Obituaries Highlight Local Residents’ Final Tributes
Annie J. Alexander longtime Flossmoor resident and former Park Forest teacher died August 28 at South Suburban Hospital. Services at St. Bethel Baptist Church Chicago Heights with burial in Humble Jerusalem Cemetery Canton. Survived by husband Elverse and daughters Tamika and Dana. Katherine J. Vander Myde nee Brondyke of Dolton died August 29 at South Suburban Hospital. Memorials to Bethel Reformed Church. Mildred Tucciarelli nee Case of Lake Havasu City died August 29 in Chicago Heights. Memorial service set at Anes Bros. Funeral Home in Chicago Heights. Ruth Soderberg died August 29. service at Smits Steger Memorial Chapel. survived by four children and six grandchildren. Catherine Kay E Proctor nee Elliott eight years a Mercy Residence resident died August 31. funeral at Tolentine Center Olympia Fields. burial Holy Sepulchre Cemetery Worth. Memorials to American Cancer Society.
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Annie J. Alexander
Flossmoor
Park Forest
South Suburban Hospital
Hazel Crest
St. Bethel Baptist Church
Chicago Heights
John Rice Sr
Jerusalem Cemetery
Canton
Annie Alexander
Miss
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
American Federation of Teachers
Illinois Association of School Social Workers
Elverse
Tamika
Dana
Louella Sanders
Detroit, Mich
Willie Pearl Jackson
Doris Jackson
South Holland
Robert McCullough
Ford Heights
Katherine J. Vander Myde
Brondyke
Dolton
Thornridge Funeral Home
Alphonse Surrett
Chapel Hill Gardens South Cemetery
Worth
Katherine Brondyke
Chicago
Monarch Laundry
Roseland
Bethel Reformed Church
Edward
Linda
Victor) Panozzo
Matteson
Alice
Rudy) Rossmey
Connecticut
Elizabethee
Ruth L. Weiler
Soderberg
St. James Hospital
Drs
Parisi
Doroshaw, Bauer and Dunlap
American Legion Auxiliary Post 131
Svithold Lodge
Women of the Moose
American Red Cross
United Church of Christ
Karen Brill
South Chica Heights
Elayne
William) Scesantehe
Orlando
Fla
Cynthia
Santa Fe
N.M
John
Barbara
American Cancer Society
Catherine “Kay” E. Proctor
Elliott
Mercy
Tolentine Center
Olympia Fields
Northwestern Hospital
Tolentino Center
Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
Panazzo Bros. Funeral
Catherine Elliott
Toronto
Ontario
Canada
D.D. Heath Publishing Co
Kathleen
Greatildren
Gleen Proctor
Guilford
Rene Landry
Florida
Harold
Governors Hwy
Gilbert E Ziems dies. service set at Zion Lutheran
Gilbert Edwin Ziems of Beecher died Monday at South Suburban Hospital Hazel Crest aged 77. A service will be held Friday at Zion Lutheran Church Beech er with Rev Mark Larson officiating. Interment in St Pauls Cemetery Beecher Visitation today 2 to 9 p.m. at Hack Funeral Home. Survived by wife Malinda daughter Sharon Irving Texas son Lyle Beech er sister Esther Paul Crete brother Melvin Elroy Wis 10 grandchildren six greats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert Edwin Ziems
Beecher
South Suburban Hospital
Hazel Crest
Zion Lutheran Church
Mark Larson
St. Paul’s Cemetery
Hack Funeral Home
Mr. Ziems
Crete
Bennett Industries
Beecher Sportsman’s Club
Malinda
John
Sharon
Frank) Jacob
Irving
Texas
Lyle
Rebecca
Ind
Esther
Martin) Paul
Melvin
Grace
Elroy
Wis
Betty J. Erlandsen dies after 30 years in Harbor City
Betty J. Erlandsen longtime Harbor City resident and former Chicago Heights real estate agent died July 24 at Torrance Memorial Hospital. A memorial Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Paul Catholic Church in Chicago Heights. Burial was private. She was born July 1, 1930, in Chicago Heights and is survived by her husband Kaare Kris, a brother Thomas Kopyto, and nephew Thomas Kopyto III. Local arrangements by Kerr-Parzygnot Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty J. Erlandsen
Harbor City
Calif
Chicago Heights
Torrance Memorial Hospital
Torrance
St. Paul Catholic Church
Betty Kopyto
Los Angeles County
California
Kaare “Kris
Thomas
Michele) Kopyto
Thomas Kopyto III
Kerr-Parzygnot Funeral Home
Death notice for Lillian R. Wolfe of Frankfort Flossmoor
Lillian R. Wolfe nee Roth died Sunday August 23 in Cleveland Ohio at age 89. Services Friday 10:30 a.m. at Ryan Funeral Home Homewood followed by 11 a.m. Mass Infant Jesus of Prague Flossmoor. Interment private. Born May 2 1899 Milwaukee Wisconsin. Survived by two sons John Stow Ohio and Michael Denmark five great grandchildren ten grandchildren. Husband John died January 20 1962.
