OBITUARIES

Oct 19, 2021

Age 52, late of Lynwood, passed away Tuesday, October 19, 2021. Loving son of Dimitrios “Jim” and Sofia Tsokolas. Cherished brother of Pamela Tsokolas. Kind nephew of Ted (Stella) Tsokolas, John (Brianna) Tsokolas, Angelos (late Mary Joe) Tsokolas, Michael (Bessie) Tsokolas, George Tsokolas and Ekaterini Stavrakis. Kind cousin of Peter Tsokolas, John Tsokolas, Elpida Tsokolas, Gus Tsokolas, George Tsokolas, Socrates Tsokolas, Georgia (Stratos)...

Oct 13, 2021

Age 68, late of Hegewisch, passed away Wednesday, October 13, 2021. Beloved wife of Ruben L. Rodriguez. Loving mother of Ruben (Adelina) Rodriguez III, Rodolfo (Claudia) Rodriguez and Olga Leibas Rodriguez Junior. Caring grandmother of Anthony, Felipe and Oscar. Proud great grandmother of Kingston. Kind sister of Felix (Ernestine) Leibas and Phillip (Jennifer) Leibas. Dear aunt of many nieces...

Oct 12, 2021

Age 99,  late of Burnham, IL., passed away Tuesday, October 12, 2021. Beloved wife of the late Harold W. Pierz for 76 years. Loving mother of Harold, Jr. (Melrea), late Karl (Cynthia), and Paul (Gloria) Pierz. Proud grandmother of Dorothy (Gerald) Jackson, Jr., Karl (Jenny) Pierz, Jeffrey Pierz, Erika (Jody) Dockemeyer, and Bonnie (Larry) Wilson. Cherished great grandmother of Alec, Ivan, and Kyle Pierz, Gerald...

Oct 12, 2021

Age 71, late of Hegewisch, passed away on Tuesday, October 12, 2021 in Lafayette, IN. She was born on January 8, 1950 in Douglasville, Georgia to the late Riley Brown and Lois "Betty" Juanita (Clayton) Haden. Ellen graduated from George Washington High School in Chicago, Illinois in 1968. In 1967, she married Lawrence "Larry" Lee Szumanski. He preceded her in death in 1996. She worked...

Oct 10, 2021

Age 13, late of Lansing, IL, passed away Sunday, October 10, 2021. Beloved son of Francisco J. and  Eliana  (nee Campos) Alvarez. Loving brother of Isaac, Jisel Cristal and Andres. Cherished grandson of Atanacio and Ma. Alicia Alvarez and Rosendo and Oliva Campos. Kind nephew, cousin and friend of many.

Josue enjoyed playing with Lansing Soccer Club. He enjoyed riding his...

Oct 2, 2021

Age 88, late of Hegewisch, passed away Saturday, October 2, 2021. Beloved husband of the late Sally E. Villasenor (nee Garcia). Loving father of John Anthony (Guadalupe) Villasenor Jr., Nicholas (Marguerite) Villasenor, Patricia Villasenor and Sandra (Dominic) DeRicco. Caring grandfather of Stefanie (Luke), Michelle (fiancé Patrick), Jacqueline, John David, Jerome, Natalie (Dustin), Victoria, Noel, Matthew and Nicholas. Proud great grandfather of Lucy, Arieleesa...

Sep 29, 2021

Age 79, late of Hegewisch, passed away Wednesday, September 29, 2021. Beloved husband of Mary Lisek (nee Zuiker) for 58 years. Loving father of Daniel (MaryBeth) Lisek, Pamela (Amado) Cabrera and the late Jeffrey Lisek. Caring grandfather of Brendan, Anthony and Keegan Cabrera. Kind brother-in-law of Fred (Bernadette) Kelleher. Dear uncle of one niece and two nephews. Preceded in death by parents: Walter and Stella...

Sep 18, 2021

Age 94, late of Hegewisch, passed away Saturday, September 18, 2021. Beloved wife of the late Arthur J. Mitchell. Loving mother of Arthur (Margaret) Mitchell, Naomi Mitchell, the late Randall Mitchell and Jamie (late Steve) Mitchell-Moreno. Caring grandmother of Randi (Mike) Croon, Christopher Milenkovic and Marco Mitchell. Proud great grandmother of Nicole Milenkovic and Christopher Milenkovic. Preceded in death...

Sep 2, 2021

Age 67, late of Hegewisch, passed away Thursday, September 2, 2021. Beloved husband of Mitos Beck (Dela Cruz). Father of Daved “D.J.” Beck and loving father of Charity Brower. Loving stepfather of Carl Dela Cruz. Cherished grandfather of Kadan Allen Conti and Mia Lynn Brower. Brother of Arlene Beck. Preceded in death by parents: Allen and June Beck.

Aug 29, 2021

Age 91, late of Hegewisch, passed away Sunday, August 29, 2021. Beloved wife of the late Edward Rys. Loving mother of Sharon (Larry) Moser and Debbie Mack. Cherished grandmother of Shannon Moser and Aaron (Phillicia) Anema. Proud great grandmother of Aaron, Autumn and Adilynn Anema. Kind sister of Rose (late Matt) Piwowarski, late John (late Rose), late Kay (late Stanley), late Celia, late Joseph,...

