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WW W. t'H I MfTfn 'W WW I TfT WWW Chicago Tribune, Tuesday, August 23, 1994 Section 2 9 Obituaries Obie-winning actress Danitra Vance, 35 A complete graveside service. Done with dignity and respect. $1550. This includes the casket and outer burial container.

More than this, we include over 100 years of experience, our sensitive and personal attention, and the assurance that the entire service is done with respect and full recognition of Jewish law and tradition. WEINSTEIIV Menorah Chapels Gratch-Mandel Hartman-Miller 1-800-566-PWMC of the show, Edwards said. She moved to New York in 1981, where she became an Off Broadway success with her 1985 revue "Danitra Vance and the Mell-o White Boys." In it, she created a range of comic characters including a ghetto Shakespearean actress, a feminist stripper and a genteel "lesbian recruiter." Edwards said "Saturday Night offered her a different forum to display her talents. "She said it was one of the opportunities she had to actually express her thoughts about what life was like In the black community," he said. "Her stage character was a girl she named Cabrini Green.

She used that as a way of expressing herself. She believed society does not know the average person. She wanted her characters to portray the inside of an individual." Ms. Vance last appeared at the Public Theater in the spring as the guardian angel in Jose Rivera's "Marisol." After breast cancer was diagnosed in 1990, she used her experience of the illness in a performance piece called "The Radical Girl's Guide to Radical Mastectomy." In addition to Miller and Edwards, Ms. Vance is survived by her mother, Laura Vance of Chicago, and sister Latrice Lee of Markham.

York Times News Service Danitra Vance, a Chicago-born actress, performance artist and former cast member of "Saturday Night Live," died Sunday at the home of her grandfather, Clarence Edwards, in Markham. She was 5, and lived in Brooklyn, N.Y. The cause was breast cancer, 6aid her companion, Jones Miller. Once described as a cross be-Jtween Laurie Anderson and Little Richard, Ms. Vance appeared in feature films and in 1985 became the first black woman to join the regular cast of "Saturday Night Live," where she stayed for a year.

But it was through her association with George C. Wolfe, the playwright and director who is now the producer of the New York Shakespeare Festival, that Ms. Vance was best known to theatergoers. In "Spunk," Wolfe's 1990 adaptation of stories by Zora Neale Hur-ston, she demonstrated "exceptional range in playing a trio of women who are in turn worn to the bone, full of sass and aglow with innocence," wrote Frank Rich in The New York Times. Ms.

Vance received an Obie Award for her performance. Ms. Vance was born in Chicago and attended the National College of Education in Evanston; Roosevelt University in Chicago, from which she graduated with honors; Danitra Vance in 1985 and the Webber-Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in Londoa Her grandfather remembered her as a bright young girl who showed an early love of the stage. "As a 5- or 6-year-old girl she would be acting in the basement before the furnace and hot water heater," Edwards said Monday. "She always wanted to act" At Thornton High School, she auditioned for a play but failed to win a part.

Nonetheless, she got up during the performance and acted anyway and became the star 1 Mil mm lifcaass msniipi i ras5riinii.iir. 5858 W. Roosevelt Chicago. Mass will be said at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at St Frances of Rome Catholic Church, 15th Street and 59th Court, Cicero.

Esther Lazar Esther Lazar, 93, a longtime Skokie resident died Saturday in Rush North Shore Medical Center in Skokie. Mrs. Lazar immigrated to this country from Romania in 1921, and married the late Leo Lazar, a plumbing contractor, in 1924. She was a homemaker and helped her husband with his business throughout their 66-year marriage. She is survived by her daughter, Dorothy Harris; two grandhildren; and three greatgrandchildren.

Services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Piser Weinstein Menorah Chapels, 9200 N. Skokie Blvd. Rudy A. Corso Rudy A.

Corso, 39, of Boling-brook, died Saturday at Edward Hospital in Naperville, after a traffic accident Mr. Corso worked as a technician for Western Electric Co. He is survived by his son, Rudy his mother, Rita Lorenzen; two brothers; and a sis ter. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Brook-Ridge Funeral Home, 131 E.

Boughton Rd. in Bolingbrook. Mass will be said at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Dominic Church, 420 E.

