OBITUARIES

Mar 19, 2015

Brian Edward Niechwiej passed away peacefully Thursday, March 19, 2015, surrounded by his family and friends at his home in Spring, Texas.  Brian was born July 7, 1951, a son of the late Dorothy and Edward Niechwiej of Hegewisch, Illinois. Brian enjoyed his job as a sales manager at Munday Chevrolet in Houston, Texas. He will be warmly remembered by...

Mar 14, 2015

Age 71, late of Hegewisch, passed away Saturday, March 14, 2015. Beloved wife of the late Walter J. Liptak, Jr. Loving mother of Kimberly (Kevin Radtke) Liptak, Deanna (Russel) Wyatt and Gary (Dawn) Lundemo. Caring grandmother of Nolan, Logan, Mason, Emily, Madeline and Audrey. Dear sister of Joanne Padayhag, Raymond Kawa, Larry Kawa, Marcia Bishop and Robert Kawa. Kind aunt of many nieces and...

Mar 14, 2015

Age 82, late of Hegewisch, passed away Saturday, March 14, 2015. Beloved husband of Rose Vastarella. Loving father of Angela and Nicola Vastarella. Caring grandfather of Nina Espinosa, Destiny Webb, Genesi, Federico, Janaya, and Gianna Vastarella. Proud great grandfather of Bella Ortega. Dear brother of Teresa Saddi, Mario and Luigi Vastarella (residents of Italy). Kind uncle of many nieces...

Mar 14, 2015

Mary Ann Segvich, 69, passed away very peacefully, surrounded by her loving family.  Mary Ann was born in Chicago to Angeline and Alexander Rzonca, who predecease her.  In 1966, she married her high-school sweetheart, Tony (Butch) Segvich, who also predeceases her. Their union was blessed with one son, Matthew (Patricia) Segvich, and one daughter, Angela Matushek. Also surviving are six...

Mar 12, 2015

Age 62, late of Hegewisch, Il passed away Thursday, March 12, 2015. Loving brother of the late Frank (Penny) Rootes, Denise (Dean) McCracken and Jackie Rootes. Caring uncle of Kevin (Beth) McCraken, Ashley McCraken and Zachary Rootes. Proud great uncle of many. Preceded in death by parents: Donald and Henrietta “Hank” Rootes.

Mar 1, 2015

Age 83, late of Munster, IN and formerly of Hegewisch, passed away Sunday, March 1, 2015. Proud father of Robert (Wendy) Carlson. Loving grandfather of Timothy Wayne Carlson and Gina Carlson. Caring uncle of Donna Ratkovich, Nicholas Ratkovich III, Diane Ratkovich and Jimmy (Abbey) Dunfer. Fond nephew of Loretta Carlson. Preceded in death by parents Hjalmar and Viola Carlson and sister Betty Ratkovich. Wayne proudly...

Feb 6, 2015

Late of Hegewisch,  passed away Friday, February 6, 2015. Beloved wife of the late Chester Gulczynski and formerly of the late Carl Mattson. Loving aunt of the late Marjorie (Bill) Schaaf, Joe (Carol) Ziemba and Geri (Bob) Moore. Cherished great aunt of Marjorie (Lee) Williams, Patrick (Katherine) Moore, Angela Ziemba and Joseph A. Ziemba. Kind great great aunt of Sawyer Moore. Dear friend of...

Jan 29, 2015

Age 78, passed away on Thursday, January 29, 2015 at home surrounded by her devoted husband and dear friends.  Vera is survived by husband Louis of nearly 40 years (May 10, 1975), Stepson John Malevitis, brother Daniel (Jean) Yankovich, nephew Mark Yankovich, nieces Linda (Phillip) Ford and Danielle (Jonathan) Klotzbach, and several great nieces and nephews.  Preceded in death...

