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Phyllis Liekis Obituary

Phyllis J. Liekis, nee Fischbeck. Beloved wife of Gerald. Loving mother of Michele [Thomas] Hennelly, Kathie Parnell, Patricia [Stuart] Rhodes, Cheryle [Ron] Green and Michael Liekis. Dear grandmother of Patrick, Jeremy, Brad, Kyle, Robbie, Becky, Lexi, Michael and David. Dearest sister of Cathy [Ken] Jett, Grover Teddy [Kelly] Fischbeck. Fond aunt of many nieces and nephews. Visitation was Friday, 3:00 p.m. until time of Service 8:00 p.m. at Lawn Funeral Home, 7909 State Road [5500 W]. Interment private. Funeral info. 708-636-2320

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Published by SouthtownStar on Feb. 13, 2004.

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Kathie

February 11, 2022

Watching the Olympics reminds me of you. Trish and I watched Nathan Chen together via text. I always watched with you and once again, she was there for me. I've cried so much this month. Going you are so much happier with dad being with you. Tell dad I'm still watching curling. Love you

Kathie Garcia

May 10, 2020

Missing you today and the great mother you were. I so wish that you could meet Jeremy's children. One has your middle name as hers. They are living with me so you would see them often. I know that you would call every day we didnt visit, lol.

kathie garcia

November 14, 2017

I mean your aunt Mae. Silly me.

Kathie

November 13, 2017

Just found out about your grandma Mae and the book she wrote. I can't wait to read it and learn more about your mom.

Still love you and miss you. You would fall in love with your great grand babies!

Lexi Parnell

February 14, 2012

Happy Birthday, Grandma. I'm so glad to know you're my valentine again this year. I love you so much. I just wish you could be here to grow one year older. <3

February 15, 2011

Lexi Parnell

February 14, 2011

Happy birthday grandma. I love and miss you dearly. <3

Kathie Parnell

August 13, 2009

Only 22 days until the wedding. I am happy but missing you and so wishing you could be there. You will be there in spirit and in my heart.

Trish Rhodes

May 10, 2009

Happy Mother's day
I miss you and Love you!!!!

Trish Rhodes

February 14, 2009

Happy Birthday Mom
and
Happy Valentines Day
I miss you
Love you

lexi parnell

February 12, 2009

apparently aunt trish had the same idea i did. Grandma i miss you with all my heart, and ANYONE can call me weird, i dont care but i still make you a valentine and put it under my pillow. =[ love you!

Trish Rhodes

February 12, 2009

Hey mom I miss you
5 years today. Love you

Nikki & David

February 15, 2008

Hi Mom,
I wanted to wish you a Happy Belated Birthday. Miss ya all the time. David asks about you all the time & he is still really close with dad. Love and miss ya

Trish Rhodes

February 14, 2008

Hey my sweet mom
Happy Birthday
and
Happy Valentine's Day
luv you
Miss you!!

Trish Rhodes

February 12, 2008

Just doesnt seem like 3 years since you left us. Still miss you every day. Love you

Trish Rhodes

December 27, 2007

The Holidays just aren't the same without ya mom.....I miss you
luv ya

Michael Green

June 25, 2007

i miss you

Trish Rhodes

May 13, 2007

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!!
I love ya mom

I Miss you so much!!

Cheryle Green

February 15, 2007

Its been three years since I saw you last, But I still miss you every day! Valentines Day will always be your day to me!
Love & Remember You Always,
Cheryle

Trish Rhodes

February 14, 2007

Hey mom, I miss you
Happy Birthday and
Happy Valentine's day!
Luv you

Trish Rhodes

May 14, 2006

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!

I miss you today and always.

Love ya Mom

From "your favorite"

Trish Rhodes

February 14, 2006

I miss you mom!

Happy Birthday

Happy Valentine's Granny

michael

November 20, 2005

i miss you a lot grandma i wish you was here.

MiChael Green

September 20, 2005

Hey gradma i relly relly relly misss you and i wish i could see you when we come up to Illinois I love you.