Briarcliff in Bolingbrook. William Schertler William Schertler, 66, a teacher and an official with the Chicago Public Schools system since 1953, died Sunday at a tennis court in Park Ridge. Mr. Schertler was a longtime resident of Edison Park. He was the principal of Von Steuben High School in Lincoln Park from 1975 until his retirement in 1988..

He was a former assistant area officer. He participated in Chicago's Golden Gloves boxing tournaments as a young man. Survivors include his wife, Mary; three sons, David, Thomas and Gregory; a daughter, Susan Miller, and a grandson. Visitation will be 2 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Ryan-Parke Funeral Home, 120 S.

Northwest Highway in Park Ridge. Mass will be said at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St Juliana Catholic Church, 7400 W. Touhy Chicago. Dr.

Michael C. Heinze Dr. Michael C. Heinze, 52, of De-Kalb, a psychologist in private practice for many years in northern Illinois, died Friday in Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. A Chicago native, he is survived by his wife, Toni; and a sister.

Visistation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Christ the Teacher Church, 525 Garden DeKalb. Mass will be at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Lester R.

Miller Sr. Lester R. Miller 79, a retired jockey and lifelong employee of Hawthorne Racetrack in Cicero, died Saturday at his home in Cicero after a long illness. Mr. Miller served in the U.S.

Army during World War and was a member of the Commodore Barry Post of the American Legion in Berwyn. Mr. Miller is survived by his wife, Carolyn; two daughters, Grace Gibson and Dawn Hartman; three sons, Joseph Johnson, Ter-rance Johnson and Reid Miller; two brothers; 13 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. Visitor tion will be from 3 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Cappetta Funeral Home, I ft wm liSiiaSUailiSL.

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Western Chicago. Interment Rose-hill Cemetery. Funeral 312-561-6874. WEGER Sophie Weger, nee Dykstra, 86 years, beloved wife of the late Ernest; devoted daughter of the late John and Anna Dykstra; loving sister of the late John Dykstra, Alice Burke, Cicilia Wesselius, Richard Dykstra and Anna Moss; dear aunt of LaVerne (Larry) Schuyler, Virginia (Paul) Eld-ridge, John (Lois) Wesselius, Linda (Henry) Sajpel and great-aunt of many nieces and nephews. Funeral Service Wednesday I p.m.

at Blake-Lamb Funeral Home, 4727 W. 103rd Oak Lawn. Interment Evergreen Cemetery. Visitation Tuesday 3 to 9 p.m. Member ol Marquette Manor Baptist Church and 43 year employee of American National Can Co.

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Schultz, nee Durso, age 79. passed away Aug. 22, 1994 in Franklin, IN, born Aug. 25, ,1914, In Chicago, IL, retired after 40 years with III. Telephone Co.

Preceded In death by three and two sisters; survived by her daughter Sharon (Harry) DeNicola, of Columbus, IN: her jdear grandson Mark DeNicola: granddaughters Rebecca McCoy and Theresa Foster; great-grand mother of Christopher McCoy; loving sister of Anthony Durso, Joseph Durso, Mary Stasch and Grace Rini. Funeral Wednesday, 9 a.m. from The Monfclalr-Lucanla Funeral Home, 6901 W. Belmont to St. Ferdinand Church.

Mass 930 a.m. Interment St. Joseph Cemetery. Family requests that donations be made to Alzheimer's Columbus Area PO Box 547, Columbus, IN, 47202. Visitation Tuesday, only, 7 to 9:30 p.m.

312-622-9300 SEILER Elizabeth Seller, nee Konrad, beloved wife of the fate John; loving mother of Peter, Frank (Theresa), Eva Weidner, Marie (Peter) Zahn and Mesic; beloved grandmother of 12; fond sister of Anna Schan In Germany and Mary Till-mann. Visitation at Hollerbach Funeral Home, N. Elston Ave. at Irving Park, Monday 3 to 9 p.m. Funeral Tuesday, 10 a.m.

Interment St. Michael the Archangel Cemetery. 312-463-1510 SIEGELE Mildred D. Slegele, beloved wile of Frederick dear mother of Stuart F. (Lorle), Stephen H.

