Obituary notices recall lives of Ollie Schirra and others
A Star obituary page lists Ollie Schirra longtime Steger resident and former Oli ver's Service Station owner, plus Marilyn Worswick and many local notables. It notes service times, interments, survivors, and memorials in a period newspaper tone.
Flossmoor Doctor Charged With Molestation
Dr. Ashbin Shah 49 of Flossmoor was charged with one count of criminal sexual assault for allegedly molesting a patient Jan 22. He posted a 10 percent bond of $20,000 and was released. Chicago police said 25 to 30 additional complaints emerged after the arrest. Investigators will interview new complainants and seek indictment via the Grand Jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashbin Shah
Scott Crescent Drive
Flossmoor
Eastside Medical Center
106Th St
Chicago
Shah
Robert Beavers
States Attorney’s
Illinois Department of Regulations
Beavers
Youth director named at JCC in Flossmoor
Steven Doniger is named youth and tween camp director at the Anita M. Stone Jewish Community Center in Flossmoor. He oversees Kids Club Me and My Dad birthday parties and all tween and teen programs while continuing work in the JCC after-school program. He previously taught preK to fifth grade at Cypress Woods Elementary in Palm Harbor Florida and has worked at Camp Chi Lake Delton Wisconsin since 1987. He attends college in St Petersburg and plans to study at Purdue University and resides in Valparaiso Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anita M. Stone Jewish Community Center
Flossmoor
Steven Doniger
Doniger
JCC
Dad
Cypress Woods
Palm Harbor
Fla
Camp Chi
Lake Delton
Wis
St. Petersburg
Purdue University
Valparaiso
Ind
Coffee Thursday for Volunteers at Beacon Hill
Beacon Hill School in Chicago Heights announces a Welcome Volunteers Coffee at 10 a.m. Thursday to invite parents to assist teachers and students. PTO president Carrie Poulsen emphasizes making parents feel welcome and suggests setting aside Thursdays as volunteer day, while encouraging ongoing volunteers to continue. Contacts for information are Mary Lou Roche and Carrie Poulsen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beacon Hill
Chicago Heights
Carrie Poulsen
Parent Teacher Organization
Poulsen
Mary Lou Roche
Park Forest
Story Time Resumes at Chicago Heights Library
The Chicago Heights Public Library will resume story time on Tuesday and run through April 27. Sessions are on Tuesdays from 10:30 to 11 a.m. for preschoolers ages 3 to 5. Parents can register at the library or by calling 754 0323.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Heights Public Library
Bloom Township candidates vow to curb GOP machine influence
Democratic hopeful Dominick Candeloro accuses Bloom Township Republicans of loss of public trust amid a wave of municipal scandals. He says he and ally Aldo DeAngelis seek real change on April 20 while touting a slate for trustee clerk highway commissioner and tax collector, with no assessor candidate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloom Township
Dominick Candeloro
Candeloro
Robert Grossi
Aldo DeAngelis
Chicago Heights
Charles Panici
Panici
DeAngelis
Grossi
Welton Lacefield
Anthony Caprio
John DeSimone
Daniel Wootton
Kathleen Schipma
Charles Dieringer
Guadalupe Sanchez
Sportswriting pro teaches nuts and bolts of profession
Chicago Tribune Bears reporter Fred Mitchell will teach a sports reporting class at Governors State University from February 6 to March 27 on Saturdays. The course covers basic practices ethics and opportunities in sports media with print emphasis and includes visits to the Tribune sports department guest speakers and writing assignments. Two college credits are available upon completion. Registration via GSU conferences weekends office at 534 4099.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Fred Mitchell
Mitchell
Chicago Bears
Chicago Tribune
Governors State University
The
Tribune
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Oliver
Ollie” Schirra
Steger
Crete
St. James Hospital
St. Liborius Church
John Regan
St. Ann Cemetery
Olive Pianti
Lois Lane
Irene
Estelle Bush
Tinley Park
Viola
Nee Starkey
Marilyn E. Worswick
