Obituary Listing

Aug 31, 2018

John G. Wiers, age 96, of Dyer, IN, formerly of Lansing, IL, went home to his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Friday August 31, 2018. Beloved husband of the late Pearl J. Wiers, nee Bultema. Loving father of Rev. John R. (Jenny) Wiers, Gerrit A. (Diane) Wiers and Maureen S. Marciniak. Proud grandfather of Megan Wiers, Doug...

Aug 28, 2018

Donald A. Fredrickson , age 90, of Schererville, IN, formerly of South Holland, IL, passed away Tuesday, August 28, 2018. Beloved husband of Betty Mae Fredrickson, nee Kastory. Loving father of  Kathleen Davison, Sue (Mike) McCarthy, Sandy (Dave) Theile, and Shari (Isaac) Weitekamp. Proud grandfather of nine; great-grandfather of two. Dear brother of the late Betty (late Rev....

Aug 26, 2018

Aleatha “Lee” Lytle, nee Laning, age 75, of Cedar Lake, IN, formerly of Roseland and Lansing, IL, passed away Sunday, August 26, 2018.  Beloved wife of James C. Lytle. Loving mother of James N. (Jeannine) Lytle, Michael (Lynea) Lytle, Matthew Lytle, Jennifer Kuiken and Rebecca (Jeffery) Dryfhout. Proud grandmother of Annie and James Lytle, Michael, Jonathan, Alec and Garret...

Aug 24, 2018

Ralph "Rocky" Evenhouse, Jr., age 64, of Cedar Lake, IN passed away Friday, August 24, 2018.  Beloved husband of Darlene Evenhouse, nee Slinkman. Loving father of Jessica (Jason) Yack and Samantha (Ted) Henderson.  Devoted grandfather of Madelyn, Kayla, and Liviya Yack.  Dear brother of Karen (Ken) McKillip and recently found half brother of Jerry (Janine) Levinson.  Preceded in death by...

Aug 24, 2018

Patricia Marie McCarthy, nee O’Callaghan, age 78, of Dyer, IN passed away Friday, August 24, 2018. Beloved wife of the late Michael McCarthy. Loving mother of Diana Kelly, Michael McCarthy, Pamela (Hector) Martinez, and Robert (Kathleen) (Debra) McCarthy. Proud grandmother of 11; great grandmother of 6. Dear sister of Richard O’Callaghan, Brian (Kathy) O’Callaghan, the late Ronald O’Callaghan, and the...

Aug 23, 2018

Jacqueline F. Rietveld, nee Gross, age 82, of Crete, IL, passed away Thursday, August 23, 2018. Beloved wife of James Rietveld. Loving mother of Michael (Nancy) Rietveld and Ronald (Susan) Rietveld.  Proud grandmother of Stephanie, Jonathan and Matthew Rietveld, Leanne (Mitch) Clark, Rachel Rietveld and the late infant Sarah Jane Rietveld. Dear sister of the late Audrey DeGraff...

Aug 23, 2018

Mark Zalewski, age 49, suddenly, of Walkerton, IN, passed away Thursday, August 23, 2018. Cherished son of Zofia (John) Pawlowicz, and the late Richard Zalewski. Loving husband of Vicki Mangano. Dear brother of  Barbara Pietraszek, and Jerzy (Anna) Zalewski. Kind uncle of David Pietraszek, Zachary Zalewski, Luke Zalewski, and Thomas Zalewski.

Visitation Monday, August 27, 2018 from 3:00 –...

Aug 23, 2018

John B. Krygsheld , age 83, of Dyer, IN, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, August 23, 2018. Beloved husband of Karen Krygsheld, nee Bandstra. Devoted father of Jeff (late Darcy) Krygsheld, Jack (Valerie) Krygsheld, Tim (Sheila) Krygsheld, Dan (Beulah) Krygsheld and the late Thomas Krygsheld. Proud grandfather of nine. Loving brother...

Aug 23, 2018

John R. "Rudy" Freimuth, age 89, late of South Holland, IL, passed away peacefully Thursday, August 23, 2018. Loving husband of Patricia Freimuth, nee Coleman. Devoted father of Joan (Tom) Barratt, Cathy (Joe) Pratl, Don Freimuth, and Matt (Shari) Freimuth. Proud grandfather of 7; great-grandfather of 7. Dear brother of the late Rose Kral. Visitation Sunday, August 26, 2018 from...

Aug 23, 2018

Harriet Merle Tolnay, 80, of Valparaiso, IN, formerly of Lansing, IL, passed away peacefully Thursday, August 23, 2018 at her home.  She was born April 25, 1938 in Chicago, IL to John and Johannah (Vaughn) Mersch. Harriet enjoyed reading, playing cards and was an avid Chicago Cubs fan. Surviving are her five children: Ronald Tolnay of Warsaw, Tammy (Paul) Sink...