(Julie) and Frederick fond grandmother of Austin, Dalton and Nicholas; dear sister of Joseph, Rocco and James DIFato, Grace Blum, and the late Michael DiFato and Rose Johnson. Visitation Wednesday, 3 to 9 p.m., at Hanekamp Funeral Home, 385 Waukegan Road, Northbrook -(Vi-mile north of Dundee Rd Liturgical Service Wednesday, 8 p.m. Interment service Thursday. "12 noon, at All Saints Cemetery Mausoleum. Info.

708-272-3890. SIMPSON Lester P. Simpson, age 86, of Lombard, retired beloved husband of Josephine, nee Kilroy: "dear brother of the late Martha MacDonald; fond "uncle of many; dear cousin ol Martha Brooker, "Kitty Simpson and Willard (Dot) Cavieo. Funeral 'Services Thursday 10 a.m. at The Brust Funeral Home, 135 S.

Main Lombard. Visitation Wednesday 3 to 9 p.m. Interment Mount Carmel. Memorials to The Heart Fund. 708-629-0094 SITNICK Barry Sitnlck, beloved husband of Carol, nee Idu; Joving son of the late Sidney C.

Sitnlck and Lillian -T. Mandel: stepson of Bernard F. Mandel; adored -brother of Diane Gilson and Carol (Bob) Goodman; fond uncle of Scott and Greer Gilson and Sherrl and Greg Goodman. Graveside service Tuesday. 1 p.m.

at Shalom Memorial Park, Rand and Wilke Palatine. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Charity of your choice. For info. The Welnsleln Brothers Wilmette Chapel, 708-256-5700 SNELL Hargraves, Katherine Hargraves. Joseph L.

(Dawn), George (Nancy), Mary Youker and Beth Stubenrauch; loving grandfather of 10; greatgrandfather ol one; fond brother of Margaret Cai-cedo and the late Marie Mais, Dolores Wimer and John Stubenrauch. Visitation Wednesday. 4 to 9 p.m. Funeral Thursday, 9:45 a.m. from The Andrew J.

McGann Son Funeral Home, 10727 S. Pulaski to St. Germaine Chruch. Mass 10:30 a.m. Interment St.

Benedict Cemetery. 312-ST3-7700 or 708-423-5400. STUDNICKA Kenneth J. Studnlcka, of Westmont, age 66, employed at Western Electric-Hawthorne Works, beloved husband of Dorothy; loving father of Bruce, Michael, Barbara Nyhlen and Jospeh (Karen); dear grandfather of nine; and greatgrandfather of one; brother of Joseph. Funeral services Thursday, 10 a.m.

at Toon Funeral Home, 109 N. Cass Westmont. Interment Clarendon Hilis Cemetery, Darien. Visitation Wednesday, 2 to 9 p.m. 708-968-2262 SZ0RC te, Dennis J.

Szorc, beloved husband of PS; Deanna, nee Glesel; loving lather of fr" James, David, Michael, Nancy (John) Panos and Christine; fond brother of Bim, Gloria, Carol (Joe) Grobowskl and Gary. Visitation Tuesday, 3 to 9 m. Funeral service Wednesday, 8:45 a.m. from The Montclalr-Lucania Funeral Home, (A. LoCoco, Director), 6901 W.

Belmont to St. Prlscilla Church. Mass 9:30 a.m. Interment Maryhlll Cemetery. 312-622-9300 THUDE Ludvlg A.

Thude, beloved husband of KB? Gladys, nee Laib; dear father of Donna K. IP1 (Clyde) Shearler, Allen (Deborah) and Dar-lene (Robert Jr.) Svoboda; loving grandfather of Eric and Bryan Thude and Andrew Shearler; brother ol Raymond (June). Visitation at Stermer Son Funeral Home, 3653-59 Fullerton Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2 to 9 p.m. Lying in state Wednesday.

10 a.m. at Jehovah Ev. Lutheran Church, 3740 W. Belden Ave. Service 11 a.m.

In lieu of flowers, memorials to Jehovah Ev. Lutheran Chruch or West Suburban Hospital Hospice. Interment Forest Home. 312-235-1815 TURK Sylvia H. Turk, nee Horwitz.

beloved wife of the late Milton loving mother of Martha (S. Michael) Peck and the late Robert Turk; devoted grandmother of Laura, Margaret and Robert Peck; dear sister of Samuel Howard and the late Herman Howard, Tess Horowitz and Alexander Horwitz. Service Tuesday, 2:30 p.m. at Temple Am Shalom, 840 Vernon Glencoe. In lieu of flowers, contributions to the Highland Park Hospital Hospice or the charity of your choice.

