Obituaries
South Suburban Death Notices, Week Of May 18
South suburban obituaries and available visitation information.
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.
Beverly-Ridge Funeral Home, 10415 S Kedzie Ave., Chicago
James Robert Hennel, 75, of Evergreen Park
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Edna A. Duffy (Carroll), 84
James Allen Johnsen, 86, of Orland Park
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Vietnam-era veteran, U.S. Army,
retired payroll specialist for
Federal Sign and Signal,
geriatric care manager and
board member for Smith Village
Blake-Lamb Funeral Home, 4727 West 103rd St., Oak Lawn
John "Jack" Arnold Kampwirth Jr., 55
CFD
Benjamin Robert Bernard Muth
Eagle Scout and the Order of the Arrow,
former PACE employee, technology consultant
Christopher S. Kaczor, 72
Proud owner of CND Electric
Daniel Marshall Fisher, 69, of Surprise, AZ
U.S. Air Force veteran,
dedicated educator and principal
at a high-risk school
Clara Jean Maestre, 86
Retired corporate secretary
cherished grandmother of 8,
great-grandmother of 9
Richard Joseph “Rick” Coyle, 58, of Marion, KY
Devoted, lifelong public servant for
Will County Sheriff’s Department,
Chicago Police Department, and
Crittenden County (KY) Sheriff’s Department
Chapel Hill Gardens South, 11333 South Central Ave., Oak Lawn
Dana Schaab, 69
Alan Robert Fiebig, 65
Colonial Chapel Funeral Home, 15525 South 73rd Ave., Orland Park
Eileen C. Regan (Parzyszek), 82
Tinley Park crossing guard,
Faithful St. George parishioner and
member of the shawl ministry
Curley Funeral Home, 6116 W. 111th St., Chicago Ridge
Lona M. Spongberg (Murphy), 95
Timothy A. Reidy, 68, of Oak Lawn
James L. Bartak, 61
Vernon W. Litke Sr., 87, of Oak Lawn
Proud employee of St. Mary Cemetery
for over 50 years and member of the
Elks Club
Ronald E. Lamb, 79
Vietnam War veteran, U.S. Marine Corps
Constantine M. “Gus” Falakos, 79, of Orland Park, formerly of Roseland, IL
“May his memory be eternal.”
Proud veteran of Americal Division, Vietnam
Donnellan Funeral Home, 10525 S. Western Ave., Chicago
George P. Rumel, Sr., 93
Dedicated history teacher
Hann Funeral Home, 8230 S. Harlem, Bridgeview
Richard J. Peksa, 98, of Bridgeview
Proud U.S. Army veteran
Hickey Memorial Chapel, Blue Island, Midlothian, New Lenox
Patricia A. Clark, 84, of Midlothian
Patricia Ann Geist, 87, of Midlothian
Karen M. Tobuch, 69, of Hazel Crest
Brian K. Ratulowskii, 64, of Posen
U.S. Army veteran
Kurtz Goodale Memorial Chapel, 65 Old Frankfort Way P.O. Box 1031 and 102 E. Francis Rd. P.O. Box 129, New Lenox
Marion Roshko, 88, of Mokena
Loyal volunteer for WordPartners
Bernard William Kowalski, 93, of Romeoville
Korean War veteran, U.S. Army,
civil engineer for the State of Illinois
Casimir “Caz” J. Guzy, 68, of Elwood, Illinois
Lawn Funeral Home, Burbank, Orland Park, Tinley Park
Carol A. Sineni, 89
Kathleen M. Benigni (Kearney), 86, of Orland Park
Helen T. Ventrella (Toth), 95
Andrew J. McGann & Son Funeral Home, 10727 S Pulaski Road, Chicago
Roberta A. Kraemer, 65
Donald Joseph Wall, 73
Richard J. Modell Funeral Home, 12641 W. 143rd St., Homer Glen
Sylvester F. Malak, 96, of Orland Park
Korean War veteran, U.S. Air Force
Bernice Gansky (Jakubiec), 98
Georgette Stella Dixon, 83, of Homer Glen, formerly of Elwood
Panozzo Bros Funeral Home, 530 W. 14th Street (Rt. 30), Chicago Heights
Andrija “Andy” Rozic, 89, of Chicago Heights
Kathleen E. Piolatto (Powalski), 88, of Manteno
Robert J. Sheehy & Sons Funeral Home, 9000 W. 151st St., Orland Park
Marion S. Santor, 95
Korean War veteran, U.S. Army,
proud grandpa of 15,
great-grandpa of 11
Thompson & Kuenster Funeral Home, 5570 95th St., Oak Lawn
Kenneth J. Superczynski,
Vietnam veteran, U.S. Army
Thornridge Funeral Home, 14318 S. LaGrange Road, Orland Park
Christine T. “Chris” Muldoon (Lysek), 79
Vandenberg Funeral Home, Tinley Park, Mokena
Suzanne M. "Sue" Keller, 55, of Mokena
Dedicated phlebotomist at Palos Community Hospital
Edmund F. "Eddie" Piasecki, of Mokena
U.S. Navy veteran
Myra McWilliams, 92
Native of Melton Mowbray, England
gifted nurse and educator
Katherine “Kathy” Vrablic, 71
Former traveling auditor for
First National Bank of Chicago
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