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Delores I Rogge

Delores I Rogge

December 1, 2020

Delores I. Rogge , nee Smith, age 88, of Chicago Heights, IL passed away on Tuesday, December 1, 2020. Beloved wife of the late Louis Rogge. Loving mother of Patricia (Richard) Myles, Lawrence (Susan) Rogge, James (Sherry) Rogge, Annette (Bruce) Parker, Byron (Maria) Rogge, and Diane (Thomas) Marini. Cherished grandmother of 13 grandchildren, 9 great-grandchildren, and 1...

Orval Ray Roberson

Orval Ray Roberson

December 1, 2020

Orval “Robbie” Ray Roberson, age 81, of Park Forest, IL, passed away on Tuesday, December 1, 2020.  Beloved husband of the late Thelma C. Roberson, nee Milburn.  Loving father of Theresa (Andy) Haskell, Linda (John) Rossi, Karen (Dennis) Glowacki, Michael (Antonia) Roberson, and Margaret Strohmeyer. Cherished grandfather of fifteen grandchildren, twenty-nine great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren. Orval retired from Ford...

Michael Francis Vagnoni

Michael Francis Vagnoni

December 1, 2020

** The services for Michael have been now rescheduled with a cemetery graveside service this Friday, December 18, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. at Assumption Cemetery in Glenwood, IL **

Michael “Jason/Peewee” Francis Joseph Vagnoni, age 66 of Charlotte passed away December 1 st , 2020.  Mike will be lovingly remembered by Libby, his wife and...

Gladys H. Pratscher

Gladys H. Pratscher

December 1, 2020

Gladys H. Pratscher, nee Janicki, age 89, of Thornton, IL, passed away peacefully Tuesday, December 1, 2020.  Beloved wife of the late Emil F. Pratscher.  Loving mother of Anthony Pratscher, Debra Lamoureux, Linda (Vaughn) Lagestee, Martin (Janette) Pratscher, John Pratscher, and James (Susan) Pratscher.  Cherished grandmother of 13; great-grandmother of 5.  Dear sister of Gloria Janicki and Dick Janicki.  ...

Lois M. Kikkert

Lois M. Kikkert

December 1, 2020

Lois Mardell Kikkert , nee Harkema, age 95, of Lansing, IL, passed away peacefully Tuesday, December 1, 2020.  Beloved wife of the late Albert Kikkert. Loving mother of Timothy (late Mary) Kikkert, Kenneth (late Denise) Kikkert, and Karyl (late George) Shiroma.  Proud grandmother of Michael, Jeff, Jon, Jesse, Jill, Amy, and Kristal. Great-grandmother of Jessica, Lucy, Evvy,...

Carole L. Verkaik

Carole L. Verkaik

November 30, 2020

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Carole L. Verkaik (nee Kansfield) age 78, of South Holland, IL passed away on Monday, November 30, 2020.  Beloved wife of the late Bill Verkaik.  Loving mother of Ken (Linda) Verkaik and Kari (Dennis) Todaro.  Devoted grandmother of Doug (Joy) Verkaik, Jill (Hector) Sanchez, and John Elliot (Xuan)...

Juan Jesus Castor

Juan Jesus Castor

November 29, 2020

Juan Jesus Castor

Ronald L. Wiersema

Ronald L. Wiersema

November 29, 2020

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Ronald L.Wiersema, age 73, of St. John, IN, passed away Sunday, November 29, 2020.  Beloved husband of Nancy Wiersema, nee Meekma.  Loving father of Timothy (Tricia) Wiersema and Matthew (Denise) Wiersema.  Proud grandfather of Jessica, Rebecca, Ben, Meg, and Minna. Dear brother of John...

Vicki L. Mccarty

Vicki L. Mccarty

November 28, 2020

Vicki L. McCarty, nee Walls , age 60, of Bourbonnais, Illinois, passed away peacefully on November 28, 2020. Beloved wife of 43 years to Darrell R. McCarty. Loving mother Chrystal (Scott) Seccombe and Darrell R. McCarty Jr. Cherished grandmother of Tyler, Victoria, Morgan Seccombe, and Riley McCarty. Dear sister of Lena (Charles) Edwards, Dorothy (late William) Walls,...

Gregory M. Tallon

Gregory M. Tallon

November 28, 2020

Gregory M. Tallon, age 69 of Lansing, passed away Saturday, November 28, 2020. Father of Derek and Daniel Tallon. Grandfather of several grandchildren. Dear brother of Daniel (Rosa) Tallon, Diane (late James) Pickle, Ronald (Barbara) Tallon, Denise (James) Havlan, and Renee (Mark) Proshan. Fond uncle of many nieces and nephews. Caring son of the late Daniel and Lillian Tallon....

