Obituary notices for Margaret Hameister and John Riordan
Margaret Hameister 89 of Momence died Oct 2 at St Marys Hospital Kankakee funeral at Zion Lutheran Grant Park with Rev Allen officiating. Interment Zion Lutheran Cemetery born Oct 25 1903 in rural Grant Park survived by son Alfred Sonny Junker siblings grandchildren and great grandchildren memorials to Zion Lutheran Church. John Riordan aged 77 formerly of Melbourne Florida resident of Monticello Indiana funeral services at Ryan Funeral Home Homewood and St Joseph Catholic Church Homewood interment Assumption Cemetery Glenwood survived by wife daughter and four sons with 12 grandchildren memorials to American Cancer Society.
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Margaret Hameister
Kitter
Momence
St Mary's Hospital
Kankakee
Zion Lutheran
Grant Park
Ladies Aid
Alfred
Sonny” Junker
Clifford Ritter
Audrey Ritter
Zion Lutheran Church
Alfred Junker
Fred Hameister
Hub Funeral Chapel
John “Jack” Riordan
Monticello
Ind
Melbourne
Fla
Melbourn
Ryan Funeral
Chicago
United Transportation Union Insurance Association
Nee Soderlund
Karen Nyberg
Homewood
John
Daniel
Miami
Michael
Green Bay
Wis
Steven
Flossmoor
American Cancer Society
Obituaries for Helen Bell and related notices
Helen F Bell 88 of Homewood died Oct 6 at home Memorial services set for 11 am Saturday at Flossmoor Community Church Born March 16 1905 in Strang Nebraska she taught English and history She helped found the Parent Education Group in 1945 Survived by son Bruce Bell daughter in law Sarah Bell six grandchildren Also noted are Susan Peasley 65 of Douglas Michigan died Oct 5 with memorials to Hospice of Holland and Jeophus Johnson Glenwood obituary details include service Saturday at W W Holt Funeral Home Harvey and Washington Memory Gardens burial Other survivors listed include Ada Johnson wife Dorothy Robinson a brother John Wesley five grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren
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Helen F. Bell
Homewood
Flossmoor Community Church
Bell
Strang
Neb
Hastings College
Nebraska
Illinois
Robert K. Bell
Wisconsin
New Jersey
Flossmoor
Kathleen
Susan
Ellen
Joyce Bell
Kelsey
Rob Abernathy
Good Shepherd School
Rage Bros. Funeral Home
Chicago
PIONEER Ely resident Jane Jokela dies at Olympia Fields
Jane Boydell Jokela a seven year Ely, Minnesota resident and former Champaign resident died Friday October 1 at Olympia Fields Osteopathic Hospital and Medical Center in Olympia Fields. Born April 17 1919 in Chicago she taught home economics in Chicago Public Schools and was active in Grace Lutheran Church in Ely and neighboring Lutheran congregations. She is survived by her husband Jalmer two sons Earl and Jeffery a daughter Fiia A Jokela a sister Charlotte Bossi Urbana and three grandchildren Memorials may be directed to Olympia Fields Osteopathic Hospital and Medical Center. Arrangements were handled by Funeral Home Chicago Heights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ane Hoynelt Joxeta
Tossi
Ely
Minn
Champaign
Olympia Fields
Jane Bossi
Chicago
Grace Lutheran Church
Jalmer J
Fiia A. Jokela
Park Forest
Earl
Pacific Palisades
Calif
Jeffery
Evanston
Charlotte Bossi
Urbana
Olympia Fields Osteopathic Hospital
Olymia Fields
Uneral
Chicago Heights
Florence F. Wlos and Vernon Hill Remembered in Obituaries
Florence F Wlos a Chicago Heights resident for most of her life died Saturday October 2 at St James Hospital and Health Centers Chicago Heights Services were held at St Agnes Church with Rev Robert J Wielosinski officiating Interment was in Calvary Cemetery Steger She was born October 4 1913 in Chicago Homemaker and member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Ladies Auxiliary Post 2825 in Chicago Heights An avid bingo player She is survived by daughter Phyllis Surprenant Chicago two sons Ronald De Chicago Heights and Frank Wlos Park Forest a brother Alex Prokop Harvey and 10 grandchildren Her first husband Carmine Butch died in 1940 and her second husband Frank Wlos died