Bennett J. “Ben” Vander Veer, age 84, beloved husband of Ruth L. Zeephat Vander Veer nee Fennema and the late Jean B. nee Leistra. Loving father of Beverly (George) DeVries, Sandra (Charles) Flory, James (Dorothy), Debra (David) Drenth, and Joan (Roger) Solle. Dear grandfather of 20 and great-grandfather of 7.Fond brother of the late Richard (the late Harriet) Vander Veer, Frances (Dick) Clousing, and Ann (Maynard) Wiersum.
Visitation Tuesday 3-9PM. Funeral Service Wednesday 10:00 a.m. at Colonial Chapel 15525 S. S. 73rd Ave. (155th/Wheeler Dr. & Harlem). Interment Chapel Hill Gardens So. Memorials to VITAS Hospice 600 Holiday Plaza Dr., Suite 200, Matteson, IL 60443 or Southwest Chicago Christian Schools preferred. Info 708-532-5400.