South Suburban Death Notices, Week of May 15

South suburban obituaries and available visitation information.

Becvar Funeral Home

Luke J. Sibley
Alan B. Shepard High School senior
where he was to have graduated in June,
active in Crestwood Soccer Club and
Incarnation Soccer, dedicated to
a healthy lifestyle
Born: April 3, 2004
Died: May 10, 2023
Visitation: May 18
Funeral Mass: May 19

Beverly-Ridge Funeral Home

Maureen T. (Brady) Lotti
Beloved kindergarten teacher at
Chicago Public Schools (Hearst Elementary) and the
Archdiocese of Chicago, recently employed as a
contractor for Robert Half
Born: July 16, 1972
Died: May 3, 2023
Memorial Visitation and Mass: July 1

Joanne F. (Strugala) Bila
Born: Oct. 14, 1943
Died: May 10, 2023
Visitation and Service: May 17

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Blake-Lamb Funeral Home

Regina M. Knebel
Dedicated Sox and Bears fan
Born: Oct. 15, 1930
Died: May 12, 2023
Visitation: May 26
Service: May 27

Areanah M. Preston
Chicago police officer
Born: June 7, 1998
Died: May 6, 2023
Visitation: May 16
Service: May 17

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Esonia D. Lanfair-Patton
Born: March 5, 1967
Died: May 7, 2023
Wake and Funeral Service: May 19

Sergio Vazquez
Born: June 6, 1951
Died: May 13, 2023
Visitation: May 17
Service: May 18

Andrew Robert Slonskis
Born: Aug. 26, 1946
Died: May 12, 2023
Visitation: May 18
Funeral Mass: May 19

Brady-Gill Funeral Home

Julia "Julie" Ann Hensley
Retired legal secretary and
medical biller
Born: Nov. 25, 1946
Died: May 6, 2023
Visitation: May 22
Funeral Mass: May 23

Colonial Chapel Funeral Home

Susan Lee Todd (Madsen)
Lifetime member of the
Tennessee Walking Horse
Breeders and Exhibitors Assoc.,
University of Illinois at Chicago graduate
with a degree in engineering,
Teledyne Brown Engineering, Inc. employee and
also a prolific writer
Born: March 31, 1962
Died: May 5, 2023
Visitation and Service: May 20

Rosalie Spender
Hardworking and dedicated RN,
avid Chicago Cubs fan
Born: Feb. 22, 1939
Died: May 13th, 2023
Visitation and Service: May 18

Curley Funeral Home

Teresa McGrath (Murphy)
Born: Jan. 23, 1933
Died: May 14, 2023
Visitation: May 19
Funeral Mass: May 20

Genevieve "Jean" Jankauskis (Wukas)
Born: Nov. 15, 1937
Died: May 12, 2023
Visitation: May 26
Funeral Mass: May 27

Clare Brennan
Born: Feb. 4, 1932
Died: May 12, 2023
Visitation: May 16
Funeral Mass: May 17

Frances Mae "Cookie" Coglianese
Born: Sept. 28, 1944
Died: May 12, 2023
Visitation: May 17
Service: May 18

Hann Funeral Home

Ayden Jesse Medina
Born: Dec. 26, 2012
Died: May 10, 2023
Visitation: May 16
Mass of Christian Burial: May 17

Heeney-Laughlin Funeral Home

John R. "Red" Healy
Retired CPD detective,
proud U.S. Air Force veteran,
member of Fraternal Order of Police,
longtime parishioner of
Christ the King Parish,
former director of security for Marquette Bank.
Born: Dec. 4, 1942
Died: May 10, 2023
Visitation and Mass of Christian Burial: May 16

John F. Sheils
Graduate of St. Margaret of Scotland School and
Mendel Catholic High School and
master’s in accounting from Roosevelt University
U.S. Army veteran, serving at
Fort Knox, Kentucky,
retired CFO Steve Foley Cadillac
Born: Oct. 20, 1943
Died: May 8, 2023
Visitation: May 18
Funeral Mass: May 19

Hickey Memorial Chapel

June C. Hazekamp
Born: June 14, 1928
Died: May 13, 2023
Visitation and Service: May 17

Kerry Funeral Home

Elizabeth Holzberger
Born: Dec. 25, 1926
Died: May 13, 2023
Visitation and Mass: May 19

Kurtz Goodale Memorial Chapel

Margaret "Peggy" Ann Vanderlee (Grugett)
Cashier at Marshall Fields for 30 years,
member of Thorn Creek Reformed Church
Born: Aug. 6, 1938
Died: Nov. 15, 2022
Memorial Visitation and Service: June 3

Sarah Lindsay (Hoover) Villafuerte
Graduate of Ridgewood Baptist Academy,
successful antiques dealer
Born: Dec. 31, 1986
Died: May 12, 2023
Memorial Visitation and Service: May 27

Jimmie Lee Umphfleet
U.S. Air Force veteran
Born: Nov. 10, 1940
Died: May 13, 2023
Visitation and Service: May 20

Sylvia Rose Novak
Born: Feb. 11, 1940
Died: May 10, 2023
Visitation and Funeral Mass: May 20

Lawrence E. Jensen Sr.
World War II veteran, U.S. Army Air Corps,
3rd Air Corps where he was a
B-17 Flying Fortress bomber pilot,
graduate of Tilden High School,
retired plumber
Born: Sept. 22, 1925
Died: May 6, 2023
Visitation: May 17
Funeral Mass: May 18

Richard F. Stuenkel
Lifelong farmer, collector of small tractors
and farm toys, local historian and
proud member of Dist. 159 school board
Born: Feb. 26, 1929
Died: May 12, 2023
Visitation: May 16
Service: May 17

