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Rodney L. Frohock
Apr 26, 2020
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Rodney L. Frohock , age 61, of Dyer, IN, passed away Sunday, April 26, 2020. Beloved husband of Yvonne M. Frohock, nee Stiltner. Loving father of Franklin Frohock, Johnathan Frohock, Joshua Frohock and Jacquelyn (Greg) Born. Proud grandfather of James, Sylas and Silvie....
Betty Lou Dominguez
Apr 26, 2020
Betty Lou Dominguez, nee Lance, age 65, of Steger, IL, passed away on Sunday, April 26, 2020. Beloved wife of Louis Charles Dominguez. Loving mother of Louis (Brenda) Dominguez III, Karrie Anne Dominguez, Julie Dominguez, and Samantha (Erik) Mendez. Cherished grandmother of Fernando Ramos III, Jacob Dominguez, Paul Arvia, Jackson Dominguez, Savario Arvia, Aliana Mendez, Araya Janke, Peyton Mendez,...
Kathleen Jo Kraai
Apr 24, 2020
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Kathleen Jo Kraai, nee DeBoer, age 63, of South Holland, IL, passed away Friday, April 24, 2020. Beloved wife of Allen Kraai. Loving mother of Bert (Janet) Kraai, Caitlyn Gacke ( fiancé Chris Propst ), and Lindsey Kraai ( fiancé Alex Hamstra ). Proud grandmother of 7 grandchildren. Dear...
Robert Garcia
Apr 24, 2020
Robert “Bob” Garcia, age 62, of Steger, IL, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 24, 2020. Beloved husband of Jennie Garcia nee Klinker. Loving father of William Garcia, Marco Garcia, and Robert Garcia Masciotra (Katrina). Cherished grandfather of Luc and Dylan. Dear son of Maria Lilly (late Antonio) Garcia. Dear brother of Estela Servin, Antonio Jr. (Mary) Garcia, David...
Edward K. Mead
Apr 22, 2020
Edward K. Mead, age 89, of Steger, IL, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 22, 2020. Beloved husband of 66 years to the late Dorothy Pearl Mead, nee Northcutt. Loving father of Bruce Mead, Joel Mead, and Jane Mead. Cherished grandfather of ten grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by his siblings David and Shirley, and by his...
Gerald A. Dewolf
Apr 19, 2020
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Gerald A. DeWolf, of South Holland, IL, passed away peacefully on April 19, 2020, at the age of 85. Gerald was the beloved husband to Barbara (nee Bennett) for 60 years. Loving father of Keith (Colette) DeWolf and Susan (Thomas) Skoglund. Proud grandfather of...
Paula E. Parker
Apr 19, 2020
Paula E. Parker, age 76, of South Holland, IL passed away peacefully Sunday, April 19, 2020 in Harvey, IL. Paula was born in Chicago, IL and was the beloved daughter of the late Paul and Ethel (nee Nash) Newman. She was loved by those who knew her as she considered her friends to be family and will be deeply...
Richard Vander Zee
Apr 19, 2020
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Richard Vander Zee , age 86, of South Holland, IL, passed away Sunday, April 19, 2020 at St. James Hospital. Beloved husband of Albertha Mae “Birdie” Vander Zee, nee Van Zanten. Loving father of Joel (Rebecca) Vander Zee, Carl (Patsi) Vander Zee, Trent (Tracy) Vander Zee,...
Jerilynne "Juju" Johnson
Apr 18, 2020
Jerilynne “JuJu” Johnson, age 57, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 18, 2020. Beloved daughter of Gerald and the late Helen (nee Nemitz) Johnson. Loving sister of Katherine (Kevin) McGuffin, Wayne (Sharon) Johnson, Roseann (Eugene) Backlin, Jacqueline (Daniel) Burns, Ginger (Shannon) Johnson, Gerald (Elizabeth) Johnson, Wendy (Duane) Borcherding. Dear Aunt of 13 nephews and nieces and 5 great nieces...
Brian Lee Engel
Apr 17, 2020
Brian Lee Engel , age 45 of Crete, IL, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 17, 2020. Beloved father of Desiray Engel. Loving grandfather of Xander Lee and Xylianna Eva. Dear son of Lawrence and Kathy Engel. Dear brother of Lawrence Jr.(Danielle) Engel, Richard (Jamie) Engel, Dawn (Jorge) Serrano, and Michael (Lisa) Engel. Cherished uncle of many...
Angela Pamela Cravens-Mcallister
Apr 16, 2020
Angela Pamela Cravens-McAllister, age 48 of Wilmington, IL, passed away on Thursday, April 16, 2020. Loving mother of Tyler Cravens and Natalia McAllister. Dear sister of Nickey (Diane) Cravens Jr. and Tammy (Donald) Boxx-Dotson. Cherished daughter of Nickey (late Audrie) Cravens Sr. Dear aunt to many nieces and nephews. Angela will be dearly missed by all those...
Dorothy Jean Weaver
Apr 16, 2020
Dorothy Jean Weaver, age 89, of Peoria, Arizona formerly of Beecher, IL, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 16, 2020. Beloved wife of the late Billie James Weaver. Loving mother of Michael James (Doreen) Weaver, Gloria Jean (Bart) Moscarello, and Glen Alan (Michelle) Weaver. Cherished grandmother to eleven grandchildren and great-grandmother of twelve great-grandchildren. Dear aunt to...
Elizabeth J. Sedey
Apr 15, 2020
Elizabeth J. Sedey, nee Ferencz, age 87, of Cedar Lake, IN, formerly of Munster and East Chicago, IN, passed away peacefully, Wednesday, April 15, 2020. Beloved wife of the late Joseph G. Sedey. Loving mother of Sandra (late Keith) Eenigenburg and the late Thomas Sedey. Dear grandmother of Phillip and Cassy Eenigenburg, and their children Isaac, Sienna, Stella and...
Maria Guadalupe De La Paz
Apr 14, 2020
Maria Guadalupe Delapaz, nee Mendez, age 75, of South Chicago Heights, Illinois, passed away peacefully, April 14, 2020. Maria will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved her.
Visitation and Mass to be held privately. Arrangements entrusted to Smits Funeral Homes, Steger Memorial Chapel -3045 Chicago Rd. Steger, IL 60475. For more information, please visit...
Frances Hoffmann
Apr 12, 2020
Frances Hoffmann, age 101, of South Chicago Heights, IL , passed away on Sunday, April 12, 2020. Dear wife of the late John Hoffmann. Loving mother of John (late Sally) Hoffmann, Randall (late Julie) Hoffmann, Terrence Hoffmann, and Sue (Gerrit) Bult. Cherished grandmother to four grandchildren and great-grandmother of eight great-grandchildren. Beloved sister of the late Amelia,...
Theresa Mary Castelnuovo
Apr 11, 2020
Theresa M. Castelnuovo, nee Van Haren, age 91, of Schererville, and Rensselaer, IN, formerly of Dolton, IL, passed away peacefully Saturday, April 11, 2020. Loving wife of the late Dominick C. Castelnuovo. Devoted mother of James (Karen) Castelnuovo. Dearest sister of the late Dorothy (late Charles ) Dean, and late Bernard (Lorraine (Robert) Meyer) Van Haren. Kind aunt of Charles...
Dale L. Vadeboncoeur
Apr 10, 2020
Dale Lee VadeBoncoeur, 79, late of Park Forest , passed away peacefully, April 10, 2020. Loving father of Vicki (Steve) Olson, Sylvia VadeBoncoeur, and Dawn Rhea Rivera. Cherished Grandfather of Candace, Bill, Jennifer, Michael, Zachary, Susan, Michael, Eric, Alexander, Melanie, Kaylie, Alicia, Xavier, and Zoe. Cherished great grandfather of Cameron, Markel, Landon, Carter, Tristin, Bently, Airyka, Angelo,...
Lucile Gifford
Apr 9, 2020
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Lucile Gifford, nee Neal, age 95, of St. John, IN, passed away peacefully Thursday, April 9, 2020. Beloved wife of the late Allen Gifford. Loving mother of Jearlene (late Carl) Cost, Donnette (late James) Beavers, and the late Allen Ray Gifford. Devoted grandmother of 8 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren, and 12...
Petrina "Tina" Sladek
Apr 9, 2020
Petrina A. Sladek, nee Panzarella, age 73, of University Park, IL, passed away on Thursday, April 9, 2020. Loving mother of Robert C. Sladek. Beloved sister of Gregory Panzarella. Private family service was held at Steger Memorial Chapel 3045 Chicago Rd, Steger, IL. Inurnment to be held privately. Please contact Smits Funeral Homes-Steger Memorial Chapel for further...
Joan C. Cleary
Apr 8, 2020
Joan C. Cleary , nee Schwertfeger, age 90, late of Steger, Illinois, passed away peacefully, April 8, 2020. Beloved wife of the late Daniel. Loving mother of Dennis(Sharon)Cleary, Celine ( late Terry) Leonard, Celeste (Lloyd) Sollers, late Diane (Harry) Richter, Dorothy (William) Cox , Mary (Thomas) Horney, Maureen (Chuck) Mitchell. Cherished Grandmother of Heather Cleary, Christopher(Megan)Richter, Brian Richter,Katie...
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