Kathleen M. Koopman, nee McConville, 69 years.  Beloved wife of the late Richard E. Koopman.  Cherished mother of Stacy (Jason) Lambin, Jennifer (Mike) Brower, Rachel (George) Slawson, Stephanie (Matt) Heim, and Curt (Anna) Koopman. Loving grandmother of Justin, Jack, Andrew, Mya, Riley, George, Teagan, Tommy, Sadie, Zach, Lily, and Sophia.  Dear sister of Barbara Snyder, Julie (Pete) Gerard and Danny (Karen) McConville.  Fond aunt of many nieces and...

Michael A. Tallon Sr., U.S. Army Veteran, 83 years. Beloved husband of Sandra, nee Zimmerman and the late Dorothy M., nee Carter. Loving father of Lynne (Bob) Roberts, Michael A. (Kristen) Tallon Jr. and Kathleen M. Tallon. Cherished grandfather of Alison Schwartz, Madelyn Roberts, Michael Tallon III, Kayla Bullard, Sophia Tallon, Eric Bullard, Leah Tallon and great-grandfather of Taylor Schwartz. Visitation Saturday, May 14th, from 9 A.M. until time of prayers, 10:15 A.M. at the Becvar...

Josephine E. Triana, nee Gatto, 90 years.  Beloved wife of the late Charles. Cherished mother of Karen (Dan) Marchio, Sherry (Mick) McGovern, and Chuck (Colleen) Triana. Loving grandmother of 11 and great-grandmother of 5. Dear sister of Mary (Larry) Michlovich. Visitation Tuesday, May 10, 2022, 8 A.M. until time of prayers 10:30 A.M. at the Becvar & Son Funeral Home, 5539 W. 127th Street, Crestwood, to Incarnation Catholic Church, 5757 W. 127th Street,...

Thomas W. Torrence, U.S. Army Veteran, 89 years.  Beloved husband of Loretta M.  Cherished father of Tom (Cookie) Torrence, Lee (Dave) and Linda (Roy) Hill.  Cherished grandfather of Todd, Brandon, Kelly, Troy, Brittany, and Taylor.  Great-grandfather of Tyler, Ethan, Hannah, and Kayleigh.  Loving son of the late Catherine and Walter Torrence.  Dear brother of Dan, Anita, Kathy, Jean, and the late Jim, John, Bill, and Mona.  A celebration of...

William M. Ignarski Jr., U.S. Navy Veteran.  Beloved son of the late William M. Sr. and Agatha, nee Rolek.  Loving uncle of Michael Tajdus, Michelle (Kevin) Byrdak, and great-uncle of Lexie and Lainie Tajdus, and Jessica and Erika Byrdak.  Dear brother of the late Elaine Tajdus and Lorraine Ignarski. Visitation Wednesday, May 11, 2022, 9:00 A.M. until time of prayers 11 A.M. at the Becvar & Son Funeral Home, 5539 W. 127th Street, Crestwood.   Interment Abraham...

Kreg D. Witowski, 47 years.  Beloved husband of Sarah, nee Raj.  Cherished father of Alexandria Jadron, Jay Jadron Jr., and Ashlee Witowski.  Loving son of Linda and the late Kevin Witowski.  Fond brother of Karl (Jenna) Witowski.  Dear uncle of Nova. Visitation Wednesday, May 4, 2022 from 10:00 A.M. until time of service 12 noon at the Becvar & Son Funeral Home, 5539 W. 127th Street, Crestwood.  Cremation Private.  In lieu of flowers, contributions to...

Florence R. Tremmel, nee Ogden, 83 years.  Loving wife of the late William J. Tremmel Sr.  Cherished mother of William J. Jr. (Laurrie) Tremmel, John (Kim) Tremmel, Richard (Michele) Tremmel, Jennifer (James) Mason, Edward T. (Jeanne) Tremmel, Rebecca R. Tremmel, and the late Paul R. Tremmel.  Loving grandmother of Dylan, Tyler, Kyle, Ryan, Andrew, Matthew, Nicholas, and the late Anna.  Dear sister of Sylvia (the late Ted) Efimov and the late Alice (the late Tony)...

