Obituaries

Leon M. Rinehart Funeral services and inturment will be private.

Lillian Piatek (nee Niedospial). Visitation Saturday, April 6th from 9 a.m. until time of Mass 10:30 a.m. at the KERRY FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION CARE CENTER, 7020 W. 127th Street, Palos Heights. Interment Resurrection Cemetery.

Shirley A. Van Henkelum (nee Coady) Age 90 of Palos Heights Beloved Wife the the Late H. Whitey Van Henkelum. Dear Mother of Peter (Cindy), Paul (Carol) and Jo Anne (Gerald) Martin. Grandmother of Katleen (Ronald) Danihel Jr., Daniel ( Ann Marie ) Martin, Mike (Ali) Van Henkelum, Regina Van Henkelum, John Van Henkelum & the Late David Martin. Great...

Marilyn E. Gentile (Landgraf) Longtime employee for over 39 years at Walgreens. Loving mother of Steve (Maggie) Gentile, Mike (Robin) Gentile & Gina (Randy) Bucki. Cherished grandmother of David (Barb), Ashley (Ramiz), Marc & Samantha. Dear great grandmother of Kendall, Abby, Emilia & Isabella. Visitation Friday, May 3rd from 3 until 8 p.m. Chapel Service Saturday, May 4th, 10:00 a.m....

Joan M. Shannessy (nee Kearney) Beloved wife of the late Francis R. Shannessy. Loving mother of the late Stephen, Laura (Rory) Dunne, Suzanne (late Kevin Jr.) Reynolds, Diane (Craig) Amendola & Courtney (Brian) Plumb. Cherished grandmother of Annabelle, Alexandra, Emily, Fiona, Griffin, Nicholas, Christian, Jonathan, Lucia, Greta, Frankie & Finnoula. Fond Aunt of many nieces & nephews. Family and friends...

Raymundo Lopez Jr. Devoted Son of Catalina Rios-Flores & Raymundo Lopez Sr. Loving Brother of Jacquelyn (Gustavo) Avila, James Anthony (Yolanda), Robert Gabriel, Jonathon (Christina) & Jennifer (Ryan) Ollry. Cherished Nephew of many Aunts & Uncles & adoring Uncle of many Nieces & Nephews. He will be missed by his dogs, AJ & Lucky. Visitation Sunday, April 3rd from 4:00...

Kathleen M. Showers (nee Padua) Loving mother of Jennifer (John) Gintvainis, Paula Laszczewski, Chrissy Showers & the late Cheryl Lynn Showers. Cherished grandma of Justin, Kaylee, Julia, Matthew, Marky, Ava & Andrew. Devoted daughter of the late; John & Bernice (nee Ciesla) Padua. Dear sister of the late; John Jr. & Juanita. Kind aunt of many nieces & nephews. Visitation...

Patricia G. Olson (nee Bohman), Active parishioner of Incarnation Church for 50 years & award winning and well known real estate agent on the southwest side. Beloved wife of the late Roy N. Olson. Loving mother of Jeff (Evelyn) Olson, Chris (Dave Field) Olson & Greg (Diane) Olson. Survived by many other family members and friends. Visitation Saturday, October 25th...

Terrence P. Loftus Family & Friends will gather directly at Saint Alexander Church, 7025 W. 126th Street, Palos Heights Saturday, August 28th, for Mass at 11:30 a.m. Interment Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.

Judith A. Wesselhoff (nee Brud) Beloved wife of Bill Wesselhoff. Devoted daughter of the late John and Jean (nee Zagornick) Brud. Dear niece of Florian Zagornick. Cherished sister-in-law of Mary (Tony) Dalton, Steven (Donna) Wesselhoff, David (Pam) Wesselhoff, Phillis (Austin) Strasser and the late Robert (Shirl) Wesselhoff. Kind aunt and cousin of many. Judith was a teacher for over 30...

Pauline K. Wczesny Memorial Mass Saturday, February 23rd at 11:30 a.m. at Saint Alexander Church, Palos Heights. Inurnment will be at Resurrection Cemetery at a later date.

