Obituaries

Joy Leigh McEvilly (nee Santoro) Beloved wife of William L. McEvilly. Loving mother of William T. (Cynthia), Robert (Laura) & Michael (Tanya) McEvilly. Cherished grandmother of Kevin, Robert, Mark, Daniel, Eric, Miranda & Nicolas. Dear sister-in-law of Jean Spitkowsky & Susan Atzman. Visitation Sunday, August 5th from 2 until 8 p.m. Chapel prayers Monday, August 6th, 9:00 a.m. at the...

Joseph F. Hederman Sr. Proud Air Force Veteran of the Korean War. Beloved husband of the late Mary (nee Zuppa). Loving father of Joseph F. (Marzia) Hederman Jr., Patricia (Michael) Kelly & Nick (Dawn) Hederman. Cherished father-in-law of Michelle. Proud grandfather of Erin (Jon), Michael (Mollie), Joey, Danny, Lindsay, Ashley & Caitlin. Cherished great grandfather of Grace & Lucas. Dear...

Eugenia "Jean" D. Casey (nee Niedziela) Beloved wife of the late Allen B. Casey & late Bruno Molek. Loving mother of the late James (Karleen) Molek, late Michael (Ellen) Molek & Mary Ellen (George) Edwards and step-mother of Allen B. (Debbie) Casey Jr. & Michael (Chris) Casey. Proud grandmother of 5 and great grandmother of 4. Visitation Friday, January 2nd...

Bessie Emilie Franks (nee Currie) Beloved wife of the late Edward. Loving mother of Yolanda (Greg), the late Leslie, Emily & Judy. Adored grandma of Michele (Alan), Kelly (Clayton), TJ (Lisa), Roy (Nicole), Billy, Matthew & Adam (Ally). Cherished great grandma of Lexi, David, Emma, Ronin, Collin, Kiyah, Brailee, Nolan, Keegan, Raylen, Brookelynn, Sydney & Hadley. Fond aunt to many...

Elizabeth A. O'Connor (nee Hastings), age 94. Beloved wife of the late Thomas W. O'Connor. Loving mother of Thomas J. (Toni) O'Connor. Cherished grandmother of Thomas A. (Heather) O'Connor, Terrence (Amanda) O'Connor, Emily (James) Jordan, Genevieve (Jason) Rose, and Celia O'Connor. Proud great-grandmother of Billy and Danny O'Connor, and Eilish and Aiveen Rose. Dear sister of of the late Marian...

Proud U.S. Army Veteran. Beloved husband of the late Beverly (nee Williams). Loving father of Craig and the late Dean and Brian. Devoted son of the late Herman & Alice (nee Fleck) Hanert and Stepfather John Gross. Dear brother of Glenna (Dan) Boardman, the late Diane (John) Saldano, Alice (Tom) Howe, and Barbara (Kurt) Snyder. Kind uncle of many. An...

Fred Dreger son of Henry & Caroline Dreger, grew up in Roseland, IL in the early 1930’s. From a young age, he developed a love for the outdoors, gymnastics, and art. He studied at the Academy of Art in Chicago, but became a bricklayer by trade. He never strayed from his passion for painting, and his artwork can still be...

Thomas Laydon, age 86 of Palos Heights and former owner of the Blue Island News Agency. Loving Husband of Suzanne “Sue” nee Brigel and the late Jacqueline. Father of Deborah Laydon, Mark Laydon and the late Thomas Laydon Jr. Step Father of Debbie ( Steven ) Conrad, Michael Compton, Debbi Jones, Nancy Outcalt & Todd Erickson. Grandfather of 2 &...

Chester J. "Chet" Sambor Proud U.S. Army Veteran. Beloved husband of Leonore “Lee” Sambor (nee Czub) Loving father of Mark (Janet) and Brian (Joanna). Cherished grandfather of Jillian. Dear brother of the late Adeline (the late Benjamin) Rekar, the late Josephine (the late Edward) Simousek. Adored brother-in-law of Cindy (John) Kappel. Kind uncle to many nieces and nephews. Visitation Sunday,...