Michael Green

August 26, 2005

hey grandma i Just want to say i love you i miss you bye.

Trish Rhodes

July 30, 2005

hey mom, we were talking about you today, thinking of you and how much we miss you, I just wish you were hear to see Cheryle's first gray hair

Love you, Miss you

Kathie

May 10, 2005

Mom, regardless of how great some people tried to make my mothers day...it just wasn't the same without you. Happy Mothers day!

cheryle green

May 9, 2005

Happy Mothers Day Mom, to the best mom ever! I miss you very much and will never stop wishing you were still here.

Trish Rhodes

May 8, 2005

Hey Mom

Happy Mothers' Day

I luv you and miss you very much!!

Michael Green

April 16, 2005

hey i just wanted to say i miss you. a lot i wish you where here.i love you bye Love, Michael

Cathy Jett

March 1, 2005

Hi Sis, Well today is March 1,2005 which means we all got thru February with all that means. Maybe its the disatnace, but from time to time I think about telling you something only to remember that you are not a phone call away. There are so many things that trigger memories of our times together.



I love this guest book because it brings all of us who love an opportunity to share our thoughts with you and each other.



I love you and think of you often

Kathie

February 28, 2005

Today is a special day so of course I am thinking of you and missing you very much. When I am happy or sad, I always want to call you to share. It is still a reflex and I wonder when that will end. Hoping you are smiling today!

Nikki & David

February 14, 2005

We wanted to say Happy Birthday. We miss you very much and know that you are looking down on all of us. Its not the same without you on this day. We keep you in our prayers and talk about you and the good things that have happened over the years. Love and miss you.

Kathie

February 13, 2005

I just couldn't get on here yesterday. I wanted to...I was thinking of you...but I couldn't do it. I KNEW Trish would. I still remember how strong she was last year and how she brought me to tears as she walked you to your destination. I got myself in a funk at the beginning of the month and couldn't shake it. I was actually refusing to be happy about anything. But, I signed on here and read Trish's entry and now...I am gonna kick my own butt and get my act together. Thank you for sending me someone to support me through this. I bought Lexi a valentine and I will honor you by putting a dollar in it. I miss you terribly mom.

Trish Rhodes

February 12, 2005

It's hard to believe a year ago, I was holding your hand, stroking your face and telling you bye. We sure miss you mom, you had a way of getting to all of our hearts, by the sweet things you did for others. We also miss and we can still hear often you telling one of us to knock our ____ off. We now use that phrase when needed, in honor of you, cuz we know you would want us too...but only when needed ofcourse. It's 12:20pm the same time I was telling you bye a year ago. You are so missed and so loved, we think of you daily, and I've thought about you a lot lately, I finally did what you wanted me to do for years. I got a new car, you would be so proud of it. My first new car, I know you wanted me to have one for a long time. I can feel you smiling down on me. I'm gonna spend the day with two of your grandsons, I'll hug them for you cuz I know you would want to, I'll even pop them upside the head cuz you know I'd like to do that..I love you and miss you VERY much.

Michael Green

February 12, 2005

hey gradma i love you and i just wanted to tell you happy birthday~!~ and i miss you well bye i will put somethin in here tomarrow....

Denise Liekis

February 10, 2005

Well hello there. I can not believe that a year has gone by since you left us. My heart is still breaking. Time does heal all wounds, it is true but the void in my life will never be filled. You have been a true inspiration to me and I just wanted to say once again, that I miss you so much! Happy Birthday. I don't know if that's proper to say, but I'm saying it anyway. I'm sure this weekend is going to be a rough one, with it being your 1st anniversary and all, a lot of tears will be shed, but remember that it's all because we love you so much. There is not a day that goes by that I don't think of you. As we look around us we are reminded of you and the love that you showed everyone. Your legacy will live forever!!!

Michael Green

January 8, 2005

It will never be the same with out you. i miss you very much.

