Thomas J. Newberg
Oct 20, 2024
Thomas “Mars Man” Newberg, age 82, of Griffith, IN, passed away Sunday, October 20, 2024. Beloved husband of Nancy Newberg, nee Carlson. Loving father of Veronica (David) Tyssen, Thomas Newberg Jr., late Eddie (Donna) Miller, Randy Miller, Gerard (Niceo) Miller, late Gwen Miller, and Jimmy (Deanna) Hodo. Cherished grandfather of Michael (Rebecca), Joseph, Jerry, Crystal, Brian (Crystal), John, Jazmine,...
Lavonne "Dolly" L. Nicholson
Oct 19, 2024
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LaVonne L. Nicholson, née Blafka, age 87, of Munster, Indiana, passed away peacefully in the morning on Saturday, October 19, 2024 surrounded in her final days by her children and grandchildren. LaVonne was commonly known as “Dolly”, a nickname given in childhood that she carried...
Theresa Elizabeth Van Ort
Oct 19, 2024
Theresa Elizabeth Van Ort nee Loitz, age 90, of Steger, Illinois, passed away peacefully, Saturday, October 19, 2024. Beloved wife of the late John R. Van Ort. Loving mother of Debra (late Stephen) Charles, Diane Van Ort, John (Cynthia) Van Ort, and Patrick Van Ort. Cherished grandmother of Court (Christine) Charles, Tyler Charles, Connor Charles, Caitlin Van...
Teresa Anne Comber
Oct 18, 2024
Teresa Anne Comber nee James, age 66, of Crete, Illinois, passed away peacefully, Friday, October 18, 2024. Beloved wife of Frank Comber. Loving mother of Lisa (Tyson) Hopkins and Susanna (Joseph Williams) Gala. Cherished grandmother of Raegan Hopkins and Connor Hopkins. Loving daughter of Lila (late Jim) James. Dear sister of Debbie (Stanley) Tomas, William (Maggie) James,...
Janice E. Tillema
Oct 16, 2024
Janice E. Tillema, nee Jabaay, age 87, of Munster, IN, went home to her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, October 16, 2024. Beloved wife of the late John Tillema. Loving mother of Mark (Janet) Tillema, Mary Tillema, and Paul (Michele) Tillema. Devoted grandmother of Abby, Allison, and Madelyn. Dear sister of the late Henrietta Ulm, late Richard...
Wilma Bultema
Oct 16, 2024
Wilma Bultema, nee Terpstra, age 97, of Lynwood, IL, went home to her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, October 16, 2024. Beloved wife of the late Peter Bultema Jr. Loving mother of Janet (John) Vander Laan, Linda (Edward) Vander Woude, Steven (Linda) Bultema, William (Becky) Bultema, Peter (Betsy) Bultema, and Daniel (Jane) Bultema. Devoted grandmother of 28 grandchildren and...
Ryan Michael Wojcik
Oct 15, 2024
Ryan Michael Wojcik, age 28, of Merrillville, IN, passed away Tuesday, October 15, 2024. Loving son of Dawn (late Michael) Dean and Michael (Lisa) Wojcik. Cherished grandson of Glenda Ratliff, late Vern Ratliff, Ron Wojcik, and Donna (late Buford) Painter. Dear nephew of Laurie (Kevin) Wilson, Amy (John) Eagan, Beckie (Tony Berenis) Ratliff, Shane (Jackie) Ratliff, Chris...
Othon X. Orellana
Oct 13, 2024
Othon X. “Tony” Orellana, age 66, of Crete, IL, passed away on Sunday, October 13, 2024. Loving husband of the late Deborah A. Orellana, nee Pappas. Devoted father of Matthew Orellana. Dear brother of John Orellana, David Orellana, Ramona Orellana, and the late Dalia Avila. Kind and generous uncle of Marcelina Orellana, Virginia Avila, Steven Orellana, Michael Orellana, Michael...
Catherine "Sue" Berquist
Oct 10, 2024
Catherine “Sue” Berquist, nee Jordan, age 85, of Crown Point, IN passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 10, 2024. Beloved wife of Robert Berquist. Dear mother of Robert (Iris) Berquist, Sara (James) Palkon, Cathy (Rich) Gordon, Julie (Rich) Frankovic, and James Berquist. Loving grandmother of Daniel (Danielle) Berquist, Derek (Lindsey) Berquist, Grant (Alicia) Berquist, Joshua Berquist, Jade Gordon, Mikayla...
Byron Cecil Mahon
Oct 9, 2024
Byron Cecil Mahon was born in Chicago, Illinois on January 13, 1963 to his parents Ernest C. Mahon and Gladys M. Mahon. He was the eldest of two children. He was the first grandchild of his maternal grandmother, Murneace Washington, and she treated him like a little prince. He could do no wrong in her eyes, and...
