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Matteson Star

Location

Matteson, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jan 23, 2000

Page

14

Obituaries for Fred Bretz and Ozzie Mae Spann

Fred Bretz longtime Richton Park mayor and bank director of Matte son Richton Bank dies at 73 in Park Forest after 48 years at Continental Bank. Service pending with Lain Sullivan Funeral Home. Ozzie Mae Spann former Ford Heights resident dies in San Diego at 19 year San Diego resident, funeral at Victory Christian Assembly Baptist Church Markham. Interment Mount Glenwood Memory Gardens.

Ozzie Mae Spann San Diego Calif Ford Heights Victory Christian Assembly Baptist Church Markham Carl White Mount Glenwood Memory Gardens Glenwood Robert McCullough Columbus Miss Daugh- Foster Delores Wendell Smith California

Peotone resident Fred Prium dies at 96

Fred Prium a Peotone resident died Wednesday January 19 at his home He was born May 12 1922 in Evergreen Park and was an electrician with Local 134 He served in World War II and was a member of Faith Bible Church Peotone American Legion Post 392 and several family members survive including wife Bernadette two daughters two sons and many grandchildren stepgrandchildren and stepgreat grandchildren

Fred Pruim Peotone Fedde-Helfrich Chapel Rick Kurth Mr. Prium Evergreen Park Electricians Union Faith Bible Church Steger Steven Phillis) Fick Grant Park Marion Garrity Freeport Sophie Jongsma Orland Park Sidney Slagter Palos Heights Margaret Nee Ebbens

Virginia Birnstun Dies in Illinois Burial in Alabama

Virginia Birnstun a Sauk Village resident died Tuesday Jan 18 at St James Hospital Hazel Crest funeral Saturday at Bethel Apostolic Church with Rev William Wilson officiating Interment Wilson Family Cemetery Estillfork Alabama She was born April 3 1918 in Detroit Michigan retired as a supervisor from an investment firm Survived by daughter Margery Rev William Wilson of Sauk Village sister Margery Henderson of Groves Texas three grandchildren four great grandchildren

Virginia Birnstihi Sauk Village St. James Hospital Chicago Heights Bethel Apostolic Church Hazel Crest William Wilson Wilson Family Cemetery Estillfork Ala Virginia Birnstihl Detroit Mich Margery William) Wilson Margery Henderson Groves Texas

Stella M Comiskey Obituary in Chicago Resident

Stella M Comiskey a five year resident of Country Club Hills formerly of Bridgeport died Tuesday January 18 at Oak Forest Hospital A funeral was held at Brady Gill Funeral Home Tinley Park She was born January 9 1919 in Chicago retired in 197 from Bituminous Insurance Co Chicago She is survived by Carol Hodgson of Country Club Hills a son Dennis of Orland Park five grandchildren and two ...

Stella M. Comiskey Country Club Hills Bridgeport Oak Forest Hospital Brady Gill Tinley Park Comiskey Chicago Bituminous Insurance Co Carol Hodgson Dennis Orland Park

Edna Haseman Cicks dies in Grant Park rural

Edna Lirxs nee Haseman of rural Grant Park died Thursday January 20 at home. Funeral held Saturday at Hub Funeral Chapel Grant Park with Rev Charles Anthony. Interment in Union Corners Cemetery. Born January 1 1927 in Beech er she was a homemaker and Lutheran Church member. Survived by five daughters Edith Grimes Elsie Siebert Erma Mittag Elizabeth Workman Evelyn Danker two sons Elden and Edward Patricia 26 grandchildren 32 great grandchildren seven great great grandchildren. husband Enno died in 1936.

Edna Lirxs Haseman Grant Park Hub Funeral Chapel Charles Anthony Union Corners Edna Haseman Beecher St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Edith

Evans of Glenwood, former Riverdale resident, dies

Frederick T. Evans of Glenwood died Monday at St James Hospital Chicago Heights. Born October 10 1917 in Buffalo New York he was a World War I veteran. He is survived by two nieces Consuelo Evans Georgia Stigall and two nephews Thomas Stigall Jr Mike Phillips. His wife Elizabeth died in 1968. Arrangements by Carey Memorial of Illinois Hazel Crest.

