Lifelong Learners Classes at Prairie State College Center
Prairie State College Education Center at Lincoln Mall Matteson hosts Lifelong Learners classes for seniors with subjects like silk flower arrangements country line dancing and job search advice. Two week job search sessions run Oct Oct Nov with times and fees noted. Calumet City Fest at Memorial Park Sept 2 5 features parade Sept 5 and Food Street returning after a hiatus. Public library Pajama Storytime begins Sept 22 runs Thursdays through Nov 10. Public notices include township Sounding Board Sept 14 and Labor Day closures Sept 3 5. Local summer reading results highlighted with prizes and participant lists.
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Prairie State College Education Center
Lincoln Mall
Matteson
Calumet City
Memorial Park
Memorial Drive
Wentworth Avenue
Calumet
Jerry Geneva
Flossmoor Public Library
Local obituaries mark Aug. 23 deaths in three towns
Barbara H Dutton Virginia Evans Oretha Johnson Noah Bruce Plummer Jordan Jr and others are named in a series of obituaries and memorial notices from Homewood Chicago Heights Matteson and nearby areas. The Marine Corps League hosts Semper Fi Fest 94 at Bloom High School with a 5K run and about 300 racers planned. Services and interments for the listed individuals are scheduled or noted, with family survivors and memorial options listed.
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Marine Corps League
South Suburban
Oes
Bloom High School
Death notices for Gilkison Sr. and Orr Jr. in Steger and Chicago Heights
John Elwood Gilkison Sr. of Steger died August 25 at South Suburban Hospital. Services Monday at Steger Memorial Chapel with interment at Skyline Memorial Park. Survived by son John Jr, sister Violet Meyers, brother Vernal, three grandchildren and six great grandchildren. wife Evelyn preceded in death. Thomas W. Orr Jr. of Steger died August 26 at St James Hospital. Services Tuesday at Crete Funeral Home with interment at Skyline Memorial Park Cemetery. Survived by two daughters Jennifer and Cindy Karpik, son Brandon, brothers Ronald and Robert.
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Noah Bruce
Matteson
Downstate
Eldorado
St. James Hospital
Chicago Heights
Hirsch Funeral Homes Memorial
General Motors
Lois
Nee Gass
Rodney
Orland Park
Leone Thompson
Galatia
Vernell Peeples
Harrisburg
Lamen
Marie
Austin
Texas
Benjamin
Jake
Wilma
Midway, Ark
Everette
John Elwood Gilkison Sr
Steger
South Suburban Hospital
Hazel Crest
Steger Memorial Chapel
Glenn Smits
Skyline Memorial Park
Monce
Gilkison
Pembroke
Steger Police and Fire Board
Steger American Legion
John
Georgianne) Jr
Violet Meyers
Crawfordsville
Ind
Vernal
Anderson
Calif
Jer
Evelyn
Thomas W. Orr Jr
Crete Funeral Home
Crete
Robert Stoniger
Skyline Memorial Park Cemetery
Monee
Mr. Orr
Royal Construction Co
Markham
Jennifer Karpik
Cindy Karpik
Brandon Orr
Ronald
Nancy
Dalton
Robert
Lori
Obituary for Steve Kostro of Crete and Peter Knabe of Steger
Steve Kostro 18 year Crete resident and former South Chicago lineman for U S Steel died Aug 27 at home. Mass at St Liborius Ste ger with Rev Spender. Burial Holy Cross Cemetery Calumet City. Survived by Irene wife daughter Susan son Steven four sisters brother six grandchildren one great grandchild. Peter Knabe 70 year Steger resident died Aug 27 at St Margaret Mercy. Interment Evergreen Hill Cemetery. Retired Ace Hardware custodian. Survived by cousin Dorothy Elker and several nieces and nephews.
