Michael Belmonte
Michael E. Belmonte, 63, of Lombard, died Wednesday, Nov. 19, in Lombard.
Funeral services were held Saturday, Nov. 22, with prayers from Brust Funeral Home, 135 S. Main St., Lombard, to Mass at St. Domitilla Church in Hillside. Interment was at Queen of Heaven Cemetery.
Mr. Belmonte is survived by his wife of 21 years, Louise; daughter, Laura (Steve) Gancer; one granddaughter; brother, Roger (Gloria) Shipman; one nephew; brother-in-law, Phil (Gail) Balsano; and many friends. He was preceded in death by his son, Jason “Jay.”
Mr. Belmonte was a resident of Lombard for 21 years. He loved to golf, and enjoyed horse racing and gardening.
In lieu of flowers, memorials to the American Cancer Society, 1801 S. Meyers Road, Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181, would be appreciated.
Jean Calendo
Jean M. Calendo, nee Cimino, 92, of Melrose Park, died Friday, Nov. 21, at Elmbrook Healthcare.
Funeral services will be held today, Nov. 26, with prayers from Steuerle Funeral Home, 350 S. Ardmore Ave., Villa Park, to Mass at St. John the Apostle Church in Villa Park. Interment is at Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Hillside.
Mrs. Calendo is survived by her children, Kathleen, Daniel (Mercy), Joseph, Kenneth (Christine) and Michael; three grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Angelo; and siblings, Joseph (Helen), Dominic (Helen), Anthony (Theresa), Eugene (Marilyn), Jack (Angie), Alfred (Rosemary) Cimino and Ann (Vernon) Jaskey.
Olga Carrillo
Olga M. Carrillo, nee Mercado, 75, of Lombard, died Thursday, Nov. 20, at Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge.
Funeral services were held Monday, Nov. 24, with prayers from Brust Funeral Home, 135 S. Main St., Lombard, to Mass at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Lombard. Interment was at Mt. Carmel Cemetery in Hillside.
Mrs. Carrillo is survived by her children, Michael A. (Olga), Alonzo (Hilda), Arnold (Linda), Olga Nora Taylor of Lombard, Laura (Manuel) Rosiles and Marco (Erin); 15 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and many sisters, brothers and other relatives. She was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, Miguel.
Mrs. Carrillo was a resident of Lombard for two-and-a-half years. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Lombard.
Memorials to a charity of choice would be appreciated.
The Rev. Donald Castle
The Rev. Donald E. Castle, 60, of Elmhurst, formerly of Lombard, died Sunday, Nov. 23, in Elmhurst, after a long illness.
Funeral services will be today, Nov. 26, at Calvary Episcopal Church in Lombard. Entombment is at Calvary Columbarium.
Rev. Castle is survived by his wife, Carla A.; children, Ruth Ann and Donald George (Stephenie) of Lombard; three grandchildren; siblings, Karen (James) Miller, Ronald (Rose) Castle, Kevin Castle and Daniel Mishler; brothers-in-law, George F. (Peggy) Covert and Chad F. (Linda) Covert; sister-in-law, Colby M. Covert; and many nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his sister, Judy Farness.
Rev. Castle was a resident of Elmhurst for 17 years. He grew up in Dixon, where he was a 1967 graduate of Dixon High School; and received his B.S. in History from Northern Illinois University in 1972 and his Master’s of Divinity from Nashotah House in 1975. He was ordained in December of 1975 at St. James Cathedral in Chicago.
Rev. Castle served at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Park Ridge from 1975-77, and was retired as the rector at Calvary Episcopal Church in Lombard, where he had served from 1977 to 2007. He was the current chaplain for the Lombard Fire Department, had been nominated Man of the Year by the Lombard Jaycees for his care in the community, and had been a volunteer for adult day care in Elmhurst.
Rev. Castle was an avid collector of Victorian-era items, and was a “killer” racquetball player at Glass Courts in Lombard.
Please omit flowers. Memorials to Calvary Episcopal Church, the Rev. Donald E. Castle Memorial Fund, 105 W. Maple St., Lombard, IL 60148, would be appreciated.
Gaynell Hicks-McDougle
Gaynell Hicks-McDougle, nee Jarvis, 84, of Lombard, died Friday, Nov. 21, at Westchester Health and Rehabilitation Center in Westchester.