Miguel Rodriguez Mata
Oct 8, 2024
Miguel Rodríguez Mata, de 65 años, de South Holland, IL falleció el martes 8 de octubre de 2024. Amado esposo de Raquel Rodríguez. Amado padre de José Luis (Verónica) Rodríguez, Ana Rosa (Juan Carlos) Rodríguez, Verónica (César) Álvarez y Ramón (María) Rodríguez. Amado abuelo de César, Michael, Elías, Sofía, Samantha, Inés y Gigi. Le precedió en la...
Larry J. Van Norman
Oct 7, 2024
Larry Van Norman was born December 11, 1946 in Chicago, lived in Lansing, IL most of his life. He unexpectedly passed away peacefully in his Dyer, IN home on the morning of Oct 7th, 2024.
Raised as a youth across from his soon to be high school, T.F. South, Larry met life-long friends...
Walter Leroy Boreman Iii
Oct 7, 2024
Walter LeRoy Boreman III, age 52, of Tinley Park, IL, passed away Monday, October 7th, 2024.
Beloved husband of Mary Boreman, nee Sandifer. Loving father of Walter Boreman IV and John Boreman. Dear brother of Christopher (Amy) Boreman, Elizabeth (Jason) Rodriguez, Amanda Schoenecker, and Daniel (Charity) Montry. Proud uncle of Daniel, Dakota, Caylee, Alexander, Brayden, Evyanna, Nicholas,...
Patricia A. Venturelli
Oct 7, 2024
Patricia A. Venturelli, nee Skinner, age 84, of Cedar Lake, IN, formerly of South Holland, IL, passed away Monday, October 7, 2024. Loving wife of the late Larry G. Venturelli. Devoted mother of Larry M. (Donna) Venturelli, Patrick (Tawnee) Venturelli, Michael Venturelli, and Susan Venturelli. Cherished grandmother of 12 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren. Dearest sister of the late William...
Hector Vega
Oct 4, 2024
Héctor Vega, de 56 años, de South Chicago Heights, falleció pacíficamente el viernes 4 de octubre de 2024 rodeado de su familia. Amado esposo de María Guadalupe Vega. Amado padre de Oscar Vega, Cristian Vega y Celeste Vega. Querido abuelo de Roman Vega y C.J. Vega. Querido hermano de Ángel (María) Vega, Manuel (Rosa) Vega, Pedro (Marlene) Vega y...
Patricia "Patti" Ann Yates
Oct 3, 2024
Patricia “Patti” Ann Yates, age 69, of Sauk Village, Illinois, passed away peacefully, Thursday, October 3, 2024. Beloved wife of the late Phillip Yates Sr. Loving mother of Timburley (Scott) Ecklund, Phillip (Wendi) Yates Jr., Jay (Michele) Yates and Jessica (Brian) Dempsey. Cherished grandmother of Ambur, Alexus, Abby, Dylan, Michael, Zachary, Cosette, Katarina, Austin, Alec, Madie, Brendan, Hunter, Lauren...
Donald R. Eytcheson
Oct 2, 2024
Donald R. Eytcheson, M.D., age 93, of South Holland, Illinois, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 2, 2024. He is survived by his devoted wife, Myrna Eytcheson (nee Ward). Don and Myrna celebrated their 71st wedding anniversary in September. He is also survived by his son, Bryan (Xiaomin), his grandchildren, Nathan (Jade), Collin (Sarah Seebold) and Aidan, his great...
Buford W. Painter Jr.
Sep 30, 2024
Buford W. Painter Jr., age 76, of Dyer, IN, passed away Monday, September 30, 2024. Beloved husband of Donna Painter, nee Kegebein. Loving father of Clark (Marcy) Painter, the late Gerad Painter, and step-father of Laurie (Kevin) Wilson, Dawn (late Mike) Dean, and Amy (John) Eagan. Cherished grandfather of six grandchildren. Buford was a retired train engineer...
Howard J. Zimmer
Sep 27, 2024
Howard J. Zimmer, age 87, of Steger, Illinois, passed away peacefully Friday, September 27, 2024. Beloved husband of Susan Zimmer. Loving father of Michael Zimmer, Scott Zimmer, Brian (Sarah) Zimmer and step-father of Michael (Beverly) Schoeling, Karen Kwasigroch, Steve (Debbie) Schoeling and the late Jeffrey Schoeling. Cherished grandfather of 12 grandchildren and great-grandfather of 5 great-grandchildren. Fond uncle of...
Janice A. Mcdonald
Sep 24, 2024
Janice A. McDonald, nee Rosinski, age 87, of Schererville, IN, passed away peacefully Tuesday, September 24, 2024. Loving wife of the late Charles R. “Dick” McDonald. Devoted mother of Sharon Lehnert and Wendy (Randy) Buvala. Cherished grandmother of Taylor (Amanda) Lehnert, Hannah Buvala, Cory (Candice) Lehnert, Sammi Buvala, and Kyle Buvala; great-grandmother of Natasha. Dearest sister of Gloria (late...
