Stanley F. Janusz

Stanley F. Janusz, age 86, U.S. Army 101st Airborne Veteran, retired CFD with 37 years of dedicated service, late of Palos Park.

Beloved husband of Donna Kutka (née Nicolei); devoted father of Kim (John) Mitchell, Chris (Megan) Janusz, Donna (John, retired CFD) Staib, and Karyn (Ron) DiFoggio; proud grandfather of Bryan, Nathan, Daniel, John, Brittany, and Kaitlyn; loving brother of Bette (late Howard) Ziegler and the late Paul (Mary) Janusz; kind uncle of Tina Clarke, Joe (Tina) Janusz, Jill (Paul) Shea, Wendy Ziegler, and Howard (Tina) Ziegler; extraordinary godfather and second father of Tina Clarke and Wendy Ziegler; dearest cousin, and friend of many.

Stan was also a Licensed Funeral Director for 50 years, a master carpenter, an excellent cook, and an overall salt of the earth guy with a fantastic sense of humor.

Visitation Friday, November 13th from 3:00 to 8:00 p.m. Funeral Saturday, November 14th 9:15 a.m. from Thornridge Funeral Home (Janusz Family Funeral Service) 14318 S. LaGrange Road (Northbound traffic: U-turn permitted at 143rd St.) Orland Park, to Our Lady of the Woods Church, Mass at 10:00 a.m..

Interment directly at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery Monday, November 16, 2026 promptly at 2pm.