Mildred M. McCarthy, 78, a White Sox fan and mother of five who kept T-bone steaks sizzling at the old Comiskey Park, died Friday, Jan. 19, in her Mt. Greenwood home after suffering from bone cancer. Born in Chicago, Mrs. McCarthy grew up in the Marquette Park neighborhood and lived there until 1988, when she moved to Mt. Greenwood. She attended St. Adrian’s School and graduated from Harper High School. Mrs. McCarthy met her husband at the age of 32, and the two married in 1954. She stayed home to raise her children until her youngest left home in 1980, when she got a job working the T-bone steak stand at Comiskey. Mrs. McCarthy was promoted to stand manager after one year. “She enjoyed the people,” said her son, Patrick. “She always said Sox fans were very down-to-earth people. And all her employees enjoyed working because she would help out whenever necessary and treated them fairly.” Mrs. McCarthy beat breast cancer four years ago, and she was diagnosed with bone cancer four months ago. “My mother was always smiling, and she was a happy person who didn’t complain, even when she was in pain,” said her son. “She was your all-American mother, and she always told us to take care of family.” Other survivors include her husband, Raymond P.; three daughters, Mary Scopelliti, Carol Kipp and Peggy Walsh; another son, Rev. Thomas; two sisters, Pauline Graf and Anne Rubas; and nine grandchildren. Visitation will be from 3 to 9 p.m. Tuesday in Brady-Gill-Heeney Funeral Home, 2929 W. 87th St., Evergreen Park. Mass will be said at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Queen of Martyrs Catholic Church, 10233 S. Central Park Ave., Evergreen Park.
