South Suburban Death Notices, Week Of August 10

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

Janice C. Teta, 77

Kenneth C. Alvers, 80

Teresa De Jesus Rodriguez, 64

Marcia L. Brenza, (Namors), 75, of Crestwood

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

Barbara Lynn Gabel, 80

Retired teacher at

Hillcrest Elementary School in Downers Grove

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

Margaret Piech, 89, of Tinley Park

Retired Engineering Administrator at Inland Steel

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

Matilda K. Pounds, 98

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

Mark Edward Staehlin, 70, of Palos Heights

Retired as the Controller at CHSD District 99,

past president of the

Illinois Association of School Business Officials (IASBO)

IASBO Monarch Award recipient in 2020,

former Dist. 128 Board of Education

board member and president for 16 years

Margaret Mary "Peggy" Sandler, 93

Alleane Ambler (Berghaus), 95

Jeffrey S. “J.D.” Dampf, 70

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

Maureen P. Sullivan (Brennan), 73

Forsythe-Gould Funeral Home, 507 S. State St. (Rt 52), Manhattan

Colleen Elaine Gallaway, 64, of Braceville, IL

William Harold Berey Jr., 94, of Manhattan,

formerly of Country Club Hills,

Korean War veteran, U.S. Army medic

beloved father of 7

grandfather of 14, great-grandfather of 15

Hann Funeral Home, 8230 S. Harlem, Bridgeview

Louise Butler, 80

Denes Bennett, 88, of Bridgeview

Retired BNSF Railroad worker and ticket agent,

proud long-time member of Illinois Live Steamers

Hickey Memorial Chapel, Blue Island, Midlothian, New Lenox

Sarah Milcarek, 25, of Chicago,

formerly of New Lenox,

devoted animal lover

Antoinette “Ann” Peterson, 94, of New Lenox

Dedicated and compassionate nurse

Hills Funeral Directors, 9236 S. Roberts Road, Hickory Hills (Lack Funeral Home)

The Very Reverend Howard Earl Sloan, 79

Storied career at Commonwealth Edison and

Marathon Oil Corporation, culminating

in his role as Assistant Village Administrator for the

Village of Frankfort, best known for his

conservation efforts in creating Prairie Park

Vasilios Konstantopoulos, 86

Native of Dimitsana, Greece,

Merchant Marines veteran,

successful entrepreneur

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

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

Dorothy M. Hunter (Jester), 84

Virginia R. Williams (Fox), 85

Krueger Funeral Home, 13050 Greenwood Ave., Blue Island

Dennis M. Vail, 76, of Chicago

Dedicated CPS teacher for 25 years at

Langston Hughes Elementary School in Roseland

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

Philip C. Theodorou, 93, of Mokena

Dawn M. Crum 49, of Joliet

Michael James Buell, 80

Retired from Canadian National Railroad

devoted Christian

Markiewicz Funeral Home, 108 Illinois St., Lemont

Emma (Lee) Wenzel, 94

Proud member of the

Jolly Burgenlanders,

American Friends of Austria and the

Burgenländische Gemeinschaft,

retired Apex Railway and the

Cook County Court

James “Jim” Anthony Murphy, 94

Retired from family business Lemont Paving

Andrew J. McGann & Son Funeral Home, 10727 S Pulaski Road, Chicago

Victor Luis “Rain Man” Rivera, 64

U.S. Marine Corps veteran

Naa’irah Celeste Anzo-De La Roca, 2

Precious angel

Maria de Jesus Sianez Lozano, 85, of Chicago

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

George Biondic, 88, of Orland Park

Anthony "Tony" Gaudio, 85, of Mokena

Former owner of S & T Provisions, now

in its fourth generation of

family ownership

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

Joseph E. Gallina, 94, of Palos Hills

Lola Marina Bonham (Scaruffi), 92

Proud graduate of Eisenhower High School

(formerly Blue Island HS)

founding member of the

Worth Volunteer Fire Department's Women's Auxiliary,

assistant treasurer for the

Village of Worth for 22 years

Lidia G. King, 97, of Palos Hills

Beloved mother of 7

cherished grandmother of 39,

great-grandmother of 93 and

great-great grandma to 66 plus one on the way,

former GTE employee

Panozzo Bros Funeral Home, 530 W. 14th Street (Rt. 30), Chicago Heights

Dolores G. Fanti (Samuels), 97, of New Lenox,

formerly of Calumet Park and

Chicago’s Roseland Neighborhood,

retired elementary school teacher at

St. Anthony, Seven Holy Founders and

New Lenox District 122

Delfina Pereida Banuelos, 78, of Chicago Heights

Faithful parishioner of St. Paul Parish/

Our Lady of the Heights Parish,

devoted to Our Lady of Guadalupe,

loving grandmother of 16,

great-grandmother of 13

Gerald A. “Jerry” Kratovil, 65, of Evergreen Park

Machinist and shop maintenance

currently at Anderson Copper and Brass,

formerly at Cobra Metal Works and

Calumet Screw and Machine Products

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

Joy Buddig (Lewers), 84

Charles J. "Chuck" Stancik, 91

Longtime Regional Sales Manager with

Bekaert Steel & Wire and an avid lover of golf

Thomas J. Murphy, 78

U.S. Navy veteran

Ryan Tews Funeral Home, 18230 S. Dixie Hwy., Homewood

Daryl Hastings, 67

Proud Purple Raider,

offensive lineman at Mount Union College,

First Team All-Ohio Athletic Conference

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

Jonalyn McGuire-Twigg

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

Calvin T. Meineke M.D., 77

Primary care doctor for

generations of Oak Parkers, Chicagoans

and west suburbanites,

clinical instructor at

Northwestern Hospital

Eileen J. Hickman (Dragozetich), 91

Vandenberg Funeral Home, Tinley Park, Mokena

Michael "Mike" L. Marra, 76, of Orland Park

U.S. Army veteran,

retired builder

Gregory G. Spiess, 77, of Joliet

Proprietor of Architectural Antiques

in Joliet of almost 50 years,

“American Pickers” guest