William J Ooms Sr
Dec 22, 2010
William Bill Ooms, Sr. age 89, of Lansing, IL passed away on December 22, 2010 at his home. William is survived by his wife Christine (nee Hoekstra), son William J. (Joan) Ooms, Jr. Daughter Caryl (late Peter) Lindemulder and son Kevin (Marilou) Ooms. He is also survived by 10 grandchildren: Marcia Ooms, Rachel (Jeremy) Oosterhouse, Laura Ooms, Peter (Janelle), Eric,...
Robert J Biernat
Dec 21, 2010
BIERNAT Robert J. Biernat, age 61, of Steger, IL passed away December 21, 2010 after a valiant battle with cancer. Beloved son of Sophie and late Frank Biernat. Loving twin brother of Ron (Pongnsai) Biernat and loving brother of Beverly DeJovine. Dear uncle of James Biernat. Private Services were held. Interment at St. Casimir Cemetery in Chicago. Robert was a...
Russell L Parish
Dec 18, 2010
Russell L. Parish age 80, of Schererville, IN passed away Saturday, December 18, 2010. Beloved husband of 43 years of Billie Jo Parish nee Lawson. Devoted father of Tammy (Ralph) Diaz, Patricia (Frank) Stanzione, Lynn (Michael) Markez, Vickie (William) Fraticelli, Sandra Wagoner. Step father of Michael Joe (Linda) Cobb, Edmund Cobb and Sheila (Robert) Stevenson. Proud grandfather of 15; great...
Cynthia M Ciresi
Dec 17, 2010
Cynthia Ciresi nee Nowakowski, age 69 of Crete, IL., passed away December 17, 2010. Beloved wife of Robert A.Ciresci. Visitation Wednesday December 22nd from 3:00 " 8:00 p.m. at Smits Funeral Homes-Steger Memorial Chapel (3045 Chicago Rd. Steger, IL.) Funeral Mass Thursday 10:00 a.m. at St. Liborius Catholic Church, Steger, IL. Private Inurnment will be at Holy Cross Cemetery in...
Janene R Busse
Dec 17, 2010
Janene R. Busse nee Jenkins, age 54, of Chicago Heights, IL. passed away December 17, 2010. Beloved wife of Allen Busse. Loving mother of Stacy (Dean) Overbey, Chris (Cris) Busse, and Eric (Dawn) Busse. Cherished grandmother of Kaitlyn, Zachary, Tyler, Alexa, Lucas, Caleb. Dearest daughter of Opal and late Alden Jenkins. Dear sister of Alden (Sharon) Jenkins and late Carol...
Margaret M Strzelecki
Dec 17, 2010
Margaret M. Strzelecki nee Marcinko, age 86, of Schererville, IN, formerly Marcellus, MI and Calumet City, IL. Passed away Friday, December 17, 2010. Beloved wife of the late Frank A. Strzelecki. Devoted mother of Marsha (Richard) Penn of Marcellus, MI, Frank (Sharon) Strzelecki of Cedar Lake, IN and Jim (Jill) Strzelecki of Dyer, IN. Proud nanny of Joelle (Tim) McCoy,...
Irma Graziani
Dec 15, 2010
GRAZIANI Irma Graziani, age 93 of Steger, IL., passed away December 15, 2010. Beloved sister of Alma (Late Phil) Napoleon and Henry (Gloria) Graziani. Cherished aunt of several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents Alfred & Mary and three brothers, Anthony, Alfred & Ernest Graziani Visitation Friday December 17th from 9:00 " 10:30 a.m. at...
Roger E Bennett
Dec 14, 2010
Roger E. Bennett, 71, of Momence, died Tuesday (Dec. 14, 2010) in Momence. Visitation will be from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church in Momence, where funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday. Dr. Vernon Parks will officiate. Burial will be in Momence Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Momence Honor Guard. Arrangements...
