Obituaries
Colonial Chapel Funeral Home & Crematory Obituaries
Irene Muller
May 17, 2017
Irene G. Muller, nee Bles, age 93, beloved wife of the late Richard (1981). Loving mother of Richard (Deborah), Dennis (Robin) and Darla (Tim) Hoekstra. Cherished grandmother of seven and great- grandmother of three. Fond sister of Edna, Gerrit and the late Grace, Alvina, Ida, Rose and Shirley. Dear aunt of many nieces and nephews. Visitation Saturday, May 20, 2017...
Matthew Beintum
May 17, 2017
Matthew J. Beintum aka "Thomas Fluffernutter", age 38, beloved son of Richard and Rita (nee Christensen) Beintum. Loving brother of Richard (Kristin) Beintum, Mary (Justin) Klinger, Jeanne (Scott) Papa and Michael (Laureen) Beintum. Cherished uncle of Allison, Megan, Jillian, Nicholas, Evan, Devon, Isabelle, Corbin, Violet, Nathan and Tyler. Dear grandson of Frances Norden. Dearest nephew, cousin and friend of many....
Carol Verhagen
May 17, 2017
Carol W. Verhagen, nee Fennema, age 91, late of Menomonee Falls, WI and formerly of Orland Park, IL. Beloved wife for 61 years to the late Cornelius J. “Neil” Verhagen (2008). Loving mother of Cheryl (Roy) Van Eck and Neal (Pam) Verhagen. Cherished grandmother of Kevin Van Eck, Jorie (Elliott) Bass, Chris (April) Verhagen, Tim (Nora) Verhagen, and Alison (Graham)...
Lucille Veldhuis
May 17, 2017
Lucille J. Veldhuis, nee Vander Ploeg, age 87, beloved wife of the late Wilfred "Bill" "Whitey" (1996). Loving mother of Lin (Paul) Beugel and Bob (Julie) Veldhuis. Cherished grandmother of Shelly (Mike) Ruffalo, Tim (Tara) Beugel, Melissa (Brian) Trotter and Heather (Jason) Dreher. Dearest great-grandmother of Stone Ruffalo; Ella Beugel; Nathan, Cate, Sam, Claire, Lily, Calvin, Jack, Caedmon and Olivia...
Carol Werr
May 12, 2017
Carol M. Werr, nee Smith, age 80, beloved wife of the late John Werr 1996. Loving mother of Marguerite Bane and Chuck (Nancy) Werr. Cherished grandmother of Katherine, Jacqueline and Constance Bane; Christopher and Carolyn Werr. Dear sister of Dolores Werr and the late Brother H. Matthew Smith F.S.C. Dearest aunt of Patrick Werr and the late Michael Werr. Visitation...
Theresa Clark
May 11, 2017
Theresa Clark, nee Meyer, age 88, beloved wife of the late Melvin Clark C.P.D. (1979). Loving mother of Deborah (Richard) McNeill, Kimberly (Patrick) Peglow, Wendy Palomo, Sharon (Victor) Portillo, Melody (Randy) McLaren, Nancy (Verne) Montelpasse and Melvin (Pamela) Clark. Cherished grandmother of 24. Dearest great-grandmother of 36. Fond sister of Gertrude (Fred) Beaumont, Joan (John) DeVries and the late Dr....
Phillip Campbell
May 11, 2017
Phillip J. Campbell, age 70, US Army Vietnam Veteran. Beloved husband of Linda nee Venhuizen. Loving father of Sean (Kimberly) Campbell and Lorri (Carmen) Barone. Cherished grandfather of Ryan and Joshua Campbell. Dear step-father of Jon Koniarski and Andrea Koniarski. Fond brother of Jeanne (Michael) Marget. Devoted son of the late Raymond and Dolores Campbell. Member of the 9th Infantry...
Jean Manzke
May 9, 2017
Jean A. Manzke, nee Elmore, age 86, beloved wife of the late Hilbert "Hippy" Manzke. Loving mother of Susan (Wayne) Pasquarella, Lynne Beeler, Lorrie (Mike) Cuzzo, Ed (the late Laura) Manzke, Barbara (Steve) Fifer, Teri (Mike) Meyer, Tom (Tina) Manzke and the late Karen (Bob) Hodges. Cherished grandmother and great-grandmother of many. Preceded in death by her oldest granddaughter Stacey...
Corinne Eldrenkamp
May 8, 2017
Corinne E. "Coy" Eldrenkamp, nee Vis, age 96, beloved wife of the late Clarence (1972). Loving mother of Judy Eldrenkamp and Nancy (Paul) Zylstra. Cherished grandmother of Roger Zylstra and Corie Zylstra. Dear sister of the late Marguerite (late Richard) Lubbers. Fond sister-in-law of the late Neil (late Marie) Eldrenkamp, Min (late Barney) Bos, Wes (late Grace) Eldrenkamp, Fran (late...
Caterina Gaspari
May 8, 2017
Caterina "Rina" Gaspari, nee Panozzo, age 84, beloved wife of the late John Richard Gaspari. Loving mother of Michael Gaspari. Dear sister of Bianca Brown and preceded in death by a sister and brother in Italy. Cherished aunt of Tanya (Bob) Dutkiewicz and dearest great-aunt of Christopher. Also survived by nieces and nephews in Italy: Nadia, Lucia, Paolo (Anna), Franco...
