OBITUARIES

Aug 21, 2015

Age 89, late of Burnham, Il passed away Friday, August 21, 2015. Born in East Chicago, IN. Married to Virginia Burczak (nee McLean) for 59 years. Children: Darline Burczak, Teresa (Allen) Kulasa, David (Mary) Burczak, Nancy Tallent (Larry Nellemann), Philip (Karen) Burczak and Ann (Tod) Sills. Grandchildren: Dale (Ben) Walters, Patrick Nellemann, Keith Burczak, Kaytlin Burczak, Dan Burczak, R.J. (Brandy) Zamora, Scott...

Aug 19, 2015

Age 86, late of East Side, passed away Wednesday, August 19, 2015. Beloved wife of the late Valentin. Loving mother of  Antonia (Kenneth) Cosby, Alicia (Timothy) Caswell, AnaBertha (John Jr.) Bobby, Carolina (late Timothy) Norlock, the late Lupe (Kenneth) Stewart and the late Marialuiza Zamudio. Proud grandmother of Steven, Kenneth C. (Regina),  Jennifer,  Natalie (Steven), Tinaluiza, Amelia, Julianna and the late Kenneth...

Aug 1, 2015

Age 93, late of Martinsville, IN and formerly of Burnham, IL, passed away Saturday, August 1, 2015.  Loving father of Bonnie (Tom) Jamison of Martinsville, IN. Proud grandfather of Nicholas (Cecelia) Jamison of Indianapolis, IN. Caring great grandfather of Raven Jamison. Kind uncle of many nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by siblings: Steve Wrzesien and Lee Wrzesien.

Bennie proudly and honorably...

Jul 29, 2015

Jul 22, 2015

86, recently of Conway, Arkansas originally from Chicago, Illinois passed away July 22, 2015. Preceded in death by his wife of 53 years, Dolores Paluchowski.  Survivors include his daughters, Laurel Colton and husband Glen of Iowa, Gail Powers and husband Mark of Arkansas, Lyn Paluchowski of Chicago and loving grandchildren Andrea Colton, and Lauren and Zach Powers. Dear uncle...

Jul 7, 2015

Age 83, late of Hegewisch, passed away Tuesday, July 7, 2015. Lorraine was born on March 5, 1932 in Chicago, IL to the late Stephen and late Elizabeth Bagay also preceding her in death is her sister, Geraldine (late Harold) Zalewski and her brother Stephen Bagay Jr. Left to cherish her memory, her husband, Thomas; and daughters: Nancy Zalewski and Patti (Joe)...

Jun 30, 2015

Jun 28, 2015

Age 56, late of Hegewisch, passed away Sunday, June 28, 2015. Beloved son of Ruby Valle and the late Daniel D. Franklin. Loving brother of Dawn (Joe) Egenlauf and the late Daniel Franklin. Cherished uncle of Frank, Joey, Wesley and Jewell.

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Jun 18, 2015

Age 58, late of Hegewisch, passed away Thursday, June 18, 2015. Beloved husband of Cynthia Zurek (nee Batzek). Loving son of Susan and the late Mitchell Zurek. Caring brother of Diane (Dan) Ryndak. Kind uncle of Karen and Andrew Ryndak. Dear son-in-law of Joseph and Bregeda Batzek. Gregory proudly served in District 13 as a Chicago Police Officer.

Jun 2, 2015

Age 70, of Chicago, IL. passed away Tuesday, June 2, 2015. Loving father of Amanda Miller-Jones (Brian Jones), Jessica Miller, and Ashley Micheals. Proud grandfather of Courtney Jones, Delia Jones, Eden Jones, Ethan Roberts, Noah Micheals, and Aubriella Micheals. Caring brother of Madeline Farrow. Kind uncle of many nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by parents: Leonard and Margaret Miller;...

May 26, 2015

Age 46, late of Hegewisch, passed away Tuesday, May 26, 2015. Beloved mother of Ashly, Michael, Kristyanna and Grace Mallee. Loving daughter of John and Charmaine (nee Kelm) Mallee. Dear sister of Kathy (Ted Cattoni) Mallee and John (Candy) Mallee. Kind aunt of John and Austin Mallee. In lieu of flowers donations “In Memory of Kelly Mallee” may be sent to: American Cancer Society, 225...

May 20, 2015

Age 81, late of Hegewisch, passed away Wednesday, May 20, 2015. Beloved wife of the late Edmund Szefc. Loving mother of Edmund (Janet) Szefc Jr., Linda Szefc Retired CPD and John (Tanya) Szefc. Caring grandmother of Robert Hofbauer,  USAF Nicolaos Hofbauer “deployed” , Lisa (Andrew) Heidgerken and Theresa (Jon) Oloier. Proud great grandmother of Theodore Edmund and Maxwell Allen Heidgerken. Preceded in death by...

May 18, 2015

Donald R. McCafferty, resident of Chicago, IL, age 81, passed away on Monday, May 18, 2015.  Memorial service Sunday, May 24th, 2015 from 1:00 pm. – 5:00 p.m.

Donald was born on February 21, 1934 on the pristine archipelago of Beaver Island, MI.  He was born to Elizabeth (Lizzie) and James McCafferty and had five siblings, John...

May 17, 2015

Age 69, late of Schererville, IN., passed away Sunday, May 17, 2015. Beloved mother and best friend of Dawn and Suzanne Rosinski. Loving aunt of Nicole and Lisa Klekowski, Brian, Bob and Bill Dugan. Caring great aunt of several. Loving sister-in-law of Deb and Norb Klekowski. Dearest friend of many. Preceded in death by parents: Stanley and Helen Cap and siblings Ann Dugan, Eleanore Cap...

May 11, 2015

Peter James Bugajski, 72 years old, of Hegewish passed away on Monday, May 11, 2015.

Mary Serafin was the beloved friend of Pete.  He was the loving father of Michael (Peggy Koval) , Mark, and Kimberly (Mark). Pete was also the proud grandfather of Taylor,  Kelly, Christianna, Mark and Colt.  Pete was the caring brother of Carol Bochenek...

May 5, 2015

Apr 26, 2015

Age 58, late of Hegewisch, passed away Sunday, April 26, 2015. Beloved son of Charles and Elaine (nee Simich) Drosos. Caring brother of Charles (Judy) Drosos and Charmaine (Michael) Malachinski. Kind uncle of Jason, Isis, Andrew, Charlie and great uncle of Madison. Tom was a truck driver for the City of Chicago with Teamsters Local #726 and enjoyed spending time with his family...

Apr 15, 2015

Apr 11, 2015

Apr 10, 2015

Harold E. Herring, age 82, late of Homewood, IL, passed away Friday, April 10, 2015 after a brief illness. Harold was the son of Harold and Eva and spent his early years in Hammond and La Porte Indiana. He graduated from Hammond Tech High School in 1951. Shortly after graduation he joined the U. S. Army and became a...