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Joyce Jongsma

Joyce Jongsma

Oct 11, 2017

Joyce Jongsma, age 82, of Crete, IL, passed away peacefully Wednesday, October 11, 2017. Beloved wife of Harry Jongsma. Devoted mother of Penny (Dennis) Triezenberg, Daniel (late Patricia) Jongsma, Judith (John) Bobalik, and Howard Jongsma. Loving grandmother of six; great-grandmother of seven. Dearest sister of JoAnn Bachar and Richard (Shirley) Lee, and sister to numerous foster sisters including Sharyn Watts...

Margaret Mccormick

Margaret Mccormick

Oct 9, 2017

Margaret “Peg” McCormick (nee Martin-Older), age 88 of Steger, IL. passed away peacefully, October 9, 2017. Beloved wife of the late Edward “Dick” McCormick; loving mother of Ed (Gayle) McCormick, Joyce (David) Ludwa, Margaret McCormick, the late Bill (Bonnie) McCormick, Kathy (Tim) Hannon, the late Michael (Suzan) McCormick, Barbara (Paul) McCormick Somerville, Patricia (Dave) Bonadona, and Robert McCormick; adoring grandmother...

Mary "Kathie" K. Delby

Mary "Kathie" K. Delby

Oct 6, 2017

Mary “ Kathie” K. Delby, nee LeBell, age 62, of Park Forest, Illinois, passed away peacefully on October 6, 2017. Beloved wife of Guy Delby. Loving mother of Corey, Sean (Carolyn), Ryan (Jill), and Jeremy Delby. Cherished grandmother of Austin. Fond sister of Robin Rossi. Dear daughter of Raymond (late Mary) LeBell. Visitation, Monday, October 9, 2017 from 3:00 –...

John V. Pearson

John V. Pearson

Oct 6, 2017

John V. Pearson, age 70, of Crete, IL, passed away on Friday, October 6, 2017. Beloved husband of Sandra Pearson, nee Silzer. Father of Michele (Paul) Weir, John V. (Audrey) Pearson II, and Stacey Pearson-Donohue. Grandfather of Aaron and Tyler Hoffman, Grayson Purdy, Alexandria and Mariah Wertelka, John Vance Pearson III, Mark and Sara Donohue. Brother of the late Robert...

Mildred "Millie" Yonkman

Mildred "Millie" Yonkman

Oct 6, 2017

Mildred “Millie” Yonkman, nee Mossel, age 88, of Lansing, IL, passed away peacefully Friday, October 6, 2017. Millie is survived by her five children: Barbara (Nick) Minigan, Jerry (TaTa) Yonkman, Robert (Patty) Yonkman, Judy (John) Roper, and William (Jazmin) Yonkman; 15 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Sister of Jackie Henderson and Rev. George (Eunice) Mossel. Preceded in death by her husband...

Stanley P Zych

Stanley P Zych

Oct 5, 2017

Stanley P. Zych, age 93, of South Chicago Heights, IL, passed away Thursday, October 5, 2017. Beloved husband of the late Antoinette (Curzyldo). Loving father of Mark (Monica) Zych and the late Darrin Zych. Cherished grandfather of Aaron, Corey and Kevin Zych, Megan (Jason) Mesick, Joshua and Kaitlyn Heffren. Adoring uncle to many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in...

Marjorie Fransen

Marjorie Fransen

Oct 4, 2017

Marjorie Fransen, nee Trayling, age 96, of South Holland, IL, passed away Wednesday, October 4, 2017. Beloved wife of the late Robert Fransen. Loving mother of James (Jill) Fransen and Pamela (Rick) Furst. Cherished grandmother of Robert (Lindsie) Fransen, James Fransen II, Allison (Ryan) Van Dommelen, Jenny (Kevin) Haartman, and Jonathan Furst; great-grandmother of Zachary, Conner, Braeden, Sadie, Abigail and...

Raymond Lee Rodriguez

Raymond Lee Rodriguez

Oct 3, 2017

Raymond Lee Rodriguez, age 49, of Sauk Village, Illinois, passed away peacefully on October 3, 2017. Loving son of Ramiro (late Clara) Rodriguez. Fond step-father of Erica Moore, Danielle Smith and David Buty. Dear brother of Earlene Levesque, Judy Kirk, Elena Valdez, Dahlia Garza, Gloria Ayala, Belinda (Randy) Dover and Debbie Zola. Caring former husband of Debra Rodriguez. Cherished uncle of...

David W Debolt

David W Debolt

Sep 30, 2017

David W. DeBolt, age 50, of Steger, IL, passed away Saturday, September 30, 2017. Beloved son of Frank Walton “Walt” and Sharon (Anton) DeBolt. Loving brother of Tom (Liza) DeBolt and Jennifer (Jeff) Pennington. Cherished uncle of Kristin, Zachary and Katherine DeBolt. From a young age David took pride working in the family trade as a machinist, owning his own...

Barbara J. Hallett

Barbara J. Hallett

Sep 30, 2017

Barbara J. Hallett, nee Finch, age 85, of South Holland, IL, passed away peacefully Saturday, September 30, 2017. Beloved wife of the late Jack L. Hallett. Loving mother of Deborah (Donald) Musser, Scott (Donna) Hallett, Kimberly (Jack Emslander) Hallett, and the late Jacqueline Hallett. Proud grandmother of 6 and great-grandmother of 10. Dear sister of Terry Borgman and Dennis Borgman....

