South Suburban Death Notices, Week of April 1

South suburban obituaries and available visitation information.

Becvar Funeral Home

Barbara J. (Spoto) Collins
Born: June 17, 1941
Died: March 8, 2024
Memorial Visitation and Service: April 13

Blake-Lamb Funeral Home

Mary K. Coyle
Loving grandmother of 8,
“GG” of 8,
Friend of Bill W.
Born: May 11, 1938
Died: March 27, 2024
Visitation: April 3
Service: April 4

Anthony John “Tony,” “Buddy” Mucha
Tool and die maker, named
Chicago's Apprentice of the Year 1970,
successful international business owner
supporting the energy, automotive, and
aerospace industries
Born: June 6, 1947
Died: March 26, 2024
Visitation: April 3
Service: April 4

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William Foster McGaughey III
Master craftsman, skilled
construction worker, and shipmate
Born: Dec. 10, 1964
Died: March 21, 2024
Visitation and Service: April 5

Jeffrey R. Carter
Born: June 11, 1955
Died: March 23, 2024
Visitation: April 5
Mass of Christian Burial: April 6

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Brady-Gill Funeral Home

Celine M. McKenna
Born: April 17, 1965
Died: March 24, 2024
Visitation: April 4
Mass of Christian Burial: April 5

Grace S. Fiorenza
Born: July 29, 1951
Died: March 27, 2024
Memorial Visitation and Funeral Mass: April 30

Colonial Chapel Funeral Home

Scott E. "Scooter" Harkenrider
Born: Sept. 27, 1970
Died: March 14, 2024
Visitation and Service: April 6

Dorothy B. Jernberg (Steffenhagen)
Born: August 14, 1929
Died: March 29, 2024
Services will be held at a later date

AME (Annie Margaret Elizabeth) Boyd (Glasgow)
Born: July 16, 1928
Died: March 26, 2024
Visitation and Service: April 5

Curley Funeral Home

Leonard G. Huske
Born: Aug. 2, 1930
Died: March 31, 2024
Visitation: April 8
Funeral Mass: April 9

Kevin H. McDevitt, Jr.
Proud Member of
Local 399 Operating Engineers and
dedicated MWRD employee
Born: Nov. 28, 1978
Died: March 28, 2024
Visitation: April 3
Funeral Mass: April 4

Audrey Ann Mastalerz (Carey)
Born: July 4, 1941
Died: March 27, 2024
Visitation: April 2
Funeral Mass: April 3

Robert F. Morris
Born: Dec. 3, 1938
Died: March 25, 2024
Visitation: April 2
Funeral Mass: April 3

Donnellan Funeral Home

Vanessa M. O'Brien
Longtime participant in the
Mt. Greenwood Special Recreation Association,
beloved employee at County Fair Foods
where she worked 22 years at the deli counter,
Smith Village volunteer
Born: March 7, 1965
Died: March 17, 2024
Memorial Visitation and Service: April 23

Thomas F. McGreal
Born: Feb. 16, 1986
Died: March 24, 2024
Visitation: April 2
Funeral Mass: April 3

John Roudybush Baily
Proud graduate of
Morgan Park High School,
attended Culver Academy, The Citadel and
graduated from Northwestern University,
construction management, building
affordable housing on Chicago’s West Side,
working with a volunteer group that put
“ tiny houses” on vacant land for homeless people,
factory manager for
Universal Housing Systems
Born: Oct. 25, 1943
Died: Feb. 4, 2024
Memorial Gathering and Celebration of Life: April 13

Forsythe-Gould Funeral Home

Joann Marie Giampaolo (Doyle)
St. Francis Academy class of 1964,
associate’s degree Joliet Junior College,
bachelor’s College of St. Francis,
longtime head of
St. Paul’s UCC Preschool,
loving grandmother of 14
Born: Oct. 8, 1946
Died: March 25, 2024
Mass of Christian Burial and Visitation: April 4
Interment: Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery

Heeney-Laughlin Funeral Home

Roseann McCarthy Keller, RN
Former Registered Nurse and
director of Pastoral Care at
Little Company of Mary Hospital for 40 years
Born: Dec. 1, 1942
Died: March 29, 2024
Visitation: April 4
Mass of Christian Burial: April 5

Hickey Memorial Chapel

Rose Marie Woestman
Proud grandmother of 10,
great-grandmother of 9
Born: April 13, 1944
Died: April 1, 2024
Visitation: April 4
Service: April 5

Kerr-Parzygnot

Sophie M. Szkola (Gral)
Earned multiple certifications
in computer technology
at Prudential, and became
one of the first female
mail carriers for the
Chicago Heights Post Office
Born: Aug. 13, 1950
Died: March 27, 2024

Deborah Dinkins
Born: Dec. 17, 1953
Died: March 25, 2024
Visitation: April 3
Service: April 4

Kosary Funeral Home

Martha Cesna
Native of Taurage, Lithuania,
displaced to Germany
during World War II and
immigrated to America in 1949,
faithful member of
Zion Lutheran Church
Born: Feb. 22, 1936
Died: March 26, 2024
Memorial Visitation and Service: April 4

Linda R. Mondschean (Skinner)
Born: Oct. 9, 1947
Died: March 21, 2024
Visitation: April 5
Mass of Christian Burial: April 6

Krueger Funeral Home

Cathy Lynn Graves (Mican)
Former dedicated employee of
Wm Wrigley Chewing Gum Corp.,
Proud graduate of
Eisenhower High School,
faithful member of
St. Peter and St. Paul Slovak Lutheran Church
Born: Dec. 12, 1952
Died: March 31
Celebration of Life and Memorial Service: April 6

Henry Garcia
Graduate of St. Benedict Grade School and
Thornton High School,
Modern Drop Forge employee
Born: Sept. 17, 1955
Died: March 28, 2024
Celebration of Life: April 13, at Beggar’s Pizza,
127th and Kedzie in Blue Island

Kurtz Goodale Memorial Chapel

Kenneth W. Blackburn
President and a board member of the
Frankfort Square Park District for 39 years
Born: Nov. 10, 1950
Died: March 31, 2024
Visitation: April 5
Service: April 6

Judith B. Planinc (Krall)
Recreational Supervisor with the
New Lenox Park District,
former Red Hatter and
member of Joliet Garden Club,
2014 Senior Spelling Bee award winner,
cherished grandmother of 10,
great-grandmother of 10
Born: April 1, 1937
Died: March 27, 2024
Visitation and Mass of Christian Burial: April 3

Cheryl L. Conrad
Retired Frankfort Park District
as a preschool teacher
Born: Sept. 2, 1958
Died: March 25, 2024
Visitation: April 2

June M. Congdon
Born: June 20, 1926
Died: Feb. 26, 2024
Visitation and Funeral Mass: April 13

Lack and Sons Funeral Home

Barbara Ann Berg
Born: July 14, 1938
Died: March 29, 2024
Visitation: April 2
Service: April 3

Rita Marie Hajer (Ross)
Born: June 3, 1951
Died: March 27, 2024
Visitation: April 4
Service: April 5

Lawn Funeral Home

Catherine M. "Dolly" Kiel (Byrne)
Born: March 10, 1929
Died: March 31, 2024
Visitation: April 4
Funeral Mass: April 5

Alan I. Miyagawa
Vietnam veteran, U.S. Army Veteran and
retired Sergeant Cook County Sheriff
Warrants, Levies and Evictions
Born: Sept. 2, 1943
Died: March 29, 2024
Memorial Visitation: April 5

William E. "Bill" Shanahan
Korean War veteran, U.S. Air Force,
dear grandfather of 13,
dearest great grandfather of 6
Born: June 8, 1936
Died: March 29, 2024
Memorial Mass: April 5

Verda M. Howard (Brock)
Born: July 31, 1943
Died: March 28, 2024
Visitation and Service: April 4

