Edward Damstra II, Founder & Owner
Email: info@colonialchapel.com
Website: www.colonialchapel.com
Office Phone: 708-532-5400
Fax: 708-532-5593

Ed has been a funeral director since 1965.  Ed founded and built Colonial Chapel in 1976.  He has been married for over 45 years to Lois (Doorn) Damstra.  They still reside in the residence above the funeral home.  They have 3 children and 8 grandchildren and 2 great granddaughters.

Edward Damstra III, Funeral Director/Owner
Email: ed@colonialchapel.com
Website: www.colonialchapel.com
Office Phone: 708-532-5400
Fax: 708-532-5593

Ed III has been a funeral director since 1988.  Ed resides in Orland Park with his wife of over 15 years, Kellie (Gibbons) Damstra. They have two children, Eddie who is 14 and Emily who is 10..  Ed graduated from Worsham College of Mortuary Science in 1987 and Trinity Christian College in Palos Heights, IL in 1989.

Mark Birmingham, Funeral Director
Email: mark@colonialchapel.com
Website: www.colonialchapel.com
Office Phone: 708-532-5400
Fax: 708-532-5593

Mark Birmingham  has been a funeral director since 2000.
Mark lives in Chicago Ridge, where he grew up. He graduated from Polaris High School in Oak Lawn in 1992.  He completed Worsham College of Mortuary Science in 1999 and began working at Colonial Chapel in February of 2000.  

Kenneth Lenderink, Funeral Director's Assistant
Email: info@colonialchapel.com
Website: www.colonialchapel.com
Office Phone: 708-532-5400
Fax: 708-532-5593

Ken resides in Orland Park with his wife of over 43 years Suzanne (Ridderhoff) Lenderink.  They have 4 children and 6 grandchildren.  Ken has been with Colonial Chapel since 1997.  Prior to coming to Colonial Chapel, Ken worked as a truck driver for Chemical Waste for over 25 years.  

Debbie VanderVelde, Secretary
Email: info@colonialchapel.com
Website: colonialchapel.com
Office Phone: 708-532-5400
Fax: 708-532-5593

Debbie answers the phone and has worked in the office for several years.  Married to Randy. They have 3 children and 2 granddaughters and they all reside in Tinley Park

Tami Henke, Secretary
Email: info@colonialchapel.com
Website: www.colonialchapel.com
Office Phone: 708-532-5400
Fax: 708-532-5593

Tami lives in Homer Twp., IL.  She graduated from Fox College in 1989.   In 1993 she married Ken, and they have one son and one daughter.  She joined the funeral home staff in 2008 to answer the phone and to work in the office.  

 
 
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