Obituaries

South Suburban Death Notices, Week of January 10

South suburban obituaries and available visitation information.

Becvar Funeral Home

Ella Jane Wilson (Blanchart)
Cherished grandmother of 8, great-grandmother of 15
Born: Jan. 20, 1929
Died: Jan. 8, 2022
Visitation and Service: Jan. 13

Ronald M. Thoms
Born: Jan, 9, 1961
Died: Jan. 8, 2022
Visitation and Chapel Service: Jan. 12

Beverly-Ridge Funeral Home

Jeanne M. Stlaske (Gross)
Visitation and Funeral Mass: Jan. 12

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Blake-Lamb Funeral Home

Gertrude Koerber
Born: Jan. 10, 1929
Died: Jan. 3, 2022
Visitation and Mass of Christian Burial: Jan. 14

Lorraine McGuire
Retired Archdiocese of Chicago School Food Div. employee,
Little Company of Mary Hospital volunteer,
loyal Fighting Irish fan

Born: March 28, 1930
Died: Jan. 1, 2022
Memorial Visitation and Service: Jan. 29

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Bridget Waldron
Born: Jan. 5, 1927
Died: Dec. 30, 2021
Visitation and Mass of Christian Burial: Jan. 22

Nicholas W Janakos
Born: July 22, 1941
Died: Jan. 7, 2022
Visitation and Service: Jan. 14

Brady-Gill Funeral Home

Merle D. Brunell
Vietnam War veteran, U.S. Navy,
past member of the Mason’s Lodge in Summit and Tinley Park,
South Side Shrine Club, active in Boy Scouts of America

Born: Feb. 10, 1947
Died: Jan. 4, 2022
Visitation and Service: Jan. 15

Chapel Hill Gardens South

James Brian Henning
Born: Nov. 20, 1962
Died: Dec. 21, 2021
Memorial Visitation and Service: Jan. 14

Deborah Spencer Wilson
Born: March 28, 1953
Died: Jan. 7, 2022
Visitation and Service: Jan. 13

Susan Mary Heda (Fialka)
Long-time member of Our Lady of Loretto Catholic Church
Born: Oct. 19, 1955
Died: Jan. 9, 2022
Visitation and Service: Jan. 14

Colonial Chapel Funeral Home

Nancy J. Koedyker (Gorter)
Born: April 25, 1952

Died: Jan. 7, 2022
Visitation and Service: Jan. 11

Norma L. Jacobsen (Thompsen)
Church organist and pianist
Born: May 25, 1923

Died: Jan. 6, 2022
Visitation and Service: Jan. 12

Thomas Wayne Carroll
Owner/operator of Carroll Equipment
Born: Aug. 23, 1942
Died: Jan. 3, 2022
Visitation and Service: Jan. 21

Lambert "Butch" Greendyke
Former owner of NuWay Disposal,
longtime deacon and elder of Calvary Church of Orland Park

Born: Oct. 5, 1942
Died: Dec. 31, 2021
Visitation and Service: Jan. 14
Livestream available

Curley Funeral Home

Stanley Frank Szydlo
Korean War veteran,
proud Local 73 Sheet Metal Worker

Born: April 8, 1929
Died: Jan. 8, 2022
Visitation: Jan. 15

Regina LaMonica
Born: July 15, 1932
Died: Jan. 6, 2022
Visitation and Inurnment: Jan. 15

Beatrice F. Preissler (Shannon)
Cherished mother of 10, grandmother of 11,
great-grandmother of 5

Born: April 14, 1927
Died: Jan. 5, 2022
Visitation: Jan. 14
Funeral Mass: Jan. 15
Livestream available

Donnellan Funeral Home

Robin M. Mackey
Born: March 13, 1952
Died: Jan. 2, 2022
Memorial Visitation and Service: Jan. 22

Hann Funeral Home

Cesareo I Martinez
Born: Oct. 29, 1951
Died: Jan. 6, 2022
Visitation and Service: Jan. 15

Alfred Skrobot
Born: Nov. 30, 1952
Died: Jan. 6, 2022
Visitation and Service: Jan. 16

