Obituary notices from Chicago Heights and nearby towns
Harold Alexander Jr a longtime Chicago Heights resident died November 12 in Burbank. Visitation is today and Monday at Alonzo Davis Funeral Home with service at Union Evangelistic Baptist Church. Interment Mount Glenwood Memory Gardens. Born October 27, 1949, he worked in Cook County Medical Examiner's Office. Also listed are Megan Rose Klitz infant daughter of Kerrie and Greg Klitz of Naperville who died November 12. her Mass was at St. Kieran and interment at Assumption Cemetery. Additional obituaries include Harold Ramey of Harvey, Theresa Mundo of Glenwood, Rosemary De La Fuente, Alice Engels of Dalton, Margaret Axelson of Country Club Hills, and Alfred E. Boecker of Danville. Details cover services, birthdates, residences, and survivor lists.
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Union Evangelistic Baptist Church
Chicago Heights
James Flint
Mount Glenwood Memory Gardens
Glenwood
Alonzo Davis
Mr. Alexander
Cook County Medical Examiner's Office
Taren
Tiffany
Harolts
Linda (Allen
Crete
Megan Rose Klitz
Kerrie
Greg Klitz
Naperville
St. Kieran Catholic Church
Bob Wielosinski
Assumption Cemetery
Loyola Medical Center
Maywood
Fran
Sam Marzo
Chicago
Carol
Jim Klitz
Kee Peneraciiasents
Florence
Mike Petrarca
Clarence Roach
Rice Lake
Wis
Kim
Anthony) DeLuca
Deidre Klitz
Nina
Dave) Ottman
Kenosha
Kathy
Anthony) Rago
Doug
Jenny
Joel Klitz
Rockford
Sam
Martina) Marzo
Lemont
Rose Guidera
Sids Foundation
Rage Brothers
Jesse A. Overall Sr
Harvey
Oak Forest Hospital
Oak Forest
W.W. Holt Funeral Home
Booker Person
Cathedral of the Holy Bible Baptist
James Harper 19 Year Harvey Public Works Chief Dies
James Harper aged 19 at death in Blue Island after a Harvey Public Works Dept. tenure of 15 years. Born February 15 1932 in Macon Georgia he served as superintendent. Interment followed at Washington Memory Gardens Homewood with Whisperwood Funeral Chapel Phoenix handling arrangements. Izzie and daughter Tracey survive.
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James Harper
Harvey
Blue Island
Whisperwood Funeral Chapel
Phoenix
Washington Memory Gardens
Homewood
Mr. Harper
Macon
Harvey Public Works Dept
Izzie
Tracey
Funeral service set for Clarence L. Simmons in Homewood
Clarence L. Simmons died Wednesday November 12 after six years in Homewood once of Hazel Crest. A service will be 11 am Monday at Whisperwood Funeral Opel Phoenix with Rev Gregg Howse officiating. Interment at Washington Memory Gardens Homewood. Born December 5 1944 in Chicago, he was a retired Markham police officer and former Fraternal Order of Police member. Survived by wife Bonnie nee Jones two daughters Shannon Meschel Simmons of Markham a son Paul of Seattle WA his father James Simmons of Markham a sister Julie Tolbert of Chicago two brothers James Jr of Atlanta GA and Gi of Markham and three grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence L. Simmons
Homewood
Hazel Crest
Whisperwood
Opel
Phoenix
Gregg Howse
Washington
Memory Gardens
Mr. Simmons
Chicago
Markham
Fraternal Order of Police
Bonnie
Nee Jones
Shannon
Meschel Simmons
Markhamson
Paul
Seattle
Wash
James Simmons
Julie Tolbert
James Jr
Atlanta, Ga
Obituary for Edwin Kigusch Park Forest resident dies
Edwin Omer A Kigusch a one year Park Forest resident died Friday November 14 at VITAS Hospice St James Hospital Chicago Heights. Funeral 10 a m Monday Hirsch Lincolnway Matteson interment Resurrection Cemetery Justice. He born March 7 1920 Chicago retired after 35 years at Westinghouse Electric Chicago former owner Convenient Food Mart Park Forest 1965 1969 veteran WWI member VFW Post 5079 Bridgeport survived by wife Rose a son Mark Elizabeth of Crete a brother Kenneth Sophie of Orland Park and three grandchildren Memorials to VITAS Hospice Matteson 60443.
