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Newspaper
Matteson Star
Location
Matteson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1998
Page
12
A sequence of notices reports the deaths of Juanita Flores of Chicago Heights on July 4 at Glenwood Manor with services at St. Paul Church and interment at Assumption Cemetery. Also listed are Thomas Galligan of Matteson, Herbert Rauch of South Holland, and Martin Wroblewski of South Holland. each entry gives birth dates, service details, family survivors, and funeral arrangements.
Edgar Salty Peters of Peotone died July 7 at Riverside Hospital Kankakee. A service will be July 11 at First Presbyterian Church of Peotone with interment in Peotone Cemetery. visitation today 3 to 8 at Fedde Helfrich Chapel. Born March 24 1921 in Sollitt, he retired from Commonwealth Edison after 40 years. He was a World War II U.S. Army veteran and member of Peotone American Legion Post 392 and First Presbyterian Church. He is survived by sister-in-law Jeanette Norman, Hilda Peters, Charles Gementz, and nephews Dale Peters and Dennis Peters.
Ellen Flynn born May 7 1907 in Chicago died July 6 at home in Crete after 65 years there. A service is planned at Smits Steger Memorial Chapel with interment in Beverly Cemetery Blue Island. Dorothy A Swida Dempsey born June 14 1925 in Chicago died July 4 in Chicago area. A service was held at St Church South Holland with burial in Holy Cross Cemetery Calumet City.
Carl R. Chellson a longtime resident of Kankakee and former resident of St. Ann Texas and Peotone died July 7 at Miller Healthcare Center A private family service will be conducted Interment will be in Skyline Memorial Park Cemetery He was born Sept 3 1915 in Chicago retired as a truck driver for Montgomery Tank Lines He is survived by a daughter Jeanette Richardson two sons Robert and Thomas and two sisters His wife Martha died Aug 9 1969. Crete Funeral Home Douglas A Vandiver of Hammond Ind died July 6 at St James Hospital and Health Centers Chicago Heights A service will be 11 am Saturday at Haley McGinnis Funeral Home Owensboro Ky Interment will be in Rosehill Cemetery Owensboro He was born Sept 22 1946 in Owensboro employed in machine repair at the Ford Assembly Plant Chicago Heights for 32 years a member of United Auto Workers Local 588 a Southern Baptist and a U S Army veteran He is survived by his mother Gladys Vandiver a sister Donna Bell a sister Connie Studebaker and a brother Randy
Death notices for Eugene Stark and Lucille Stark of Midlothian and Nancy M. Jadin, with details on birth dates places and survivors. Also includes obituary for Larry W. Krueger of Chicago Heights and Lewis C. Blair of Richton Park with service times burial places and family mentions.
Charles H. Casinger a 50 year Steger resident died Saturday July 4 at home He was born September 27 1918 in Poplar Bluff Missouri a carpenter and World War II veteran He is survived by former wife Wanda a daughter Vickie Pope and two sons Jerry and Dan Arrangements by the Cremation Society of Illinois Romeoville.
Raymond Dolatowski of Calumet City died Monday in Hammond Indiana. Services are today with 9:30 a.m. prayers at Hennessy Nowak Funeral Home to St. Andrew the Apostle Church for a 10 a.m. Mass. Interment in Holy Cross follows. He was born September 20, 1921 in Chicago and worked as a motor inspector at U S Steel South Works. He belonged to Calumet Memorial Post 330 American Legion HF Charismatic Prayer Group Flossmoor and PNA Group 887. He is survived by Frances nee Pantalon two daughters Connie Grudzien Christine Dolatowski three sons Leon Frank and Mark two sisters Mildred Jozwiak and Loretta Kludzinski and nine others.
Christina F Bozzo born October 27 1910 in Italy died July 6 after long Oak Forest residence. Visitation July 9 at McKenzie Funeral Home Oak Forest 2 to 9 PM Mass July 9 10 AM St Emeric Church Country Club Hills interment Queen of Heaven Cemetery Rowland Heights California. Survived by Mary Labriola Tinley Park son Gino Barbara Country Club Hills 12 grandchildren nine great grandchildren widow of Joseph who died in 1974.
Lorraine DeVries nee Aarup of South Holland died July 6 at Ingalls Hospital Harvey. Service July 10 at Faith Reformed Church South Holland with Revs Bouwer and Davelaar officiating. Interment Homewood Memorial Gardens. Burial at Smits DeYoung Vroegh Funeral Home. Formerly Lorraine Aarup born June 18 1923 Chicago. Homemaker and Faith Reformed Church member. Survived by Mary Jane Scanlon South Holland a son Nicholas Jr. of South Holland sister Gloria McHale Matteson two brothers Charles Aarup South Holland Glenn Aarup Homewood six grandchildren one great grandchild. Husband Nicholas died May 6 1998 Memorials to Elim Christian School.
Three local obituaries record deaths and services for John M. Tomac of University Park James A Niblick Corrado of Chicago Heights and Mae L Downey Piacentini of Steger. Tomac served in the Army and worked for the Agriculture Department leaving a large family in Indiana Illinois and California. Corrado was a West Pullman Works retiree and local golfer survived by wife children siblings and grandchildren. Piacentini a Steger resident died at home and had two daughters and multiple grandchildren. Services were held in Park Forest Chicago Heights and Steger with interments at local cemeteries.
Cecelia Sylvia Turey nee Genzler a 70 year resident of Steger died Monday July 6 at St James Manor Crete with Rev Joseph Burns officiating Interment in Calvary Cemetery Steger born March 18 1916 in Cedar Lake Indiana a homemaker former Steger VFW Womens Auxiliary president CCW St Liborius Nifty Over Fifty Club of South Chicago band She is survived by daughter Linda Power son Thomas two sisters two brothers four grandchildren and one great grandchild Joseph C Sherrill a 33 year resident of Homewood died Tuesday July 7 at St Francis Hospital Blue Island A memorial service will be 1 30 pm Friday at First Presbyterian Church of Chicago Heights with Rev Gordon Reif officiating He is survived by wife Jean nee Sommerville daughter Anne Deary two sons Harry and Rob sister Lenore Cannoe and two grandchildren Contributions urged to Family Health Society or South Suburban PADS.
Stella Luebke born May 26 1907 in Warsaw Poland died Friday July 3 at Applewood Nursing Home Matteson. Services were Monday at Vandenberg Funeral Home Tinley Park then Mass at St George Catholic Church Tinley Park with interment in St Benedict Cemetery Crestwood. She is survived by three daughters Mabel Lange Lorraine Anello Shirley Luebke and son Norman plus eight grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren.
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