
Beverly M. Heft
Funeral Home: Kerr-Parzygnot Funeral Home - Chicago Heights, IL (Map-it)
Visitation: Monday, Oct. 2 from 4pm to 8pm
Service Date: 10/03/2023
Place of Service: St. Paul Lutheran Church 330 W Highland, Chicago Heights, Illinois (Map-it)
Cemetery: St Paul Lutheran Cemetery - Flossmoor Vollmor Road, Flossmoor, Illinois (Map-it)
Beverly M. Heft (nee Behm) age 93 of Crown Point, Indiana formerly of Chicago Heights, Illinois passed away on September 26, 2023. Beloved wife to the late Carl (d.2009). Loving mother to Carl (Jayne) Heft Jr. and Craig (Holly) Heft; mother in law to Ken Koch. Beautiful grandmother to Kathy Rockwood, Patricia Koch, Tina (Eric) Switzer, Kelly (Michael) Jinks, Tammy (David) Maksa, Kandy (Jason) Weinert and Craig (Jessica) Heft Jr.; great grandmother of 17 (one on the way) and great great grandmother of 4 (one on the way). Dear sister to Harry (Gail) Behm Jr. Preceded in death by her daughter Carol Koch, sister Delores (John) Mednansky and great granddaughter Taryn Mae Jinks.
Visitation Monday, October 2nd from 4:00PM to 8:00PM at Kerr-Parzygnot Funeral Home 540 Dixie Hwy. (at Joe Orr Road), Chicago Heights, IL 60411. Lying in state on Tuesday from 10AM until service at 11AM, St. Paul Lutheran Church, 330 W Highland, Chicago Heights, IL. Interment: St Paul Lutheran Cemetery, Flossmoor, Illinois. Info: (708) 754-0016.

Leona R. Carlson
Funeral Home: Crete Funeral Home - Crete, IL (Map-it)
Visitation: Wednesday, Sept. 27 from 4pm to 8pm
Service Date: 09/28/2023
Place of Service: Trinity Lutheran Church 1393 Elizabeth Street, Crete, Illinois (Map-it)
Cemetery: Trinity Lutheran Cemetery Route 1 (Main Street), Crete, Illinois (Map-it)
Leona R. Carlson (nee Matthias) age 87 longtime resident of Crete, Illinois. Loving wife to the late Mauritz “Lenny”. Beloved mother to Sherry (late Kurt) Bushno, Kandy (Scott) Smith, Daniel Carlson, David Carlson, Kristina (Rick) Bruns and Kathryn Baker. Beautiful grandmother of 12; great grandmother of 7. Cherished sister to Wilber ‘Sam’ (Rose) Matthias. Dear Aunt to Bob, Debbie and Patti. Leona worked for several years at Rogers & Holland Jewelry and a longtime parishioner at Trinity Lutheran Church.
Visitation Wednesday, September 27th from 4pm to 8pm at Crete Funeral Home, 1182 Main Street, Crete, Illinois. Lying in state on Thursday, September 28 from 10:00AM until the time of service at 11:00AM at Trinity Lutheran Church at 1393 Elizabeth Street, Crete, Illinois. Interment: Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Crete, Illinois. Info: (708) 672-7600. Cretefuneralhome.com

Joetta M. Smith
Funeral Home: Crete Funeral Home - Crete, IL (Map-it)
Visitation: Memorial visitation Friday, September 29, 2023 from 3:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M.
Service Date: 09/29/2023
Joetta M. Smith (Nee Throw) age 76 resident of Crete, Illinois passed away on September 19, 2023. Beloved wife of Dennis. Loving mother of Michelle (the late Lee) Thompson and Brenda (Scott) Langan. Cherished grandmother of Delaney, Makenna and Kristen. Great grandmother of Eric and Zelda. Dear sister of Wayne (Pam) Throw, the late Donna (the late Richard) Malec and the late Bob Throw. Close family friend of Coleen.
Memorial visitation Friday, September 29, 2023 from 3:00 P.M. until time of service 7:00 P.M. at the Crete Funeral Home, 1182 Main Street, Crete, Illinois. Info: (708) 672-7600. cretefuneralhome.com

Brooke C. Allen-Alfaro
Funeral Home: Crete Funeral Home - Crete, IL (Map-it)
Visitation: Friday, Sept. 22 from 4pm to 8pm
Service Date: 09/23/2023
Cemetery: Zion Lutheran Cemetery Route 1, Crete, Illinois (Map-it)
Brooke C. Allen-Alfaro age 38 of University Park, Illinois passed away on September 14, 2023. Born on July 28th, 1985 in Harvey, Illinois to the Late Derrick Allen and Barbara (nee Dierking) Malloy. Loving husband David Alfaro; beloved mother to Kaley Alfaro, Isabella Alfaro and David Alfaro Jr. Beautiful granddaughter to Donna (Allen) Manard & late Robert Allen and late Wayne & late Marlene Dierking. Dear sister to Ashley Avery (Adam) Pieczynski and Alexis Lewis (Devin) Sons. Fond in laws Daniel Alfaro, Rebecca Villarreal and brother in law Daniel (Melissa) Alfaro Jr., Andrew Alfaro, and sister in law Viviana Alfaro. Brooke leaves behind many aunts, uncles and cousins.
Flowers can be ordered through The Flower Depot in South Chicago Heights, Illinois.
Visitation Friday, September 22nd from 4:00PM until 8:00PM at the Crete Funeral Home, 1182 Main Street, Crete, Illinois. Funeral Service on Saturday at 11AM at the funeral home. Interment: Zion Lutheran Cemetery in Crete, Illinois. Info: (708) 672-7600. Cretefuneralhome.com

