Patrick “Pat” Barrett.  Native of Ballylongford, Kerry, Ireland.  Born to Mickey and Madge Barrett on August 2, 1940, 3 hours before his twin sister Joan. He attended the boys national school in Ballylongford and the Technical Hi School in Listowel. He was considered a talented member of both the Listowel School hurling and football teams. Upon finishing school, he was employed at Marshall and McAuley Law Firm in Listowel as a paralegal. In 1960, he...

Kathryn R. Gulczynski, nee Mullen, 84 years.  Devoted wife of the late Matthew J.  Beloved mother of Joanie (the late Daniel) Avery, Janet (Daniel) Nessling, and Carol (John) Borowski.  Loving grandmother of 8.  Cherished great-grandmother of 10.  Dear sister of the late Daniel Mullen and Mary Grobarek.  Fond aunt of many nieces and nephews. Visitation Monday, June 18th from 3-9 P.M.  Funeral Tuesday, 9:15 A.M. from the Becvar & Son Funeral Home, 5539...

BONNIE J. HARDWICK, nee SCHINDALGA. BELOVED WIFE OF GEORGE. H. HARDWICK. DEVOTED MOTHER TO SHELLEY (GEORGE) MCDANIELS, TAMMI (RALPH) ADKINS AND MICHAEL (LAURIE) HARDWICK. LOVING GRANDMOTHER OF KATELYN, SCOTT, COLIN, STEVEN, NICOLE, STEFANI, AND ADAM. PROUD GREAT-GRANDMOTHER OF JACE. LOVING SISTER OF ANDREA JIRKOVSKY AND THE LATE CHARLENE OTTAVI. CHERISHED AUNT TO SEVERAL NIECES AND NEPHEWS. A CELEBRATION OF LIFE MEMORIAL WILL BE HELD SUNDAY, JUNE 24th FROM 4-7 P.M. AT THE BECVAR & SON...

Laura J. Paczesny, 86 years.  Beloved wife of the late Albert F.  Devoted mother of Carol (Dave) Stevens, Danny, and Dave (Renee).  Loving grandmother of Jeremy Hoffman, Melissa Hoffman, Jeffrey (Cathy) Hoffman, Lisa (Alex) Salas, and Kyle Paczesny.  Cherished great-grandmother of Julia and Jenna Hoffman.  Dear sister of Nicholas F. Becker.  Visitation Thursday 3-9 P.M.  Funeral service Friday 11 A.M. at the Becvar & Son Funeral Home, 5539 W. 127th...

Loretta K. Braje, nee Kirincich, 88 years.  Beloved wife of James.  A Funeral Mass will be held on Saturday, June 9th at 11 A.M. at Incarnation Catholic Church, 5757 W. 127th Street, Palos Heights.  Entombment will take place immediately afterward at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Mausoleum of the Archangels.  For information call (708) 824-9000 or www.becvarfuneralhome.com

Santiago Robles, 75 years.  Beloved husband of Mary, nee Melesio.  Loving father of Susan Robles (fiancé Greg Snyder).  Cherished grandfather of José A. Cervantes Jr.  Dear stepfather of Ron and Mike Schulmeister.  Devoted father in law of Jackie Schulmeister. Visitation Thursday, June 7th from 6-9 P.M. at the Becvar & Son Funeral Home, 5539 W. 127th Street, Crestwood.  Interment will be private at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.  A lunch will...

Edmund E. Ciara, Doctor of Optometry, U.S. Army Air Force Veteran, 93 years. Beloved husband of the late Prudence, nee Mason.  Devoted father of Damaris Ciara (Robert Gutekunst), Stephen Ciara, Adam (Diane) Ciara, and the late Susan (Hal) Allert and Trinity (Russ) Glover.  Loving grandfather of Justin (Tricia) Glover, Laura Jeanne Glover, Jennifer Nelson, Cheyenne Roduin, Jesse Allert, Brianna Ciara, Alex Ciara, Matthew Ciara and Maggie Ciara.  Cherished...

Edwin A. Grata, age 93, U.S. Marine Corps.  Beloved husband of the late Anne, nee Czyl.  Devoted father of Eric (Kathy), Eileen (Michael) Conway, Karen (Edward) Obuchowski, and Thomas.  Loving grandfather of 11.  Cherished great-grandfather of 3.  Dear brother of the late Edward (the late Lillian) and Rita Samacovis.  Visitation Tuesday 9 A.M. until time of service 11 A.M. at the Becvar & Son Funeral Home, 5539 W. 127th Street, Crestwood.  Interment...