Madison “MiMi” Lea Feller
Born: Aug. 8, 2002
Died: Jan. 5, 2022
Memorial Visitation: Jan. 11

Marie Annette Kjer
Born: Oct. 22, 1962
Died: Jan. 5, 2022
Visitation: Jan. 13
Mass of Christian Burial: Jan.14

Hickey Memorial Chapel

Donato Musto
Native of Ripacandida, Italy
Born: Nov. 8, 1934
Died: Jan. 6, 2022
Visitation: Jan. 11
Funeral Mass: Jan. 12

Hills Funeral Home

Paul J. Kristofek, 86
Visitation: Jan. 13
Funeral Mass: Jan. 14

Elizabeth Yonkers (Paige), 91
Retired 20+ year employee of Bosch,
longtime Eucharistic minister of St. Patricia,
proud member of The Red Hat Society and
Hickory Hills Women’s Club

Visitation and Funeral Mass: Jan. 13

Kenny Brothers Funeral Directors

Eleanor Robinson O'Connell
Born: Nov. 26, 1934
Died: Dec. 30, 2021
Visitation and Mass of Christian Burial: Jan. 15

Kerr-Parzygnot

Maryellen Campbell
Long-time bank teller for Beverly Bank
Born: July 17, 1941
Died: Jan. 3, 2022
Visitation and Service: Jan. 12

Kerry Funeral Home

Jeanette L. Lobash-Strunk (Samborski), 100
Visitation and Funeral Mass: Jan. 15

Jerry D. Bowden
Dedicated teacher for 40 years in the
Oak Lawn and Palos Heights communities

Visitation and Funeral Mass: Jan. 13

Kosary Funeral Home

Mildred (Palenik) Meyer
Born: Nov. 27, 1932
Died: Jan. 5, 2022
Visitation and Service: Jan. 12
Interment: Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery

Lalique Bearden
Born: July 29, 1955
Died: Dec. 31, 2021
Visitation: Jan. 14
Service: Jan. 15

Krueger Funeral Home

Peggy Roulo (Presnak)
Born: Jan. 23, 1943
Died: Jan. 8, 2022
Visitation: Jan. 11
Funeral Mass: Jan. 12

Michael A. Wicherek
U.S. Army veteran,
lifelong HVAC technician

Born: Sept. 3, 1963
Died: Jan. 6, 2022
Visitation and Service: Jan. 12

Kurtz Goodale Memorial Chapel

Jeanne E. Walters
Co-owner of Walters Welding Services,
published poet, fierce advocate for
Autism-Asperger’s, and pancreatic cancer research

Born: Nov. 12, 1946
Died: Jan. 8, 2022
Celebration of Life: To be held at future date

Lack and Sons Funeral Home

Alcio M. Lood
Native of the Philippines,
active member of the Oroquietanian organization

Born: June 8, 1951
Died: Jan. 7, 2022
Visitation and Service: Jan. 15

Cecil R. Thompson
Proud 32-year member of Teamsters Local 710
volunteer fireman in Norfork, Arkansas

Born: Jan. 19, 1935
Died: Jan. 3, 2022
Visitation and Service: Jan. 16

Lawn Funeral Home

Marianna Zukowski (Kosinski)
Born: March 3, 1917
Died: Jan. 8, 2022
Visitation: Jan. 12
Funeral Mass: Jan. 13

Raul Bustos
Born: Oct. 18, 1962
Died: Jan. 8, 2022
Visitation: Jan. 11
Funeral Mass: Jan. 12

Michael T. Ptaszkowski
Born: Feb. 5, 1959
Died: Jan. 7, 2022
Visitation: Jan. 14
Service: Jan. 15

Eric R. Jeppesen
Proud member of the Mid American Regional Council of Carpenters,
dedicated union brother,
former VP of Local 141 and current member of Local 10

Born: May 10, 1977
Died: Jan. 7, 2022
Visitation: Jan. 12
Service: Jan. 13

Andrew J. McGann & Son Funeral Home

Lovell G Williams Sr.
Born: Oct. 24, 1949
Died: Dec. 30, 2021
Visitation and Service: Jan. 14, St. Jude Service at 10:30 a.m.

