South Suburban Death Notices, Week of October 18

South suburban obituaries and available visitation information.

Beverly-Ridge Funeral Home

Alice A (Nilles) Donnelly
Born: June 29, 1924
Died: Oct. 16, 2021
Visitation: Oct. 19
Funeral Mass: Oct. 20

Blake-Lamb Funeral Home

Dale C. Baulac
U.S. Navy veteran
Born: Nov. 6, 1940
Died: Oct. 16, 2021
Visitation and Service: Oct. 21

Irene Julia Wnek
Born: June 6, 1950
Died: Oct. 9, 2021
Memorial Visitation and Service: Oct. 30

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Brady-Gill Funeral Home

Barbara Ann Bulthuis
Born: Dec. 14, 1959
Died: Oct. 17, 2021
Visitation: Oct. 22

Rose Bernier
Retired Illinois Bell employee
Born: Jan. 24, 1930
Died: Oct. 13, 2021
Visitation: Oct. 21
Funeral Mass: Oct. 22

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Chapel Hill Gardens South

Elaine L. Leidolph (Alsterda)
Born: May 15, 1931
Died: Oct. 10, 2021
Visitation: Oct. 19
Service: Oct. 20

Colonial Chapel Funeral Home

Emily T. Haddad (Abraham)
Born: Jan. 27, 1930
Died: Oct. 7, 2021
Memorial Mass: Nov. 13

Helen M. Zimmerman (Muckian)
Retired office manager from 1965-1998 at St. Columba Parish
Born: Oct. 23, 1930
Died: Jan. 31, 2021
Visitation and Funeral Mass: Oct. 23

Dolores G. "Dee" Ebertsch (Drabek)
Former Palos Community Hospital ER nurse,
volunteer firefighter and paramedic for Chicago Ridge Fire Department
Born: Aug. 24, 1941
Died: Oct. 11, 2021
Visitation and Service: Oct. 23

Dennis M. "Smiley" Santre
Vietnam veteran, U.S. Army,
retired Dist. 146 employee
Born: Aug. 7, 1946
Died: Oct. 15th, 2021
Visitation and Service: Oct. 22

Walter B. "Wally" Lorenzen
U.S. Army veteran,
retired International Harvester employee,
Tinley Park Dist. 146 maintenance
where he was known as “Mr. Wally”
Born: Sept. 8, 1934
Died: Oct. 13, 2021
Visitation: Oct. 20
Service: Oct. 21

Curley Funeral Home

Joan E. Suer
Born: Sept. 13, 1932
Died: Oct. 17, 2021
Visitation: Oct. 21
Funeral Mass: Oct. 22

Donnellan Funeral Home

Robert A. Hickman III
U.S. Marine Corps veteran,
retired Assistant Fire Chief for the Garden Homes Fire Dept,
life member of the VFW, Post 450 Alsip,
proud member of Local 434 Carpenters Union,
Master Mason of the Lawn Lodge 815
Born: July 20, 1948
Died: Sept. 12, 2021
Committal Service and Celebration of Life: Oct. 20
Interment: Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery

Thomas Jones
Born: Jan. 25, 1935
Died: Oct. 17, 2021
Visitation: Oct. 22
Mass of Christian Burial: Oct. 23

Forsythe-Gould Funeral Home

Virginia Knick
A working mom, with jobs at Churchill Cabinet, Commonwealth Edison,
Goldblatt’s and Catholic Holy Family Society
Service: Oct. 23
Interment: Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery

Hann Funeral Home

Maria Del Carmen Arroyo
Born: Oct. 13, 1957
Died: Oct. 15, 2021
Visitation: Oct. 22
Mass of Christian Burial

Roy Paul George
Born: Feb. 22, 1952
Died: Oct. 11, 2021
Visitation: Oct. 23

Hills Funeral Home

James C. Vondrak, 79
U.S. Army veteran, member of
Hickory Hills Sertoma Club
Visitation and Service: Oct. 22

John T. Wersells, 72
Worked for the firms of Kipnis, Peavey, First Boston and
Credit Suisse at the CBOT and CME commodity exchanges
Memorial Mass: Oct. 30

Kerry Funeral Home

Karen Ann Natt, 88
Retired bookkeeper for Palos Bank,
Girl Scout leader, member of
St. Alexander Choir and
Palos Women's Club
Visitation and Mass of Christian Burial: Oct. 23

Kosary Funeral Home

Vaughn Edward Cluff
Born: Jan. 20, 1958
Died: Oct. 9, 2021
Visitation and Service: Oct. 21

Krueger Funeral Home

Celia Anaya
Native of Mexico
Born: Aug. 18, 1936
Died: Oct. 17, 2021
Visitation: Oct. 21
Funeral Mass: Oct. 23

Kurtz Goodale Memorial Chapel

Patricia D. Schulte (Zabinski)
Born: April 26, 1961
Died: Oct. 17, 2021
Visitation and Mass of Christian Burial: Oct. 21

Mary S. Lazarski (Crawfod)
Purchasing Manager for Bunge Loders Croklann
Born: Feb. 6, 1955
Died: Oct. 16, 2021
Visitation: Oct. 22
Service: Oct. 23

