (Hendrikse), 97

Dearest grandmother of 14,

great-grandmother of 26,

retired teacher and special education aide

Wilmer “Wil” Alven Stallinga, 97

Korean War-era veteran, US Air Force

retired USPS employee

Curley Funeral Home, 6116 W. 111th St. Chicago Ridge

Jayne Dvorscek, 69

Michael M. Hogan, 86

Thomas J. Ward, 86

United States Army veteran,

proud 71-year member of

Operating Engineers Union Local 399 and

43-year employee of the Henry Crown Corporation

Patrick Connor Smith, 29

Graduate of St. Christina,

Brother Rice High School (baseball 4 years)

and University of Illinois,

project manager for McHugh Construction

Donnellan Funeral Home, 10525 S. Western Ave., Chicago

Kim O’Malley (Linkenheld), 65

Thomas M. Philbin, 70

Proud member of

Int’l Union of Painters and Allied Trades Local 191

Hann Funeral Home, 8230 S. Harlem, Bridgeview

Maria L. Lanenga, 69

Hickey Memorial Chapel, Blue Island, Midlothian, New Lenox

John Joseph Wojno, 47, of New Lenox

Active in Sons of the American Legion and

Knights of Columbus Fr. Dick Allen Council #10926

regional safety manager/RSO

for Apave NDT, in Hammond, IN

Elmer “Jack” Nelson, 88

Kerr-Parzygnot, 540 Dixie Highway, Chicago Heights

Clarissa E. Summa (Lontoc), 89, of Monee

Barry H. Christianson, 87, of Beecher

Teresa M. Heusing (Higgins), 72, of Ft. Meyers, FL

Dedicated over 50 years to banking

Starting in Kankakee and retiring

as VP of operations of

Truist Bank in Fort Myers

Thomas “Tom” Michael Cusack, 79, of Plainfield

Former 45-year resident of Naperville

retired International Motors (formerly Navistar Int’l) employee

Kerry Funeral Home, 7020 W. 127th St., Palos Heights

Helen Groskopf, 99, of Palos Heights,

formerly of Calumet Park and Blue Island.

friendly counter person at

Iverson’s and Baumann’s bakeries

Michelle Danielle Cole, 38

Distinguished active and involved community member,

Including Cub Scouts, soap derby mom

Kosary Funeral Home, 9837 South Kedzie Ave., Evergreen Park

Timothy Quilty, 57, of Evergreen Park

Oswald "Ozzie" Friedrich, 92

long-time member of

Rheinischer Gesang Verein,

Chicago Chapter Men's Choir

Krueger Funeral Home, 13050 Greenwood Ave., Blue Island

Dolores V. Morgan, 58

Kurtz Goodale Memorial Chapel, 65 Old Frankfort Way P.O. Box 1031 and 102 E. Francis Rd. P.O. Box 129, New Lenox

Kevin Joseph Mueller, 43

Donald Edward Wiberg, 90

Retired woodshop and drafting teacher at

Kennedy High School,

worked at Riley’s Trick Shop

member of the International Brotherhood of Magicians,

Society of American Magicians and

other local and magic clubs including the Magic Masters,

frequent guest performer on

WGN-TV’s “Bozo’s Circus”

Robert W. “Bob” Hunsley, 88

U.S. Army veteran,

retired Illinois Central Railroad

signal supervisor

Lack and Sons Funeral Home, , 9236 S. Roberts Rd., Hickory Hills

Judith Anne Salva, 70, of Justice

Lawn Funeral Home, Burbank, Orland Park, Tinley Park

Laurance “Larry” Begeschke, 78, of Burbank

U.S. Army veteran

Lois A. Marovich (Adler), 94

Linda M. Burke (McDonald), 72

Vicente Garza, 86, of Oak Lawn

Retired steelworker

Richard J. Modell Funeral Home, 12641 W. 143rd St., Homer Glen

Sr. Victoria V. DiBrizzi, "Sr. Albert," 90, of Homer Glen

Member of the Society of Helpers

Dolores Ann Olenek (Brown), 87,

of Bloomingdale, Homer Glen and New Lenox

Palos-Gaidas Funeral Home, 11028 Southwest Hwy, Palos Hills

Shirley Anne Sobol (Dombey), of Hometown

Retired secretary of 33 years at

Moraine Valley Community College

Robert J. Sheehy & Sons Funeral Home, 9000 W. 151st St., Orland Park

Rosanne Passarello, 73

Deacon Gregory Serratore, 96

United States Army veteran,

retired employee of Santa Fe Railway and World’s Finest Chocolate,

long-time deacon at

St. Mary Star of the Sea Church,

fourth-degree Knights of Columbus member

Ronald J. Helstern, 92

U.S. Army veteran

Retired CPD

Arlene Sotonak, 97

Thompson & Kuenster Funeral Home, 5570 95th St., Oak Lawn

Kevin Burke

Paul William Jaeger, 93, of Oak Lawn

Thornridge Funeral Home, 14318 S. LaGrange Road, Orland Park

Thomas S. Minota Jr., 96, of South Holland

U.S. Army veteran,

proud member of South Holland V.F.W. Post # 9964

Vandenberg Funeral Home, Tinley Park, Mokena

Thomas Edward Darling Jr., 59, of Crestwood

Crestwood police officer