Glenwood Riverdale St. James Hospital Chicago Heights Mr. Evans Buffalo N.Y Consuelo Evans Georgia Stigall California Thomas Stigall Jr Mike Phillips Elizabeth Carey Memorial Illinois Hazel Crest

Teresa Gurgone obituary and death notice

Teresa Gurgone a seven year Chicago Heights resident formerly of Archer Heights died Friday Jan 21 at Prairie Manor Health Care Center Chicago Heights Visitation will be today 2 10 p.m. at Panozzo Bros Funeral Home Funeral services Monday 9 a.m. from the funeral home to a 10 a.m. Mass at St Kieran Catholic Church Burial in St Mary Cemetery Evergreen Park She was born March 6 1898 in Italy came to the U S in 1927 worked as a seamstress at Hart Schaffner Marx and Archer Avenue Big Store Founding member of St Richards Church in Archer Heights survived by son Joseph Loretta two grandchildren and one great grandchild husband Vincenzo died in 1984.

Teresa Gurgone Agozzino Chicago Heights Chicago Archer Heights Prairie Manor Panozzo Bros. Funeral Home St. Kieran Catholic Church Chi Heights William Eddy St. Mary Cemetery Evergreen Park Teresa Agozzino Italy U.S Altar and Rosary Society Joseph Loretta Olympia Fields Vincenzo Gene Sickman Mary Gene Fickas Evansville Ind St. James Hospital Homewood St. Joseph Catholic Church Rosary Sodality Fred Debbie Larry) Mielarz Pamella Sickman Tess Curt) Lych Gayla David Indy Mokena Ith Saletta Judy Fowler Star Petitjean Jane Sullivan Florida Owen Bellevi Mount Vernon Santa J. Parker Angelah Merrionette Park Prairie Manor Healthcare Center Krueger Funeral Home Blue Island St. Benedict Catholic Church Kevin ‘Birmingham Holy Sepulchre , Worth Santa Angelai Pittsburgh Thomas Susan Delhi Mary LaQuatrafitsburgh Josephine Lauricella

Death notice for Anna J. Onofrio of Chicago Heights

Anna J. Onofrio nee Rossi lifelong Chicago Heights resident died Tuesday Jan 18 at Olympia Fields Osteopathic Hospital. Funeral held Kerr Parzygnot Chicago Heights interment Assumption Cemetery Glenwood. Born Aug 20 1907 in Chicago Heights she was a homemaker and former St Rocco Church member. Survived by daughter Florence Reichert four brothers two sisters two grandchildren one great grandchild. Husband James died in 1975.

Anna J. Onofrio

Gene Sickman née Fickas obituary from Olympia Fields

Gene Sickman born Mary Gene Fickas died January 21 in Chicago Heights from Evansville Indiana. Funeral Mass at St Kieran Chicago Heights with interment at Assumption Glenwood. Visitation today 2 to 9 pm at Panozzo Bros Chicago Heights. Survived by husband Fred three daughters two sons ten grandchildren and many siblings.

Funeral set for Thomas F Hurt longtime Chicago Heights resident

Thomas F Hurt a longtime Chicago Heights resident and former Riverdale resident died Friday January 21 at Medicare Nursing Center South Holland. An 11 a m funeral will be held Monday at Tews Funeral Home Homewood with Rev Christian Spoor officiating. Interment in Evergreen Cemetery Evergreen Park. Hurt born January 19 1927 in Chicago. He retired as a plant engineer from Illinois Bell now Ameritech in 1985 and was a member of Beverly Ski Club the Par Pushers of Cherry Hills Country Club Flossmoor and a World War II Navy veteran. He is survived by his wife Charlene nee Johnson and three sisters in law Charlene Hurt Oak Lawn June Johnson and Doris Bauer

Thomas Fr. Sart Chicago Heights Riverdale Medicare Nursing Center South Holland Tews Funeral Home Homewood Christian Spoor Evergreen Cemetery Evergreen Park Mr. Hurt Chicago Illinois Bell Ameritech Beverly Cherry Hills Country Club Flossmoor Charlene Nee Johnson Charlene Hurt Oak Lawn June Johnson Doris Bauer

William Compton Jr dies. rites set in Illinois

William J. Compton Jr of Warrenville died Friday January 21 at Loyola Medical Center Maywood. Visitation February 2 from 2 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home followed by 9:30 a.m. prayers and 10 a.m. Mass at St. Catherine’s in Midlothian. Interment Holy Cemetery Worth. He was born 1961 in Chicago and was a diesel mechanic and co owner of Truck Services Inc West Chicago. He is survived by his mother Eleanor, father William Sr, a brother Gary, a stepsister Kelly Janulas Riverside, and many aunts and uncles.

