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Gay L. Hoekstra

Gay L. Hoekstra

Jan 12, 2022

Gay L. Hoekstra, nee Veld, age 86, of Plainfield, IL, formerly of South Holland, IL, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 12, 2022. Beloved wife of the late Thomas Hoekstra. Loving mother of Richard Hoekstra, Rev. Robert (Heidi) Hoekstra, Sandra (Kraig) Tripp, Debra (Steve) Bult, and Jana (Steve) Shear. Cherished grandmother of 16; great-grandmother of 12. Dear sister of...

Jeffrey S. Deyoung

Jeffrey S. Deyoung

Jan 11, 2022

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Jeffrey S. DeYoung, age 44, of Cedar Lake, IN, passed away Tuesday, January 11, 2022. Beloved husband of Tracy DeYoung, nee Boender.  Loving father of Jenna and Matthew.  Devoted son of Jim and Sue DeYoung; son-in-law of James and...

Alice Deboer

Alice Deboer

Jan 11, 2022

Alice DeBoer, nee Zylstra, age 91 of St. John, IN, formerly of South Holland, IL, passed away peacefully Tuesday, January 11, 2022.  Beloved wife of the late Andrew DeBoer.  Loving mother of Arthur (Karla) DeBoer, Andrew M. (Celeste) DeBoer, Michael (Peggy) DeBoer, Pattie DeBoer, Karen (Rudy) Beezhold, Kathy (Dean) Natelborg, George (Beth) DeBoer, Scott (Patty) DeBoer, and Lisa (Paul)...

Joseph A. Renz

Joseph A. Renz

Jan 9, 2022

Joseph A. Renz, age 54, of Dyer, IN, passed away Sunday, January 9, 2022.  Dear brother of Peter (Lori) and Paul.  Beloved uncle and godfather of Kara. Loving father figure of Nathan Scherer. Preceded in death by his parents Howard F. and Louise M. Renz.

Visitation Monday, January 17, 2022 from 3:00 – 8:00 p.m. at Smits...

Carol A. Boomstra

Carol A. Boomstra

Jan 9, 2022

Carol A. Boomstra, nee Cheney, age 87, of Dyer, IN, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 9, 2022.  Beloved wife of Donald Boomstra.  Loving mother of David (Sharon) Boomstra, Denise (Donald) DeYoung, and Dawn Porwit.  Dear grandmother of ten; great-grandmother of 12.  Sister of the late Paul (Rhonda) Cheney and late Nancy (John) Schaddelee. Aunt of several nieces and...

Julia M. Stein

Julia M. Stein

Jan 9, 2022

Julia M. Stein, nee Tallarico, age 82, of Chicago Heights, Illinois, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 9, 2022. Julia was born January 27, 1939 in Chicago and was a resident of Chicago Heights for 60 years.

She was a loving wife to the late Roland Frederick Stein for 36 years. They were married on...

John E. Krug

John E. Krug

Jan 9, 2022

John E. Krug, age 88 of Beecher, IL passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 9, 2022. Beloved husband of Agnes M. Krug, nee Durrance. Loving father of Jacqueline Crotty, Charles (Linda) Krug, Sandra (Dennis) Wagner and Gail (Barry) Crews. Cherished grandfather of 9 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Dear brother of the late LaVerne (late Ernie) Abderhalden, Shirley (late...

Gerald L. "Jerry" Byerly Jr.

Gerald L. "Jerry" Byerly Jr.

Jan 9, 2022

Gerald L. “Jerry” Byerly Jr., age 63, late of Merrillville, IN, formerly of Dolton, IL, passed away on Sunday, January 9, 2022.  Loving husband of Cynthia Byerly, nee Tomczak.  Devoted father of Jonathan (Autumn) Byerly and the late Gerald Lee Byerly.  Proud grandpa of Brooklyn and Brynn.  Dearest brother of Michael (Chris) Byerly, and Janice (Gary) Spiller.  Brother-in-law,...

Patricia F. Lynn

Patricia F. Lynn

Jan 7, 2022

Patricia Frances Lynn passed away peacefully in her home of nearly 60 years on Friday, January 7, 2022, family members by her side. The oldest of six children, Pat was born in West Virginia to Mary and Marvin Thornton on Valentine’s Day, 1933. She always had fun with her holiday birthday and collected a variety of heart-themed objects throughout...

Juan D. Gomez

Juan D. Gomez

Jan 6, 2022

Juan D. Gomez, age 52, of Beecher, Illinois, passed away on Thursday, January 6, 2022. Beloved husband of Tonya Gomez. Loving father of Alexzander Gomez, Austin Gunderson and Krystyna Guindon. Cherished grandfather of Elexia, Eriella and Macayla. Loving son of Odilia and Juan Gomez. Dear brother of Julian (Yvette) Gomez and Monica (Sean) Croasdale. Fond uncle of many nieces...