June 1 1989 Kerr Parzygnot Funeral Home Chicago Heights Vernon Hill 47 longtime Markham resident formerly of East Hazel Crest died Tuesday October 5 at South Suburban Hospital Hazel Crest Services set for 8 p m Friday at Jerome Zimny Funeral Home Hazel Crest with Rev Elliott Wyche officiating Visitation 2 p m until time of service Hill born March 23 1946 in Fairbury Illinois was a self employed electrician formerly with Whiting Corp Harvey for 27 years Army veteran of Viet Nam He is survived by wife Julie nee Huff three sons Kenneth hard and Steven all of Markham a brother Ronald Bourbonnais and sister Delores Caton Lansing Michigan
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence F. Wlos
Chicago Heights
St James Hospital
St. Agnes Catholic Church
Robert J. Wielosinski
Calvary Cemetery
Steger
Wios
Chicago
Veterans of Foreign Wars Ladies Auxiliary Post
Phyllis Surprenant
Ronald
Vernon Hill
Markham
East Hazel Crest
South Suburban Hospital
Hazel Crest
Jerome Zimny
Elliott Wyche
Mr. Hill
Fairbury
Ill
Whiting Corp
Harvey
Julie
Nee Huff
Kenneth
Hhard
Steven
Bourbonnais
Delores Caton
Lansing, Mich
Fire Chief Richard Dunnuck 84 dies in Country Club Hills
Richard C. Dunnuck 84 owner of Dick Dunnuck Painting and Decorating in Homewood and fire chief of Sunnycrest Fire Department died Monday Oct 4 in Country Club Hills. Services set for Saturday at Herman Lohmeyer Funeral Home Springfield Missouri. He born Oct 18 1908 in Chicago. Survived by daughter Ellen Leader Country Club Hills son Richard C Jr Missouri five grandchildren two great grandchildren. Wife Ruth died January 1985 Springfield Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard C. Dunnuck
Dick Dunnuck
Sunnycrest Fire Department
Country Club Hills
Herman Lohmeyer
Springfield
Mr. Dunnuck
Chicago
Bull Shoals
Ark
AL Storage
Ellen Leader
Richard C. Jr
Missouri
Ruth
The Star Publishes Free Obituaries as Public Service
The Star reports that obituaries are published at no charge as a public service and reserves the right to edit submissions to fit the newspaper format. The notice outlines the policy and editorial prerogatives for obituary listings.
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the Star
Jewelry seminars at Prairie State College Education Center
A series of seminars at Prairie State College Education Center Lincoln Mall covers gem and jewelry identification for 12 dollars, customer service for 25 dollars, business phone use for 25 dollars, small time investing for 20 dollars, estate and gift planning for 12 dollars, stress reduction massage for 18 dollars, pastels for 75 dollars, discount travel tips for 10 dollars, and Community Standard First Aid for 45 dollars. Sessions run from November through December on various weekdays evenings and mornings with age limits noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie State College Education Center
Lincoln Mall
PSC
Covered bridges bus trip destination in Rockville
Reservations are being taken for a Friday trip to view three covered bridges in Rockville. Great Lakes 50 sponsors a 50 plus program funded by Banks of Homewood Bank of Matteson and First National Bank of Blue Island. A bus leaves Homewood at 7 a.m. and Blue Island at 7:30 a.m. Return is between 9:30 and 10:30 p.m. Cost is 45 dollars for members 50 dollars for non members. Call Andrea Hetzel at 503-5400 Ext 125 for details and reservations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockville
Great Lakes 50
Banks of Homewood
Bank of Matteson
First National Bank of Blue Island
Bank of Homewood
Andrea Hetzel
Arlene Szabo, Hazel Crest resident, dies at 78
Arlene Szabo nee Eberhardt of Hazel Crest and former Blue Island resident died Tuesday October 5 at South Suburban Hospital. Funeral services Friday 11 AM at Tews Funeral Home with Revs Beener and Blackwelder officiating. Interment at First Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery Alsip. Memorials to American Cancer Society or First Evangelical Lutheran Church Blue Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arsene Om. Stan0
