U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Lena Bernat
Lena Bernat (nee Martini), 82, of Oak Lawn, died May 7, 2008. She was a homemaker. Arrangements are by Zimmerman and Sandeman Funeral Homes, (708) 424-0340.
Richard H. Ellis
Richard H. Ellis, 95, of Bridgeview, died May 6, 2008. He was a retired lithographer for Continental Can Co. and an Army veteran of World War II. Arrangements are by Becvar & Son Funeral Home, (708) 824-9000.
Giulia Farneti
Giulia Farneti (nee Giacometti), 100, of Homer Glen, formerly of Dolton, died May 7, 2008. She was a retired seamstress. Arrangements are by Thornridge Funeral Home, (708) 460-2300.
Samuel O. Radford
Samuel O. Radford, 77, of University Park, died May 1, 2008. Arrangements are by McCullough Funeral & Cremation Services, (708) 758-2880.
Ward S. Crain
Ward S. Crain, 85, of Oak Forest, died May 3, 2008. He was a retired steel worker. Arrangements are by Colonial Chapel, (708) 532-5400.
Lucille Dryja
Lucille Dryja, 83, formerly of Posen, died May 6, 2008. She was a retired data processor. Arrangements are by Adduci-Zimny Funeral Home, (708) 385-0634.
Jan Grich
Jan Grich, 22, of Hickory Hills, died May 5, 2008. He was a siding installer. Arrangements are by Zarzycki Manor Chapels, (773) 767-2166.
Doris A. Knop
Doris A. Knop (nee Frieberg), 85, of Oak Lawn, died May 3, 2008. She was a secretary and homemaker. Arrangements are by Zimmerman & Sandeman Funeral Homes, (708) 424-0340.
Frances Schmidt
Frances Schmidt (nee Lesniak), 93, of Oak Lawn, died May 2, 2008. She was a retired retail salesperson. Arrangements are by Adduci-Zimny Funeral Home, (708) 385-0634.
Odell 'Red' Srnenesky
Odell "Red" Srnenesky (nee Hansen), 87, of Oak Lawn, died May 5, 2008. She was a factory worker and homemaker. Arrangements are by Zimmerman & Sandeman Funeral Homes, (708) 424-0340.
Vera L. Barger
Vera L. Barger, 87, of Country Club Hills, died May 2, 2008. She was a factory worker. Arrangements are by Hills Funeral Home, (708) 598-5880.
Bethell James
Bethell James, 46, of Chicago Heights, died May 3, 2008. He was a laborer. Arrangements are by Woods Funeral Home, (708) 755-2010.
Edward B. Reamer
Edward B. Reamer, 69, of Orland Park, died April 28, 2008. He was a retired accounting clerk and an Army veteran. Arrangements are by Colonial Chapel, (708) 532-5400.
Dorothy M. Richards
Dorothy M. Richards (nee Singer), 71, of Palos Hills, died May 3, 2008. She was a waitress. Arrangements are by Hills Funeral Home, (708) 598-5880.
Rosalinda R. Sanchez
Rosalinda R. Sanchez (nee Rodriguez), 60, of Bridgeview, died May 3, 2008. She was a real estate broker. Arrangements are by Hann Funeral Home, (708) 496-3344.
Truman D. McGinnis
Truman D. McGinnis, 73, formerly of Chicago's Beverly community, died April 29, 2008. He was a retired Chicago firefighter and a Navy veteran of the Korean War. Arrangements are by Palos-Gaidas Funeral Home, (708) 974-4410.
Clifford Mock
Clifford Mock, 82, of Lemont, died April 23, 2008. He was a mechanical engineer and a Navy veteran of World War II. Arrangements are by Hann Funeral Home, (708) 496-3344.
Hugh G. Moreland
Hugh G. Moreland, 84, of Hickory Hills, died April 29, 2008. He was a computer salesman and Army veteran of World War II. Arrangements are by Zimmerman & Sandeman Funeral Home, (708) 424-0340.
Genevieve Staskiewicz
Genevieve Staskiewicz (nee Dziatkiewicz), 93, of Frankfort, died May 1, 2008. She was the owner of a grocery store. Arrangements are by Gerardi Funeral Home, (815) 469-2144.
Richard J. "Tim" Unsworth
Richard J. "Tim" Unsworth, a former principal of Brother Rice High School who became the unofficial voice for liberal Chicago Catholics, died Wednesday, April 30, 2008 after a long illness. He was 78.
Mr. Unsworth also wrote six books and was an administrator at three Chicago-area universities, a columnist for the National Catholic Reporter for 24 years and a frequent guest on Chicago television stations as a commentator on Catholic issues.
"He had a wonderful sense of humor, and he took delight in the church, the local church especially," said William Kenneally, a retired Catholic priest and longtime friend. "He had a stage to present that (through his column), and his books were wonderfully written."
Mr. Unsworth was born in 1929 in Canton, Ohio, and got his start as a columnist when he wrote a letter to Joseph Bernardin, just as Bernardin was about to take over as Chicago's archbishop.
Mr. Unsworth's wife, Jean, sent a copy of the letter to the National Catholic Reporter, which printed it on its front page and hired Unsworth as a columnist.
The son of a bakery superintendent, Mr. Unsworth attended Iona College in New Rochelle, N.Y., and Fordham University and obtained a master's degree in Spanish in Saltillo, Mexico. He joined the religious order Christian Brothers of Ireland and in 1967 was named principal of Brother Rice, 10001 S. Pulaski Road, Chicago.
He left the order to marry Jean Morman Unsworth, a former member of the Sisters of Mercy, in 1970. Mr. Unsworth led the alumni and development offices of DePaul University from 1970 to 1979 and at the University of Chicago for about a year and the former Northwestern University Dental School from 1981 to 1987.
After hip replacement surgery in September 2006, Mr. Unsworth suffered a massive infection and never regained his health.
Mr. Unsworth also is survived by a brother, Robert, and several nieces and nephews. A memorial service followed by a dinner will be held at 2 p.m May 25 at St. Clement Church, 642 W. Deming Place, Chicago.
Pauline Brown
Pauline Brown, 75, of Park Forest, died April 26, 2008. She was a laborer. Arrangements are by Woods Funeral Home, (708) 755-2010.
Ronald J. Hamrock
Ronald J. Hamrock, 79, of Orland Park, died April 28, 2008. He was a retired Chicago Public Schools teacher. Arrangements are by Thornridge Funeral Home, (708) 460-2300.
