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.
Blake-Lamb Funeral Home, 4727 West 103rd St., Oak Lawn
Connor J. Bronson, 28
Maureen A. Scahill (Geraghty), 87
Native of Swinford, County Mayo Ireland,
angel to her many adopted dogs,
dedicated florist of over 25 years for the
United Food and Commercial Workers Union
Curley Funeral Home, 6116 W. 111th St. Chicago Ridge
Joseph Mark Solus, 62, of Oak Lawn
Bridgette Mary Oliver, 43
Donnellan Funeral Home, 10525 S. Western Ave., Chicago
Paige Samantha Keeley, 56, a resident of Chicago Beverly
Michael E. "Piker" Kelley, 65
Proud member of IBEW Local 134
Hickey Memorial Chapel, Blue Island, Midlothian, New Lenox
Joyce Jean Duehr Bettenhausen, 87, of Mokena
Former secretary for the
New Lenox and Mokena Police Departments, and
former transportation director for the
New Lenox School District
Jeffrey "Jeff" C. Stachulak, 65, of Manhattan
Rachel (Raquel) Elizabeth Vargas, 95, of Blue Island
Diana Marye Bires-Burke, 78, of Posen
Hills Funeral Directors, 9236 S. Roberts Road, Hickory Hills (Lack Funeral Home)
Nicholas Carabetsos, 88,
'May his memory be eternal.'
Native of Olympia, Greece,
loving grandfather of 12,
great-grandfather of 10,
retired welder for ALAR Corp.
Kerr-Parzygnot, 540 Dixie Highway, Chicago Heights
Elizabeth M. Green (Harris), 91
Longtime resident of Park Forest,
beautiful grandmother of 9,
great-grandmother of 6,
former IBM field engineer, feminist
skilled seamstress in
Harvey, Markham and Park Forest
Barbara A. Spych (Budzik), 81, of Chicago Heights
Kosary Funeral Home, 9837 South Kedzie Ave., Evergreen Park
Lee J. Robson, 74
Proud member of IBEW Local 134,
accomplished guitarist
Linda Christine Dixon, 77
Retired CPD
Kurtz Goodale Memorial Chapel, 65 Old Frankfort Way P.O. Box 1031 and 102 E. Francis Rd. P.O. Box 129, New Lenox
Donna K. Roser, 78
Owner of Maple Ridge Designs,
designer of the Sportmuff
Steven R. Wright, 74, of Mokena
Self-made entrepreneur,
founder of Wright Excavating
Russell Conradi, 46, of Joliet
Thomas Mysliwiec, 61, of New Lenox
Lack and Sons Funeral Home, , 9236 S. Roberts Rd., Hickory Hills
Tadhg "Tiger" John Murphy, 88
Lifelong member of the
Gaelic Athletic Association;
played with the
Valentia Young Islanders,
Ireland, St. Brendan's Football Club, London, and
St. Brendan's Gaelic Football Club
Penny J. Neher (Kissner), 81
Lawn Funeral Home, Burbank, Orland Park, Tinley Park
Ana Zoko (Brcic), 79
Raul G. Rosario, 81
Bernadette E. Sullivan (McMahon), 79
Retired RN
Arthur George Dion Jr., 87
Retired machinist and sales manager
of 44 years for Lapham-Hickey Steel
Markiewicz Funeral Home, 108 Illinois St., Lemont
John Ernst Nielsen Madsen, 84, of Lemont
Retired from Electro-Motive Division (EMD) of General Motors
Andrew J. McGann & Son Funeral Home, 10727 S Pulaski Road, Chicago
James M. Sovetskis, 62
Patricia L. Ramirez (Sullivan), 72, of Chicago
Richard J. Modell Funeral Home, 12641 W. 143rd St., Homer Glen
Gerald S. Cempel, 89, of Homer Glen
U.S. Marine Corps veteran
proud graduate of Gage Park HS
class of 1954
Lawrence H. Green, 74, of Orland Park
Vietnam War veteran, U.S. Navy
lifetime member of VFW and avid musician
Palos-Gaidas Funeral Home, 11028 Southwest Hwy, Palos Hills
Joseph Perisin, 75
U.S. Army National Guard veteran,
retiredCFD,
'Brotherhood of Barrel'
Panozzo Bros Funeral Home, 530 W. 14th Street (Rt. 30), Chicago Heights
Francisca Ocampo Bautista, 79, of Chicago Heights
Native of Joya de Pantla, Guerrero, Mexico,
beloved grandmother of 18,
great-grandmother of 19
Barbara D. Broderick (Mannix), 91
Longtime Flossmoor resident,
beloved mother of 9,
grandmother of 14,
great-grandmother of 5
Thompson & Kuenster Funeral Home, 5570 95th St., Oak Lawn
Irene Ruger (Mitchell)
Theodore "Duke" Kantowski
Thornridge Funeral Home, 14318 S. LaGrange Road, Orland Park
Donald Peter Schlagheck, 84, of Palos Park,
Formerly of Canton, MI,
retired after many years of
dedicated service to DTE Energy
Vandenberg Funeral Home, Tinley Park, Mokena
Edward "Sandy" H. Travis Jr, 80, of Mokena
Vietnam War veteran
William Roberts, 83, of Mokena
U.S. Army veteran,
retired Illinois Bell employee
Gregory K. McElyea, 72, of Mokena
Automotive mechanic,
longtime member of the
Mokena Emergency Services Department
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