South Suburban Death Notices, Week of March 30

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

José González Jiménez, 97

Beverly-Ridge Funeral Home, 10415 S Kedzie Ave., Chicago

James L. Oskvarek, 43

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

Joseph “Joe” Michael Takacs Jr., 69, of Hometown

Dedicated Metra employee of 40 years

Kenneth E. Brazda, 81, of Oak Forest

Edna Norma Mosquera, 96, of Chicago

Karen A. Mikrut, 73, of Alsip

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

Christopher W. Vercellino, 64, of Chicago Heights

U.S. military veteran,

HVAC company owner

Chapel Hill Gardens South, 11333 South Central Ave. Oak Lawn

Robert Fred Voltz, 65, of Worth

U.S. Army veteran

Constance (Barbara) N. Kamberos, 85, of Oak Lawn

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

Gerald “Jerry” Joseph Grohn, 68

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

Bernard F. “Bern” Stiemann, 96

US Navy Veteran

Thomas P. Hilgenbrink, 63, of Oswego

Retired lieutenant of Dupage County Sheriff’s Dept.

John F. “Jake Ryan, 77

Rose M. Miller, 75, of Alsip

Carol J. Grosso (Bonke), 84

Mary Kennedy (O'Shea), 91

Native of Knockerra, County Clare, Ireland

John J. Gubbins, 49

Kathleen M. Sampson (Dwyer), 86

Instructor and participant in

Renaissance Academy at

Saint Xavier university

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

Dolores Caroline (Sehring) Eriksen, 95, of Palos Heights

Karen L. Kane (Hoogland), 78

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

Ann Bridget “Nancy” White (Dooley), 71 of Manhattan

William “Bill” M. Kujawa, 80, of Manhattan, formerly of Burbank

Vietnam veteran, U.S. Navy,

Former Burbank Police Officer

Gordon F. Richards, Jr., 71 of Manhattan

Owner of Richards and Richards Construction

Hickey Memorial Chapel, Blue Island, Midlothian, New Lenox

Kathleen (Kay) Moore (O’Boyle), 91

owner of the Interim Personnel

Abdon Garza, age 88, of Markham

Loving grandfather of 12,

great-grandfather of 12

Hills Funeral Directors, 9236 S. Roberts Road, Hickory Hills (Lack Funeral Home)

Thomas J. Coyle, 79

Retired underwriter for

American International Group, Inc.

Kerr-Parzygnot, 540 Dixie Highway, Chicago Heights

Lisa K. Nieland (Fregeau), 32, of Kankakee

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

Erna A. Haaga (Scholtis), 92

Lifelong member of DANK

Michael Francis Knowles, 65, of New Lenox

proud member of Chicago Carpenters Union Local 272

Thomas Hardy Bray, 91

Retired tool and dye maker of

Ford Motor Company

Lawn Funeral Home, Burbank, Orland Park, Tinley Park

Donald Charles Holt, 88, of Orland Park

Margaret Heidekrueger (Hughes), 95

Danielle Mampre (Bella), 34

Carolyn Cameron (Peterka), 81

Richard J. "Ricky" Korkosz, 68

former Chicago Ridge police officer

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

Joseph L. Mirocha, 73, of Homer Glen

Janina Zaleśna Wójcik, 82

Gerald M. Pavlovic, 82, of Palos Park

Stagg auto shop teacher for 35 years

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

Marie A. Arrigoni, 81

Former Village Clerk of Palos Park

Dolores " Jackie" Lebarre (Moozak), of Oak Brook

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

Albert C. Antoniazzi, 73, of Beecher

Retired CPD,

Former employee of 7Up

Helen Lind (Kuta), 96, of Taylorsville, NC,

formerly of Lynwood, Dolton and Roseland

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

Daniel G. Muntner, 80

Retired Illinois Bell/AT&T employee,

longtime starter/ranger/instructor at

Silver Lake Country Club

Joanne Utsch, 88

Thomas Vincent Faragoi, 87

Retired CPD captain and

former 22nd District commander

James F. Dimer, 97

Retired City of Chicago

forestry department foreman

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

Warren Leslie Mills Jr., 80

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

Joann T. Kennelly (Fitzpatrick)

Theresa Marie Reiff (Holton)

Vandenberg Funeral Home, Tinley Park, Mokena

Karolina K. Hecht, 88, of Mokena

Douglas "Doug" D. VanDyke, 74, of Tinley Park

A true artist and

master of many mediums

Arthur D. Wellman, 79, of Mokena

Retired U.S. Army colonel

Denise Ann Jean (Koch), 80

Retired secretary for

IUOE Local 150 Apprenticeship Program, and

Amaizo Federal Credit Union