Funeral services will be held today, Nov. 26, at Brust Funeral Home, 135 S. Main St., Lombard. Interment is at Mt. Auburn Cemetery in Stickney.
Mrs. McDougle is survived by her son, Robin (Linda); siblings, Kenneth (LaVerne), Connis “Gene” (Alice), William and Dorothy (George) Zerbe; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husbands, J.B. Hicks and Olen McDougle; son, John E. Hicks; and brother, Robert.
Mrs. McDougle was a resident of Lombard for 10 years.
Lora Klemm
Lora M. Klemm, nee Puscheck, 91, of Lombard, formerly of Hillside, died Sunday, Nov. 23, at Beacon Hill, Lombard.
Funeral services will be held Friday, Nov. 28, at Peace Lutheran Church in Lombard. Interment is at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery in Hillside.
Mrs. Klemm is survived by a foster child; her sister, Elma Cairns of Lombard; brother, Armin (Marion) Puscheck; 11 nieces and nephews; and 17 great-nieces and great-nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bernard “Barney”; her sister, Viola; and brother-in-law, William Cairns.
Mrs. Klemm was a resident of Lombard since 1986. She had been active in LWML since 1940 and had held various leadership positions. The quote “Life is meant to spread the Gospel” meant a great deal to her. She had traveled to many different countries.
Memorials to Peace Lutheran Church, 21W500 Butterfield Road, Lombard, IL 60148; and LWML, would be appreciated.
Arrangements were made by Brust Funeral Home, 135 S. Main St., Lombard.
Thomas Kozar
Thomas F. Kozar, 57, of Lombard, died Thursday, Nov. 20. at Alexian Brothers Hospital in Elk Grove Village.
Funeral services were held Monday, Nov. 24, from Knollcrest Funeral Home, 1500 S. Meyers Road, Lombard, to Mass at Christ the King Church in Lombard, with the Rev. Peter Jarosz officiating. Interment was at Resurrection Cemetery in Justice.
Mr. Kozar is survived by his wife, Kristina; mother, Lorraine; siblings, Karen Cousineau and Francis Kozar; and was the uncle of two. He was preceded in death by his father, Leonard.
Mr. Kozar had served for 35 years with the York Center Fire Department.
Memorials to the family would be appreciated.
Eileen McAvaney
Eileen McAvaney, 57, of Villa Park, died Tuesday, Nov. 18, in Villa Park.
Funeral services and interment were private.
Mrs. McAvaney is survived by her husband, Ted; siblings, Maureen Thompson, Daniel (Diane) Sweeney, Kate Sweeney and Nora (Peter) Kaye; and many nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, memorials to the American Diabetes Foundation would be appreciated.
Arrangements were made by Steuerle Funeral Home, 350 S. Ardmore Ave., Villa Park.
Samuel Militello
Samuel Militello, 76, of Lombard, died Thursday, Nov. 20, in Lombard.
Funeral services were held Monday, Nov. 24, at St. Alexander Church in Villa Park. Interment was at Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Hillside.
Mr. Militello is survived by his wife, Reno, whom he married in 1955; children, Ann Marie (Tim) DeMars, Patty (Don) Nolte, Donna (Howie) Tribble and Samuel (Anna); daughterin-law, Annie (Tony) Bahrs; 13 grandchildren; sister, Mary Ann (Bob) Keil; sister-in-law, Jean Corso; brother-in-law, David Kennedy; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father, Alphonse; mother, Mary; son, Tim; and brother, Mike.
Mr. Militello served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War as a motor pool corporal. He began working for Edmier Construction Co. in Cicero in 1954. He co-founded Belfast Auto Parts in 1963.
During his career Mr. Militello served on many automotive boards. He was a fourth-degree member of Elmhurst Knights of Columbus; was an active member of the Villa Park Lions Club, where he served as president and was honored with the Melvin Jones Fellow Award for dedicated humanitarian services in 2006; and was very involved in fundraising for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
Arrangements were made by Steuerle Funeral Home, 350 S. Ardmore Ave., Villa Park.
Gordon Mark Minster
Gordon Minster, 49, of Naperville, formerly of Lombard, died Tuesday, Nov. 18, at Illinois Independent Living Center, Naperville.
Visitation was held Monday, Nov. 24, from 4 p.m. until the time of funeral service at 7 p.m. at Brust Funeral Home, 135 S. Main St., Lombard, with the Rev. Steve C. Hammer, of Lombard Bible Church, officiating. Interment will be private.