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Steve “Whitey” Kostro
Crete
Chicago
St. Liborius Catholic Church
Steger
John Spender
Holy Cross Cemetery
Calumet City
Irene
Nee Zdanowski
Susan
Bill) Blevins
Alabama
Steven
Karen
Mokena
Phyllis Trelinski
Tinley Park
Helen
Charles) Lukac
Estelle Olen
Florida
Alice
Bob) Spilewski
Hammond
Ind
Carlo
Warsaw
Peter H. Knabe
St. Margaret Mercy Healthcare Center
Dyer
Dorothy Elker
Clyde E May Sr dies. memorial in Blue Island
Clyde Edgar May Sr a seven year Sauk Village resident and former Blue Island resident died Friday Aug 26 at home. A memorial service is 6 pm Tuesday at Krueger Funeral Home Blue Island with private interment. He was born Oct 4 1924 in Blue Island a WWII Navy veteran and Union League Club engineer. He leaves Betty seven daughters three sons a sister 16 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. A second obituary notes Louis Kaminski of St Charles formerly Chicago Heights died Aug 15 with a memorial Aug 22 at Norris Funeral Home. He was born Feb 7 1916 in Poland and owned Safe Way Cab Co. He served in the US Army in WWII. memorials may be Masses.
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Barbara Hertha Dutton
Herman
Homewood
South Suburban Hospital
Hazel Crest
Tews Funeral Home
Joseph Ledwell
Skyline Memorial Park
Monce
Barbara Herman
Cincinnati
Ohio
Village Artist and Weavers Guild
South Suburban Humane Society
Berry Lane
Flossmoor
Weavers Guild
Deborah Hart
Ridgeway
Richton Park
West End Ave
Chicago Heights
Virginia Evans
Hemphill
Omaha
Neb
Calvary Missionary Baptist Church
William Staten
Mount Glenwood
Glenwood
Robert McCullough
Ford Heights
Virginia Hemphill
Weir
Miss
Oretha Johnson
Charley
Sally
Carl
Mary
Pomona
Calif
William
Barstian
Bertha Dotson
McCool
Lucille Rush
Roberta Hemphill
Clyde Edgar May Sr
Sauk Village
Blue Island
Krueger Funeral Home
Mr. May
Union League Club
Chicago
U.S. Navy
Chicago Consolidated Battle Club
Betty
Carol May
Rose Ann May
Diane Sebben
Catherine Mullen
Daisy Sharp
Debra Niemczyk
Jane May
Clyde
Charles
James
Marge Zwada
Louis Kaminski
St. Charles
Norris Funeral Home
Mr. Kaminski
Poland
Safe-Way Cab Co
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
U.S. Army
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PSC
Bloom Township
Green Thumb Inc
Puerto Rico
Friends of the Matteson Public Library
Lois Brown
Robert Brown
Renee Freudenheim
Barbara Garrett
Nancy Leopold
Loester Lewis
Kimako Patterson
Sue Rimkus
Wilma Schintz
Nancy Shugan
Joseph Skold
Martha Waldschmidt
Kim Wiscons
Steger-South Chicago Heights
Nicole Polanski
Gina Geraci
Shannon
Steven Luth
Crystal Grabarczyk
Rob Jensen
John Laesecke
Megan Hentz
Kristin Jonas
Amber Jonas
Steger Village Hall
Rich Township
Shirley J. Green
Animal Shelter
Lee FF
Nikki Ulrich
Westie
Stephanie Bivin
Sheltie
Millie
Anne Sons
Holly
Jeff Ulrich
Allison Bivin
Park District
Country Club Hills Bowling Center
Country Club Hills Park District
Civic Center
Paul Wiltz
Cherrie Robeson
Illinois Sierra Club
Park Forest
Robeson
Thorn Creek
Anne Kawaters
Barbara H. Dutton
Plummer Jordan
Plummer Jordan Jr
Columbus
Union Evangelistic Missionary Baptist Church
James Flint
Mr. Jordan
John Beele
John Gilkison SR
Steve Kostro
Mr. Kostro
Pittsburgh
U.S. Steel
Evergreen Hill Cemetery
Mr. Knabe
Ace Hardware
Clyde E. May Sr
Josephine
Rosemary
Dennis) Lewandowski
Lillian Carducci
Pueblo, Colo
Chris
Rich
Danielle
Benjamin Mazar
Israel
Waly Land
Magnes Hebrew Univ. Press
Inc
American Publishing Management Services
PO Box
West Frankfort
American Publishing Company
iCity
Chicago Rd
Lincoln Hwy
W. 183Rd Ave
S. Halsted
S. Orchard
Olympia
Vinvayy Moy Pharmacy
Ricius
Osco
Shealth
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