Obituaries

South Suburban Death Notices, Week of April 29

South suburban obituaries and available visitation information.

Beverly-Ridge Funeral Home

Robert E. “Storm” Nordstrom Jr.
Born: Oct. 5, 1960
Died: Feb. 12, 2019
Memorial Service: May 11

Blake-Lamb Funeral Home

John Ruzyla
Born: Aug. 16, 1929
Died: April 26, 2019
Visitation: May 3
Service: May 4

Theodore J. Swigon
Accomplished artist, former director of
exhibits for the Field Museum of Chicago

Born: April 18, 1942
Died: April 26, 2019
Visitation: May 1

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Chapel Hill Gardens South

Deborah Brower (Pence)
Born: May 28, 1957
Died: April 25, 2019
Visitation and Prayer Service: May 4

James E. Brian
Vietnam War veteran, U.S. Army
Born: Jan. 1, 1942
Died: April 22, 2019
Visitation and Service: May 4

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Colonial Chapel Funeral Home

Richard J. "Rick" Solski, Jr.
Retired Resolute Management Inc. insurance executive
Born: Jan. 13, 1951
Died: April 22, 2019
Visitation: May 1
Funeral Mass: May 2

Patricia Honig (Smith)
Born: Feb. 2, 1927
Died: April 22, 2019
Visitation and Service: May 2

Curley Funeral Home

Bridget Agnes McWalter
Native of County Mayo Ireland
Born: Dec. 2, 1949
Died: April 27, 2019
Visitation: May 2
Funeral Mass: May 3

Forsythe-Gould Funeral Home

Mary Ellen Welker
Sincere animal lover
Born: March 10, 1928
Died: April 19, 2019
Visitation and Service: May 3

Hills Funeral Home

Argyroula Chaousi (Stavroulakis), 88
“May Her Memory Be Eternal”
Member of Holy Cross Ladies Philoptochos Society,
retired employee of JC Penney (Orland Park)

Visitation: May 2, Trisagion Service 6:30 p.m.
Service: May 3

Kerr-Parzygnot

Arnold ‘Barney’ J. Wolff, Jr.
U.S. Army veteran,
retired Local 73 sheet metal worker

Born: June 23, 1934
Died: April 27, 2019
Visitation and Mass: May 3

Rosaline L. Leslie (Twente)
Born: June 4, 1935
Died: April 29, 2019
Visitation: May 2
Service: May 3

Kerry Funeral Home

Sharon Sarno
“Lived for her family”
Celebration of Life: May 18

Kurtz Goodale Memorial Chapel

Mario J. Delnegro
World War II veteran, U.S. Air Force,
long-time member of St. George Church

Born: June 15, 1919
Died: April 27, 2019
Visitation: May 1
Funeral Mass: May 2

Denise Marie Swedko (Sobczyk)
Retired legal and medical transcriber
Visitation: April 30
Service: May 1

Richard W. Umbach
Born: Oct. 30, 1945
Died: April 26, 2019
Visitation and Service: May 2

Lynne Rose
Proud graduate of Hillcrest HS,
former client service associate with Smith Barney/Morgan Stanley,
active member of Grace Fellowship Church,
My Joyful Heart Organization volunteer,
avid Cubs and Bears fan

Born: April 8, 1959
Died: April 26, 2019
Visitation and Service: May 1

Richard W. Umbach
Born: Oct. 30, 1945
Died: April 26, 2019
Visitation and Service: May 2

Elizabeth Marie Johnsen (O’Halloran)
Memorial Visitation and Service: May 4

Lawn Funeral Home

Leland W. Abraham
Visitation: May 19
Service: May 20
Interment: Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery

Lorraine Therese Peca (Sokolowski), 89
Visitation: May 2
Funeral Mass: May 3

Margaret E. Meinhold (Roscrow)
Visitation and Funeral Mass: May 11

Margaret M. Cherivtch (King), 77
Former employee of Mayer, Brown and Platt
Visitation: May 3
Funeral Mass: May 4

Dorothy J. Graziano (Dutton), 77
Visitation: May 2

Maher Funeral Home

Andrew P. Mikus
Born: Jan. 23, 1964
Died: April 19, 2019
Visitation: April 19

McKenzie Funeral Home

Dennis D. Chlebos, 78
U. S. Army veteran,
retired police officer and chief of Oak Forest PD,
Paul Harris Fellow,
founding member of Oak Forest Rotary,
member of Dist. 230 security team

Visitation and Funeral Mass: May 3

Palos-Gaidas Funeral Home

James J. Kapitanek, 64
Visitation: May 1
Service: May 2

Robert J. Sheehy & Sons Funeral Home

Madeline Scifo
Born: Dec. 7, 1926
Died: April 26, 2019
Visitation and Service: May 3

MaryAnn Cervi (Valentine)
Visitation: May 3
Funeral Mass: May 4

John F. Hayes, Sr.
Proud grandfather of 10,
great-grandfather of many

Born: June 4, 1933
Died: April 26, 2019
Visitation: May 5
Funeral Mass: May 6

Vandenberg Funeral Home

Victor T. Kaminski
Born: Aug. 16, 1928
Died: April 28, 2019
Visitation: May 2
Mass of Christian Burial: May 3

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

Oak Forest
McKenzie Funeral Home

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