South Suburban Death Notices, Week Of May 11

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

Albert M. Schuster Jr., 90

U.S. Navy Veteran

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

Jorge Zavala, 73

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

Jeanette C. Myers (Rapp), 98

Gloria J. Stark (Bayer), 93

Retired Garden School bus driver

Frank L. Kremsner, 99,

World War II veteran, U.S. Army

dedicated accountant at Lever Brothers

Jessica Koleczek (Negrete), 92

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

Karen J. Godfrey (Bailey), 80

Kathleen M. “Katie” Tennant (Sheehan), 81

Ernest L. Koch, 82

Retired police officer

Karen J. Godfrey (Bailey), 80

Kathleen M. “Katie” Tennant (Sheehan), 81

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

Boykin L. “The Doctor,” “Bobby,” “Big Daddy” Stewart, Jr.

U.S. Marine Corps veteran,

retired USPS mail carrier

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

Maria De Venuto, 83, of Manhattan

Native of Ripacandida, Italy

Hickey Memorial Chapel, Blue Island, Midlothian, New Lenox

Valerie E. Bunch, 70, of Minooka, formerly of New Lenox

Retired Silver Cross Hospital clerk after 42 years

Judy E. (Reasons) Pope, 84, of Markham

Kerr-Parzygnot, 540 Dixie Highway, Chicago Heights

Judy E. (Reasons) Pope, 84, of Markham

Cherished grandmother of 6, great-grandmother of 9

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

Phil Slack, 85

Krueger Funeral Home, 13050 Greenwood Ave., Blue Island

Paul F. Herrmann, 94, of Chicago

U.S. Air Force veteran,

retired program and data analyst for the

College of Surgeons

Gail Jean Biedron, 90, of Palos Park

Retired teacher from Lindblom, Fenger,

Percy Julian, Lemont, Joliet and

Hinsdale South High Schools,

from health and physical education to

science and driver’s education

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

Sandra F. Lingle, 81, of Kell, IL, formerly of Mokena

Elaine F. Panfil, 90

Jeffrey L. Lundquist, 35, of Frankfort

Geraldine V. Gorecki (Markarian), 83, of New Lenox

Crochet enthusiast who shared her

talent to knit hats and scarves for

newborns, homeless individuals,

and veterans

Margaret “Margie” Eugenia (Cwik) Ditschler, 85, of Frankfort

Co-owner of Zum Frankforter Hof and

Chef Klaus’ Bier Stube

James “Jim” McEldowney, 95, of Frankfort

U.S. Air Force veteran,

retired after 45 years in the

life, group & health insurance business

David Alexander Adams, 85, of New Lenox

U.S. Army veteran,

retired Illinois Bell/AT&T employee

Lawn Funeral Home, Burbank, Orland Park, Tinley Park

Karen M. Browne (Baumgartner), 64

Jozef A. Grochola, 88

Vincent R. “Jim” Giammario, 99

U.S. Army veteran

Joseph J. Norton, 80

Vietnam War veteran, U.S. Army

Markiewicz Funeral Home, 108 Illinois St., Lemont

Johnnie M. Earnest, 95, of Lemont

Dedicated employee of Lemont Township

Judith Lucille “Billy” Friedley (Wolfe), 77, of Lemont

Civic volunteer of many Lemont organizations

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

Joseph Michael Ontiveros Sr., 76, of Chicago

U.S. Marine Corps vetrera,

retired City of Chicago employee

June Frances Forte, 81, of Chicago

U.S. Army veteran,

retired photographer and

public affairs specialist

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

Marianne Brescia, 67, of Homer Glen

Dedicated longtime employee of Aldi Foods

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

Douglas C. Gehrling, 60

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

Ryan Richardson, 37, of Chicago Heights

Dean’s assistant at TF South,

public servant at Best Buddies

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

Helen “Dianne” Bell, 90, of Romeoville

Nancy A. Zinkus (Monaco), 82,

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

Wanda “Faye” Meyering Urfer Murdaugh (Taylor), 93

Proud graduate of Olivet Nazarene University,

retired teacher, librarian, and learning center director,

missionary of 17 missions on 4 continents

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

Vincent J. Lombardo

U.S. Air Force Veteran