Obituaries
South Suburban Death Notices, Week of May 13
South suburban obituaries and available visitation information.
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Beverly-Ridge Funeral Home
Lucy Rose (Vitale) Apolon
Beloved grandmother of 13
great-grandmother of 12
Born: Feb. 28, 1932
Died: May 7, 2024
Visitation: May 14
Funeral Mass: May 15
Blake-Lamb Funeral Home
Mary Challans (Carping), 66
Visitation: May 15
Service: May 16
Argie "Slim" L. Thomas
Born: Jan. 2, 1929
Died: May 11, 2024
Visitation and Service: May 29
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Byron L Etapa
Retired employee of
Illinois Bell/ SBC/ Ameritech/ AT&T
or over 40 years.
Boy Scout leader /mentor of
Troop 465 and pack 3465, and
currently troop 1439 for 40 years.
Born: July 26, 1949
Died: May 1, 2024
Visitation: May 14, Broken Arrow Ceremony 6 p.m.
Service: May 15
Brady-Gill Funeral Home
Christine Stella Miller
Born: Nov. 24, 1949
Died: May 3, 2024
Memorial Visitation and Service: May 16
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Chapel Hill Gardens South
Joanne V. Vopicka
U.S. Air Force veteran,
longtime and proud member
of the American Legion
Born: March 20, 1934
Died: May 7, 2024
Visitation: May 16
Service: May 17
Colonial Chapel Funeral Home
Geraldine "Gerry" Hooker (Swart)
Born: March 30, 1931
Died: May 12, 2024
Visitation and Service: May 20
Robert M. "Bob" Newman
Proud graduate of
St. Laurence High School
“Honest Bob,” retired
Century 21 real estate broker
Born: Feb. 14, 1948
Died: May 12, 2024
Visitation and Service: May 18
David W. Stillwell
Born: May 14, 1984
Died: May 7, 2024
Visitation: May 15
Service: May 16
Bonnie Joy Siwek (Blondina)
First graduating class of
Queen of Peace High School,
retired American Sale employee,
Orland Park Food Pantry volunteer
Born: Dec. 2, 1948
Died: May 7, 2024
Visitation: May 14
Funeral Mass: May 15
Curley Funeral Home
Michael Victor Faletti
Proud graduate of
Alan B Shepard High School,
bachelor’s Degree from
Southern Illinois University and
master’s Degree from DePaul University,
senior product developer
Born: Nov. 10, 1988
Died: May 10, 2024
Visitation: May 15
Mark S. Hochsprung
Vietnam veteran, U.S. Marine Corps,
Natural Areas supervisor at the
Morton Arboretum
Born: Oct. 15, 1949
Died: May 9, 2024
Visitation and Military Honors: May 17
Interment: Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery
Mary Catherine Fill
Born: June 13, 1951
Died: May 12, 2024
Visitation and Mass: May 17
Forsythe-Gould Funeral Home
Donna P. Galuszka (Compton)
Longtime AT&T employee
retiring as Broadband Engineer, and
retired bank manager of
First Bank of Manhattan
Born: Nov. 14, 1949
Died: May 4, 2024
Visitation: May 15
Heeney-Laughlin Funeral Home
Kevin J. Wysocki
Born: May 19, 1962
Died: May 6, 2024
Visitation: May 14
Mass of Christian Burial: May 15
Live-stream of Mass begins at 10:30 a.m.
Hills Funeral Home
Gus Lourgos, 95
‘May his memory be eternal,’
U.S. Army veteran
Visitation and Service: May 15
Kerr-Parzygnot
Harry E. Erickson
Modernized police equipment for Federal Signal
Born: Oct. 18, 1935
Died: May 9, 2024
Visitation and Service: May 17
Ernest L. Kinney
Born: Oct. 25, 1954
Died: May 5, 2024
Memorial Visitation and Service: May 19
Joseph Robustelli
Retired captain for the
Chicago Heights Police Dept. captain,
U.S. Army veteran
Born: March 24, 1937
Died: May 5, 2024
Visitation: May 14
Funeral Mass: May 15
Darlene M McGroarty (Daly)
Born: May 20,1958
Died: May 2, 2024
Memorial Gathering: May 21
Kerry Funeral Home
Francis J. Pendergast Jr.
Korean War veteran,
U.S. Navy Tin Can Sailor of
Destroyer USS Robert H. McCard,
Honor Flight veteran 2016,
past president of
Visitation Parish Holy Name Society,
past officer & manager of
Byrnes-Wagner Little League,
past president of
St. Rita High School Fathers Club and
Quigley South Parents Club,
past scout leader of
Boy Scout Troop 95 of
Queen of the Universe Parish,
past member of the
Order of the Alhambra, and
Special Olympics of Chicago volunteer
Born: Aug. 13, 1931
Died: May 8, 2024
Memorial Visitation: May 15
Funeral Mass: May 16
Krueger Funeral Home
Juan Villanueva, 86
Visitation: May 16
Funeral Mass: May 17
Kurtz Goodale Memorial Chapel
Nathan L. “Leigh” Yurgin
U.S. Auxiliary Coast Guard veteran,
retired from a 45-year career
in the printing industry,
friendly shuttle driver volunteer at
Silver Cross Hospital
Born: Sept. 4, 1942
Died: March 10, 2024
Memorial Visitation and Service: May 19
Susan E. Stoll
Popular nail tech
Born: Feb. 27, 1972
Died: May 7, 2024
Memorial Gathering: May 17
Charmaine Joyce Sterrett
Retired Westrock employee
Born: Aug. 8, 1953
Died: May 6, 2024
Memorial Visitation: May 19
Marcella D. Tewes (Wieland)
Devoted and active lifelong member of
St. Peter’s United Church of Christ,
avid gardener, White Sox fan,
dedicated farm wife
Born: May 8, 1930
Died: May 12, 2024
Visitation and Service: May 16
Lack and Sons Funeral Home
Gail N. Skwarczek (Erber)
Born: Sept. 9, 1940
Died: May 10, 2024
Visitation: May 15
Funeral Mass: May 16
Lawn Funeral Home
Anthony Cipcich, Jr.