Jan 16, 2015

Age 75, late of Hammond, IN and formerly of Hegewisch, passed away Friday, January 16, 2015. Beloved wife of Nikolaos Petros Argyropoulos. Loving mother of Petros  Argyropoulos and Ioanna (Antonio) Reyna. Proud grandmother of Nicholas and Mary Argyropoulos and Kathleen and Athena Reyna. Caring sister of Elias (Athanasia) Kostopanagiotou, Maria (Ioannis) Basilopoulos, Taxiarhis (Jenny) Kostopanagiotou and Panagiotis (Vasiliki) Kostopanagiotou. Kind aunt of many nieces...

Jan 13, 2015

Age 95, late of Hegewisch, passed away Tuesday, January 13, 2015. Beloved husband of Lipasava Wolf (nee Culich) for 65 years. Loving uncle of many nieces and nephews. Melvin proudly and honorably served his country in the U.S. Army during WWII. After retirement, he volunteered at St. Margaret Hospital in Hammond, IN for over 20 years. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made...

Jan 1, 2015

Age 78, late of Hegewisch, passed away Thursday, January 1, 2015. Beloved wife of the late Archie Baker. Loving mother of John (Sheila Stivers) Landrum and David Landrum. Dear sister of Ken (Judy) White and Barbara Jean White.

Jan 1, 2015

Age 52, late of Hegewisch, passed away Thursday, January 1, 2015.  Beloved sister of Rosemary (Michael) Judge, Milan (Emily) Dimic, Tina Dimic and Simo (Susan) Dimic.  Loving aunt and great aunt of many nieces and nephews.  Cherished daughter of the late Milan and late Rosa Dimic.

Dec 25, 2014

Age 83, late of Hegewisch, Il passed away Thursday, December 25, 2014.  Beloved wife of James R. Cummings, Jr.  Loving mother of James R. (Ineke) Cummings III and Mary Ann (Patrick) Henney.  Proud grandmother of Heather (Doug), Colleen (Jorge), Lindsey (Ricky), Katherine, Kyle and James IV.  Cherished great grandmother of Kadin, Jorge, Willow and Cameron.  Kind aunt of many...

Dec 24, 2014

Dec 23, 2014

Born on January 8, 1919 passed into eternal life on December 23, 2014. She was the wife of the late Edward “Whitey” Walczak and mother of Cristine (David) Jakubowski and Edward (Irene) Walczak.  Severyne was blessed with four grandchildren: Barbara, Melissa, Karen and Sandy as well as four great grand children Madison, Jacqueline, Bobby and Elle.  Severyne, who resided...

Dec 20, 2014

Age 72, late of Hegewisch,  passed away Saturday, December 20, 2014. Beloved wife of Robert Ochwat. Loving mother of Robert Ochwat Jr., Vincent (Saloan Goulet) Ochwat and Joseph Ochwat. Cherished daughter of Genevieve and the late Joseph Fricano. Dear sister of Cosimo (Helen) Fricano and Denise Fricano. Kind aunt of many nieces and nephews. Mary Ann enjoyed going every...

Dec 7, 2014

Age 84, late of Lynwood, IL.  passed away Sunday, December 7, 2014. Beloved wife of the late Joseph Elizeus. Kind aunt of many. Preceded in death by parents Stephan and Julia Wrona; siblings Anna (late Stanley) Palka, Rose (late James) Pokracki, Barney Wrona and Stanley (late Laverne) Wrona.

Nov 27, 2014

Age 78, late of Oak Lawn, IL  passed away Thursday, November 27, 2014. Beloved husband of the late Dorothy Cap. Loving father of LuAnn (Larry) York, Raymond (Lynn), TeriAnn (John), Michael (Brenda) and Donald (Kim). Caring grandfather and great grandfather of many. Dear brother-in-law of Joan Cap. Kind uncle of many nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by parents...

Nov 25, 2014

Age 82, late of Hegewisch,  passed away Tuesday, November 25, 2014. Beloved husband of Fleurette Workman. Loving father of James Collins, late Jeannette Collins, Laurence O. (Diana) Workman III, Sandy (Bret) Rhodes, late John Workman, Tammy J. (Tom) Wedryk and Scott (Angie) Workman. Caring grandfather of Jenni, Julie, John, Jason, Courtney, Cody, Courtney, Morgan, Scottie and Aaron. Proud great...