Patricia M. Smith

Patricia M. Smith

Jan 5, 2022

Patricia M. Smith, nee Jacobs, age 64, of Schererville, IN, passed away peacefully Wednesday, January 5, 2022.  Beloved wife of James Smith. Loving mother of Greg (Jennifer) Smith, Kyle (Breanna) Smith, and the late Nathan Smith.  Cherished grandmother of Aiden, Aubrie, and Patrick. Dear sister of Linda (late John) Valentine and Deborah Parker.  Preceded in death by her parents...

Walter E Diment Jr

Walter E Diment Jr

Jan 4, 2022

Walter E. Diment Jr., age 77, of Steger, Illinois, passed away Tuesday, January 4, 2021. Beloved husband of the late Mary Ann Diment, nee Apking. Loving father of Elizabeth (Johnny) Mattox. Cherished grandfather of Mary and Megan Mattox. Dear brother of Linda (late David) Boyd and the late Wallace Diment. Dear brother-in-law of Mary (late John) Apking, Robert Apking,...

Scott A. Bultema

Scott A. Bultema

Jan 4, 2022

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Scott A. Bultema, age 58, of Dyer, IN, went home to his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, January 4, 2022.  Beloved husband of  Brenda Bultema, nee Pfau. Loving father of Scott Adam Bultema, Julia (Chad) Uziel, Kara (Brent) Kunnen, Kayla (Tomas) Johnson, and Logan (Andi) Bultema.  Proud grandfather...

Carol J. Stipanich

Carol J. Stipanich

Jan 4, 2022

Carol J. Stipanich, nee Barron, age 88, late of Crown Point, IN, passed away on Tuesday, January 4, 2022.  Loving wife of the late Eddie F. Stipanich.  Devoted mother of Tommy Stipanich, Sandra Gawlinski, and the late Edward “Chipper” (Gayle) Stipanich.  Proud grandmother of Jacob, Samantha, Holly, and Kassandra.  Dear sister of Jack (Angie) Barron, the late Edward...

Gaylord L. Crepps

Gaylord L. Crepps

Jan 4, 2022

Gaylord L. Crepps, age 83, of Steger, Illinois, passed away peacefully Tuesday, January 4, 2022. Beloved husband of Anna Crepps nee Tucker. Loving father of Charles Crepps and Michael (Kelly) Crepps. Cherished grandfather of Cole Crepps, Jennifer (Jay) Schoonveld, John (Candace) Lewellyn, and the late Angel Lewellyn. Great grandfather of Tony, Genesis, Zachary, Piper, Aubrey, Jaxon, and Luca. Dear...

James J. Janowski

James J. Janowski

Jan 4, 2022

James J. Janowski, age 75, late of Grant Park, IL, passed away peacefully Tuesday, January 4, 2022.  Loving husband of the late Patricia D. Janowski, nee Szymczak.  Devoted father of Brian (Christy) Janowski, and Dawn (Bill) Lomax.  Proud grandpa of several precious grandchildren.  Dear brother of Roger (Gerlinde) Janowski and Jerry (Patricia) Janowski.  Preceded in death by his...

Betty J. Somervell

Betty J. Somervell

Jan 3, 2022

Betty J. Somervell nee McHenry, age 77, of Steger, Illinois, passed away Monday, January 3, 2021. Beloved wife of the late Stephen O. Somervell. Loving mother of the late Michael Christopher Somervell, Wendy Somervell and Chris (Stacey) Somervell. Cherished grandmother of Alexandria Weldon, Cheyenne Somervell and Christopher Somervell Jr. Fond sister of Karla (late Jerry) Foster, Steve McHenry and...

Frank M. Zuccarelli

Frank M. Zuccarelli

Jan 3, 2022

Frank M. Zuccarelli, 70, South Holland resident, passed away at his home on January 3, 2022. He is survived by; siblings: sister Candace Paun (late John) of South Holland, IL and brother Kenneth V. (Jane Walmer) Zuccarelli of DeForest WI and his long-time girlfriend Carmen Canales of Dyer, IN.  Also uncle: Robert Boskovich of Chicago, IL, aunts: Dawn Brown...

Shirley Lynn Vos

Shirley Lynn Vos

Jan 2, 2022

Shirley Lynn Vos, nee Gorter, age 71, of Beecher, IL, went home to her Lord and Savior on Sunday, January 2, 2022.  Beloved wife of Jerry Vos. Loving mother of Trisha (Patrick) Stingel, Jerry R. (Colleen) Vos, Jennifer Vos, and John R. (Edwin) Vos.  Cherished grandmother of Garrett, Quinn, Elviz, Ismael, Samantha, Luis, and Cristian;  great-grandmother of Madeline, Evette...

Edith M. Burmester

Edith M. Burmester

Jan 1, 2022

Edith Burmester, nee Wesse, of South Holland, IL passed away on Saturday, January 1, 2022.    Beloved wife of the late Hans Jurgen Burmester.  Loving mother of the late Barbara Glowacki and Sylvia (Andy) Tsengouras.  Proud grandmother of Nicholas (Heather) Burmester, Joseph Glowacki, Michael Glowacki, Arianna Tsengouras, and Alexia Tsengouras and great-grandmother of Nicholas, Everleigh, and Oliver.  A private family...

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