Obituaries

Local Illinois Obituaries

John Dogert

John Dogert

Oct 21, 2013

Visitation Thursday 3:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. Funeral Friday 9:00 a.m. from the funeral home to Sacred Heart Church for 10:00 a.m. Mass. Interment Resurrection Cemetery.

Dorothy Matela

Dorothy Matela

Oct 16, 2013

Dorothy M. Matela (nee Houlihan) age 85. Beloved wife of James. Devoted mother of James (Paula), Michael and Lori (Susan). Loving grandmother of Cory, Jimmy, Kevin, Sean and Maria. Dear sister of Richard(Ginger) Houlihan and the late Raymond(Jacqueline) Houlihan. Many years of faithful service with Immaculate Conception Parish-Brighton Park. Visitation Sunday 3-9PM at the Palos-Gaidas Funeral Home, 11028 S. Southwest...

Demetrios Parhas

Demetrios Parhas

Oct 12, 2013

Visitation for Demetrios Parhas will be Monday, Oct. 14th from 3-9PM. Friends and family will gather Tuesday Oct.15th, 945 AM at St. Constantine and Helen Church. Interment St. John Cemetery, Kenosha, Wisconsin.

Gery Tarter

Gery Tarter

Oct 1, 2013

Gery Tarter, 57, of Lemont, at Peace in Christ Tuesday Oct.1,2013. Dearly beloved husband of Catherine “Cathy”. Devoted and loving father of Brian M. and David J. Loving son of Dorothy and the late Joseph F. Tarter. Dear brother of Glenn (Susan) and Mary Jo (Mark) Mc Loughlin. Fond uncle of many nieces and nephews. Will be sorely missed by...

Philip E Kieskowski

Philip E Kieskowski

Oct 1, 2013

Philip E. Kieskowski, age 69 , suddenly. Cherished son of the late Margaret and Edward. Loving brother of the late Marcyanna. Also survived by loving relatives and friends.Many years of service as a school bus driver with District #117 and member of Knights of Columbus. Visitation Friday 9AM until time of service 11AM at the Palos-Gaidas Funeral Home, 11028 S....

Rev. Vito Mikolaitis

Rev. Vito Mikolaitis

Sep 29, 2013

Rev. Vito E. Mikolaitis , age 93, retired priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago. Cherished son of the late Eva and Dominic. Dear brother of the late Anthony(Vivian) Mikolaitis, Angela(Peter) Kilmitz and Sophie(Walter) Serauskas. Loving uncle of Margaret Serauskas, Joseph (Joyce) Serauskas and the late Walter Serauskas Jr. and Christopher Serauskas. Great uncle of Cheryl(Thomas) Sedlack, Kathleen(David) Maish, Karen (Thomas)...

John Thomas Trigg

John Thomas Trigg

Sep 28, 2013

Visitation will be Monday, October 14, 2013 from 9:00 a.m. until time of Service at 11:00 A.M. Interment Fairmount Willow Hills Memorial Park.

Suzanne Cure

Suzanne Cure

Sep 26, 2013

Suzanne Cure (nee Brown) age 74. Beloved wife of Cecil “Junior”. Devoted mother of Karen Machay, Jeffrey (Ramona) Machay, James (Janet) Machay and stepmother of Carl (Cindy) Cure and James Cure. Loving grandmother of 8. Dear sister of Gloria Solava, Daniel Brown and the late Michael Brown. Visitation Sunday 3-9PM at the Palos-Gaidas Funeral Home, 11028 S. Southwest Hwy. (7700W)...

Dr. Bart Kostrubala

Dr. Bart Kostrubala

Sep 24, 2013

Bart John Kostrubala, D.D.S., age 84. U.S. Navy veteran of Korean War. Beloved husband of Bernice (nee Keteris). Devoted father of Bart Jr. (Cindy), Sharon Kostrubala, Gary (Juliet), Craig (Kelly) and Mark. Loving grandfather of Natalie, Edward, Anthony, Andrew, Courtenay, Kyle and Paige. Dear brother of the late Pola Valesek. Bart served the community as a dentist for 54 years....

