MELVIN E. KUHLMAN, age 96, of Chicago, retired Printer, died March 13 at Alden Valley Ridge, Bloomingdale, Illinois.

Visitation and Funeral Service will be held Saturday, March 17 with Visitation from 9 AM to time of Masonic Service and Funeral Service at 10 AM under the Auspices of Lombard Lodge #1098 AF & AM and Paul Revere Lodge #998 AF & AM.

Interment will be at Forest Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Illinois.

Mr. Kuhlman is survived by his dear friends, Bill (Alice Miller) Costello of Lombard.

Mr. Kuhlman is preceded in death by his parents, Francis W. Kuhlman and Harriett, nee Kowohl; and his sister, Ruth C.K. Augsburger.

Mr. Kuhlman was a graduate of Carl Shurz High School in Chicago.  Mr. Kuhlman was a member of the Scottish Rite and York Rite Loyal Chapter 233.  He was a member of the Paul Revere Lodge #998 AF & AM and Lombard Lodge #1098 AF & AM.  He was a Past Master of the Paul Revere Lodge.

JEANETTE A. DE VRIES, age 87, of Lombard, died March 12 at Good Samaritan Hospital, Downers Grove, Illinois.

Visitation will be held Thursday, March 15 from 4 to 7 PM at Brust Funeral Home, 135 South Main Street, Lombard.

Funeral Service will be held Friday, March 16 at 10 AM at Brust Funeral Home.

Interment will be at St. Joseph Cemetery, River Grove, Illinois.

Ms. DeVries is survived by many nieces and nephews.

Ms. DeVries is preceded in death by two sisters, Bernice (the late Lawrence) Giannini, and Matilda (Louis) Larson; and her brother, Earl (Lola).

Ms. DeVries was born in Chicago and was a long-time resident of Lombard.  Ms. DeVries was a Veteran having served in the U.S. Army.  She was a member of various Veteran groups.

SUSAN J. JIRSA, nee Mayer, age 79, of Glen Ellyn, died March 10 at Providence Health Care Center, Downers Grove, Illinois.

Visitation will be held Saturday, March 17 from 11 AM until time of Service at 2 PM at Brust Funeral Home, 135 South Main Street, Lombard.

Interment will be Monday at Greenwood Cemetery, Michigan City, Indiana.

Mrs. Jirsa is survived by four children, Beverly of Glen Ellyn, Douglas (Marie) of Elmhurst, Barbara (Sean Monaghan) Jirsa of California, and Laura Lee of Glen Ellyn; three grandchildren, Valerie, Nick, and Shannon; her brother, Robert (Carol) Mayer of Texas; her sister-in-law, Ruth; many nieces and nephews; great-nieces and nephews and cousins.

Mrs. Jirsa is preceded in death by her husband, Alfred R.; her sister, Phyllis Gregory; and two brothers, Charles ‘Jack’ and Louis ‘Jim’.

Susan Joy Jirsa died March 10 following a year-long battle with cancer.  She was born in Michigan City, Indiana, and grew up in Oak Park, where she attended Emerson School and graduated from Oak Park High School in 1950.  Susan met her future husband, Alfred at a meeting of the Fort-niters singles club.  They remained active as the group turned into a couples club.  Susan and Alfred were married in 1956.  From her husband, Susan learned to love camping vacations, especially at Peninsula Park in Door County, Wisconsin.  They were avid pinochle players and taught the game to their children.  Alfred died in 1983.  In later years, Susan enjoyed swimming at the Glen Ellyn YMCA and socializing with the Y seniors.

Arrangements made by Brust Funeral Home, 135 South Main Street, Lombard. Info 1-888-629-0094

Mildred I. Orsi, nee Kapolczynski, age 71, of Lombard, died March 13 at Elmhurst Extended Care, Elmhurst.

Visitation will be held Thursday, March 15, from 3 to 9 PM at Brust Funeral Home, 135 S. Main St. Lombard.

Funeral service will be Friday with prayers at 9:30AM at Brust Funeral Home to St. Pius X Church for 10 AM Mass.

Interment will be at Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Hillside.

Preceded in death by her husband Gildo.

