Obituaries

Albert A. Arakelian, Army Veteran Visitation Saturday from 12:30 until 1:30 p.m. at the Kerry Funeral Home, 7020 W. 127th Street, Palos Heights. To Saints Joachim and Anne Armenian Apostolic Church, 126th Street and Ridgeland Avenue in Palos Heights, Service 2:00 p.m. Interment Mount Greenwood Cemetery.

Jeanette Lobash-Strunk (nee Samborski) Age 100. Beloved Wife of the late; Paul Strunk & Frank Lobash. Loving Mother of James (Carol) Lobash. Cherished Grandma of James (Nichole) Lobash Jr., Michael (Laura Cordell) Lobash & Frank (Cher) Lobash. Adoring Busia of Thomas, Karolyn, Gemma, Catherine, Jonathan, Eli, Mira, Henry, Jacob & Emma. Devoted Daughter of the late; Michael & Victoria (nee...

Patrick J. Sullivan Born March 23, 1931 of Boherbee, County Kerry, Ireland. Beloved husband of Margaret “Peggy” Sullivan (nee O’Sullivan). Loving father of Patrick Jr. (Mary), Michael (Linda), Gerald (Kathy) & the late Thomas Sullivan. Cherished grandpa of Rosemary, Danny, Laura & Claire. Dear brother of the late; Mary, Johnny, Timothy, Michael, Noreen, Danny & Brother Thomas. Visitation Tuesday, January...

Frank Szmudanowski, Born in 1926, this gentle soul, yet powerful man, passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by his family; loving daughter Carol (James) Czapczyk, son David & special friend and giver from the heart, Ewa Kadziolka. In the many years of his professional life he was a Stationary Engineer who safely controlled high pressure boiler systems that were...

Helen Weston (nee Galeckas). Beloved wife of the late John J. Weston. Loving mother of Karen (William) McLaughlin. Proud grandmother of William (Carolyn Cullen) McLaughlin. Cherished great grandmother of Clare & Mary. Dear sister of Lillian Leporis, Eleanor Pocius and the late: Ann Barrett & Adeline Fitzgerald and step-sister of Ann Prunchunas. Kind aunt of many. Visitation Thursday, December 15th...

Alvin Paul Rose, avid player of tennis, photography and lover of traveling to warm places. Beloved husband of Beth Rose (nee Molenaar). Loving father of Buerkley (Matt Opalecky) Rose. Son of the late; Henry Rosen & Helen (nee Mager). Dear son-in-law of Danene (late Ronald) Molenaar. Cherished brother-in-law of Wendi (Emmit Clifton) Molenaar. Adoring uncle of Brianna Clifton. Visitation Saturday,...

Henry Meyer, age 99. Longtime Palos Heights resident, formerly of Chicago Heights and Chicago's Southside. Founding partner of Motto's Finer Foods Certified Grocers. Husband for 60 years of the late Pauline (nee Plankis); father of Bruce (Frances) Meyer and Carole (Stan) Nelson; grandfather of Angela (Ryan) Fabbri, Joseph Meyer, Rachel (Eric) Cox, Heather (Eric) Skaufel and Andrew (Karissa) Nelson; great-grandfather...

Christiane J. Busch (nee Rognant) age 75 of Worth, Illinois. Born in Paris, France December 6th, 1941. Beloved wife of the late William T. Busch. Dear mother of William (Marguerite), Elizabeth (Jeffrey) Veronda, Patricia (Neil) Kinahan, John Busch and the late Henry Busch. Grandmother of Michael, Ryan, Tristan & Jacob Busch, Jeffery (Maggi) & Kyle (Christina). Many cousins, nieces and...

Joel Antonio Perez II Loving father of Mia Perez. Devoted son of Betty Rascon. Cherished brother of Cassandra Rascon & Maribel Perez. Loved dearly by Mama Karen & Papa Rob. Dear grandson of Carmen Rosado and the late; Pepin Rosado and Nana Izaguirre. Visitation Friday, January 12th from 3 p.m. until time of service 6 p.m. at the Christ Community...