Ruth L Blummer
Dec 9, 2010
Ruth L. Blummer, age 88, of South Holland, IL formerly of Dolton, passed away Thursday, December 9, 2010. Beloved wife of the late Leo L. Blummer; loving mother of Terry (Karen) and Donald (Roberta) Blummer; cherished grandmother of 5; great-grandmother of 13 and great-great grandmother of 2; fond sister of the late Esther Van Beveren. Former owner of the Dolton...
Kenny Ray Reese
Dec 9, 2010
Kenny R. Reese, age 51, of Richton Park, IL. passed away December 9, 2010. Beloved husband of Marlene Reese nee Phillips. Loving father of Sherri Brock, Rebecca Ewan, and Geoffrey Ewan. Cherished grandfather of Jena, Zach, Jerry and Layla. Dear Brother of Thomas (Gladys) Reese, Rick Reese, Kenna (Ralph) Bellis and Carla (Mike) Thorne. Loving son of the late Carl...
Helen K Cotton
Dec 8, 2010
Helen K. Cotton, nee Thomas, age 79, of South Holland, IL passed away Wednesday, December 8, 2010. Beloved wife of Sherwood M. Cotton; loving mother of Roger (Bonnie) Cotton, Susan (Phillip) Krejci, Arthur Cotton and Matthew (Janet) Cotton; cherished grandmother of 5; fond sister of Annabelle (Bob) McCook and Edward (Lois) Thomas. A memorial service will be held at a...
Carole King
Dec 8, 2010
Carole King, nee Shilling, age 87, of South Holland, IL, passed away Wednesday, December 8, 2010. Beloved wife of the late Ronald W.; loving mother of Ronald (Janice), Timothy (Deborah), Jonathan (Rosalie), Joel (Charlotte) and Heather (Wayne) Trulli; proud grandmother of 8 and great grandmother of 6; dear sister of Constance Kruse. Visitation Monday, December 13, 2010 from 10:00 a.m....
Mary Masciotra
Dec 6, 2010
MASCIOTRA Mary Masciotra nee Racanelli age 80, of South Chicago Heights, IL. passed away December 6, 2010. Beloved wife of Nick Masciotra. Loving mother of Dr. Nicholas (Ranae) Masciotra, Michael (Bobette) Masciotra, and Mary Lynn (Ray) Wagner. Cherished grandmother of Natalie (Eric) Sidor, Breen Masciotra, Angelo Masciotra, Bob (Katrina Laney) Garcia, Marco Garcia, Nicola Masciotra, and Nicholas Masciotra. Great grandmother...
Mary C Fox
Dec 6, 2010
Mary C. Fox nee Fitzpatrick age 73, of Sauk Village, IL passed away December 6, 2010. Beloved wife of late Patrick Fox. Loving mother of Patrick, Katherine, Carol, Therese (Tom) Lynch, James (Michelle), Thomas (Hope) and Donald Fox. Dear sister of Patsy Sullivan, Eileen (Steve) Lakawitch, Alice (Bill) Kelly, Bonnie Fitzpatrick and George Fitzpatrick. Cherished grandmother of fourteen grandchildren and...
Peter Bultema
Dec 5, 2010
Peter Bultema Jr., age 90, of Lynwood, IL, passed away Sunday, December 5, 2010. Mr. Bultema is survived by his wife of 62 years, Wilma Bultema nee Terpstra; two daughters: Janet (John) Vander Laan and Linda (Edward) Vander Woude; four sons: Steven (Linda), William P. (Becky), Peter M. (Betsy), and Daniel P. (Jane) Bultema; 28 grandchildren; 30 great grandchildren. He...
Vicki L Fisher
Dec 5, 2010
Vicki L. Fisher nee Peterson age 60, of Steger, IL passed away December 5, 2010. Beloved wife of late Larry E. Fisher. Dear friend of the members of the Chicago Heights American Legion and the Steger VFW. Vicki will always be remembered for her loving kindness and generosity, even at her weakest time. Visitation Sunday December 12th from 2:00 until...
