Obituaries
South Suburban Death Notices, Week of June 10
South suburban obituaries and available visitation information.

Becvar Funeral Home
Sharon Joyce (Smith) Patras
Retired Ingalls Hospital administrator,
started her own floral service,
‘Queen of Decorating'
Born: Oct. 28, 1945
Died: June 4, 2024
Visitation: June 12
Service: June 13
Brady-Gill Funeral Home
Daniel S. Marszewski
Born: March 14, 1958
Died: June 7, 2024
Visitation and Service: June 11
Chapel Hill Gardens South
John Edward Licata Sr.
Vietnam Era veteran, 1965-1968,
U.S. Army SPEC-5
Born: Aug. 29, 1946
Died: May 23, 2024
Memorial Visitation: July 12
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Colonial Chapel Funeral Home
Richard J. "Rich" De Boer
Architect for MetLife
Born: Sept. 12, 1974
Died: June 7, 2024
Visitation: June 17
Martin H. "Marty" Douma
Co-founder of Lorimar Aluminum,
devoted member of
Orland Park Christian Reformed Church
Born: Nov. 7, 1943
Died: June 9, 2024
Visitation and Service: June 16
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Howard E. Swanson
World War II veteran, U.S. Army,
studied at Cosmopolitan School,
where he served as concertmaster and
soloist with the school orchestra,
principal second violinist for the
Chicago Civic Orchestra,
Fort Wayne Philharmonic Orchestra and
Houston Symphony
Born: July 4, 1927
Died: May 31, 2024
Visitation and Service: June 22
Karen Renee Doorn (VanGilst)
Kind and caring teacher
Born: Sept. 15, 1962
Died: June 5, 2024
Visitation: June 14
Service: June 15
Live-stream of service available
Suzanne M. "Sue" Marfise (Cunningham)
Born: June 30, 1956
Died: June 6, 2024
Memorial Visitation: June 14
Service: June 15
Marvin A. Rauch
U.S. Army veteran,
retired Local Union 150
heavy equipment operator
Born: May 3, 1932
Died: June 8, 2024
Visitation: June 12
Service: June 13
Curley Funeral Home
Rose Marie Kunz
Born: May 24, 1934
Died: June 9, 2024
Visitation and Mass: June 12
Rev. John P. Szura, OSA
Professed vows in the
Augustinian Order in 1959
and was ordained in 1966,
worked for many years with the
Augustinian NGO at the UN
and was well known for his
dedication to social justice
Born: Sept. 21, 1940
Died: June 7, 2024
Visitation and Mass: June 12
Bernard F. "Bernie" McDevitt
Retired CFD
Born: Jan. 30, 1945
Died: June 7, 2024
Visitation: June 13
Funeral Mass: June 14
Forsythe-Gould Funeral Home
Eugene "Buzz" Raymond Carlos Jr.
U.S. Army veteran,
long-time member of
St. Joseph Catholic Church,
Proud member of
Manhattan American Legion Post 935,
retired ComEd employee
Born: June 26, 1944
Died: June 6, 2024
Visitation: June 17
Funeral Mass: June 18
Interment: Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery
Ruthann Theresa Denning
Customer service employee
Born: July 23, 1971
Died: May 18, 2024
Celebration of Life: July 13
Hann Funeral Home
Warren Walls
Proud paramedic/firefighter for
Chicago Ridge, North Palos and Burbank
Born: May 28, 1951
Died: June 5, 2024
Memorial Visitation: June 14
Hickey Memorial Chapel
Herlinda Ochoa (Contreras)
Born: July 21, 1942
Died: June 7, 2024
Visitation: June 11
Funeral Mass: June 12
Angeline Manheim (Tsikretsis)
Marshall High School class of 1946,
former WWII munitions factory worker,
retired Briggs Street YMCA
aquatics therapist,
volunteered at
St. Jude’s Church and School
as a Cub Scout and Brownie leader
Born: May 24, 1927
Died: June 6, 2024
Visitation and Funeral Mass: June 13
Darlene L. Johnson (McPherson)
Born: Jan. 22, 1943
Died: May 31, 2024
Committal Service: June 13
Hills Funeral Home
Mary Elizabeth Challman, 63
Special Education teacher
for over 25 years in the Chicago area
Mass of Christian Burial: June 22 at
St. Patrick’s Church in Yorktown Heights, NY
Kerr-Parzygnot
Lori J. Lorig (Stein)
Dedicated to Lutherans for Life, Booster Club
Christian Women’s Leadership Circle and
various other church and school committees,
establish Trinity Lutheran Church’s
Personal Member Ministry (PMM)
Born: Feb. 22, 1962
Died: June 5, 2024
Visitation: June 13
Service: June 14
Kerry Funeral Home
James V. Leonard
