OBITUARIES

Apr 26, 2018

Age 70, late of Hegewisch, passed away after fighting cancer hard for years on Thursday, April 26, 2018. Loving mother of Brian (Linda nee Jagla) O’Keefe, Kimberly J. (David G.) Carrington and Donald “Kevin” O’Keefe. Beloved grandmother of Jonathan, Davey Plank, Kiley, Ryan Plank and Joseph O’Keefe. Dearest sister of Cheryl (Ed) DeCero. Fun loving aunt to Kaitlin, Courtney...

Apr 13, 2018

Age 79, late of Hegewisch, passed away Friday, April 13, 2018. Beloved wife of the late Donald Hennessy. Loving mother of James, Michael, Bridget and John. Proud grandmother of Nichole, Theresa, Michelle, Danny, Krystina and the late Bryan M. Devoted great grandmother of seven. Caring sister of John (Loretta) and Sam. Dear aunt of many nieces and nephews. Cherished friend of many. Preceded in death by parents:...

Apr 12, 2018

Age 85, late of Hegewisch, passed away Thursday, April 12, 2018. Beloved wife of the late Alberto Marquez. Loving mother of Kathy, William, John and Edward Gilarski. Proud grandmother of Zack, Anna, David, Susan and Tracie. Devoted great grandmother of Christine, Joseph, Xavier, Jazymn and Thomas. Caring sister of William Denning, Carol Norkiewicz and the late Barbara (late George) Kubasezwski. Kind aunt of many nieces...

Apr 9, 2018

Age 53, passed away Monday, April 9, 2018. Loving mother of Ryan, Anthony and Kristiana. Proud grandmother of Rylan and Anthony Jr. Loving spouse of John W. Bebenek. Devoted daughter of Margaret (David) Parker. Caring sister of Danny, Kristie, David and the late Donny and Tammy. Dear aunt and cousin of many. Surrogate mother to many children and animals!!!

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Apr 7, 2018

Age 97, late of East Side and Hegewisch, died peacefully on Saturday, April 7, 2018. Loving mother of Evan (Judith) Geissler. Kind grandmother of Gina (David) Geissler Tolliver and the late Timothy Geissler. Proud great grandmother of Martin, Nora and the late Adam. Caring sister of the late Edward A. Anderson. Dear aunt and cousin of many. Preceded in death by parents: Edward and Bertha...

Mar 31, 2018

Age 77, late of Hegewisch, passed away Saturday, March 31, 2018. Beloved husband of Irene Nawracaj (nee Stavrakakes). Loving father of Robert Winkiel. Proud grandfather of Charlene (Earl) Goodin and Robert J. (Danica) Winkiel. Devoted great grandfather of Cheyenne, Michael, Summer, Michael, Serena and Robby. Dedicated great grandfather of Isabella and Daniel. Dear uncle of many nieces and nephews. Kind cousin of Geraldine (Eugene) Krolak. Cherished sister-in-law...

Mar 27, 2018

Age 87, late of Hammond, Indiana, passed away Tuesday, March 27, 2018. Beloved wife of the late Richard Schulze. Loving mother of Otto Schulze. Caring sister of Theodore, Richard, Helene, Bessie, Pauline and Ilse. Dear aunt of many nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by parents: Xenophon and Emily Economou; siblings: Thomas, Alexander and Irene; and nephew: Lawrence.

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Mar 24, 2018

Age 75, late of Calumet City, IL, passed away Saturday, March 24, 2018. Loving brother of Frank (Laura) Wisinski and Ronald Wisniski. Dear uncle of many nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by parents: Edward and Josephine Wisinski. Richard was an avid fisherman.  He also enjoyed woodworking and gardening.

Mar 19, 2018

Age 46, late of Hegewisch, passed away Monday, March 19, 2018. Loving father of Angel Hernandez, Ricardo M. Cardenas, Jose A. Cardenas, Mariah Cardenas and Antonio V. Cardenas. Proud grandfather of Giselle Hernandez, Julian Hernandez, Angel Hernandez and Joan Hernandez. Precious son of Enrique Cardenas and Juana Nunez. Caring brother of M. Elva Cardenas, Paula E. Cardenas, Jose Oscar Cardenas, Angelberto Cardenas, N....

Mar 15, 2018

Age 91, late of Hegewisch, passed away Thursday, March 15, 2018. Beloved husband of Stella Jania. Loving father of Kenneth (Karen) Jania, Jack (Rochelle and the late Patricia) Jania, Daniel (Kelli) Jania and Eric (Yvette) Jania. Proud grandfather of Lauren, Carolyn, Alex, Justin, Autumn, Harrison, Jacqueline, Edward and Madeline. Dear uncle of many nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by parents: Wojciech and Eva...