Charles A. Gress, 85 of Blue Island, Illinois passed away at Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital in Palos Heights, Illinois on April 26, 2022. He was born on February 8, 1937 to Andrew J. Gress and Adeline T. (Chojda) Gress.  Charles was the second born of thirteen children.  He was preceded in death by his parents, Andrew and Adeline Gress; as well as by four of his siblings, Dolores (the late Joseph) Lopresti, Andrew (Patricia) Gress, Leonard Gress, and Nancy Gress. ...

Violet M. Drez, nee Bansley, 88 years.  Beloved wife of Kenneth J.  Devoted mother of Thomas A. (Carrie) Drez, Jacqueline Drez, Leslie Drez (John Cannizzo), Michelle Drez, and Michael Sr. (Carla) Drez.  Cherished grandmother of Nicholas, Taylor, Jamie, Michael Jr., Natalie, and Charlotte.  Dear sister of the late Myrtle Bansley. Visitation Sunday, May 1, 2022 from 3:00 P.M. until 9:00 P.M.  Funeral Monday, May 2nd, 9:00 A.M. from the Becvar & Son Funeral...

Sharon M. Wanatowicz, nee Battaglia, 66 years.  Beloved wife of Lee C. Wanatowicz.  Loving mother of Katherine and Lee J. Wanatowicz. Cherished sister of James (Anita) Battaglia and Lisa (Dean) Smith.  Dear aunt and cousin of many.  Special 4-legged mom of Wilbur.  Devoted and active member of Incarnation Religious Education and beloved substitute teacher in Districts 142 and 143.   Visitation Wednesday, April 27, 2022 from 3:00 P.M. until 9:00...

Thomas William O’Brien Jr., 59 years.  Loving son of Sandra, nee Okon, and the late Thomas William Sr. (Crestwood F.D.).  Beloved brother of Patrick Michael (Cindy, nee Kunkes), Joseph Alan (Tracey, nee Cowan), and Kathryn (Jerry) Lannom.  Dear uncle of Justin (Monica), Hayley (Nathan) Becker, Josephine (Taylor) Broderick, Kaitlynn, Kayla, and Destini, and great-uncle of Nadia, Evelyn, Lincoln, and Anastasia.  A Memorial Visitation will be held on Saturday, April...

Phyllis D. Wallace, nee Sinkivis, 89 years.  Beloved mother of Debbie Wallace, Chris McNamara, and Richard Wallace.  Cherished grandmother of Brian Fickett and Shannon McNamara.  Loving sister of the late Sylvia Sinkivis.  Longtime employee of MacNeal Hospital in Berwyn Visitation Tuesday, April 19th from 5:00 P.M. until 9:00 P.M. at the Becvar & Son Funeral Home, 5539 W. 127th Street, Crestwood.  Cremation private.  (708) 824-9000 or www.becvarfuneralhome.com

Joan Sieben, 85 years.   Beloved wife of the late Raymond G. Sieben, U.S. Army Veteran.  Cherished mother of Paulette Swierk, Diane (Martin) Meador, and Donna (Wes) White.  Loving grandmother of Michael, Matthew, Alyssa, Mitchell, Carl, Cole, and Brandon.  Dear sister-in-law of George Sieben, and the late Norine and Carol.   A Memorial Visitation will be held at the Becvar & Son Funeral Home, 5539 W. 127th Street, Crestwood, on...

Renee Michelle Hughes, nee Burgoine, 59 years. Retired Cook County Deputy Sheriff. Loving daughter of the late Doreen Schubert. Devoted mother of Tabitha Birks and Terence Hughes II, (Cicero Fire Department). Dear stepmother of Jill (Robert) Hooten. Cherished grandmother of Ashley, Raelynn, Victoria and Michelle and great grandmother of Sylas, Chloe, Jasper and Aaliya. Loving sister of Wendy Wrubel, Leslie Hughes, Roxanne (Rich) Payton, Richard (Lisa) Burgoine and the late Frank Wrubel and...

Marlene Thometz, nee Becvar, 80 years. Beloved wife of William.  Loving sister of James (Tina) Becvar and Linda (Daniel) O'Brien.  Dear aunt of Sean O'Brien.  Visitation Saturday, 9 A.M. until time of prayers 10:15 A.M. at the Becvar & Son Funeral Home, 5539 W. 127th Street, Crestwood, to Sacred Heart Church, 8245 W. 111th Street, Palos Hills, for an 11 A.M. Mass.  Interment St. Mary Cemetery in Evergreen Park.  Retired Chicago Public School...

