Obituaries

South Suburban Death Notices, Week of January 9

South suburban obituaries and available visitation information.

South suburban obituaries and available visitation information.
South suburban obituaries and available visitation information. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)

Becvar Funeral Home

Jacqueline R. (Konley) Nelson
Cherished grandmother of 19,
great-grandmother of 34, and
great-great-grandmother of 2.

Born: Jan. 24, 1931
Died: Jan. 8, 2023
Service to be held at a later date

Beverly-Ridge Funeral Home

Elaine J. Nelson
Member of the Morgan Park Presbyterian Church
and an avid member of the choir,
International Order of Job’s Daughters and
past honored Queen of Bethel #50 and Rainbow Girls.

Born: Jan. 29, 1946
Died: Jan. 7, 2023
Visitation and Service: Jan. 13

Blake-Lamb Funeral Home

Andrew Pappas
Born: April 28, 1939
Died: Jan. 5, 2023
Visitation and Service: Jan. 11

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Gwendolyn Elliott
Born: Jan. 13, 1925
Died: Jan. 3, 2023
Visitation: Jan. 12
Pre-past (during visitation): Jan. 13
Service: Jan. 13

Victor Lock Munis
Born: July 27, 1944
Died: Jan. 5, 2023
Visitation and Service: Jan. 28

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Brady-Gill Funeral Home

Ida Politano
Born: Aug. 20, 1929
Died: Jan. 5, 2023
Visitation: Jan. 11
Mass of Christian Burial: Jan. 12

Robert Ray Anderson
Born: June 3, 1935
Died: Jan. 1, 2023
Visitation: Jan. 10
Funeral Mass: Jan. 11

Chapel Hill Gardens South

Joseph Albert Ringbauer Sr.
Born: April 12, 1936
Died: Dec. 31, 2022
Graveside Service: Jan. 12

Doris Jean Hartman
Cherished grandmother of 9,
great-grandmother of 19

Born: July 12, 1925
Died: Dec. 25, 2022
Visitation and Service: Jan. 21

Colonial Chapel Funeral Home

Michael Christopher Reule
Born: Dec. 18, 1996
Died: Jan. 5, 2023
Visitation and Service: Jan. 14

Dorothy A. "Gigi" Przybylski (Gniedziejko)
Born: July 17, 1932
Died: Jan. 6, 2023
Visitation and Service: Jan. 13

Elizabeth "Betty" Hoffman (Lodewegen)
Cherished grandmother of 21,
great-grandmother of 31
great-great-grandmother of 6

Born: June 17, 1926
Died: Jan. 5, 2023
Visitation and Service: Jan. 12
Private Burial: Jan. 13
Live-stream of service available

Araceli Duran
Born: Feb. 13, 1971
Died: Jan. 4, 2023
Visitation: Jan. 11
Funeral Mass: Jan. 12

Miguel Alvarado
Born: Oct. 1, 1961
Died: Dec. 27, 2022
Visitation: Jan. 10
Service: Jan. 11

Curley Funeral Home

Mark A. Warczak
Drummer for The Operators and many other
South Side bands throughout the years

Born: Oct. 17, 1956
Died: Jan. 7, 2023
Visitation: Jan. 12
Funeral Mass: Jan. 13

Donna M. Shanahan
Born: Jan. 15, 1942
Died: Jan. 7, 2023
Visitation: Jan. 17
Funeral Mass: Jan. 18

Rev. Frederick H. Taggart, OSA
Professed vows in the Augustinian Order in 1957,
ordained in 1965, served as teacher,
formation team member, and prior.

Born: April 8, 1938
Died: Jan. 5, 2023
Visitation and Funeral Mass: Jan. 14

Arlene Vera Brown
Proud grandmother of 13
Born: July 7, 1938
Died: Jan. 4, 2023
Visitation: Jan. 11
Service: Jan. 12

Forsythe-Gould Funeral Home

Alan Daniel Quinlan
Auto body specialist
Born: Aug. 4, 1963
Died: Jan. 6, 2023
Visitation and Service: Jan. 12

Hickey Memorial Chapel

Barbara L. Cassidy (Biedermann)
Cherished grandmother of 13,
great-grandmother of 12
member of the Order of St. Francis
former member of the Choir and Mothers Club
at St. Stanislaus Parish

Visitation: Jan. 10
Funeral Mass: Jan. 11

Hills Funeral Home

Kyle Andrew Wheeler, 28
Memorial Service: Jan. 13

Kerr-Parzygnot

Paul Edward Smith
U.S. Marine Corps veteran
Born: Aug. 5, 1953
Died: Jan. 5, 2023
n and Service: Jan. 13
Interment: Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery

Kerry Funeral Home

Joseph "Jay" P. McGivney Sr.
Born: Aug. 5, 1939
Died: Dec. 14, 2022
Memorial Visitation: Jan. 19
Funeral Mass: Jan. 20

Mary T. Vucinic (Perisin)
Born: July 11, 1933
Died: Jan. 7, 2023
Visitation: Jan. 12
Funeral Mass: Jan. 13
Interment: Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery

Kosary Funeral Home

David L. Liceaga
Born: May 21, 1957
Died: Jan. 4, 2023
Visitation: Jan. 10
Service: Jan. 11

Krueger Funeral Home

Virginia “Ginny “ L. Griffin, 77
Faithful member of Seven Holy Founders Parish
Visitation: Jan. 12
Service: Jan. 13

Lawn Funeral Home

Charles T. Beck
Providence Catholic High School class of 1983
35-year employee of Marmon/Keystone

