South Suburban Death Notices, Week of April 18

South suburban obituaries and available visitation information.

Becvar Funeral Home

Phyllis D. (Sinkivis) Wallace
Born: Feb. 7, 1933
Died: April 14, 2022
Visitation: April 19

Joan (Betz) Sieben
Born: Oct. 13, 1936
Died: April 12, 2022
Memorial Visitation and Prayer Service: April 26

Thomas William O'Brien Jr.
Born: May 31, 1962
Died: April 18, 2022
Memorial Visitation: April 23

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Chapel Hill Gardens South

Phyllis Diane Foronda
Award-winning accordionist,
worked in banking industry
Walmart, Sam’s Club
Born: May 15, 1943
Died: April 9, 2022
Visitation and Service: April 21

Louise J Schlee
Born: Feb. 28, 1937
Died: April 17, 2022
Visitation and Service: April 22

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Colonial Chapel Funeral Home

Richard J. Klein
U.S. Army veteran
Born: Sept. 17, 1932
Died: April 14, 2022
Visitation: April 21
Funeral Mass: April 22

Pamela J. "Pam" Pennick (Jones)
Born: July 24, 1958
Died: April 16, 2022
Visitation and Service: April 21

James L. "Jim" Cwik
Former drummer for the Cavalier Drum and Bugle Corps,
avid photographer, movie buff, ghost town enthusiast
Born: Nov. 6th, 1943
Died: April 14, 2022
Visitation: April 20
Funeral Mass: April 21

Curley Funeral Home

Dorothy M. Thirstrup (Klaub)
Loving grandmother of 7, great-grandmother of 19
Born: Sept. 23, 1927
Died: April 2, 2022
Memorial Service: April 21

Marian T. Humphrey (Tully)
Born: Oct. 14, 1934
Died: April 17, 2022
Services pending

Arbie L. Hendricks
Born: May 7, 1939
Died: April 15, 2022
Memorial Service: April 22

Randy T. Shuma
Loyal White Sox fan
Born: March 12, 1959
Died: April 14, 2022
Visitation and Service: April 22

Donnellan Funeral Home

Cathleen J. “Cay” Limburg (Chandler)
Born: March 29, 1930
Died: April 14, 2022
Visitation: April 21
Funeral Mass: April 22

Betty J. Anderson (McSweeney)
Loving mother of 7, grandmother of 17,
great-grandmother of 3
Born: Aug. 31, 1927
Died: April 15, 2022
Visitation and Mass of Christian Burial: April 21

Annabelle G. Burch
Born: July 30, 1935
Died: March 29, 2022
Memorial Mass: April 21

Heartland Memorial Center

James "Jim" Patrick Chmielewski
Retired electrical engineer at Whiting Corp,
long-time parishioner at St. James Church
Born: June 6, 1942
Died: April 14, 2022
Visitation: April 21
Funeral Mass: April 22

Helen Woodcock Edwards
Civilian U.S. Army employee
during the Korean War,
retired Illinois Bell employee,
50-year member of First Presbyterian Church of Chicago Heights
Born: April 15, 1925
Died: April 11, 2022
Visitation: April 22
Service: April 23

Hickey Memorial Chapel

John T. O'Connor
U.S. Army veteran,
4th Degree member ans Past Grand Knight of
Bro. Wm. Kerkel Knights of Columbus,
active St. Christopher Parish
Born: Jan. 14, 1936
Died: April 13, 2022
Visitation: April 19
Funeral Mass: April 20

Hills Funeral Home

Linda Dianne Pausz (Lee), 70
Visitation: April 20
Service: April 21

Kerr-Parzygnot

Jay P. DeYoung
U.S. Army veteran,
beautiful grandfather of 10 and
great-grandfather to many,
retired AT&T supervisor
Born: Feb. 9, 1940
Died: April 4, 2022
Memorial Gathering and Service: April 21

