Lawrence Stratford Hansen
May 18, 2016
Hansen, Lawrence (Larry) 12/22/1936 - 5/18/2016 Larry Hansen of Grand Blanc, MI, unexpectedly passed away early morning on Wednesday, May 18, 2016. Larry was born in Harvey, Illinois and spent most of his childhood in Crete and Steger. He worked as an industrial Engineer for Borg Warner in Frankfort for 27 years before moving to Colorado and then to Michigan....
Nellie J Deyoung
May 16, 2016
Nellie J. DeYoung, nee Vroegh , age 88, of South Holland, IL, passed away Monday, May 16, 2016. Beloved wife of the late Henry W. DeYoung. Loving mother of Mary (Edward) Panozzo, Robert (Diane) DeYoung, and John (Karen) DeYoung. Devoted grandmother of 8; great-grandmother of 16. Dear sister Adriana (late Erwin) Wognum, the late Seymour "Sam" (late Wilmetta) Vroegh and...
Elizabeth K Flassig
May 15, 2016
Elizabeth K. Flassig, nee Sindt, age 84, of South Holland, IL, passed away Sunday, May 15, 2016. Beloved wife of the late Melvin Flassig. Loving mother of Douglas Flassig and the late Kathi Lynn Flassig. Preceded in death by sisters and brothers: late Hildegard Sindt, late Erma Sindt, late John (late Olive) Sindt, late Emil (late Delores) Sindt, and the...
Omah "Kay" Hall
May 12, 2016
Omah "Kay" Katherine Hall, nee Cowser, age 87, of Chicago Heights, IL, passed away Thursday, May 12, 2016. Beloved wife for 61 years of the late Erwin Hall. She is survived by a daughter, Diana (late Jack) Mink; 7 grandchildren, 7 great-grandchildren; a sister, May (Carl) Thomsen;brother, Ron (Sarah) Cowser; sister-in-law, Faye Cowser, and good friend Lester Jones. She was...
Charles J Eckel
May 8, 2016
Charles J. Eckel age 93, of Crete, IL, passed away peacefully May 8, 2016. Beloved husband of the late Mildred I. Eckel nee Lefevre. Loving father of Charles E. Eckel and William J. Eckel. Cherished grandfather of Sandrah Eckel. Dear brother of the late John Eckel. Charles was a WWII Army Air Corps Veteran and retired from International Harvester as...
Joseph J Sadowski
May 8, 2016
Joseph Sadowski, 93, of Crete, Illinois passed away peacefully May 8, 2016. Beloved husband of Amelia Sadowski nee Surma. Loving father of Jerome (Georgian), Barbara (Anthony) Eppolito and Thomas (fianceé Clevonne Jeka) Sadowski. Cherished grandfather of Sonja (John), Julia (David), Beth (Adam), Brian (fiancée Sarah), Lauren, Matthew and Ryan. Cherished great grandfather of Pippa, Philip and Hunter. He was preceded...
Edna Cox
May 8, 2016
Edna Cox nee Holtz, age 96, of Steger, Illinois passed away peacefullyMay 8, 2016. Beloved wife of the late Herchel Cox. Loving mother of William (Dorothy) Cox, Cheryl (Bradley) Wargin, and Jeannine (Herman) Schroeder. Cherished grandmother of six;great-grandmother of four. Dear sister of Carolyn (Garland) Stadt and Patricia (Franklin) Unruh. Visitation Saturday, May 14, 2016 from 11:00 a.m. until thetime...
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)...
