Wednesday, August 5, 2015


MOUNT PROSPECT - Michael A. Carosielli, of Mt. Prospect since 1971, passed away Dec. 19, 2013, after a short illness. Michael was born January 24, 1937, in Chicago. He was a graduate of St. Mel's and played on their 1954 City Catholic Championship Basketball team. He received his Bachelor's of Science at St. Mary's College in Moraga, California. He retired as Director of Management Services for United Airlines. Michael was a former Mount Prospect Park District Commissioner and an avid golfer. He was a member of Elks Lodge and Loyal Order of the Moose in Florida. Beloved husband of Constance "Connie" Carosielli (nee Thompson). Loving father of Michael S. Carosielli and Kristen (Jason) Rossi. Cherished grandfather of Jordan and Peyton Rossi. Devoted son of the late Amalia and the late Michael Carosielli. Dear brother of Joan (the late Thomas) Remkus. Visitation Sunday 1 to 5 PM, at Friedrichs Funeral Home, 320 W. Central Rd., at Northwest Highway, Mount Prospect. In lieu of flowers, memorials to PAWS Chicago, 1997 N. Clyborn, Chicago, IL 60614 www.pawschicago.org. Funeral info 847-255-7800 or www.friedrichsfh.com.
Published in Chicago Suburban Daily Herald from Dec. 21 to Dec. 22, 2013- See more at: MICHAEL A CAROSIELLI's Obituary on DailyHerald.com

Monday, February 25, 2013

A FALLEN WARRIOR - CAPTAIN FEDELE A. CICERO, US ARMY


For those who may not recall "Tiger" Cicero from Our Lady of the Angles Parish, and for those of us who knew him in high school, we all pay honor to his memory..."All Gave Some, Some Gave All"  ... When I visited the Vietnam Wall I looked at his etched name and his fallen date ...  The years seemed so few from back in our day to now that we are old men...For him, time stood still and his youthful face in our Knight yearbook will remain forever young...  We remember and will never forget.
Please pass this email onto other classmates, requesting a moment of prayer and remembrance for our Fallen Classmate.
Footnote:  July, 1967, I was aboard USS RANGER (CVA 61) conducting air strikes against the North Vietcong, since I was in the area of operations, I may have been the closest to Fedele on the date of his death, my only wish now is that I could have been closer to him during our high school days, but I do remember him walking the marble floors in the halls of the East Building at St. Mel HS....please share a remembered story with our Classmates.
Fedele Anthony Cicero

ON THE WALL: Panel 22E Line 98
PERSONAL DATA:
  Home of Record Chicago, IL
  Date of birth: 01/15/1939
  This page Copyright© 1997-2013 www.VirtualWall.org
MILITARY DATA:
  Service: Army of the United States
  Grade at loss: O3
  Rank: Captain
  ID No: O5514624
  MOS: 82162: Operations & Training Staff Officer (G3, S3) (Ranger Qual)
  Length Service: 06
  Unit: ADV TEAM 54, HQ, MACV ADVISORS, MACV
CASUALTY DATA:
  Start Tour: 02/01/1967
  Incident Date: 07/02/1967
  Casualty Date: 07/02/1967
  Age at Loss: 28
  Location: Kien Giang Province, South Vietnam
  Remains: Body recovered
  Casualty Type: Hostile, died outright
  Casualty Reason: Ground casualty
  Casualty Detail: Multiple fragmentation wounds
  URL: www.VirtualWall.org/dc/CiceroFA01a.htm
  Data accessed: 2/25/2013
THE VIRTUAL WALL ®   www.VirtualWall.org
Fedele Anthony Cicero
Captain
ADV TEAM 54, HQ, MACV ADVISORS, MACV
Army of the United States
Chicago, Illinois
January 15, 1939 to July 02, 1967
FEDELE A CICERO is on the Wall at Panel 22E, Line 98
See the full profile or name rubbing for Fedele Cicero

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Saturday, October 13, 2012


Obituaries
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Brother Pius (Humplhrey Pius) Kamphefner, 82, died on October 8, 2012 at Methodist Hospital in Germantown, TN. A De La Salle Christian Brother for 66 years, he was born Robert Eugene in Platte City, MO, the son of Ray and Betty (Seuell) Kamphefner. He graduated from La Salle Institute in Glencoe, MO, and then entered the novitiate of the Christian Brothers. He pronounced his final vows in 1955 in Winona, MN. Brother Pius earned a B.S.S. degree in 1950 and an M.A. in 1960 both from St. Mary’s College (now University) in Winona. During his career as an educator he taught in Evanston, Chicago, Quincy and Wheaton, IL, Wichita, KS, and in Kansas City and Cedar Hill, MO, and was a house parent at Mercy Home in Chicago. He taught at St. Joseph H.S. in Greenville, MS, and at St. Gabriel School in Mound Bayou, MS. In 1993 he became the resident lay ecclesial minister at St. Gabriel Church. Survivors include his brother Don (Helen) Kamphefner of Gladstone, MO, nieces and nephews, and the De La Salle Christian Brothers. Visitation is on Friday, October 12, from 7 to 9 pm, and on Saturday, October 13 at 9 am at Stritch Chapel on the campus of Christian Brothers University in Memphis. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 am on Saturday in the Stritch Chapel. Interment is at 3:00 pm on Saturday, October 13, at St. Gabriel Cemetery in Mound Bayou, MS. Memorials may be made to De La Salle Christian Brothers Retirement Fund, 7650 S. County Line Rd., Burr Ridge, IL 60527. 

Friday, September 7, 2012

JOE MOTA - St. Mel HS Class of 1957 - One of the all time great Football players

He is now retired, residing in Las Vega, NV....enjoying his wonderful family, and the good life.

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

RAY HOLLOWAY...STILL A BASEBALL LEGEND

                       This picture was taken with my 2 grandson in it.    We won 18 to 15 but the other team scored 8 runs in the last inning making a run at us.   Good thing I got a hit as my grandsons were watching the old guy at bat...  I ended up the season hitting .636, second only to our right fielder who had 16 straight hits in one stretch.  He was a hard man to catch!  Not bad for a 73-year old who had one heart attack and a triple by-pass 26 years ago.  Time to retire as I have a bad bone bruise on my right heel, plus a hip pointer that both need a rest.  But, I am in better shape than many of my teammates as I often had to pinch run for some of them who have bad knees!  I played 8 years with this team and know it is time to retire!  It was a good run...  

Ray Holloway, Class of 1957.August 2012




Saturday, July 14, 2012

BOB and PATSY DONNELLY, nee Pat Hughes July 2012
RAY HOLLOWAY with his wife and grandkids in Chicago, July 2012....