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Ralph F Hotchkiss
May 29, 2013
Ralph F. Hotchkiss age 56 of Park Forest, Il passed away on May 29th. Ralph is survived by his long time girl friend Deborah Harder, his loving Mother Alma and late Father Ronald Hotchkiss. He is also survived by his fond Brothers: Ronald F. (Karen), Harold (Debbie) Hotchkiss, His Sisters Jeanne (Late Roel) Nabor, Martha (Warren) Eikelberg, Linda (Greg) Grabarek,...
Bobby D Owens
May 26, 2013
Bobby D Owens 72, of Steger, IL, passed away peacefully May 26, 2013. Beloved husband of Veta Owens nee Bruns. Loving father of Randy Lindley, Bobbi Ann Dennis, Tracy (Glenn) Garza, Brian (Jen) Hawkins and Melissa (Jay) Burnett. Cherished grandfather of 17 Grandchildren. Dear brother of Elizabeth (Bruno) Sumner and Billy Owen. Bobby is also survived by a special nephew:...
Virginia P Owen
May 24, 2013
Virginia P. Owen nee Overfelt, age 89 of Richton Park, IL. passed away peacfully May 24, 2013. Beloved wife of the late Rev. Dale B. Owen. Loving mother of Richard Owen of Richton Park, IL, David(Nancy)Owen of Bloomington, IN., and Phillip Owen of Richton Park, IL. Cherished grandmother of Meghan and Samantha. Virginia was preceded in death by three sisters...
Nadine H Cook
May 23, 2013
Nadine H Cook nee Hoggard 90, of Burton, MI, formerly of Sauk Village, IL, passed away peacefully May 23, 2013. Beloved wife of the late Bishop Rev. Kenneth M. Cook. Loving mother of Jerry (Veronica) Cook, Linda (Carl) Jones, Dale (Linda) Cook and Rev. David (Diane) Cook. Cherished grandmother of eleven Grandchildren, twenty five great grandchildren, and six great great...
Alice Santefort
May 23, 2013
Alice Santefort age 92, of Lansing formerly of South Holland, IL went to be with her Lord and Savior on May 23,2013. Alice is survived by her loving children Donald (Ruth) Santefort, Betty Kuipers and Alma (Michael) Smit. Her dear Grandchildren Kari (Brian) Krieger, Lori (Joseph) Groenewold, Douglas (Deb) Santefort, Tracey (John) Soltesz, Brian Smit and Kimberly (Tim) Groenewold; 13...
Viola C Polanski
May 21, 2013
Viola C. Polanski, nee Milash, age 92, of Winter Haven, FL, passed away Tuesday, May 21, 2013. Beloved wife of the late Walter Polanski; loving mother of Cindy Copenhaver and the late Ronald and the late Donald Polanski; dear grandmother of Katie(Fiancee T.D. Clark), and Timothy and Matthew Copenhaver. Cherished granny of Ava Clark. Preceded in death by her parents...
Sally J Richards
May 21, 2013
Sally J. Richards, nee Pillasch, age 77, of Valparaiso, IN formerly of Thornton, IL, passed away Tuesday, May 21, 2013. Beloved wife of the late Russell Richards Jr. Devoted mom of Jim (Kelly), Glenn (Stephanie) Richards, and Sandy McMahon. Proud grandmother of Sean (Alina), Korie (Westley), Taylor (Nicole), Ryan, Casey, Kallie, Caleb, and Brianna; Great-grandmother of Adam and Isaac. Dear...
Eva Van Vuren
May 19, 2013
Eva A. Van Vuren, nee Geurink age 85, of Crete, IL, passed away Sunday May 19, 2013. Beloved wife of the late John A. Van Vuren. Loving mother of Gary (Sandy), Robert (Judi), Linda (William) Greendyke, Kathleen (John) Griffin, and the late Ronald; cherished grandmother of 10 and great-grandmother of 10; dear sister of Lloyd (Dolores) Geurink, LaVern (late Ken)...
Jennie R Teune
May 17, 2013
Jennie R. Teune, nee Knol, age 83, of South Holland, IL passed away Friday, May 17, 2013. Beloved wife of the late William Teune; loving mother of William H. Teune, Randall(Debra) Teune, Renae(Mark) Vezina, and Julie(Steve) Nootbaar; dear grandmother of Rachel(Sean) Eaton, Caitlin, Jeremy, Joshua, Nicole, and Amy. Fond sister of the late Richard Knol and the late Bouwina Hoekstra....
Barbara L Hess
May 17, 2013
Barbara L. Hess , nee Lee, age 78, of Thornton, IL, passed away Friday, May 17, 2013. Beloved wife of Robert Hess; loving mother of Robert Hess, Kenneth(Diane) Hess, and Brian(Linda) Hess; dear grandmother of Nicholas, Matthew, and Kiersten; fond sister of Patricia(William) Roth and Jerome(Jean) Lee. Visitation Monday, May 20, 2013 from 3:00 to 8:00 P.M. at the Smits,...
