South Suburban Death Notices, Week of January 1

South suburban obituaries and available visitation information.

Beverly-Ridge Funeral Home

Robert E. Miller
Born: Feb. 16, 1933
Died: Dec. 30, 2023
Visitation and Service: Jan. 5

Blake-Lamb Funeral Home

Gary A. Gorski
Born: Aug. 12, 1954
Died: Dec. 27, 2023
Visitation and Service: Jan. 3

Jessie Mae Bibbs-Ellis
Born: July 28, 1940
Died: Dec. 24, 2023
Visitation and Service: Jan. 12

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Daniel Santiago Jr.
Born: May 2, 1949
Died: Dec. 21, 2023
Memorial Gathering and Service: Jan. 11

Norman Lupescu
Born: Jan. 3, 1949
Died: Dec. 17, 2023
Visitation: Jan. 5

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Claire M. Karcher
Retired visiting nurse and
public health nurse for Cook County
Born: May 8, 1936
Died: Dec. 9, 2023
Celebration of Life: Jan. 27

Brady-Gill Funeral Home

Carol A. Tenuto
Born: May 10, 1947
Died: Dec. 27, 2023
Visitation and Service: Jan. 6

Mary Ellen McLaughlin
Cherished grandmother, great-grandmother and
great-great-grandmother to many
Born: May 9, 1938
Died: Dec. 23, 2023
Visitation and Service: Jan. 3

Debra Lynn Gruetzmacher
Born: Nov. 21, 1954
Died: Dec. 20, 2023
Memorial Visitation and Service: Jan. 20

Chapel Hill Gardens South

Ronald Duval
Born: April 20, 1946
Died: Dec. 22, 2023
Celebration of Life and Memorial Service: Jan. 8

John Allen Fox
Born: June 11, 1947
Died: Dec. 25, 2023
Visitation: Jan. 5
Service: Jan. 6

Colonial Chapel Funeral Home

Robert S. Minetti
A true sports enthusiast
Born: April 12, 1957
Died: Dec. 18, 2023
Visitation and Memorial Service: Jan. 13

Robert F. Anderson
Retired CPD
Born: March 18, 1942
Died: Dec. 31, 2023
Visitation and Service: Jan. 6

Lois Ruth Michalczyk
Born: Dec. 22, 1972
Died: Dec. 27, 2023
Visitation and Service: Jan. 6

Robert A. "Bob" Kern
Vietnam veteran, U.S. Army,
retired CPA
Born: Nov. 16, 1944
Died: Dec. 30, 2023
Visitation: Jan. 4
Service: Jan. 5

Paul David Lee
Life-long resident of Oak Forest,
graduate of Andrew High School,
proud member and union steward of
Teamsters Local 705
Born: Aug. 24, 1964
Died: December 28, 2023
Service will be held at a later date

Curley Funeral Home

Betty L. O'Hare (Spencer)
Loving grandmother of 12,
great-grandmother of 12
Born: Oct. 12, 1933
Died: Dec. 28, 2023
Visitation and Mass: Jan. 4

Sean Robert Campbell
Born: Dec. 13, 1967
Died: Dec. 28, 2023
Visitation: Jan. 3
Funeral Mass: Jan. 4

Mary Lou Sullivan (Burns)
Proud alumna of
Visitation grade school and high school,
OP associate and longtime educator
Born: Nov. 23, 1937
Died: Dec. 27, 2023
Visitation: Jan. 5
Funeral Mass: Jan. 6
Interment: Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery at a future date

Claudia Novelli
Born: Nov. 11, 1937
Died: Dec. 27, 2023
Visitation and Service: Jan. 6

Donnellan Funeral Home

Sister Claire Marie Czerwiec SSND,
aka Barbara Mary Czerwiec,
School Sisters of Notre Dame for 65 years,
served in Wisconsin and Illinois as an
Elementary School Teacher, Formation Directress,
Pastoral Associate, Pastoral Minister,
Pastoral Counselor, Leadership on Provincial Council,
Pastoral Psychotherapist, and Spiritual Director
Born: Feb. 11, 1938
Died: Dec. 23, 2023
Visitation and Funeral Mass: Jan. 6

