OBITUARIES

Feb 20, 2020

Age 94, late of Hegewisch, passed away Thursday, February 20, 2020. Beloved wife of the late John Kenda. Loving mother of John Kenda, Joan (David) Hahn, Kathy (Tom) Bassetto, Anthony (Diana) Kenda, Diane (Dan) Rutovic and Thomas (MaryAnn) Kenda. Kind grandmother of Gina, Julie, Tommy, Danielle, Nicole and Jacqueline. Proud great grandmother of Leo, Ean, Kara, Cole and Dean. Caring sister of the late...

Feb 17, 2020

Age 67, late of Hegewisch, passed away Monday, February 17, 2020. Loving father of Erik Bochenek and the late Krystin Bochenek. Proud grandfather of Kyla and Jeremy. Caring brother of Val Bochenek. Preceded in death by parents: Valerian and Lottie Bochenek. Alan proudly and honorably served his country in the U.S. Navy.

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Feb 17, 2020

Age 91, late of Hegewisch, passed away Monday, February 17, 2020. Beloved wife of the late Richard Sowa. Loving mother of Richard (Wanda) Sowa, Linda Sowa, Marilyn (Bob) Peterson, Marko Sowa and Nicholas (Helvi) Sowa. Proud grandmother of Jennifer, David, Keith, Robert, Joseph, Andrew and Luke. Devoted great grandmother of Marija, Frano, Ava, Richard and Nikola. Dear aunt of many nieces and nephews. Rose was...

Feb 15, 2020

Age 98, late of Munster, IN and formerly of Hegewisch, passed away Saturday, February 15, 2020 at her residence in Munster. She is survived by daughters, Bettianne (Richard) Hackett, Ruth (David) Lord, Janet (Paul) Sharko and son Paul (Karen) Pobereyko. Also surviving are grandchildren, Lana (Jason) Pekoske, Amanda Sharko, Emily Hackett, Cecily (Tom) Buehler, Matthew and Daniel Pobereyko and six great-grandchildren. Many...

Feb 8, 2020

Mary Krajewski, age 98, late of Hegewisch, entered into eternal life on Saturday, February 8, 2020. She is survived by numerous nieces, nephews and sister-in-law Valarie Krajewski. She is predeceased by her sisters: Louise Penkala, Bernice Buczkowski, Helen Jures, Anna Dumke and her brothers: John Krajewski, Joseph Kray and Frank Kray. Her parents were Albert and Sophia Krajeweski, previously deceased.

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Jan 22, 2020

Age 83, late of Hegewisch, passed away Wednesday, January 22, 2020. Beloved husband of Charlotte Frjelich (nee Paprocki). Loving father of Ruth (John) Storiz and Karen (Paul) Steven. Proud grandfather of Scott, Jenna, Sara and Mark. Caring brother of Dorothy (late Ed) Kalecki and the late Joseph (Mary Kay) Frjelich. Dear uncle of many nieces and nephews.

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Jan 20, 2020

God looked down from Heaven and saw a tired face. He knew you were in pain, so he put his arms around you and lifted you to rest. No longer suffering, William B. Frederisy, age 79, late of Hegewisch, has taken his last journey on Monday, January 20, 2020. William will now join his loving wife, Maryann (nee Slusarczyk) who has been waiting...

Jan 20, 2020

Age 97, late of Hegewisch, passed away Monday, January 20, 2020. Beloved wife of the late Robert Popovich. Loving mother of Doris J. Popovich and Robert R. Popovich. Caring sister of Alton (late Marlene) Miller of Crete, IL and the late Cecelia (late Al) Rakling of Hegewisch. Dear aunt of Tim Miller, Ken Miller and several nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by parents:...

Jan 17, 2020

Age 72, late of Lansing, IL. and formerly of Burnham, IL., passed away Friday, January 17, 2020. Beloved wife of Gerald W. Hunter. Loving mother of Gerald F. (Alana J.) Hunter, Kim (late David)  Trombetta and Brandon (Brenda) Hunter. Proud grandmother of Hunter Trombetta, Hally Hunter, Lillian Hunter and Lexi Smith. Caring sister of Marilyn (late Joe) Bembenek, Helene (Richard) Hoffman and Frederick...

Dec 28, 2019

Age 93, late of Hegewisch, passed away Saturday, December 28, 2019. Beloved husband of the late Loretta Czajka. Loving father of Charles (Nonie) Czajka. Caring grandfather of Lesli (Kevin) Clark and Doug Czajka. Proud great grandfather of Landon Clark. Kind  brother of Jeanette (Paul) Storiz. Dear uncle of many nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by parents: Joseph and Nellie Czajka.

Chester proudly and...

