Recent Deaths in Our Community

A full necrology of permanent deacons is included in the Order of Prayer for the Liturgy of Hours (Ordo) for the Archdiocese of Chicago.

2023

Deacon Jack Malone, class of 1987, died September 4, 2023
Deacon James Janicek, class of 2005, died August 9, 2023
Deacon Gerald Fox, class of 1993, died August 1, 2023
Alba Lugo, wife of Deacon Gregorio Lugo, Sr., class of 1989. Alba died June 29, 2023
Evelyn Solon, wife of deceased Deacon Thomas Solon, class of 1972, died June 22, 2023
Deacon Charles O’Donnell, class of 1983, died June 18, 2023
Bernadette Hennig, wife of deceased Deacon George “Jerry” Hennig, class of 2000, died June 16, 2023
Jaclynne DeLarco, wife of Deacon Michael DeLarco, class of 1994, died June 9, 2023
Annie Thompson, wife of Deacon Jonathan Thompson, class of 2004, died on June 2, 2023.
Wanda "Jerri" Lesnieski, wife of deceased Deacon Norbert Lesnieski, class of 1972, died April 8, 2023
Nancy Bishop, wife of Deacon Joseph Bishop, class of 1991, died March 1, 2023
Bette Memmel, wife of Deacon Aloysius Memmel, class of 1977, died Feb. 16, 2023
Deacon Willie Foggie, Jr., class of 1986, died Feb. 12, 2023
Deacon Eugene Kummerer, class of 2019, died Feb. 2, 2023
Deacon Wolfgang Kunath, class of 1977, died January 16, 2023
Annie Rangel, wife of retired Deacon John Rangel, class of 2003, died Jan. 15, 2023
Deacon Joseph Pepitone, class of 1982, died January 11, 2023

2022

Deacon Ismael Pineiro, class of 1993, died December 20, 2022
Deacon Frank Beil, class of 1984, died November 26, 2022
Deacon Edward Ryan, class of 1991, died Oct. 29, 2022
Dorothy Sutton, wife of retired Deacon Daniel Sutton, class of 1996, died October 22, 2022
Deacon Paul Schmidt, class of 2001, died Sept. 21, 2022
Deacon James O’Malley, class of 1974, died Sept. 9, 2022
Nancy Morrissey, wife of deceased Deacon Henry “Pete” Morrissey, class of 2001, died Aug. 23, 2022
Deacon Philip Dubrownik, class of 1998, died Aug. 23, 2022
Juanita Hubbard, wife of Deacon James Hubbard, class of 1978, died July 22, 2022
Deacon Dean Hermann, class of 1993, died July 19, 2022
Deacon Dexter Watson, class of 1990, died June 18, 2022
Deacon Jose Colon Ortiz, class of 1972, died June 15, 2022
Dorothy Juanita Harris, wife of Deacon Wallace Harris, class of 1992, died June 14, 2022
Deacon Thomas Dehler, class of 1998, died June 13, 2022
Deacon Paul Telle, class of 1990, died May 29, 2022.
Deacon Joseph Truesdale, class of 2003, died May 18, 2022
Deacon Wesley Kidwell, class of 2002, died May 11, 2022
Deacon James Carroll, class of 2002, died May 7, 2022
Deacon Charles Tipperreiter, class of 1992, died April 25, 2022
Deacon R. Michael Ruffner, class of 1992, died March 15, 2022
Rosemarie Duffy, wife of deceased Deacon Robert Duffy, class of 1989, died Feb. 16, 2022
Deacon Juan Valencia, class of 2007, died February 13, 2022
Deacon James Belanger, class of 1972, died February 10, 2022
Dolores ‘Lolita’ Valadez, wife of Deacon Abundio Valadez, class of 1997, died Jan. 19, 2022
Patricia Dulen, wife of deceased Deacon John Dulen, class of 1972, died Jan. 17, 2022
Deacon Jose Mendoza, class of 1995, died January 5, 2022
Alicia Arenas, wife of Deacon Jose Ramon Arenas, class of 2012, died January 1, 2022