Ebehardt
Hazel Cre
Blue Island
South Suburban Hospital
Hazel
Tews Funeral Home Inc
LaVerne C. Beener
Glenn H. Blackwelder
First Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
Alsip
Arlene Eberhardt
Fowler
Ind
Linda
Deborah
Hazel Crest
Alex
Wilma John
Glen Ellyn
American Cancer Society
First Evangelical Lutheran Church of
Grove and
Ann Streets
Carpenter Gregory Rice dies at 57 in Park Forest
Gregory RICE Gregory John Rice a six year Park Forest resident and former Chicago Heights resident died Monday Oct 4 in Park Forest He was born March 1 1959 in Chicago Heights a carpenter and is survived by a daughter from New Smyrna Beach his mother Lorayne Rice two sisters Deborah Pascarella and Jeanne Castaldo a niece and other relatives Services are at 11 am Friday at Sullivan Chapel Park Forest with Rev Gordon Reif Interment Wisconsin Memorial Park Cemetery Brookfield Visitation is today from 2 to 9 am at the chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gregory John Rice
Park Forest
Chicago Heights
New Smyrna Beach
Lorayne Rice
Deborah Pascarella
Jeanne Castaldo Alif
Cago Heights
Howard R Morris 78 longtime White Meyer Wood Products employee
Howard R Morris, 78, of Crown Point Indiana, formerly of Chicago Heights, died October 1 at home. He was born November 26, 1914 in Burlington Ohio and worked 23 years as a carpenter for White Meyer Wood Products retiring in 1971. He is survived by his wife May and three sons, two sisters, nine grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Interment followed at Skyline Memorial Park.
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Howard R. Morris
Crown Point
Ind
Chicago Heights
White Meyer Wood Products
Orland Park
Panazzo Bros. Funeral Home
Gordon Reif
Skyline Memorial Park
Monce
Mr. Morris
Burlington
Ohio
White Meyer ‘Wood Products
Sue Heagley
Robert
Alicen) Smith Jr
McHienry
Richard Smith
Mokena
Glenn
Pearl
Arla Darby Johnson
Doris
Florida
Grace Blackstone
May
Nee Smith
Death of Oak Forest fire lieutenant Nieminski
David Nieminski a longtime Oak Forest resident and retired Oak Forest Fire Department lieutenant died Friday Oct 1 at South Suburban Hospital. Services were Tuesday at McKenzie Funeral Home Oak Forest. Born Oct 5 1939 in Chicago he served 20 years with the Oak Forest Fire Department. Survived by wife Diane children Laure Whitelaw Ben and Tom a sister Judy Budz and three grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David T. Nieminski
Oak Forest
South Suburban Hospital
Hazel Crest
McKenzie Funeral Home
Mr. Nieminski
Chicago
Diane
Laure Whitelaw
Frankfort
Ben
Tom
Sauk Village
Judy Budz
Arizona
William H. Moore Sr. Dies in Harvey Funeral Arrangements Set
William H. Moore Sr. of Hazel Crest died Sunday Oct 3 at Michael Reese Hospital. Visitation 4-9 today at W W Holt Funeral Home Harvey and 10 am until service at Chiat New Friendship Baptist Church Robbins. Interment Washington Cemetery Hom Visitation details noting survivors incl wife Eleanora three daughters Betty Bowen Annita Settles Ruth Johnson a son William H Jr four sisters and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Moore Sr
Hazel Crest
Michael Reese
New Friendship Baptist Church
Robbins
Benjamin Garrett
Washington Cemetery
Hom
W.W. Holt Funeral Home
Harvey
Mr. Moore
Conway
Ark
Eleanora (Nee Goodwin
Betty Bowen
University Park
Annita Settles
Calumet City
Ruth Johnson
William H. Jr
Markham
Amelia
Latonia
Maureen
Chicago
Ruth
Gary
Ind
June L Hopper 66 Hazel Crest resident dies at home
June L Hopper age 66 a lifelong resident of Hazel Crest died at home on October 4. Services will be held at 11 am at Jerome Zimny Funeral Home Hazel Crest with Rev Joseph Ledwell of First Presbyterian Homewood officiating. Interment in Skyll Memorial Park Monce. She is survived by husband Thomas Jr two daughters Cheryl Jozwiak of Dr Nancy Riggs of Naperville two sons Steven P Thomas of Orland Hill William Willis of San Jacinto California her father in law Thomas R Hopper Sr of Matteson grandchildren and a great grandson.
