Carrie Houtsma
Dec 15, 2021
Carrie Houtsma, nee Witvoet, age 86, of Lansing, IL, passed away peacefully Wednesday, December 15, 2021. Beloved wife of the late Alfred Houtsma. Loving mother of Ruth (Kevin) Porte, Linda (Jim) Foster, and Rosemary (Ken) Jellema. Cherished grandmother of 12; great-grandmother of 31. Dear sister of the late John (late Joann) Witvoet, late William “Bill” (Lucille) Witvoet,...
Shirley M. Phend
Dec 14, 2021
Shirley M. Phend, age 87, of Crete, Illinois, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 14, 2021. Beloved wife of the late Donald Phend. Loving mother of Pamela (Dale) Jonas and the late Jeffrey Phend. Cherished grandmother of Amber (Adam), Emily (Dale), and Brandon (Catherine). Dear great-grandmother of Andrew, Lilly, Zoey, and Zach. Preceded in death by one brother and...
Jean Schultz
Dec 14, 2021
Jean Schultz, nee Hoekstra, age 94, of South Holland, IL, went home to her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, December 14, 2021. Beloved wife of the late Julius “Juice” Schultz. Loving mother of the late David (Maureen) Schultz and Deborah (Dennis) Woltzen. Cherished grandmother of Dawn (Bay) Thammarath, Sarah Miller, and the late Lynn Schultz; great-grandmother of Madelyn, Mckenzie,...
Gloria E. Denton
Dec 14, 2021
Gloria E. Denton, nee Eichelberger, age 97, of St. John, IN passed away on Tuesday, December 14, 2021. Beloved wife of the late Warren H. Denton. Loving mother of Brenda (Clayton) Rife and Rev. James (Rev. Sheri Locascio) Denton. Cherished grandmother of Gina (Joe) Bender and the late Wendy Roche; great-grandmother of Alli, Anna, Jacob, Cortney, and Tori; great-great-grandmother...
Ellen Rose Gabrielse
Dec 14, 2021
Ellen Rose Gabrielse (maiden name DeJong), age 90, of Crown Point, IN was born on March 8, 1931, and passed away on Tuesday, December 14, 2021. She was the beloved wife of the late Steve Gabrielse to whom she was married for 53 years until his death in 2004. Ellen was the loving mother of five children, Gerald (Ellen)...
Adam Garcia
Dec 13, 2021
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Adam Garcia, age 48, of Steger, Illinois, passed away suddenly on December 13, 2021. Beloved son of the late John A. Garcia Jr. Loving brother of John Garcia III. Cherished nephew of Oscar Garcia, Beatrice Zuniga, and Grace Martinez. Dear cousin and friend to many. Adam will be...
Marion M. Brzowski
Dec 13, 2021
Marion M. Brzowski, age 90, of South Chicago Heights, IL passed away peacefully on Monday, December 13, 2021. Beloved wife of the late Joseph Brzowski. Loving mother of Joseph Brzowski Jr., Frank Brzowski, Susan (Terry) Shoemaker, late Sally Brzowski, and Louis Brzowski. Dear sister of Carol (Lou) Palanca and the late Betty Barger. Cherished aunt of many nieces and...
Edward Handzel
Dec 13, 2021
Edward Handzel, age 85, of Crete, IL (formally of Dolton) born on November 30, 1936 in Chicago, IL. He passed away on December 13, 2021. Beloved husband of 52 years to the late Carolyn Handzel. Brother to the late Eugene Handzel. Edward is survived by his four daughters; Cathy Handzel (Eric Brungardt), Cindy (Jack) Conley, Chris (Rick) Pusateri, and...
Fred A. Venhuizen
Dec 13, 2021
Fred A. Venhuizen, age 78, of Crete, IL passed away on Monday, December 13, 2021. Beloved husband of Juanita “Nita” Venhuizen (nee Wiersma). Loving father of Laura (Michael) Roth, Duane Venhuizen, Jeffrey Venhuizen, and Karyn (Joshua) Dekker. Cherished grandfather of Cecilia, Allyson, Mia, James, Marian, and Adelaide. Dear brother of Ronald (Juanita) Venhuizen, Ann (Ralph) VanWinkle, Tom (Jeanne) Venhuizen,...
Sharon M. Cleghorn
Dec 12, 2021
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Sharon “Bambi” Cleghorn, nee Bombick, age 73, of Griffith, IN passed away on Sunday, December 12, 2021. Loving mother of Bridget (David) Glines and Matthew (Leticia) Cleghorn. Cherished grandmother of Dylan Glines, Jessica and...
