Nancy C. Vanderwoude

Nancy C. VanderWoude, nee Clark, age 85, of Thornton, IL, passed away peacefully Thursday, December 28, 2023.  Loving wife of the late William VanderWoude.   Devoted mother of Terri (fiancé Mark Rincon) VanderWoude,  Brenda (Hugh) Olson, and the late John VanderWoude and Jeffrey VanderWoude.  Cherished grandmother of Leslie (Josh) McCormick, Heather (Sang) Hwang, and Sarah (Justin) McCoy; great-grandmother of Aiden, McKenzie, Riley, Naythan, Scarlett, and Seth.  Dearest sister of Linda (late Mike) Greenwell.  Kind aunt of nieces and nephews.  Preceded in death by her parents William and Joan Clark.

Graveside inurnment service Saturday, March 23, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. directly at Skyline Memorial Park Cemetery – Monee, IL, with Pastor Norval Brown officiating.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital (www.st.jude.org/give) appreciated.

Arrangements entrusted to Smits Funeral Home, 2121 Pleasant Springs Lane (Rt.30/Pleasant Springs Ln.), Dyer, IN.  For further information, please contact 219-322-7300 or visit our online guestbook and obituary at www.smitsfh.com