South Suburban Death Notices, Week of April 15

South suburban obituaries and available visitation information.

Beverly-Ridge Funeral Home

Carol M. (Poynton) Studdert
Dedicated Fire and Police Dispatcher
for the Village of Merrionette Park
Born: Jan. 19, 1951
Died: April 8, 2024
Memorial Visitation and Service: April 27

Blake-Lamb Funeral Home

Elias Badillo
Born: July 20, 1933
Died: April 9, 2024
Visitation: April 18
Mass of Christian Burial: April 19

Brady-Gill Funeral Home

Lorraine Lillian Peterson
Born: July 12, 1924
Died: April 14, 2024
Visitation: April 21

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Jeannemarie H. Hill
Born: Nov. 25, 1947
Died: April 11, 2024
Visitation: April 18
Interment: Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery

Colonial Chapel Funeral Home

Douglas Eugene Roby
U.S. Navy and Navy Reserve veteran,
recipient of the
National Defense Service Medal,
proud graduate of Bogan HS,
worked at the family business
R&G Industrial Heat Treating,
Pacific Garden Rescue Mission minister,
helped start the fledgling ministry
Victory Homes for Boys,
Bible Broadcast Network (BBN Radio) host
Born: Jan. 26, 1954
Died: April 2, 2024
Visitation: April 25
Service: April 26

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Jeanette M. Slager (Kok)
Cherished grandmother of 6,
great-grandmother of 6,
great-great grandmother of 8
Born: Nov. 15, 1926
Died: April 11, 2024
Visitation: April 18
Service: April 19

Ron Miltzow
Retired truck driver for
Wigboldy Excavating,
active member of
Calvary Church
Born: July 1, 1955
Died: April 10, 2024
Visitation and Service: April 17

Rodrigo "Chino" Santoyo
Born: May 28, 1960
Died: April 8, 2024
Visitation and Service: April 16

Curley Funeral Home

David A. Alberts
U.S. Air Force veteran
Born: Dec. 25, 1950
Died: Jan. 7, 2024
Memorial Visitation: April 25
Memorial Mass: April 26

Patricia Mary Lassandrello
Adored grandmother of 13,
great-grandmother of 16,
great-great grandmother of 1,
retired Sears Roebuck employee
Born: July 18, 1930
Died: April 9, 2024
Visitation: April 19
Funeral Mass: April 20

Hann Funeral Home

Mary M Perun
Born: April 26, 1941
Died: April 11, 2024
Visitation and Mass of Christian Burial: April 20

Heeney-Laughlin Funeral Home

Clifford M. Russell
Retired CPD
Born: July 17, 1949
Died: April 9, 2024
Visitation: April 19
Funeral Mass: April 20
Live-stream of mass available

Hills Funeral Home

Pantelis Petroulakis, 97
‘May his memory be attorney’
Visitation and Service: April 19

Raffaella "Rae" Woods (Alfano), 85
Retired 30-year employee of
North Palos School District 117
Visitation and Funeral Mass: April 19

Kurtz Goodale Memorial Chapel

Joanne M. Hunter
Retired 40-year
First National Bank employee,
member of the Joliet Garden Club,
the CCW, and an usher at
St. Mary Catholic Church
Born: Sept. 27, 1940
Died: April 12, 2024
Visitation and Service: April 17

George E. Gingras
Born: Jan. 10, 1951
Died: April 10, 2024
Visitation: April 19
Service: April 20

Lawn Funeral Home

Robert Joseph Bertuca
Born: Jan. 3, 1964
Died: Feb. 15, 2024
Visitation and Celebration of Life: April 21

Andrew J. "Andy" Crim
Owner of Carousel Checks
Born: Dec. 4, 1969
Died: April 13, 2024
Visitation: April 18
Service: April 19

Michael J. Grochowski
Vietnam War veteran, U.S. Air Force
Born: July 27, 1949
Died: April 12, 2024
Visitation: April 17
Service: April 18
Interment: Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery

