OBITUARIES

Stella Rys (nee Lenart)

Aug 29, 2021

Age 91, late of Hegewisch, passed away Sunday, August 29, 2021. Beloved wife of the late Edward Rys. Loving mother of Sharon (Larry) Moser and Debbie Mack. Cherished grandmother of Shannon Moser and Aaron (Phillicia) Anema. Proud great grandmother of Aaron, Autumn and Adilynn Anema. Kind sister of Rose (late Matt) Piwowarski, late John (late Rose), late Kay (late Stanley), late Celia, late Joseph,...

Reverend Nancy Nyberg (nee Holmes)

Aug 3, 2021

Age 78, late of Hegewisch, passed away 3 August 2021. Wife of Dennis W. Nyberg. Loving mother of Carl (Melissa Lindberg), Ralph (Amy), Gus (Alyssa), Roy (Minfei) and Darwin (Ashley) Nyberg. Cherished grandmother of Lucas, Jacob, Liam, Savanna, Forest and Autumn Nyberg. Sister of the late Edward Holmes, the late Joseph Holmes and Stacy Holmes. After a career in computer...

Jacqueline "Jackie" Rootes

Jul 17, 2021

Age 57, late of Aurora, IL and formerly of Hegewisch passed away Saturday, July 17, 2021. Beloved partner of 34 years to Scott Sowizrol. Loving sister of the late Kevin “Bones” Rootes, the late Frank Rootes and Denise (Dean) McCracken. Caring aunt of Kevin (Beth) McCracken, Ashley McCracken, Zachary (Jacqueline) Rootes, Stephen Livak, Eric Livak, and Justin Livak. Proud great aunt of many. Dear...

Michael Koza

Jul 17, 2021

Age 66, late of Calumet City, IL passed away Saturday, July 17, 2021. Beloved husband of Priscilla Koza (nee Holom). Loving father of Stacey (Mario) Siller, Nicholas Nellemann, Lesley (Zachary) Hansen, Michael (Heather) Koza and Kelly Koza. Proud grandfather of Alex Galarza, Mario Siller, Gianna Siller, Clayton Hansen and Beatrix Koza. Caring brother of  Robert Koza, Richard Koza, James...

"A.J." Andrew Blejski Jr.

Jun 18, 2021

Age 28, late of Hegewisch, passed away Friday, June 18, 2021. Loving son of Andrew and Cheryl Blejski. Caring brother of Vanessa Blejski, Beth Blejski and Sarah Girdley. Proud uncle of Tobin P. Moyer Jr. Cherished nephew of Dennis (Cathy) Blejski, James (LaVada) Blejski, Bonnie (Charles) Popielarz, Anne Nagle and Richard Blejski. Precious grandson of the late Richard and late...

Patricia Glinski (nee Moone)

May 27, 2021

Age 80, late of Hegewisch, passed away Thursday, May 27, 2021. Beloved wife of Frank Glinski. Loving mother of Sean Glinski, Kevin (Kelly) Glinski, Tim (Sharon) Glinski,  Patrick (Tina) Glinski and Kathleen (Kevin) Gaudette. Cherished grandmother of Kendyl Glinski, Kylie Glinski, Hanna Glinski, Alexandra Glinski, Patrick Glinski, Tiffany Glinski, Nicole Whitaker, Megan Gaudette, Kelsey Gaudette and Amanda Gaudette. Caring sister of George (Marlene) Moone and Cheryl...

Albert Idec

May 26, 2021

Age 87, late of Calumet City, IL passed away Wednesday, May 26, 2021. Beloved husband of Anna Idec (nee Holub). Loving father of Edward Idec, Ruth (John) Baranowski and Judy Idec. Proud grandfather of Matthew Baranowski and Jacob Baranowski. Preceded in death by parents: Albert and Mary Idec.

Albert proudly and honorably served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War....

Frederick Young

May 25, 2021

Frederick F. Young, 61, late of Robbins, IL and formerly of Burnham, IL passed away Tuesday, May 25, 2021. He was born April 30, 1960 to the late Bobe and late Rosie (nee Gilbert) Young. He left his sister Zyla (late Don) Garner, his nieces Sonya Crutchfield, Stephanie Johnson, Karen Young, Samantha Young and Linda Marie Young  and nephews Josh Callison,...

Thomas O’Brien

May 22, 2021

Age 74, late of Hegewisch, passed away Saturday, May 22, 2021. Beloved husband of Rorie O’Brien (nee Hutchinson). Loving father of Kelly A. (Brendan Quinn) O’Brien and Thomas James O’Brien III. Caring cousin of many. Preceded in death by parents: Thomas and Ann E. O’Brien. Thomas proudly and honorably served his country in the U.S. Army Division Big Red One during the Vietnam War....

Rebecca Brajkovich

May 15, 2021

Age 31, late of Hegewisch, passed away Saturday, May 15, 2021. Beloved daughter of Todd “Toad” J. Brajkovich and Ann M. Michalak. Loving sister of Michael Brajkovich. Caring cousin and honorary sister of Sandi “Cat” Nowosielski. Cherished granddaughter of Barbara and late Leonard Michalak, late Sandra and late Ronald Balderrama. Dear niece of Gina Brajkovich, John Brajkovich and Leonard Michalak Jr....