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Lillian R. Wolfe
Roth
Frankfort
Flossmoor
Cleveland
Ohio
Ryan Funeral Home
Homewood
Infant Jesus of Prague Catholic Church
Lillian Wolfe
Milwaukee
Wis
St. Anthony Catholic Church
Flossmoor Country Club
John
Stow
Michael
Denmark
M Ellen Anctil former 5th Army secretary dies
M Ellen Anctil nee O Brien of Homewood formerly of Crest 1 died Monday. Services were at Tews Funeral Home Homewood 8:45 to 9:30 a.m. Mass at St Joseph Homewood with Rev Richard Kozak. Interment Holy Sepulchre Cemetery Worth. Born January 21 1925 in Chicago she worked for 5th Army Chicago Meyer Medical Clinic Chicago and a Loop stock brokerage firm and volunteered at South Suburban Hospital Hazel Crest. Survived by cousin Therese Keane Columbia SC and nephew William Haag Arlington Heights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Ellen Anctil
Tews Funeral Home
Homewood
St. Joseph Catholic Church
Richard Kozak
Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
Worth
M. Ellen O’brien
Chicago
5Th Army
Meyer Medical Clinic
Loop
South Suburban Hospital
Hazel Crest
Therese Keane
Columbia
S.C
William Haag
Arlington Heights
Margo Marconi dies in Chicago. rites set in Alsip area
Margo Marconi of Alsip former Chicago Heights resident died Monday August 31 at Rush Presbyterian St Luke's Medical Center Chicago. A service will be held in Chicago Heights with Rev John Siemianowski officiating. Interment in Evergreen Hill Cemetery Steger visitation today from 8. Born May 10 1954 in Steger she worked as a buyer for Clistex Co Oak Brook and was formerly a member of St Rocco Catholic Church Chicago. She is survived by her father Orlando Lando Marconi of Chicago Heights a brother Bob of Chicago Heights and a friend John Raymer of Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margo Marconi
Alsip
Chicago Heights
Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center
Chicago
Chicaga Heights
John Siemianowski
St. Agnes Catholic Church
Evergreen Hill Cemetery
Steger
Clistex Co
Oak Brook
St. Rocco Catholic Church
Orlando “Lando” Marconi
Bob
John Raymer
Memorial service set for Stacy Williamson in Illinois
Stacy M Williamson a 13 year Park Forest resident died Sunday Aug 30 at Olympia Fields hospital. A service will be held 10 30 a m Friday at Steger Memorial Chapel with Rev Kenneth Bennett of Deer Creek Christian Church officiating. Interment Assumption Cemetery Wheaton. Born April 27 1944 in Detroit she was a homemaker. Surviving are daughters Lisa Bisping and Amy Fujiwara son Chris Williamson stepson Matt Williamson and eight grandchildren. Also siblings Willis Loftin Wayne Lear Bernard Brzuchowski and mother-in-law Helen Williamson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stacy M. Williamson
Lear
Park Forest
Olympia Fields Osteopathic Regional Hospital
Olympia Fields
Steger Memorial Chapel
Steger
Kenneth Bennett
Deer Creek
Bonnie) Loftin
Wayne Lear
Texas
Bernard
Diane) Brzuchowski
Crete
Helen Williamson
Wheaton
Addie Ruh Dies in Homewood After 33 Year Stay
Addie M Ruh nee Sommer age 33 year Homewood resident died September 1 at Heartland Health Care Center Homewood Officiating Rev Joseph Ledwell Interment Lynwood Cemetery Dubuque born October 25 1904 in Dubuque survived by daughter Donna Jansen Homewood two grandchildren nine great grandchildren husband William died 1964 Resident Activity Fund Heartland Health Care Center 940 Maple Homewood 60430
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Addie May Ruh
Sommer
Homewood
Dubuque
Iowa
Heartland Health Care Center
Ryan Funeral Home
Joseph Ledwell
Lynwood
Addie Sommer
Donna
John