Fiore A. Barone

Fiore A. Barone

November 28, 2020

Fiore A. Barone, age 95, of Dunedin, Florida, passed away peacefully November 28, 2020. Beloved husband of Annunziata O. Barone. Loving father of Maria (Salvador) Gulotta and Angelo (Joslyn) Barone. Cherished grandfather of Jennifer (Douglas) Fisher and Victoria (Victor) Gulotta. Cherished great grandfather of Evelyn, Lillian, Alex and Nicholas. Preceded in death by three brothers and two sisters. He...

Yvonne D. Edmond

Yvonne D. Edmond

November 28, 2020

The funeral service will be live streamed from our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/SmitsFH at 12:00 noon today December 11, 2020.

Yvonne D. Edmond, age 69, of Chicago, IL passed away on Saturday, November 28, 2020.  Loving mother of Raymond Jamel Fourte. Dear sister of Shirley Johnson, Edna Campbell, the late Ava Edmond, Eddie Edmond, Gloria Fuller, and...

Edith "Edie" Gritter

Edith "Edie" Gritter

November 27, 2020

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Edith “Edie” Gritter, nee Broer, age 81, of Crete, IL formerly of South Holland, IL passed away Friday, November 27, 2020. Beloved wife of James Gritter. Loving mother of Judie (Mike) Holleman and Michael (Coleen) Gritter.  Devoted grandmother of Julia, Mark, Sara, and Luke Holleman and Ashlyn and...

Ann Mcbride

Ann Mcbride

November 26, 2020

Ann McBride, nee Renzi, age 93, of Steger, IL passed away peacefully on November 26, 2020. Beloved wife of 59 years to Bobby G. McBride. Dear sister of Vera (late Arthur) Terry. Cherished aunt to many nieces and nephews. Ann was preceded in death by her siblings; Anthony (late Edna) Renzi, Louis (late Zadie) Renzi, Albert (late Dorothy) Renzi,...

Robert D. Huizenga

Robert D. Huizenga

November 26, 2020

Robert “Bob” D. Huizenga, age 70, of Saint John, IN passed away on Thursday, November 26, 2020.  Beloved husband of Joy E. Huizenga, nee Rietveld.  Loving father of Doug (Erica) Huizenga, Jen (Jason) Topp, Ryan Huizenga, and Katie (Sam) Abbott.  Cherished grandfather of Kaya and Eli Huizenga, Kaelyn, Layton, and Kolten Topp, Diane, Audrey, Hannah, late Kora, Adelyn, and...

George Donald Vroom

George Donald Vroom

November 24, 2020

George “Donald” Vroom, age 90, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, November 24, 2020.  Beloved husband of the late Gertrude A. Vroom, nee Van Baren. Loving father of Donald (Wendy) Vroom and Patricia (Louis) Gagliardi. Devoted grandfather of Donald Beau, Brady, Myles, and Maisy Vroom and Michael, David, Matthew, and Andrew Gagliardi.  ...

Lorraine B. Swart

Lorraine B. Swart

November 23, 2020

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The Lord Jesus called Lorraine to His heavenly home on Monday, November 23, 2020.  Lorraine was born in Chicago, IL on September 23, 1927 to Stanley and Ragnhild (Pryts) Jacobs.  She grew up in Roseland with three brothers and one sister.  Lorraine met her husband Andy in kindergarten and they married...

Francisco Javier Sanchez

Francisco Javier Sanchez

November 22, 2020

Francisco Javier Sanchez, age 48, of Chicago Heights, IL, passed away Sunday, November 22, 2020. Devoted father of Cynthia Ann (Matthew), Kasandra Renae (Kevin), Alexia Rachel (Alex), Magdalena Ana, Francisco Javier Jr., Roberto Diego, Sebastian Guadalupe, Marina (Joseph), and James.  Loving son of Roberto and the late Ana Sanchez.  Cherished grandfather of Knightly Evan, Keegan Elliott, Kessa...

Marian Botma

Marian Botma

November 20, 2020

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Marian Botma, nee Schoon, age 89, of Lansing, IL passed away peacefully Friday, November 20, 2020.  Beloved wife of the late Harold Botma.  Loving mother of Kevin (Patricia) Botma, late Darlene J. Free, and the late Dean Botma. Cherished grandmother of David (Juli) Boersma, Allison (Mike) Rosinski, Derrick (Christine) Haan, Kendra...

Mary J. Niven

Mary J. Niven

November 20, 2020

Mary J. Niven, age 76, of Manteno, IL, formerly of Sauk Village, IL, passed away peacefully on November 20, 2020.  Beloved wife of the late John Niven.  Loving mother of Kathy (late Timothy) White, Ann (Stanley) Wiater, and the late John A. Niven.  Cherished grandmother of Tiffani (Rob) Bussie, Amy Ramirez, Jena (Alberto) Perez, Andrew (Erika) Wiater,...

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