Dolores Betty Eizenga
May 16, 2013
Dolores Betty Eizenga (nee Alderink), age 86, passed away on Thursday, May 16, 2013 in Grand Rapids, MI. Mrs. Eizenga is survived by her six children: Georgia (James) Eizenga-Worstell, Carl (Judith) Eizenga, Jeffrey (Kristin) Eizenga, Douglas (Lori) Eizenga, Yvonne (Michael) Elliott, and Dale (Heather) Eizenga; 13 grandchildren; and three great grandchildren; one brother: Elroy (Marie) Alderink and sister-in-law: Marilyn Alderink....
Grace Dyke
May 16, 2013
Grace Dyke, nee Vander Laan, age 89, of Highland, IN passed away Thursday, May 16, 2013. Beloved wife of the late William Dyke. Loving mother of Arlene (late Simon) Visser, Beverly (Wesley) Mesman, William (Harriet) Dyke, John (Elaine) Dyke, Tom (Christy) Dyke, Marilyn (Dennis) Churilla, Janis (David) Standarski and Linda (Scott) Paarlberg. Proud grandmother of 17; great-grandmother of 28. Dear...
Francisco R Martinez
May 15, 2013
Francisco R Martinez, age 82, late of Steger, IL, passed away, May 15, 2013. Beloved husband of Natali Martinez nee Zavala. Loving father Yolanda Martinez, Susanne (Patrick) Durkin, Graciela (Jeff) Guth, Francisco Martinez Jr., Theresa Martinez, Raquel Martinez. Cherished grandfather of many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Dear uncle of many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his...
Doris G Murray
May 15, 2013
Doris G. Murray, nee Van Kley, age 79, of Lansing, IL, passed away Wednesday, May 15, 2013. Beloved wife of the late Harlan "Merk" Murray; loving mother of Cindy(Kendal) Swanson and Cheryl(Scott) Verbeek; dear Nana of Eric(Emily) Verbeek, Ryan Swanson, and Evan Verbeek. Visitation Sunday, May 19, 2013 from 2:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the Smits, DeYoung-Vroegh Funeral Home...
Mary L Rupert
May 15, 2013
Mary L. Rupert nee Thoma, age 91, of Steger, IL, passed away peacefully May 15, 2013. Beloved wife of the late John E. Rupert. Loving mother of John (late Joan) Rupert, the late Val Heiting, Kathy Rupert and Steven (Patty) Rupert. Cherished grandmother of eight grandchildren and fourteen great grandchildren. Dear sister of Bonnie (Chuck) Marthaler. Visitation Friday, May 17,...
Frances E Gunter
May 15, 2013
Frances E. Gunter, nee Banicki, age 86, of Steger, IL, passed away May 15, 2013. Beloved wife of Billy J. Gunter. Devoted mother of Ronald (Toni) Gunter, Gail Scher, Deborah (Brad) Zander, and Daryl (Tricia) Gunter. Proud grandmother of Paul (Jenny), Kirstie, Johnny, Emily, Dylan, Avery, Abbey, Bradley (Ticha), and Natalie; Great- grandmother of Bailey, Topanga, Sarai, and Sanaya. Dearest...
Evelyn Mangano
May 14, 2013
Evelyn Mangano, nee Eylander, age 80, of Beecher formerly of Dolton IL, passed away Tuesday, May 14, 2013 in Kankakee, IL. Beloved wife of 60 years of Joseph Mangano Sr. Devoted mother of Joseph (Jana) Mangano Jr, Susan (Kevin) Nelson. Proud grandmother of Vicki (Mark) Mangano, Joseph (Patty) Mangano, Kristi (Bob) Rapka, Kevin Nelson, and Katie Nelson; Great-grandmother of Destiny,...
Grace A Whitehead
May 13, 2013
Grace A Whitehead nee Chops, age 85, of Steger, IL, passed away May 13, 2013. Beloved wife of the late Johnnie Whitehead. Loving mother of Pam (Lupe) Lopez and Karen (late Robert) McCallen. Cherished grandmother of Lisa (Lee) Barbosa, Lupe Lopez Jr., Leslie Lopez, Shannon Whitehead and Courtney McCallen. Great grandmother of Tyler, Angel, Kayla, Laila, Janessa, Brianna, Gavin and...
Grace A Whitehead
May 13, 2013
Grace A Whitehead nee Chops, age 85, of Steger, IL, passed away May 13, 2013. Beloved wife of the late Johnnie Whitehead. Loving mother of Pam (Lupe) Lopez and Karen (late Robert) McCallen. Cherished grandmother of Lisa (Lee) Barbosa, Lupe Lopez Jr., Leslie Lopez, Shannon Whithead and Courtney McCallen. Great grandmother of Tyler, Angel, Kayla, Laila, Janessa, Brianna, Gavin and...
Jean C Alleva
May 12, 2013
Jean C Alleva, nee Potocki, age 80, late of Beecher, IL, passed away, May 12, 2013. Beloved wife of Louis Alleva. Loving mother of Nancy (Larry) Alguire, Chris (John) Kurczewski, Michael (Lisa) and Mark (Sue) Alleva. Cherished grandmother of nine grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Dear sister of Frances (late Stanley) Gorak, Irene (late Casimir) Mroczka, Dolores (late Edward) Glista,...
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