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ObituariesVICTORIA BIEL Victoria A. Biel (nee Kwilosz). Beloved wife of the late Joseph Biel. Loving mother of William (Georgia) Biel and Brian (Georgette) Biel. Dearest grandmother of Audrey (John) Priorello, Mark (Cindy) Biel and Traci (Dan) Cacioppo. Loving great-grandmother of Jacqueline, Brittany, Morgan, Zachary Mia and Ava. Fond sister of Frances (the late George) Williams and many other deceased brothers and sisters. Aunt of many nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held Wed., Dec. 16, from Foran Funeral Home, Summit to St. Daniel the Prophet Church, Chicago. Interment was in Resurrection Cemetery, Justice. MARY BROOKMAN  Mary Kathryn Brookman (nee Honaker). Beloved wife of the late James Brookman. Loving mother of Linda Brookman, Lavinia O’Toole, Elizabeth Kimminau, the late James (Donna) Brookman and late Stephen Brookman. Dear grandmother of 7. Great-grandmother of 4. Fond sister of Ann (Ben) Lee and Shirley Wyatt. Sister-in-law of Vida White and Iva Taylor. Aunt of many nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held Fri., Dec. 11, at Foran Funeral Home, Summit. Interment was in Woodlawn Cemetery, Forest Park. JAMES DOBRY James C. Dobry, a resident of Willow Springs and a retired dock operator with Yellow Trucking, died Thurs., Dec. 10, in Edwards Hospital, Naperville at the age of 67. Survivors include two daughters, Adrienne (Scott) Hamlin and Joanne Dobry Spear; one son, Paul (Anacely) Dobry; 4 grandchildren; two sisters, Gladys (Ken) Petersen and Frances (Allen) Vasek; and many nieces and nephews. Visitation was held Sun., Dec. 13, at Zarzycki Manor Chapels, Willow Springs. Funerals services were held Mon., Dec. 14, at the funeral home followed by private interment. LOUIS LOPEZ SR.  Louis Lopez Sr. Army veteran of the Korean War. Beloved husband of Simona (nee Ramirez). Loving father of the late Louis Lopez Jr., Irene (Ray) Banks, Linda DeCola, Frank (Debra) Lopez and Lisa (Jose) Velazquez. Cherished grandfather of 16 and great-grandfather of 17. Fond brother of Sally Gallardo. Dear uncle of many nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held Thurs., Dec. 17, from Foran Funeral Home, Summit to St. Jane de Chantal Church, Chicago. Entombment was in Resurrection Garden Mausoleum, Justice. WILLARD HAIR Willard L. Hair, a resident of Brookfield and a broker, died Fri., Dec. 11, in his home at the age of 77. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. Survivors include his wife, Donna Hair (nee Miller); four daughters, Jeanne (Tom) Krier, Jackie (Tom) Festle, Janice (Ed) O’Connor and Jocelyn (Tom) Purtell; one son, Bill (Jeanel) Hair; one step-son, Robert Wentland; one step-daughter, Dena Robbins; and 14 grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Willard G. and Grace Hair. Visitation and services were held Mon., Dec. 14, at Hitzeman Funeral Home, Brookfield. BESSIE OPLATEK
Bessie Oplatek, a resident of La Grange and an executive secretary, died Sun., Dec. 13, in her home at the age of 88. Survivors include one daughter, Linda (John) Stock; one sister, Mildred Mentzer; 3 grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Oplatek; and her parents, Stanley and Ernastina Sika. Visitation was held Wed., Dec. 16, at Hitzeman Funeral Home, Brookfield. Funeral services were held Thurs., Dec. 17, at the funeral home followed by interment in Bohemian National Cemetery, Chicago. JAN SADELSKI Jan Sadelski, a resident of Palos Hills and a painter and a former fireman in Poland, died Fri., Dec. 11, in Provena St. Joseph Hospital, Joliet at the age of 51. Survivors include his wife, Helena Sadelski (nee Majerczyk); two daughters, Zofia (Wojciech) Dzierzega and Magdalena Sadelski; one son, Krzysztof Sadelski; his mother, Helena Sadelski (Nee Smalec); six sisters, Ludwika (Andrezej) Walkosz, Maria (Wladyslaw) Majerczyk, Anna (Kazimierz) Kaplan, Janina, Helena and Jozefa Sadelski; and two brothers, Stanislaw and Jozef (Ewa) Sadelski. Visitation was held Tues., Dec. 15, and Wed., Dec. 16, at Zarzycki Manor Chapels, Chicago. Funeral services were held Thurs., Dec. 17, from the funeral home to St. Camillus Church followed by interment in Resurrection Cemetery, Justice. EDWARD SCESNEWICZ Edward S. Scesnewicz, a resident of Bridgeview and a machinist, died Thurs., Dec. 10, in La Grange Hospital at the age of 82. Survivors include one daughter, Laura (John); 2 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild; two brothers, John and Arthur; one sister, Irene McGrath; many nieces and nephews; and his best friend, Paul Fryer. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ellen; and two brothers, Raymond and Alfred. Visitation was held Sun., Dec. 13, at Damar-Kaminski Funeral Home, Justice. Funeral services were held Mon., Dec. 14, from the funeral home to St. Fabian Church, Bridgeview. Entombment was in Resurrection Cemetery Garden Mausoleum, Justice. FRANCES STEELE  Frances D. Steele (nee Stagg). Beloved wife of the late Kenneth L. Steele Sr. Loving mother of Michael (Carol) Steele, Kenneth L. Jr. (Cindy) Steele and Thomas J. (Tina) Steele. Dear grandmother of Tracy, Michael, Kenneth L. III, Beth, Becky, Brandon and Hannah. Great-grandmother of Deanna, Jacob and Zachery. Fond sister of Frank and Cheryl. Aunt of Paul and the late Christopher. Step-daughter of William Kleemann. Funeral services were held Mon., Dec. 14, Foran Funeral Home, Summit followed by interment in Resurrection Cemetery, Justice. ANNA SOWA Anna Sowa, a resident of Oak Lawn and a janitor-maintenance worker, died Thurs., Dec. 10, in Advocate Christ Medical Center, Oak Lawn at the age of 73. Survivors include her husband, Alexander Sowa; two daughters, Maria (Wolciech) Kuros and Zofia (Jan) Ciszek; one son, Tadeusz (Anna) Sowa; 8 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Teresa and Franciszka; and many nieces and nephews. Visitation was held Wed., Dec. 16, at Damar-Kaminski Funeral Home, Justice. Funeral mass was held Thurs., Dec. 17, at Our Lady Mother of the Church, Willow Springs followed by interment in Resurrection Cemetery, Justice. MARY TODOROVIC Mary Todorovic (nee Stanislawska), a resident of Orland Park and a baker, died Thurs., Dec. 10, at Palos Community Hospital at the age of 88. Survivors include one niece, Irena Weryk; and many other nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ignacy Stanislawska and Jadwiga. Visitation and services were held Sat., Dec. 12, at Our Lady Mother of the Church, Willow Springs followed by interment in Resurrection Cemetery, Justice. Funeral arrangements were handled by Damar-Kaminski Funeral Home, Justice. ANDREW WOLNY Andrew E. Wolny, a resident of Bolingbrook and a maintenance man for S K Tool Co., died Thurs., Dec. 10, in his home at the age of 55. Survivors include his son, Michael (Monica); two grandchildren; his parents, Zofia (nee Szumilas) and Alfons Wolny; three brothers, Roland (Julie), John and Robert (Angie); 2 nieces; and many relatives and friends. Visitation was held Sun., Dec. 13, at Damar-Kaminski Funeral Home, Justice. Funeral services were held Mon., Dec. 14, from the funeral home to Our Lady Mother of the Church Polish Mission, Willow Springs. Interment was in Resurrection Cemetery, Justice. CHARLOTTE ZAGORSKI Charlotte B. Zagorski, a resident of Chicago, died Mon., Dec. 7, at the age of 98. Survivors include one son, James (Patricia); 3 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Earl (the late Marie) and Raymond (the late Irene); three brothers-in-law, Raymond (Lottie), John (the late Helen) and Leo (the late Marie); two sisters-in-law, Gertrude (the late Edward) Kubiak and Frances (the late Anton) Bowkowski; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Albert; one brother, Robert; and one sister-in-law, Jeanette (Adam) Mars. Visitation was held Fri., Dec. 11, at Damar-Kaminski Funeral Home, Justice. Funeral services were held Sat., Dec. 12, from the funeral home to St. Joseph Church, Summit. Interment was in Resurrection Cemetery, Justice. ANN ZUREK  Anne M. Zurek, age 86 of Chicago’s Garfield Ridge community, passed away at Loyola Foster McGaw Hospital in Maywood on Dec. 8. Anne will be missed by her many dear friends and neighbors. Funeral services were held Wed., Dec. 16, from Foran Funeral Home, Summit to St. Daniel the Prophet Church, Chicago. Interment was in Resurrection Cemetery, Justice. |
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