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Bradley C Susan
Mar 31, 2015
Bradley C. Susan, age 59, of Chicago Heights, IL, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 31, 2015. Loving brother of William F. Susan, Brenda Susan-Kwiatkowski, Steven Bradley and the late Dale R. Susan. Cherished uncle of Brooke L. Susan and nephew of many dear aunts and uncles. Bradley was beloved by many dear friends that he loved as family. Visitation...
Gladys Marie Curatolo
Mar 30, 2015
Gladys M. Curatolo, nee Guzzo, age 85, of Sauk Village, IL, passed away peacefully Monday, March 30, 2015. Beloved wife of the late Joseph F. Curatolo. Devoted mother of Stephen (Pamela) Curatolo, David (late Mary K.) Curatolo, and Thomas (Dawn) Curatolo. Proud grandmother of Jennifer, Karen, Michelle, Mark, and Lauren; Great-grandmother of Autumn, Alyssa, Nicholas, Gabriella, and Joseph. Dearest sister...
Don A Voss
Mar 28, 2015
Don A. Voss, age 71, of Thornton, IL, passed away Saturday, March 28, 2015. Loving father of Tracy Voss and David (Stephanie) Voss. Cherished grandpa of Vivian and Aria Voss. Dear brother of Cornelius (Adelia) Voss Jr. and the late Harold Voss. Private services entrusted to Smits, DeYoung-Vroegh Funeral Home 649 E. 162nd St. South Holland, IL.
Gracemary E Cernyar
Mar 27, 2015
Gracemary Cernyar, nee Devereux, age 90 of Crete, Illinois passed away peacefully March 27, 2015. Beloved wife of Michael Paul Cernyar. Loving mother of MaryAnn Cernyar, Suzann (Gary) Kregel, Michael Cernyar, Patrick (Olga) Cernyar and Nina (Robert) Guzzo. Cherished grandmother of thirteen and great-grandmother of eighteen. Dear sister of the late Nina Rizzo. Visitation Monday, March 30, 2015 from 3:00...
Horst Becker
Mar 26, 2015
Horst Becker, age 85, of South Chicago Heights, IL, passed away peacefully March 26, 2015. Horst was born in Germany and grew up in Wuppertal. He came to Canada in 1952 and then to the United States in 1956. Beloved Husband of the late Addie Becker. Loving father of Beatrice Klain, Norman (Marilyn) Becker, Carolyn (Ted) Kokas and the late...
Charles Pokorny
Mar 26, 2015
Charles Pokorny, age 88, of Steger, IL, passed away peacefully Thursday, March 26, 2015. Beloved husband of the late Shirley Pokorny nee McKibben. Loving father of Joy (Craig) Sutor. Cherished grandfather of Kimberly Sutor and Mark (Jessica) Sutor and devoted great-grandfather of Lillian Faith Sutor. Charles was also preceded by his son, John Pokorny. Visitation Sunday, March 29, 2015 from...
Jennie Rose Kingma
Mar 24, 2015
Jennie Rose Kingma, nee Voss, age 79, of Crete, IL, passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2015. Beloved wife of the late Fred Kingma. Loving mother of Dale Kingma, Don Kingma, and Dawn (late Jon) Muller. Dear grandmother of Alyssa, Jenna, and Lindsey. Devoted sister of Leona (Warren) Meter, Joanne (late Bernard) Van Drunen, Herman "Bud" (Late Shirley) Voss, and Al...
Harry Litherland
Mar 24, 2015
Major Harry Litherland, age 83, a Manitowoc, Wisconsin resident was Promoted to Glory on March 24, 2015 at Aurora Medical Center, Two Rivers, Wisconsin. Harry was born on March 13, 1932 in Momence, IL, son of the late LeRoy and Hazel (Wheeler) Litherland. He was home schooled through his high school graduation. On June 22, 1957 he married the former...
Lester W Abel Jr
Mar 23, 2015
Lester W. Abel Jr., age 79, of Thornton, IL, passed away Monday, March 23, 2015. Beloved husband of the late Elizabeth Ann Abel, nee Hernandez. Devoted father of Mary Jo Abel, Carol L. Abel, Richard A. (Debra) Abel, Barbara Ann (Dale) Pauly, Edward W. (Janice) Abel, Julie (Matthew Piotrowski) Abel. Proud grandfather of eight; Great-grandfather of two. Dear brother of...
Richard Rutnicki
Mar 21, 2015
Richard Rutnicki, age 65, of Steger, IL, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 21, 2015. Beloved husband of Hermina Rutnicki, nee Plate. Loving father of Tonya (Juan) Gomez and Brian Baum. Devoted grandfather of Krystyna, Alexzander, and Austin and great-grandfather of Elexia. Dear brother of Steven Rutnicki, Barbara (Daniel) Meyers, Theresa (Dave) Busz, Edward (Carol) Rutnicki, Ted (Marissa) Rutnicki and...