Denise Liekis

December 26, 2004

Phyllis, Just wanted to wish you a Merry Christmas up there with Jesus this year. We really truly missed you. Christmas will never be the same again. We all know that. But you would be very proud of your family, they were all very strong and somehow managed to make it through. There are so many memories of you in my holiday decorations, it's nice to sit back and get warm with thoughts of you and all the good times we had. Knowing that you are watching over us makes things a bit easier. Just wanted to let you know that I love you and miss you terribly.

Kathie Parnell

October 28, 2004

It looks as if I am not the only person that was thinking of you at the wedding! I was so happy that Lynn and Mike choose to include you in the ceremony and that Dad choose to include you in his toast. I hope you have met Dave's dad and that the two of you are smiling down on us. I would love to share all of this with you, but I want you to know that Denise has been there for me. I miss you and not a day goes by that I don't think of you at least once.

Denise Liekis

October 24, 2004

Just wanted to let you know that your presence was truly missed as Mike and Lynn got married this past Friday. The service was beautiful. You would have been extremely proud of Michael and glad that Lynn finally became an official member of our family. The day started out kind of blustry, but we know you were smiling down on us because as we left the chapel, the day turned beautiful. It was you love coming through and warming things down here for us.

The holidays are right around the corner, and I know they are going to be extremely rough this year. There are just so many memories of you in my decorations. I promised you that I would try very hard to keep your family happy this Christmas and I plan to follow through with this promise. I am trying to be strong for them but it is hard, as I miss you terribly. As I sit here and cry once again, I will not do it in front of your kids. They have enough to worry about. I love you and I miss you so much! Just wanted to let you know that you were on my mind again today.

Michele Hennelly

October 22, 2004

Well today is the day. Your son is getting married, and I can't help but wonder what part you had in this. I know you will be there in spirit and you will enjoy the wedding with the rest of us.

Michele Hennelly

August 12, 2004

It was 6 months ago your pain ended and our hearts were broken. Time is a great healer. But the void still remains. I miss you dearly, but I rest easy knowing you are with Grandma & Grandpa Fishbeck, Aunt Barbara & your mom and dad-who missed you as well. I love you mom

Michael Green

July 9, 2004

hey gradma it is not the same with out you. i miss you a LOT.

Michael Green

July 8, 2004

hey gradma i miss you.

Michael Green

July 8, 2004

I love her. I wish she was here. I miss her. I love her very much.

Denise Liekis

June 3, 2004

Just sitting here and thinking about you, Phyllis. Bonnie was in town and everywhere we sat and talked last night there were memories of you. Just wanted to let you know that you are always on my mind and that I miss you, terribly. You will always be a very special part of me.

Michael Green

June 1, 2004

I love her very much.

michael green

June 1, 2004

I love my Grandma very much i miss her.

cheryle green

May 11, 2004

well mom, mothers day has passed and we got through it. I wasnt sure if I would. I thought if I just tried not to think about it, then it wouldnt be so bad. How silly of me to think I would be able to go one day without thinking about you. You are always there. I think the hardest part of this weekend was when david, sitting at the diner table, told us that he won't be able to make cookies anymore because his grandma is gone. Even a four year old felt the loss Mothers Day weekend. Many people have told me that next year will be easier. I don't think I believe that because I still miss mom as much today as I did three months ago. I hope you know how much you are loved by so many people!

Happy Mother's Day From Your Loving Children

Trish Rhodes

May 9, 2004

When Raising a Daughter, Sometimes there's no rest. I want you to know, Mom, I think you're the Best. Though sometimes a struggle, we grew strong in the end. I've bloomed in your shadow... My Mother, My Friend. I Love you and Miss you Happy Mother's Day!!

Kathie Parnell

May 7, 2004

Mother's day is just around the corner. Perhaps, that is why I am feeling so melancoly. Also, I watched a movie today, and just kept thinking how much you would have loved it. There is so much that I want to talk to you about. I just don't feel complete anymore, and I don't know how to fill the void. I wish I would have told you how much I loved you more often. I wish I could live up to your legacy. I wish I could be as giving as you were. I just wish you were here. I love you and miss you. Happy Mother's Day!

