South Suburban Death Notices, Week of May 27

South suburban obituaries and available visitation information.

Becvar Funeral Home

Kathleen J. O'Brien
Dedicated teacher at
Downers Grove North HS for 25 years,
former President of
St. Vincent de Paul Society
at St. Michael Church,
loving grandmother of 14,
great-grandmother of 19
Born: Feb. 21, 1938
Died: May 24, 2024
Visitation: May 30
Funeral Mass: May 31

Mary M. (Houston) Scott
Born: Jan. 6, 1952
Died: May 17, 2024
Visitation and Service: May 29

Beverly-Ridge Funeral Home

Travis P. Clancy
Fond uncle of 44
Born: Feb. 2, 1991
Died: May 24, 2024
Visitation: May 28
Service: May 29

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Blake-Lamb Funeral Home

Richard Bogacki
Born: April 14, 1959
Died: May 22, 2024
Visitation: May 29
Mass of Christian Burial: May 30

Argie "Slim" L. Thomas
Born: Jan. 2, 1929
Died: May 11, 2024
Visitation and Service: May 29

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Wayne Robert Koehler
Proud U.S. veteran,
dedicated business owner of
City and Suburban Heating & Cooling
for over 35 years
Born: Aug. 12, 1947
Died: May 15, 2024
Memorial Visitation: May 30

Brady-Gill Funeral Home

Renate "Renie" Feil
Born: Nov. 24, 1926
Died: May 23, 2024
Memorial Visitation: June 1

Chapel Hill Gardens South

Maria E. Contreras
Born: Sept. 1, 1929
Died: May 23, 2024
Visitation and Prayer Service: May 30

Rebecca V. Lambert
Born: April 1, 1939
Died: May 19, 2024
Visitation: May 28
Service: May 29

Colonial Chapel Funeral Home

Robert L. Flutman
World War II veteran, U.S. Army Air Corps
serving in North Africa and Italy
as a radio operator
Born: July 15, 1924
Died: May 23, 2024
Visitation and Service: May 31

Earl E. Ruswick
Retired employee from
George O’Days Shop
after 39 years
Born: Dec. 7, 1955
Died: May 23, 2024
Visitation: May 30
Funeral Mass: May 31

Anita A. Morgan (Lask)
Born: Aug. 30, 1946
Died: May 23, 2024
Visitation: May 31
Funeral Mass: June 1

Bradley J. Holwerda
Born: Sept. 21, 1985
Died: May 22, 2024
Visitation: May 29
Service: May 30
Live-stream of funeral service available

Virginia S. Wolniakowski (Kulpa)
Dearest grandmother of 18,
great-grandmother of 16
Born: July 15, 1927
Died: May 21, 2024
Visitation: May 28
Funeral Mass: May 29

William E. "Bill" Lomax
Lead singer for various show bands,
retired from Norfolk Southern Railroad
after 30 years of service
Born: July 6, 1945
Died: May 2, 2024
Visitation and Service: July 6

Marilyn I. Miller (Giusti)
Proud graduate of Eisenhower HS,
Magna cum graduate of
St. Francis University,
accomplished accordionist
Born: Jan. 11, 1946
Died: May 12, 2024
Memorial Service: June 1

Curley Funeral Home

Mary Ann Wynn (Alberts)
Born: July 2, 1952
Died: May 7, 2024
Memorial Visitation and Service: June 8

David T. Orsic
Born: Jan. 1, 1956
Died: May 26, 2024
Visitation: May 31, time pending

William C. "Bill" Gorman
Proud plumber and member of
Local Union 130.
Born: Oct. 10, 1953
Died: May 24, 2024
Visitation: May 29
Funeral Mass: May 30

Ellen M. Alheim (O’Keefe)
Born: Nov. 5, 1945
Died: May 22, 2024
Visitation: May 29
Funeral Mass: May 30

Thomas P. Ritchey Sr.
Proud Local 73 Sheet Metal Worker
for over 60 years
Born: March 7, 1939
Died: May 22, 2024
Visitation: May 28
Funeral Mass: May 29