Cheryl R. Beste obituary in Flossmoor Illinois
Cheryl R. Beste nee Fattori of Flossmoor died Sunday August 30 at St Joseph Hospital A Mass at 10 a m today at Infant Jesus of Prague Church Flossmoor Interment private Born October 13 1953 in Chicago She is survived by daughter Emily Beste son Sean mother Alberta Fattori of Orland Park sister Sue Baley Elgin brother Andrew Crystal Lake Also listed as interment by Colonial Chapel Orland Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheryl R. Beste
Fattori
Flossmoor
St. Joseph Hospi
Infant Jesus of Prague Catholic Church
Cheryl Fattori
Chicago
Emily Beste
Sean
Alberta Fattori
Ruswick
Orland Park
Obituary: Ann A. Prokop of Harvey Dies at 68
Ann A. Prokop nee Halun a lifelong Harvey resident died Saturday Aug 29 at Ingalls Hospital Harvey Services were held at Olen Mortuary and St John the Baptist Catholic Church Harvey interment at Holy Cross Cemetery Calumet City Born January 10 1920 in Harvey she was retired as a Rubes Sportsman Club waitress and a member of St John the Baptist Altar Guild Survivors include Janet Bob Voris of Dalton two sons Allen Harvey and Raymond Diane of Ingleside and five grandchildren.
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Ann A. Prokop
Halun
Harvey
Ingalls Hospital
Olen Mortuary
St. John the Baptist Catholic Church
Holy Cross Come
Calumet City
Ann Halan
Rubes Sportsman Club
St. John the Baptist Altar Guild
Janet
Bob) Voris
Dalton
Allen
Raymond
Diane
Ingleside
Palumbo longtime Chicago Heights resident dies at 92
Jasper J. Palumbo known as Jack, 92, of Glenwood and former Homewood and Chicago Heights resident, died August 31 at VITAS Hospice. Funeral at Kerr-Parzygnot Chicago Heights with burial in Glenwood Cemetery. Survived by two daughters Linda Willhoit and Janet Palumbo, two sons James and Lawrence, sister Theresa Marelli, seven grandchildren, and friend Eliza Cosentino.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jasper
Jack” James Palumbo
Glenwood
Homewood
Chicago Heights
Vitas Hospice
St. James Hospital
Kerr-Parzygnot Funeral Home
Ron Kondziolka
Assumption Cemetery
Mr. Palumbo
Chicago
Century Engraving and Embossing
Chicago Heights Park District
Linda
Edward) Willhoit
Glendale Heights
Janet Palumbo
Glen Ellyn
James
Elizabeth
Itasca
James R. Konecy obituary dies at 61 in Olympia Fields
James Mugsy R. Konecy of Midlothian dies Friday August 28 at Olympia Fields Hospital. A service was held Monday at Hickey Memorial Chapel with Rev. Harvey Feuster. Born November 30 1956 in Harvey he was a carpenter survived by daughter Jennifer and son Nicholas, mother Donna, father Melvin, three sisters Deeanna Melody Jenifer, a brother Melvin Jr and one grandchild.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James “Mugsy
R. Konecy
Midlothian
Olympia Fields Osteopathic Regional Hospital
Olympia Fields
Hickey Memorial Chapel
Harvey Feuster
St. Stephen Lutheran Church
Konecy
Harvey
Jennifer Konecy
Justice
Nicholas Konecy
Burbank
Donna Konecy
Morocco
Ind
Melvin Konecny
Bourbonnais
Deeanna Konecy
Blue Island
Melody Burmeister
Jenifer Konecny
Glenwood
Melvin Konecny Jr
Evelyn M Lowell dies in Guttenberg age 88
Evelyn M Stamm Lowell former Chicago Heights resident died Friday Aug. 28 at Guttenberg Care Center Iowa. A Mass was held Monday at St oe Catholic Church Guttenberg interment in St Marys Cemetery Guttenberg. She was born May 24 1906 in Guttenberg. Survived by five sons Lawrence San Antonio Jack Guttenberg Wayne Highland Bob Demotte Edward Aloha Ore 16 grandchildren 22 great grandchildren. Husband Ralph died 1953. Memorials to St Marys Endowment Fund Guttenberg. Arrangements Tuecke Allyn Funeral Homes Guttenberg.