Lil Trish and Her Momma

Trish Rhodes

April 14, 2004

I miss you mom

Trish Rhodes

April 13, 2004

I miss you mom, especially around the holidays. You always made Easter special for us, I remember all of the Easter baskets, Easter gifts, always there when we woke up Easter morning. As we grew up and moved away, you still remembered us sending us things and cards, I loved the ones with dogs and bunny ears. They always made me smile. I also remember hiding eggs, and you not getting to mad when someone sat on one cuz we hid it under a couch cushion. I think now of how many times you called me Patricia Marie, I still hear it. Especially all of those times I locked Fred, Cheryle's cat in the newspaper table. I also still remember the first time you heard me say I was pissed off, I still see the surprised look on your face, and you couldnt get mad you were laffing too hard. When I miss you most I look at our pictures together when I was younger, and look around my house full of the things you made and gave me from your heart, made with love, towels, photo albums, blankets, Stu right now is wrapped up in his harley blanket. I love you mom and I miss you so much.

Becky Textor

March 10, 2004

I miss my grandma a lot, going to 'grandmas' will not be the same without her, even though we miss her a lot, thank God that we still have Grandpa! sending lots of love from alabama

Dennis Sulkowski

March 3, 2004

Phyllis was a kind and caring person. I owe a lot to Phyllis. Phyllis helped me get my job at the Chicago Tribune nearly 23 yrs. ago. For everything that I have, I have to thank Phyllis. Back when the girls were home , I would spend more time at Phyllis' and Jerry's than at home. Phyllis and Jerry took me to my first baseball game. Of course it was for the Sox but I didn't hold it against her. ; )

Thanks for everything. Be at peace.

Dennis R. Sulkowski

Cathy Jett

March 2, 2004

My dear sister, I miss you so much. Although we lived 2000 miles away and might go months without talking, I always knew you were there.

You were there for me when I was a child. With mom working, you were blessed (or cursed) with raising me. I remember all of our bus rides downtown, the TV station you took me to every year so I could be on the Smoky Rogers Birthday party,which was televised,live!I remember how special I felt when you took me to school with you, I remember how proud I was of you when you were named Queen of the Month at the USO and had that beautiful picture done that was printed in the newspaper. I remember the day you flew back to Chicago to live forever. I was excited about having my own room, and cried all night because you were gone and I missed you so. Thank you for being a wondeful and caring sister. I love you. You will always be in my heart.

Denise Liekis

February 29, 2004

I can't believe that you are gone. You are by far the most loving, most giving, most thoughtful person I have ever met in my life. Everytime I look at the towels, or wrap myself in one of your blankets I will think of how lucky I was to have been a part of your life. You have enriched my life in so many ways just from the things you've taught me, the things you've shown me. You have left a legacy that will never be filled. I am going to miss you terribly. I Love You !!!

cheryle green

February 23, 2004

you are the best mom ever, not a day will go by that you wont be missed. love forever, the green family

Nichole & David Liekis

February 23, 2004

We love and miss you very very very much. David misses watching Snow White and the 7 Dorks with you.

Jeremy Parnell

February 23, 2004

I miss you grams!

Lexi Parnell

February 22, 2004

I loved my grandmother very, very much! ;( Now who can do crafts with me? Also, who would help me make chessecake or sew? Well on some of the Mondays whos going to take me to Haunted Trails? Whos going to ask me to get water with crushed ice at grandpas house?

brad green

February 21, 2004

we will miss and love her forever

Ken & Pat Polak & Family

February 21, 2004

You were a beautiful person and generous above and beyond. We think about you each time we see your handiwork around our homes.

Kathie Parnell

February 21, 2004

I can't express how alone I feel without you. Not a day goes by without a great memory of you. I'm trying to be happy with the memory instead of sad knowing I will never experience the memory again. I love you forever.

Trish Rhodes

February 18, 2004

I love you mom, I miss talking to you every day

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