Obituary Highlights From Chicago Heights Area
Several local residents died in early November including Gladys Lehmann Laura Affinito Alfred Smith Loretta Hoffman Edward J. Bender Elmer Dahlmann Scott Miller Sam A. Yacono Sr Katherine Stokes Theodore Brink C Stanley Spiese Marjorie Seney Ray Porter Jr Elaine Porter Frank Kokos Arthur L Robinson The notices list funeral times locations and survivors in Chicago Heights Homewood Harvey Oak Forest and surrounding communities.
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Laura M. Affinito
Homewood
Harvey
Ingalls Memorial Hospital
Tews Funeral Home
Joseph Ledwell
Evergreen Hill Cemetery
Steger
Laura Affinito
Blue Island
Rio Burke remembered as Prohibition era singer and mob link
Rio Burke nee Rucker a longtime Chicago Heights resident died Nov 1 at 91. A nightclub singer dating to 1923 she performed at the Roman Cafe and later at WLW Cincinnati and the Palmer House Chicago. She married Dominick Roberts connected to Al Capone era mob, then Jack Burke. She later worked as Palmer House receptionist and was profiled as a Capone link.
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Rio Burke
Rucker
Chicago
Lakeview
Chicago Heights
Ray Rucker
Burke
Richmond
Roman Cafe
Dominica Roberto
Dominick Roberts
al Capone
Hollywood
Jack Burke
Roberts
WLW
Cincinnati
Ohio
Rio
Milwaukee
Liberace
Palmer House
The
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Lucille M. Smith
Lepore
Park Forest
Marquette Park Area
Crestwood Heights
St. Irenaeus Catholic Church
Daniel O’sullivan
Assumption Cemetery
Glenwood
Visitation
Lucille Lepore
Italy
Wilson Meat Packing Co
Marshall Fields
Rosemary
Howard) O’keefe
Antoinette Riggio
Green Bay
The Star Publishes Free Obituaries As Public Service
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Gladys Lehmann
Kuersten
Prairie Manor Healthcare Center
St. Liborius Catholic Church
Walter Stefanski
Homewood Memorial Gardens
Fred C. Hub
Alfred Smith
University Park
Olympia Fields Osteopathic Hospital
Olympia Fields
First Baptist Church of
Rogers Jackson
Mount Glenwood
Mr. Smith
Oakland
Miss
Davis, Hammond and Prowell Funeral Home
Loretta C. Hoffman
Nee Byrne
Oak Forest
Little Company of Mary
Evergreen Park
St. Joseph Catholic Church
Loretta Byrne
Joliet
Connelly Inc
Golden Oaks
Fun and Friends
Linda Kauffman
James
Viola) Hoffman
Clovis
N.M
Lyndon
Buzz
Vivian) Hoffman
Blue Springs
Madelein
Anton) Jensen
Gordon
Edward J. Bender
Rancho Palos Verdes
Calif
Good Samaritan Hospital
Los Angeles
St. Kieran Catholic Church
St. Casimir Cemetery
Hirsch Funeral Homes
West End Chapel
Mr. Bender
Flintkote Co
California
Flintkote
New Jersey
Illinois Institute of Technology
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
Josephine
Janis
Beverly Ayn Bender
Bernice Bender
St. Casimir Convent
Elmer Dahlmann
Matteson
Frankfort
St. James Hospital
Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church
Richton Park
Paul Krause
Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
Mr. Dahlman
Phyllis
Richard) Bohlman
Lake Placid
Fla
Raymond
Jo-Anne) Dahlman
Ralph
Janet) Dahlman
Franfort
Lydia Stuenkel
Erna Tatgenhorst
Scott Miller
South Holland
Roseland
Sauk Village
Holy Ghost Catholic Church
Richard Feller
Mr. Miller
Roseland Stairworks Co
Orland Park
Woodmac
Deborah