Kerrie A. (Denton) Schulz, 51 years.  Loving Momma of Joshua Schulz and Gino Consola.  Beloved daughter of Mary Alice (Walker) Denton and David Franklin Denton. Cherished sister of Scott Denton, Bruce Denton, and Todd Denton.  Fond aunt of Katie, Kelly, David, Bruce, Ebba, and Ryan.  Dear 4-legged Grandma of Fifi and Lola.  Funeral services are private.  (708) 824-9000 or www.becvarfuneralhome.com

James A. Janis, 70 years.  Loving partner of Judy Davis.  Cherished brother of Donna (Tom) Frank and the late Judith (Albert) Kaminski.   Beloved son of the late Shirley, nee Spear, and James S. Janis.  Dear uncle of Dana (John) Rivera, Jason (Ally) Kaminski, Bradley Frank, and Alisabeth (Kenny) Gorski.  Husband of the late Katherine. Visitation Tuesday, April 12th 10:00 A.M. until time of service 12 noon at the Becvar & Son Funeral Home, 5539 W. 127th...

Theodore A Efimov (March 1933 – April 1 2022)      Born on March 2, 1933, to Theodore James Efimov & Olga Efimov.   At the very young age of 13 he became an accomplished pianist.  He enjoyed playing the piano on a daily basis.  As he entered High School he started playing football.  Even though he was a light weight  he became a proficient tail back and eventually the manager of the team by his Jr year. This showed his early...

Roy A. Langner, 64 years. Loving son of Florence,  nee Pawlak, and the late Alex J. Langner. Younger brother of Donald (Karen) Langner and uncle of Amy Langner. Loving nephew, cousin, and friend to many. Roy was an aerospace machinist and life long resident of Chicago. He was a car enthusiast who enjoyed watching drag racing and attending any kind of car show, with the occasional fishing trip. Roy will leave a void in the lives of many.Visitation Monday,  April 4th, from 9 A.M....

Rose Greybar was the youngest daughter of Rose and Edward Mack of Chicago, Illinois. Beloved sister of the late Pearl Stazak and Florence Tunuta. Beloved aunt of John Tenuta, George Tenuta and the late Earl Stazak.  Beloved great-aunt to Lisa Venegas, her brothers and sisters, and Nicole Tenuta.  Beloved stepmother to Janet Rusick, Nancy Delaney, Christine Conroy, James W. Greybar Jr., and Joseph Greybar. Grandmother to Scott Rusick, Christopher...

Frank E. Haberzetle,  age 47 of Crestwood, Illinois, passed suddenly on Monday, March 21st, 2022. Frank was a kind and loving man,  who enjoyed singing karaoke, woodworking and had a charismic personality. He is survived by his daughter, Raven Haberzetle of Fountain Hills, AZ, his mother, Brunetta Wilson of Crestwood, Illinois. Survived by his sisters, Theresa Polino (Alex), Laurette Turn (Steve), and his brother, Richard Murphy (Tara). Preceded in death by his father, Frank E....

Marilyn R. Stecker, nee Kuehner, 78 years.  Beloved wife of the late John C. Devoted mother of Diane (David) Kindinger, Victoria (Thomas) Flisk, Karyn Pondel, and the late Jennifer. Cherished grandmother of Katie (Thomas) Fisher, Jessica Gaver, Lily Doyle, David Kindinger Jr. Annabelle Flisk, Thomas Flisk III, Haley (Matthew) Smith, Michael Pondel, and David Pondel. Loving great-grandmother of Dean, Myles and Eden. Dear sister of Carl (Judith) Kuehner, Robert (Kimberly) Kuehner and the...

Katherine M. Donnelly, nee McCaffery, 93 years.  Beloved wife of the late Henry C. Donnelly.  Devoted mother of Thomas J. (Jodi) Donnelly and Susan (Bill) Wagner.  Cherished grandma of Erica (Kevin) Greenan, Thomas Donnelly, William (Emily) Wagner, and Kathleen (Matt) Pyznarski.  Loving great-grandma of Tyler, Stephanie, and Miles.  Fond sister of Bernard McCaffery and the late Bud McCaffery and Frank McCaffery.  Dear aunt of many nieces and...

