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Marytherese Healy of Bridgeport

d. March 28, 2018

Marytherese Healy (the late John), nee O’Brien, passed away March 26, 2018, at the age of 85. She was born June 2, 1932, in Chicago, to parents  William Joseph Sr. & Helen Bridget O’Brien.  Marytherese is survived by her daughter, Bridget (Joseph) LaPietra; grandchildren, Rosina LaPietra, Gianna (Carl) Gibson & James LaPietra; honorary grandchild, Mary Carger; great-grandchildren, Lily, Michael & Ivy; loving aunt of many nieces & nephews; cherished friend of the late LaVerne Kaplan, Gregory (Susan) Kaplan, Charles & Timothy Kaplan.  Marytherese is preceded in death by her siblings, William Joseph O’Brien, Jr, John Francis O’Brien, & Lorraine O’Brien. She will be remembered as a devout Catholic, having belonged to St. James Catholic Church & working social care at the parish for more than 20 years as well as volunteering in the Mercy Hospital chaplaincy program for 15 years. Marytherese was a Loyola University Alumna & a member of the Teamsters Local 743. She lived most of her life in the south side Chicago neighborhood of Bridgeport & was a proud Irish American who loved her city & her Chicago White Sox. She was known as a friendly neighbor & many will remember her to have been an avid sports fan. When it came to baseball – she had two favorite clubs, the Go-Go White Sox & whoever plays the…!  Family & friends will forever remember Marytherese’s love of baseball & hope to continue to pass that love down from generation to generation.  Funeral Tuesday, April 3, 2018, 9:00am Prayers at Kuratko-Nosek Funeral Home, 2447 S. DesPlaines Avenue, North Riverside to St. Giles Catholic Church, 1045 Columbian Avenue, Oak Park. Mass 10:00am. Interment Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, 6001 W. 111th Street, Alsip. Visitation Monday, April 2, 2018, 3:00pm-9:00pm at Kuratko-Nosek Funeral Home. Arrangements handled by LaPietra Funeral Directors. For more information, please call (708) 415-8562.

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