OBITUARIES
David Franklin
Jun 28, 2015
Age 56, late of Hegewisch, passed away Sunday, June 28, 2015. Beloved son of Ruby Valle and the late Daniel D. Franklin. Loving brother of Dawn (Joe) Egenlauf and the late Daniel Franklin. Cherished uncle of Frank, Joey, Wesley and Jewell.
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Gregory Zurek
Jun 18, 2015
Age 58, late of Hegewisch, passed away Thursday, June 18, 2015. Beloved husband of Cynthia Zurek (nee Batzek). Loving son of Susan and the late Mitchell Zurek. Caring brother of Diane (Dan) Ryndak. Kind uncle of Karen and Andrew Ryndak. Dear son-in-law of Joseph and Bregeda Batzek. Gregory proudly served in District 13 as a Chicago Police Officer.
Lawrence Miller "Larry"
Jun 2, 2015
Age 70, of Chicago, IL. passed away Tuesday, June 2, 2015. Loving father of Amanda Miller-Jones (Brian Jones), Jessica Miller, and Ashley Micheals. Proud grandfather of Courtney Jones, Delia Jones, Eden Jones, Ethan Roberts, Noah Micheals, and Aubriella Micheals. Caring brother of Madeline Farrow. Kind uncle of many nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by parents: Leonard and Margaret Miller;...
Kelly Mallee
May 26, 2015
Age 46, late of Hegewisch, passed away Tuesday, May 26, 2015. Beloved mother of Ashly, Michael, Kristyanna and Grace Mallee. Loving daughter of John and Charmaine (nee Kelm) Mallee. Dear sister of Kathy (Ted Cattoni) Mallee and John (Candy) Mallee. Kind aunt of John and Austin Mallee. In lieu of flowers donations “In Memory of Kelly Mallee” may be sent to: American Cancer Society, 225...
Stella Szefc
May 20, 2015
Age 81, late of Hegewisch, passed away Wednesday, May 20, 2015. Beloved wife of the late Edmund Szefc. Loving mother of Edmund (Janet) Szefc Jr., Linda Szefc Retired CPD and John (Tanya) Szefc. Caring grandmother of Robert Hofbauer, USAF Nicolaos Hofbauer “deployed” , Lisa (Andrew) Heidgerken and Theresa (Jon) Oloier. Proud great grandmother of Theodore Edmund and Maxwell Allen Heidgerken. Preceded in death by...
Donald McCafferty
May 18, 2015
Donald R. McCafferty, resident of Chicago, IL, age 81, passed away on Monday, May 18, 2015. Memorial service Sunday, May 24th, 2015 from 1:00 pm. – 5:00 p.m.
Donald was born on February 21, 1934 on the pristine archipelago of Beaver Island, MI. He was born to Elizabeth (Lizzie) and James McCafferty and had five siblings, John...
Stella Rosinski
May 17, 2015
Age 69, late of Schererville, IN., passed away Sunday, May 17, 2015. Beloved mother and best friend of Dawn and Suzanne Rosinski. Loving aunt of Nicole and Lisa Klekowski, Brian, Bob and Bill Dugan. Caring great aunt of several. Loving sister-in-law of Deb and Norb Klekowski. Dearest friend of many. Preceded in death by parents: Stanley and Helen Cap and siblings Ann Dugan, Eleanore Cap...
Peter Bugajski
May 11, 2015
Peter James Bugajski, 72 years old, of Hegewish passed away on Monday, May 11, 2015.
Mary Serafin was the beloved friend of Pete. He was the loving father of Michael (Peggy Koval) , Mark, and Kimberly (Mark). Pete was also the proud grandfather of Taylor, Kelly, Christianna, Mark and Colt. Pete was the caring brother of Carol Bochenek...
Thomas Drosos
Apr 26, 2015
Age 58, late of Hegewisch, passed away Sunday, April 26, 2015. Beloved son of Charles and Elaine (nee Simich) Drosos. Caring brother of Charles (Judy) Drosos and Charmaine (Michael) Malachinski. Kind uncle of Jason, Isis, Andrew, Charlie and great uncle of Madison. Tom was a truck driver for the City of Chicago with Teamsters Local #726 and enjoyed spending time with his family...