Walter “Butch” Gadzala, Jr.

May 8, 2021

Walter E. Gadzala, Jr., age 74, passed away Saturday, May 8, 2021. “Butch” was a lifetime resident of Hegewish and will be missed by family, friends, and neighbors. He was survived by his nephew Joseph (Deborah) Pinkus from Panama City, Florida.

Walter was a veteran of the US Navy and a proud retiree of Ford Motor Company. He was a...

Jay Staudohar

May 5, 2021

Jay Staudohar, age 76, late of Hegewisch, passed away Wednesday May 5, 2021. Beloved husband of Marlene Staudohar (née Dytloff) of 52 years.  Loving father of Christine (Anthony) Przewoznik, Catherine Staudohar, and Jay Staudohar. Proud grandfather of Justin Powell. Preceded in death by his parents: James Staudohar and Lillian Mattino.

Jay will be dearly missed by his many relatives...

Sharon Kurowski (nee Srebalus)

May 2, 2021

Age 62, late of South Chicago, passed away Sunday, May 2, 2021. Beloved sister of Kenneth Srebalus. Caring aunt of Tiffany Morris. Dear friend of many. Preceded in death by parents: Edward and Rosalie Srebalus, and sister Josephine Morris.

Demetrios Delis

May 1, 2021

Demetrios (Jimmy or Mitsos) "Boxas" Delis. Age 83, life long Hegewisch resident, late of Dyer, IN, passed away Saturday, May 1, 2021. Beloved husband of 57 years to Maria Delis (nee Manolopoulos). Loving Father of Anastasios "Tom" Delis, Bill Delis, and Zoe (Delis) Ramos. Caring father-in-law of Toula Delis, Mia Delis, & Pete Ramos. Proud grandfather of James (Jimmy) Delis, Peter Delis, Jonathan (Yianni) Delis, Demetri...

Virginia Piszczek (nee Karabin)

Apr 30, 2021

Age 84, late of Munster, IN and formerly of Hegewisch, passed away Friday, April 30, 2021. Beloved wife of the late Martin E. Piszczek. Loving mother of Carol (Randy) Peterson, Linda (Leo) Zaborowski and David (Debbie) Piszczek. Proud grandmother of Amanda (Jack) Blount, Emily Peterson and Samantha Zaborowski. Dear aunt of many nieces and nephews. Cherished companion of the...

Daniel Chilla Sr.

Apr 28, 2021

Age 86, late of Hegewisch, passed away Wednesday, April 28, 2021. Beloved husband of the late Carol A. Chilla (nee Nix). Loving father of Christina, Lauriann, Daniel Jr. (Teresa) and Brian. Proud grandfather of Brittany, Timothy, Claire and the late Carson. Devoted uncle of many nieces and nephews.

Daniel was a proud Retired Chicago Police Detective with 36 years of dedicated service....

Danette Wontorski (nee Potzler)

Apr 27, 2021

Age 66, late of Portage, IN passed away Tuesday, April 27, 2021. Beloved wife of Anthony Wontorski. Loving mother of Christopher (Stephanie) Wontorski, Monica (Zak) Zaidman and Erin Anderson. Proud grandmother of Miah, Izaak, Soluna, Nathan, Cheyenne, Xander and Emily. Caring sister of Debbie, Kim, Kellie-Jo, Chris, Big Mike, Little Mike, Robert and Mark. Dear aunt of many nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by...

Ronald Johnson

Mar 22, 2021

Age 61, late of Calumet City, IL, passed away Monday, March 22, 2021. Beloved husband of Rita Johnson (nee Shanahan). Loving father of Randy (Dominique) Johnson and Shawn Johnson. Proud grandfather of Ella and Isabel Johnson. Caring brother of Ann Anderson and Kathy (Dan) Buis. Preceded in death by parents: Ronald and Jenie Johnson. Ronald will be greatly missed by his canine companion, Bear.

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Josephine Shanahan

Mar 20, 2021

Josephine "Jo" Shanahan [Jackson] passed away peacefully in her home with dignity March 20th 2021. Loving mother of  Daniel Jackson, and Darlene (Dwayne) Stegner. Loving Grandmother of her poopsie Troy Jackson, and Stephanie (Josh) Phillips. Proud Great grandmother “GG” of Colton and Ashlyn Phillips. Loving sister and best friend to Jean (Richard) Cholipski.  Kind aunt of many nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death...

Wilfred Ramirez

Mar 18, 2021

Age 88, late of Schererville, IN and formerly of Hegewisch, passed away Thursday, March 18, 2021. Beloved husband of Molly Ramirez (nee Martinez). Loving father of Diana (Jerry) Garibay, Christine Torres, Sharon (Richard) Janusz, Rosanna Slobodnik, and Wilfred and the late Barbara Ramirez. Caring grandfather of Jacqueline (Matthew) Torres, Nicholas Garibay, Courtni (Kyle) Hughes, Demitria Garibay, Zachary Janusz, Hali (Kent) Hanson, Ryan...