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June L. Hopper
Hazel Crest
Ervices
Jerome Zimny
Joseph T. Ledwell
First Presbyterian Church
Homewood
Offi Ig
Skyll Memorial Park
Monce
Steven
P .Thomas
Orland Hill
William Willis
San Jacinto
Calif
Thomas R. Hopper Sr
Matteson
Purvis Cleo A Amidou of Richton Park Dies
Cleo A Purvis born November 11 1904 in Tacoma Washington died Monday October 4 in Richton Park Illinois formerly of Plymouth Indiana and Chicago Interment at Park Cemetery Acacia funeral services at Hirsch Memorial Park Time Inc. longtime employee survived by daughter Londa and grandchildren Christa De Porto Ashlee Ra great grandchildren Will and Lynda De Porto of Frankfort and husband William who died in 1973
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Cleo A. Purvis
Amidou
Richton Park
Plymouth
Ind
Chi
Hirsch Funeral Homes
Christa de Porto
Ashlee Ra
William
Obituary for Robert Korenic of Peotone, hardware veteran
Robert Korenic a long time Peotone hardware manager died at home on October 4 He retired from Bettenhausen Hardware in 1985 Born May 31 1920 in Chicago he served in the U S Air Force during World War I and was a Zion Lutheran Beecher member Services were set for 11 am at Fedde Helfrich Chapel Peotone Interment Peotone Cemetery He was survived by his wife Norreen four children a brother a sister eight grandchildren and two great grandchildren
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cnartes “Cruck
Robert Korenic
Peotone
Tinley Park
Bettenhausen Hardware
Fedde-Helfrich
Zion Lutheran Church of Beecher
Norreen
Nee Riester
Lois Anne Benck
Donald D
Monica
Mokena
Robert C
Richton Park
Thomas C
Penny
Peoton
Edythe Berger 1917 obituary in Flossmoor Illinois
Edythe Berger died Saturday October 2 at Ingalls Memorial Hospital Harvey. Services were Monday at Temple Anshe Sholom Olymp Fields with Rabbi Donald Gliman officiating. Interment Beverly Cemetery Blue Island. Born November 30 1917 Scranton Pennsylvania homemaker member of temple Anshe Sholom NCJW and Ingalls Memorial Hospital auxiliary survived by two daughters Ilise Schwartz Bonnie Kleinfelder and Bonnie son and sister Ruth Pinsky. Memorials to charity of donor choice. Husband Samuel died in Sain Sullivan Funeral Home Park Forest.
