Obituaries

Jan 26, 2020

Zina Adomaitis nee Adler; beloved wife of the late Mark; loving aunt of Cynthia Marin and great aunt of Marcus Marin; also survived by many good friends. Funeral Saturday February 1, 2020; Lying in State 9:00 am; Funeral Service 10:00 am at Zion Ev. Lutheran Church 9000 S. Menard, Oak Lawn; Interment Bethania Cemetery (708) 499-3223 or www.kosaryfuneralhome.com

Jan 23, 2020

On January 23, 2020, Juanita Barnes passed into the loving arms of her savior. With her husband Johnnie Barnes, who precedes her in death, she was an Assemblies of God evangelist, pastor’s wife and spiritual co-pilot. She was instrumental in the founding of the highly successful Assemblies of God boys’ program Royal Rangers. She raised two surviving children David and...

Jan 15, 2020

Ronald Olejniczak age 80; beloved husband of Carol A. nee Jensen; loving father of Stacy Schanck, Phil (Elizabeth) and Marc Olejniczak; cherished grandfather of Jason, Phillip,  Joshua, Jeremy, Jennifer, Gabriel, Katelyn and Rachael; great grandfather of Carter; fond brother of Edward (Anita), the late Frank, late Chester, late William and the late Theodore Olejniczak; son of the late Edward and late...

Jan 11, 2020

Interment St. Casimir Cemetery

Dec 21, 2019

George D. Heinz age 79 beloved husband of Maureen nee Rohan; loving father of George D. Heinz, Michael Heinz and Kathleen (Frank) Heinz-Taheny; loving grandfather of Colin Heinz, Tristan and Aoife Taheny; fond brother of Margaret Heinz and Cathy (the late Ron) Clark.  George was a retired pharmacist, member of the Coast Guard Auxiliary, former volunteer fireman for Evergreen Park, member...

Dec 19, 2019

Dec 9, 2019

Marta R. Zebala; beloved wife of David Koepke; loving mother of Katherine, cherished daughter of Katarzyna and the late Lucjan Zebala; dear sister of Aneta Zebala (Antoni Mathias); best auntie of Oliver, Marco and Lucas. Visitation Friday December 13, 2019, 3:00 pm to 7:30 pm at Kosary Funeral Home 9837 S. Kedzie, Evergreen Park. Funeral Saturday December 14th at St....

Dec 8, 2019

Debra Lynn Smith nee Reynolds age 64; beloved wife of Lawrence; loving mother of Keith, Danny, Corey, Jerry, Becky, Stephanie, and the late Tony; cherished grandmother of sixteen; fond sister of Wendy (Joe); preceded in death by her parents Donald and Myrl. For 32 years, Debbie worked in the offices of the University of Chicago in various positions, including office...

Dec 6, 2019

Mary Patricia (Maripat) Brennan, 74, was born September 29, 1945, and passed away December 6, 2019. Maripat attended Benedictine Academy (1963), and began working at New Jersey Bell a few years later as a young single mother. She spent her entire career in the telecommunications industry, rising to a significant role at AT&T, went on to receive her bachelor’s degree...

Nov 21, 2019

Interment Bethania Cemetery

Nov 20, 2019

Interment Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery

Nov 17, 2019

Steve Martinovich age 60; suddenly; loving father of Mark (Sarah) and John Martinovich; cherished son of Sophia (the late Mark) Peters; dear brother of Peter Martinovich and Constantine (Gina) Peters, D.O.; proud soon to be Pappou; fond nephew of Stavroula (George) Spanos; also survived by nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Steve was an avid sports fan. Visitation Thursday November...

Nov 3, 2019

David J. Mahoney; U.S. Army Veteran, age 80, late of Hometown, formerly of Oak Lawn and Back-of-the-Yard's; loving husband of the late Marie nee Valkenberg; cherished brother of Therese (Steve Waller), Joseph (Madeleine) and Kevin; fond uncle of Neil (Christine) Mahoney and great uncle of David and Oliver; beloved son of the late David and Theresa nee Morrissey; companion of...

Oct 30, 2019

Roger J. Terrance age 75; beloved husband of Patricia nee Bradtke; cherished father of Kerry (William) Giffey, Shawn Terrance and Matthew Terrance; loving grandfather of Rachel Giffey, Jessica Giffey, Amanda Johnson and Abigail “Abby” Giffey.  Roger was an avid fisherman who touched people in his life through coaching baseball, business, sports, fishing, as a handyman and of course through his jokes....

Oct 27, 2019

Jaime Dominguez, age 56 of Chicago, IL passed away on October 27, 2019; just a few days short of his favorite holiday; Halloween. Dedicated husband of Veronica; adored father of Christine Brazill, Vanessa (Erik) Malabanan, Monica, James, Alexander, and Gina Dominguez; proud grandfather to his three grandsons; Owen, Zachary, and Gavin. Preceded in death by his sister Maria Meraz and...

Oct 13, 2019

Harold V. Meyer age 88; beloved husband of Mildred nee Palenik; loving father of Susan (William) Waterstraat, Hal (Kathy) and Mark (Ellen) Meyer; dearest grandpa of Jonathan, Bradley, Andrew, Melissa, Madeline, Matthew, Katherine, Meredith and Luke; fond brother of Beverly (the late James) Walsh; brother in law of Ruth (Joseph) Enderle and Helen (the late Steve) Pijacek; close friend of...

Oct 7, 2019

Norma E. Hickey nee Hardtke age 87; beloved wife of Ronald J. Hickey; loving mother of Kathy (Joel) Kreger, Keith (Michele) Hickey, Kevin Hickey, Kurt (Kellyann) Hickey, Kerry (Kathy) Hickey and Karen (Dave) Kamykowski; cherished grandma of nineteen and great-grandma of nineteen. Visitation Monday October 14, 2019 3 pm to 9 pm at Kosary Funeral Home 9837 S. Kedzie, Evergreen...

Oct 6, 2019

Carol A. Malinauskas nee Weinmann age 75; loving mother of Deborah Stanis and Dawn (David) Sartore; cherished grandmother of Samantha and Christina Stanis

Oct 2, 2019

Anna Pilmonas nee Kasparaitis age 96; beloved wife of the late John Pilmonas; loving mother of Ray (Nancy), Edward (Nancy), Arnold and the late John; dear grandmother of Emily (Jesse) Conley and Anne (Ryan) Orth; great grandmother of River Conley. In lieu of flowers, memorials to Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church appreciated.  Visitation Friday October 4, 2019 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm;...

Oct 1, 2019

John Thomas Johnson, age 92, passed away on October 1st  at Advocate Christ Hospital. He was the husband of Edna. They shared 68 years of marriage together. Born in Chicago, he attended Hyde Park High School and was a veteran of the Army Air Corps. He is survived by his wife Edna, his children Mark (Shirley), Gale (Tom), and Maryanne (Jim),...