Mrs. Orsi is survived by three sons, Steven, David and Scott of Lombard; a brother, Marty (Judith) Kapolczynski of Lombard; four nephews, Robert E. of Lombard, Matthew of Villa Park, Scott Orsi of IN and Patrick Orsi of AZ. and a niece, Elizabeth Orsi of Arlington Heights.,sister-in-law of Norma Orsi of Franklin Park and Al (Katy) of Az.

Preceded in death by her husband Gildo.

Memorials to American Cancer Society, 1801 S. Meyers, Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181.

Mildred was an active member of St. Pius X Church. She was a resident of Lombard since 1965. She was a homemaker, gardener, loved craft shows, travelling and dogs. She loved the people of the exercise class at Lombard Park District.

For information call 630-629-0094

Mary Therese Moneer, nee Kottra, R.N.,  of Aurora, died March 10 at home.

Visitation will be Friday, March 16 from 3 to 8 PM at Brust Funeral Home, 135 S. Main St. Lombard.  A Family Remembrance will be held at 7 p.m.

Funeral Mass will be Saturday, 10AM  at Queen of All Saints Basillica, 6280 N. Sauganash Ave. Chicago, IL 60646

Interment will be at St. Joseph Cemetery, River Grove, IL

Mary is survived by a daughter, Nicole and a son, James, two brothers, John J. (Gail) Kottra, M.D. and Joseph (Linda) Dinges and a sister, Judy Waitz (William Spangle); aunt of  Christopher, Jennifer and Jason Kottra and many cousins.

Mary is preceded in death by her husband  Dr. Yusuf “Joseph” Moneer and his parents Julius and Rose Kottra and a brother, Daniel Kottra.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial gifts be given to The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center/Directed Gifts/Leukemia or Imerman Angels (view links below).

https://secure2.convio.net/fhcrc/site/Donation2?idb=747062804&df_id=2400&2400.donation=form1

http://www.imermanangels.org/support-us/donate-or-sponsor.php

In 1976,  at the age of 9, James Moneer was diagnosed with Leukemia, the Moneer family flew to Seattle, Washington and lived there for several months to receive the best treatment from the staff at The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.  Jim’s sister Nicole, at the age of 4, was the only match in the family for a bone-marrow transplant which proved to be successful.  At the time, he only had a 10% chance of survival and was the only child on the floor who survived.  His doctor invented the bone-marrow transplant and was later awarded the Noble Prize.  Today, Jim is 36 years post-transplant.  Imerman Angels is a one-on-one cancer support organization that pairs up cancer fighters with cancer survivors and also provides support for caregivers/loved ones.  Both James and Nicole have been involved with IA over the past few years.

For information call 630-629-0094

MARY LEE CHLAPECKA, nee Hensley, age 81, of Lombard, died March 7 at Good Samaritan Hospital, Downers Grove, Illinois.

Visitation and Funeral Mass will be held Monday, March 12 with visitation from 9 AM to time of Prayers at 10:30 AM from Brust Funeral Home, 135 South Main Street, Lombard to Christ the King Church, Lombard for 11 AM Mass.

Interment Private.

Mrs. Chlapecka is survived by five children, Jerry (Ania) Garrett of DesPlaines, Bernard “Alan”, Jr. (Gina) Chlapecka of Downers Grove, Stephen (Jeff Jones) Chlapecka of Chicago, Anthony (Patrice) Chlapecka of Downers Grove, and Eleanor Thompson of Lombard; five grandchildren, Nikki, Katie, and Trever Thompson, Nicholas Chlapecka, and Kasia; two great-grandchildren, Brennan and Alexa; her sister, Elsie Childers of Tennessee; her brother, Eli (Connie) Hensley of Tennessee; many nieces and nephews and great-nieces and nephews.

Mrs. Chlapecka is preceded in death by her husbands, Bernard Chlapecka and Dallas Garrett; her brother, Monty (the late Mossie) Hensley; and her brother-in-law, George Childers.

MARGARET V. LESSMAN, nee Blahetka, age 83, of Lombard, died March 5 at Lexington Health Care, Lombard, Illinois.

Visitation will be held Friday, March 9 from 3 to 8 pm at Brust Funeral Home, 135 South Main Street, Lombard.

Funeral Service will be held Saturday, March 10 at 10 AM at the Maple Street Chapel, Main and Maple Streets, Lombard.

Interment Private at Chapel Hill Gardens West, Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois.

