OBITUARIES

Oct 23, 2017

Age 68, late Hegewisch, passed away Monday, October 23, 2017. Beloved wife of Lisa Gaddini. Loving mother of Denise Bonior, Daniel (April) Bonior, late David (late Brigette) Gaddini and Angela (Matthew) Stewart. Proud grandmother of David, Amanda, Arianna, Leah, Kayla, Abigail, Jade and Cortana. Devoted great grandmother of Mason and Kieryn. Caring sister of David (Charlene) Copeland, the late...

Oct 17, 2017

Frank S. Kray, age 86, late of Hegewisch, entered into eternal life on Tuesday, October 17, 2017. He is survived by his sister Mary Krajewski and sister-in-law Valarie (late John) Krajewski, as well as numerous nieces and nephews. He is predeceased in death by his parents: Albert and Sophia (nee Zwolinski) Krajewski; brothers: Joseph (late Adele) Kray and John Krajewski; sisters:...

Oct 10, 2017

Age 95, late of Hegewisch, passed away Tuesday, October 10, 2017. Beloved wife of the late Henry Zajac.  Loving mother of the late Barbara Zajac and the late Carol Zajac. Jean is survived by nieces and nephews from the Swiatkowski family and dear nieces and nephews: Linda Prescott and family, Larry  and Ron Ziolkowski and families.

We were all blessed to of...

Oct 8, 2017

Age 89, late of Franklin Grove and formerly of Chicago, passed away Sunday, October 8, 2017. Dear sister of George (late Dorothy) Gadzinski and Connie (Ralph) Lewandowski. Kind aunt of many nieces, nephew, great nieces and great nephews. Preceded in death by parents Walter and Helen Gadzinski and many sisters.

Sep 7, 2017

Age 79, late of Hegewsich, passed away Thursday, September 7, 2017. Beloved wife of the late Walter Ksiazek. Loving mother of John (Tina) Ksiazek and Lynn Carey. Proud grandmother of Eddie (Samantha Rice) Jankowski, Haylee Ksiazek and Nick Carey. Devoted great grandmother of Addison and Karlee. Caring sister of Charles (Kathy) Marschke. Kind sister-in-law of Vicki Weiser. Dear aunt of many nieces and nephews. Preceded in death...

Sep 5, 2017

Age 69, late of Hegewisch, passed away, Tuesday, September 5, 2017. Beloved wife of the late Federico Vastarella. Loving mother of Esther, Teresa, Angela, and Nicola. Caring grandmother of Paulina Espinosa and sixteen beloved grandchildren. Proud great grandmother of twenty two great grandchildren. Preceded in death by parents Julio and Paulina Mercado.

Born September 14, 1947 in...

Aug 21, 2017

age 82, late of Hegewisch, passed away Monday, August 21, 2017. Dear uncle and great-uncle of many. Preceded in death by parents: August and Katherine Lubanowski, and siblings: Chester P. (late Eleanor) Lubanowski, Louis (late Lottie and late Mary) Lubanowski and Leona (late Walter) Judge.

August proudly and honorably served his country in the U.S. Army. He held St....

Aug 11, 2017

age 79, late of Hegewisch, passed away Friday, August 11, 2017. Beloved husband of late Arlene Klimczak. Caring brother of Josephine Klimczak. Dear cousin and friend of many. Preceded in death by parents: Stanley and Angeline Klimczak. Richard attended St. Lawrence Grammer School and St. Rita High School. He worked at Walgreens and Certified Grocers.

Aug 10, 2017

age 57, late of Hegewisch and formerly of Harvey, IL. passed away Thursday, August 10, 2017. Beloved husband of Gail Crosby (nee Zroka). Loving father of Christopher (Steffany) Crosby and  Caitlyn Crosby. Proud “papa” of Chase Crosby and Teagan Crosby. Caring brother of Richard and Karen. Dear uncle of many nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by parents: John and Victoria Crosby. David worked for over...

Jul 27, 2017

age 91, late of Hegewisch, passed away Thursday, July 27, 2017. Beloved wife of the late Basil Koval. Loving mother of Karl (Kathy) and Melanie (Donald) Burosh. Proud grandmother of Tim (Rochelle), Matt (Tasha) and Ryan (Ashley). Loving great grandmother of Jonny, Joey, Owen and Mya. Dear aunt of Terry, Bryant, Wendy, Lana, Pam, their spouses and children. Preceded in death by parents: Charles and...

