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Newspaper
Matteson Star
Location
Matteson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1997
Page
10
Chicago Heights residents Dolly Apice and John Riddle die within days in December. Services held at St Liborius and Jerome Zimny Funeral Home with interments at Calvary and Cedar Park Cemeteries. Also listed are Homer Wade Jr and Louis Pizzimenti with funeral details. memorials to CHF Clinic Heart Care Center. Surviving family members named include spouses, children, siblings, and grandchildren.
Viola Pirie nee Helder a 12 year resident of Chie Heights and former Hyde Park resident died Tuesday November 25 at home. Services were November 29 at Panozzo Brothers Funeral Home Chicago Heights with Rev Gordon Reif officiating. Interment Cedar Park Cemetery Chicago. She was born July 14 1904 in Beloit Wisconsin a homemaker and longtime United Church member. Survived by daughter Joyce Hajkowicz son John three grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Husband John died in 1985.
Butuir J Dempsey Billie J Dempsey a Chicago Heights resident died Tuesday Dec 16 at St James Hospital and Health Centers Chicago Service and interment will be private Visitation 2 to 9 pm Friday at Smite Funeral James Steger Memorial Chapel Dempsey born June 15 1935 Eldorado He was a Ford Motor Co material handler for 32 years. He leaves Louise nee Doberstein a daughter Tonia two sons Wil Shelly and Michael Lisa a sister Virginia James Clark and three brothers Jim P David Sandy and Richard with three grandchildren.
Cynthia F Sax, known as Indy, of Homewood died Sunday December 14. A service was held Tuesday at Congregation Beth Sholom in Park Forest with interment at South Chicago Bickur Cholem Forest Park. She was born September 6, 1951 in Chicago and is survived by husband Robbie daughter Laura son Aaron sister Sandi Cowen brother Barry and one grandchild. Memorials to University of Chicago Cancer Research Fund.
Forest Eaton Forest Jack Eaton 80 of Merrillville Ind formerly of Park Forest died Saturday Dec 13 at home Private service and interment were held He retired from the Chicago Painters Union was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and Disabled American Veterans of Alsip and a World War II veteran He is survived by two sons John and Dan a sister and brother and a granddaughter
Eter J. Serne a 19 year resident of Matteson formerly 29 years in Harvey died Monday December 15 at South Suburban Hospital Hazel Crest. Service held at Hirsch Funeral Homes Lincolnway Matteson officiated by Rev Paul Seaman. Interment Skyline Memorial Park Monee. Born March 2 1908 in Haarlem Holland. Survived by wife Mary a son William Elizabeth Serne of Elwood three grandchildren and seven great. American Heart Association Metropolitan Chicago address noted.
Lucile F Guild formerly Lucile OBrien, a five year Chicago Heights resident and homemaker, died Tuesday December 16 at Ingalls Memorial Hospital Harvey. Services at Kerr Parzygnot Funeral Home Chicago Heights at 2 pm with Rev Joseph Ledwell. interment Homewood Memorial Gardens. Visitation today 11 am until service. Survived by two daughters Gladys Bielefeldt and Dolores Heniff, a son Harry, 14 grandchildren. Husband Harry died in 1969.
John A Mednansky Sr. of Cassopolis Michigan formerly of Chicago Heights died December 14 at St Francis Hospital Blue Island He was born November 6 1928 in Chicago Heights retired after 45 years as a pattern maker at Empire Pattern Works He served in the US Army during the Korean War He was a member of Good Shepherd Lutheran Frankfort and former member of St Paul Lutheran Chicago Heights and the International Pattern Makers Union He was predeceased by his wife Dolores Ann in 1995 Surviving relatives include Joy Seibert Monee Judy Krabbe Chicago Heights son John Jr Crete brother Joseph South Chicago Heights and seven Cass County Council on Aging box Cassopolis Michigan 49031 Interment was at St Paul Lutheran Flossmoor Cemetery
William M. King a 31 year Park Forest resident and former Chicagoan died Tuesday December 2 at St James Hospital Chicago Heights He served as U S Army captain for 30 years in World War II Korea and Vietnam earning Silver and Bronze stars and a Purple Heart He was ROTC instructor and taught CCD at Fort Rucker Ala Memorials suggested for St Irenaeus Catholic Church Park Forest Interment at Danville National Cemetery He is survived by his wife Yolanda three daughters a sister and four grandchildren
Ena M Wehrmann nee Bakhaus of Beecher died Tuesday December 16 at St James Hospital Chicago Heights. A service is at 8 p.m. today at Hack Funeral Home Beecher with Rev Susan Brewer officiating. Interment in St Pauls Cemetery Beecher Visitation 4 to 8 p.m. today. She was born January 4 1915 in Germany. Lester and two daughters Judy Moeller and Nancy Hamann and son Keith Beseke Sr are among survivors with six grandchildren. Louis Beseke Jr of Momence died Tuesday December 16 at home. A service is 11 a.m. Friday at Hack Funeral Home Beecher with Rev Timothy Rhodes officiating. Interment in St Luke Cemetery Beecher Visitation 5 to 9 p.m. today. He was born January 12 1923 in Beecher. A meat cutter for State Line Packing Co and a veteran of the armed services. Survived by sister Stanbro Raymond of Momence three nieces and four nephews. Memorials to American Cancer Society or Illinois Veterans Home Manteno.
LaVera Ellen Kathrein nee Tharp 1924 12 12 Chicago Heights resident died in VITAS Hospice at St James. Retired from food service she belonged to Women of the Moose Chicago Heights VFW Ladies Auxiliary. Survived by daughter Jandra Maze son Donald, sisters Verla Sanders Gladys Churchill, three grandchildren, two great grandchildren.
Lawrence Haddock a former resident of South Holland and Dalton died Tuesday December 16 at Illinois Veterans Home Manteno. He was born September 27 1923 in Braidwood a chiropractic physician and World War II veteran. He is survived by daughter Frances Regas and three grandchildren John Regas Larry Regas and Julie Worby and one great granddaughter. His wife Mathilda Tillie Haddock died in 1996. Interment in Holy Cross Cemetery Calumet City with Rev Michael Ginter officiating.
The Illinois Auditor General urges Chicago's Metropolitan Water Reclamation District to better track equipment under $5,000 that could be stolen. Officials note prior studies and say they will reevaluate capitalization thresholds. Audit cites weak computer security and payroll control gaps, while district officials promise feasible fixes and further review.
Cook County Board approves a 760000 project converting an old kitchen into 300 new beds at the jail complex along California Avenue between 26th and 1st streets. Completion aimed for next spring to ease long-standing overcrowding dating to a 1974 federal lawsuit, with the jail holding 9268 beds across 11 divisions and plans for a day reporting program for 600 offenders.
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