Obituaries

South Suburban Death Notices, Week of June 10

South suburban obituaries and available visitation information.

South suburban obituaries and available visitation information.
South suburban obituaries and available visitation information. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)

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

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