David) LaRue
Ellettsville, Ind
Keith
Lisa
Tinle Park
Joseph and
Josephine Galassini
Sam Yacono
Sam A. Yacono Sr
Monee
St. James Manor
Crete
Joseph Burns
Triumph’s Foods
Hazel Crest
South Water Market
Benton Harbor Market
Mich
Garofalo
Stager
Knights of Columbus Council
Catholic Golden Agers
American Association of Retired Persons
St. Agnes
Barbara
Nee Spagnola
Anthony Yacono
David
Langley, Wash
Sam Jr
Frank Adkins
Lee Adkins
Woodridge
Richard Adkins
DeMotte
Ind
Katherine Stokes
McNeil
Miami
Wheatfield Cemetery
Wheatfield
Katherine McNeil
Mary Caroline Williamson
Elizabeth Stokes Reynolds
Elizabeth Williamson Johnson
Ellen Williamson
Steven Williamson
Joseph
Diabetes Research Institute Foundation
Hollywood Blvd
Suite
Theodore Brink
Theodore Richard Brink
Lexington Nursing Home
Lombard
Ralph Robrahn
Greenwood Cemetery
Michigan City
Mr. Brink
International Harvester
Judith
Werner) Koczian
Downers Grove
Ted
Linda
LaFayette
Richard
Marilyn
St. Charles
Dorothy Wasserlein
Seminole
Harriet Watson
Cleveland Heights
Virginia
Nee Blaskey
C. Stanley Spiese
St. Andrew’s United Methodist Church
Ermalou Roller
Bettylou Linke
Evergreen Cemetery
Spiese
Valparaiso
W.W. Vincent Insurance Co
Glens Falls Insurance Co
St. Andrew’s Church
Harry Denman
United Methodist Church In America
Marjorie
Nee Seney
Susan
Dennis) Moseley
Rock Island
Gail
John) Kretchmer
Portland
Ore
Jack
Sharon
Dorothy Berg
Shirley
George) Nichols
Riverdale
Ray Porter JR
Ray V. Porter Jr
VITAS
Olympia Fields United Methodist Church
Steven Williams
Mr. Porter
Benton
Elaine (Nee Barrett
Carole Porter
Longmont
Colo
William of
Bourbonnais
Mark Porter
Jamie
Lisa Penn
Vitas Hospice
St. James Hospital and Health Centers
Frank R. Kokos
Grant Park
Hirsch West End Chapel
Ronald Hart
St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church
Peotone
Mr. Kokos
Gary
Stauffer Chemical Co
Rhone-Poulenc
Julie
Nee Pianti
Justin
Jason
Regina Kokos
Merrillville
Colleen
Stan) Wasyl
Arthur Lee Robinson
Davis, Hammond
Prowell
Robert Sanders
New First Church of God In Christ
Mr. Robinson
Carl Mobley
Tony Robinson
Bende
Yacono Sr
Garden Supply Company
202Nd & Ashland
ORR RD
DIXIE
Wuliween
David J. Storm
D.D.S
Eugenie Darling
Ill
State Council of Age Eti el Taait
Marlene V. Baker
Bernard Guirsch
Wm. O'Connor
Wm. Eddy
St. Paul Catholic Church
Marlene
Applied Systems
1St Nationwide Bank
Pathway Financial
Walter C. Baker
Carol A. Burgin
Talley Burgin
Roaring
Leokadia Triebe
Bieliecka
Leokadia Bieliecka
Poland
Christine
Ted) Mach
Alice
Joseph) Paukner
Lansing
Walter
Elsie Kooienga
Swets
Palos Heights
Smits Funeral Homes
DeYoung
Vroegh Chapel
Mike Pitsenberger
Thorncreek Reformed Church
Oak Ridge Cemetery
Elsie Swets
Nellie Kooienga
Donard
Elaine
Anna Jansen
Nicholas
Marjorie Jenkins
Lynn
Conrad
Buzz”) Larson
Earl
Ronald McDonald House
Funeral Directors A Guide
Area Funeral Homes
Brown Funeral Home
Lincoln Ave
Dalton
Davis, Hammond & Prowell Funeral Home
E. 16Th St
Gerardi Funeral Home Ltd
Lincoln Hwy
95Th Ave
Illinois
Vroegh Funera
Rome
Holt Funeral Home
W. 159Th
Harvey, IL
14Th
State
Park Manor Funeral Home
Chicago Road
Ryan Funeral Home
Dixie Hwy
South Suburban
South Suburbs
Wright Funeral Home
W Ae
Igo
Vandenberg Funeral Home
S. Wolf Mokena
Tinley Park
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