Harold Herring
Apr 10, 2015
Harold E. Herring, age 82, late of Homewood, IL, passed away Friday, April 10, 2015 after a brief illness. Harold was the son of Harold and Eva and spent his early years in Hammond and La Porte Indiana. He graduated from Hammond Tech High School in 1951. Shortly after graduation he joined the U. S. Army and became a...
Brian Niechwiej
Mar 19, 2015
Brian Edward Niechwiej passed away peacefully Thursday, March 19, 2015, surrounded by his family and friends at his home in Spring, Texas. Brian was born July 7, 1951, a son of the late Dorothy and Edward Niechwiej of Hegewisch, Illinois. Brian enjoyed his job as a sales manager at Munday Chevrolet in Houston, Texas. He will be warmly remembered by...
Federico Vastarella
Mar 14, 2015
Age 82, late of Hegewisch, passed away Saturday, March 14, 2015. Beloved husband of Rose Vastarella. Loving father of Angela and Nicola Vastarella. Caring grandfather of Nina Espinosa, Destiny Webb, Genesi, Federico, Janaya, and Gianna Vastarella. Proud great grandfather of Bella Ortega. Dear brother of Teresa Saddi, Mario and Luigi Vastarella (residents of Italy). Kind uncle of many nieces...
Mary Ann Segvich
Mar 14, 2015
Mary Ann Segvich, 69, passed away very peacefully, surrounded by her loving family. Mary Ann was born in Chicago to Angeline and Alexander Rzonca, who predecease her. In 1966, she married her high-school sweetheart, Tony (Butch) Segvich, who also predeceases her. Their union was blessed with one son, Matthew (Patricia) Segvich, and one daughter, Angela Matushek. Also surviving are six...
Darlene Liptak
Mar 14, 2015
Age 71, late of Hegewisch, passed away Saturday, March 14, 2015. Beloved wife of the late Walter J. Liptak, Jr. Loving mother of Kimberly (Kevin Radtke) Liptak, Deanna (Russel) Wyatt and Gary (Dawn) Lundemo. Caring grandmother of Nolan, Logan, Mason, Emily, Madeline and Audrey. Dear sister of Joanne Padayhag, Raymond Kawa, Larry Kawa, Marcia Bishop and Robert Kawa. Kind aunt of many nieces and...
Kevin Rootes "Bones"
Mar 12, 2015
Age 62, late of Hegewisch, Il passed away Thursday, March 12, 2015. Loving brother of the late Frank (Penny) Rootes, Denise (Dean) McCracken and Jackie Rootes. Caring uncle of Kevin (Beth) McCraken, Ashley McCraken and Zachary Rootes. Proud great uncle of many. Preceded in death by parents: Donald and Henrietta “Hank” Rootes.
Wayne Carlson
Mar 1, 2015
Age 83, late of Munster, IN and formerly of Hegewisch, passed away Sunday, March 1, 2015. Proud father of Robert (Wendy) Carlson. Loving grandfather of Timothy Wayne Carlson and Gina Carlson. Caring uncle of Donna Ratkovich, Nicholas Ratkovich III, Diane Ratkovich and Jimmy (Abbey) Dunfer. Fond nephew of Loretta Carlson. Preceded in death by parents Hjalmar and Viola Carlson and sister Betty Ratkovich. Wayne proudly...
Florence Gulczynski
Feb 6, 2015
Late of Hegewisch, passed away Friday, February 6, 2015. Beloved wife of the late Chester Gulczynski and formerly of the late Carl Mattson. Loving aunt of the late Marjorie (Bill) Schaaf, Joe (Carol) Ziemba and Geri (Bob) Moore. Cherished great aunt of Marjorie (Lee) Williams, Patrick (Katherine) Moore, Angela Ziemba and Joseph A. Ziemba. Kind great great aunt of Sawyer Moore. Dear friend of...