Betty Lou Engledow (Hawley)
Worked for 30 years as a receptionist for Hedges Clinic,
member of Frankfort Methodist and the Frankfort Car Club.
Born: Nov. 8, 1930
Died: Oct. 14, 2021
Visitation and Service: Oct. 28

Lawn Funeral Home

Patricia A. Niemiec (Ecklund)
Born: Sept. 27, 1941
Died: Oct. 16, 2021
Visitation: Oct. 19
Funeral Mass: Oct. 20

Melvin R. Alaniz
Born: April 21, 1943
Died: Oct. 16, 2021
Visitation: Oct. 20
Funeral Mass: Oct. 21

Donald Jendrzejewski
Born: July 20, 1946
Died: Oct. 15, 2021
Visitation: Oct. 21

Markiewicz Funeral Home

Thomas "Tom" Goode
Born: June 01, 1955
Died: Oct. 16, 2021
Visitation: Oct. 20

Joan Johnson (Skorupa)
Retired nurse of over 60 years, including positions in
bedside nursing, student education, supervisory and management roles
Born: April 22, 1939
Died: Oct. 12, 2021
Visitation and Funeral Mass: Oct. 22

George Michael Butkovich
Retired mechanical engineer for International Harvester
specializing in agricultural equipment,
loyal Chicago White Sox and Blackhawks fan
Born: Dec. 20, 1951
Died: Oct. 10, 2021
Visitation: Oct. 22
Funeral Mass: Oct. 23

Patricia L. Harris
Born: Oct. 14, 1944
Died: Oct. 10, 2021
Memorial Visitation and Service: Oct. 30

Andrew J. McGann & Son Funeral Home

William Joseph Roe
Vietnam War veteran, U.S. Air Force
Born: July 12, 1933
Died: Oct. 17, 2021
Visitation: Oct. 20
Service: Oct. 21
Interment: Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery

Randy B. Alsot
Born: July 10, 1963
Died: Oct. 14, 2021
Visitation: Oct. 20

Richard J. Modell Funeral Home

Patricia A. Krusenoski (Kotlarz)
Born: March 16, 1937
Died: Oct. 18, 2021
Visitation: Oct. 21
Chapel Service: Oct. 22

Bernard E. Steadman
Korean War veteran, U.S. Army
Born: July 19, 1929
Died: Oct. 17, 2021
Visitation: Oct. 24
Funeral Mass: Oct. 25

Clare T. Fernandez
Born: Nov. 10, 1943
Died: Oct. 16, 2021
Visitation and Service: Oct. 21

Marie V. Kausak (Krawczyk)
Interment: Oct. 27, Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery

Eugene T. Merda
Korean War veteran, U.S. Air Force,
retired CFD Battalion Chief
member of St. Bernard Senior Club
Born: June 08, 1933
Died: Oct. 16, 2021
Visitation: Oct. 25
Funeral Mass: Oct. 26
Interment: Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery

Palos-Gaidas Funeral Home

Anne C. Mate
Cherished grandmother of 10, great grandmother of 1
member of Sacred Heart Fun Club and
alumni of Little Company of Mary Hospital
Born: Sept. 1, 1934
Died: Oct. 15, 2021
Arrangements pending

Panozzo Bros Funeral Home

Jacob R. Franze, 26
Proud graduate of Homewood-Flossmoor HS class of 2014,
installation technician at PHC
Visitation: Oct. 22
Service: Oct. 23

Linda J Hummel-Hurt, 64
Worked as a Chicago Tribune dock supervisor and
Glenwood School District crossing guard
Visitation and Service: Oct. 19

James K. Sullivan, 58
Proud graduate of Bloom HS and Prairie State College,
worked as an electrician and sales in HVAC
Committal Service: Oct. 21

Robert J. Sheehy & Sons Funeral Home

Michael Lew
Practiced family law in Palos Park.
former Orland Park police officer,
U.S. Marine Corps veteran
Born: Nov. 11, 1954
Died: Oct. 15, 2021
Memorial Visitation and Service: Nov. 10

Michael Cox
Born: Sept. 26, 1956
Died: Oct. 14, 2021
Visitation and Service: Oct. 19

Shirley E. Mertz (Gerzon)
Born: Aug. 29, 1930
Died: Oct. 10, 2021
Visitation and Service: Oct. 24

Timothy L. Podwika
Born: Jan. 28, 1970
Died: Oct. 11, 2021
Visitation and Service: Oct. 19

Ryan Tews Funeral Home

Maria Dolores Mancha
Retired nurse’s aide at St. James Hospital
Born: March 19, 1942
Died: Oct. 15, 2021
Visitation and Service: Oct. 23

Barbara Scherzinger
Born: July 13, 1941
Died: Oct. 15, 2021
Visitation: Oct. 20
Service: Oct. 21

Irene A. Wachowski
Active member of St John’s (Glenwood) Senior Group,
retired nurse’s aide
Born: April 03, 1927
Died: Oct. 13, 2021
Visitation: Oct. 21
Funeral Mass: Oct. 22

Katherine Zeinz
Born: March 15, 1980
Died: Oct. 13, 2021
Visitation and Service: Oct. 19
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