U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Evelyn H. Ziemann
Evelyn H. Ziemann (nee Gensch), 90, died April 26, 2015 at Smith Village in Chicago.
Services were Friday from Kosary Funeral Home to St. Paul Lutheran Church in Oak Lawn. Interment was at Bethania cemetery.
Mrs. Ziemann is survived by nieces and nephews, Ruth Feldscher, Rev. Daniel Gensch, Dr. Magdalene Corbin and Walter Gaedtke Jr., and many great- and great-great-nieces and nephews.
Mona Lisa Hook
Mona Lisa Hook, 60, née Bodinet, of Worth, died July 7 at Palos Community Hospital in Palos Heights.
A private celebration of Mrs. Hook’s life will be celebrated at a later date.
Arrangements will be made by Schmaedeke Funeral Home in Worth.
Mrs. Hook is survived by her daughter, Amanda Ambrose; her brother, Kirk Bodinet; and her sister, Teresa Plucinski.
Mrs. Hook was born in Chicago and worked as an accountant for a chemical manufacturing company.
Vivian E. Meyer
Vivian E. Meyer, 95, née Russert, of Worth, died July 9 at the Joliet Area Community Hospice.
Visitation was held July 12 at Schmaedeke Funeral Home in Worth.
A funeral service was held July 13 at the Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd in Palos Heights.
Interment was at Chapel Hill Gardens South cemetery in Oak Lawn.
Mrs. Meyer is survived by her daughter, Loretta Boswell; her sister, Loretta Heinz-Kline; and two grandchildren.
Mrs. Meyer was born in Worth.
She worked as a school custodian. She was a charter member of the Marrs-Meyer American Legion Post 991 Auxiliary.
Warren K. Sherman
Warren K. Sherman, 77, of Alsip, died July 14 at home. Visitation and a chapel service were held July 18 at Schmaedeke Funeral Home in Worth. Interment was private.
Mr. Warren is survived by his wife, Phyllis Richards; his sons, Ross, Todd, and Paul; his brother, Kenneth; and four grandchildren.
Mr. Warren was born in Detroit, Mich. He worked as a warehouse manager.
Edward A. Bergdahl
Edward A. Bergdahl, 78, of Chicago Ridge died Nov. 15, 2014 in his home.
Funeral services were held Friday Nov. 22 at Schmaedeke Funeral Home in Worth. Burial was Saturday at Mt. Vernon cemetery.
Mr. Bergdahl is survived by his wife, Patricia Loftus, children Linda Bergdahl and Edward (Audrey).
Mr. Bergdahl was born in Chicago and worked as a teacher. He served as a deputy chief of the Chicago Ridge Fire Department.
Catherine F. Mioni
Catherine F. Mioni, 90, of Worth died Nov. 18, 2014 died in her home.
Visitation for Mrs. Mioni was held last Wednesday at Schmaedeke Funeral Home in Worth.
A funeral Mass was held the following day at Our Lady of the Ridge Church in Chicago Ridge. Burial was at Holy Sepulcher cemetery.
Mrs. Mioni is survived by children Cathy (Bob) Lofrano, Peggi (Richard) Quinlan, Thomas (Maria), Mary (Terry) Samoska, Frank (Kim), Donna (Don) Johnson, John and Leah Mioni.
Theresa R. Szablewski
Theresa R. Szablewski of Palos Hills died Saturday at St. James Place in Crete. She was 73.
Visitation will be held at noon Saturday at the Palos-Gaidas Funeral Home, 11028 S. Southwest Hwy., Palos Hills, followed by a service at 5 p.m.
Mrs. Szablewski is survived by daughter Lynne (Thomas) Kelly.
Born in Chicago, Mrs. Szablewski was a social worker and dedicated many years of service to the Palos Hills Community Center and PLOWS.
She graduated from the Jane Adams School of Social Work at the University of Illinois-Chicago.
Donations can be made to the Heartland Hospice Memorial Fund, 333 N. Summit St., Toledo, Ohio, 43604.
(Dated 11-27-14)
Kenneth R. Holdcroft
Kenneth R. Holdcroft, 53, of Worth died Saturday at Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn.