Goldie Lempers (nee Katsios) Beloved wife of the late George S. Lempers. Loving mother of Cynthia (Phil) Doyce & Debra (Greg) Stanis. Proud grandmother of Tina (Matt) & Sean (fiancé Nina). Adoring great grandmother of Chelsea. Fond sister of Connie Nanos & the late; Nester, George & Angelo Nanos and Leonard Katsios. Dear aunt of Christine McMahon. Cherished great aunt...

Samantha "SAM" Ziolkowski Wonderful mother of her dog “Blue”. Devoted daughter of David & Paulette (nee Hagadus) Ziolkowski. Loving fiancé of Glenn Fischer. Cherished sister of David (Christina) & Erik Ziolkowski. Adoring granddaughter of Paul Hagadus. Kind niece, cousin and friend of many. Visitation Sunday, December 15th from 2:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Chapel prayers Monday, December 16th, 9:00 a.m....

Patricia A. Van Henkelum Beloved Wife of the Late James A. Van Henkelum. Fond Mother of Jeff ( Betty ) Van Henkelum. Grandmother of Patrick (Amy), Angela ( Zachariah ) Stenzel and Collin, great grandmother of William; Daughter of the late James W. Thezan & Patricia A. ( Edward ) Curylo nee Coughlin. Sister of Gloria (the late Robert) Mayer,...

Donald James Clark Beloved husband of the late Mary Patricia (nee Murphy) Clark. Loving father of Jamie Clark, John (Annette) Clark & Kathy (late Mike Denton) Clark. Cherished grandfather of Melanie (Michael), Lindsay (fiancé Bryan), Lauren & Carol (fiancé Justin). Adoring great grandfather of Juliette. Visitation Wednesday, March 23rd from 3:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Chapel prayers Thursday, March 24th,...

Kathleen M. Kelly (nee Hawking) Beloved wife of Brian Kelly. Cherished mother of Sean (Tracy) Kelly, Sharon Keeley, Benjamin (Amy) Kelly, Robert Kelly & Erin (John) Moloney. Adoring grandma of Jacob, Jason, Joshua, Jack, Kayla, Ian, Aiden, Shane & Dylan. Dear sister of Coleen (fiancé Tony Gangi) Hawking, late Daniel Hawking and late Mary Pfiffner. Loving aunt & friend of...

Raymond G. Hoger, Army Veteran of WWII. Beloved husband of the late Helen (nee Jones) Hoger. Loving father of Lorene (Mike) Dreger. Proud grandfather of Brent (Brittney) & Amber (fiance Keith Lawrence) Dreger. Dear uncle of Garry Kuglin, Bette Kohout & the late Robert Kuglin, Karen Kranenburg and Shirley Stancik. Visitation Thursday, May 16th from 3 until 9 p.m. Funeral...

E. Jane Frazer (nee Enos), age 99, of Peace Village in Palos Park. Beloved wife of the late Morgan A. Frazer. Loving mother of Carol (late James) Mysicka & Bruce (Diane) Frazer. Grandmother of 5 & great grandmother of 5. Visitation Wednesday, August 5th from 3 until 8 p.m. Chapel service Thursday, August 6th, 11:00 a.m. at the Kerry Funeral...

Joseph "Joe" Tirrito, Navy Veteran of WWII. Visitation Monday, January 19th from 3 until 8 p.m. Chapel prayers Tuesday, January 20th, 9:30 a.m. at the Kerry Funeral Home, 7020 W. 127th Street, Palos Heights proceeding to Saint Alexander Church, 7025 W. 126th Street, Palos Heights. Interment Saint Mary Cemetery.

Robert John Stadler Proud U.S. Navy Veteran during the Korean War Era. Beloved husband of the late Patricia Marie (nee King) Stadler. Loving father of Thomas Joseph, Joseph Michael, James Robert (Lori) & Robert Christopher Stadler. Cherished grandfather of Eric (Cassandra), Greg, Keith, Russell (Keeley), Daniel (Iris), Alexandria & Sean. Adoring great grandfather of Bryanna, Rebecca & Ava. Dear brother...