Salem Lutheran Church
Homewood
Faith Lutheran Church
Watertown
Wisconsin Association For Retarded Children
ARC
ARC National Board
New Concepts Foundation
University of Wisconsin
Wisconsin State Colleges
Davey
Jack
Gail Abate
Cotati
Calif
Sally Zhwa
Santa Rosa
Jeanne Levine
Rohnert Park
David
Madison
Jim
Hedwig Hope
Carolyn Hope
Frederick W. Linker
South Holland
DeYoung-Vroegh Funeral Home
Melvin DeVries
Homewood Memorial Gardens
Mr. Linker
Cheryl
Sauk Village
Carol Purkhiser
Spokane, Wash
Jill
Albert
Carl Linker
Fred McDonald
East Lansing
Mich
Christine Hoglund
McHenry
Ill
Margaret
Nee DeYoung
William P. Gunnarson
Hazel Crest
Blue Island
South Suburban Hospital
Ryan Funeral Home
Daniel Speersbroker
Oak Hill Cemetery
Gunnarson
B&o Railroad
Hermina (Nee Weiner
William
Mildred Werstler
Thelma Oostermeyer
Margaret Campbell
Florida
Virginia Marliss Cox
Leesburg
Mrs. Cox
Irving Park
Women’s Club
Marliss Ann Marchman
Romoland
Berenice W. Sefick
Orlando
Daniel Eugene Cox
Lavonia Cleveringa
New Market
Ala
First Regular Baptist Church
Stanley Home Products
Crete Pantry
Anchorage
Beecher Nursing Home
Purple Heart
Abel
Glenn
Michael Lee
Rickie
Scott
Vienna
Bernice Wehrman
Laverne Preston
Grant Park
Francis R
Roy L. Hudson
A Regular Baptist
Grant Ark
Marie Theresa Budzik
Gucfa
Richton Park
Frankfort
Olympia Fields Osteopathic Hospital
Kerr- Parzygnot Funeral Home
Walter Stefanski
Calvary Cemetery
Marie Theresa Gucfa
St. Joseph Rosary Ladies Sodality
St. Joseph Church
Mary Ann Butterfield
Orland Park
Bernie
Mokena
Helen Jarecki
Bernice Lambo
Posen
Mike Gucfa
Walter J. Nykiel
St. Mary Catholic Church
John Ryan
Nykiel
Ford Motor Assembly
Hegewisch
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
United Automobile Workers Local
Bremen
Toledo Nellie Cockrum
Barnes
Steger Memorial Chapel
Gary Harner
Temple Baptist Church
South Chicago Heights
Adams Cemetery
Toledo Nellie Barnes
Whittington
Odia
Wanda Sperts
Mary Covington
Troy
Ohio
Ray Barnes
Riverdale
Clyde Barnes
Carlton
Joseph S. Venturella
Richton Crossing
St. Agnes Church
Assumption Cemetery
Glenwood
Hirsch Funeral Homes
West End Chapel
Mr. Venturella
Dominic
Sam
Nick
Mary
Jim Seitz
George J
Sheryll
Connie Fazzini
Matteson
Nee Bartolini
Gerald Piacentini
Gerald
Jerry” Piacentini
Ingalls Memorial Hospital
Harvey
Joseph Burns
Mr. Piacentini
Helen Mathias
Bernice Strope
Dolores Branka
Isabelle Przybyla
James
Philip G. Tanis JR
David Kaller
First United Methodist Church
Mr. Tanis
Ford Stamping
United Auto Workers Union
Dorris E
Gentry McGrath
Patricia Wehrs
Schaumburg
Elizabeth McGrath
San Francisco
Nancy Simpson
Marietta
Richard McGrath
Crystal Lake
Carole Gunter
Austin
Texas
Marian Heine
Beverly Odom
Sonia Brozovich
Jacksonville
Donna Rokicki
Eugene Victor Tanis
Virginia
Jess Tanis
British Columbia
Canada
Salvation Army
Ruth Louise Olson
St. Anne Church
Chapel Hill Gardens South
Worth
Olson
Grand Rapids
Kenrose Women’s Club
Sandra Collins
Oak Lawn
Patricia Olson
Judith Murphy
John
Fort Worth
Margaret Buck
LaRabida Children’s Hospital and Research Center
65Th and
Lake Michigan
Therese Aspen
Butz
Dalton
Hennessy-Hornburg
St. Mary Church
St. Mary Cemetery
Evergreen Park
Therese Butz
Standish
Robert
Darlene
Herbert W. Hoppe JR
Olympia Fields
Salem Lutheran Church of Homewood
David Speerbrecker
Bethania Cemetery
Mr. Hoppe
Globe Trotters Engineering
Burnside Construction
Kathleen Anne (Nee Norris
Shayna
Dana
Lois Burke
Ann Norris
American Diabetes Association
Lorraine E. Bachara
Trucksa
Lincoln Way Chapel
Lorraine E. Trucksa
St. Lawrence O'Toole Church
Rich Township Senior Citizens Group
Candace
Thomas Gray
Otsego, Mich
Arthur Joseph
Jeffery
Gwendolyn
Bradley Gray
Joseph Hirtel
Richard Bachara
the Star
Oliver Schirra
Bloom
Sportswriting
GSU
Funeral Directors A Guide
Area Funeral Homes
Brown Funeral Home
Lincoln Ave
Gerardi Funeral Home Ltd
Gerardi Funeral
pindler-Koeper
E. Exchange
Holt Funeral Home
Harvey, IL
Panozzo Bros. Funeral Home
W. 14Th St
Rt. x
Chicagd Heights
Dixie Hwy
Chicago Rd
Steger, IL
Vandenberg Funeral Home
127Th St
S. Wolf Mokena
Whisperwood Funeral Chapel
Vincennes Rd
Blk. E. of
Halsted
Phoenix
Wright Funeral Home
W. 154Th
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