Charles G. Holstein Jr.
Born: Aug. 13, 1956
Died: March 27, 2024
Visitation: April 2

Richard J. Modell Funeral Home

Therese Rose Lindeman (Jankowski)
Born: June 9, 1930
Died: April 1, 2024
Visitation and Funeral Mass: April 5

Edward Francis Eigenbauer
U.S. Air Force veteran,
longtime 40-year employee of MGN Inc.
Born: Oct. 14, 1944
Died: March 29, 2024
Visitation and Service: April 12

Joyce J. Kozicki Poulos (Clark)
Loving grandmother of 11,
great-grandmother of 5
with one on the way
Medical surgical nurse for many years and
a psychiatric nurse for many years
both at Christ Hospital
Born: Aug. 3, 1932
Died: March 28, 2024
Visitation and Service: April 5

Geraldine "Geri" Page (Strasser)
Born: Feb. 2, 1933
Died: Jan. 27, 2024
Memorial Visitation and Mass: April 6

Palos-Gaidas Funeral Home

Lynn K. Spielman (Grube)
Proud graduate of
Lindbloom High School
Visitation: April 2
Service: April 3

Robert J. Sheehy & Sons Funeral Home

Eileen Keane (Brosnan)
Native of Meelin Co. Cork, Ireland
Born: Sept. 30, 1925
Died: March 29, 2024
Funeral Mass: April 4

Adam R. Kowalski
Born: Dec. 10, 1931
Died: March 30, 2024
Visitation and Funeral Mass: April 3

Mary Stella McNellis (Stefchek)
Born: Aug. 17, 1951
Died: March 29, 2024
Memorial Visitation: April 3
Memorial Service: April 4

Louise C. Polito (Meehan)
Born: Jan. 15, 1936
Died: March 28, 2024
Funeral Mass: April 3

Genevieve DiSalvo (Torrisi)
Born: Jan. 31, 1928
Died: March 27, 2024
Visitation: April 4
Funeral Mass: April 5

Timothy Kut
Born: Oct. 6, 1948
Died: March 25, 2024
Visitation: April 4
Funeral Mass: April 5

Patricia A. Hawrysz (Nardi)
Born: Feb. 27, 1944
Died: March 25, 2024
Visitation and Funeral Mass: April 6

Albert James Triplett
Born: May 24, 1932
Died: March 22, 2024
Visitation: April 4
Service: April 5

Ryan Tews Funeral Home

Susan E. Lowman
Hockey grandma,
proud of Valparaiso University
with a degree in accounting,
one of the first female auditors for
Marshall Fields Inc. and a
personal banker in the south suburbs,
beloved crossing guard for Willow School and
school lunch helper at church school,
faithful member of Faith Lutheran Church
Born: Sept. 26, 1945
Died: March 30, 2024
Visitation and Service: April 4

Doris Ruth (Hoffman) Peterson
Active member of Our Redeemer,
Timothy, and Salem Lutheran Chs., and
led a richly varied community life,
retired secretary
Born: April 5, 1924
Died: Oct. 30, 2023
Celebration of Life: April 6

Robert L. Foster
Born: Sept. 10, 1924
Died: March 17, 2024
Visitation: April 3

Schmaedeke Funeral Homes

Kenneth G. McGuire, Jr.
Beloved grandfather of 10,
great-grandfather of 4
Born: Nov. 14, 1934
Died: March 26, 2024
Visitation: April 3
Funeral Mass: April 4

John "Wolfie" M. Mioni
Born: July 11, 1953
Died: March 25, 2024
Visitation: April 21

Thompson & Kuenster Funeral Home

Catherine D. Kolbe (Campanale)
Cherished grandmother of 17,
great-grandmother of 27,
great-great-grandmother of 7
Visitation: April 3
Funeral Mass: April 4

Thornridge Funeral Home

Dolores M. Maurer (Vandevelde)
Gage Park High School class of 1951,
retired Wheatland Tube employee
Born: Nov. 28, 1933
Died: March 22, 2024
Visitation and Service: April 27