South Suburban Death Notices, Week of November 28

South suburban obituaries and available visitation information.

Becvar Funeral Home

Elaine Bielik
Executive administrative assistant
to the State's Attorney's Office for over 30 years
Born: March 29, 1946
Died: Nov. 25, 2022
Visitation: Nov. 30
Funeral Mass: Dec. 1

Nikolaus Getsch Jr.
U.S. Army veteran,
native of Zams, Austria
Born: Jan. 24, 1948
Died: Nov. 21, 2022
Service with military honors: Dec. 2

Blake-Lamb Funeral Home

Aleda A. Johnson
Born: Dec. 2, 1934
Died: Nov. 24, 2022
Visitation: Nov. 29
Mass of Christian Burial: Nov. 30

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Thomas E. Johnston
Born: Aug. 5, 1954
Died: Nov. 24, 2022
Visitation: Dec. 1
Service: Dec. 2

Jack "Jake" Ames
Gifted musician and songwriter,
master carpenter
Born: June 3, 1950
Died: Nov. 21, 2022
Visitation: Nov. 29
Family and Friends Reflections: Nov. 30

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Brady-Gill Funeral Home

Ronnie W. Huskey
Born: April 6, 1944
Died: Nov. 26, 2022
Memorial Visitation: Dec. 11

Adeline C. Wisniewski (Wrobel)
Adored great-grandmother of 10,
great-great-grandmother of 2,
proud member of Polish National Alliance,
Let's Polka at Mabenka Polish Restaurant,
30-year Nabisco employee
Born: Nov. 30, 1926
Died: Nov. 24, 2022
Visitation: Nov. 30
Mass of Christian Burial: Dec. 1

Benjamin Moreno
Worked over 20 years for the
City of Chicago
Born: Nov. 21, 1965
Died: Nov. 23, 2022
Visitation: Dec. 1
Service: Dec. 2

Chapel Hill Gardens South

Dennis T Howard
Born: July 27, 1960
Died: Nov. 16, 2022
Celebration of Life: Dec. 2
Memorial Service: Dec. 2

Lorraine J West
Born: Nov. 4, 1932
Died: Nov. 18, 2022
Visitation and Service: Dec. 10

Colonial Chapel Funeral Home

Henry A. "Hank" Paulsen
U.S. Army veteran,
retired general manager of
Chicago Metallic Corporation
Born: Oct. 21, 1937
Died: Nov. 20, 2022
Visitation and Service: Dec. 1

Curley Funeral Home

Ellen A. McLoughlin (Coughlin)
Native of Ennistimon, Co Clare Ireland,
happy parishioner of Queen of Martyrs since 1967,
proud member of the Chicago Pioneer Association,
Society of the Little Flower, and the
Queen of Martyrs Altar and Rosary,
adored grandmother of 21,
great-grandmother of 5
Born: Oct. 14, 1930
Died: Nov. 26, 2022
Visitation: Nov. 30
Mass of Christian Burial: Dec. 1
Live-stream available

Frank F. Welcome
U.S. Navy veteran
Born: Dec. 2, 1929
Died: Nov. 25, 2022
Visitation and Service: Dec. 2

James G. Guenther Sr.
Proud member of IUOE Local 150
Born: July 25, 1933
Died: Nov. 24, 2022
Visitation: Dec. 2
Service: Dec. 3

Leonard E. Lundberg
Born: Nov. 25, 1959
Died: Nov. 27, 2022
Funeral Mass: Nov. 30

Hickey Memorial Chapel

Sandy Lufrano
Vietnam veteran, U.S. Army
Born: April 15, 1942
Died: Nov. 26, 2022
Visitation and Funeral Mass: Dec. 3

Hills Funeral Home

Donna Plooster, 63
Visitation and Service: Nov. 29

Kerr-Parzygnot

Shirley D. Arvia
Born: Sept. 12, 1941
Died: Nov. 26, 2022
Visitation: Nov. 29
Funeral Mass: Nov. 30

Kerry Funeral Home

Susan M. Nemec (nee Plese), 76
Lab supervisor at O'Reilly Medical,
proud member of Southside Brushes
Celebration of Life and Visitation: Dec. 3
Funeral Mass: Dec. 3

Dolores M. Kramarski (Bladowski)
Former 22-year Alderman City of Palos Heights
Memorial Visitation: Nov. 30

Kurtz Goodale Memorial Chapel

Russell K. Johnson
Lead Layout Welder for
American Stair for over 49 years
Born: Dec. 1, 1954
Died: Nov. 25, 2022
Visitation and Time of Sharing: Dec. 4

Ashley Nichole Ramsey
Born: April 13, 1998
Died: Nov. 9, 2022
Celebration of Life: Dec. 3

Thomas S. Burke
Vietnam War veteran, U.S. Navy Seabee,
retired U.S. Marshall K-9 enforcement officer,
Memorial Squad at Abraham Lincoln Nat’l Cemetery,
Joliet Chapter One PTSD Group,
Honor Flight Chicago and
Stone City Post VFW,
lifelong Indiana University basketball, and
Chicago White Sox, and whoever
was playing the Cubs
Born: Oct. 23, 1946
Died: Nov. 24, 2022
Visitation: Dec. 1
Service: Dec. 2

David A. Weigal, Sr
Born: Dec. 22, 1961
Died: Nov. 27, 2022
Visitation and Service: Dec. 1