William J. Compton Jr Warrenville Loyola Medical Center Maywood Hickey Memorial Chapel Midlothian St.Catholic Church Holy Cemetery Worth Mr. Compton Chicago Truck Services, Inc West Chicago Eleanor Compton Homewood William Kathleen) Compton Sr Gary Compton Riverdale Kelly Matt) Janulas Riverside

Walter Dominik obituary notice in Indiana region

Walter A Dominik of Dalton died Saturday January 15 at St Margaret Mercy in Hammond Indiana. Born December 11 1916 in Chicago Heights he was a wine maker. Survived by sister Myron Kurth of Schererville and many nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Miller Funeral Home Dyer.

Walter A. Dominik Dalton St. Margaret Mercy Healthcare Centers Hammond Ind Mr. Dominik Chicago Heights Myron) Kurth Schererville Miller Funeral Home Dyer

Obituary notices for Budewitz and Meyer in local papers

Budewitz Robert marks 44 from Homewood dies January 21 at Ingalls Hospital Funeral services set for Wednesday and Thursday at Ryan Funeral Home and St Kieran Church Interment in Assumption Visitation Tuesday 4 to 8 p.m. Budewitz born April 15 1955 in Evergreen Park Flora Budewitz and three sisters mentioned Rosina Meyer of Peotone Monee area dies January 20 at Momence Meadows Nursing Home Funeral in Richton Park at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church Interment in Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery Meyer born February 11 1907 in Monee Township survived by daughter Elsie Erickson of Grant Park brother Alfred Oehlerking four grandchildren ten great grandchildren husband Henry died 1939.

Robert “Mark Isunewitz Homewood Ingalls Hospital Harvey Ryan Funeral Home St. Kieran Catholic Church Chicago Heights Assumption Cemetery Glenwood Visitation Mr. Budewitz Evergreen Park Flora Budewitz Paula Koch Mary Beth Kelley Nancy Kantor Rosina Meyer Peotone-Monee Momence Meadows Momence Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church Richton Park Robert Erickson Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery Pedde-Helfrich Pedde-Helfrich Chapel. Peotone Rosina Meyer Monee Township Elsie Bill) Erickson Grant Park Alfred Oehlerking Peotone Henry

Carol Ann Bruns former Homewood teacher dies in Hebron

Carol Ann Bruns formerly of Homewood and a resident of Hebron Indiana died at her home on January 19. She was born October 15, 1947 and served as a third grade teacher at the Middle School of Homewood. A memorial service will be held at Burns Funeral Home in Crown Point at a later date. She is survived by Melvin sister Betty Miller of Arizona and brother Hubert Dale Brady of Cleveland Ohio plus many nieces and nephews.

Carol Ann Bruns Brady Hebron Ind Homewood Burns Funeral Home Crown Point Carol Brady Melvin Betty Miller Arizona Hubert “Dale” Brady Cleveland Ohio

Parker and Fortino Obituaries in Illinois

Santa L Parker formerly Angelah died January 19 at Prairie Manor Chicago Heights. Funeral mass and interment in Blue Island and Worth with survivors including two sons and four grandchildren. Joseph Fortino died January 19 in Joliet after a long butcher career. funeral Mass at St Christina Chicago with burial in Resurrection Mausoleum Justice. Survived by daughter Mary Ann, son Sam, ten grandchildren, fourteen great grandchildren, and four great great grandchildren.