Wilma J. Gullickson
Dec 10, 2021
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Wilma J. Gullickson, nee Stooksbury, age 83, of Schererville, St. John, IN, formerly of Lansing, IL, passed away peacefully Friday, December 10, 2021. Those who loved her lost her twice – first from Dementia, and then ultimately from Covid. Loving wife for 56 years of the late Russell A. Gullickson. ...
Sheryl L. Asche
Dec 10, 2021
Sheryl Asche made her journey to Heaven on December 10, 2021 preceded by her parents Dale and Ruthann Bult. She was a devoted wife to David Asche, loving mother and friend to daughters, Naomi and Marissa (Daniel), David's sons, Chris (Sonya) and Craig and granddaughter Savana, and a cherished sister to brothers Paul (Nancy), James (Pearl), David (Debbie), and...
Phillip R. Yates, Sr.
Dec 8, 2021
Phillip R. Yates Sr., age 69, of Sauk Village, IL passed away on Wednesday, December 8, 2021. Loving father of Timburley (Scott) Ecklund, Phil (Wendi) Yates Jr., Jay (Michele) Yates, and Jessica (Brian) Dempsey. Cherished grandfather of fifteen grandchildren and great-grandfather of two. Loving partner in life of Patti Yates. Dear brother of Sandy (George) Winsted. Phillip was preceded...
Mary Ann Sparks
Dec 8, 2021
Mary Ann “Sparky” Sparks, nee Simmons, age 85, of Crete, IL passed away on Wednesday, December 8, 2021. Beloved spouse of the late Robert Wilke. Loving mother of Donald (Lela) Sparks; mother-in-law of Jan Sparks. Cherished grandmother of Reanne (Mike) Myers, Drew (Alisa) Sparks, Jarred Sparks, and Dalton Sparks; great-grandmother of Timothy, Paiton, and Shane Myers, Sadie and Juliette...
Nicole L. Dominguez
Dec 7, 2021
Nicole L. Dominguez, age 38, of Sauk Village, IL passed away on Tuesday, December 7, 2021. Loving mother of Timothy Miller and Caesar Agee. Beloved daughter of Nancy Carrera and Albert Dominguez. Cherished half-sister of Angelena Santiago and Miguel Santiago. Dear niece of Mary Dominguez, Anna Dominguez, Rolando Dominguez, and George Dominguez. Kind cousin of many. Preceded in death...
Grace Janet Deboer
Dec 7, 2021
Grace Janet DeBoer, nee Prium, age 88, of Ft. Lauderdale, FL, formerly of South Holland, IL, went home to her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, December 7, 2021. Beloved wife of the late Sidney Gerald DeBoer and late Garrett Vroegh Jr. Loving mother of Gerald DeBoer, late Garry Vroegh, late Sidney (Vicky) DeBoer, and the late Cheryl (David) Donnellan. ...
Mark G. Zielke
Dec 6, 2021
Mark G. Zielke, age 76, of Crestwood, IL passed away on Monday, December 6, 2021. Beloved husband of the late Sandra Zielke, nee Suprenant. Loving father of Brad (Paula) Zielke and Jennifer (Rob) Goerg. Devoted grandfather of Aaron, Conor, Abigail, Madison, and Mackenzie. Dear brother of David Zielke and the late Tim Zielke. Preceded in death by his parents...
Bruce B. Berg
Dec 6, 2021
Bruce B. Berg, age 83, of Crete, IL passed away on Monday, December 6, 2021. Cherished significant other of Patricia Guthrie. Dear cousin of Pat Wright. Bruce leaves behind many other family members and friends. He was loved and will be dearly missed.
Private services were held. Arrangements entrusted to Smits, Steger Memorial Chapel, 3045 Chicago Rd,...
Peter J. Gaich
Dec 6, 2021
Peter J. Gaich, age 89, of Lansing, IL passed away on Monday, December 6, 2021. Beloved husband of Carol Gaich, nee Axtell. Loving father of Jeff (Gina) Gaich. Cherished grandfather of Sam and Sofia Gaich. Cherished brother of the late Natalie “Honey” DeSandro, late George (late Lorraine) Gaich, Margaret “Dolly” (late Ronald) Tatgenhorst, Charlene (Roman) Krygier, and the late...
Shirley May Schmidt
Dec 6, 2021
Shirley May Schmidt, nee Boersma, age 83, of South Holland, IL passed away on Monday, December 6, 2021. Beloved wife of William Schmidt. Loving mother of Jerry (Dawn) Schmidt and Michael (Carolyn) Schmidt. Cherished grandmother of Steven (Jamie), Justin (Jessica), Daniel (Amanda), Drew, Robert, and Jennifer Schmidt; great-grandmother of Kaiden, Hayden, McKenzie, Kinley, and Brighton. Dear sister of Marlene...
