South Suburban Death Notices, Week of Oct. 12

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.

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

David R. Schnelle, 81

Retired Commonwealth Edison employee,

proud owner of a

1965 Oldsmobile 442

John E. Novak, 79, of Palos Hills

Vietnam veteran, U.S. Army

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

Leo J. Wojtaszek Jr., 80.

U.S. Navy veteran, active 1965-1969

and Reservist from 1972-1989

Noreen Anne Gedmin (Rachford), 76, of Frankfort Square, previously Peotone

Alma Fitzpatrick, 92

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

Marilyn A. DeVries (Nyhuis), 96

Long-time pianist and organist at

Calvin Christian Reformed Church

Suzanne J. “Sue“ Lenderink (Ridderhoff), 81

Loren D. Kuech, 57

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

Richard Lee Nagy Jr., 46

US Army veteran,

VFW Post 6605 Post Commander

Katherine M. Walsh, 73

Enjoyed a 30+-year career

in banking

Joseph T. Mallder, 34, of Orland Park

Rochelle Flaherty, 90

Denise “Dennie” Psik (Enright), 71

Anne Patricia O’Leary, 87, of Oak Lawn

Tom Carmody, 67

Kerr-Parzygnot, 540 Dixie Highway, Chicago Heights

Frank Laureano Corral, 91

Retired from 50 year-career in steel,

Republic Steel’s Union Drawn Division,

Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel,

Wisconsin Steel and

Keystone Steel and Wire

David Anthony Vagnoni, 83

U.S. Navy veteran,

retired from 35-year career at Sears,

classic car enthusiast and proud member

of the Southside Cruisers

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

Dr. Gary Stephen Garofalo, 81

Dedicated dentist

Richard A. DeMario, 80

Joanne M. Greene (Scanlon), 93,

Long-time resident of Palos Heights

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

Dianne A. Bolcerek, 81

Eleanor L. Radostits (Simovic), 98

George R. Peterson, 72,

Lifelong resident of Joliet,

retired from Abbott Laboratories

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

Ruth T. Breault (Apanavicius), 71

Margaret A. Biggs, 72, of Chicago

Lawn Funeral Home, Burbank, Orland Park, Tinley Park

Ruben Esparza, 82

Norma P. Bardusk (Gilchrist), 91

Vice President and Executive Secretary of

Suburban Softener Co. and NorBar Builders

Carol A. Presbitero, 68

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

Kimberly A. Casper, 64

Retired after 30 years at HCSC

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

Thomas D. Beranek, 99, of Lockport

World War II Navy veteran and architect

George D. Zielinski Jr., 86, of Lemont, formerly of Palos Park

Built his career in manufacturing

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

Robert J. McGonagle, 83

Linda A. “Lyn” Pastiak (Schlachter), 74

E. Willard Lager, 102

Mayor of Palos Park, 1963 to 1967

retired from trucking and

equipment leasing industries

Thomas N. Hart Jr., 64

Recent inductee into the

Chicago 16-nch Softball Hall of Fame and

proud member of Boomtown

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

Thomas “Tom” William Madden, 73

Worked for decades in leadership positions in the

hospitality and private car industries,

most recently with A-1 Airport Limousine Service

Lindsay T. Sandbothe

Highland, Indiana, formerly from Homewood

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

Reverend Ronald M. Mahon, C.P.P.S.

Educator at Chiminade Community School in Toronto, Canada

Mother McAuley High School in Chicago

Vandenberg Funeral Home, Tinley Park, Mokena

Ronald W. Drozek, 93, of Homer Glen

U.S. Army veteran,

dedicated life to federal service including

including Sky Marshal, airport security, and

U.S. Customs Inspector

Donald “Don” Joseph Petersen II

Decorated Vietnam War veteran

1st Cavalry Division and USARV

earning a Silver Star and

two Purple Hearts,

retired JD Thompson and

and ESROCK Partners ad man

Carmela Savarino (Nugara), 89