U.S. Army veteran and
retired U.S. Postal Carrier
for over 30 years
Born: March 3, 1935
Died: May 8, 2024
Visitation and Service: May 15
William B. Braze
Born: May 2, 1942
Died: May 12, 2024
Visitation: May 17
Service: May 18
Markiewicz Funeral Home
Dan Herzing
Beloved area manager for
Willamette Landscape Services
in Tualatin, OR,
talented freelance landscape designer
in Central Illinois
Born: April 8, 1977
Died: May 8, 2024
Memorial Service: June 1
Richard J. Modell Funeral Home
Kathleen Ann Schaub
Active member of
St. Cecilia Prayer Group,
retired Blue Cross/Blue Shield employee,
loving grandfather of 12,
great-grandfather of 10
Born: Dec. 2, 1931
Died: April 27, 2024
Memorial Visitation and Service: May 16
Inurnment: Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery
Palos-Gaidas Funeral Home
Raymond S Chamberlain
ASE certified aircraft mechanic,
dedicated member, recording secretary, and
business representative for the
Union Millwright local 1693,
Carpenters Int’l Training Center instructor
Visitation: May 14
Panozzo Bros Funeral Home
David Rivera, 61
Proud graduate of
Bloom High School,
worked for 30 years at
Ridgeview Towing
Visitation and Service: May 14
Robert L. Hammer, 81
Proud graduate of
Fenger High School,
retired sergeant after 31 years from the
Village of Dolton Police Department,
longtime member of the
Fraternal Order of Police,
lifetime member of
The Piscateers in Dolton
Visitation: May 17
Service: May 18
Kathleen R. La Cien (Lo Verde), 83
Proud graduate of
Chicago St. Pius V Commercial High School,
former employee of
Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County
- Sixth Municipal Division
Visitation: May 19
Funeral Mass: May 20
Robert J. Sheehy & Sons Funeral Home
Adele P. Ulaszek (Penn)
Born: Nov. 25, 1924
Died: May 12, 2024
Visitation and Funeral Mass: May 17
Ryan Tews Funeral Home
Flora Jean Schultz
Born: Nov. 9, 1941
Died: April 19, 2024
Memorial Service: May 18
Alice M. Dyrek
Formerly of Chicago,
West Pullman, Roseland neighborhood
Funeral Mass and Graveside Service: May 16
Robert "Bob" F. Pickert
Fond grandfather of 8,
great-grandfather of 18,
great-great grandfather of 6,
U.S. Navy Seebees veteran, 1947-1951,
retired Lithographer for
Collins Miller and Hutchings,
proud member of the
Chicago Graphic Arts Union
Born: April 23, 1929
Died: May 11, 2024
Visitation and Service: May 16
Interment: Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery
Schmaedeke Funeral Homes
Deborah M. Magliano
Born: Sept. 28, 1962
Died: May 7, 2024
Visitation and Service: May 19
Thornridge Funeral Home
Ronald A, Amendola
U.S. Army veteran
Born: June 25, 1938
Died: May 4, 2024
Memorial Mass: May 15
Inurnment: Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery
Patricia Matz Jentzen (O'Rourke)
Dedicated RN for many years,
long-time active parishioner of
St. Jude the Apostle Church and School,
Boy Scouts of America and
Girl Scouts of the USA volunteer
Born: April 24, 1943
Died: May 10, 2024
Visitation: May 20
Funeral Mass: May 21
Vandenberg Funeral Home
Patrick M. Blayney
Proud graduate of
Lincoln-Way Central High School and the
University of Iowa with a bachelors in
accounting and finance,
Deloitte employee where he worked
for almost two years
Born: Jan. 21, 2000
Died: May 8, 2024
Memorial Gathering: May 21
Memorial Mass: May 22
Elizabeth Anne Byrnes
Former Mayer, Brown & Platt employee,
retired paraeducator in special education
for Kirby School District 140
Born: April 6, 1955
Died: May 6, 2024
Visitation: May 16
Mass of Christian Burial: May 17
Rose M. Grunhard (Kranc)
Born: Sept. 28, 1931
Died: May 12, 2024
Visitation: May 16
Funeral Mass: May 17
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
Palos
Hills Funeral Home
Kerry Funeral Home
Lack and Sons Funeral Home
Palos-Gaidas Funeral Home
Van Henkelum Funeral Home
Oak Lawn
Blake-Lamb Funeral Home
Chapel Hill Gardens South
Curley Funeral Home
Hann Funeral Home
Thompson & Kuenster Funeral Home
Zimmerman & Sandeman Funeral Homes
Evergreen Park
Brady-Gill Funeral Home
Kenny Brothers Funeral Directors
Kosary Funeral Home
Frankfort
Kurtz Goodale Memorial Chapel
Gerardi Funeral Home
Mokena
Vandenberg Funeral Home
New Lenox
Kurtz Goodale Memorial Chapel
Hickey Memorial Chapel
Richard J. Modell Funeral Home
Chicago Heights
Fred C. Hub Memorial Chapel
Panozzo Bros Funeral Home
Heartland Memorial Center
Kerr-Parzygnot Funeral Homes
Homewood-Flossmoor
Ryan Tews Funeral Home
Beverly-Mt.Greenwood
Andrew J. McGann & Son Funeral Home
Donnellan Funeral Home
Beverly-Ridge Funeral Home
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