Gerald A. Granato
Born: May 8, 1937
Died: May 21, 2024
Memorial Visitation and Mass: May 30

Jason Scott Barker
Born: May 9, 1977
Died: May 20, 2024
Visitation: May 31
Funeral Mass: June 1

Marilyn A. Steffgen
Born: Jan. 8, 1936
Died: May 18, 2024
Visitation: May 28
Funeral Mass: May 29

Donnellan Funeral Home

Stephen “Chopper” John Kreisl
Proud carpenter,
U.S. Marine Corps veteran
Born: Feb. 13, 1964
Died: March 21, 2024
Memorial Visitation and Prayer Service: June 1

Margaret A. O’Grady (Curley)
55-year member of
St. Barnabas Church,
retired C.P.S. Teacher,
proud graduate of
St. Louis Academy,
Chicago Teachers College and
St. Xavier University
Born: Jan, 31, 1939
Died: May 21, 2024
Visitation and Funeral Mass: May 31

Hann Funeral Home

Michael Shull Jr.
Born: June 2, 1977
Died: May 21, 2024
Visitation: June 2

Maria Jean Rodriguez
Born: Aug. 22, 1978
Died: May 18, 2024
Visitation: May 28

Joseph J. Bregin
Proud Vietnam veteran, U.S. Navy,
assisting in the recovery missions of
Apollo 8, 10, and 11,
active member of VFW Post 1578,
Knights of Columbus,
Former Boy Scout Leader
Born: April 9,1945
Died: May 13, 2024
Visitation: May 28, Panakhyda 6 p.m.
Service: May 29

Heeney-Laughlin Funeral Home

Rita A. Hibbard (Mangold)
Born: May 15, 1928
Died: May 22, 2024
Visitation and Mass of Christian Burial: May 30

Kerry Funeral Home

Jo Ann O'Reilly
Graduate of Mount Mary College,
Former School Sister of Notre Dame,
Academy of Our Lady (Longwood) drama teacher,
30 plus-year career as a
chaplain and professor at
Rush Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center
Born: Dec. 18, 1941
Died: May 25, 2024
Visitation and Funeral Mass: May 29

James V. Leonard
Born: Nov. 9, 1942
Died: May 8, 2024
Celebration of Life: June 21

Kurtz Goodale Memorial Chapel

John Michael Fenlon
U.S. Navy veteran,
serving as a radar man and
helmsman aboard the
destroyer, USS John Paul Jones
Saint Rita HS Class of 1957,
37-year pressman for
R.R. Donnelly and Sons
Born: April 28, 1939
Died: May 22, 2024
Visitation: May 28
Funeral Mass: May 29
Interment: Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery

Donald N. Myron
Born: Dec. 25, 1942
Died: May 17, 2024
Visitation: May 31
Funeral Mass: June 1

James H. Williams
Proud Bloom High School and
DePaul University graduate,
retired insurance broker
Born: Nov. 9, 1953
Died: May 19, 2024
Service: June 30

Paul B. Lockman
Born: June 12, 1967
Died: May 16, 2024
Memorial Service: June 1

Lack and Sons Funeral Home

Michael "Mike" F. Virgilio
Born: July 28, 1947
Died: May 24, 2024
Visitation: May 31
Funeral Mass: June 1

Sandra M. Mason (Weisbrodt)
Born: July 25, 1943
Died: May 23, 2024
Visitation and Service: June 2

Michael Thomas Schmidt
Born: June 25, 1982
Died: May 21, 2024
Visitation: May 28
Service: May 29

Lawn Funeral Home

Mark A. Pericak
Born: Oct. 7, 1962
Died: May 25, 2024
Visitation: May 31
Service: June 1

Robert L. Krull
Retired Local 17 Heat and Frost Insulator,
Grand Knight of Leo XIII Council
Knights of Columbus,
District Deputy and 4th Degree Member
Born: June 23, 1946
Died: May 25, 2024
Visitation: May 30
Funeral Mass: May 31

David J. Le Monier
Born: Aug. 27, 1966
Died: May 23, 2024
Visitation: May 31
Service: June 1

