Gerald A. Dewolf
April 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
April 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
April 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
April 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
April 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
April 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
April 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
April 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
April 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
April 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
April 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
April 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
April 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
April 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
April 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...
John Van Laten
April 8, 2020
Watch the graveside service here of John Van Laten from Friday, April 10, 2020 officiated by Rev. Ben Kappers:
https://youtu.be/eX0nuFUtmPw
John Van Laten , age 91, of Lowell, IN, passed away Wednesday, April 8, 2020. Beloved husband of the late Marianne Van Laten, nee Tanis. Father of John (Heidi) Van Laten, Cathi (Jim)...
David Carl Stromberg
April 8, 2020
David Carl Stromberg, age 62, of South Holland, IL, passed away Wednesday, April 8, 2020. Beloved husband for 39 years of Charlene Stromberg, nee Phillips. Devoted son of Patricia and the late Donald Stromberg. Loving father of Jason David Stromberg and Audrey Lynn Stromberg. Dear brother of Doug (Madeleine), Dennis (Hulda), and Jim (Robbie) Stromberg. Kind uncle of several...
Marilyn J. Buchanan
April 7, 2020
Prophetess Marilyn Joyce Buchanan was born on November 3, 1940 in East St Louis, Illinois to the union of Ira Buchanan and Olivia Bell. Marilyn was the youngest of three children. Her father, mother, sister, Thelma Scott, brother, Arthur Pettis, nephew, Rodney Buchanan and niece, Diedre Buchanan preceded her in death. Those left to cherish her sweet memory are: a...
Derek William Ciszar
April 5, 2020
Derek William Ciszar, age 36, of Monee, IL, passed away Sunday, April 5, 2020. Loving son of William (Carol) Ciszar and the late Bette Ciszar. Dear brother of Jennifer Hanson and Suzanne (Randall) Long. Step brother of Keith (Pam) Skoglund, Kim Gnade and Tom (Sue) Skoglund. Significant other of Bre Schmitz. Private services were held. For further information, please...
Gertrude "Trudy" A. Walsh
April 5, 2020
Gertrude “Trudy” A. Walsh, nee Kingma, age 98, of Crete, IL, passed away on Sunday, April 5, 2020. Beloved wife of the late William “Bill” Walsh. Loving mother of Nancy (Gerald) Veltman and Patti (Ron) Lis. Cherished grandmother of Amy (Brian) Cullen, William Cusick, Tammy Bolton, Adam Cusick and Eric (Jenny) Lis; great-grandmother of Will, Breann, Samantha, Kasey, Jordan,...