Donald G. Pavoni Sr.  84 years.  Beloved husband of the late Gloria L., nee Faber, and Barbara.  Loving father of Donald Jr. (Judy), Dino (Debbie), and the late Robert (Mary), and Kimberlee (Mike) McKittrick.  Cherished grandfather of Kevin, Jeana, Dino Jr., Brian, Tim, Doug, Debbie, Kourtney, Marcey, Derrick, Darren, Dana, and the late Dominick.  Fond great-grandfather of Danielle. Marisa, Emily, Dino, Alison, Norah, Natalie, Ben, Anthony, Evelyn, Vincent, Matthew,...

Boyce B. Ashmore, 84 years. Beloved husband of Judy.  Loving father of David (Heather), Becky Agent and Rachel (David) Maasen.  Cherished grandfather of Daniel (Kasey) and Ally Maasen, Kaylee and Karlee Agent, Alyssa and Amanda Ashmore.  Proud great-grandfather of Mackenzly Maasen.  Fond brother of Elsie (late Ernie) Amidei and Dennis (Carolyn) Ashmore.  Dear friend of Geno Angelica.  Visitation Thursday from 4-8 P.M. at the Becvar & Son Funeral Home, 5539...

R. Michael McLaughlin.  Loving father of Kyle and Douglas McLaughlin.  Former spouse and best friend of Jeannie McLaughlin.  Beloved brother of Terri and the late Richard.  Fond son of the late Richard and Billie McLaughlin.  Special longtime friend of Chris Paluch and dear friend of many others.  A Memorial Service will be held in private at a later date. 

William P. Labash, 104 years, U.S. Army Veteran of WWII.  Beloved husband of the late Catherine, nee Lydon.  Loving father of Lawrence (Geri) Labash, Patricia (the late Ronald) Larson, Jane (John) Eichorst, and Susan (Gary) Lizotte.  Cherished grandfather of Amanda (Jimmy) Knepper, Rebecca (Bryan) Hrubes, Brianna (Christopher) Gloude, Brandon Larson, Bethany Larson, Michael Eichorst, Stephanie Eichorst, Eric (Annie) Lizotte, and Kira (Jason McElree) Lizotte.  Fond...

Rose Marie T. Berg, nee Stolinski, 80 years.  Beloved wife of the late William John Berg.  Devoted mother of Alicia Berg and Brian K. Berg.  Loving grandmother of Kelsey Berg and Evan Berg-Biermann.  Dear sister of Edward (the late Dolores) Stolinski and the late Shirley (the late Edward W.) Fox.  Fond aunt and great-aunt of many nieces and nephews.  Visitation Wednesday, May 2nd from 3-9 P.M. at the Becvar & Son Funeral Home, 5539 W. 127th Street,...

Susan A. Nelson, 62 years.  Beloved daughter of Jacqueline, nee Konley, and the late Robert J.  Loving sister of Debbie Woods, John (Barbara), Rick (Denise), Brett, and the late Lori Ciukaj-Nelson.  Cherished aunt of many nieces and nephews.  Dear niece of the late Diane Smith, Marlene Murphy, and Don Konley.  A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, May 5th at 11 A.M. at Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church, 12642 Massasoit Ave, Palos Heights. Sue was a devoted...

Italy F. Cumbo, nee Coda, 97 years.  Beloved wife of the late Angelo.  Devoted mother of Joseph (Marge), Tony, and the late Carmella (Ronald) Bator.  Loving grandmother of Jennifer, Angela, Joseph, Cheryl, Debbie, and Denise.  Cherished great-grandmother of Jason, Jake, Abigail, Vinnie, and Giana, Karlie, Teddy, Michael, and Ryan. Visitation Friday, April 27, 2018 from 10 A.M. until time of service 1 P.M. at the Becvar & Son Funeral Home, 5539 W. 127th Street,...