For info. The Welnsleln Brothers Wilmette Chapel. 708-256-5700 TYBURSKI Wanda J. Tyburskl, age 88, loving and beautiful, cherished aunt of three generations of nieces and nephews. Funeral Wednesday 8:30 a.m.

from Cumberland Chapels, 8300 W. Lawrence Norridge, to All Saints Polish National Catholic Church. Mass 9:30 a.m. Interment All Saints Polish National Catholic Cemetery. Visitation Tuesday 3 to 9 p.m.

708-456-8300 ULMER Pauline C. Ulmer, nee Konleczka, age 93 years, beloved wife of the late Adolph; loving mother of Raymond C. (Lucy) and the late Eugene (Mar-jorie) Ulmer; mother-in-law of the late Dorothea Ulmer; dear grandmother ol Raymond C. Jr. (Sandy), Claudia Jo (Andrew) Robuck; dear great-grandmother of Deborah, Raymond C.

Ill, Benjamin S. and Valarle Ann; fond sister of Emily (Bill) Stahlke. Visitation Monday 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, 2 to 9 p.m. Funeral service Wednesday 10:30 a.m.

at the Robert J. Sheehy Sons Funeral Home, 4950 W. 79th St. Interment Mount Greenwood Cemetery. Past Matron of Maple Chapter 90 O.E.S.

Eastern Star service Tuesday, 8 p.m. 708-857-7878 or 312-582-4400. URBAN Helen N. Urban, 82, wife of the late Leonard J. Urban; mother ol Eugene (Janet) and Raymond (RoseAnn).

Respects at home of Raymond Urban, 73 N. Drexel, LaGrange, Sept. 4, 1 to 4 p.m. Memorials may be made to Plymouth Place Inc. 315 N.

LaGrange Rd, LaGrange Park, IL 60525. VANK0 Anna T. Vanko, nee McNicholas, beloved wife of the late Joseph loving mother ol Robert (Jean) and Eugene (June) vanko; proud grandmother of nine: great-grandother of 14; dear sister of Mary Gebauer. Funeral Wednesday, 9:15 a.m. from Zimmerman Sandemen Memorial Chapel, 5200 W.

95th to St. Patricia Chruch. Mass 10 a.m. Interment St. Mary.

Visitation Tuesday. 3 to 9 p.m. 708-424-0340 I J2rvce3hf ostek if ft William John Snell, Aug. 21, age 86, late of WICKSTER Mary Elizabeth Wickster, nee Williams, beloved wife of the late George, M.D.; loving mother ol Mary (James) Charbonneau, Francella (Jose) Betancourt, George (Teresa), David (Nancy), Paul (Ingrld) and Margaret (Leroy) Coulter; dear grandmother ol 16; great-grandmother of one. Funeral Wednesday, Aug.

24, 10 a.m. Irom Ahem Funeral Home, 1110 Madison St. (2 blocks E. of Harlem), Oak Park, to St. Giles Church.

Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 a.m. Interment Queen of Heaven Cemetery. Visitation Tuesday 3 to 9 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations to Catholic Charities Rwanda Relief Services, 155 E. Superior, Chicago, IL 60611 are appreciated.

706-383-5700 WIEDL William A. Wiedl, suddenly, beloved husband of Rosemary, nee Friend; dear father of Janis Wolf, Georgia Grummon, Christine (Tom) Ryba and Nicholas (Jo Ann) Wiedl; fond grandfather of Gina, Elizabeth and Nicole; brother of Dorothy Mays. Funeral Thursday, Aug. 25, 1994, 9 a.m. at Cuneo-Columblan Funeral Home, 10300 W.

Grand Ave. (1 block East of Mannheim Rd Franklin Park. Interment Queen of Heaven Cemetery. Visitation Wednesday 4 to 9 p.m. 708-455-1200 WILL0CK to- Roy N.

Wlllock, beloved husband of the late KS; Lottie, nee Westenholtz; loving father of rr Elaine (John) Hayduke and Ella (Bob) Stauber; fond grandfather of Michelle and Allison Stauber, Lori (Mark) Johnson and Cheryl (Brett) Wilcoxson; great-grandfather of five. Funeral Wednesday. 8:30 a.m. from the Montcleir Lucanla Funeral Home, Cappetta-DICanio Directors, 6901 W. Belmont to St.