Dr. John Walter Baron MD, JD. Veteran of the U.S. Navy as a Lt. Commander and Medical Officer at the U.S. Naval Hospital in Great Lakes, IL. He had a lifelong dedication to Little Company of Mary Hospital for over 50 years and served as past President of the Medical Staff & Committee Member. Beloved husband of Fredi Baron (nee...

Joan Leona Willard (nee Ruzas) Beloved wife of Albert Willard. Loving mother of Richard (Lara) Willard. Proud grandmother of Rosie (Bobby) Bennett, Addy (Eric) Lujan & Jesse (David) Pedersen. Cherished great grandmother of Kristen, Sam & G.W. Bennett. Kind aunt of Paul (Kathy) Dobill, Peter (Roberta) Dobill, Karen Shalks & Charles Shalks. Visitation Friday, January 16th from 5 until 8...

Norton D. Skinner, Air Force Veteran and POW of WWII. Beloved husband of Rosemary (nee Uhler) Skinner. Loving father of Marilynne (late Craig) Worsoe & David (Teresa) Skinner. Proud grandfather of Cathy & Danny. Dear brother of Dorothy (late Robert) Cushman of Whitman, Massachusetts. Norton was a Design Engineer for Viskase and a Executive Engineer at Clearing Machine Company (U.S....

Julie was born to this life on May 8, 1967 and lived more than 30 of her 54 years at Elim Christian & Bethshan Association, which become her second family. She was a very loving person, always with a quick smile for everyone. She lived in the moment and created a happy place for herself. Julie loved music and dancing...

Beloved wife of the late John L. Bogatto. Loving mother of James (Evie) Bogatto, Mary Beth (Albert) Ruegger & Lynda (Al) Lory. Proud gramma of Amy (Eric), Jenni (Joe), Michael, Alex & Kaila. Cherished great gramma of Andrew, Grace, Ava & Jack. Visitation Sunday, April 17th from 3 until 7 p.m. at the Kerry Funeral Home, 7020 W. 127th Street,...

Francis J. “Frank” Florek. Beloved husband of Leona F. (nee Christopher) Florek. Loving father of Karen (John) Schneeweiss & Christine Florek. Dear brother of the late; Edward (Betty) Florek, John (Quillan) Florek & Eva (Edek) Staniszewski. Fond brother-in-law of Alice (late Leonard) Nowakowski. Kind uncle of many nieces & nephews. Visitation Thursday, January 9th from 3:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m....

Christopher Gasper, Suddenly, age 25. Beloved son of Angela (nee Fumarolo) & Lawrence. Dear brother of Nicholas, Kelsey & Frank. Loving grandson of Donald and the late Kathleen (nee LeVoy) Fumarolo & Roberta and the late Frank Gasper. Cherished nephew of Jena Nylec , Luke (Vicki) Gasper, Len Gasper, and Lenore (Nick) Marciano & Godfather of Jordan Z. Novak Dear...

Robert P. "Bob" Brower, Jr. Beloved son of Robert Sr. & Geri (nee Nagle) Brower. Loving brother of Joyce (John) Bibeau, Sharon (Craig) Celia & April (Tony) Ceh. Cherished uncle of many nieces and nephews. Visitation Sunday, January 10th from 3 until 9 p.m. Chapel service Monday, January 11th, 11 a.m. at the Kerry Funeral Home, 7020 W. 127th Street,...

Shirley A. Lester (nee Bailing) Visitation Thursday, June 18th from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. at the Kerry Funeral Home and Cremation Care Center, 7020 W. 127th Street, Palos Heights, IL. Interment Fairmount Willow Hills Cemetery.

Marina Barreira Funeral services & interment will be private.

Dorothy N. LeBeau (nee Nebel) Beloved wife of the late Richard A. LeBeau Loving mother of Pamela (Dr. Scott) Jordan, Mary Rose (Scott Kennedy) Stucker, Michelle (David) Hanns & the late Francis LeBeau. Proud grandmother of Christine, Brooke, David, Brett, Grace, Bella & Ethan. Cherished great grandmother of Logan. Dear sister of Marge “Mik” (Dr. Joseph) Pavletic & Kurt (late...