Lack and Sons Funeral Home

John Olvera
Born: March 8, 1928
Died: May 11, 2023
Visitation: May 16
Service: May 17

Lawn Funeral Home

Joseph Ronald Masunas
Born: April 9, 1943
Died: April 18, 2023
Visitation: May 18
Funeral Mass: May 19

Cynthia M. Sepsis
Born: Sept. 18, 1955
Died: May 12, 2023
Visitation: May 17
Funeral Mass: May 18

Paul K. McGrath
Proud member of
Heat & Frost Insulators Local 17 and
Tinley Park Sons of the American Legion Squadron 615
Born: June 15, 1951
Died: May 10, 2023
Visitation: May 16
Funeral Mass: May 17

Lillian Mildred Studnicka (Starke)
Born: May 25, 1924
Died: May 9, 2023
Visitation and Service: May 17

Diane A. Westferro (Lusk)
Born: Oct. 23, 1958
Died: May 8, 2023
Visitation: May 16
Funeral Mass: May 17

Maher Funeral Home

Christine Susan (Weiland) Stone
Devoted Dist. 132 in Calumet Park
school board member and president for 12 years,
proud Bevlab Veterinary Hospital employee,
Avid fan of Burton Cummings of the Guess Who
Born: Feb. 10, 1950
Died: May 13, 2023
Visitation: May 17

Frances Ann (Dunbar) Earley
“Mother to everyone”
Born: Oct. 31, 1948
Died: May 9, 2023
Memorial Service: May 20

Andrew J. McGann & Son Funeral Home

Nicole M. Schoiber
Born: Oct. 15, 1981
Died: May 12, 2023
Visitation: May 20

Richard J. Modell Funeral Home

Jean Alice Krug
Born: Nov. 13, 1930
Died: May 12, 2023
Visitation and Service: May 18

Alvin Walter McCormick
World War II veteran, U.S. Army,
retired Lt. C.P.D., retired Chief Warrant Officer 4,
proud member of I.P.A. and
Chicago Police Lieutenants Association
Born: March 11, 1929
Died: May 12, 2023
Visitation: May 19
Funeral Mass: May 20

Joseph Patrick O'Halloran
Korean War veteran, U.S. Air Force,
as a firefighter, Airman 2nd Class,
proud graduate of CVS High School,
Retired deli conveyor foreman for
Certified Grocers, member of
Local 701 Automobile Mechanics Union
Born: March 30, 1934
Died: April 10, 2023
Memorial Visitation and Service: June 10

Palos-Gaidas Funeral Home

Dolores M. Hendrickson
Died: May 15, 2023
Arrangements pending

Frank Garlniak
Died: May 14, 2023
Arrangements pending

Donna Marie Grandchamp (Premo)
Born: Dec. 14, 1926
Died: May 11, 2023
Visitation: May 16
Funeral Mass: May 17

Martin J. Tyler, Sr.
World War II veteran, U.S. Navy,
retired CPD of 31 years,
loving father of 9,
cherished grandfather of 10
great-grandfather of 11
Born: April 3, 1927
Died: May 11, 2023
Visitation: May 16
Funeral Mass: May 17

Leslie Patterson
Born: March 16, 1963
Died: May 8, 2023
Memorial Visitation and Service: June 3

Ruth Abramikas
Born: Nov. 2, 1942
Died: April 24, 2023
Memorial Mass: June 3

Panozzo Bros Funeral Home

William C. Differding, 69
Rich East High School class of 1971,
attended College of St Francis,
proprietor of Ready Electric for over 20 years,
third-generation member of the IBEW Local 134
Visitation: May 9
Funeral Mass: May 10

Phyllis M. Dobrez (Morin), 82
Proud graduate of
St Louis Academy class of 1958
Visitation: May 16
Funeral Mass: May 17

Mary Lorraine Predny, 48
Graduate of Marian Catholic High School,
where she played baritone for the
award-winning Marian Catholic HS band,
Bachelor’s from University of Tennessee
where she marched with the
University of Tennessee band, and
received an MS in horticulture therapy
from Virginia Tech, organic vegetable vendor,
banjo and fiddle player for
Floyd, VA’s farmers market
Visitation and Celebration of Life: May 20

Anne M. Covyeau, 99
Graduate of Waller High School
Memorial Visitation and Service: May 27

Robert J. Sheehy & Sons Funeral Home

Wilbur Gersch
World War II veteran, U.S. Army
Born: Feb. 15, 1920
Died: May 7, 2023
Visitation and Service: May 16

Ryan Tews Funeral Home

David Brand
Proud member of IBEW Local 134
Born: Jan. 10, 1971
Died: May 7, 2023
Visitation and Service: May 17

Schmaedeke Funeral Homes

Vincent Luna
Attended St. Ann and Sherwood Elementary Schools,
and Westcott Vocational High School,
lifelong Teamsters truck driver,
longtime member of Our Lady of the Ridge Church
and a big supporter of community causes,
beloved father of 6,
grandfather of 13,
great-grandfather of 15
Born: Nov. 25, 1938
Died: May 11, 2023
Visitation and Service: May 20

Thompson & Kuenster Funeral Home

Eugene M. “Gene” Marcinkowski
U.S. Air Force veteran
Visitation: May 17
Funeral Mass: May 18

Thornridge Funeral Home

Kathleen S. Sagel ( Bannon)
Born: Dec. 28, 1944
Died: May 15, 2023
Visitation: May 18
Service: May 19

Vandenberg Funeral Home

Michael J. Gilhooly Jr.
U.S. military veteran,
proud member of IBEW Local 134
where he worked 40 plus years at
Illinois Bell / AT&T as a telephone installer
Born: Sept. 16, 1937
Died: May 12, 2023
Visitation: May 17
Service: May 18