Maryanne Tilton

Maryanne Tilton

Sep 30, 2017

Maryanne Tilton, nee Forlenza, age 77 of South Chicago Heights, Illinois, passed away on September 30, 2017. Beloved wife of the late Vance Tilton. Loving mother of Robert V. (Sheryl) Tilton, Michael J. (Sandra) Tilton, Terri L. Tilton and the late Chris A. Schmidt. Cherished grandmother of Jeremy Schmidt, Jacob (Nadia) Tilton, Stephany (Antwon) Robinson, Brandon (Becky) Tilton, and Heather...

Michael R Whitson

Michael R Whitson

Sep 28, 2017

Michael R. Whitson, age 59, of Steger, IL, passed away peacefully on September 28, 2017. Loving father of Michael Jr, Robert, Brandon, and the late Nicholas Whitson. Michael was an employee at Ford. Memorial Gathering to be held at later date. Arrangements entrusted to Smits, Steger Memorial Chapel, 3045 Chicago Rd, Steger, Illinois. Interment private. Information (708) 755-6100 or visit...

Glennyce F Van Til

Glennyce F Van Til

Sep 27, 2017

Glennyce F. van Til nee Den Besten, age 80, of Grant Park, Illinois, passed away September 27, 2017. Glennyce was born near Armour, South Dakota to George and Anna Den Besten. She married Alan van Til in 1971 at the Prairie City Christian Reformed Church, Iowa. Glennyce and Alan moved from Ames, Iowa when Alan finished his Ph.D. in chemistry...

Lawrence A St Pierre

Lawrence A St Pierre

Sep 25, 2017

Lawrence A. St Pierre, age 90 of Steger, Illinois, passed away peacefully September 25, 2017. Beloved husband of Irene St Pierre nee Ziems. Loving father of Lawrence Jr. (Teri), Ricky (Linda), Raymond, Pauline (Jimmy) Ashbaugh, Randy (Meek) Hartman and Nancy (Randy) Meyers. Cherished grandfather of Kirsten, Matthew, Toniann, Bridget, Renee, Lee, Michele, Amanda, Carrie, Krista. Great grandfather of Tristen, Greysen,...

Egbert "Red" Bolhuis

Egbert "Red" Bolhuis

Sep 19, 2017

Egbert “Red” Bolhuis, age 91, of South Holland, IL passed away Tuesday, September 19, 2017. Beloved husband of the late Jean Bolhuis. Dear father of William (Jan) Bolhuis and David (Ruben Hernandez) Bolhuis. Loving grandfather of Sarah (David) Schneider, Rebecca (Kevin) Kingma, Brian (Brittney) Bolhuis, and Michael (Liz) Bolhuis; cherished great-grandfather of Quinn, Landon, Aly, Jacob, Rita, Levi, Rory, and...

Mary E. Bradley

Mary E. Bradley

Sep 19, 2017

Mary E. Bradley, nee Siskoski, age 95, of Highland, IN, passed away peacefully Tuesday, September 19, 2017. Beloved wife of the late David L. Bradley. Loving mother of Cindy (late Paul) Wognum, and Jim Bradley. Proud grandmother of Tracy (Marc) Wasser, and Chad (Jennifer) Wognum; great-grandmother of Megan, Bode, Cooper, and Tyce. Dearest sister of Sister Mary Odelle, nine deceased...

Joseph J. Gurin Jr.

Joseph J. Gurin Jr.

Sep 19, 2017

Joseph J. Gurin Jr., age 75, of Lynwood, Illinois, passed away peacefully on September 19, 2017. Beloved father of Tina Gurin, Joseph Gurin, Dori Gurin, Michael Gurin,Christine Gurin Grimes, Brian Gurin and the late Lori Espinoza. Cherished grandfather of many grandchildren. Dear son of the late Joseph J. Gurin and Olga Gurin. Fond brother of Joan Gurin and Rosanne Taylor....

Diane Edwards

Diane Edwards

Sep 17, 2017

Diane Edwards, nee Szewczykowski, age 58, of Lowell, IN passed away Sunday, September 17, 2017. Beloved wife of John Edwards. Loving mother of Nicole (Ezra) Conner, Mike Hummel, and Tyler Edwards. Cherished grandmother of Bailee, Logan, Dylan, and Caitlin. Dear sister of Tom Szewczykowski. Preceded in death by her parents Marion and Dorothy (nee Michalak) Szewczykowski. A celebration of Life...

Philip Michael Williams

Philip Michael Williams

Sep 15, 2017

Philip Michael Williams, age 59, of South Holland, IL passed away on Friday, September 15, 2017. Loving father of Cierra, Michael, and Shelia. Devoted son of Joyce Marie Bassett. Dear brother of Lisa (Stan) Daniels, Jeannine Bassett, and David (Katrina) Bassett Sr. Cherished friend of Nancy Marcano. Kind uncle of many nephews and nieces.

Willis "Bill" R. Lagestee

Willis "Bill" R. Lagestee

Sep 15, 2017

Willis “Bill” R. Lagestee, age 74, of Frankfort, IL formerly of South Holland, IL passed away Friday, September 15, 2017. Beloved husband of Nancy Lagestee, nee Ellis. Loving father of Vaughn (Linda) Lagestee, Valerie (Russ) Van Kuiken, Michelle (Rob) Evans, Tyyler Lagestee, and the late Troy Lagestee. Devoted grandfather of Lindsey, Lauren, Brittani, Ayden, Samantha, and Carrie. Dear brother of...

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