Denise Bowman

Denise Bowman

Sep 21, 2013

Visitation for Denise Bowman is Tuesday from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. Funeral Service is 7 p.m. Tuesday Evening.

Ruth Meehan

Ruth Meehan

Sep 16, 2013

Ruth G. Meehan, age 81. Loving wife of the late Paul. Loving mother of Rosanne(John) Isit, Joanne(Michael) Bourg and Amy Meehan. Greatest grandmother of Sheila Isit, John Isit, Christopher Bourg, Katharine Bourg and Nicholas Bourg. Funeral services private. Express your thoughts and memories in the online Guest Book at www.palosgaidasfh.com (708) 974-4410

Margaret Meyer

Margaret Meyer

Sep 14, 2013

Visitaton for Margaret Meyer is Tuesday from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. followed by an 11:00 a.m. mass at St. Patricia Church.

June Swanson

June Swanson

Sep 6, 2013

Visitation Tuesday 9AM until time of service 11AM. Interment Beverly Cemetery

Paige A Pakula

Paige A Pakula

Sep 3, 2013

Paige A. Pakula, age 16. Cherished daughter of Mary O’Brien and Gregory (Jennifer) Pakula. Loving sister of Nicholas Valentine, Kaylee Polonis and Alayna Pakula. Dear granddaughter of Stanley Pakula, Barbara Pakula and Margit (the late Christopher) O’Brien. Also survived by many loving relatives and friends. Paige was currently a junior at Oak Forest High School. Visitation Friday 3-9PM at the...

Kathryn Day

Kathryn Day

Sep 1, 2013

Arrangements are pending.

John Burrichter

John Burrichter

Sep 1, 2013

Arrangements are pending.

Sister Maura Werbicki

Sister Maura Werbicki

Aug 27, 2013

Sister Maura, a native of Providence, RI, served in the dietary departments of hospitals in Nebraska and both Holy Cross Hospital and Loretto Hospital in Chicago. She was the cafeteria supervisor at Maria High School for many years. Her Parents, Adam and Mary Werbicki and sisters, Ann Sullivan, Eva Sullivan, Jennie Oniss, and brothers Joseph and Edward Werbicki preceded her...

Paul De Grado

Paul De Grado

Aug 25, 2013

Paul De Grado, age 45. Cherished son of Joseph(Ruth) and Lillian. Loving father of 2 daughters. Dear brother and Joseph and Lori Ann. Also survived by many loving relatives and friends. Many years of service with Cardinal Building Maintenance. Visitation Thursday morning 9AM until time of service 12 noon at the Palos-Gaidas Funeral Home, 11028 S. Southwest Hwy. (7700W) Palos...

Richard J Mercatoris

Richard J Mercatoris

Aug 23, 2013

Richard Mercatoris , age 87, US Navy Sea Bee of Korean War. Beloved husband of Margaret (nee Mc Donagh) for 32 years. Devoted father of Neil Mercatoris and Gail Barta . Dear stepfather of Andy Moriarty and Peggy Franczyk.. Loving grandfather of 5 and great grandfather of 1. Past President of Chicago Carpenters Locals 1027 and 1922; Officer of Chicago...

Daniel Gust

Daniel Gust

Aug 12, 2013

Daniel J. Gust, age 94 ½. Beloved husband of Eleanor (nee Kosiek). Devoted father of David (Ruth), Mary Ann (Ron) Riordan and Rosemary (Mike) Quinn. Loving grandfather of 7 and great grandfather of 18. Dear brother of Melvin, Dorothy, Richard and 8 loving deceased siblings. Dan was an avid golfer and fisherman. Visitation Thursday Aug. 15th, 3-8PM at the Palos-Gaidas...