Hann Funeral Home

Robert John Nolan
U.S. Army veteran,
cherished grandfather of 12,
great-grandfather of 1,
proud union carpenter
Born: Oct. 3, 1947
Died: Dec. 29, 2023
Visitation: Jan. 4
Service: Jan. 5
Interment: Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery

Hickey Memorial Chapel

Raymond Thomas Krolczyk
Born: July 23, 1938
Died: Dec. 22, 2023
Memorial Visitation and Service: Jan. 4

Ronald V. Anderson
Vietnam veteran, U.S. Air Force,
Blue Island Little League Coach,
board member and president.
Blue Island Pony League coach and
board member;
Blue Island Untouchables Football board;
Blue Island Park District
Boys & Girls Teenage Softball Coach and
Supervisor of the League;
Blue Island Men’s Softball League player,
coach and umpire,
Blue Island Park District Commissioners,
Blue Island Employee’s Association
vice president and president;
Clark Oil and Refining Independent Labor
Union Steward, Secretary, and President.
Born: Jan. 8, 1945
Died: Dec. 18, 2023
Memorial Visitation and Service: Jan. 8

Hills Funeral Home

Panagiota "Pat" Poziopoulos (Maglaras)
"May Her Memory Be Eternal"
native of Digeliotika, Aigion, Greece,
former assistant to the mayor of Athens,
retired co-owner of the
Athens Grocery Store in historic Pullman
Visitation and Service: Jan. 3

Kerr-Parzygnot

Robert R Swanson
Illinois National Guard veteran
Born: Oct. 3, 1942
Died: Dec. 17, 2023
Memorial Gathering: Jan. 11
Memorial Mass: Jan. 12

Antonio Espinoza
Butcher for T&J Meat Packing,
beautiful grandfather
Born: Nov. 5, 1962
Died: Dec. 19, 2023
Memorial Mass: Jan. 3

Kerry Funeral Home

Eli J. Triantafilis
“May his memory be eternal”
Little Flower High School graduate,
retired mechanic for Shirey Cadillac,
proud member of
Mechanics Union Local 701
Born: May 12, 1952
Died: Dec. 29, 2023
Visitation: Jan. 3
Service: Jan. 4

Patricia R. Nicosia
Born: Dec. 31, 1933
Died: Dec. 27, 2023
Memorial Mass: Jan. 10

Kosary Funeral Home

James A. Sansone
Born: Feb. 2, 1934De
Died: Dec. 30, 2023
Visitation: Jan. 4
Funeral Mass: Jan. 5

Kurtz Goodale Memorial Chapel

Rita E. Cecich (Canavan)
Retired, popular Jewel-Osco employee
Born: April 23, 1935
Died: Dec. 30, 2023
Memorial Visitation and Mass: Jan. 4

Pamela L. Campagnolo
Born: April 2, 1943
Died: Dec. 29, 2023
Visitation: Jan. 5
Funeral Mass: Jan. 6

Lack and Sons Funeral Home

James Peters
World War II veteran, U.S. Navy
Born: Dec. 4, 1927
Died: Dec. 28, 2023
Visitation: Jan. 4
Service: Jan. 5

LaVonne M. Weiss (Dockstader)
Born: Sept. 11, 1933
Died: Dec. 23, 2023
Visitation and Service: Jan. 4

Frank S. Olchowka
Born: Nov. 28, 1949
Died: December 17, 2023
Visitation: Jan. 5
Funeral Mass: Jan. 6

Lawn Funeral Home

Sandra M. Spogis
Born: Nov. 18, 1938
Died: Dec. 31, 2023
Visitation and Funeral Mass: Jan. 5