Deacon John Lucas, class of 2004, died December 21, 2020
Deacon Felix Patino, class of 2010, died December 15, 2020
Deacon Raymond Behrendt, class of 1984, died November 29, 2020
Diane Leo, wife of the late Deacon Kevin Leo, class of 1987, died November 27, 2020
Margaret Virruso, wife of Deacon Chris Virruso, class of 1986, died Nov. 10, 2020
Deacon Gerald Zych, class of 1987, died November 10, 2020
Deacon Gary Long, class of 1999, died October 9, 2020
Deacon Michael Principe, class of 1978, died September 26, 2020
Deacon Edmund Gronkiewicz, class of 1993, died September 2, 2020
Deacon Thomas O’Connell, class of 1978, died August 30, 2020
Joan Reinert, wife of deceased Deacon William Reinert, class of 1994, died August 28, 2020
Deacon Robert DeFiore, class of 1978, died August 26, 2020
Kathleen Shinkle, wife of Deacon Derald Shinkle, class of 1978, died July 18, 2020
Jennie Steinbeigle, wife of retired Deacon Francis Steinbeigle, class of 1979, died July 16, 2020
Laura Korepanow, wife of Deacon Richard Korepanow, class of 2018, died July 1, 2020
Deacon Joseph Riffner, class of 1972, died June 5, 2020
Mary Lou Thompson, wife of deceased Deacon Donald Thompson, class of 1978, died May 27, 2020
Deacon J. Frank Marquez, class of 1972, died May 18, 2020
Deacon Marvin Kocar, class of 1986, died May 4, 2020
Katherine Pizzato, wife of Deacon Richard Pizzato, class of 1989, died May 2, 2020.
Diane Klonicke, wife of Deacon Ron Klonicke, class of 1998, died April 7, 2020
Deacon Irvin Boppart, Class of 1976, died April 2, 2020
Deacon Ralph Hinch, class of 1990, died March 23, 2020
Deacon Edward Tomkowiak, class of 1992, died March 8, 2020
Julianne Paluch, wife of Deacon Thomas Paluch, class of 1997, died January 17, 2020
Deacon Gilberto Cintron, class of 1974, died January 8, 2020
Deacon James Burns, class of 1994, died January 7, 2020

Deacon Donald Telposky, class of 1975, died Nov. 19, 2017
Deacon Donald Palmer, class of 1999, died Nov. 8, 2017
Deacon William Lehman, class of 1988, died Nov. 3, 2017
Deacon John Nolan, class of 1985, died Oct. 25, 2017
Deacon James Gaughan, class of 2001, died Oct. 11, 2017
Deacon Henry Morrissey, class of 2001, died Sept. 23, 2017
Deacon Morris Bohannan, class of 1985, died Sept. 3, 2017
Deacon Herbert Drazba, class of 1975, died Aug. 27, 2017
Deacon Terry Dineen, class of 1978, died Aug. 26, 2017
Deacon James Gallagher, class of 1982, died Aug. 6, 2017
Deacon Joseph Brady, class of 1977, died July 24, 2017
Deacon Miguel Garcia, class of 1995, died July 4, 2017
Deacon Ted Lisowski, class of 1974, died June 21, 2017
Deacon John Zurawski, class 1986, died May 22, 2017
Deacon Philip Bertolani, class of 2003, died May 14, 2017
Deacon Benito Velasco, class of 1986, died May 13, 2017
Deacon Roman Revering, class of 1984, died May 3, 2017
Deacon Duke Vemich, class of 1976, died April 13, 2017
Deacon Michael O'Malley, class of 2002, died April 11, 2017
Deacon James Cozzo, class of 2002, died Feb. 4, 2017
Deacon Robert O'Keefe, class of 1984, died Jan. 31, 2017