Willard A. Barenz
Retired accountant for the
Chicago Rock Island Pacific Railroad for 29 years,
post retirement, worked in maintenance department
at Lincolnway Central High School,
active in United Methodist Church missions,
former Mokena School Board member,
and an excellent bowler
Born: Dec. 26, 1928
Died: Nov. 26, 2022
Visitation and Service: Dec. 1

Lack and Sons Funeral Home

Mary Eileen Flanagan
Born: Dec. 25, 1932
Died: Nov. 24, 2022
Visitation and Service: Dec. 9

Lawn Funeral Home

Alfred F. Fredericks
Korean War veteran, U.S. Army
Born: Nov. 10, 1932
Died: Nov. 26, 2022
Visitation and Service: Dec. 1
Interment: Dec. 2, Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery

William Paul Purvis
Born: Jan. 31, 1955
Died: Nov. 28, 2022
Visitation and Service: Dec. 1

Aurora T. DeLeon (Salazar)
Born: Dec. 21, 1946
Died: Nov. 26, 2022
Visitation: Nov. 30
Funeral Mass: Dec. 1

Frances I. Baxter (Dahms)
Born: April 30, 1931
Died: Nov. 26, 2022
Visitation and Service: Dec. 1

Charles Kuntzman
Born: May 17, 1995
Died: Nov. 24, 2022
Visitation: Nov. 29

Donna M. Kennedy (Moriarty)
Born: Sept. 6, 1935
Died: Nov. 23, 2022
Visitation: Nov. 30
Funeral Mass: Dec. 1

Thomas P. Beilfus
Born: Jan. 19, 2000
Died: Nov. 26, 2022
Visitation and Mass: Dec. 2

Markiewicz Funeral Home

Gregory Michael Spiewak
U.S. Army veteran
Born: April 16, 1947
Died: Nov. 18, 2022
Funeral Mass: Dec. 5
Interment: Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery

Dorothy M. Maslan (Marcin)
Proud member of Hickory Hills Senior Group
Born: May 27, 1934
Died: Nov. 17, 2022
Visitation: Dec. 1
Funeral Mass: Dec. 2

Andrew J. McGann & Son Funeral Home

William Cross
Born: June 15, 1941
Died: Nov. 22, 2022
Visitation and Service: Dec. 1

Patricia M. Ufheil (Hilton)
Born: March 15, 1934
Died: Nov. 23, 2022
Visitation and Service: Dec. 3

Richard J. Modell Funeral Home

Frances "Fran" E. Lucas (Foley)
Born: Aug. 16, 1944
Died: Nov. 26, 2022
Memorial Visitation and Service: Dec. 8

Palos-Gaidas Funeral Home

Stanislovas Jakelaitis
Born: July 27, 1958
Died: Nov. 19, 2022
Memorial Service and Mass: Dec. 3

Panozzo Bros Funeral Home

MaryBeth Fanti-Rebollar, 66
Proud graduate of Mother of Sorrows HS,
bachelor’s degree from Loyola University,
masters in Social Work from George Williams College
retired social worker from
Hadley Middle School in Homer Glen
Visitation and Funeral Mass: Dec. 2

Barbara Frigo, 63
Beloved Blue Cap resident
Visitation: Nov. 30
Funeral Mass: Dec. 1

Robert J. Sheehy & Sons Funeral Home

James G. Guenther Sr.
Proud member of IUOE Local 150
Born: July 25, 1933
Died: Nov. 24, 2022
Visitation: Dec. 2
Funeral Mass: Dec. 3

Janet E. Thurston (Blazek)
Born: Oct. 15, 1943
Died: Nov. 22, 2022
Visitation: Dec. 2
Service: Dec. 3

Ryan Tews Funeral Home

Thomas E. Vallow
Vietnam War veteran, U.S. Army,
recipient of two Purple Hearts and
Bronze Star, achieving rank of
staff sergeant, “Motor Book Man,”
selling auto repair manuals to dealerships
and repair shops throughout Illinois.
Born: Feb. 17, 1945
Died: Nov. 26, 2022
Visitation and Service: Dec. 1
Interment: Dec. 2, Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery

Phillip Wachowski
Athlete and graduate of Bloom HS, and
Central College, Pella, IA
with a degree in political science
Born: May 23, 1959
Died: Nov. 23, 2022
Memorial Visitation and Service: Nov. 30

Deborah M. McIlvain (Larsen)
Dedicated present city treasurer and
former City Clerk of Country Club Hills for 20 years,
proud Marian Catholic HS class of 1975,
long-time supporter of the
Marian Catholic HS band and color guard,
proud recipient of the Norman Bates Award for service
Born: Aug. 4, 1957
Died: Nov. 20, 2022
Visitation and Service: Nov. 29

Schmaedeke Funeral Homes

Betty Ann Bell
Born: Nov. 20, 1936
Died: Nov. 24, 2022
Visitation and Service: Dec. 4

Thompson & Kuenster Funeral Home

Pamela Maes (Kerstein)
Visitation: Dec. 5
Funeral Mass: Dec. 6

Thornridge Funeral Home

Francois Patrick Coupet Jr.
Born: Aug. 14, 1998
Died: Nov. 25, 2022
Visitation: Dec. 9
Friends and Family Gathering: Dec. 10

Vandenberg Funeral Home

John G. Richardson
Vietnam veteran, U.S. Army
aviation enthusiast
Born: Aug. 15, 1945
Died: Nov. 21, 2022
Visitation and Service: Dec. 2
Interment: Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery