Gilbert Russel O'Rourke

1913 - 1979  (65 years)

• Name	Gilbert Russel O'Rourke  [1, 2]
  Birth	1 Nov 1913	Chicago Heights, Cook, Illinois, USA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	1 Aug 1979	Hazel Crest, Cook, Illinois, USA   [2]
  Burial	3 Aug 1979	Monee, Will, Illinois, USA   [2]
  	Skyline Memorial Park
  Person ID	I14967	Branches and Roots
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2026

  
  

  Family	Erna Annette O'Connell,   b. 30 Jul 1916, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA d. 30 Jul 1977 (Age 61 years)
  Children	> 1. Barbara O'Rourke  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Patrick O'Rourke  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Timothy John O'Rourke,   b. 26 Jun 1944, Illinois, USA d. 5 Jul 1999 (Age 55 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 4. Kathleen E O'Rourke,   b. 29 Jun 1952, Chicago Heights, Cook, Illinois, USA d. 9 Nov 2009, Munster, Lake, Indiana, USA (Age 57 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F5461	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S215] Indiana State Department of Health, Certificate of Death, (Name: Indiana State Department of Health;), Mladenovski-O'Rourke, Kathleen E. [S454] Star, The, O'Rourke, Gilbert. Gilbert O'Rourke Gilbert R. O'Rourke, 3417 West 192nd street, Homewood, died Wednesday in South Suburban hospital, Hazel Crest, following a lengthy illness. Funeral services were held on Friday at Homewood Full Gospel church, with the Rev. William Kolenda, visitation minister, officiating. Burial was in Skyline Memorial Park cemetery, Monee. Mr. O'Rourke was born November 1, 1913, in Chicago Heights, and had lived in this area all his life. He was retired after 20 years as a meat cutter for A&P Food stores. He was a member of Homewood Full Gospel church, and the Meat Cutter Union. He is survived by three daughters, Kathleen O'Rourke, Homewood, Barbara Worsham, Chicago, and Delores Cullinane, Richton Park; four sons, Timothy O'Rourke, St. Louis, Mo., Patrick O'Rourke, Homewood, Chris Cornstalk, Olympia Fields, and Frank Cornstalk, Lancaster, Pa.; one brother, John O'Rourke, Chicago Heights, and four grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Homewood Full Gospel church or the American Cancer society. Star, The: 05AUG1979 Accessed: 19DEEC2025