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Edythe Berger
Weissman
Flossmoor
Ingalls ‘Memorial Hospital
Harvey
Temple Anshe Sholom
Olym Fields
Donald Gluman
Beverly Cemetery
Blue Island
Edythe Weissman
Scranton
Temple ‘Anshe Sholom
National Council of Jewish Women
Women's Auxiliary
Ingalls Memorial Hospital
Ilise
Gerald) Schwartz
Highland Park
Bonnie
Roger) Kleinfelder
Homewood
Dixon
Ruth Pinsky
Atlanta, Ga
Samuel
Sain-Sullivan
Park Forest
Henrietta V Wilmot obituary from Dolton Illinois
Henrietta V Wilmot nee Tumiati longtime Dolton resident died Sunday September 26 at home Services September 29 at Thornridge Funeral Home Dolton and Grace Lutheran Church officiated by Rev Kenneth Lueke Interment Oakland Memory Lanes Dalton Born April 3 1913 in Milan Italy She was a homemaker Survived by daughter Patricia McIntire Lynwood son Gerald Jacksonville Fla sister Elsie Blome Decatur Ill seven grandchildren and seven great grandchildren
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henrietta V. Wilmot
Tumiati
Dolton
Thornridge Funeral Home
Grace Lutheran Church
Kenneth Lueke
Zion Lutheran Church
Oakland
Memory Lanes
Dalton
Henrietta V.tumiati
Milan
Italy
Franklin
Patricia McIntire
Lynwood
Gerald
Jacksonville, Fla
Elsie Blome
Decatur, Ill
Two Obituaries From Illinois Region — McCoy and Wyeth
Two death notices from Illinois list Cuarces A McCoy Jr of Park Forest died Oct 5 at Olympia Fields Osteopathic Hospital. Services 8 p.m. at Fagen Miller Funeral Gardens Dyer with Rev Al Dwencer. interment Calmel Park Merrillville. Gail Senn Wyeth of Mokena, formerly Chicago Heights, died Oct 2 at University of Chicago Hospital. Services at Immanuel Lutheran Mokena. interment Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery. Memorials to HDSA Illinois Chapter. Vandenberg Moena.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carles A. McCoy Jr
Park Forest
Olympia Fields Osteopathic Hospital
Fagen-Miller Funeral Gardens
Dyer
Ind
al Dwencer
Immanuel United Church of ‘Hist
Highland
Camel Park Cemetery
Merrillville
Gail Senn
Wyeth
Mokena
Chicago Heights
University of Chicago Hospi
Willard Blatt obituary from Midlothian and Chicago ties
Willard Blatt 1, a resident of Matteson formerly of Markham, died Monday October 4. Services at St Stephen Lutheran Church Midlothian with Rev Feustel. Interment Mount Hope Cemetery Chicago. Born February 14, 1919 in Chicago, he was a retired Rockwell International quality control manager and WWII veteran with a Purple Heart. Survived by wife Lucille, daughter Janice Kooi, three sons Gerald Arnold Robert, sister Bernice Olinger, five grandchildren. Arrangements Hickey Memorial Chapel Midlothian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard
Matteson
Markham
Olympia Fields Osteopathic Hospital
St. Stephen Lutheran Church
Midlothian
Harvey Feustel
Mount Hope Cemetery
Chicago
Mr. Blatt
Rockwell International
Midlothian Veterans of Foreign Wars
Lucille
Janice
Lee) Kooi
Gerald
Linda
Tinley Park
Arnold
Cassandra
Texas
Robert
Jean
Markhamter
Bernice Olinger
Chi
Hickey Memorial Chapel
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Susan Peasley
Douglas
Mich
Community Church of
Daniel Miller
DePaul University
Cook County Hospital
Ilinois
Holiday Hill
Cleopphus Johnson
Jeophus Johnson
Glenwood
St. James Hospital
W.W. Holt
Leon Fuller
Morning Star Missionary Bapst Church
Washington
Memory Gardens
Mr. Johnson
Tuskegee, al
Ada (Nee Smith
Dorothy Robinson
John Wesley
Detroit
Jane Boydell Jokela
Fore
Arlene M. Szabo
Gregory Rice
David Nieminski
William Moore Sr
Sharles Korenic
Cuarces A. McCoy JR
Funeral Home
Melinda
Amanda McCoy
Jacksonville
Rose
Schererville
Anne McCoy
Jacksonvile
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
Gail Wyeth
Edward C
Sharon Morse
Beth Brouwer
New Lenox
Lisa Bode
Stoughton
Dusty Wyeth
H.ds.a
Vandenberg Funeral Home
Funeral Directors A Guide
Area Funeral Homes
Bro Funeral Home
Lincoln Ave
Hammond de Prowell
Eense Cage Heights
South Holland
Irseh Panera Homes
TSI Card
Wat Funeral Home Waith
Panoz Bros. Funeral
Chi “Iba
South Suburban
South Suburbs
Ite
Whisperwood Puneral Chapel
Vincennes Fa
Elk
Halsted
Phoenix
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