Gloria L. Buksa
Born: Dec. 8, 1934
Died: Dec. 31, 2023
Visitation: Jan. 3
Funeral Mass: Jan. 4

Peter Joseph Fasone
Pitcher for the
University of New Mexico Lobos,
proud graduate of IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law,
retired successful attorney of 50 years,
active member of the Hickory Hills Chamber,
Hickory Man of the Year
Born: Nov. 9, 1936
Died: Dec. 30, 2023
Visitation: Jan. 4

Lenore H. Sullivan (Lehky)
Born: Oct. 31, 1957
Died: Dec. 29, 2023
Visitation and Service: Jan. 6

Phyllis H. Noxon
Born: Nov. 20, 1937
Died: Dec. 29, 2023
Visitation: Jan. 3
Funeral Mass: Jan. 4

Marilyn A. Cronin (Martha)
Born: Feb. 19, 1935
Died: Dec. 27, 2023
Visitation: Jan. 3
Funeral Mass: Jan. 4

Genevieve M. “Gen” Stewart (Fry)
Retired payroll supervisor for
Mercy Hospital,
church chairperson and
leader catechist of
St. Patricia “Spred” program,
member of St. Patricia “Circle of Friends”,
volunteer for loyal order of
Alhambra Barcair Caravan # 198, and
Knights of Columbus St. Fabian council #967,
former 3rd grade CCD instructor at
St. Patricia parish and
former “Spred” helper catechist at
St. Fabian Parish in Bridgeview and
volunteer for Little Company of Mary Hospice
Born: May 15, 1937
Died: Dec. 13, 2023
Funeral Mass: Jan. 20

Maher Funeral Home

Elizabeth "Betty" Shigley
Retired early childhood educator
Born: Oct. 30, 1935
Died: Dec. 25, 2023
Visitation: Jan. 3
Service: Jan. 4

Palos-Gaidas Funeral Home

Robert “Bob” E. Canning
Westcott Vocational High School class of 1956,
retired forklift operator for
Albertsons-Jewel Foods
Born: Sept. 6,1938
Died: Dec. 31, 2023
Visitation: Jan. 4
Service: Jan. 5

Jeanette Mazurek
Arrangements pending

Patricia Ann Cook
Arrangements pending

Samantha Marie Hutcherson, 25
Visitation and Service: Jan. 4

Panozzo Bros Funeral Home

Jose J. Castillo, 42
Bloom High School Class of 1999,
forklift operator for Joliet Cold Storage
Visitation: Jan. 12
Service: Jan. 13

Josephine Grutzius (Spinozzi), 91
Retired fabric consultant for
Minnesota Fabrics
Visitation: Jan. 3
Funeral Mass: Jan. 4

Scott A. Dargis, 57
Electrical engineer computer programmer for
AM Manufacturing and
proprietor of INEL Engineering
Celebration of Life: Jan. 5

Robert J. Sheehy & Sons Funeral Home

John N. Lapka
Born: Aug. 23, 1930
Died: Dec. 29, 2023
Memorial Visitation: Jan. 11
Memorial Mass: Jan. 12
Inurnment: Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery

Danny P. Sopczak
Born: Jan. 17, 1971
Died: Dec. 29, 2023
Memorial Visitation and Service: Jan. 10

Derrick R. Nash
Born: Feb. 11, 1996
Died: Dec. 28, 2023
Visitation and Funeral Mass: Jan. 5

Patrick O. Kelly
Long-time accounting teacher at
Hubbard High School
Born: Nov. 29, 1944
Died: Dec. 25, 2023
Memorial Visitation and Service: Jan. 3

Ryan Tews Funeral Home

Mary F. Quinn
Retired art teacher of 35 years
with the Kyrene (Arizona) school district
Born: Oct. 9, 1950
Died: Dec. 17, 2023
Memorial Visitation and Service: Jan. 8