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Evelyn M. Lowell
Stamm
Chicago Heights
Guttenberg
Iowa
St. Oe Catholic Church
Gutten
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Evelyn Stamm
Aes
Terry
Sal) Mazzocca
Lawrence
San Antonio
Service set for Robert Schuldt former postal worker
Robert B Schuldt who lived in Homewood and formerly Chicago Heights died Saturday August 1929 at St James Hospital. He was born April 28 1922 in Chicago and retired from the U S Postal Service in 1987 after 35 years. He belonged to Prince of Peace Lutheran Church and several Chicago Heights groups and is survived by his wife Ruth a son Douglas and brother Frank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert B. Schuldt
Homewood
Chicago Heights
St. James Hospital
Hirsch Funeral Homes
West End Chapel
Andrew Leahy
Prince of Peace
Lutheran Church
Eden Memorial Park
Schiller Park
Mr. Schuldt
Chicago
U.S
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church
Community Nutrition Network
American Legion Post 131
AARP
South Suburbs
Ruth
Nelson
Douglas
Frank
June
Fort Myers
Raymond A. Stephen 15-year South Holland resident dies
Raymond August Stephen aged 77, lifer Chicago Heights native, died September 1 at Illinois Veterans Home Manteno. Mass at St Jude the Apostle South Holland, visitation at Hirsch West End Chicago. Born June 21 1914 Richton Park, worked at Alco Spring Industries Chicago Heights, retired 1979. Memorials to Illinois Veterans Home Manteno. He leaves wife Josephine, son Raymond Jr., step-granddaughter Kelly Dunfee, step-grandson Donald Dunfee, two great grandchildren. He belonged to St Ann’s Chicago Heights, St Jude South Holland, American Legion Post 131 and VFW Post 2825.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond August Stephen
South Holland
Chicago Heights
Illinois Veterans Home
Manteno
St. Jude the Apostle Catholic Church
Assumption Cemetery
Glenwood
Hirsch Funeral Home
West End Chapel
Stephen
Richton Park
Alco Spring Industries
St. Ann’s Church
St. Jude the Apostle Church
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Josephine
Nee Meskauskas
Raymond
Barbara
Dyer
Spagnolo's temporary successor chosen
Robert Mandeville, former state budget director, is named temporary state school superintendent as the State Board of Education appoints an interim leadership team to oversee reforms. He pledges to meet deadlines for school reform and to run five priority fronts including licensing system changes, new standards, a new testing program, and ongoing program scrutiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Statehouse News Service
Springfield
Robert Mandeville
Mandeville
State Board of Education
Joseph Spagnolo
Anth Peopate Twerntime
St State Education Agency
Ber
State Board
Spagnolo
Statehouse
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Lee) Case
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Catherine E. Proctor
Gilbert E. Ziems
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Jasper J. Palumbo
James R. Konecy
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