Dec 24, 2019

Age 62, late of Hegewisch, passed away Tuesday, December 24, 2019 after being taken care of at home by her two loving sons. Loving mother of Jimmy and Kevin Cole. Caring sister of Pam (Kevin) Gary and Patti (Barbara Merrill) Hague. Dear aunt of nieces Rebecca and Elizabeth (Chris) Merrill and nephews Chris and Jonathan (Yui) Brazel. A dear loving...

Dec 23, 2019

Age 95, late of Hegewisch, passed away Monday, December  23, 2019. Beloved husband of the late Dolores Jasek (nee Benne). Loving father of Greg (Kerry) Jasek and Jeff Jasek. Proud grandfather of Ben Jasek and Sam Jasek. Dear uncle of many nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by parents: George and Mary; siblings: Edward, Wanda, and Josephine.

Arthur proudly and honorably served...

Dec 18, 2019

Age 90, late of Hegewisch, passed away Wednesday, December 18, 2019. Beloved wife of the late Edward Borowski. Loving mother of Daniel (Chris) Borowski, Gary (Renee) Borowski and Janice Ringo. Caring grandmother of Jason and Justin (Danielle) Ringo, Tim and Tyler Borowski. Proud great grandmother of Parker Marie Ringo, mother-in-law of Michael Ringo. Caring sister of Del (Norbert) Lewandowski. Dear aunt of many nieces and nephews. Preceded in...

Dec 3, 2019

Age 79, late of Hegewisch, passed away Tuesday, December 3, 2019. Loving mother of Dedra (Donald) Black, Michael (Julie) Smolen, Richard (Deborah) Smolen, Donna (Tomas) Mendoza and John (Tracy) Smolen. Proud grandmother of 12 and great grandmother of 9 grandchildren. Dear aunt of many nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by parents: Leon and Ann Kwiatkowski.

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Nov 30, 2019

Age 66, late of Hegewisch, passed away Saturday, November 30, 2019. Beloved husband of Elizabeth Karas (nee Ryan). Loving father of Sheri (Joseph) Anaya, Allison (Scott) Reese, Dustin Lhotka, Lillian Lhotka, Patrick Parker and Devin Parker. Proud grandfather of Claudia, Matthew, Vanessa, Haylie, Lexy, Drew, Jax, Christian, Aliya, Mackenzie, Riley, Penny and Luna. Caring brother of James (Mary) Karas, John (Peggy) Karas, Susan...

Nov 28, 2019

Age 88, late of Hegewisch, passed away Thursday, November 28, 2019. Beloved wife of the late Anton Haddad. Loving mother of Alice (late Raymond), Joseph (Rhonda), Issam, Osama (Hind), Hisham (Reham), Adel (Patricia), Majed (Arwa) and Sana. Proud grandmother and great grandmother of many. Cherished sister of Haroon, Ghanim, Asma, the late Nawal, Shawqi and Jannet. Dear aunt of many nieces and nephews. Preceded in death...

Nov 15, 2019

Age 63, late of Hegewisch, passed away Wednesday, May 1, 2019. Beloved husband of Jamie Mitchell-Moreno. Loving father of Randi (Michael Jr.) Croon and the late Ashley Moreno. Caring brother of Christine (Albert) Tully, Rosita Veronica (Abel) Arroyo, Rosendo “Chendo” (Gloria) Moreno, the late Mario Moreno, Kathy (Bob) Moreno, the late Marcos (Tracy) Moreno and the late Carmen Sue Moreno....

Nov 4, 2019

Age 70, lifetime resident of Hegewisch, passed away Monday, November 4, 2019. Beloved wife of Josef Stref. Loving mother of Scott Stref and Allison Stref Owaynat. Proud grandmother of Ethan, Landon, Aiman, Aya, Aiden and Ayla. Caring sister of Chester (Carol) Pala and the late Frank Pala. Dear aunt of Joe, Kathy, Sue, David, Jennifer, Steve and Audrey. Preceded in death by parents: Frank and...

Oct 31, 2019

Age 62, late of Hegewisch, passed away Thursday, October 31, 2019. Loving brother of Sandra (Ricardo) Viveros and Julie (Ronald) Torres. Dear uncle of Stephanie Viveros, Ricardo Viveros Jr. and Cynthia Torres. Preceded in death by parents: Norberto and Annie Gonzalez. Kind friend to many.

Oct 28, 2019

Age 66, late of Calumet City, IL. passed away Monday, October 28, 2019.He was born July 2, 1953 in Calhoun City, MS to Glen and Wyvona Crutchfield. He was married to Crimson Young Crutchfield; Danny left his daughter Sonya Crutchfield; siblings Debbie Crutchfield, Tammy Crutchfield and Roger Crutchfield; his in-laws Zyla Garner and Frederick Young; uncle of Tysha Hefner, Robert Hefner, Gina Crutchfield, Rachael Crutchfield,...