Born: Feb. 17, 1965
Died: Dec. 29, 2022
Memorial Visitation and Mass: Jan. 14

Helen M. Power (Kirby)
Volunteer treasurer for the
Burbank Girls Softball League,
member of Kerrymans Association and Gaelic Park

Born: Feb. 3, 1948
Died: Jan. 7, 2023
Visitation: Jan. 13
Funeral Mass: Jan. 14

Heberto Ayala
Born: Sept. 23, 1945
Died: Jan. 7, 2023
Visitation: Jan. 13
Funeral Mass: Jan. 14

Margaret M. Stewart Chenel (Madigan)
Devoted grandmother of 18,
proud great-grandmother of 15,
retired Dist. 159 teacher

Born: April 8, 1938
Died: Jan. 7, 2023
Visitation: Jan. 11

Maher Funeral Home

James Alan Dougherty
U.S. Air Force veteran
Born: April 15, 1940
Died: Jan. 6, 2023
Visitation: Jan. 13
Interment: Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery

Jean Elaine (Cooney) Martin
Dedicated and respected teacher at
St. Agnes School in Chicago Heights
and public schools in Calumet City and Calumet Park

Born: Dec. 29, 1944
Died: Jan. 5, 2023
Visitation: Jan. 12

Jerome Patrick "Patty" McCarthy
Born: July 7, 1960
Died: Jan. 3, 2023
Visitation: Jan. 11

Judith Marie Arrigo
Born: Aug. 16, 1940
Died: Dec. 29, 2022
Memorial Visitation and Service: Jan. 14

Richard J. Modell Funeral Home

Theodore J. Baburek
Proud grandpa of 24,
great-grandpa to 34,
millwright and an estimating supervisor at DW Nicholson,
proud member of Moose Lodge #1815 in Manteca, CA

Born: Nov. 9, 1935
Died: Nov. 24, 2022
Memorial Visitation and Service: Jan. 12

Palos-Gaidas Funeral Home

Les Peterson
Worked in law enforcement for 50 years
where he wore many hats,
educator of 25 years teaching
law enforcement to college students

Born: March 5, 1954
Died: Jan. 6, 2023
Memorial Visitation: Jan. 16

Francis J. O'Brien
Korean War veteran, U.S. Army,
loving grandfather of 10,
great-grandfather of 7

Born: Oct. 22, 1932
Died: Jan. 3, 2023
Visitation and Service: Jan. 11

Panozzo Bros Funeral Home

Lido C. Slaviero, 92
Formerly of Chicago’s Pullamn neighborhood,
graduate of Pullman Elementary and
Pullman Tech,
loving grandfather of 10,
great-grandfather of 13

Visitation and Mass: Jan. 13

Robert J. Sheehy & Sons Funeral Home

Barbara R Cahill
Devoted grandmother of 13
Born: July 28, 1929
Died: Jan. 6, 2023
Visitation and Funeral Mass: Jan. 14

Ryan Tews Funeral Home

Harry Sherrill
U.S. Air Force veteran,
1962 graduate of Rich East High School,
attended Carleton College and the
University of Wisconsin,
retired Bacon’s Information, Inc. employee
member of the First Presbyterian Church
serving multiple terms on the Board of Deacons,
member of the Park Forest Singers,
the Grande Prairie Singers and the
South Suburban Chorale

Born: Dec. 1, 1943
Died: Dec. 21, 2022
Graveside Service: Jan. 27, Abraham Lincoln Nat’l Cemetery
Memorial Service: Jan. 28

Schmaedeke Funeral Homes

Dolores Justyn
Long-time member of
Palos Heights Women’s Club

Visitation: Jan. 10
Funeral Mass: Jan. 11

Elmer "Snork" Lucas
Proud member of Local 150 Operators
Born: Jan. 28, 1942
Died: Jan. 5, 2023
Visitation: Jan. 13
Funeral Mass: Jan. 14

Thompson & Kuenster Funeral Home

George M. Koca
Retired Chicago Public School teacher
Visitation and Service: Jan. 11

Ross L. McCarthy
U.S. Marine Corps. veteran
Visitation: Jan. 10
Funeral Mass: Jan. 11
Visitation: Jan. 10
Funeral Mass: Jan. 11

Thornridge Funeral Home

JOE EARL RUIZ
World War II and Korean War veteran,
U.S. Navy, longtime member of
American Legion Post 1238

Born: July 20, 1925
Died: Jan. 05, 2023
Visitation: Jan. 12
Funeral Mass: Jan. 13

Vandenberg Funeral Home

Catherine Kordik (Misun)
Born: Nov. 24, 1928
Died: Jan. 6, 2023
Memorial Visitation: Jan. 19
Inurnment: Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, tba

Lee Ann Klein (Lyons)
25-year volunteer at Ronald McDonald House
Born: Aug. 10, 1948
Died: Jan. 5, 2023
Visitation: Jan. 10
Funeral Mass: Jan. 11

Bridget J. Dougal (Page)
Sullivan High School class of 1972,
teller at Bank of Homewood,
legal secretary at Spitzer and Addis & Sussman
and later at Burditt and Radzius,
church harpist and soloist,
professed Lay Carmelite and member of the
Little Flower Community

Born: May 12, 1954
Died: Dec. 29, 2022
Memorial Visitation and Mass: Jan. 21

Funeral Home Guide

Orland Park
Colonial Chapel Funeral Home
Lawn Funeral Home
Robert J. Sheehy & Sons Funeral Home
Schmaedeke Funeral Homes
Thornridge Funeral Home

Tinley Park
Brady-Gill Funeral Home
Maher Funeral Home
Vandenberg Funeral Home
Heartland Memorial Center

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