U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
These are some obituaries that were posted on early pages of a funeral home in Franklin Park, Cook County, Illinois. For some reason, they did not put a death date in every record.
THOMAS J. LIPINSKI
AGE 57, passed away MARCH 3, 2002 AT GOTTLIEB MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. RESIDENT OF FRANKLIN PARK, IL.
SPECIAL FRIEND OF LEE RHODES.
LOVING FATHER OF THOMAS, MICHAEL (VICTORIA), AND CHERYL (THOMAS) PETERS.
GRANDFATHER OF LAURA, STEPHANIE, MICHAEL, AND VICTORIA.
DEAR BROTHER OF WILLIAM (JUDY) LIPINSKI. UNCLE OF MANY.
MR. LIPINSKI HAD TWENTY EIGHT YEARS OF SERVICE WITH THE MIDLAND / MERCURY FINANCE COMPANY.
CREMATION AND SERVICE PRIVATE.
INFO CALL SAX-TIEDEMANN FUNERAL HOME & CREMATORIUM 9568 BELMONT AVE. FRANKLIN PARK. (847) 678-1950.
Raymond LeRoy Donley
RAYMOND L. DONLEY 'WA9LCW'
AGE 77, passed away MARCH 2, 2002 AT ELMHURST HOSPITAL. RESIDENT OF FRANKLIN PARK
BELOVED HUSBAND OF WANDA (nee WARD). LOVING FATHER OF SHARON DAVIDSON, BRENDA McNAIR, LINDA BUDNER, AND MICHAEL (JACKI) DONLEY. DEVOTED GRANDFATHER OF 9, GREAT GRANDFATHER OF 14. DEAR BROTHER OF WANDA WATSON, FAYE MATTHEWS, AND GORDON DONLEY. UNCLE OF MANY.
MEMBER OF THE YORK RADIO CLUB (Y.A.R.), AND THE WAFAR AMATEUR RADIO CLUB. RETIRED AFTER TWENTY YEARS OF SERVICE FROM THE FRANKLIN PARK POST OFFICE.
VISITATION MONDAY, 3:00 P.M. TO 9:00 P.M. FUNERAL TUESDAY, 11:00 A.M. AT SAX-TIEDEMANN FUNERAL HOME & CREMATORIUM 9568 BELMONT AVE. FRANKLIN PARK. INTERMENT ACACIA PARK cemetery. (847) 678-1950.
EDWIN SIMONSON
BELOVED HUSBAND OF SYLVIA M. (nee RADS) . DEAR FATHER OF ANNE SULLIVAN AND RUSSEL (BRENDA) HENNIG. GRANDFATHER OF FIVE AND GREAT-GRANDFATHER OF TWO. MEMBER OF SEIU LOCAL #1 AND THE RIVER GROVE AMERICAN LEGION. VISITATION TUESDAY 3-9 P.M. FUNERAL SERVICE TUESDAY 7 P.M. AT SAX-TIEDEMANN FUNERAL HOME & CREMATORIUM, 9568 BELMONT AVE., FRANKLIN PARK. PRIVATE INTERMENT AT CHAPEL HILL GARDENS WEST cemetery. PLEASE OMIT FLOWERS. (847) 678-1950
SHIRLEY J. DOPP (nee WOTTEN)
BELOVED WIFE OF THE LATE JAMES DOPP. LOVING MOTHER OF LINDA DOPP& SANDY (DANNY) DIAZ. DEVOTED GRANDMOTHER OF STEVEN & ASHLEY DIAZ. DEAR SISTER OF ALMA LEEB, & THE LATE BETTY BAILEY. AUNT OF MANY. MEMBER OF RESURRECTION LUTHERAN CHURCH OF FRANKLIN PARK. FUNERAL SERVICE PRIVATE. INFORMATION PLEASE CALL SAX-TIEDEMANN. (847) 678-1950
RODGER WM. HAMMILL
AGE 86, passed away MARCH 5, 2002 AT GOTTLIEB MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. RODGER WAS A LONG TIME RESIDENT OF FRANKLIN PARK AND THE PROUD OWNER OF HAMMILL PHOTOGRAPHY STUDIO IN FRANKLIN PARK.