Shirley A. Mandernach
Born: Feb. 5, 1940
Died: May 23, 2024
Visitation: May 28
Service: May 29

Jose Zavala
Dear grandfather of 14,
great grandfather of 9
Born: July 6, 1946
Died: May 22, 2024
Visitation: May 28
Service: May 29

Suzanne J. Kadlec (Kerris)
Cherished grandmother of 17,
great-grandmother of 6,
successful career as a dietician
Born: March 19, 1933
Died: May 22, 2024
Visitation and Funeral Mass: May 30

Heather C. Ginden
Born: July 3, 1991
Died: May 22, 2024
Visitation: May 29
Service: May 30

Diane Bernitt (Bickner)
Born: Sept. 13, 1934
Died: May 22, 2024
Visitation: May 28
Service: May 29

Athena J. Weimer
Born: March 9, 1987
Died: May 21, 2024
Visitation: May 30

Patricia A. Satala
Born: Nov. 28, 1938
Died: May 20, 2024
Visitation: May 29

Antoinette M. Dull (Kreitzer)
Born: Nov. 7, 1960
Died: May 13, 2024
Service: June 1

Markiewicz Funeral Home

Michele Lynn Klimek
Born: Aug. 2, 1961
Died: May 25, 2024
Visitation: May 30
Service: May 31

Patricia A. Davis, 84
Visitation: May 31
Funeral Mass: TBD

John A. Kent
U.S. Army veteran,
Retired CPS science specialist of 40 years,
original member of the
Science On Wheels program,
Chair of CPS Science Fair,
instructor at Roosevelt University
Born: June 21, 1935
Died: May 18, 2024
Visitation: May 28
Funeral Mass: May 29
Interment: Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery

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

Howard “Skip” Kerr, 88
U.S. Army veteran,
Electrical project engineer for the
City of Chicago,
Skidmore Owings and
Merrill, Meade Electric and
McGuire Engineering
Visitation: May 30
Funeral Mass: May 31

Thomas Bernard Randich
U.S. Army veteran,
Proud member of
Pipe Fitters Local 597
Born: Aug. 15, 1941
Died: May 22, 2024
Visitation: May 29
Service: May 30

Regina M. Rizzuto
Retired CPS teacher
for over 40 years
Born: June 16, 1944
Died: May 21, 2024
Visitation: May 29
Service: May 30

Marcia Rose Hartford
Born: March 13, 1943
Died: May 18, 2024
Visitation: May 29
Service: May 30

Panozzo Bros Funeral Home

John R. Willmer, 88
Graduate of
Thornton Township High School,
retired carpenter and proprietor of
Traditional Builders and Viking Acoustical
Celebration of Life: June 1, Derby House

Robert J. Sheehy & Sons Funeral Home

Francis M. "Buzz" Fagan
Born: Feb. 17, 1952
Died: May 24, 2024
Visitation: May 30
Service: May 31

Charlotte Rose Smajda (Walsh)
Adored grandmother of 14,
great-grandmother of 26,
great-great-grandmother of 1
Born: Sept. 17, 1934
Died: May 24, 2024
Visitation: May 28
Service: May 29

John M. "Jack" Slovey
Vietnam War veteran, U.S. Army,
two Purple Heart medals and a
Bronze Star medal recipient,
retired Cook County Sheriff and
Pipefitters Local Union 597
Born: Sept. 5, 1948
Died: May 23, 2024
Visitation: June 3
Funeral Mass: June 4

Ryan Tews Funeral Home

Thomas H. Weaver
U.S. Naval Reserves veteran,
retired senior systems analyst,
proud member of the
Knights of Columbus
Born: Sept. 8, 1931
Died: May 22, 2024
Visitation: May 28
Funeral Mass: May 29

Patrick J. Cunningham
Proud graduate of
Fenger High School,
successful insurance agent
for over 50 years,
outstanding Homewood Little League and
youth football coach
Born: April 26, 1950
Died: May 8, 2024
Memorial Visitation and Service: June 6