Lemuel B. Cockrum
June 18, 2019
Lemuel “Bimbo” B. Cockrum, age 68 of Steger, Illinois, passed away peacefully June 18, 2019. Beloved father of Veray (Ron) Wiley and beloved step-father of Holly (Juan) Trevino. Cherished grandfather of Desiray, Devan, Derek, Analesia, Ashley, and Robert. Great grandfather of Xander and Xylianna. Dear brother of Wendy (Jeff) Stapleton. Lemuel was preceded in death by his siblings;...
Alice Tichgelaar
June 16, 2019
Alice Tichgelaar, nee Meyers, age 90, of Crown Point, IN, passed away peacefully Sunday, June 16, 2019. Beloved wife of the late Richard Tichgelaar. Devoted mother of Richard Tichgelaar and Barbara Tichgelaar. Dear sister of the late Joanne (late Don) Trenning. Fond aunt of Judy (Ken) Yonkman, Janet (Glen) Huisenga, and Darlene (Dan) Sutherland, and many beloved great and...
Helen M. Myers
June 16, 2019
Helen M. Myers, nee Ernest, age 95, of Crete, IL, passed away peacefully Sunday, June 16, 2019. Beloved wife of the late Hillis L. Myers. Devoted mother of Mary (Don) Schroeder and Paul (Pam) Myers. Proud grandmother of Nathan (Rachel) Carlberg, Seth (Jennifer) Carlberg, Brandon (Kaiti) Myers, Natalie (Matt) Mills, and Trevor (Rachel) Myers; loving grandma-great of Judah, Jaxon,...
Bernice Schoustra
June 15, 2019
Bernice Schoustra, nee Prince, age 89, of Crete, IL, passed away peacefully Saturday, June 15, 2019. Beloved wife of Theodore Schoustra. Devoted mother of Daniel (Donna) Schoustra. Dear sister of Jean (Ray) Deering, the late Ethel Prince, late Harriet Prince, late Fran Prince, and the late Ray (late Catherine) Prince. Preceded in death by her parents Ben and Minnie...
Richard A. Vanderzee
June 14, 2019
Richard A. Vanderzee, age 60, of Saint John, IN, passed away June 14, 2019. Beloved father of Bradley and Lauren Vanderzee. Dear brother of Tammy (Gary) Miedema and the late Lynn Skrbina. Preceded in death by his parents Bertell and Frances Vanderzee, nee Osinski. Richard will be dearly missed by many.
Memorial visitation Thursday, June 20, 2019...
Marcy Lucia
June 14, 2019
Marcy Lucia, nee Leibrandt, age 92, of Highland, IN passed away peacefully Friday, June 14, 2019. Beloved wife of the late Lawrence Lucia. Loving mother of Anthony “Tony” (Shirley) Lucia. Devoted grandmother of Gary Lucia and Kristin Lucia. Preceded in death by her parents Frederick and Elizabeth Leibrandt and 3 sisters and 6 brothers. Visitation Tuesday, June 18, 2019...
Antonio R Rivera
June 13, 2019
Antonio Rivera, age 94, of South Chicago Heights, devoted husband of the late Eluteria Rivera (nee Hernández), passed away June 13, 2019. Loving father of Teresa (Pascual) Velázquez, Santos (Suleyma) Rivera, Antonio (Alicia) Rivera, Andres (Pam) Rivera, Ricardo (Mary Ann) Rivera and the late Rene Rivera. Dear brother of Naum Rivera. Cherished grandfather of Leticia, Marco, Luis, Xochitl, Esteban,...
Kenneth J. Van Dellen
June 12, 2019
Kenneth J. Van Dellen, age 82, of St. John, IN, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 12, 2019. Beloved husband of Elaine Van Dellen, nee Sturwold, and the late Carol J. Van Dellen, nee Van Essendelft. Loving father of Thomas (Kathy) Van Dellen, Michael (Rhonda) Van Dellen, Cheryl (Travis) Fugate, and Cari (Matt) Van Wieren. Proud grandfather of 12;...
Martha M. Van Kalker
June 10, 2019
Martha M. Van Kalker, nee Kocher, age 71, of Cedar Lake, IN, passed away Monday June 10, 2019. Beloved wife of Robert Van Kalker. Loving mother of Robert (Nicole) Van Kalker and Christine (Geoffrey) McFarland. Proud grandmother of Julia, Samuel, Emily, Isabelle, Megan, and Geoffrey Jr. Dear sister of Charles (Louann) Kocher. Preceded in death by her parents Phillip...
Jerry L. Mckinney
June 10, 2019
Jerry L. McKinney, age 80, of Matteson, Illinois, passed away peacefully June 10, 2019. Beloved husband of the late Carol J. McKinney nee Lindeman. Loving father of Shawn McKinney, Deborah (Steven) Ruffolo, and the late Michael (late Michelle) McKinney. Cherished grandfather of Matthew, Michael, Nicholas, and Samuel. Dear brother of Tommy McKinney. Kind uncle of many nieces and...