Maria Svizzero Claudio
Native of Prezza, Italy,
longtime Sweetheart Cup employee
Born: Sept. 27, 1940
Died: April 12, 2024
Visitation: April 16
Funeral Mass: April 17

Maher Funeral Home

Rosemarie Nolan
Leading sales rep for
Major Pharmaceuticals
Born: March 25, 1960
Died: April 5, 2024
Memorial Visitation and Service: April 17

Michael B. Hanrahan
Native of Ireland,
retired maintenance mechanic,
plant manager and managing director for
Commonwealth Edison
Born: Jan. 24, 1951
Died: March 31, 2024
Visitation and Funeral Mass: April 26

Markiewicz Funeral Home

Richard F. Freeman, III
Eisenhower High School class of 1966,
retired Argonne National Laboratory,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and
U.S. Department of Energy,
landscape architect and
lifelong environmentalist
Born: Feb. 25, 1948
Died: April 12, 2024
Memorial Visitation and Service: April 27

Stephen R. Millard
Longtime sales rep of
Roadway Freight for 30 years
Born: May 28, 1953
Died: April 12, 2024
Memorial Service and Gathering: April 18

Jenny Stevenson
Retired proud union driver for
Yellow Freight
Born: Nov. 11, 1947
Died: April 12, 2024
Visitation and Service: April 17

Richard J. Modell Funeral Home

James M Connellan
Korean War veteran, U.S. Army
proud alumnus of
St. Rita High School class of 1950,
dedicated CPS employee of 36 years
Born: Jan. 5, 1932
Died: April 9, 2024
Visitation: April 18
Funeral Mass: April 19
Interment: Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery

Barbara Ann Delaney (Wagner)
Proud member of
Homer Township Seniors
Born: May 31, 1937
Died: April 8, 2024
Memorial Visitation and Funeral Mass: April 17

Panozzo Bros Funeral Home

Pamela Courshon, 69
Crete-Monee High School class of 1973,
retired from Castle Metals after 30 years
where she worked in logistics
Visitation and Service: May 4

Robert Samuel “Bob” Daniels, 92
Halls High School Class of 1949,
retired after Tool and Die Maker from
The Ford Motor Company Stamping Plant
Visitation and Service: April 20

Robert J. Sheehy & Sons Funeral Home

Joan L. Sullivan (Costello)
Longtime parishioner of
St. Thomas More Church and
St. Germaine Church,
Proud graduate of
Academy of Our Lady (Longwood Academy)
and Loyola University
Born: Oct. 18, 1929
Died: April 11, 2024
Visitation and Service: April 19

Carol Ann Mikita (Kach)
Born: Oct. 22, 1943
Died: April 14, 2024
Visitation and Mass: April 22

Ryan Tews Funeral Home

Keith A. Kapes
Proud graduate of
Rich Central High School and
Southern Illinois University,
worked for more than 35 years
in finance and purchasing
Born: Oct. 5, 1959
Died: April 10, 2024
Visitation and Memorial Service: April 20

Don "Coach" Laketa
Longtime Homewood-Flossmoor HS coach
who won nearly 450 games, including
two Centralia Holiday Tournament titles,
12 Thanksgiving tournaments,
six conference titles, nine IHSA regional crowns, and
three IHSA sectional titles,
twice named Coach of the Year by
Illinois Basketball Coaches Association
inducted in IBCA Hall of Fame in 1990
Born: Aug. 5, 1932
Died: April 11, 2024
Visitation: April 19, Pomen service 7:30 p.m.
Service: April 20

Thompson & Kuenster Funeral Home

Simon “Tony” Gonzalez Rodriguez
Cherished grandfather of 10,
great-grandfather of 2
Visitation: April 19
Saturday: April 20

Sister Frances Crean, R.S.M.
Beloved Sister of Mercy for 63 years
Visitation and Mass of Christian Burial: April 18

Jessica E. “Reya” Mueller
Visitation: April 18
Service: April 19

Leona Boyle Bodin (Krueger), 104
Cherished grandmother, great-grandmother and
great-great-grandmother of many
Visitation: April 16
Funeral Mass: April 17