Mar 2, 2018

Age 83, late of Hegewisch, passed away Friday, March 2, 2018. Beloved wife of Joseph J. Kwiatkowski. Loving mother of Sharon (late Bob), Joseph (Susan) and Cheryl. Proud grandmother of Joseph, Daniel, Carl and Charles. Cherished great grandmother of Haley, Evelyn and Blake. Caring sister of Ernie, Dennis, Joan and Renie. Dear aunt of many nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by parents: Leo and Albina...

Mar 2, 2018

Mark James Morse passed away in Houston, Texas on Friday, March 2, 2018 at the age of 57. He is preceded in death by his father James Morse and grandparents Irene and Barney Zielinski. Mark is survived by his mother Leone Morse, brother Michael (Deborah) Morse, sister Kathy (Neal) Klaeser, nephews Steven (Kelli) Morse and Zack Klaeser, great-nephew Carter...

Feb 28, 2018

VISITATION 4:00 to 9:00 PM Thursday, March 1, 2018 St. Michael the Archangel Melkite Catholic Church 606 141st Street Hammond, IN 46324

FUNERAL SERVICE 9:30 AM. Friday, March 2, 2018 St. Michael the Archangel Melkite Catholic Church FUNERAL MASS 10:00 AM Friday, March 2, 2018 St. Michael the Archangel Melkite Catholic Church INTERMENT Friday, March 2, 2018 Holy Cross Cemetery 801 Michigan City...

Feb 19, 2018

Age 36, late of Hegewisch, passed away Monday, February 19, 2018. Beloved son of Frank Kyriakakis and Vevi Galanis. Loving father of George, Anastasia, Angelina, Alexis and Alex. Caring brother of Christopher Kyriakakis. Dear uncle of many nieces and nephews.

Feb 18, 2018

Age 96, late of Hegewisch, was born August 12, 1921 and passed away Sunday, February 18, 2018. Beloved wife of the late Stanley Aniol. Loving mother of  Janice (William) Murawski, the late Christine Zervas and Michael (Deborah) Aniol. Proud grandmother of William (Lisa) Murawski, Jeffery Murawski, Sandra (Shane) Akins, Nicholas Zervas, Raynae (Michael) Williams,  Jeannine (Brian) Nowakowski and Keith (Nicole) Aniol. Cherished great...

Feb 16, 2018

Age 97, late of Hegewisch, passed away Friday, February 16, 2018. Beloved wife of the late Stanley V. Majka. Loving aunt of Peter (Mary Ann) Pala, Zachary Pala and many nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by parents: John and Valentine Krugielka; and siblings: Mary and Clara. Helen was a member of the Rosary Ladies, P.L.A.V. Ladies Auxiliary Post #44,  Daughters of Isabella...

Feb 15, 2018

Age 86, late of Calumet City, passed away Thursday, February 15, 2018. Beloved husband of the late Juanita Santacruz. Loving father of  Maria (Guillermo) Leon, Dora Serrano, Gilberto Santacruz Jr. and Antoinette Del Real. Kind grandfather of Juan, Ezequiel (Ingrid), Alicia (Jaime), Saul, Stacy (Daniel), Raul, Juanita and the late Yesenia. Proud great grandfather of Yesenia, Savannah,  Juliana, Cristian, Anthony and Xavier. Caring brother of Bernardo...

Feb 9, 2018

Age 84, late of East Side, passed away Friday, February 9, 2018. Beloved wife of the late William Urbanowski. Loving mother of John Urbanowski, Jackie (Mark) Obszanski and William (Carol) Urbanowski. Proud grandmother of Jennifer Obszanski and Joshua Obszanski. Sister of Sonny Sieczko, Christine Kondracik, the late Robert Sieczko, Ronnie Sieczko and Richie Sieczko. Dear aunt of many nieces. Preceded in death by parents: Anthony...

Feb 9, 2018

Age 94, of Hegewisch, passed away on February 9, 2018. Virginia was born on July 18, 1923 to the late Stanley and Julijanna Kielian.  She was the beloved wife of the late Thaddeus J. “Ted” Cap, Sr.,  loving mother of Ted (Linda), Donald, Jim (Rose) and Robert (Marcy), cherished grandmother to Steph, Jessica, Michelle and Michael, dearest sister of...

Feb 6, 2018

Age 86, late of Hegewisch, passed away Tuesday, February 6, 2018. Beloved wife of Ioannis Metanias. Loving mother of George (Denise) Metanias and Litsa (Bobby) Katsenios. Proud grandmother of Vicki, Joseph, Betty, Jenny and Nicko. Caring great grandmother of Logan, Brayden, John, Eva and Sophia. Kind sister of Maria, Andy and Angelo. Dear aunt of many nieces and nephews.