Mrs. Lessman is survived by her son, Clifton H. (Tammie) of Arkansas; her daughter, Barbara J. Vogt of Lombard; and four grandchildren, Laura L. Lessman, Daniel M. and Sean M. Vogt, and Kent (Tina) Munsterman.

Mrs. Lessman is preceded in death by her husband, Harold C.

Mrs. Lessman was a resident of Lombard 58 years.  She was a member of First Church of Lombard and was active in the Women’s Fellowship and with the Quilters and Crafters.  Mrs. Lessman volunteered at the Community Table at First Church of Lombard.  She was an avid Bingo player and loved to camp, bowl, and golf.

In lieu of flowers, memorials to First Church of Lombard Women’s Fellowship, 220 South Main Street, Lombard, Illinois 60148 would be appreciated.

LA VERNE R. LANGE, nee Graff, age 90, of Lombard, died March 5 at Good Samaritan Hospital, Downers Grove, Illinois.

Visitation will be held Thursday, March 8 from 3 to 8 PM at Brust Funeral Home, 135 South Main Street, Lombard.

Funeral Service will be Friday, March 9 at 10 AM at Brust Funeral Home.

Interment will be at Chapel Hill Gardens West, Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois.

Mrs. Lange is survived by four children, Tom (Debbie) of Batavia, Beth (Mike) Bailey of Lombard, David (Karen) of Georgia, and Bill (Sherri) of Wheaton; seven grandchildren, Jennifer (Ron) Diomar of Warrenville, Heather (Rob) Hamilton of Chicago, Michael (Lauren) Lange of Georgia, Jeff Lange of Georgia, Mark Lange of Georgia, Samantha Lange of Wheaton, and Christopher Lange of Wheaton; and four great-grandchildren, Rachel, Madison, and Joshua Diomar, and Ben Hamilton.

Mrs. Lange is preceded in death by her husband, Marvin; and her parents, Albert and Mabel Graff.

Mrs. Lange was a resident of Lombard since 1952.  She was a resident of Beacon Hill in Lombard for 12 years.  Mrs. Lange had attended Thornton High school and the Chicago Teacher’s College.  She was a retired teacher from District 45.  Mrs. Lange had also worked at West Suburban Bank retiring in 1996.

Memorials to Lombard Bible Church, 111 South Park, Lombard, Illinois 60148 would be appreciated.

CLYDE C. TEDIO, age 68, lifetime resident of Chicago, passed away peacefully Sunday, March 4 at his home.

Visitation will be held Wednesday, March 7 from 3 to 9 PM at Brust Funeral Home, 135 South Main Street, Lombard.

Mr. Tedio is survived by four children, Dawn (Todd) Ropson, Tricia (Ken) Smith, Ty (Christy) Tedio, and Dena (Matt) Reynolds; five grandchildren, Tayler, Kaela, Colton, Clayton, and Brayden; his sister, Joan (Ben) Williams; and his brother, Joseph (Cheryl) Tedio.  Forever in our hearts–”Relax, No Problem!”

Mr. Tedio’s life passion for the last 43 years has been in Commercial printing (Tedio Printing).  His hobbies included motorcycles, muscle cars, carpentry, and spoiling his grand kids.

In lieu of flowers, memorials to Alexian Brothers Foundation, http://alexianbrothershealth.org/services/arh/foundation/.

MARTIN W. ACKERMAN, age 60, of Melrose Park, died March 1 at Manor Care at Hinsdale, Illinois.  Visitation will be Monday, March 5, from 4 to 8 p.m. at Brust Funeral Home, 135 S. Main Street, Lombard.  Funeral will be Tuesday, March 6, at 11 a.m. at Brust Funeral Home.  Interment Glen Oak Cemetery, Hillside.

Mr. Ackerman is survived by his parents William W. and Joyce H., nee Goebel of Lombard; his brother, Gary (Gloria) of Itasca; his sister, Christine (Paul) Lauricella of Bloomingdale; his nephew, Paul (Carly); and his niece, Amanda Lauricella.

Mr. Ackerman was a former employee of The American College of Pathology.  He was an avid fisherman.

In Lieu of flowers, memorials to the American Cancer Society, 1801 South Meyers, Suite 100, Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois  60181

Arrangements made by Brust Funeral Home, 135 South Main Street, Lombard. Info 1-888-629-0094 or www.brustfuneralhome.com.