Ronald R. Romano, of Alsip. Beloved husband of Betty nee Seitenzahl. Loving father of Lisa (the late Ed) Ryan, Sheila (Rocky) Kelso and John (Wendy). Cherished grandfather of Jessica, Alyssa, Kevin, Heather, Amber, Christian and Anthony. Adored great-grandfather of Vinny and Haley. Devoted son of the late Vito and Mary Romano. Dear brother of Betty (Chuck) Massaro, Hank (the late...

Milford Gerler Funeral Services and Interment will be private

Thomas Haines Funeral Services & Interment will be private.

Arlene Teresa Feldmeier (nee Lagona). Avid golfer and member of the Palos Ladies Golf League, Palos Heights Women's Club, Notre Dame Football and Chicago White Sox Fan, Graduate of St. Mary’s College & dedicated volunteer of many of the local Catholic Charities Functions. Beloved wife of 56 years to Michael A. Feldmeier. Loving mother of the late Dana Marie &...

Oscar "Ozzie" Kremer, age 93. Visitation Wednesday, May 27th from 3 until 9 p.m. Chapel prayers Thursday, May 28th, 8:45 a.m. at the Kerry Funeral Home, 7020 W. 127th Street, Palos Heights proceeding to Incarnation Church, 5757 W. 127th Street, Mass 9:30 a.m. Interment Saint Mary Cemetery in Evergreen Park. In lieu of flowers, donations to Honor Flight Chicago would...

Caryl H. Hendrickson (nee Knox) Beloved wife of the late Robert “Bob” Hendrickson. Loving mother of Bob, Brian (Eti), Nancy (Jim McDermott), Mary (Patrick) Wolf & Holly (John Materse) Hendrickson. Adoring grandmother of Jenny (Chris) Cagadas, Joe (Anne Elyse) Hartigan, Alanna, Kailie, Brian, Emma, Thomas & Maggie. Cherished great grandmother of Caitlin, Aubrey, Dylan, Nolan & Evelyn. Devoted daughter of...

Fred A. Smietana, Age 99 Beloved husband of the Late Agnes F. nee Klosak. Loving father of Darlene (John) Prium and Elaine (Christian) Olsen. Fond “POPS” of Scot (Barbara) O’Donnell and Nicole (Joe) Serpico. And Cherished “POPS” of Tom, Sarah and Jake O’Donnell and Nicholas, Gianna, Marisa and Michael Serpico. Dearest brother of Julius, Helen, the Late Frank “Smitty” (Late...

Rodolfo "Rudy" Villarreal Family & Friends will gather for a visitation Tuesday, February 25th from 9:30 a.m. until time of Mass 11:00 a.m. at the Nativity of Our Lord Catholic Church, 653 W 37th St, Chicago. Interment Saint Mary Cemetery.

Charlene B. Wolfe (nee Brink) Beloved wife of Richard J. Wolfe. Loving friend of many. Family & Friends will gather Friday, November 5th at the Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, 7800 W. McCarthy Road, Palos Heights for Visitation from 10 a.m. until time of Service 11 a.m. Interment at Chapel Hill Gardens South Cemetery will be private. Arrangements...

Aurelia Gomez, (nee Arevalo) Beloved wife of the late Enrique. Loving mother of Larry (Clarice), Joe (Carmen), Julie (Richard), Rachel, Ofelia, Virginia, Phil (Wanda), Hope (Tom), Noemi (Hector) & the late; Amelia & Manuel. Proud grandmother of 26 and great grandmother of 22. Dear sister of Felipa, Hacinto, Pancho & Pirre. Visitation Thursday, July 11th from 3 until 9 p.m....

Ruth Weidner Funeral Services and Interment will be private.