Paul M. Carlos, Jr.
Funeral Home: Crete Funeral Home - Crete, IL (Map-it)
Visitation: Sunday, October 1st from 3pm to 8pm
Service Date: 10/02/2023
Place of Service: St. Liborius Catholic Church 71 W 35th Street, Steger, Illinois (Map-it)
Cemetery: Holy Sepulchre Catholic Cemetery 6001 West 111th street, Alsip, Illinois (Map-it)
Paul M. Carlos Jr., age 80, longtime resident of Crete, Illinois passed away peacefully in his sleep on September 12, 2023. He was born December 1, 1942, in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Paul M. Carlos Sr. and Dorothy R. (Baker) Carlos.
Growing up Paul lived in Calumet City, IL and attended TF South High School. Paul met Elizabeth (Betty) Windauer and were married on October 9, 1965, which Paul described as “the best day of his life!” Paul retired after 47 years of service as a UA Local 130 Plumber and worked on many iconic buildings in Chicago including: Sears Tower, John Hancock, Wrigley Building, Tribune Towers, Northwestern Prentice Building, and the Congress Hotel. Paul finished his plumbing career working for McCormick Place.
Paul and Betty were married for 53 years during which time they traveled the world during retirement. Paul was an avid sports fan and athlete playing football, baseball, basketball, and track during his youth. He shared his love of sports with his three sons and coached their football (Crete Bulldogs) and baseball (Crete Baseball) teams. Paul was a devoted sports fan and die-hard Chicago Cubs and Bears fan.
He is survived by his children: Paul M Carlos III (Victoria) of Lawton, MI., Anthony R. Carlos (Karen) of Schaumburg, IL., Brian T. Carlos (Trang) of Bartlett, IL.; his grandchildren: Lauren, Allison, Emily, Robert, Danny, Kelli, Kara and Nicholas; his brother Frank W. Carlos of Chicago, IL; sister Ruth M. Palis of Schererville, IN. He was preceded in death by his wife Elizabeth L. Carlos.
Friends may gather with his family on Sunday, October 1, 2023, from 3 – 8pm at Crete Funeral Home, 1182 Main Street, Crete, IL 60417. His Funeral service will be held at 10 am on October 2, 2023, at St. Liborius Parish, 71 W. 35th Street, Steger, IL 60475. Interment will follow at Holy Sepulchre Catholic Cemetery, 6001 W. 111th St, Alsip, IL 60803, following mass. Luncheon to follow at Jenny’s Grill, Chicago Ridge, IL.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Lewy Body Dementia Association (www.lbda.org).

Katherina "Katy" Morrison
Funeral Home: Kerr-Parzygnot Funeral Home - Chicago Heights, IL (Map-it)
Visitation: Tuesday, September 19 from 2pm until service 7pm
Service Date: 09/19/2023
Katherina “Katy” M. Morrison (nee Siegmeyer) age 70 of Villa Park, Illinois passed away on September 14, 2023. Born on October 5, 1952 to the late John and Elisabeth (nee Kuhn) Siegmeyer. Beloved wife of 46 years to Daniel. Loving mother to Daniel (Zareen), Robert (Adam), Andrew, Stephen (Cindy) and Joseph. Beautiful grandmother to Bilal, Oliver, Stephen, Alexander, Elizabeth and Axel. Dear sister to Brigitte (Dennis) Archie, Hans (Mary) Siegmeyer and Ruth (Chris) Shepard. Fond aunt to many nieces and nephews. Katy will be missed by everyone that knew her.
Visitation and service on Tuesday, September 19th from 2PM until the time of funeral service at 7PM at Kerr-Parzygnot Funeral Home, 540 Dixie Hwy. (at Joe Orr Rd.), Chicago Heights, IL 60411. Info: (708) 754-0016.
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Kerr-Parzygnot Funeral Home
The original Kerr-Parzygnot Funeral Home opened in 1982 after merging with W.E. Kerr. Kerr had been a family owned funeral home since 1891. Kerr-Parzygnot continues that tradition of being family owned and operated. Our original location is at 540 Dixie Highway (Corner of Dixie Highway and Joe Orr Road) in Chicago Heights, Illinois. The owners and staff pride themselves in serving families with professionalism and compassion at each of their locations.
They stand ready to assist families through the difficulty of losing a loved one and accommodate families in all the arrangements. This location provides all facilities on one level with convenient handicap access. It includes 2 visitation chapels and a third chapel dedicated to small church services complete with items from the historic former St. Joseph Catholic Church of Chicago Heights. The visitation chapels include a 42” monitor to display your complimentary DVD read more...