Born: Nov. 9, 1942
Died: May 8, 2024
Celebration of Life: June 21
Kurtz Goodale Memorial Chapel
Robert Zmuda
Former owner of
Dog ‘n Suds and
Fifth Quarter Tavern
Born: Sept. 26, 1938
Died: June 9, 2024
Celebration of Life: June 15
George A. Brent
Loyal employee of
TIP/GE and JB Hunt for 38 years
Born: Sept. 3, 1962
Died: June 8, 2024
Visitation and Interment: June 13
Susie Pasieta (Fiorillo)
Born: Nov. 5, 1946
Died: June 4, 2024
Visitation: June 17
Service: June 18
Interment: Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery
Kelly Lynn Delgado
Proud graduate of
Oak Forest High School’s
Special Education Program and a
client of CTF in Tinley Park
Born: June 29, 1969
Died: May 31, 2024
Visitation and Service: June 14
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
Lawn Funeral Home
James P. Stirn
Born: Feb. 4, 1940
Died: June 9, 2024
Visitation and Service: June 17
Patrick M. McMahon
Born: Feb. 23, 1948
Died: June 9, 2024
Visitation and Service: June 14
Patricia Williams
First Regional Secretary of the
Mother Cabrini Region of the
Secular Franciscans and the driving force
in forming the St. Elizabeth of
Hungry Fraternity in Matteson;
dedicated prison minister
for many years at Joliet Penitentiary
Born: May 5, 1940
Died: June 7, 2024
Visitation: June 17
Funeral Mass: June 18
Arlene P. Johansen
Born: May 29, 1941
Died: June 7, 2024
Visitation and Funeral Mass: June 12
Rita P. Strepek (Foley)
Born: Dec. 17, 1942
Died: June 6, 2024
Visitation and Service: June 12
Tomas P. “Junie” Torres Jr.
Retired 3M mechanical engineer
Born: Feb. 15, 1941
Died: June 3, 2024
Visitation: June 11
Funeral Mass: June 12
Markiewicz Funeral Home
RICHARD T. BOSKO
U.S. Navy veteran
Born: Sept. 11, 1932
Died: June 3, 2024
Visitation: June 11
Funeral Mass: June 12
Andrew J. McGann & Son Funeral Home
Jonathan J. Hall
Born: Sept. 5, 1956
Died: May 31, 2024
Celebration of Life and Prayer Service: June 14
Richard J. Modell Funeral Home
Marion M. Mazeika (Schrodl)
Eucharistic Minister at
St. Michael Church
Born: Feb. 20, 1943
Died: June 2, 2024
Memorial Visitation and Funeral Mass: June 15
Angeline Harriet Biskup (Kobditz)
Born: Dec. 29, 1929
Died: June 1, 2024
Visitation and Funeral Mass: June 17
Palos-Gaidas Funeral Home
Richard Anthony (Cazares) Rubalcava
Prominent Chicago-area wrestler who
wrestled under the name
“Superbad Santana Starks”
Visitation: June 11
Funeral Mass: June 12
Panozzo Bros Funeral Home
Livio Planera, 91
Native of Amaseno, Provincia di Frosinone, Italia
Visitation: June 16
Funeral Mass: June 17
Sandra M. Ziccardi (Venditti), 84
Visitation: June 11
Funeral Mass: June 12
Cindy Lou Shaffer (Wells), 62
Teacher of the deaf and
hard of hearing at
Southwest Co-Op in Oak Forest
Memorial Mass: June 8
Memorial Service: June 15
Robert J. Sheehy & Sons Funeral Home
Dorothy Marilyn Trahey (Rouse)
Born: Sept. 23, 1927
Died: June 8, 2024
Visitation and Mass: June 12
Fannie "Faye" Rumel (Gineris)
Born: July 24, 1926
Died: June 8, 2024
Visitation and Service: June 12
David Patrick O'Donnell
Proud member of Local 130
Technical Engineering Division.
graduate of Oak Forest High School
Born: July 11, 1996
Died: June 6, 2024
Visitation: June 13
Funeral Mass: June 14
Claudia "Nita" McGlynn (Dellegrazie)
Born: Oct. 16, 1933
Died: May 25, 2024
Memorial Mass: June 14
Thompson & Kuenster Funeral Home
Arlene J. Vitro (Krueger)
Cherished grandmother and
great-grandmother of many,
proud great-great-grandmother of 1
Visitation and Service: June 14
Kenneth G. Parise
Visitation: June 11
Service: June 12
Vandenberg Funeral Home
Eileen Pallisard
Born: July 9, 1952
Died: June 7, 2024
Memorial Gathering: June 12
Donald Gilgenberg
Licensed electrician,
retired project manager in the
fire alarm industry
Born: Sept. 18, 1952
Died: June 6, 2024
Visitation: June 13
Celebration of Life: June 14
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
Lemont
Markiewicz Funeral Home
Gerharz Funeral Home
Alsip-Crestwood
Manhattan
Forsythe Gould Funeral Home
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