Shirlee Ann Wurster, nee Chura, 82 years. Beloved wife of Lawrence W. Sr. Devoted mother of Lawrence W. Jr., Michael (Sharon) and Tracey (Enrique) Escobedo. Loving grandmother of Natalie, Gabrielle and Julian Escobedo. Visitation Tuesday, March 15th, from 9 A.M. until time of prayers, 12 noon at the Becvar & Son Funeral Home, 5539 West 127th Street, Crestwood. Interment Resurrection Cemetery in Justice.  (708) 824-9000 or www.becvarfuneralhome.com

Mary Ann Dansart, nee Swan, 88 years. Beloved wife of David A. Dansart. Loving mother of Karen (John) Fuerst, Therese (Mitchell) Schapiro, Kevin (Paula) Dansart, Mary Lou (William) Nolan, Sharon (John) O’Donnell and the late David. Cherished grandmother of 10 and great-grandmother of 13. Dear sister of the late Janet (the late Gerald) Knoll. Visitation, Monday, March 7th, from 3-7 P.M.  Funeral Tuesday, 8:45 A.M. from the Becvar & Son Funeral Home, 5539 West...

Janice A. Kocek, 75 years.  Beloved mother of Jill (Tony) Aardsma, Dan Cosme, Mick (Beth) Cosme, Tim (Colleen) Cosme, and Scott Cosme.  Dear companion of Steve Gibson.  Loving Babi of Jake, Ruby, Lucas, Zach, Preston, Wyatt, and Nathan.  Fond sister of George (Cathy) Kocek.  After retiring from 42 years of teaching in the Chicago Public Schools, Jan was a caregiver for her mother for over three years.  Jan loved children and animals.  For the past 10+ years...

Tammie L. Fane, nee Hullett, 59 years.  Beloved mother of Randy (Alissa) Fane.  Cherished grandma of Adelynn and Jeremy.  Loving sister of Larry (Rose) Hullett, Bonnie (Jim) Hill, Kimberly (Dave) McManus, Ron (Ann) Hullett, and Brenda (Kurt).  Fond aunt and great-aunt of many nieces and nephews.  Dear friend of Sue, Dave, Cris, and Janie.  Funeral arrangements are private.    Arrangements entrusted to the BECVAR & SON FUNERAL HOME, 5539 W....

James J. Raj, 75 years. U.S. Army Veteran.  Beloved husband of Noreen, nee Trenner.  Loving father of Jeffrey (Linda) Raj, Sarah (Kreg) Witowski, Megan Raj, MaryCatherine Raj, and the late Madonna Marie Raj.  Cherished grandfather of Alexandria, Jay Jr., Ashlee, Cody, Kylee, Hannah, Tristan, Nova Sky, Jessica, Jacob, Rose, and Clayton.  Dear great-grandfather of many.   Visitation Wednesday, March 2, 2022 from 9:00 A.M. until time of prayers at 12 Noon at...

Colleen P. Deutsch, nee Phelps, 59 years.  Beloved mother of Daniel (Tarin) Whitehouse and Katie Deutsch.  Fond sister of Mary (the late Raymond) Miller, Kathleen, and Robert P. Jr. (Cindy).  Cherished grandmother of Madelyn, Dominick, Ariana, Carter, and Alec.  Loving daughter of the late Robert P. Sr. and Mary Lou Phelps.  Dear friend of Karin Serviss.   Former wife and friend of Dan Deutsch.  Special aunt and cousin of many.   Visitation...

Maureen T. Gregg, nee Clifford, 65 years.  Loving mom of Tricia (Tim) Sanders and Annie (Dan) Kois.  Cherished grandma of Logan, Zack, and Macie.  Beloved daughter of Eileen and the late John Clifford.  Dear sister of Michael (Karen) Clifford, Jimmy (Therese) Clifford, and Kevin (Jill) Clifford.  Dear wife of the late Tom Gregg.   Visitation Tuesday, February 22nd from 3:00 P.M. until 9:00 P.M. (Service to begin at 8:30 P.M.) at the Becvar & Son...

Larry Robert Girten, 82 years.  Beloved husband of Arlene, nee Kuhl. Services and interment are private.