Sean William Manning Polovich, 36 years.  Visitation Thursday, April 26th from 3-9 P.M. at the Becvar & Son Funeral Home, 5539 W. 127th Street, Crestwood.   Funeral Mass will take place on Friday, April 27th at 10:30 A.M. at St. Emeric Catholic Church, 4330 W. 180th Street, Country Club Hills, IL.  Interment Private.  (708) 824-9000 or www.becvarfuneralhome.com

Henrietta J. Twarok, nee Porembski, 84 years.  Beloved wife of the late Edward M.  Loving mother of Edward H., Cynthia (Gary) Michniewicz, and the late Christopher (Sharon).  Cherished grandmother of Zachary, Jacob, and Joshua.  Dear sister of Robert (Rosemary) Porembski and the late Geri Geraci. Memorial Mass Friday, April 27, 2018, 11 A.M. at Incarnation Church, 5757 W. 127th Street, Palos Heights.  Entombment Private at Resurrection Cemetery in Justice, IL. ...

Blanche "Bunny" Anna Pesek, nee Kysilka, 96 years.  Beloved wife for 62 years of the late Erwin.  Dear sister of the late Helen (the late Frank) Andrlik.  Cherished aunt of  Andrea (the late Allen) Andrlik, Frank (Patricia) Andrlik, and special extended family of Melaine and Bruce Pipkin.  Blanche was a long time employee in human resources at the Chicago Daily News and Chicago Sun-Times.  We wish to thank the most loving and compassionate staff...

Margaret E. Bregin, nee Kantor, WAC Army Veteran of WWII, passed away on April 13, 2018 at Manteno Veterans' Home at the age of 98 years and 10 months.  Beloved wife of the late John A.  Loving mother of Nancie (Roy) Bubel, Robert, James, Edward, and the late Charles.  Cherished grandmother of Kelly, Brian, Holly, Robert Jr., Jennifer, Joseph, Alex, Charlotte, Adam, and great-grandmother of Kinga, Christopher, Isaac, Liam, Lillian, and Austin.  Dear sister of 14...

Nancy A. Stetenfeld, nee Larsen, 81 years.  Beloved wife of the late William.  Loving mother of Kimberly McGill and Holli (Lou) Kulchytsky.  Cherished grandmother of 6 and great-grandmother of 1.  Dear sister of the late Ronald (Bea) Larsen.  Visitation Monday, April 16th from 3-8 P.M.  Funeral service Tuesday, April 17th 10 A.M., Rev. Don Borling, Officiating, at the Becvar & Son Funeral Home, 5539 W. 127th Street, Crestwood. Interment Mount Olive...

Philip C. Fusco Sr., 79 years.  U.S. Navy Veteran.  Beloved husband of Wilma, nee Pulido.  Loving dad of Mary Jo (Dave) Montez, Brenda (Jim) McNamara, Caryn Kay, Philip C. Jr., Cheryl (John) Bergthold, and Todd.  Cherished grandpa of Christina, Kyle, Jamie, Kenny, David, Jessica, and R.J. and great-grandpa of Brandon, Mack, and Roman.  Dear brother of Carolyn Fitzgerald.  Special uncle to many nieces and nephews.  Visitation Wednesday 3-9 P.M. ...

Margaret J. Greener, nee Goodman, 94 years.  Loving wife of the late John Joseph.  Beloved mother of John E. (Donna).  Cherished grandmother of Kimberly (James) Lyman and Shaun (Hilary) Greener.  Dear great-grandmother of John P., Ryan M., Seth J., Eric R., and Matthew S.  Fond aunt of Susan M. Stoner.  Visitation Sunday, April 15th from 2:00 P.M. - 7:00 P.M.  Funeral Monday, April 16th, 8:30 A.M. from the Becvar & Son Funeral Home, 5539 W. 127th...

John David Sanders was born on January 23, 1994 and passed away suddenly on April 3, 2018 at the age of 24 years.  Beloved son of John Daniel (Casmira) Sanders and Jennifer (Scot) Stoltz, nee Cordes. Loving brother of Donald Seasock and Sydney Stoltz. Dear grandson of Jan (the late Jerry) Cordes, Barbara Cordes, the late Hilda Mae (the late Walter) Sanders and Jeanne (the later Milton) Stoltz. Visitation Thursday, April 5th, from 4-9 P.M. at Crestwood Christian Center, 4925 Midlothian...