Jamie L. Hryn
June 9, 2019
Jamie L. Hryn, age 34, late of Steger, Illinois, passed away peacefully, Sunday, June 9, 2019. Beloved daughter of Paul (Yvonne Lee) Hryn, and Christine (Rory) Cruz. Loving sister of Abbey Rae (Matt) Wood, Theodore Terrence Lee, Kellen Daniel (Amanda) Lee, and the late Paul Ryan Hryn. Dear aunt of Alice Christine Wood, and James Isaiah Lee. Jamie will...
Bernice Mitchell
June 8, 2019
Bernice Mitchell, née Jarvis, age 87, late of Bicknell, Indiana, formerly of Momence, Illinois, went to be with the Lord, Saturday, June 8, 2019. Beloved wife of the late Earl Mitchell. Loving mother of Robert (Jolene) Mitchell, Roseann (Darby) Smith, and the late Ralph Mitchell. Cherished grandmother of eight grandchildren, and ten great grandchildren. Dear sister of Donald (Mary)...
Alice Akintayo
June 6, 2019
Alice Akintayo, nee Sangodokun, age 56, of Sauk Village, IL, passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 6, 2019. Beloved wife of Samuel Akintayo. Loving mother of Babatunde (Kehinde) Akintayo and Oluwole (Taiwo) Akintayo. Proud grandmother of Zion Akintayo. Dearest sister of Felicia Adekunle.
Visitation Saturday, July 6, 2019 from 8:00 a.m. until the time of the funeral...
Joanne Tippy
June 5, 2019
Joanne Tippy, nee Hewlett, age 93, of Munster, IN passed away Wednesday, June 5, 2019. Beloved wife of the late James L. Tippy Jr. Devoted mother of Clyde K. (late Christine) Tippy. and the late infant Marty Alan Tippy. Grandmother of April (Nathan) Slathar and Joshua (Jessica) Tippy; great-grandmother of Natalie and Lincoln Slathar, and Logan and Maxwell Tippy....
Richard H. Braun
June 5, 2019
Richard H. Braun, age 80, of Dyer, IN, passed away Wednesday, June 5, 2019. Beloved husband of the late Bonnie Braun, nee Dinsmore. Loving father of Lisa (Timothy) Konvalinka, Raymond (Karen) Braun, and Richard Braun. Proud grandfather of three; great-grandfather of one. Dear brother of Robert (Germaine) Braun and Raymond (Linda) Braun. Uncle of two nieces. Preceded in death...
Dolores M. Houlihan
June 4, 2019
Dolores “Dolly” M. Houlihan, nee Winkus, age 88, of Beecher, IL, passed away peacefully Tuesday, June 4, 2019. Beloved wife of the Late James C. Houlihan. Devoted mother of James P. (Celeste) Houlihan, Colleen (Late Michael) Schutz, Timothy Houlihan, Kelly (Jeff) Young, and Thomas M. (Trish) Houlihan. Proud grandmother of Tara, Brian, Late Erin, Andrew, Shane, Nick, Rory, Sean,...
Eddie F. Stipanich
June 4, 2019
Eddie F. Stipanich, age 89, of Crown Point, IN, passed away Tuesday, June 4, 2019. Beloved husband of Carol Stipanich, nee Barron. Devoted father of the late Edward “Chipper” (Gayle) Stipanich, Tommy Stipanich, and Sandra Gawlinski. Proud grandfather of Jacob, Samantha, Holly and Kassandra. Dear brother of Jenny (Andy) Muszynski, Joanne Kompare, the late Sylvia (late Robert) Komar, late...
Ralph L. Knopf
June 4, 2019
Ralph L. Knopf , age 81, of Highland, IN, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, June 4, 2019. Loving husband for 45 years of Norma Knopf, nee Anker. Dear brother of the Carol (late Dick) Vieracker and late Arnold (Nancy) Knopf. Preceded in death by his parents Elnor and Frieda Knopf.
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Patrick F. Recupido
June 3, 2019
Patrick F. Recupido , age 72, late of Dyer, IN, passed away peacefully Monday, June 3, 2019. Beloved husband of Karen Recupido, nee Smiles. Devoted father of Shawn Patrick Recupido and Daniel James Recupido. Dearest brother of Mary (Steve) Hough, Ellen Recupido, John Recupido, Francine (Jeff) Buchhalter, and the late Anne Recupido. Brother-in-law of Joanna (Dennis) Holstein. ...
Mary Katherine Griggs
June 3, 2019
Mary Katherine Griggs, nee Nosek, age 103, late of Steger, IL, passed away peacefully June 3, 2019. Beloved wife of the late Kenneth Griggs. Loving mother of Kenneth E. Griggs and Clara (Dennis) Carlson. Proud grandmother of Susan Griggs, Christine Griggs and Debbie (Derrick) Szulim. Cherished great grandmother of Alexis Carlson and Joey Szulim. Fond mother-in-law of former daughter-in-law...