Beloved husband of Dorothy (nee Sobanski) . Loving Father of Judith (Robert) Casey & Thomas (Rebecca) Hammill. Devoted Grandfather of Andrew & Elizabeth Hammill. Dear Brother of Edward (Jane) Hammill & Brother-in-Law of Phyllis Rieck. Uncle of many.
Past President & charter member of the Franklin Park Kiwanis Club since 1945; Honorary member of the Franklin Park Rotary Club; Past President & Board Member of the Northwest Suburban Manufacturers Association; Board President of the Westlake Pavilion, which started out as the Leyden Community Hospital Foundation and now is the Scalabrini Life Center; active member of the First Methodist Church of Franklin Park; charter member of the Franklin Park Chamber of Commerce; elected Franklin Park Village Trustee and appointed Police & Fire Commissioner in 1947; elected a Cook County Constable in 1957; and appointed Civil Defense Director of Franklin Park in 1959.
For many, many years Mr. Hammill was the official photographer for the Franklin Park, River Grove, Elmwood Park, Schiller Park, Bensenville, Northlake, Park Ridge, Rosemont, Stone Park, Leyden Township, and Norwood Park Police and Fire Departments and the Illinois State Police.
Mr. Hammill and his wife, Dorothy, who were married
for 61 years, have lived in Franklin Park since 1942. Mr. Hammill opened his first photography studio on Franklin Ave. in 1947.
Through his incredible photographic collection of Franklin Park, he was able to assist with the 70th anniversary in 1962, the 75th Diamond Jubilee in 1967 and the 1992 Centennial of Franklin Park.
In 1967, he helped create the Village Library District and has been a constant contributor of pictures and items to the Library.
On several occasions, Mr. Hammill has been honored. A testimonial dinner was held by local Police, Fire and Village Officials in 1978. Mr. Hammill was also honored as Individual of the Year by the Franklin Park Chamber of Commerce in 1985. Cook Country Sheriff Michael F. Sheahan presented Mr. Hammill with the Sheriff's Senior Medal of Honor Award in 1997. Also in 1997, the Kiwanis Amador Medal (the highest award in Kiwanis) was awarded to Mr. Hammill. His final honor was on February 25, 2001, at "A Salute to Rodger Hammill." He was honored by the First United Methodist Church, the Franklin Park Chamber of Commerce, the Franklin Park Kiwanis Club, the Franklin Park Public Library, Leyden Area United Way, Northwest Suburban Manufacturers Association and the Westlake Pavilion. The park across the street from Hammill Studios was named "Rodger W. Hammill Village Square" and the Belmont Avenue block from Rose Street to Edgington was named "Honorary Rodger Hammill Parkway." Mr. Hammill was overwhelmed by this Village wide honor.
Mr. Hammill, who was 86 years old at the time of his death, had been in business for 55 years. Mr. Hammill's deep love for Franklin Park never wavered. He always said, "We have the best schools, the best Police & Fire Departments and best village any where." His involvement in community and volunteer projects also proved his love of Franklin Park. "There is no place like Franklin Park. I wouldn't want to live or be anywhere else." He did it his way - working and running his business until when he died.
VISITATION FRIDAY, 3:00 p.m. TO 9:00 p.m. AT SAX-TIEDEMANN FUNERAL HOME & CREMATORIUM 9568 BELMONT AVE. FRANKLIN PARK.
LYING IN STATE (VISITATION) SATURDAY FROM 9:00 a.m. UNTIL TIME OF SERVICE 11:00 a.m. AT THE FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF FRANKLIN PARK 9857 W. SCHILLER BLVD.
INTERMENT MONTROSE cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Franklin Park Public Library or the First United Methodist Church of Franklin Park in memory of Mr. Hammill.