Deacon Curba Merrill, class of 1977, died Dec. 20, 2015 (excardinated)
Deacon Eugene Rodriguez, class of 1989, died Nov. 24, 2015
Deacon Samuel Howard, class of 1997, died Nov. 4, 2015
Deacon John O'Neill, class of 1978, died July 29, 2015
Deacon Charles Leone, class of 1988, died April 16, 2015
Deacon Raymond Deabel, class of 1979, died April 6, 2015
Deacon Ellsworth Cordesman, class of 1974, died April 5, 2015
Deacon Steven Moore, class of 1994, died March 30, 2015
Deacon Alfred Gaspari, class of 1997, died Feb. 21, 2015
Deacon Maximiliano Carrizales, class of 1988, died Feb. 12, 2015
Deacon Frank Foys, class of 1982, died Feb. 8, 2015
Deacon Serafin Molinaro, class of 1976, died Jan. 22, 2015
Deacon Jorge Rozo, class of 1992, died Jan. 20, 2015

Deacon Thomas Stubstad, class of 1992, died Dec. 27, 2014
Deacon Eugene A. Heckathorne, class of 1990, died Dec. 24, 2014
Deacon Thomas Hayden, class of 2000, Dec. 13, 2014
Deacon James A. Wills, class of 1993, Dec. 8, 2014
Deacon Vitas Paskauskas, class of 1999, Dec. 1, 2014
Deacon John Schwarz, class of 1978, Nov. 17, 2014
Deacon Carlos Perez, class of 1972, Oct. 31, 2014
Deacon John Porter, class of 1975, Oct. 29, 2014
Deacon Thomas Meehan, class of 1979, Aug. 31, 2014
Deacon Daniel Dietsch, class of 2007, Aug. 15, 2014
Deacon Warren Allen, class of 1979, Aug. 1, 2014
Deacon Roman R. Flores, class of 1972, July 17, 2014
Deacon Kevin Reynolds, class of 2003, July 2, 2014
Deacon Andrew Repak, class of 1972, April 23, 2014

Deacon Fred Spitzzeri, class of 1975, Dec. 29, 2013
Deacon Thomas Coffey, class of 1988, Dec. 21, 2013
Deacon Willie Cooper, class of 1980, Dec. 19, 2013
Deacon Simon Rodriguez, class of 1977, died Oct. 31, 2013
Deacon John W. Harrington, class of 1987, Oct. 17, 2013
Deacon Mario Tamayo, class of 2001, Oct. 12, 2013
Deacon Robert Gagnon, class of 1984, Oct. 11, 2013
Deacon James Kwasigroch, class of 1972, Aug. 31, 2013
Deacon Thomas B. Ewers, class of 1972, Aug. 24, 2013
Deacon Michael Karnoski, class of 1979, Aug. 22, 2013
Deacon Arthur DeLuna, class of 1993, Aug. 19, 2013
Deacon Isaac McBride, class of 1983, Aug. 15, 2013
Deacon Joaquin Varela, class of 1998, July 5,2013
Deacon Elliott Bell, class of 1972, June 1, 2013
Deacon Paul Gilbert, class of 1992, May 30, 2013
Deacon Jose Zapata, class of 1987, May 29, 2013
Deacon John Flanagan, class of 1978, May 28, 2013
Deacon Thomas Bresler, class of 1997, April 26, 2013
Deacon Roberto Figueroa, class of 1989, April 19, 2013
Deacon Jospeh Swiderski, class of 1977, March 29, 2013
Deacon Philip Disparte, class of 1980, March 12, 2013
Deacon Thomas Maloney, class of 1988, March 6, 2013
Deacon Matthew Hennessy, class of 1974, Feb. 4, 2013
Deacon Wieslaw Zadruzny, class of 1989, 2013