Minnie O. Stewart (Fowler)
Born: April 11, 1928

Died: April 8, 2022
Visitation and Service: April 19

Kurtz Goodale Memorial Chapel

SSGT Gerald R. Helms
Born: June 19, 1915
Died: Oct. 2, 1944
Missing in action on Oct. 2, 1944 while on a
lone scouting mission during
Operation Market Garden
near Katerbosch, Netherlands.
He was a glider pilot assigned to
Company E, 325th Glider Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division.
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
accounted for his remains on July 26, 2021.
Visitation and Memorial Service: May 2

George S. Marich
Proud U.S. Army veteran,
longtime member of the American Legion,
plumber and part owner of J. Marich & Sons,
also a sheet metal worker until
his retirement in his 80s
Born: Oct. 23, 1929
Died: April 17, 2022
Visitation: April 21
Service: April 22

Edward C. Cantwell
Devoted angler,
proud member of Pipefitter Local 597
Born: Sept. 28, 1964
Died: April 16, 2022
Visitation and Service: April 23

Raymond F. Stukel
World War II veteran, U.S. Airforce,
retired from APSA (Joliet Arsenal) in 1973,
avid White Sox fan
Born: Feb. 20, 1926
Died: April 16, 2022
Visitation and Service: April 23

Nicole Marie Asbell
U.S. Air Force veteran
Born: Sept. 21, 1986
Died: April 15, 2022
Visitation and Service: April 23

Mary Ann Donovan (Zeiger)
Incredible mother of 13, raising a total of 16 children,
grandmother, great-grandmother and
great-great-grandmother of many,
nurse’s aid in Little Company of Mary NICU
Born: Oct. 18, 1925
Died: April 15, 2022
Visitation: April 22
Funeral Mass: April 23

James "Jim" Patrick Chmielewski
Born: June 6, 1942
Died: April 14, 2022
Visitation: April 21
Mass of Christian Burial: April 22

Lack and Sons Funeral Home

Loretta M. Bolton (Niemiec)
Born: July 28, 1931
Died: April 17, 2022
Visitation: April 21
Funeral Mass: April 22

Michael A. Trotta
Born: Nov. 24, 1926
Died: April 5, 2022
Committal Service: April 30

Lawn Funeral Home

Walter S. Lewandowski
Born: June 25, 1938
Died: March 11, 2022
Memorial Visitation and Prayers: May 1

Ruth M. Steffy
Dear grandma and great-grandma of many
Born: Oct. 17, 1927
Died: April 14, 2022
Visitation: April 19
Service: April 20

Anna Szlembarska
Born: Sept. 6, 1947
Died: April 14, 2022
Visitation: April 19
Service: April 20

Daniel Neubauer
Born: July 21, 1932
Died: April 13, 2022
Visitation: May 13
Service: May 14

Markiewicz Funeral Home

Mary Sue Johnson, 79
“Cookie Queen,”
dedicated tutor of 26 years for many children,
employee of 19 years at
SS. Cyril & Methodius School
Born: March 9, 1943
Died: April 16, 2022
Memorial Visitation: April 20
Funeral Mass: April 21

Marie T. Czeska (Indykiewicz)
“The Giginator”
Born: May 3, 1931
Died: April 13, 2022
Visitation and Service: April 22

Geraldine L. Malak
Born: April 4, 1930
Died: April 5, 2022
Memorial Visitation: April 19
Funeral Mass: April 20

Andrew J. McGann & Son Funeral Home

Martin McDonnell
U.S. Army veteran,
retired CPD of 32 years
Born: Jan. 4, 1950
Died: April 13, 2022
Visitation: April 21
Mass of Christian Burial: April 22

Rita M. Plante (Vaughan)
Born: Sept. 2, 1935
Died: March 20, 2022
Visitation: April 19
Mass of Christian Burial: April 20

Richard J. Modell Funeral Home

Mary Lou Draper (Metesh)
Math savant, avid reader and dog lover,
longtime employee of U.S. Steel in Joliet
Born: July 10, 1932

Died: April 15, 2022

Visitation and Service: April 22

Jacqueline White (Saternus)
Longtime parish secretary of
St. Francis Xavier Church
Born: Aug. 17, 1938
Died: April 15, 2022
Visitation: April 20
Funeral Mass: April 21

