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Raymond L. Bruinsma

Raymond L. Bruinsma

Apr 23, 2019

Raymond L. Bruinsma, age 94, of South Holland, IL went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Tuesday, April 23, 2019. Beloved husband of the late Tena Bruinsma; loving father of Jim (Kathy) Bruinsma, Lois (Jim) Rau, Jerry (the late Martha) Bruinsma, Karen Bruinsma, and the late Raymond Bruinsma Jr.; dear grandfather of 7; great-grandfather of 27; great-great-grandfather...

Mary Elizabeth Madden

Mary Elizabeth Madden

Apr 23, 2019

Mary Elizabeth Madden, nee Rebenak, age 93, of Dyer, IN, formerly of Thornton, IL passed away Tuesday, April 23, 2019.  Beloved wife of the late Merle “Pat” Madden. Loving mother of Kathleen (David Harry) Madden, the late David Madden, John (Maria) Madden, Mary (Richard Pniewski) Madden-Pniewski, Laura (Ken) Benedict, and Jeff (Jennifer) Madden.  Devoted grandmother of Brad (Jessica) Benedict,...

Jacoba G. Stevens

Jacoba G. Stevens

Apr 21, 2019

Jacoba G. Stevens, nee Dykstra, age 89, of South Holland, IL passed away peacefully Sunday, April 21, 2019. Beloved wife of the late Harvey Stevens. Devoted mother of Robert (Sarah) Stevens, Luanne (John) Alderden, and the late Sandra (Kurt) Veld. Proud grandmother of nine; great-grandmother of two. Dear sister of the late Bill (late Marilyn) Dykstra, Jeannette (late Bob)...

Robert S. Morrison

Robert S. Morrison

Apr 21, 2019

Robert S. Morrison, age 62, of Griffith, IN, passed away suddenly Sunday, April 21, 2019. Devoted father of Chris, Lauren, and Briana Morrison. Dear brother of Rick (Beth) Morrison and Cindy Duran. Loving best friend of Julie Thompson. Preceded in death by his parents Clifford and Leila Morrison.

Visitation Thursday, April 25, 2019 from 3:00 - 8:00...

Jeffrey M. Wernicke

Jeffrey M. Wernicke

Apr 19, 2019

Jeffrey Michael Wernicke , age 53, of Las Vegas, died on April 19, 2019.  Jeff was born in Blue Island, IL. He was a flight attendant with Southwest Airlines for 12 and a half years, he was based in Chicago for 6 years then transferred to Las Vegas in 2014. Jeff was extremely well liked amongst his...

Salvador R. Guzman

Salvador R. Guzman

Apr 18, 2019

Salvador R. Guzman, age 85, of Schererville, IN, passed away peacefully Thursday, April 18, 2019. Loving husband of Bertha A. Guzman, nee Arcuri-Cirimarcos. Devoted father of Oscar (Cyndi Krohn) Guzman, Edward Guzman, and Betty (Joe) Zuccarelli. Proud grandfather of Olivia and Joey. Dear brother of Hela Baeza. Also, his precious dog, Daisy. Preceded in death by his parents Jose...

Carrie Devries

Carrie Devries

Apr 15, 2019

Carrie DeVries, nee Swets, age 87, of Cedar Lake, IN, passed away peacefully Monday, April 15, 2019. Beloved wife of the late John DeVries Sr. Loving mother of Terry (Annette) DeVries, Carol (Milton) Mulder, and the late John William DeVries Jr. Proud grandmother of John Allen Mulder. Dearest sister of the late John (late Gertrude) Swets, late Clarence (late...

Ova J. Lott

Ova J. Lott

Apr 15, 2019

Ova J. Lott, nee Nunley, age 76, of Sauk Village, passed away peacefully Monday, April 15, 2019. Beloved wife of the late Henry L. Lott. Loving mother of Shari (Robert) Steiskal and Melissa (Jonathan) Pederson. Proud grandmother of nine; great-grandmother of three. Dear sister of Frankie Massingill and Brenda (Rod) Froman. Preceded in death by her parents Alec and...

George Allan Scheeringa

George Allan Scheeringa

Apr 11, 2019

George Allan Scheeringa, age 71, of Highland, IN, went to be with his Lord on Thursday, April 11, 2019.  Beloved husband of Elouise “Ellie” Scheeringa, nee Blair for 47 years.  Loving father of Jeremy (Julie Bapst-Dwyer) Scheeringa, Timothy (Carly) Scheeringa, and Philip (Amy) Scheeringa. Proud papa to Jayla, Abigail, Logan, and Hannah Scheeringa.  Loving brother of Beverly (late Ed)...

Joyce M. Yos

Joyce M. Yos

Apr 10, 2019

Joyce M. Yos, nee King, age 97, late of Lansing, IL, passed away peacefully Wednesday, April 10, 2019. Loving wife of the late Raymond A. Yos. Devoted mother of Carolyn Yos, Joyce (David) Barick, Diane (James) McGettigan, Jennifer Yos, Tish Yos, Raymond Yos, Amanda (William) Spaulding, Sharon (Richard) Pudlewski, Janice (Robert) Wilschke, and the late Linda Gowan, August, Eleanor, and...