James Tisol
May 7, 2017
James S. Tisol, Sr., US Army Veteran, beloved husband for 53 years to Helen, nee Leja. Loving father of James S. (Rita) Tisol, Jr., Carolyn (Michael) Coleman, John (Julie) Tisol, and the late Sharon Ann. Cherished grandfather of Lucas, Kayla, Drake, Dana, Alison, Matthew, and Braden. Visitation Friday, May 12, 2017 3-8 PM. Funeral Saturday, May 13, 2017, 9:15 AM...
Richard Pfister
May 7, 2017
Richard W. Pfister, age 85, Korean War US Army Veteran, beloved husband for 56 years to the late Joanne M. Pfister, nee Reblin (2009). Loving father of Linda (Dean) Kueker, David (Julie), Diane (late Scott) Thomas, Eric (Judy), Beth (David) Sieglinger, and the late Janet Ruth. Cherished grandfather of Kristina (Adam), Amy (Nikolai), Becky (Nate), Janet (Mike), Michelle, Melanie, Nate,...
Edward Macaitis
May 7, 2017
Edward Macaitis, age 79, beloved husband of Carol, nee Puiszis. Loving father of Susan (Terry) Zitt, Robert Dunne, and Deborah (David) Murphy. Cherished grandfather of Kyle, Ryan, Alana, T.J. and Brendan. Dear brother of the late John. Dearest cousin of Zina (Bill) Skrandrius. Retired salesman from Sears with over 35 years of service. Visitation Saturday, May 13, 2017, 11:00 a.m.-...
James Kamphuis
May 4, 2017
James T. Kamphuis, age 79, beloved husband for 59 years to Jennie L. Kamphuis, nee Glas. Loving father of James P. Kamphuis and Jeannine (Kertis) Huck. Cherished grandfather of Joseph and Diana. Dearest brother of Thomas (Theresa) Kamphuis and Carolyn (Robert) Buntin. Dear brother-in-law of Eleanor (Ron) Lindgren and Raymond (Esther) Glas. Fond uncle of many nieces and nephews. Faithful...
Edith Maclelland
May 3, 2017
Edith D. MacLelland, nee Bennett, age 99, beloved wife of the late John. She was preceded in death by her four children, John B., James, Janis and Joel. Edith is survived by her daughter-in-law Joan MacLelland and her grandchildren Linda (Tom) Connelly, Laura Coyle, Barbara (Mark) Anderson, John (Wendy) Coyle and James MacLelland. Dearest great-grandmother of Aubrey (Travis) Koch, Tom...
Ronald Dexheimer
May 2, 2017
Ronald H. Dexheimer, age 77, U.S. Coast Guard Veteran, beloved husband for 55 years to Barbara, nee Crawford. Loving father of David (Eileen) Dexheimer and Scott (Lori) Dexheimer. Cherished grandfather of Matthew, Michael, Brian, Hannah and Kevin. Dear brother of Marian (Bob Pauline) Wray. Dearest uncle of Julie Wray. Visitation Sunday, May 7, 2017, 1-3 p.m. with a Service to...
Nancy Dykstra
May 1, 2017
Nancy A. Dykstra, nee Kudla, age 58, passed away Monday, May 1, 2017. Loving mother of William (Jennifer) Dykstra, Jr. and Nicholas (Laura) Dykstra. Cherished grandmother of William III, Jillian; Andrew and Emily. Friend and former wife of William Dykstra, Sr. Dear sister of Donna (Charles) Dyxin, Glenn (Kathy) Kudla, and the late Carol (Dave) Mikulich. Services private. Express your...
Ruth Waterlander
May 1, 2017
Ruth Waterlander, nee Ebbens, age 86, beloved wife for 59 years to the late Jacob (2012). Loving mother of Donald (Sandra), Janice (James) Boersma, Randall (Mary McIntyre), Michael (Sharon), Gerald (Karen), David (Barbara) and the late Edward and John. Cherished grandmother of Jon (Emily), Marc Waterlander; Jason (Dana) Boersma; Tara, James Waterlander and Tracy (Andrew) Guevarez; Allie and Noah Waterlander;...
Linda Blust
April 30, 2017
Linda A. Blust, nee Levora, age 70, loving mother of Dennis Blust, Diane Blust, and Jason (Jackie) Blust. Cherished grandmother of Ashley, Allison, Jake, Cole, and Brady. Dearest great-grandmother of Brantley. Dear sister of Mary A. (Bob) Ward and the late John Levora. Long-time realtor recently retired. Visitation Friday, May 5, 2017 3:00-8:00 p.m. with a Service at 7:00 p.m....
Judith Nicholas
April 28, 2017
Judith M. Nicholas, nee March, age 72, beloved wife of 26 years to Lawrence Nicholas. Loving mother of Michael Brescia III and Timothy Brescia. Cherished grandmother of Felicia, Alivia, Jake; and great-grandmother of Bradlee and Nevaeh. Dearest sister of Robert and the late Charles, Bessie Cardona, Harold, William, Helen Hofer, Shirley Creek, Florence Riodan, Raymond, Virgil, Thomas, Jack, Barbara Amberg,...