Ronald C. Kaczynski.  Crestwood, IL Police Officer.  Beloved husband of Karen, nee Kansoer.  Loving father of Michael (Tina) and Jason (Lisa).  Cherished grandfather of Jillian, Emily, Ashley, Ryan, and Nathan.  Visitation Wednesday 3-9 P.M.  Funeral Thursday 10 A.M. at the Becvar & Son Funeral Home, 5539 W. 127th Street, Crestwood.  Interment Resurrection Cemetery.  Member of the Oak Lawn Elks Club.  (708) 824-9000 or www.becvarfuneralhome.com

Barbara L. Hedman, nee Kolling, 82 years.  Beloved wife of Warren.  Loving mother of John, Lee, Laura, and Michael (Susan).  Cherished grandmother of Cody and Catherine.  Visitation Wednesday, March 14th from 3-8 P.M.  Funeral Thursday, March 15th at 9 A.M. from the Becvar & Son Funeral Home, 5539 W. 127th Street, Crestwood, to Incarnation Catholic Church, 5757 W. 127th Street, Palos Heights, for a 9:30 A.M. Mass.  Interment St. Mary Cemetery in Evergreen...

David W. Wilson, 73 years.  U.S. Marine Corps Veteran.  Beloved husband of the late Cheri, nee Vlcek.  Loving father of Carie and James (Laura).  Cherished Papa of Grace, Maya, Nathan, and Aubrey.  Dear brother of Robert, Beverly, and Ken.  Visitation Tuesday, March 13th, 3-8 P.M. Funeral Wednesday, March 14th, 11 A.M. at the Becvar & Son Funeral Home, 5539 W. 127th Street, Crestwood.  Entombment private at Evergreen Cemetery Mausoleum.  In lieu...

Vincent A. Bellick, 70 years.  Loving husband of Jeannie, nee Schaefer. Visitation Sunday, March 11th from 2-8 P.M.   Funeral Monday, March 12th 9 A.M. from the Becvar & Son Funeral Home, 5539 W. 127th Street, Crestwood, to Incarnation Catholic Church, 5757 W. 127th Street, Palos Heights, for a 9:30 A.M. Mass.  Interment will be private at St. Mary Cemetery. (708) 824-9000 or www.becvarfuneralhome.com

Barbara A. Bilski, nee Madura, 75 years.  Beloved wife of Gerald.  Loving mother of Donna and Cheryl (Greg) Roessler.  Dear sister of Cynthia Pawlak.  Fond sister in law of the late Lorraine Hervey, Walter Bilski, and Thomas Bilski.  Visitation Wednesday, March 7th from 4-8 P.M.  Funeral service Thursday, March 8th at 10 A.M. at the Becvar & Son Funeral Home, 5539 W. 127th Street, Crestwood.  Interment Good Shepherd Cemetery in Orland Park.  In...

Dianne Lucksinger was born October 22, 1951 to Arline and George McKay.  She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Ken Lucksinger: her step-father Frank Burke and brother Peter.  Dianne passed away suddenly on March 2, 2018. She is survived by her siblings:  Colleen (Tim) Jagodzinski, George (Marie) McKay, and Patty (David) Saunders along with many nieces and nephews and even more Great nieces and nephews. She was a kind, loving, passionate, loyal, fun loving...

David Victor Simons, U.S. Navy Veteran, 74 years.  Beloved husband of Sharon, nee Polacek.  Loving father of Sarah, Sue, and Scott (Tracy).  Cherished grandfather of Tyler, Samantha, and Cooper.   Dear brother of Carol Krueger.  Fond Grand Dog of Oscar.  Visitation Monday, March 12th from 3-8 P.M.  Funeral Service Tuesday, March 13th 11 A.M. at the Becvar & Son Funeral Home, 5539 W. 127th Street, Crestwood.  Entombment private at Good...

Donna Marie Walztoni, nee Klinkman, 79 years.  Loving mother of Dawn and Mark Walztoni.  Dear sister of Eileen (Michael) Connaughton.  A Memorial Mass will be held on Saturday, March 24th at 9:30 A.M. at Incarnation Catholic Church, 5757 W. 127th Street, Palos Heights.  Arrangements entrusted to Becvar & Son Funeral Home, 5539 W. 127th Street, Crestwood.  (708) 824-9000 or www.becvarfuneralhome.com

Daniel B. Jurka Sr., U.S. Air Force Veteran.  76 years.  Beloved husband of Carol, nee Vacala.  Devoted father of Daniel Jr. (Crista) and Michael Sr. (Tracey).  Loving grandfather of Joshua, Jacob, Jack, Allison, and Michael Jr.  Cherished brother of Judy (Joe) Wooten and the late Patricia.  Dear son of the late Wally and Ann Jurka.  Fond brother in law of Gregory (Julie) Vacala and the late Larry (Ruth) Vacala.  Special uncle of many nieces and...

