Virginia Gariffa
Jan 28, 2014
Virginia Gariffa, nee Palumbo, age 100, passed away Tuesday, January 28, 2014. Beloved wife of the late Thomas; loving mother of George(Shirley) Gariffa, Margaret (Walter) Murphy, Carole Burrell, and Donna (Scott) Zajic; cherished grandmother of 5, many grandchildren, and 3 great-great grandchildren. Preceded in death by one grandchild and one great-grandchild. Visitation Saturday, February 1, 2014 from 10:00 A.M. until...
Henry J Boer
Jan 27, 2014
Henry J. Boer, age 79, of St. John, IN, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, January 27, 2014. Beloved husband of Marilyn Boer, nee Eriks. Loving father of Linda (Randy) Smit, James (Janet) Boer, and Brenda (Paul) Hoekstra. Proud grandfather of Michael (Dawn) Smit, Matthew (Amy) Smit, Nathan Smit, Mark (Rebecca) Boer, Brandon Hoekstra, and...
Anacleto Acevedo
Jan 27, 2014
Anacleto Acevedo age 83, late of Calumet City, IL, passed away January 27, 2014. Beloved husband of Maria Acevedo. Devoted father of Alicia Oliva, Ricardo Acevedo, Juan Acevedo, and Daniel Acevedo. Proud grandfather of 12; Great-grandfather of 8. Dear brother of Manuela, Valdomero, Manuel, Nicolas, Anselma, Teresa, and Romaldo Acevedo. Kind uncle of many nieces and nephews. Preceded in death...
Scott A Brownlow
Jan 25, 2014
Scott A. Brownlow, age 62, of South Chicago Heights, Illinois, passed away peacfully January 25, 2014. Beloved husband of martessa Brownlow nee Cunningham. Loving father of Connie (Jerry) Lambert, Frank (Katy) Arteese, Scott Tate, Sandra (Tim) Paulis, John (Karen) Brownlow and mark (Lynn) Brownlow. Cherished grandfather of eleven. Scott is also survived by four brothers and two sisters. Visitation Saturday,...
Margaret K Devries
Jan 24, 2014
Margaret K. DeVries, nee Schroeder, age 91, late of Hazel Crest formerly of South Holland, IL. Passed away peacefully Friday, January 24, 2014. Beloved wife of the late Francis DeVries. Devoted mother of the late Lee DeVries and late Marjorie Gibson. Proud grandmother of 4; great-grandmother of 5; great-great-grandmother of one. Dear sister of Richard Schroeder, Florence (late Alan) Marsh,...
Sylvia R Kutz
Jan 24, 2014
Sylvia R. Kutz nee Hassberg, age 85, of Chicago Heights, Illinois, passed away peacefully on January 24, 2014. Beloved wife of Maynard Kutz. Loving mother of Cynthia (Raymond) Vinicky, Susanne (Delfino) Rivera and Kevin (Allison) Haseman. Cherished grandmother of Ryan (Sarah) Haseman, Ashley (Chase) Haseman-Lively, Denise Most, Sasha(Eric Roop) Holl, Zachery Rivera, Brad (Shawna) Rivera and Jerilynn Kalwasinski. Great grandmother...
Marvin K Spender
Jan 23, 2014
Marvin K. Spender of Crete, formerly of South Holland, IL, went to be home with his Lord and Savior Thursday, January 23, 2014. Mr. Spender is survived by his wife Christine Spender (nee Kooi) and preceded in death by his first wife Carolyn Spender (nee Davis.) He is the father of Larry (Marilee) Spender, Linda (Jerry) Tessarolo, and Donald (Cindi)...
Justin Levault
Jan 23, 2014
Justin LeVault, age 25, of Crete, Illinois, passed away peacefully January 23, 2014. Beloved son of Jerry and Christine LeVault. Loving brother of Colin LeVault. Dear grandson of Jack (Fran) LeVault and Carol Slawinski-Terrence. Dear nephew of many aunts and uncles and dear cousin of many. Memorial visitation Tuesday, January 28, 2014 from 3:00 until 8:00 p.m. at Smits Funeral...
Lowell Lundy Newbury
Jan 23, 2014
Lowell L. Newbury, age 87, of Crete, IL, passed away peacefully January 23, 2014. Beloved husband of 65 years to Doris Newbury nee Vandom. Loving father of Raymond (Sandra) and Robert Newbury. Cherished grandfather of Megan Therese and Nicole Lee Newbury. Dear brother of Jesse (Anne), Dorothy (late Felix) Harvey and Ruth Allen. Lowell was preceded in death by brothers;...
Valentino R Deangelo
Jan 22, 2014
Valentino R. DeAngelo age 89, of South Chicago Heights, IL, passed away peacefully Tuesday, January 22, 2014. Beloved husband of the late Desser Mae DeAngelo, nee Langley. Loving father of Robert (Nancy) DeAngelo, Susan (Kevin) Smith and the late Barbara (Bruce) Brown-Trieglaff. Cherished grandfather of five; great-grandfather of twelve. Visitation Sunday, January 26, 2014 from 2:00 p.m. until the time...