Jul 14, 2017

age 51, late of Hegewisch, passed away Friday, July 14, 2017. Beloved husband of Monica Bouziotis (nee Podgorny). Loving father of Alexandra Z. Bouziotis, Anastasia Bouziotis and Andrew V. Bouziotis. Caring brother of Aristides (Lynn) Bouziotis, Alexandra Bouziotis, Maria (Kenneth) Jaros and Georgia Bouziotis. Kind uncle of many nieces and nephews. Dear friend to many. Preceded in death by parents: Vasilios and Vasiliki Bouziotis.

Jul 10, 2017

LuAnn York (Mazon), RN, BSN, age 62, passed away on July 10, 2017 peacefully in her home surrounded by her loving family.  LuAnn was born in Evergreen Park, IL. She was raised in the Chicago area and lived a majority of her life there but also enjoyed 19 years living in Houston, TX. She most recently resided in Colorado Springs, CO. LuAnn...

Jul 10, 2017

age 83, late of Hegewisch, passed away Monday, July 10, 2017. Beloved husband of Panagiota Hambesis. Loving father of Peter (Freda) Hambesis, the late Maria (Christopher) Hambesis -Martino and Vicki (Andrew) Hambesis - Holevas. Proud grandfather of Panayiota Anastasia Kyriakos, Maria Konstantina Kyriakos, their father George Kyriakos, Vasiliki Katerina Holevas and Nikolaos Panayiotis Hambesis. Caring brother of Panayiota, Thomas and Ioannis. Dear uncle of...

Jul 7, 2017

age 54, late of Hammond, IN, born November 27, 1962, passed away Friday, July 7, 2017. Loving husband of Margaret Stachura (nee Davis). Cherished son of Cathryn M. (late Stojan Novakovic) Stachura-Novakovic (nee Murchek) and the late Robert Stachura, and son-in-law of the late Ruth Davis. Devoted father of Robert “Rocky” Stachura Jr., Crystal Watson (nee Gilmartin), Margo Hrabar,...

Jul 3, 2017

age 94, late of Hegewisch, passed away Monday, July 3, 2017. Beloved wife of the late Joseph Bukovich. Loving mother of Joseph Bukovich. Proud grandmother of Joe (Jane) Bukovich and Renee Bukovich. Cherished great grandmother of Samuel Bukovich. Dear aunt of many nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by parents: George and Mary Uchman, and siblings: Al, Ray, Stanley and Jean.

Jun 19, 2017

Age 44, late of Munster, IN died peacefully Monday, June 19, 2017. Cherished son of Evan and Judith Geissler. Loving brother of Gina (David) Geissler Tolliver. Dear uncle of Martin, Nora and the late Adam. Caring grandson of Eloys Anderson Geissler, the late Frank and the late Elayne (nee Hallberg) Culich. Fond Godfather of Regina, Jeffery and Martin. Kind...

Jun 14, 2017

Age 63, late of Hegewisch, passed away Wednesday, June 14, 2017. Beloved husband of Elizabeth Scanlon (nee Floyd). Loving father of David (Jennifer) Scanlon, Trisha (Matt) Joines, Danielle Scanlon, Peggy (Justin) Gilliland and Stephanie (Mario) Leuzzi. Proud grandfather of many. Caring great grandfather of two. Kind brother of Patricia (late Mickey) Duh and Dennis Scanlon. Dear uncle of many nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by...

Jun 13, 2017

Steve John Pistro of Appleton, WI, age 62, passed away June 13, 2017. Steve was born October 29, 1954 to John and Josephine Pistro (nee Kowalczyk) of Chicago, IL who preceded him in death. He is survived by his loving brother John J. Pistro, sister-in-law Petra Pikelis, niece Melinda Pikelis, nephew Christopher Pikelis of IN, cousins Alan Bednarek of...

Jun 9, 2017

Age 87, late of Dyer, IN passed away Friday, June 9, 2017. Beloved wife of the late Jose A. Ventura. Loving mother of Gloria (Brian) Boyd and Orlando (Judy) Ventura. Proud grandmother of Joseph, Sarah, David, Christine, Jesse and the late Ben Jr. Cherished great grandmother of Yvette, Matthew, Joshua, Alex, Nathan, Kaylea, Liliana and Benjamin. Devoted great great grandmother of Aniya, Jocclyn and Yahir. Kind...

Jun 7, 2017

Age 79, late of Hegewisch, passed away Wednesday, June 7, 2017. Beloved wife of the late Edward Cummings. Loving mother of Sheila Boyd, Brian (Gloria) Boyd, Jeffery (Vivian) Cummings, Shimiz Cummings and Mack Cummings. Proud grandmother and great grandmother of many. Caring sister of Joan and Bill. Kind aunt of many nieces and nephews.