Sam Fortino Sr Matteson Chicago Mount Greenwood Joliet St. Christina Catholic Church Patrick’ Henry Resurrection Mausoleum Justice Mr. Fortino M&d Provisions Stockyards N&s Sausage Co Mary Ann Rahn Sam Fortino Jr Fountain Hills Ariz

Memorial service for Walliam Gineris in Chicago Heights

Walliam George Gineris a 10 year Nokomis resident formerly of Crete died Sunday in Englewood Florida at 42:30 p m memorial service today at Kerr Parzyg not Funeral Home Chicago Heights. Burial Evergreen Cemetery Steger visitation today 12:30 p m until service. Born April 16 1924 in Chicago Heights he was an accountant and proprietor of Gineris Accounting Service 1946 to 1989 survived by his wife Patricia two daughters two sons thirteen grandchildren eight great grandchildren

Walliam George Gineris Nokomis Fla Crete Englewood Kerr Parzygnot Funeral Home Chicago Heights Evergreen Cemetery Steger Mr. Gineris Gineris Accounting Service Patricia Peter Leslie Byard Memphis Tenn Megan Lux Homewood James St. John, Ind Patrick Mark

George P Nelson Jr obituary from Glenwood era

George Peter Nelson Jr a longtime Glenwood resident died Tuesday January 18 at VITAS Hospice St James Chicago. Funeral conducted Friday at Tews Home Homewood with Rev Vivian Becker officiating. Interment Evergreen Cemetery Evergreen Park. Born April 19 1916 in Chicago he former president of Star West Cartage Co Chicago for two decades and member of St Andrews Lutheran Church Glenwood. Survived by wife Margaret 61 years daughter Donna Nelson Guinn Glenwood son Gary Judith Tinley Park sister Marjorie Richard Westberg Palos Heights and four grandchildren.

George Peter Nelson, Jr Glenwood Vitas Hospice St. James Hospital and Health Centers Chicago Tews Funeral Home Margaret Nee Schuffert Donna Nelson-Guinn Gary Judith Tinley Park Marjorie Richard) Westberg Palos Heights

Dorrie Hughes former Marshall Field’s executive dies

Dott ie A. Hughes a 48 year Park Forest resident died Monday at St James Hospital and Health Centers Hospice Chicago Heights A private memorial was held at her home The former Dottie Carter was born August 27 1919 in Provo Utah She retired as group manager in gift court sales at Marshall Field's Park Forest She is survived by her husband Sheldon Sr two sons Sheldon Jr of Belvedere California Dr Winston and Ann of Wellesley Massachusetts two brothers Mitchel Carter Albuquerque New Mexico Clement Carter Colts Neck New Jersey and four grandchildren Leif Hughes Krakow Melanie Hughes Atlanta Erika Hughes Boston and Keri Hughes Brown Providence Rhode Island

Dottie A. Hughes Carter Park Forest St. James Hospital Chicago Heights Dottie Carter Provo Utah Marshall Field's & Co Sheldon Sr Sheldon Jr Belvedere Calif Winston Ann Wellesley Mass Mitchel Carter Albuquerque N.M Clement Carter Colts Neck N.J Leif Hughes Krakow Poland Melanie Hughes Atlanta Erika Hughes Boston Keri Hughes Brown University Providence R.L

Tajuana Baker dies. funeral today in Richton Park

Tajuana Baker, 20, of Country Club Hills died Wednesday at St James Hospital. Funeral service will be held today at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses Richton Park. Visitation is today noon to 5 pm at Robert McCullough Funeral Home Ford Heights and from 7 pm until service time at the Kingdom Hall. She was born September 20, 1951 in Chicago. Survived by daughter Nora Johnson of Sauk Village, son Joel Baker of Park Forest, sisters Maxine Beck and Shirley Wardlaw, and brother Willis Parker, all of Chicago.

Tajuana Baker Country Club Hills St. James Hospital Chicago Heights Kingdom Hall of Chicago Bradley Nora Christopher) Johnson Sauk Village Joel Asa) Baker Park Forest Maxine Beck Shirley Obie Wardlaw Willis Zella) Parker

Obituary: Josephine J. Perl of Glenwood

Josephine J. Perl formerly Hughes, a longtime Glenwood resident, died Wednesday January 19 at St James Hospital in Chicago Heights. Born November 4, 1931 in Belfast Northern Ireland she was a homemaker. Survived by daughter Susan Donofrio of Grove son Glenn of Raleigh NC and Stephen of Flossmoor. Funeral details pending.

Josephine J.ert Boughes Glenwood St .James Hospital Chicago Heights Tews Funeral Home Homewood Joseph Ledwell Josephine Hughes Belfast Northern Ireland Roy Susan John) Donofrio Grove Glenn Raleigh N.C Stephen Patricia Flossmoor

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