Aug 23, 2018

Karen E. Antink, age 73, of Crown Point, IN passed away Thursday, August 23, 2018.  Loving sister of Kevin (Lynn) Antink.  Dear aunt of Rick (Peggy) Antink, Laura (Scott) Szynalik, Michelle (Jim) Sullivan. Dear great-aunt of Eric Barkauskas, Ashley Barkauskas, Alyssa Boan, Michael Sullivan, Kevin Sullivan, and Lauren Sullivan.  Dear great-great aunt of Skye Marie Barkauskas and Brooklynn Michelle Barkauskas-Perschnick. ...

Aug 21, 2018

Michael A. Ricci, age 57, of Beecher, Illinois, passed away August 21, 2018. Beloved son of the late Lawrence and the late Irene Ricci nee Wlodek. Loving brother of William (Rose) Ricci, Larry (Sharon) Ricci, Maryann (Kenneth) Culver, George Ricci, Linda (Anthony) Recupito, Diane (James) Maxwell, late Daniel Ricci, Andrew (Anne) Ricci, Robert (Kim) Ricci, Eugene (Donia) Ricci and David...

Aug 20, 2018

Violet V. Couwenhoven, nee Kovach, age 86, late of Olympia Fields, IL, formerly of South Holland, IL passed away Monday, August 20, 2018. Beloved wife of the late John Couwenhoven. Loving mother of Debbie (Paul) Gliwa, John Couwenhoven, and Dennis Couwenhoven. Dear sister of Louis Kovach. Kind aunt to several nephews and nieces. Preceded in death by her parents...

Aug 18, 2018

Harold Dean Proctor, age 75 of Steger, Illinois, passed away peacefully August 18, 2018. Beloved husband of Sandra Lee Proctor nee Sawyer. Loving father of Donnie Gass, Launa Proctor-Smith, Renee Proctor, the late Anita Nichols, and the late Sue Proctor. Cherished grandfather of 15 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. Dear brother of Dorothy (Eugene) Brown. Harold was a proud veteran...

Aug 17, 2018

Ralph A. Schaap, age 90, of Lynwood, IL, passed away peacefully Friday, August 17, 2018. Loving husband of the late Gertrude Schaap, nee Swets. Devoted father of Ronald (Janice) Schaap, Jerry Schaap, and Rickey D. (Shelly) Schaap. Proud grandfather of 6; great-grandfather of 10. Dear brother of Richard (late Lorraine) Schaap and Carol (William) Boldenow. Preceded in death by...

Aug 14, 2018

Harry “Butch” W. Brown, Jr. age 69, of Steger, IL, passed away peacefully August 14, 2018. Beloved husband of Sherry Brown nee Corradetti. Loving father of Derrick (Michelle) Carlson, the late Damon A. Brown, and Denise Bozorov. Cherished grandfather of Presley, Avery, Aiden, and Jada. Dear brother of Gloria Anderson and Christine (Tom) Tucker. Fond uncle of many nieces and...

Aug 12, 2018

Agustin Carbajal Ayala Sr., age 68, of Harvey, IL passed away Sunday, August 12, 2018 surrounded by his loving family. Beloved husband of Maria Irene Carbajal Ayala, nee Cruz. Loving father of Maria Estrada, Margarita Carbajal, and Agustin Carbajal Jr. Devoted grandfather of Alexander, David, and Jocelyne Estrada. Visitation Wednesday, August 15, 2018 from 3:00 - 9:00 P.M at Smits,...

Aug 11, 2018

Daniel Edward Blankenberger of Lynwood, Illinois, age 67, passed away peacefully on August 11, 2018. Beloved husband of Deborah Blankenberger nee Callham. Loving father of Kenneth Blankenberger and Mary (Robert) Blankenberger-Januska. Cherished grandfather of Sara, Elizabeth, Jason and Brooklyn. Dear brother of Douglas (Mary Helen) Blankenberger, David (Mary) Blankenberger and the late Darell (Tresa) Blankenberger. Dear uncle to many nieces...

Aug 10, 2018

Manuel Nevarez, Sr., age 71, of Calumet City, IL passed away on Friday, August 10, 2018 surrounded by his loving family.  Beloved husband of Socorro Nevarez, nee Garcia.  Loving father of Blanca Ruiz, late Silvia Nevarez, late Gil Nevarez, Tereso Nevarez, Manuel Nevarez, Jr., Dalila Nevarez, Ana Nevarez, and Monica Nevarez.  Devoted grandfather of 8 grandchildren.  Visitation Sunday, August 12,...

Aug 10, 2018

Nancy A. Zivkovich, nee Van Vuren, age 58, of St. John, IN, passed away peacefully Friday, August 10, 2018. Beloved wife of Rodney Zivkovich. Devoted mother of Hannah and Abby. Loving daughter of Dorothy and the late Herbert Van Vuren. Dear sister of Suzane (John) Vitt, Douglas (Audrey) Van Vuren, Vicki Ellis, Brian Van Vuren, and Peter (Cyndee) Van...