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Edwin “Omer A. Kigusch
Park Forest
VITAS
St. James Hospital
Chicago Heights
Hirsch Funeral Homes
Lincolnway Chapel
Matteson
Resurrection Cemetery
Justice
Pigusch
Chicago
Westinghouse Electric
Convenient Food Mart
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5079
Bridgeport
Rose
Nee Gluszek
Mark Elizabeth
Crete
Kenneth
Sophie
Orland Park
Vitas Hospice
Holiday Plaza Drive
William G Lewis died in Phoenix at 49-year resident
William G Lewis a 49 year Phoenix resident died Monday November 10 in Harvey. Whisperwood Funeral Chapel Phoenix handled arrangements with interment at Mount Glenwood Memory Gardens Glenwood. Born May 18 1930 in Harrell Arkansas he was a retired construction worker with Material Services Corp and member of Local 6. Survived by wife Lillie Kathryn Lewis five sons Raymond Richton Park Sidney Calvin Alwin Donald all of Phoenix a sister Catherine Bozeman St Louis a brother Hamp Wichita ten grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
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William G. Lewis
Phoenix
Harvey
Whisperwood Funeal Chapel
Mount Glenwood
Memory Gardens
Glenwood
Mr. Lewis
Harrell
Ark
Material Services Corp
Wi Lillie
William J Erbeck dies after Merrillville residency
William J Erbeck died at home Tuesday November 11 after 18 months in Merrillville Indiana formerly of Park Forest He held a nursing masters degree and worked as an anesthesiologist at Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago He was a member of AANA Services were at Sain Sullivan Park Forest with a Mass at St James Sauk Village Interment was private He is survived by his wife Jayne three daughters two sons and several siblings St James Catholic Church 22400 S Torrence Sauk Village IL 60411
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William James Erbeck
Merrillville
Ind
Park Forest
Sain- Sullivan Funeral Home
St. James Catholic Church
Sauk Village
Tom Conde
Mr. Erbeck
Dumont
N.J
Weiss Memorial Hospital
Chicago
AANA
Jayne
Nee McComb
Shonny Hines
Emmi Hines
Jacqueline Erbeck
Tinley Park
Travis Hines
James Erbeck
William and
Mary Erbeck
Crete
Saw
Virginia McComb
Flint
Mich
Mary
Mario) Maenza
Peotone
Elizabeth Travaglini
Catherine
Jeffrey) Leoni
Michael Beverly
Stephen Joan
Manhattan
John
Minneapolis
Minn
S. Torrence
Sauk
Charlie Zielinski Blue Island resident dies at 64
Charues J Z Charles Charlie Zielinski longtime Blue Island resident died Thursday November 13 at Francis Hospi Center Blue Island A service will be held Tuesday at Hallinan Funeral Home Blue Island Rev Glenn Blackwelder officiating Interment at First Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery Alsip Born May 25 1959 in Blue Island He owned Zs Track No 5 eight years previously worked 12 years at Demars Restaurant member of First Evangelical Lutheran Church Survived by mother Lucille nee Ehlers two sisters Pamela Hanaman Karen Zielinski two brothers Robert Beaverville and Brian Merrilee Midlothian
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Charles “Charlie” J. Zielinski
Blue Island
Francis Hospi
Hallinan Funeral Home
Glenn Blackwelder
First Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
Alsi
Mr. Zielinski
Demar
End of Life for Ronald Peacock in Crete Area
Ronald Peacock a Crete resident died Friday November 14 at VITAS Hospice St James Chicago Heights after a long Ford Stamping Plant career. A service is set 11 a.m. Tuesday at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Crete with viewing 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday and 10 a.m. until service time Tuesday at Crete Funeral Home Crete. Peacock born November 8 1931 in Union Township Indiana served in the Navy 1952 to 1956 and was a UAW member and longtime Ford employee. He is survived by his daughter Carol Palm son Craig, mother Mildred, sister Lana Miller and Maurice bred, plus seven grandchildren.