McKenzie Funeral Home

Patricia Ann Gunaka, (Such), 74
Visitation and Service: Jan. 11

Richard J. Modell Funeral Home

Martin J. McGrath
Longtime educator and principal at Hurley Elementary
Born: June 27, 1931
Died: Jan. 07, 2022
Visitation and Funeral Mass: Jan. 13 (no services at the funeral home)

Martin Walthier
Born in Elek, Hungary,
active member of the Jolly Burgenlἂnder Club,
50-year-plus member of the DANK chapter Chicago South,
instrumental in the building of the
German American Heritage Center in Frankfort

Born: June 18, 1933
Died: Dec. 16, 2021
Visitation and Funeral Mass: Jan. 15

Walter Liptak
Proud member of Local #701 and Kolo #42 Bialka Tatrzanska
Born: Jan. 15, 1947
Died: Jan. 6, 2022
Visitation: Jan. 11
Funeral Mass: Jan. 12

Robert J. Sheehy & Sons Funeral Home

Fred F. Foltyn
Born: Dec. 10, 1936
Died: Jan. 8, 2022
Visitation: Jan. 14
Funeral Mass: Jan. 15

Florence Mary Rolowicz
Cherished grandmother of 13, great-grandmother of 14
Born: Feb. 24, 1927
Died: Jan. 7, 2022
Funeral Mass: Jan. 13
Livestream available

Mary Jane Hernandez (Collins)
Second mom to many
Born: July 17, 1954
Died: Jan. 6, 2022
Visitation and Service: Jan. 17

Eugene "Gene" Brunderman
Proud 49-year member of Local 184 Painters & Finishers Union
Born: Sept. 13, 1952
Died: Jan. 6, 2022
Visitation: Jan. 11
Service: Jan. 12

Beatrice F. Preissler (Shannon)
Cherished mother of 10, grandmother of 11,
great-grandmother of 5

Born: April 14, 1927
Died: Jan. 5, 2022
Visitation: Jan. 14
Funeral Mass: Jan. 15
Livestream available

Timothy James Herman
Born: Oct. 13, 1964
Died: Jan. 4, 2022
Service: Jan. 22, at the Herman Home

Ryan Tews Funeral Home

Jeanette F. Bartak (Noyes)
Born in Martha’s Vineyard, MA,
loving grandmother of 13, great-grandmother of 12

Born: Nov. 8, 1933
Died: Jan. 7, 2022
Visitation and Service: Jan. 11

Roy Chlebek
Vietnam War veteran, U.S. Army,
engineer at Andrew Corporation

Born: Sept. 11, 1950
Died: Jan. 5, 2022
Visitation and Service: Jan. 13

Thompson & Kuenster Funeral Home

Paul Mandel, Jr.
CPS teacher and principal for 37 years,
member of the 1954 IIAC Baseball Championship Team,
Chicago Heights Drama Group

Visitation: Jan. 11
Service: Jan. 12

Sister Jean Schulte, R.S.M.
Beloved Sister of Mercy for 70 years
Memorial Mass: Jan. 19
Proof of vaccination required

Thornridge Funeral Home

Emile Lallemand
Born: Nov. 10, 1933
Died: Jan. 08, 2022
Visitation and Service: Jan. 15

Gregory S. Mayhugh
Born: March 17, 1962
Died: Jan. 08, 2022
Visitation: Jan. 12
Funeral Mass: Jan. 13

Reginald J. Madon
Korean War veteran, U.S. Army,
retired Navistar employee

Born: Oct. 04, 1931
Died: Jan. 04, 2022
Visitation and Mass: Jan. 15
Face masks, social distancing and vaccination requested

Patricia A. Hansen
Artist, teacher and volunteer for many non-profit organizations
Born: July 31, 1935
Died: Jan. 01, 2022
Memorial Visitation: Jan. 15

Vandenberg Funeral Home

Marie Mittelstaedt
Born: Nov. 19, 1926
Died: Jan. 6, 2022
Visitation and Mass of Christian Burial: Jan. 14

Funeral Home Guide

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

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