Clara Belle Catlow
Jan 21, 2014
Clara B. Catlow nee Barker, of Park Forest, Illinois, passed away peacefully, January 21, 2014. Beloved wife of the late Howard Catlow. Loving mother of Debra Catlow-McDonald and William Catlow. Cherished grandmother of Joshua and Matthew Catlow. Dear sister of William (late Fern), Charles (Ruth), late James (Gladys) Barker, Sarah (late Darryl) Fines, late Mary (late Elmo) Leach and Eileen...
Stephen R Jurich
Jan 19, 2014
Stephen R. "Chick" Jurich, age 72 of Crete, IL passed away peacefully on January 19, 2014. Loving brother of Michael Southern, Robert (Laura) Jurich and Danny Jurich. Dear uncle of Nick Jurich. Cherished son of Elvera (late Michael) Jurich. Services and Interment private. Stephen was a US Marine Veteran. Arrangments entrusted to Smits Funeral Homes-Steger Memorial Chapel 3045 Chicago Rd....
Viola J Fleck
Jan 19, 2014
Viola Fleck nee DeYoung, age 94, of Lansing, IL, passed away Sunday, January 19, 2014. Beloved wife of the late William A. Fleck. Devoted mother of Gordon W. (Gail) Fleck Sr., the late Loren (Louise A.) Fleck and Gerald W. (Patricia) Fleck. Proud grandmother of 7; great-grandmother of 5. Preceded in death by 3 brothers and 6 sisters. Visitation Wednesday,...
June Wolff
Jan 16, 2014
June Wolff, nee Persenaire, age 84, of Lansing, IL, passed away Thursday, January 16, 2014. Dearest wife of the late Earl W. Wolff. Loving mother of James Earl (Kathryn) Wolff, Donna (Gary) Dykstra, Michael (Mary) Wolff, and the late Elizabeth Wolff. Cherished grandmother of Kara (Jeff Swigart) Wolff, Annaliese Wolff, Laura (Adam) Wolff-Claus, Christopher Dykstra, Alison (Jonathan) Mittelman, Libby Dykstra,...
Madison Grace Cast
Jan 15, 2014
Madison Grace Cast, of Sauk Village, Illinois, passed away peacefully, January 15, 2014. Cherished daughter of Brian K. Cast and Kaitlyn Kimbrel. Loving granddaughter of Brian (Patricia) Cast, Debbie (Wayne) Warn and Linda Kimbrel. Dear great granddaughter of Jan (Bill) Kimbrel, Judy Cast, Patricia Arnold and William (Carolyn) Turner. Dear niece of many uncles and aunts. Visitation Saturday January 18,...
Joseph J Mangano Sr
Jan 14, 2014
Joseph J. Managno Sr., age 87, passed away Tuesday, January 14, 2014. Beloved husband of the late Evelyn Mangano nee Eylander. Devoted father of Joseph (Jana) Mangano Jr. and Susan (Kevin) Nelson. Visitation Friday, January 17, 2104 from 3:00 - 8:00 p.m. Funeral service Saturday, January 18, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at Smits Funeral Home 2121 Pleasant Springs Lane Dyer,...
Joan Koster
Jan 14, 2014
Joan Koster, nee De Breaux, age 78, of South Holland, IL, passed away Tuesday, January 14, 2014. Beloved wife of Melvin Koster. Loving mother of James Koster, Kenneth (Colleen) Koster, and Susan (Jeffrey) Drenth. Dear grandmother of Kevin, Becky, Katie, Kenny, Ryan, Kyle, and Megan. Devoted sister of the late Edward De Breaux. Visitation Sunday, January 19, 2014 from 3:00...
Phillip R Fowlie
Jan 13, 2014
Phillip R. Fowlie, of Lowell, IN formerly of South Chicago Heights, IL passed away on Monday, January 13, 2014. Beloved husband of Patricia Fowlie (nee DeLorenzo.) Loving father of Phillip A. Fowlie, Phyllis (William) Slesser, Pamela (Mark) Slavis, and Paul (Jennifer) Fowlie. Caring grandfather of Matthew, Haley, Mallory, Nick, Ethan, Noah, Jasmine, Kaitlyn, Benjamin, and Meghan. Fond brother of Alice...
Rickey W Martin
Jan 13, 2014
Rickey W. Martin, age 51, of Lake Station, IN passed away suddenly Monday, January 13, 2014. Beloved husband of Sandra Martin(nee Klinkhammer.) Loving father of Rickey Martin Jr., Amanda Martin, Kristina Martin, Scott Martin, Michael Lawrence, Adam Lawrence, and Rebecca Lawrence. Cherished Pa Paw of 8. Devoted son of Carolyn and the late Gordon Martin. Dear brother of Michael, David,...
Mary K Curatolo
Jan 10, 2014
Mary K. Curatolo, nee Kennedy, age 59, of Sauk Village, IL, formerly of Chicago, IL, passed away suddenly on Friday, January 10, 2014. Beloved wife of David Curatolo; loving mother of Jennifer(Phillip) Weaver, Karen Rosales, and Michelle Curatolo; cherished grandmother of Autumn, Alyssa, Nicholas, Gabriella, and Joseph; dear sister of Marie "Betty" (late James) Coniglio, the late Florence Gordon, Mildred...