Ellen M. Clark, 68 years.  Beloved daughter of the late Margaret Mary, nee Conron, and John H. Clark.  Loving sister of Timothy, Kevin, Deirdre (Norm) Lee, Nadine (Daniel Huber), and the late Daniel and Mary Norinne.  Dear aunt of Sean, Kelsey, Ryan, and Connor Lee.  Fond cousin of many.   Visitation Saturday, February 19th from 9:00 A.M. until time of prayers 10:30 A.M. at the Becvar & Son Funeral Home, 5539 W. 127th Street, Crestwood, to Incarnation...

Wayne A. Johnson, 67 years, suddenly.  Beloved husband of Rita, nee Kistka.  Loving father of Christine Spelson, Kathleen Johnson, Nicole (Larry) Hoogstraten, and Richard Johnson.  Cherished Papa of Sebastian, Jet, and Kadence.  Fond brother of Eugene (Linda), and the late Wilma, Keith, Phillip, Paul, and Phyllis.  Dear friend, favorite uncle, brother-in-law, and cousin of many.   Visitation Sunday, February 13th from 11:00 A.M. until 5:00 P.M. ...

Meline Cholewa, nee Kabat, 90 years.  Beloved wife of the late Harry J. Cholewa.  Loving mother of Alice (Steven) Grothaus and Carol (Michael) Fogarty.  Cherished grandmother of Melissa Saberhagen, Kirsten (Joshua) Lathrop, Michael (Jessica) Fogarty, and Meggan (Ian) O'Malley.  Loving great-grandmother of Hannah Fogarty and Thomas, Aidan, and Grace O'Malley.  Dear sister of Lorraine (the late Joseph) Gorski and Robert (Patricia Harp) Kabat. Visitation...

Jean Marie Stewart passed away in her home in Crestwood, IL on Saturday, February 5, 2022.  She was born to John and Marguerite Rickord in Kansas City, KS on October 9, 1933.  She married Edward James Stewart on October 13, 1956 in Chicago, IL. Jean is survived by her four children, Kathleen Stewart Ford, James (Patti) Stewart, Edward (Vicki) Stewart, and Marguerite (Michael) Ciannella; two grandchildren, Erik Matthew (Heather) and Joseph Edward (Alicia) Ford, and one...

Byron G. Conant, 81 years.  Beloved husband of Nancy, nee O'Brien.  Loving father of Scott (Amy) Conant, Colleen (Brian) Bowman, and Matthew Conant.  Cherished grandpa of Abigail, Justin, Brianna, Meredith, and Hayden.  Dear brother of Michael (Pat) Conant, and the late Rich (Linda) Conant.  Fond uncle of many nieces and nephews.   Visitation Wednesday, February 9, 2022, 3:00 P.M. until 9:00 P.M.  Funeral Thursday, February 10th, 9:15 A.M. from...

Donald J. Mistro, 75 years.  Beloved husband of 51 years to Laurie, nee Zilius.  Loving father of Donnie (Krissy) Mistro.  Cherished grandfather of A.J., Nick, and Chase.  Special brother-in-law to Aunt Shell and Uncle Dale.  Brother-in-law of Darlene Courchene and the late Butch Zilius. Dear uncle of Kevin (Katie) McSherry, Kelli (Jeff) Villarreal, Mark (Terra) Porn, Diane Logerquist, and the late Joe Courchene.  Fond cousin and friend of many. ...

James M. Cowe, 54 years of Worth passed away suddenly on Jan. 21, 2022. Loving son of Raymond & Jacqueline Cowe.  Amazing big brother to Tim, Adam (Jaime Healy), Amanda (Jerry) Wantroba. Best Uncle to Andrew Cowe. Loving Nephew, Cousin & Friend to many.  He was an amazing dad to his beloved cat Harley. He lost Harley a couple years back.  Jim worked as a truck driver for YRC till May 2020. He loved riding Harleys & watching NASCAR.  Jim you will always be...

Gary M. Varney passed away on Tuesday, January 25, 2022 at the age of 67 years.  Loving son of the late Carl and Julia Varney.  Cherished brother of Phyllis (Bill) Fischer, John (Mari) Varney, Carl (Ethel) Varney, and the late Roland Varney, Cora Lou (William) Phillips, and Phillip (Carol) Varney.  Beloved uncle and cousin of many.  Dear friend to all who met him.  Gary was always involved in church activities and acted as Church Group Leader. Illinois...