South Suburban Death Notices, Week Of June 8

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

Kenneth M. Broniewicz, 47, of Crestwood

Proud sprinkler fitter for Local 281

Alice Oskvarek (Lach), 91

Retired loan officer at Preferred Savings,

real estate agent, and an

independent closing agent

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

Mary Ellen Bozych, 72

Lila Lorraine Richey, 89

Robert Alan Gasper, 63, formerly of Oak Lawn, recently Santa Monica, CA

Distinguished attorney, retired as senior vice president,

Music Legal at Paramount Pictures

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

Shirley Wydra, 97, of Tinley Park

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

Dorothy Christine Grzelak (Migler), 90

Cherished grandmother of 11

7 great-grandchildren

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

Robert J. Cosimano, 67

Harold T. Bell, 84

U.S. Navy Veteran ,

beloved grandfather of 11,

great-grandfather of 2

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

Michael G. Busse Jr., 47, of Santa Fe, New Mexico,

formerly of Downers Grove

Gail Finley Bodnar, 73

Madison M. Doman, 29

Janet “Jan” McCarthy (Machota), of Hometown

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

Tim O'Malley, 73, of Chicago

The Second City improv performer,

core faculty member of

The Second City Training Center

Timothy J. Baker, 56

U.S. Marine Corps veteran,

dedicated longtime

Cook County Sheriff’s Dept. deputy

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

Anton "Tony" A. Tomas, 77, of Woodridge

Retired U.S. Army Lt. Colonel

Ruth Irene Mundt (Raguse), 100, of Manhattan

Former librarian for Manhattan Public Library

Hann Funeral Home, 8230 S. Harlem, Bridgeview

Luis Angel “Rico” Flores, 52

Eric Campbell, 66, of Bridgeview

Frank Allen Ginise Jr, 78, of Bridgeview

Vietnam War veteran

Hickey Memorial Chapel, Blue Island, Midlothian, New Lenox

Mike W. Johnson, 73

U.S. Marine Corps veteran,

proud union man for 45 years,

world’s biggest Cubs fan

Richard F. Calder III, 40, of Midlothian

Dedicated employee for

Walsh Construction,

proud member of

Cement Masons Union Local 502

Susan M. Jachimiak-Siwinski, 77, formerly of Posen

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

Eileen Stubbe (Glassman), 73

Retired administrative assistant for

Abbott Laboratories

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

John Joseph “Jack” LaRoy, 96, of Palos Heights

Proud US Navy veteran

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

Paul E. Greenawalt, 83, of Frankfort

Retired municipal bond underwriter for Nuveen,

dedicated supporter and board member of the

Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra

Michael Duczman, 78,

Paul M. Shaffer, 83, of Frankfort

Catholene M. Roberts, 82

Mark E. Lewis, 70, of New Lenox

Retired press operator for

Borg Warner

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

Valentine J. Michalowski, 93, of Justice

Loving grandfather “Papa” of 11,

great-grandfather of 23

Lawn Funeral Home, Burbank, Orland Park, Tinley Park

Karen C. Owens, 60

Gilbert J. Carrington, 80

Vietnam veteran, US Navy

John Reece Allen, 68

‘A true legend of the local lanes’

Markiewicz Funeral Home, 108 Illinois St., Lemont

Kenneth F. Sandberg, 82, formerly of Manhattan

Jeannine “Mickey” V. Kinsella (Hewitt), 97, of Lemont

Linda Lee Phelps, 69

MADD victim advocate,

former Blockbuster video employee

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

Vincenzo Pierorazio, 90, of Homer Glen

Born in Palena, Italy

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

Alice Potrawski (Wollek)

James Francis Lawler, 87

U.S. Army veteran

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

Brittany Ann Bunn, 42, of Naples, FL.

formerly of Chicago and longtime Chicago Heights resident

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

Mary L. Zindrick, 94

Thomas Joseph Metz, 71

Josephine Wensel (Gesmondi), 95

Shanin J. Karsky (Cox), 54

Daniel J. Trahey, 100

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

Antoinette M. Tejeda, 104

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

Reverend Father David C. Downey, 67

Pastor of St. Therese de Lisieux Catholic Church in Wellington FL

Vandenberg Funeral Home, Tinley Park, Mokena

Ronald "Ron" O. Bortscheller, 85, of Orland Park

Dedicated drafting and driver’s ed teacher at

Curie High, Brother Rice, St. Rita and

Gage Park high schools

Dale Simester, 73