Jean C Massei
Mar 21, 2015
Jean C. Massei, nee Zimmerman, age 83, of Dyer, IN, formerly of Beecher, IL, passed away peacefully Saturday, March 21, 2015. Beloved wife of the late Leroy "Bum" Massei. Devoted mother of Laura (Thomas) Abramowicz, William Massei, John (Kristine) Massei, and Edward (Katherine) Massei. Proud grandmother of Katie, Kelly, Andrea, Morgan, and Michael. Dear sister-in-law of Lana Bender and Wayne...
Maria Serrato
Mar 20, 2015
Maria Serrato, age 69, of Steger, IL, passed away peacefully Friday, March 20, 2015. Beloved wife of Federico Serrato. Loving mother of Estella, Mario, Hope, Bonnie, Fred and Jennifer. Dear grandmother of many grandchildren. Visitation Monday, March 23, 2015 from 3:00 - 8:00 p.m. at Smits Funeral Homes - Steger Memorial Chapel 3045 Chicago Rd. Steger, IL 60475. Funeral Mass...
Edward M Christo
Mar 17, 2015
Edward M. "Eddie" Christo, age 79, of South Chicago Heights, IL, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 17, 2015. Beloved husband and best friend for 58 years of Alba Christo nee Granno. Loving father of Raymond (Diane) Christo, Robert (Deborah) Christo and Rodney Christo. Dear grandfather of Erica, Bethany, Matthew, Nicholas and Gabrielle and uncle to many nephews and nieces....
Audrey Imogene Kunza
Mar 15, 2015
Audrey Imogene Kunza, nee Chambers, age 83, of Steger, IL, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 15, 2015. Beloved wife of the late Robert. Loving mother of Pam (Wally) Serabian and Patti (late Leslie) Lohse. Dear grandmother of Christie (Kat) Call-Langworthy and Rob Riggleman. Dear sister of the late Norman DiGiulio and cherished aunt of several nieces and nephews. Preceded...
Douglas P Boender
Mar 15, 2015
Douglas P. Boender, age 67, of Cedar Lake, IN passed away Sunday, March 15, 2015. Beloved husband of Colleen Boender, nee Rommelfanger. Loving father of Melanie (John) Krcmery and Genevieve Challis. Devoted grandfather of John Douglas and Beatrice Grace. Dear brother of Brian (Bonnie) Boender, Cheryl (Paul) Massignani, Gary (Patti) Boender, Steve (JoAnn) Boender, Susan (David) Boyd and the late...
James R Martell
Mar 9, 2015
James "Jimmy" R. Martell, age 35 of Momence, Illinois passed away peacefully March 9, 2015. Beloved husband of Gina Martell. Loving father of Alyssa and Jordan Martell. Dear son of James E. (Denise) Martell. Dear brother of Jarrod (Mary) Hess and Chad (Jessica) Martell. Cherished uncle of Reegan, Cody, Megan, Shelby, Kailey Martell, Kodie Wlos and many other nieces and...
Paul W Hansen
Mar 9, 2015
Paul W. Hansen, age 89 of Crete, IL passed away peacefully March 9, 2015. Beloved husband of Charlene Hansen nee Robinson. Loving father of Sheri (Christian) Bolliger and Ronald (Elizabeth) Hansen. Cherished grandfather of Kristin (Scott) Fischer and Ronald W. Hansen. Paul was preceded in death by his sister Virginia Gettler. Memorial Service Saturday, March 21, 2015 11:00 a.m. at...
Howard Roland Wertz
Mar 8, 2015
Howard Roland Wertz, esq., age 56 of Wilmette, IL passed away Sunday, March 8, 2015. Howard was a graduate of T.F. South High School, Valparaiso University, and DePaul University School of Law. He received a Theological degree from Wheaton College and a Business degree from the Kellogg School of Business Northwestern University. Howard practiced law in Lansing, Sandwich, Sycamore, and...
Robert Rochfort Rundin
Mar 7, 2015
Robert Rochfort Rundin, age 88, of South Holland, IL, passed away Saturday, March 7, 2015. Beloved husband of Dorothy Rundin, nee Milen. Loving father of the late Robert J. Rundin. Dear cousin of the late James (Jean) Rochfort and Nick Bonacker. Kind uncle of Jean Rochfort, Jame Rochfort, and Jynx (Roger) Steele. Devoted in-law and friend to many. Visitation Saturday,...
Tammy A Paris
Mar 6, 2015
Tammy A. Paris age 49, of Park Forest, IL, passed away peacefully on March 6, 2015. Loving daughter of the late William and late Elverna Paris. Dear sister of Karen (Paul) Smierciak, Richard (Linda) Paris and Robin (Byron) Morgan. Cherished aunt of Kathy (Robert III) Ozenghar, Richard Paris, William Morgan and Jesse Morgan. Great aunt of Abigail and Caleb Ozenghar....
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