Aug 3, 2021

Age 78, late of Hegewisch, passed away 3 August 2021. Wife of Dennis W. Nyberg. Loving mother of Carl (Melissa Lindberg), Ralph (Amy), Gus (Alyssa), Roy (Minfei) and Darwin (Ashley) Nyberg. Cherished grandmother of Lucas, Jacob, Liam, Savanna, Forest and Autumn Nyberg. Sister of the late Edward Holmes, the late Joseph Holmes and Stacy Holmes. After a career in computer...

Jul 17, 2021

Age 57, late of Aurora, IL and formerly of Hegewisch passed away Saturday, July 17, 2021. Beloved partner of 34 years to Scott Sowizrol. Loving sister of the late Kevin “Bones” Rootes, the late Frank Rootes and Denise (Dean) McCracken. Caring aunt of Kevin (Beth) McCracken, Ashley McCracken, Zachary (Jacqueline) Rootes, Stephen Livak, Eric Livak, and Justin Livak. Proud great aunt of many. Dear...

Jul 17, 2021

Age 66, late of Calumet City, IL passed away Saturday, July 17, 2021. Beloved husband of Priscilla Koza (nee Holom). Loving father of Stacey (Mario) Siller, Nicholas Nellemann, Lesley (Zachary) Hansen, Michael (Heather) Koza and Kelly Koza. Proud grandfather of Alex Galarza, Mario Siller, Gianna Siller, Clayton Hansen and Beatrix Koza. Caring brother of  Robert Koza, Richard Koza, James...

Jun 18, 2021

Age 28, late of Hegewisch, passed away Friday, June 18, 2021. Loving son of Andrew and Cheryl Blejski. Caring brother of Vanessa Blejski, Beth Blejski and Sarah Girdley. Proud uncle of Tobin P. Moyer Jr. Cherished nephew of Dennis (Cathy) Blejski, James (LaVada) Blejski, Bonnie (Charles) Popielarz, Anne Nagle and Richard Blejski. Precious grandson of the late Richard and late...

May 27, 2021

Age 80, late of Hegewisch, passed away Thursday, May 27, 2021. Beloved wife of Frank Glinski. Loving mother of Sean Glinski, Kevin (Kelly) Glinski, Tim (Sharon) Glinski,  Patrick (Tina) Glinski and Kathleen (Kevin) Gaudette. Cherished grandmother of Kendyl Glinski, Kylie Glinski, Hanna Glinski, Alexandra Glinski, Patrick Glinski, Tiffany Glinski, Nicole Whitaker, Megan Gaudette, Kelsey Gaudette and Amanda Gaudette. Caring sister of George (Marlene) Moone and Cheryl...

May 26, 2021

Age 87, late of Calumet City, IL passed away Wednesday, May 26, 2021. Beloved husband of Anna Idec (nee Holub). Loving father of Edward Idec, Ruth (John) Baranowski and Judy Idec. Proud grandfather of Matthew Baranowski and Jacob Baranowski. Preceded in death by parents: Albert and Mary Idec.

Albert proudly and honorably served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War....

May 25, 2021

Frederick F. Young, 61, late of Robbins, IL and formerly of Burnham, IL passed away Tuesday, May 25, 2021. He was born April 30, 1960 to the late Bobe and late Rosie (nee Gilbert) Young. He left his sister Zyla (late Don) Garner, his nieces Sonya Crutchfield, Stephanie Johnson, Karen Young, Samantha Young and Linda Marie Young  and nephews Josh Callison,...

May 22, 2021

Age 74, late of Hegewisch, passed away Saturday, May 22, 2021. Beloved husband of Rorie O’Brien (nee Hutchinson). Loving father of Kelly A. (Brendan Quinn) O’Brien and Thomas James O’Brien III. Caring cousin of many. Preceded in death by parents: Thomas and Ann E. O’Brien. Thomas proudly and honorably served his country in the U.S. Army Division Big Red One during the Vietnam War....

May 15, 2021

Age 31, late of Hegewisch, passed away Saturday, May 15, 2021. Beloved daughter of Todd “Toad” J. Brajkovich and Ann M. Michalak. Loving sister of Michael Brajkovich. Caring cousin and honorary sister of Sandi “Cat” Nowosielski. Cherished granddaughter of Barbara and late Leonard Michalak, late Sandra and late Ronald Balderrama. Dear niece of Gina Brajkovich, John Brajkovich and Leonard Michalak Jr....

May 8, 2021

Walter E. Gadzala, Jr., age 74, passed away Saturday, May 8, 2021. “Butch” was a lifetime resident of Hegewish and will be missed by family, friends, and neighbors. He was survived by his nephew Joseph (Deborah) Pinkus from Panama City, Florida.

Walter was a veteran of the US Navy and a proud retiree of Ford Motor Company. He was a...