(847) 678-1950.
GEORGE W. 'BUD' OURADA
AGE 77, passed away MARCH 6, 2002 AT HIS HOME IN SCHILLER PARK. RESIDENT OF SCHILLER PARK.
BELOVED HUSBAND OF ALICE RYPEL-OURADA. LOVING FATHER OF ARTHUR 'BUDDY' OURADA, BERNADETTE (MARNEY) MAKI, THERESE (HERMAN) ROBISCH, THE LATE TEDDY, AND THE LATE THOMAS (MARYLOU) RYPEL. GRANDFATHER OF 10, GREAT GRANDFATHER OF 3. DEAR BROTHER OF ELMER, ALICE, THE LATE ART, AND THE LATE GIL. UNCLE OF MANY.
RETIRED AFTER MANY YEARS OF SERVICE AS THE SUPERINTENDANT OF STREETS OF THE VILLAGE OF SCHILLER PARK.
VISITATION SATURDAY FROM 12:00 NOON UNTIL TIME OF THE MEMORIAL MASS 1:00 P.M. AT ST. BEATRICE CHURCH, 4157 ATLANTIC SCHILLER PARK.
INFO PLEASE CALL SAX-TIEDEMANN FUNERAL HOME & CREMATORIUM (847) 678-1950.
ROBERT B. PLIER
DEAR BROTHER OF ESTHER, DOLORES, & RUTH. UNCLE & COUSIN OF MANY.VISITATION SATURDAY FROM 9:00 A.M. UNTIL TIME OF MASS 10:00 A.M. AT VILLA SCALABRINI NURSING CENTER 480 N. WOLF RD., NORTHLAKE, IL.
INTERMENT MT. EMBLEM cemetery. INFORMATION PLEASE CALL SAX-TIEDEMANN FUNERAL HOME & CREMATORIUM. (847) 678-1950.
HELEN DUCAJ
DEAR SISTER OF STEPHEN (HELEN) DUCAJ, THE LATE ROBERT (CAROL) DUCAJ, & THE LATE HENRY (ROSE) DUCAJ. BELOVED AUNT OF DANIEL (BETH), PATRICIA
(JAMES) TAPHORN, WAYNE (SANDRA), MARK (BARBARA), SCOTT (JAN), & CATHY DUCAJ, & ROBERT (SANDY) DUCAJ. GREAT & GREAT GREAT AUNT OF MANY.
VISITATION FRIDAY, 3 TO 9 P.M. FUNERAL SATURDAY, 8:45 A.M. FROM SAX-TIEDEMANN TO ST. PASCAL CHURCH 3935 MELVINA (AT IRVING) CHICAGO FOR MASS 9:30 A.M. INTERMENT ROCKTON cemetery. (847) 678-1950.
JANET S. MUNCH
BELOVED WIFE OF THE LATE ERIC MUNCH. BELOVED MOTHER OF KARI (JIM) CAVANAUGH. LOVING GRANDMOTHER OF ERIC, JIM AND KRISTEN
CAVANAUGH. DEAR SISTER OF SYLVIA (THE LATE WILBUR) UNDERWOOD. NORM (MARGE) STANGEBYE AND THE LATE AL (FRAN) STANGEBYE. DEAR FRIEND OF THE BROWN BAGGERS AND MANY OTHERS. AUNT OF MANY NIECES AND NEPHEWS. VISITATIONSUNDAY 3-9 PM AT SAX-TIEDEMANN FUNERAL HOME & CREMATORIUM, 9568 BELMONT AVENUE, FRANKLIN PARK.LYING IN STATE MONDAY FROM 10 AM UNTIL TIME OF SERVICE 11 AM AT RESURRECTION LUTHERAN CHURCH, 9920 W. GRAND AVE. FRANKLIN PARK.INTERMENT OF CREMATED REMAINS - OAKRIDGE cemetery. (847) 678-1950