Giles Church. Mass 9:30 a.m. Interment St. Adalbert Cemetery. Visitation Tuesday 3 to 9:30 p.m.

312-622-9300. WOODS John L. Woods, 82, of Lincolnshire, Aug. 22, 1994, husband of Mary Woods; father of Thomas (Linda) Woods, Judith Ruff, Jean Woods and John Woods; grandfather of Patricia Ruff, Michael Woods and the late Geoffrey Ruff (1989). Visitation 4 to 7 p.m.

with funeral service at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 24, at Wenban Funeral Home, 320 E. Vine Lake Forest. Interment will be private.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to a charity of your choice. Info. 708-234-0022 ZENKER Veronica Zenker, beloved wife of the late John Zenker; loving mother of Juanlta "Jackie" Connell, William and Robert (Linda) Zenker; cherished grandmother of 12; great-grandmother of 14; fond aunt and great-aunt of many nieces and nephews. Visitation Tuesday 2 to 9 p.m. Funeral Wednesday 9 a.m.

at the Northlake Funeral Home, 140 E. North Northlake, to St. John Vianney Church, Northlake, IL. Mass 10:30 a.m. Member of Grant Park Sr.

Citizens of Northlake. Interment All Saints Cemetery. 708-562-0044 ZULKIE Lawrence J. Zulkle. 67, of Hoffman Estates, ESS beloved husband of Jeanne; loving father lrS of Paul (Sharon) and Steven; grandfather of Gregory and James; dear son of Helen Zulkie; brother of Phyllis (Stephen) Wysocki, Rev.

Lambert Zulkie. O. Carm. and Judith (Harry) Blus. Member of Hoffman Estates VFW Post 8080 and WWII Army Vet.

Visitation at Ahlgrlm Sons Funeral Home, 330 W. Goll Schaumburg, from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday. Funeral Wednesday, 9:30 a.m. to St.

Hubert Church. Mass 10 a.m. Interment St. Michael Cemetery. In lieu of flow-era, Masses will be appreciated.

708-862-5580 ifvuai LaKv, tra, lurmeny oouin onore, son of the late Harry Snell and the late Ellen ERECTED IN ANY CEMETERY Since 1889 nlthe late John) Tode; brother of the late Harry and the late Robert Tode; uncle of Carol Bergstrom, of Cedar Lake, Bonnie (Brad) Keller, of Glenwood and Richard Tode i-(Gayle) Nardi, of California; granduncle of many and nephews. Resting at Tewe Funeral Mom; 18230 S. Dixie Homewood, Thursday, 11 a.m. until time of funeral service 1 p.m. -Interment Oakwoods Cemetery.

708-798-5300 STEINBACH Josephine E. Steinbach, nee Muhr, age 81, of palatine, beloved wife of the late Peter Steinbach; ubeloved mother of Dorothy Macaione, Kathleen Steinbach and Judith (David) Linke; loving grandmother of Kristlne Laub, Lisa Macaione, Susan fLInke and Thomas Linke. Born March 18, 1913 in Austria, she died Sunday, Aug. 21. visitation at Ahlgrlm Sons Funeral Home, 201 N.

Northwest Palatine, from 2 to 9 p.m. Tuesday. Funeral 9:30 a.m. Wednesday to St. Theresa Catholic Church for Mass at 10 a.m.

Interment St. Joseph Cemetery, River Grove. Memorials may be made to the Senior Center at Christ Lutheran Church. 41 S. Rohlwing Palatine, 60067.

Info, 708-358-7411 STONE LaVerne Stone, nee Dungey, beloved wife of the late William loving mother of Ann (Bob) Goldman and Dawn (Don) Goldman; cherished grandmother of Sara and Jill Goldman; adored "sister of Mary (Orville) Swafford, Jessie (the late Elmer) Snyder and Kathleen (the late John) Radar. Memorial service Wednesday, 7 p.m. at The Weinstein Brothers Wilmette Chapel, 111 Skokie Wilmette (1 block North of Old Orchard). In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the American Heart Assoc. For info.

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