South Suburban Death Notices, Week Of August 31

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

James George Famera, 70

Talented high school and semi-pro football player,

former member of the

Chicago Sheet Metal Union

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

Reverend Dominic J. Grassi, 79

Archdiocesan of Chicago priest since 1973,

former faculty member at

Quigley Seminary (South),

pastor emeritus at St. Josephat Parish

former pastor at St. Gertrude Parish

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

Sandrine Tshutshu Bopeya Bilambo

Dedicated and compassionate RN

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

Linda A. Preuss (Hoyne), 77

Robert “Bob” Ooms, 78

Owner of owner of

Southwest Suburban Dental Laboratory,

pastor at Village Evangelical Free Church,

New Song Evangelical Free Church, and

Leadership Resources International

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

Patricia “Tish” Beglin (Dugan), 63

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

Patrick Michael Ryan, 79, of Chicago,

Retired CPD and

former counselor at

Cook County Boot Camp

Christine M. Jahn (Erickson), 59

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

Kyle Patrick Stalter, 48, of Diamond

Original player for the

Manhattan Shamrock Rugby team,

Argonne National Laboratory for many years

Hickey Memorial Chapel, Blue Island, Midlothian, New Lenox

Daniel P. Brazausky, 76, of Midlothian

Ford Motor Company retiree

Kerr-Parzygnot, 540 Dixie Highway, Chicago Heights

Diana D. Hook (Hedges), 86, of Crete

Dolly Parton impersonator for

Hollywood Look-A-Likes

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

Patricia C. Urwin

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

Patricia A. Lizzo, 91, of Tinley Park,

Faithful parishioner of

St. Anthony Catholic Church in Frankfort

Grace M. Kotowicz, 80, of Frankfort

Vicki A. Jensen, 88

Longtime realtor in Mountain Home, AR

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

William “Bill” R. Jacoby, 76

U.S. Army Reserves veteran,

retired Cook County Sheriff’s Police Department

Lawn Funeral Home, Burbank, Orland Park, Tinley Park

Delores M. Lach (Danczyk), 101

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

Matthew Kruszewski, 39

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

Robert R. Kochalka, 90

U.S. Army veteran

retired after many

years of service at

Balzekas Motors-Chicago

Marko Hobar, 98

Native of of Brinje, Croatia

Odilia F. “Dee” Fantozzi, 79, of Chicago Ridge

Lovingly known as “Nana”

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

Anthony Doran, 96

Native of Carrick-on-Shannon,

County Leitrim, Ireland,

lifelong member of the

Pioneer Association,

retired member of Local 399.

Tom Quinn, 90

Cherished grandfather of 20.

great-grandfather of 17 and counting

Randolph C. “Randy” Greune, 71, of Tinley Park

Founding attorney with

Randolph C. Greune Law Firm in Evergreen Park

Benigno C. Posadas Sr., 80

Alfonsas J. “Al” Baleisis, 88

U.S. Army veteran

Geraldine “Gerry” Pajkos (Scribano) 93

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

Evelyn Elsie Stubblefield, 97, of South Holland

Eric Richard Mason, 36

Proud member member of the

Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers (BAC) Union Local 21

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

Sister Mary Jayne Daly, RSM, 84

Beloved Sister of Mercy for 66 years