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Lisa Gurtler Henry
May 8, 2016
Lisa Gurtler Henry, age 51, of Indianapolis, IN, formerly of Dyer, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, May 8, 2016. Beloved wife of Raymond Henry. Loving mother of Tiffany and Billy.Devoted daughter of William and the late Jean Gurtler. Dear sister of Greg (Diana) Gurtler. Kind aunt of several nieces and nephews. Visitation Thursday, May 12,...
Charles L Jordan
May 1, 2016
Charles Lawrence Jordan, age 90 of Beecher, IL formerly of Farmersville, IL passed away on May 1, 2016. Beloved husband of the late Mary Jordan. Loving father of Margaret (Carl) Bell, Tim Jordan, Colleen Wisar, Joanne (Greg) Young, Karen (Mark) Yingling, Teresa (Al) Darabaris and the late Kathy (Carl) Godkin. Cherished grandfather of twenty-three, great-grandfather of nine. Special friend of...
Claire Yadron
Apr 30, 2016
Claire Yadron, nee Stojak, age 83, of South Holland, IL, passed away Saturday, April 30, 2016. Beloved wife of the late Anton "Tony" E. Yadron. Loving mother of Debra(John) Dennison, David(Toni) Yadron, Caryn(David) Horton, Daniel(Jane) Yadron, and Marilyn(Don) Kufahl. Devoted grandmother of nine; great-grandmother of two. Dear sister of Adele (late Bruno) Dzierwa, the late Fran (late Frank) Pniewski, late...
Tara L Leonard
Apr 30, 2016
Tara L. Leonard, age 34, of Lynwood, IL, suddenly, passed away Saturday, April 30, 2016. Beloved mother of Antonio Ratliff. Loving daughter of Paula (Raymond) Nudi and the late Thomas Leonard. Dearest sister of Lisa Leonard. Loved by many cousins and dear friends. Visitation Thursday, May 5, 2016 from 2:00 - 9:00 p.m. at Smits Funeral Home 2121 Pleasant Springs...
Brian Earl Mcgee
Apr 28, 2016
Brian E. McGee, age 50, of Dyer, IN, suddenly, passed away Thursday, April 28, 2016. Loving father of Aisling and Hunter McGee. Devoted son of Wayne and Norma "Janie" McGee. Dear brother of Wayne (Sue) McGee. Kind uncle of Tyler, Jacob, Megan, and Cameron. Loved by many aunts, uncles, cousins, and dear friends. Ex-husband of Barbara Downey McGee. Memorial visitation...
Erwin A Hecht
Apr 27, 2016
Erwin A. Hecht, 95, a lifelong resident of Steger, Illinois, passed away peacefully April 27, 2016 in Reedsburg, WI. Beloved husband of the late Norma Hecht nee Greig. Loving father of Susan (William) Gebhardt, Judy (Robert) Bass and Janice (Dave) Vock. Cherished grandfather of Matthew Gebhardt, William (Tera) Gebhardt, Eric (Brittney) Vanderpoel, David Michael (Laura) Vock and Emily Vock. Great...
Janet Snowdy
Apr 27, 2016
Janet Snowdy, nee Gowens, age 52, of South Holland, IL passed away peacefully Wednesday, April 27, 2016 at St. James Hospital in Olympia Fields after complications from a stroke. Janet is survived by her husband William Snowdy; brother Robert W. (Juliana) Gowens; sister Lisa (Bill) Maxey. Also survived by her mother-in-law Marie Jones and Michael Miller; three nieces, numerous aunts,...
William G Gilmartin
Apr 25, 2016
William G. Gilmartin, age 61, of Chicago Heights, Illinois, passed away peacefully on April 25, 2016. Beloved husband of Janet Gilmartin, nee Celmer. Loving father of Dawn (Aaron) Mercer, Amy (Roger) Gonzalez, William (Veronica) Gilmartin II and the late Marcia Gilmartin. Cherished grandfather of Kirsten, Jenna, Cole, Kyle, Noah, Emily, Matty, Joey and Zoey. Dear brother of Laurie (Dale) Corman,...
Richard G Schepel
Apr 25, 2016
Richard G. Schepel, age 82, of Dyer, IN passed away peacefully on Monday, April 25, 2016. Beloved husband of Gertrude Schepel, nee Eylander. Dear father of Debra (Chuck) Verhagen and Barb (Tom) Van Prooyen. Proud grandfather of Steven (Jana) Verhagen, Ryan Van Prooyen, Kimberly (Chris) Vanden Berg, Jordan Van Prooyen, and Kelsey (Lucas) Vander Wal; great-grandfather ofNathan and Elliot. Loving...
Patricia A Lyke
Apr 25, 2016
Patricia A. Lyke, 90, of Park Forest, Illinois, passed away peacefully April 25, 2016. Beloved daughter of the late Fred and Helen Lees. Loving mother of Robert (Angie) Lyke, Kristy (Nick) Smith and the late Linda Erwin. Cherished grandmother of John, Kevin, Marilyn, Nadine, Justine, Dana. Great grandmother of Breck, Brooke, Rachelle, Alexis and Dustin. Great Great Grandmother of Larish...