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Ronald Peacock
Crete
Vitas Hospice
St James Hospital
Chicago Heights
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church
Crete Funeral Home
Mr. Peacock
Union Township
Ind
Ford Stamping Plant
United Auto Workers Union
U.S. Navy
Jacqueline
Nee Novak
Carol
Jon) Palm
Craig
Lucy
South
Mildred Peacock
Remington, Ind
Lana
Dennis) Miller
Maurice
Frankie
Marietta, Ga
Comandella Rites Set For Munster. longtime Inland Steel supervisor
Frank R. Comandella a 26 year Munster resident formerly of Chicago Roseland died Thursday Nov 13 at Munster Community Hospital Services will be 1015 am Monday Burns Kish Funeral Home to 11 am Mass at St Thomas Nire Catholic Church Munster with Rev Keith Virus interment Calumet Park Cemetery Merrillville He was born June 24 1918 retired from Inland Steel Co East Chicago and served five years in the US Army in the Pacific during World War II He is survived by his wife Louise two daughters Diane Comandella and Linda Kozanecki three sisters Elizabeth Bianucci Virginia Ossanna and Gloria Shiel and one granddaughter American Cancer Society.
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Frank R. Comandella
Munster
Ind
Chicago
Roseland
Munster Community Hospital
Burns Kish Funeral Home
St. Thomas Nire Catholic Church
Keith
Calumet Park Cemetery
Merrillville
Comandella
Inland Steel Co
East Chicago
Pacific
Louise
Nee Savio
Diane Comandella
Linda
Michael) Kozanecki
Louis F. Koloazier
Harvey
Ingalls Memorial Hospital
Olen Mortuary
St. John the Bay Catholic Church
Edward Romanski
Holy Cross Cemetery
Calumet City
Mr. Kolodziej
M.J. McDermott
St. John the Baptist Church
Holy Name Society
The
Golden Agers
Polish Legion of American Veterans
U.S. Navy
Alyce
Nee Dudek
Alloise
Larry) Alderson
Christine Nee
Michael
St. Louis
Leo
Mrs Dragoo of South Holland Dies at Nova
Mildred S Dragoo nee Hall of South Holland died Friday November 2 at St. Margaret Mercy Healthcare Centers Funeral service held Monday at Andrew J McGann Son Funeral Home Chicago Interment Beverly Cemetery Survived by husband Daniel Joe son Ralph Lake stepson David Dorothy Dragoo sister Gertrude Hurd and two grandchildren
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Mildred S. Dragoo
Hall
South Holland
St. Margaret Mercy
Hammond
Ind
Andrew J. McGann & Son
Chicago
Beverly Cemetery
Marion Giaimo obituary notes long Calumet City residence
Marion Giaimo formerly Marion Ashe, a 21 year Calumet City resident and music teacher, died Wednesday November 12 at VITAS Hospice in Chicago Heights. She was born June 8, 1997 in Chicago and was a member of Arche International in Oak Park. Survived by husband Jerome two daughters Sharon and Barbara McFadden sister Dorothy Adduci and granddaughter Pamel McFadden. Cremation Society of Illinois Park Forest. service by Rev Carol Shaykin at Whispering Oaks Retreat Crete.
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Afarion
Carol” Giaimo
Jerome
Sharon
Hammond, Ind
Barbara
Russell) McFadden
Tinley Park
Dorothy
Robert) Adduci
Cedar Lake
Ind
Pamel McFadden
The
Cremation Society of Illinois
Park Forest
Louise M. DiLeo of Estil Springs dies in Tennessee
Louise M. DiLeo nee Guess, a longtime Harvey resident, died in Tullahoma Tennessee at an age likely in 60s. Funeral services are set for 1 p.m. Monday at First Reformed Church of South Holland with Rev. Steve Brouwers officiating. Visitation is from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Smits-Beidow Funeral Home in South Holland. She was born February 28 1925 in Franklin County Tennessee and is survived by son Jimmy of Oak Lawn three sisters Pearlie Wise Estil Melatosahoust Phoenix Arizona two brothers Elbert and Bil both Winchester and her husband.
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Louise M. Dileo
Guess
Estil Springs
Harvey
Tullahoma
Tenn
First Reformed Church of
Washington Memory Gardens
Homewood
Smits
Obituary: Richard F. Helms Park Forest Resident Died
Richard F. Helms 45 of Park Forest died Wednesday November 12 at Silver Cross Hospital Joliet A memorial service was held Saturday at Trinity Lutheran Park Forest officiated by Rev Kris Dietzen He is survived by sister Nancy Jo Crowell of Cartersville Arrangements by Forsythe Funeral Chapel Manhattan Obituaries are a public service of the Star with editorial standards noted
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Richard F. Helms
Park Forest
Silver Cross Hospital
Joliet
Trinity Lutheran
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Leonard) Szczygiel
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Jack) Guersonke
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Sharon) Beecher Jr
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Burnham
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Chicago Park District
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Chago Heights
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