Born on Nov. 27, 1958, to Jack and Grace Minster of Lombard, Gordon Mark Minster arrived in the early morning hours of Thanksgiving Day, the last of five children. He passed into Glory just nine days before his 50th birthday, which would also have been on a Thanksgiving Day.
Until two years ago he lived his entire life in the family home, referred to as “512” in Lombard, the last few years living there alone. In 2006 he moved into an apartment complex in Naperville where he could receive some assistance with his medical and mobility difficulties.
Gordon’s caring personality, generosity and love of family surfaced early. Being the youngest and separated in age from his siblings, he spent time with his mother and enjoyed visiting elderly family members with her. He became a real favorite of the older generation. He loved them and they loved him. As a child he enjoyed having a November birthday. His birthday present money was his resource for buying family Christmas presents.
He greatly loved immediate and extended family, attending family functions whenever he was able. Family connections were very important and he kept in touch with many outside the immediate circle. Often late to “the party,” he stayed well past the departure of other guests. At times we told him the party started earlier than it actually did just to get him there closer to the real time.
Never married and not having children, Gordon greatly loved his nieces and nephews. He had a special relationship with his nephew Rob Harrison, who was only four years younger than Gordon. Even into Rob’s teens and after Rob’s family moved to Oregon in 1978, the two remained very close.
Starting with their father Jack, the Minster men had a love of motorcycles. Gordon loved his bike, a 1973 Honda 750. However, on June 5, 1978, Gordon and his bike lost in a car/motorcycle collision just three blocks from home. Left a paraplegic as a result, and unable to ride a motorcycle anymore, a wheelchair and Olds Toronados got him where he wanted to go.
Prior to his accident Gordon worked for several local businesses. As a boy he sold programs at O’Hare Stadium where his father was a flagman. He delivered Lombardian newspapers, was a busboy at Friar’s (now Casey’s) in Lombard and was a pot washer at Woolworth’s.
As he got older he was a short order cook at Penney’s in Yorktown Mall and at McDonald’s. Next he worked at Memco as a custodian, cooked at JoJo’s and cut carpet at Goldblatt's. He returned to short order cooking at Sambo’s Pancake House and then pumped gas at Martin Oil on Roosevelt Road, where he became an assistant manager and was transferred to the station on North Ave. He drove for Lombard News Agency and worked for his brother at Piano Transports.
After the accident he worked for his brother at Scott Minster Services, Inc. in the office and for his brother Jack at Brinn Tire. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Columbia College in Radio Sound in 1992 and was a disc jockey for WCRX FM for three years.
A lover of music, he became an avid collector of records and CDs. He enjoyed collecting coins and giving proof sets to his nieces and nephews.
He became a computer guru and Internet game player, spending many hours playing “World of Warcraft” with his nephews and others. Gordon was a member of the motorcycle club called The Mad Men from 1990 to 2003, where he did some DJ work at club parties and was dubbed “Wheels,” a nickname that forever stuck with his friends.
His mind was like a steel trap, remembering a wealth of information. Amazingly he remembered all the family birthdays and anniversaries. He was a serious and successful game player, able to take all comers in Othello and Scrabble or any other game.
Over the 30 years following his accident he made many friends in the area medical facilities, spending time at Loyola Medical Center, the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Central DuPage Hospital and Marianjoy Rehabilitation Center.
Gordon was predeceased by his father, Jack O. Minster, in 1991; and by his mother, Grace Minster Grunde, on Nov. 9, 2008. He is survived by his stepfather, Herb Grunde of Norridge; sisters, Deryl (Chris) Beebe of North Bend, Ore. and Gail Hanczar of St. Charles, Ill.; and brothers, Scott (Cathy) Minster of Hampshire, Ill. and Jack V. (Barbara) Minster of Downers Grove.
He is also survived by his beloved nieces and nephews: Rob (Ann) Harrison, Rick Harrison, Ron Harrison, Rachel (Andy) Johnson, Rebecca Deen, Kris Hanczar, Rob (Jennifer) Hanczar, Scott A. (Betsy) Minster, Samantha (Brian) Kurkjian, Amanda Minster, Amy (Brian Kalbfleisch) Minster, Elizabeth (Geraint) Phillips, Jack D. (Mary) Minster; 20 great-nieces and greatnephews; and his friend and caregiver, Rosemary Vitaioli.