An Oak Lawn native, Mr.Holdcroft is survived by sons David, Andrew and Alexander; sisters Bonnie (Dale) Wheeler, Diane Holdcroft and Kathleen (Gordon) Hussa; niece Elizabeth and nephew Michael.
Visitation is from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Palos-Gaidas Funeral Home, 11028 S. Southwest Highway in Palos Hills.
A funeral service will be held at 7 p.m. at the funeral home.
(Dated 4-2-15)
Gary Misunas
Gary Misunas, formerly of Worth, IL, passed away May 12th, 2014 at Alden Manor Hospice in Berwyn, IL. He was 57 years old.
Gary was the son of Edmund (deceased) and Theresa Misunas, of Worth, IL.
Gary is survived by his sisters, Janet Vincent, Laura Kurzeja, Carol Harris, Peggy Wielgus and Patricia Sargis, as well as his brothers, Michael and John Misunas.
Gary attended Our Lady of the Ridge grammar school, Richards High School.
He was an outstanding athlete and gained many awards.
The last 16½ years Gary spent in several nursing homes.
Gary will be remembered for his faith and patience in the light of many difficulties.
The memorial Mass will be offered at Our Lady of the Ridge Church, 10836 S. Oxford, Chicago Ridge, on Saturday, May 19, at 10 a.m.
Kathleen Stein
Taught passionately at Our Lady for nearly 30 years
A popular and passionate woman who taught at Our Lady of the Ridge School for nearly three decades died last week.
Kathleen Stein was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer about two months ago, said Our Lady of the Ridge Principal Sister Stephanie Kondik said.
Mrs. Stein passed away Nov. 5, 2010 at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn.
“She was an extremely dedicated, creative and gifted teacher with a great sense of humor who had many unique ways of educating children,” Kondik said.
Kondik recalled how Stein once dressed in colonial garb to help teach students about games 18th century children played.
Mrs. Stein began her teaching career in 1972, her husband Jim remembered.
She first taught at St. George School at 37th Street and Lituanica Avenue, he said.
She was in her 29th year of teaching at Our Lady of the Ridge when she was diagnosed with cancer.
“She didn’t teach for the money,” said Stein’s daughter, Jamie. “She was very generous with her time, talent and treasures.”
Like Kathleen, Jamie is an avid reader — a passion she absolutely got from her mom, she acknowledged.
Mrs. Stein enjoyed reading just about everything, but she seemed particularly fond of novels, especially historical fiction, Kondik said.
She also loved to travel, walk and spend time with her family.
“She loved Disney World in Florida,” Kondik added.
Jamie said her mother was a big fan of the “Pirates of the Caribbean” ride.
Mrs. Stein could have taught elsewhere and made more money, perhaps by teaching in the public schools, according to Jamie.
“But for her it was all about the faith,” she said.
Many of Mrs. Stein’s teacher friends had retired and would ask her to go on outings and trips, Jamie said.
“But she was constantly working. She didn’t even seem to sleep a lot — she was like a super woman.”
Jim said he will miss “just everything” about his wife of 37 years.
“Just her being there. Her stories from school, the way we played with our grandchildren together.”
After a three-year hitch serving the Army in Vietnam, Jim said he found Kathleen — the oldest of 11 brothers and sisters — and her family again.
“Even though they’d moved on me — from Chicago where she was born to Oak Lawn,” he joked.
“She touched a lot of lives,” Jim said Tuesday from a luncheon in Kathleen’s honor at Royal Palace in Chicago Ridge.
One student Mrs. Stein taught at St. George School showed up at the service, Jim added.
“She said Mrs. Stein was one of the best teachers she ever had,” he said.
Jim talked to many doctors and nurses who told him they’d entered the medical field because of some of the science experiments they did in her classes, he said.
Visitation was held Monday at Our Lady of the Ridge Church in Chicago Ridge.
Jim said the line of people who came to say goodbye stretched “out the door — for six hours.”
A funeral service was held Tuesday. Interment was at Holy Sepulchre cemetery in Worth.
In addition to her husband and daughter, Mrs. Stein is survived by her son, Michael; her sisters, Cynthia, Sheila, Colleen, Enid and Kelly; her brothers, Kevin, Leonard, Brian and Edward; and two grandchildren.
