obituaries
Michael A. Tallon Sr.
May 12, 2022
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...
Josephine E. (Gatto) Triana
May 6, 2022
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...
Thomas W. Torrence
May 4, 2022
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...
William M. Ignarski Jr.
Apr 30, 2022
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...
Kreg D. Witowski
Apr 30, 2022
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...
Paul A. Abrahamsen
Apr 27, 2022
Paul A. Abrahamsen, age 57 of Wonder Lake, Illinois Called to Heaven on April 27th, 2022 He was a beloved father to his children Nick Abrahamsen & Alyssa Marek. And cherished by his grandchild Melina Marek. His family was raised in Alsip, Illinois, with his loving parents John Abrahamsen & Patricia Takash. Survived by his siblings; Dave Abrahamsen, Susan...
Florence R. (Ogden) Tremmel
Apr 27, 2022
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...
Charles A. Gress
Apr 26, 2022
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...
Violet M. (Bansley) Drez
Apr 26, 2022
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...
Sharon M. (Battaglia) Wanatowicz
Apr 23, 2022
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....
Thomas William O'Brien Jr.
Apr 18, 2022
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...
Phyllis D. (Sinkivis) Wallace
Apr 14, 2022
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...
Judy Ann Olson
Apr 13, 2022
Judy Ann Olson, nee Podulka, 85 years. Beloved wife of George E. Olson. Devoted mother of George M. Olson, Robert A. Olson, and Joseph E. Olson with daughter-in-laws Donna and Sharon. Cherished grandmother of Eric, Nicole, Laura, Katie, Joey, and Jeremy plus those by marriage, Jinai, Beni, and Adam. Loving great-grandmother of Rorric and Lily.
Memorial Visitation...
Joan (Betz) Sieben
Apr 12, 2022
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...
Renee Michelle (Burgoine) Hughes
Apr 10, 2022
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,...
Marlene A. Thometz
Apr 6, 2022
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...
Kerrie A. (Denton) Schulz
Apr 6, 2022
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...
James A. Janis
Apr 5, 2022
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...
Theodore A. Efimov
Apr 1, 2022
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...
Roy A. Langner
Mar 30, 2022
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...
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