Ann Lang
Apr 25, 2016
Ann Lang, nee Koster, age 92 of South Holland, IL, passed away on Monday, April 25, 2016. Beloved wife of the late Daniel H. Lang. Loving mother of Dennis(Ellen) Lang, Dean(Terri) Lang, Debra(Barry) Valent, and the late Don Lang. Cherished grandmother of 8 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren. Dear sister of Cal (Mary) Koster. Preceded in death by 4 brothers and...
Patrick M Sullivan
Apr 24, 2016
Patrick M. Sullivan, age 63, passed away April 24, 2016. Beloved husband of Alice Sullivan; loving brother of James Sullivan (Kay Setoda), Mary Ella Cochran, Barbara Sullivan, Kathleen (Jamie) Heister, Cindy Sullivan (Connie Basile) and Jennifer (Jerry) Muggleton; dearest brother-in-law of Patrick (Cathy) Lavin, Mary Lavin (Joe Cappello) and Ann Lavin; cherished uncle to 17 nieces and nephews. He was...
Gladys Schepel Howard
Apr 22, 2016
Gladys Schepel Howard, nee Vanderae, age 91, of South Holland, IL, passed away Friday, April 22, 2016. Beloved wife of late Melvin Schepel and the late Joe Howard. Devoted mother of Mary Lou (Joe) Massay, Chuck (Judy) Schepel, and Herb (Kathleen Deane) Schepel. Proud grandmother of Rachelle (Dean) Warnecke, Mary Jo (Dirk) Foglesong, Mark Massay, Mandee (Matt) Kleine, Chad (Alison)...
Coy J Hollaway
Apr 21, 2016
Coy J. Hollaway 86, of Sauk Village, Illinois, passed away peacefully on April 21, 2016. Beloved husband of 64 years to Frances Hollaway, nee Johnson. Loving father of Berle (Bonnie) Hollaway, Kathy Mashburn, Roy Hollaway, Karen Hollaway, Kara (Anderew) Zilis and the late Larry Hollaway. Cherished grandfather of thirteen; great-grandfather of seventeen. Coy was preceded in death by three brothers...
Richard Knol Jr
Apr 21, 2016
Richard Knol Jr., age 73, of Dyer, IN, passed away peacefully Thursday, April 21, 2016. Beloved husband of Janice Knol, nee Huizenga. Devoted father of Dawn Gresko. Loving grandfather of Megan Gresko, Krystal (Nate) Kochopolous, David Gresko and Emma Gresko; great-grandfather of Noah and Leah. Dear brother of Cal (Bev) Knol and Cheri (Don) Ryken. Kind uncle of several nieces...
Mary Irene Magdziak
Apr 20, 2016
Mary Irene Magdziak, nee Tylka, age 87, of South Holland, IL and formerly of Posen, IL, passed away Wednesday, April 20, 2016. Beloved wife of the late William W. Magdziak. Loving mother of David (Diane) Magdziak, Maryjane (Tom) Rippey, Karen (Steve) Shone, Paula Bottoms and Victoria Magdziak. Proud grandmother of nine grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Dear sister of the late...
Edward Thomas Gyger
Apr 20, 2016
Edward Thomas Gyger 86, of Crete, Illinois, passed away peacefully on April 20, 2016. Beloved husband of the late Cecilia Gyger and the late Alice Gyger. Loving father of Sue (Dave) Shea, Nancy (Michael) Roy and the late Mary Gyger. Cherished grandfather of six; great-grandfather of five. He was preceded in death by his brother Joseph Yukon and sister Jean...
Geraldine Sciarratti
Apr 20, 2016
Geraldine "Gerry" Sciarratti nee Alexander, 94, of Largo, Florida formerly of Steger, Illinois passed away peacefully April 20, 2016. Loving mother of Shelia (George) Blume and cherished grandmother of two grandchildren, Lisa Kay (David) Strunk and Heather (Alan) Blume. Two great grandchildren Zachary Allen Strunk and Quentin Benjamin Strunk. She is also mourned by her beloved companion of eight years,...
Henry William Buttell
Apr 19, 2016
Henry William Buttell, of Steger, Illinois, passed away peacefully on April 19, 2016. Beloved husband of Judy Buttell nee Streib. Loving father of Jennifer (Geno) Sadus. Cherished grandfather of Steven, Allison and Anthony Sadus. Dear uncle of many nieces and nephews. He is also survived by two brother-in-law''s and two sister-in-law''s. Henry was a Veteran of the US Army, a...
June H Deboer
Apr 19, 2016
June H. DeBoer, nee Buteyn, age 80, of St. John, IN, formerly of Oostburg, WI. Passed away peacefully Tuesday, April 19, 2016. Beloved wife of William J. DeBoer. Devoted mother of Susan (Rodney) Zwier and David (Beth) DeBoer. Loving grandmother of Danielle (Brian) Voss, Jeffrey (Cassie) Zwier, Rachel DeBoer, Sarah (Scott) Steenwyk, Megan Zwier, and Andrew DeBoer; great-grandmother of Leah,...
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