Anne S. Vopinek (Smith)
Born: May 19, 1934

Died: April 11, 2022

Visitation and Service: April 20

Panozzo Bros Funeral Home

Victor Perlotto, 90
Korean War veteran,
Proud 35-year member of
Chicago Regional Union of Carpenters,
Home Depot employee of 10 years,
teaching ladies power tool classes and
helping others finish projects
Visitation and Service: April 22
Interment: April 25 at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery

Frank E. McKinstery, 65
Memorial Visitation and Service: May 4

Robert J. Sheehy & Sons Funeral Home

Francine Marinich (Flake)
Visitation and Mass of the Resurrection: April 22
Interment: Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery

Sandra L. Kowalczyk (Geschke)
Born: Oct. 22, 1944
Died: April 16, 2022
Visitation: April 20
Service: April 21

Michael T. McKeon
Proud 30-year employee of ComEd
Born: Feb. 25, 1955
Died: April 15, 2022
Visitation and Service: April 22

Ruth Streitberger (Auersch )
Born: Oct. 27, 1926
Died: April 15, 2022
Visitation and Service: April 23

Christine M. "Chrissy" Steiskal
Born: Feb. 12, 1963
Died: April 14, 2022
Visitation: April 21
Service: April 22

John T. "Jack" McNamara, Jr.
Born: Oct. 17, 1951
Died: April 13, 2022
Visitation: April 19
Funeral Mass: April 20

Margaret Jean Kaminski
Born: Sept. 9, 1948
Died: April 13, 2022
Visitation: April 19
Funeral Mass: April 20

Charles J. "Chuck" Cuttone
Born: Sept. 25, 1945
Died: April 12, 2022
Visitation: April 24
Funeral Mass: April 25

Ryan Tews Funeral Home

Jacalyn M. Frangella (Fehlman)
Retired from Rich South High School
Born: May 3, 1951
Died: April 17, 2022
Visitation and Service: April 22

John Bonczak
Native of Sanok, Poland,
Vietnam War veteran, U.S. Army MP,
retired 26-year employee of
Chicago Board of Education,
musician of 20 years
Born: Dec. 27, 1950
Died: April 10, 2022
Visitation and Service: April 23

Sally A. Kahn
Travel agent of 40 years,
founder and past-president of
South Suburban Travel Professionals (SSTP)
Born: June 1, 1932
Died: April 10, 2022
Memorial Visitation: April 25

Michael F. Macaluso
Former schoolteacher,
economist for State of Illinois,
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Born: Dec. 1, 1940
Died: April 9, 2022
Memorial Visitation and Mass: April 23

George H. Turner
Attended Grinnell College in Iowa,
U.S. Army stateside, Korean War era,
sales engineer Bryant & Borg Warner,
accomplished draftsman in the HVAC industry.
Born: Jan. 13, 1929
Died: April 8, 2022
Memorial Visitation: April 24

Schmaedeke Funeral Homes

William M Neubauer
“The Glove Doctor,”
proud graduate of H.L. Richards HS,
35-year employee of Nabisco, where he
retired as a bake foreman,
former Worth Baseball and Softball coach,
fixer of over 10,000 gloves
Born: April 15, 1951
Died: April 17, 2022
Visitation: April 21
Service: April 22

Thompson & Kuenster Funeral Home

James D. Coglianese
U.S. National Guard veteran
Visitation: April 20
Funeral Mass: April 21

Michael S. Krejczyk
Fun fishing coach of grandkids
Visitation: April 19
Funeral Mass: April 20

Marc T. Orr Sr.
Visitation and Services: April 30

Vandenberg Funeral Home

Rev. Edward G. Corcoran
Chicago Archdiocesan Priest ordained in 1956
Born: July 14, 1930
Died: March 28, 2022
Visitation: April 19
Mass of the Resurrection: April 20

Sandra Lee Guglielmucci
District 205 teacher for over 30 years
Born: Aug. 16, 1942
Died: April 14, 2022
Visitation and Mass of Christian Burial: April 21