Memorials to Illinois Independent Living Center, 1141 Iroquois Ave., Suite #104, Naperville, IL 60563, would be appreciated.
Mary Schmuhl
Mary L. Schmuhl, 85, of Elmhurst, died Sunday, Nov. 23, at Manor Care in Elk Grove Village.
Visitation and funeral services will be held Friday, Nov. 28, at Steuerle Funeral Home, 350 S. Ardmore Ave., Villa Park. Interment is at Mt. Emblem Cemetery.
Mrs. Schmuhl is survived by her children, Tom (Sue) Schlotterer, Paula Schilling and Janet (Eddie M.) Duran; and five grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul A. Jr.
Edward Spence
Edward A. Spence, 61, of Lombard, died Monday, Nov. 17.
A memorial Mass will be held Friday, Nov. 28, at Sacred Heart Church in Lombard.
Mr. Spence is survived by his wife of 36 years, Linda; children, Edward T. (Lisa), Randy, Thomas (Kathy) and Sabrina; six grandchildren; siblings, Steve, Seretta and Suellen (Tom); and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his siblings, Jack, Tim and Bob.
Mr. Spence was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, having served honorably during Vietnam; he was awarded the Bronze Star. He was a member of the Carpenter’s Local #558.
Joyce Ann Thomas
Joyce Ann Thomas, nee Six, 71, of Lombard, died Friday, Nov. 21, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, Nov. 25, at Brust Funeral Home, 135 S. Main St., Lombard. Interment was at Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Hillside.
Mrs. Thomas is survived by her son, Geoff. She was preceded in death by her parents, Catherine and William Six.
Mrs. Thomas was a resident of Lombard for 35 years. She was a graduate of Immaculate Conception in Elmhurst, and was currently working for EM Lubricants as a secretary.
Kimberly Verest
Kimberly J. Verest, 47, of Villa Park, died Friday, Nov. 21, in Villa Park.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, Nov. 25, at St. Alexander Church in Villa Park. Interment was private.
Ms. Verest is survived by her mother, Carol (Emmet) Harrigan; siblings, Timothy (Jenny) Verest, Frank Verest and Sue (Gary) Verdino; seven nieces and nephews; uncle, Al (Elaine) Kraatz; and aunt; Sandy (John) Kellogg. She was preceded in death by her father, Ralph W. Verest; and siblings, Deborah (Robert) Rotter and Ralph A. (Michelle) Verest.
In lieu of flowers, memorials to the American Cancer Society would be appreciated.
Arrangements were made by Steuerle Funeral Home, 350 S. Ardmore Ave., Villa Park.
Evelyn Weiss
Evelyn M. Weiss, nee McCauley, 88, of Lombard, died Monday, Nov. 17, in Connecticut.
Funeral services were held Saturday, Nov. 22, with prayers from Brust Funeral Home, 135 S. Main St. Lombard, to Mass at St. Pius X Church in Lombard. Interment was at Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Hillside.
Mrs. Weiss is survived by her children, Tim (Nancy), Patricia “Sissy” (Jack) Burns; Cathy (Jim) Adams; Mari Ann (John) Cater and Debbie (Lonnie) O’Dell; 11 grandchildren; sister, June Hull; and sister-in-law, Rosemary Nolan. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert E.; and siblings, Helen DePasquale, Tom and Joe.
Mrs. Weiss was a resident of Lombard for 54 years. She had worked at Glenbard East High School as a hall monitor for many years until 2003.
Georgia Zaverdas
Georgia Zaverdas, nee Seletos, 80, of Lombard, died Sunday, Nov. 23, at Alden Valley Ridge Rehab and Health Care.
Visitation will be Friday, Nov. 28, at Knollcrest Funeral Home, 1500 S. Meyers Road, Lombard.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, Nov. 29, at St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church in Des Plaines. Interment is at Elmwood Cemetery in River Grove.
Mrs. Zaverdas is survived by her children, James (Linda) and Deborah (Rickey) Zaverdas-Rash; one granddaughter; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Peter; and siblings, Nicoletta (the late John) Efantis, Mary (John) Gatsis, Estelle (the late Nick) Golemis and Thomas (Martha) Seletos.
Mrs. Zaverdas was a homemaker.
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