OBITUARIES

Danuta Lenckos (nee Nowak)

Jun 10, 2018

Age 94, late of Hegewisch, passed away Sunday, June 10, 2018. Beloved wife of the late Walter G. Lenckos. Loving mother of Walter (Doreen) Lenckos and the late Stephanie (Walter) Lickus. Proud grandmother of Lauren Ayn (Gabriel) Lickus-Rhoads, Walter J. (Stephanie) Lenckos Jr. and Kristen Ann (Chris) Lenckos-Richter. Cherished great grandmother of Sierra and Lynette Lenckos and Ada Rhoads. Caring sister of Anna Koza. Dear...

Bill Ekhoff

Jun 10, 2018

Age 66, late of Hammond, IN, passed away Sunday, June 10, 2018. Beloved husband of Debrah Ekhoff (nee Dziadon). Loving father of Steven (Krystle) Ekhoff and Valarie Venable. Proud grandfather of Owen and Lilian. Caring brother of Don (late Sherri) and Sharon (Larry). Kind brother-in-law of Paul “PJ” (Stella), Kim (Colleen) and Christine (Mike). Dear uncle and great uncle of many nieces and nephews....

James Brann Sr.

Jun 6, 2018

Age 86, late of Hegewisch, passed into eternal life on Wednesday, June 6, 2018. Beloved husband of Dorothy, loving father of Joe (Cheryl), Jerry, John (Anastasia), Ron (Vicky), devoted grandfather of 12,  great grandfather of 5.

Judith Machek

Jun 1, 2018

Age 75, late of Hegewisch, passed away Friday, June 1, 2018. Loving sister of Suzanne (Robert) Anderson and John Machek. Dear aunt of many nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by parents: Martin and Anna Machek. Judith was a proud member of the Daughters of Isabella and a Eucharistic Minister at St. Columba Church. She was also the Secretary for the American Legion in Calumet City.

Angeline Martinich (nee Ozretich)

May 15, 2018

Age 98, late of Hegewisch, passed away Tuesday, May 15, 2018. Beloved wife of the late Steve Martinich. Loving mother of Steven (Sandra) Martinich and Robert Martinich. Proud grandmother of Kevin (Susie) Martinich and Kristen (Ernesto) Contreras. Proud great grandmother of Delaney Martinich, Katelyn Martinich, Alex Contreras and Isabel Contreras. Dear aunt of many nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by parents: Fabian and Anna; and...

Joseph Lewicki III

May 2, 2018

Age 65, late of Roseland, IL passed away Wednesday, May 2, 2018.  Loving father of Joseph and Brandie. Caring grandfather of Krystle, Chyan, Ashlee, Terrence, Terencia, Jermaine, Jayvon, Joseph, James, Rowdy, Priscilla, Jax, Jonathan and Kimberly. Proud great grandfather of Harry, Kristyna and Michael Joseph. Caring brother of Harry, Therese and Lorelei. Dear uncle of Nicholas and Erica. Kind brother-in-law of Louis. Preceded in death...

Peter Hrabar

Apr 28, 2018

Age 67, late of Hegewisch, passed away Saturday, April 28, 2018. Loving father of Margaret Hrabar, Gloria Hargett and Elizabeth (Michael) Jones. Proud grandfather of Alexzandria Hrabar, Kayla, Padraig and Chantel Hargett, Chloe, Lillian and Cy Jones. Dear great grandfather of Roman, Rakarie, Josiah, Aiden and Emilio. Preceded in death by parents: Peter and Lucille Hrabar. Peter proudly and honorably served his country in...

Joseph Batzek

Apr 27, 2018

Age 90, late of Calumet City, IL, passed away Friday, April 27, 2018. Beloved husband of the late Bregeda “Jenny” Batzek. Loving father of Joseph (late Darlene)  Batzek Jr., Dennis (Helene) Batzek, the late Diana Fultz, Cynthia (late Gregory Zurek) Batzek and the late James Batzek. Proud grandfather, great grandfather and great great grandfather of many. Joseph was a proud employee of the...

Violet Yager

Apr 27, 2018

Age 99, late of Hegewisch, went Home to the Lord on Friday, April 27, 2018. Beloved wife of the late Gilbert Yager. Loving mother of Doris (late Bob) Karczewski. Caring grandmother of Roberta (Frank) Sebahar, Deborah (Wayne) Karczewski-Smith and Mark (Stacey) Karczewski. Kind great grandmother of Danielle (Chuck) Bilderbach, Alex Karczewski, Ben Karczewski, Hannah Karczewski and Eric (Jennie) Sebahar. Proud great great grandmother of...

Donna O'Keefe

Apr 26, 2018

Age 70, late of Hegewisch, passed away after fighting cancer hard for years on Thursday, April 26, 2018. Loving mother of Brian (Linda nee Jagla) O’Keefe, Kimberly J. (David G.) Carrington and Donald “Kevin” O’Keefe. Beloved grandmother of Jonathan, Davey Plank, Kiley, Ryan Plank and Joseph O’Keefe. Dearest sister of Cheryl (Ed) DeCero. Fun loving aunt to Kaitlin, Courtney...