Dr. Jane P. Brown
Educator, administrator and served her community
as an elected trustee for the
Village of Hazel Crest and board member of the
Grande Prairie Library,
first Black woman of the
Greater Chicago Area to be an
owner/operator of a McDonalds franchise,
member of the
Black McDonald Owners Association (BMOA),
recipient of the prestigious “Gold Hat Award"
Born: Jan. 24, 1933
Died: Dec. 19, 2023
Visitation and Service: Jan. 6

Jane A. Geary
Retired vice-president of Regit Inc.
Born: Nov. 22, 1957
Died: Dec. 20, 2023
Memorial Service: Jan. 13

James J. Kelly
U.S. Army veteran,
retired from information technology
for the State of Illinois,
communion minister for over 40 years
at St. Joseph Parish,
team leader for the Audubon Society
Born: May 16, 1941
Died: Dec. 25, 2023
Memorial Visitation and Mass: Jan. 6

Michael J. Killackey
Vietnam War veteran, U.S. Army
graduate of St. Peter Canisius grade school,
Holy Cross High School, and
Washburn Trade School,
proud member of IBEW Local 134 for the
Metropolitan Pier and Expo Authority for over 30 years
Born: Dec. 28, 1950
Died: Dec. 17, 2023
Visitation and Funeral Mass: Jan. 5
Military Burial: Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery

Nicole K. Lambert
Former employee of Flossmoor Bakery,
Glenwood Women’s Fire Auxiliary and
longtime secretary of
St. Andrews Lutheran Church, and
member of the St. Andrews Bell Choir and Altar Guild
Born: Sept. 8, 1946
Died: Dec. 14, 2023
Memorial Service: Jan. 13

Schmaedeke Funeral Homes

Stephen A Stefan
Avid Loyola Ramblers fan,
retired executive vice president for
Illinois Tool Works,
board member and founding member of
St. Francis of Assisi,
Misericordia, the Palos Heights Public Library, and the
Lake Katherine Nature Center & Botanic Gardens
Born: May 29, 1937
Died: Jan. 2, 2024
Visitation: Jan. 4
Funeral Mass: Jan. 5

Thompson & Kuenster Funeral Home

Louise D. Doherty (Koeningsmark)
Visitation: Jan. 4
Funeral Mass: Jan. 5
Interment: Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery

Sister Esther C. O’Mara
Beloved Sister of the
Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary
for 72 years
Visitation and Mass of Christian Burial: Jan. 5
Time of Remembrance 6 until 6:45 p.m.

Linda J. Duello (Toppel)
Visitation and Service: Jan. 4

Thornridge Funeral Home

Irene C. Wisniewski
Proud graduate of
Fenger High School,
retired from Illinois Bell with
35 years of dedicated service
Born: Feb. 13, 1930
Died: Dec. 29, 2023
Visitation and Funeral Mass: Jan. 8

Vandenberg Funeral Home

Melody C. Kee
Born: April 30, 1948
Died: Jan. 1, 2024
Visitation and Service: Jan. 5

Sharon M. Swistak-Sobieck
Born: Sept. 11, 1962
Died: Dec. 31, 2023
Visitation: Jan. 7
Funeral Mass: Jan. 8

Anthony J. Novak
Born: July 3, 1943
Died: Dec. 30, 2023
Visitation: Jan. 7
Funeral Mass: Jan. 8

Audrey B. Dombrowski
Born: Feb. 10, 1955
Died: Dec. 29, 2023
Arrangements pending

Joseph William Werner
Born: July 6, 1957
Died: Dec. 24, 2023
Visitation: Jan. 5
Service: Jan. 6

John P. Nelson
U.S. Army veteran, combat engineer,
proud member of IUOE Local 150,
part-time patrolman for the Palos Park, Orland Park,
and Calumet Park Police Departments,
Blue Island American Legion Post #50 member
Born: April 7, 1935
Died: Dec. 21, 2023
Visitation: Jan. 3
Funeral Mass: Jan. 4