Dennis L. Lang

Dennis L. Lang

Apr 10, 2019

Dennis L. Lang, age 70, of Hammond, IN, passed away Wednesday, April 10, 2019. Loving husband of Ellen Lang, nee Hinton. Devoted father of Nichole (Kevin) Hruskocy, Danny (Shelly) Lang and Dennis (Nathlie) Lang. Grandfather of many grandchildren. Dear brother of Debbie (Berry) Valent, Dean (Terry) Lang and Don Lang. Kind uncle of several nieces and nephews. Preceded in...

Donnie L. Mcdaniel

Donnie L. Mcdaniel

Apr 9, 2019

Donnie L. McDaniel, age 73, of Chicago Heights, IL, passed away on April 9, 2019. Donnie is survived by his wife Darlene McDaniel; daughter Patricia (David) Ulrich; sons, Edward (Debra) Sterling and Brian (Chris) Sterling; stepchildren (Desi) Linda Salazar, Diana (Liz) Guzzo, Eva (Jeff) Eckstein, Peter (Brenda) Guzzo, and Tracy Popko; grandfather of seventeen; and dear brother...

Alice M. Genovese

Alice M. Genovese

Apr 8, 2019

Alice M. Genovese, age 91, of South Holland, IL passed away peacefully, Monday, April 8, 2019.  Beloved wife of the late Ernest Genovese.  Loving mother of Dennis (Linda) Genovese, Gary (Judith) Genovese, Timothy Genovese, and Carmela (Walter L.) Jones.  Dear grandmother of 8 grandchildren and many great-grandchildren and great-great grandchildren.

A private family graveside service will be...

Judith K. Carpenter

Judith K. Carpenter

Apr 8, 2019

Judith K. Carpenter, nee  Tufts, age 71, of Crete, IL passed away Monday, April 8, 2019. Beloved wife of the late Craig R. Carpenter.  Loving mother of Jill (William) Judd, Beth Carpenter, and the late Michael Carpenter. Loving grandmother to Sam, Cody, Tabby, and Braden and great-grandmother of Jace. Dear sister of Jim Tufts. Preceded in death by her...

Helen Patrevito

Helen Patrevito

Apr 7, 2019

Helen D. Patrevito , nee Gardner, age 97, of Steger, IL, passed away on April 7, 2019. Beloved wife of the late James A. Patrevito. Loving mother of Linda (Gerald) Zeman, and James P. (Marilyn) Patrevito. Cherished grandmother of seven grandchildren and fifteen great-grandchildren. Dear sister of the late Phyllis Kreidler and the late June Patrevito. Helen...

Eloise H. Offdenkamp

Eloise H. Offdenkamp

Apr 6, 2019

Eloise H. Offdenkamp , nee Marshall, age 94, passed away peacefully on April 6, 2019. Loving mother of Jim (Sherrie) Offdenkamp, Bonnie Duffy, Dale (Sandy) Offdenkamp and Kevin (Dorothy) Offdenkamp. Dear grandmother of many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Eloise will be dearly missed.

Visitation Tuesday, April 16, 2019 from 10:00 a.m. until the time of...

Shirley M. Zeilenga

Shirley M. Zeilenga

Apr 6, 2019

Shirley M. Zeilenga, nee Olgers, age 82, of Lansing, IL, passed away peacefully Saturday, April 6, 2019. Loving wife of the late Thomas J. Zeilenga and the late Gerald R. Heerema. Devoted mother of Wayne (Theresa) Heerema, Brenda (Bryan) DeYoung, Luann (James) Bulthuis, Gayle (Edward) Ritzema, and Karen (David) Rule. Proud grandmother of 12; great-grandmother of 9. Dearest sister...

William "Bill" Lenting Jr.

William "Bill" Lenting Jr.

Apr 5, 2019

William “Bill” Lenting Jr., age 67, of South Holland, Illinois, passed away peacefully on April 5, 2019. Loving husband of  Janet, nee DeYoung. Devoted father of  Jonathan and Tiffany (Jeff) Bandstra. Dearest grandfather of Owen and Jackson. Brother-in-law of Jerry (LuAnn) and Jim (Sue) DeYoung. Bill was preceded in death by his sister Carolyn (late Marvin) Davis,...

Matthew M. "Mitch" Macocha

Matthew M. "Mitch" Macocha

Apr 2, 2019

The measure of a life can be counted in many ways:  the experiences one had, how long they lived, and the number of their family and friends are all common indicators, but perhaps the most important legacy of a life are the lives they touched. To have met Matthew (Mitch) Macocha was to have been left with the very real...

Melissa S. Baker

Melissa S. Baker

Apr 1, 2019

Melissa S. Baker, age 40, of Chicago Heights, Illinois, passed away on April 1, 2019. Beloved wife of Adan Alvarado. Loving mother of Daniel Perez, Alicia Flores, and Armando Flores. Cherished grandmother of Javier Mata. Dear sister of Annette (Donald) Foster. dear daughter of Carol Baker. Melissa will be dearly missed by all who knew her.

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