South Suburban Death Notices, Week of March 9

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

Rita A. Chiuso (DeFrancesco), 74
Retired hairdresser

Elizabeth "Betty" Weber (Fortier), 89

Richard F. O’Farrell, 96
Retired CFD

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

Erie Jackson, 81, of Chicago

Augustina N. Xydakis (Mbavas), 90
“May her memory be eternal”

Lynn Budz (Agate), 65

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

Dennis G. “Murph” Murphy, 84
U.S. Army Veteran
retired Kraft Foods employee

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

Arthur R. Nielsen, 83, of Homer Glen
Clelia (Clare) Giblin, 98

Donald M. Corcoran, 63;
Retired CPD and currently with the
Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office

Gary J. Jankowski Sr., 71 of Oak Lawn

Mary Esther Fitzpatrick ( Laverty), 8
Retired teacher at Stoney Creek School (Alsip),
Queen of Martyrs (Evergreen Park)

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

Edward Charles "Ed" Coffey, 83, of Hendersonville, NC
U.S. Navy navigator,
retired attorney

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

Peter “Pete” Toures

Kerr-Parzygnot, 540 Dixie Highway, Chicago Heights

Terry M. Fuller, 77, of Monee
U.S. Army veteran,
dedicated brother of
Chicago Local 110 for 55+ years

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

Jill Carol Bennett (Stratton), 65, of Crest Hill
Robert “Bob” Kobel, 70

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

Robert S. Starshak, 75, of Evergreen Park
Retired financial broker

Dennis Verne Dvorak, 66, of Romeoville
Eagle Scout,
retired Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) employee,
nationally recognized
Pavement Materials & Quality Control expert

Martha (“Marty”) Ellen Mantia, 89, of Oak Forest
Registered nurse

Glenn E. O’Connor, 99

Markiewicz Funeral Home, 108 Illinois St., Lemont

Ina Mae Nathan, 90, of Lemont

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

Gary A. Wood, 72, of Homer Glen
Jane Samardak, 83, of Homer Glen
Born in Zakopane, Poland

Kazimierz "Kasey" Szkapiak, 81, of Orland Park

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

Frances A. “Adrianne” Juarez, 77

Joyce Klinowski, 78, of Bloomingdale
Retired insurance broker

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

James C. Evans, 90,
U.S. Army veteran

Joseph Rejowski, 74
Retired attorney

Jean A. Bova (Santillo), 88

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

Edward E. Frangella, 65, of Homewood

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

Rita L. Wright (Bauer)
Retired Burbank Dist. 111 teacher, and
Wrote educational materials for NASA

Barbara E. Weir (Weber)
Grace M. Ritter (Cumbo)

Yolanda “Lani” Ruth Milas (Trujillo)
A proud Navy wife

Sister Margaret “Peg” Barrett, RSM
Beloved Sister of Mercy for 64 years

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

Clara J. Markowski (Baumhardt), 86, recently of South Holland

Vandenberg Funeral Home, Tinley Park, Mokena

James Stafford, 68

Jerome "Jerry" Lapinskas, 83, of Orland Park
U.S. Army,
retired HVAC engineer at
Jesse Brown VA Medical Center

Raymond McClory, 101
World War II veteran, U.S. Navy,
recipient of the American Area Campaign Medal,
European African Campaign Medal, Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal, Philippine Liberation Medal, Good Conduct Medal,
and the World War II Victory Medal