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The Landmark, September 21, 2016
OBITUARIES
Steven N. Smrt, 71 Stationary engineer Steven N. “Guido” Smrt, 71, of Brookfield, died Sept. 10, 2016. Mr. Smrt was born April 27, 1945 and served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War. He worked as a stationary engineer for a STEVEN N. SMRT manufacturing company. He was the husband of Suzanne K. “Kim” Smrt (nee Frischkorn); the father of Joshua (Diana) Smrt, Ashley (Brian) Long, Zachary (Carrie) Smrt, Molly (Derek) Siegel and Julia (Nikolai) Espinosa; papa of Conlin Long, Mack Long, Boden Long, Jackson Smrt, Anya Smrt, Finnian Long, James Smrt and Sasha Smrt; the brother of Michael Smrt, Cindy (Bernie) Frank and the late Richard Smrt; and a great friend to many. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 24 at St. Louise de Marillac, corner of 30th Street and Raymond Avenue in LaGrange Park. In-
terment is private at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood. Memorial donations are appreciate to Fisher House Foundation, 111 Rockville Pike, Suite 420, Rockville, Maryland, 20850 or www.donate.fisherhouse.org. Hitzeman Funeral Home, Brookfield, handled arrangements.
Karyn V. Zakosek, 28 Hair stylist Karyn Victoria Zakosek, 28, of North Riverside, died in Chicago on Aug. 26, 2016. Born on May 12, 1988 in Daegu, South Korea, she worked as a hair stylist. Ms. Zakosek was the daughter of Laurence ZaKARYN V. ZAKOSEK kosek and Renee Zakosek (nee La Beau); the sister of Phillip (Shawna) Zakosek and Zachary (Morgan) Zakosek; the niece of Thomas (Nancy) Zakosek, Renee Zakosek, Patrick (Lori) Zakosek, Mark (Terri) La Beau and Nadine McKenna (Rick) Stigler; the cousin of Kris-
ten (Chris) Sego, Robin (Mike) McCracken, Tracey (Brad) Dance, Rebecca Carl, Jeffery La Beau, Scott La Beau, Mellisa (Mike) Heerboth, Patrick McKenna and Meghan McKenna. Private cremation services have been held. Kuratko-Nosek Funeral Home, North Riverside, handled arrangements.
William G. Yena, 85 Retired LaGrange Park teacher, parks director William G. Yena, 85, of LaGrange Park, died Sept. 14, 2015. Mr. Yena earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in education and education administration from Western Michigan University and then emWILLIAM G. YENA barked on a long career as a teacher and park district director in LaGrange Park. He was the first director of LaGrange Park’s Community Park District, running
the operation out of his home, with his wife, Jean, serving as his secretary. It was Mr. Yena who created programming for the park district and was instrumental in making the park district’s headquarters building a reality. He later left the job as park district director and was elected to the park district’s board of trustees, serving as its president. Yena Park, at 29th Street and Harrison Avenue, just across the street from Brook Park School, was named in his honor. From 1953 to 1990, while serving as the park district’s director, Mr. Yena was a full-time physical education and industrial arts teacher at Forest Road School in LaGrange Park, where he also coached baseball, basketball, track and softball. Mr. Yena was the husband of Jean M. Yena (nee Vorphal); the father of John (Mary) Yena, Nancy Yena, Larry (Peggy) Yena and Barbara Yena; the grandfather of Michael (Kiley) Yena, Matthew (Megan) Yena, Mark Yena, Steven (Stephanie) Yena and Casey (Michael) Stahl; the great-grandfather of Griffin, Hunter and William Yena; and the brother of Richard (Phyllis) Yena. Funeral services and interment are private. Hitzeman Funeral Home, Brookfield, handled arrangements.