Kathryn Cunningham, 70 years.  Loving daughter of the late Mary, nee Losew, and Aaron Joseph Cunningham. A Memorial Visitation will be held at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 1107 N. Orleans Street, Chicago on Saturday, March 3rd from 9 A.M. until the time of Mass, 10 A.M.   Interment will take place at a later time at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Alsip.  Arrangements entrusted to the Becvar & Son Funeral Home, Crestwood.  (708) 824-9000 or...

Norma M. Weber, nee Carlstedt, 94 years.  Beloved wife of the late Henry P.  Devoted mother of Dennis (Mary Ellen), Michael (Judith) and Nancy (Gregory) Crossett.  Loving grandmother of 8.  Cherished great-grandmother of 11.  Dear sister of Irvin, Richard, and David Carlstedt.  Visitation Wednesday, February 21st from 3-9 P.M.  Funeral Thursday, February 22nd at 9 A.M. from the Becvar & Son Funeral Home, 5539 W. 127th Street, Crestwood, to Incarnation...

Lorraine A. Magerl, nee Mack, 90 years.  Beloved wife of the late Edward S. Rachel and Joseph R. Magerl.  Loving mother of Larry (fiancé Heidi) Rachel, Laurie (Jay) Moller, and Ed (Susan) Rachel.  Cherished grandmother of Scott (Michele) Rachel, Christopher (Kim) Rachel, Katie (Will) Scranton, the late Eric (Shawn) Moller, Michael (Margaret) Moller, Angie Moller, and Jeanne (Amir) Niliaram.  Dear great-grandmother of Joree, Nathan, Jaylyn, Nicholas, and Libby...

John Stropkovic, 84 years.  U.S. Army Veteran.  Loving husband of Barbara, nee Coyle, for 57 years.  Cherished father of Michael (Karen), Anna (Don) Grob, Cynthia (Lennie) Beushausen, John C., Peggy (Mike) Craig, and Jane (Rick) Hestroffer.  Adored grandfather and Papa of Mike Jr. (Erin), Becky, Stefan, Ashley, Brian, Alexandra, Anton, Sean, and Ryan.  Dear son of the late Stefan and Anna.  Fond brother of the late Anton.  Dear uncle to many. ...

Funeral services for Robert ‘Bob’ Paxton are private.  Interment of ashes will take place at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Alsip, Illinois.

Frank C. Marcinkowski, 63 years.  Cherished husband of Karen, nee Broda.  Loving son of Grace, nee Boyer, and the late Frank Marcinkowski.  Dear brother of Pam (John) Bednarz.  Fond step-dad of Craig Droba, Aaron (fiancé Melissa) Droba, Kristen (Charles) Howell, Amanda Droba, and Allison Droba.  Doting grandpa of Parker, Sophia, and Juliet.  Special 4-legged dad, sidekick, and partner in crime of Rio.  Visitation Sunday, February 18th from 3-9...

Maryann Rago, 72 years.  Loving mother of the late Angel (Brad) Hill.  Beloved grandmother of Melissa, Jason (Jamie), and Jordan.  Cherished sister of Ronald (Julie), Clifford (Sharon), and the late Janice.  Dear aunt of Denise, Brandi, Brett, Gina, Lisa, and Christina.  Fond cousin and great-aunt to many.  Visitation Thursday 3-9 P.M. Funeral Friday 9 A.M. from the Becvar & Son Funeral Home, 5539 W. 127th Street, Crestwood, to Incarnation Catholic...

Diana DeVries.  Beloved wife of James L.  Devoted mother of Jim (Maggie), Michael (Crystal), Eric, and Shannon (Mike) Buhle.  Loving grandmother of Alex, Meghan, Kyle, Matthew, Sarah, Nick, Zach, Hannah, and Jake.  Visitation Wednesday, February 14th from 3 P.M. until time of prayers 8 P.M. at the Becvar & Son Funeral Home, 5539 W. 127th Street, Crestwood.  Cremation Private.  (708) 824-9000 or www.becvarfuneralhome.com