Helen Hennessy (nee Turman)

Apr 13, 2018

Age 79, late of Hegewisch, passed away Friday, April 13, 2018. Beloved wife of the late Donald Hennessy. Loving mother of James, Michael, Bridget and John. Proud grandmother of Nichole, Theresa, Michelle, Danny, Krystina and the late Bryan M. Devoted great grandmother of seven. Caring sister of John (Loretta) and Sam. Dear aunt of many nieces and nephews. Cherished friend of many. Preceded in death by parents:...

Marian "Big Red" Marquez (nee Bojanowski)

Apr 12, 2018

Age 85, late of Hegewisch, passed away Thursday, April 12, 2018. Beloved wife of the late Alberto Marquez. Loving mother of Kathy, William, John and Edward Gilarski. Proud grandmother of Zack, Anna, David, Susan and Tracie. Devoted great grandmother of Christine, Joseph, Xavier, Jazymn and Thomas. Caring sister of William Denning, Carol Norkiewicz and the late Barbara (late George) Kubasezwski. Kind aunt of many nieces...

Ann Lasseter

Apr 9, 2018

Age 53, passed away Monday, April 9, 2018. Loving mother of Ryan, Anthony and Kristiana. Proud grandmother of Rylan and Anthony Jr. Loving spouse of John W. Bebenek. Devoted daughter of Margaret (David) Parker. Caring sister of Danny, Kristie, David and the late Donny and Tammy. Dear aunt and cousin of many. Surrogate mother to many children and animals!!!

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Eloys A. Geissler (nee Anderson)

Apr 7, 2018

Age 97, late of East Side and Hegewisch, died peacefully on Saturday, April 7, 2018. Loving mother of Evan (Judith) Geissler. Kind grandmother of Gina (David) Geissler Tolliver and the late Timothy Geissler. Proud great grandmother of Martin, Nora and the late Adam. Caring sister of the late Edward A. Anderson. Dear aunt and cousin of many. Preceded in death by parents: Edward and Bertha...

Ronald Nawracaj

Mar 31, 2018

Age 77, late of Hegewisch, passed away Saturday, March 31, 2018. Beloved husband of Irene Nawracaj (nee Stavrakakes). Loving father of Robert Winkiel. Proud grandfather of Charlene (Earl) Goodin and Robert J. (Danica) Winkiel. Devoted great grandfather of Cheyenne, Michael, Summer, Michael, Serena and Robby. Dedicated great grandfather of Isabella and Daniel. Dear uncle of many nieces and nephews. Kind cousin of Geraldine (Eugene) Krolak. Cherished sister-in-law...

Theodora Schulze (nee Economou)

Mar 27, 2018

Age 87, late of Hammond, Indiana, passed away Tuesday, March 27, 2018. Beloved wife of the late Richard Schulze. Loving mother of Otto Schulze. Caring sister of Theodore, Richard, Helene, Bessie, Pauline and Ilse. Dear aunt of many nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by parents: Xenophon and Emily Economou; siblings: Thomas, Alexander and Irene; and nephew: Lawrence.

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Richard Wisinski

Mar 24, 2018

Age 75, late of Calumet City, IL, passed away Saturday, March 24, 2018. Loving brother of Frank (Laura) Wisinski and Ronald Wisniski. Dear uncle of many nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by parents: Edward and Josephine Wisinski. Richard was an avid fisherman.  He also enjoyed woodworking and gardening.

Jose Cardenas

Mar 19, 2018

Age 46, late of Hegewisch, passed away Monday, March 19, 2018. Loving father of Angel Hernandez, Ricardo M. Cardenas, Jose A. Cardenas, Mariah Cardenas and Antonio V. Cardenas. Proud grandfather of Giselle Hernandez, Julian Hernandez, Angel Hernandez and Joan Hernandez. Precious son of Enrique Cardenas and Juana Nunez. Caring brother of M. Elva Cardenas, Paula E. Cardenas, Jose Oscar Cardenas, Angelberto Cardenas, N....

Edward J. Jania

Mar 15, 2018

Age 91, late of Hegewisch, passed away Thursday, March 15, 2018. Beloved husband of Stella Jania. Loving father of Kenneth (Karen) Jania, Jack (Rochelle and the late Patricia) Jania, Daniel (Kelli) Jania and Eric (Yvette) Jania. Proud grandfather of Lauren, Carolyn, Alex, Justin, Autumn, Harrison, Jacqueline, Edward and Madeline. Dear uncle of many nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by parents: Wojciech and Eva...

Mark Morse

Mar 2, 2018

Mark James Morse passed away in Houston, Texas on Friday, March 2, 2018 at the age of 57. He is preceded in death by his father James Morse and grandparents Irene and Barney Zielinski. Mark is survived by his mother Leone Morse, brother Michael (Deborah) Morse, sister Kathy (Neal) Klaeser, nephews Steven (Kelli) Morse and Zack Klaeser, great-nephew Carter...