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Newspaper
Matteson Star
Location
Matteson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1998
Page
10
Dozens of obituaries recall Jean Eleanor Wittenberg and William James Mester among Hazel Crest residents. The notices list births, service times, interments, survivors, and funeral home arrangements, with details for Stella Stefula, Katharina Stadlin, Edwin Stevenson, and others, including relatives across Illinois, Indiana, Texas, and Arizona.
Warren E. Anderson of Hastings Michigan died September 2 at Sparrow Hospital Lansing. Services at 11 a.m. Tuesday from Wren Funeral Home Hastings to a noon military graveside service at Fort Custer National Cemetery Michigan. Rev Bufford Coe officiating. He was born December 15 1931 in Steger Illinois and was a 1951 Bloom Township High School graduate. He retired as an electrician and belonged to Hastings Moose Lodge 628 American Legion National Rifle Association and was a U S Army veteran. He is survived by Joanne Smith his wife three daughters Cynthia Bergmann Cheryl Bohlin Caryn Schipper a sister Florence Walters two brothers William Roy and 12 grandchildren.
Shirley S Pirani nee Gromala a 16 year Florida resident and former Chicago Heights homemaker died Wednesday Sept 2 at Alexian Brothers Elk Grove Village hospital. Visitation 3 to 7 p m today at Hirsch West End Chapel Chicago Heights. Born March 23 1910 in Chicago Heights she is survived by son Leonard and Esther Hoffman Estates daughter in law Margaret Dwayne Heidtbrink grandson six and one great grandchild. Her husband Eraldo died March 24 1997.
Edgar M Dutour of East Hazel Crest and former Blue Island resident died Thursday at South Suburban Hospital Hazel Crest He was born July 17 1904 in L Erable and was an Armour liabilities accountant Retired He is survived by wife Betty May daughter Paula Dutour four grandchildren and one great grandchild Services at 9 30 a m Tuesday at St Joseph Catholic Church Homewood Interment Cedar Park Cemetery Calumet Park. American Cancer Society
Henry H Leetz 82 a Franklin North Carolina resident formerly of Homewood died Monday August 31 in Franklin He was born in Jew a lab chemist for W C Richards Co Blue Island a U S Army veteran He is survived by daughter Linda Vicari three other children four sisters two brothers and two grandchildren Funeral arrangements were handled by Macon Funeral Home in Franklin Memorials may be sent to Angel Home Health or Hospice of Macon County
Charles J. Hruska Jr. died Friday September 4 at the University of Minnesota Hospital in Minneapolis. Funeral arrangements are incomplete through Tews Funeral Home in Homewood. Interment will be in the Karbers Ridge family plot. He founded Hruska Insurance Services and owned Flossmoor Realty, survived by his wife Donna and nine children plus 13 grandchildren.
Earl W Mouse Suhrbier, 73, of Eustis Florida and former Chicago Heights resident, died Thursday. A U S Postal Service clerk retired, he served in World War II and belonged to VFW Post 8087. Survived by four daughters and five grandchildren. Steverson Funeral Home, Tavares.
Irene M Lazuka of Chicago died Sept 2 at South Suburban Hospital. A Mass was said Sept 7 at St. Anne Catholic Church Hazel Crest. interment at a cemetery in Glen Irene Lazuka, born Aug 14 1914 in Benton, was a homemaker. Survived by daughters Loretta Lazuka Atlanta and Anita Kegaly Downers Grove. sons Walter Deer Park William Homewood and Richard East Hazel Crest. sister Sophia Lapenas Danville. and 10 Jerome Zimny Funeral Home Crest.
Catherine Rose Niep nee Jamrock of Chicago Heights died Friday September 4 at Prairie Manor Health Care. Services were held at Tews Funeral Home Homewood and a Mass followed at St Kieran Catholic Church Chicago Heights. Burial was in Holy Cross Cemetery Calumet City. She was born March 7 1905 in Chicago and was a homemaker. Granddaughter Millicent Stocker of Chicago Heights plus Catherine Michels two grandsons John and Michael Stocker and three great grandchildren and Sonia Hucko of Florida are listed as survivors. Husband Luke died in 1996.
Will County Governmental League Transportation Committee approves a resolution to shift STP and TEA allocation away from Chicago toward Will County. They cite rising suburban population and road use, higher traffic deaths in Will County, and growth projections to argue for a larger share. The plan aims to influence funding recommendations and panel discussions at the Will County Board meeting in Bolingbrook.
South Suburban College plans a 50 room expansion at the Univer sity and College Center 16333 S Kilbourn Ave Oak Forest. The 3.6 million project will add about 50 rooms, triple capacity, funded by 1.9 million state aid and a 1.7 million bond sale with no tax increase. Completion is targeted for six months.
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