Deacon Victor Lacoursiere, class of 1989, Dec. 29, 2012
Deacon Harold R. Neiman, class of 2006, Dec. 22, 2012
Deacon James Platt, class of 1972, Dec. 2, 2012
Deacon Ed Condon, class of 1998, Nov. 26, 2012
Deacon John D. Perkowitz, class of 1974, Nov. 22, 2012
Deacon Louis Lekan, class of 1976, Nov. 5, 2012
Deacon Angelo Marotto, class of 1975, Sept. 22, 2012
Deacon Thomas Woytas, class of 1989, Sept. 19, 2012
Deacon Armand Ferrini, class of 1986, Sept. 1, 2012
Deacon Wilmer Hatch, class of 1980, Aug. 11, 2012
Deacon William Maurer, class of 1996, July 15, 2012
Deacon Robert Sassetti, class of 1985, July 11, 2012
Deacon Ronald Schultz, class of 1980, June 10, 2012
Deacon Jose Zapata, class of 1987, May 29, 2012
Deacon Manuel Del Llano, class of 1996, May 27, 2012
Deacon Tommy West, class of 1982, May 4, 2012
Deacon Richard Stojak, class of 1985, April 23, 2012
Deacon Joseph Lewis, class of 1972, April 19, 2012
Deacon Henry Burke, class of 1976, April 4, 2012
Deacon Michael Murray, class of 1974, March 24, 2012
Deacon Peter Lagges, Jr., class of 1990, March 10, 2012
Deacon Rosalio Ramirez, class of 1980, March 8, 2012
Deacon Herman Benthey, class of 1989, Feb. 16, 2012
Deacon Vernon Hart, class of 1994, Feb. 10, 2012
Deacon James Kenney, class of 1978, Jan. 25, 2012
Deacon Joseph Lewis, class of 1972

Deacon Edward Scarbalis, class of 1986, Dec. 24, 2011
Deacon Jerome Kasimatis, class of 1982, Nov. 17, 2011
Deacon Jorge Gutierrez, class of 1977, Nov. 9, 2011
Deacon Edward Sweich, class of 1978, Oct. 30, 2011
Deacon John Simmons, class of 1989, Oct. 27, 2011
Deacon Marion Omiatek, class of 1994, Oct. 21, 2011
Deacon Everett "Bud" Helmer, class of 1972, Oct. 10, 2011
Deacon William Conway, class of 1977, Oct. 2, 2011
Deacon Robert Matthews, class of 1996, Aug. 6, 2011
Deacon Peter Liberti, class of 1976, Aug. 1, 2011
Deacon Alfred Bouey, class of 2001, July 7, 2011
Deacon Edward Kaczmarek, class of 1978, June 24, 2011
Deacon Mel Both, class of 2006, May 25, 2011
Deacon James Dwyer, class of 1988, April 18, 2011
Deacon Phil Fragassi, class of 1992, Feb. 15, 2011
Deacon Richard Jay, class of 1983, Jan. 21,2011
Deacon Redondo Newhall, class of 1976, Jan. 6, 2011
Deacon Bernard Kut, class of 1980, Jan. 15, 2011

Deacon Max Jinkens, class of 1988, Dec. 23, 2010
Deacon Zygfryd Oborski, class of 1979, Nov. 28, 2010
Deacon James Whittle, class of 1972, Oct. 27, 2010
Deacon Edward Zimmerman, class of 1988, Sept. 14, 2010
Deacon Richard Zborowski, class of 1980, Aug. 29, 2010
Deacon Thomas Solon, class of 1972, Aug. 23, 2010
Deacon Benjamin G. Aurelio, class of 1998, Aug. 1, 2010
Deacon Robert Devereux, class of 1977, July 30, 2010
Deacon Robert Crandall, class of 1979, June 29, 2010
Deacon Robert Monica, class of 1993, June 18, 2010
Deacon William Barker, class of 1972, Jan. 18, 2010

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Recent Deaths in Our Community

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