Obituaries

Catherine Mitcheff

July 26, 2019

Catherine Mitcheff, nee Glisson, age 92, beloved wife for 70 years to the late Rusy E. Mitcheff, Sr. (2015). Loving mother of Rusy Jr. (Karen), Stella (late Doug) Lawrence and the late Rudy Dean. Cherished grandmother of Renee Golminas, Rusy III (Jennifer) and Catherine Lawrence. Dearest great-grandmother of Samantha, Margaret, Rusy IV, Mark and Nicholas. Survived by her sister Fanny...

Darlene Marie (Foster) Clark

July 25, 2019

Darlene Marie Clark (nee Foster) age 88.

Beloved wife of the late Howard "Bud" Clark.

Loving mother of the late Linda, Donald (Francine), Daniel (Teresa), Lynn (Joseph) Faculak, Steven (Debbie), Patricia (Edward) Utsch, Carol (Robert) Rhodes.

Cherished grandmother of Jackie, Dan, Natalie, Josh, Jake, Amy, Amanda, Matt, Katie, Allison, Sam and great grandmother...

Tina Marie (Okroi) Hennis

July 22, 2019

Tina Marie Hennis (nee Okroi), age 58.

Beloved wife of  Kevin P.  Hennis for 34 years.

Loving mother of Ryan Hennis and Dylan Hennis.

Cherished sister of LInda (Gary) Milbourn, Robert II (Carrie) Okroi, John (Catherine) Okroi, Jeanette Okroi, Bonnie (William) Schirato and Joseph (Angela) Okroi.

Dear aunt to many nieces...

Lois Roessler

July 22, 2019

Lois I. "Lolo" Roessler, nee Cook, age 91, beloved wife of the late Edward Roessler (1971). Loving mother of Edie (Wayne) Aardsma, Keith Roessler, Cindy (fiancé Al Ortega) Vice. Cherished grandmother of Lisa, Dan, Shayla, Christina, Jordan, Robert, Matthew, Emily and Kelsey. Dearest great-grandmother of Taelyn and Jayden. Preceded in death by her sisters Florence Butler, Shirley and her brother...

Ringedena Hoekstra

July 20, 2019

Ringedena Hoekstra, nee Prime, age 98, passed away at East Texas Hospice "Home Place" on Saturday, July 20, 2019. Born April 21,1921 in Chicago, IL. Currently resided at Colonial Retirement Home in Longview, TX. Beloved wife of the late Henry Hoekstra. Loving mother of Henry Ronald Hoekstra, Rene Elaine Hostetler, Karen Deanne Ray and the late James Timothy Hoekstra. Cherished...

Martha Deecken

July 17, 2019

Martha Deecken, nee Lotspeich, age 89, beloved wife of the late Allyn Deecken. Loving mother of Diane Deecken and the late Richard (Maria) Deecken. Cherished grandmother of Jennifer Deecken and Alex Deecken. Dearest sister of the late Emil (Rosina) Lotspeich and the late Joseph (Rosemarie) Lotspeich. Dear aunt and cousin of many. Martha was a strong woman who was born...

Edward Meilner

July 17, 2019

Edward S. Meilner, age 98, WWII U.S. Army Veteran, Purple Heart Recipient. Beloved husband for 67 years to the late Dorothy E. Meilner, nee Jones (2009). Loving father of Diane (Joseph) McHale, Donna (Patrick) Cody, Nancy (late Anthony) Konkol and the late Judy (Tony) Pendroy. Cherished grandfather of seven. Dearest great-grandfather of 11. Dear brother of Ben Worden and the...

Carol Santefort

July 16, 2019

Carol J. Santefort, nee Gritter, age 92, beloved wife of the late Harold Santefort (1971). Loving mother of Beverly (Ron) Miedema, Jan (Tom) Wensch, Laurel (Tim) Bultema, Marcia (Craig) Roxas and the late Lisa Marie Santefort. Cherished grandmother of 9. Dearest great-grandmother of 13. Dear sister of Berdy (late Marty) Kuiken, Rev. Wayne (Joan) Gritter and the late Roy (late...

Antonio "Tony" Barrera Gomez

July 15, 2019

Antonio “Toño/Tony” Barrera Gomez passed away surrounded by his family on July 15th 2019 in Chicago, IL after a courageous battle with cancer.

Tony was born on August 30th 1959 in Leon GTO, Mexico to Estella Gomez and Antonio Barrera Hernandez. He came to the United States at the age of 18 and settled in Torrington, Wyoming,...

Jasmine A. Levi

July 14, 2019

Jasmine A. Levi, age 14.

Cherished daughter of Lisandra (Richard) Jones and Jordan Levi.

Beloved sister of Amani and Richard III.

Loving grandaughter of Joseph & Claudina Riley and Kenneth& Judy Levi.

Dearest niece of Nadia Riley, Joseph Eddie and Karen Prather.

Fond cousin and friend to many.

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Louise Van Lonkhuyzen

July 11, 2019

Louise A. Van Lonkhuyzen, nee Clousing, age 98, born May 1, 1921, passed away at her home on July 11, 2019. Beloved wife of the late Calvin Van Lonkhuyzen (1991). Loving mother of Diane (Thomas) Teune, Robert (Lisa) Van Lonkhuyzen, Sandra (Gerald) Swets, Nancy (Michael) Rhodes and the late Curtis Van Lonkhuyzen (2005). Cherished grandmother of 17. Dearest great-grandmother of...

George Opyt

July 11, 2019

George F. Opyt, age 86, USAF Korean War Veteran, beloved husband for 59 years to Stella, nee Stanaszek. Loving father of Ken (Debbie) Opyt and Susan (Brad) Johnson. Cherished grandfather of Jennifer Opyt, Nicole (Mike) Goshorn, Wes Opyt; Brittani Johnson and Skylar Johnson. Dearest great-grandfather of Hannah Goshorn. Dear brother of Marge Unton and preceded in death by two brothers...

Elizabeth Kay (Favors) Gattone

July 10, 2019

Elizabeth Kay Gattone (nee Favors), age 45.

Beloved mother of Rachel, Miranda, Mikayla and Emily Gattone.

Loving daughter of Donald Favors & Diane Kirby and Dee & Richard Gron.

Cherished sister of Teresa (Nico) Sanchez, Cynthia (Micheal) Leonetti, Tina and Jessica Stachelski.

Dear aunt to many nieces and nephews.

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Wayne Piersma

July 10, 2019

Wayne D. Piersma, age 84, beloved husband for 63 years to Clarice, nee Venhuizen. Loving father of Darlene (Raymond) Steinhart, Brenda Gilles, Howard Piersma and Gregory (Janice) Piersma. Cherished grandfather of Corrie and Justin; Jason and Chad; Bradley and Brittany; and Michelle and Michael. Dearest great-grandfather of three. Dear brother of Randall Piersma. Fond uncle of Darcy, Dawn, Rachel, Troy...

Isabelle Triezenberg

July 10, 2019

Isabelle J. Triezenberg, age 27, loving mother of Colton. Cherished daughter of Jean Marie Graf. Dearest sister of Matt (Stephanie) Cerniglia, Madeline Triezenberg and the late Connor Triezenberg. Dear aunt of Lillian and Nicholas. Cherished granddaughter of Kathleen and the late Donald Graf. Dear niece of Don (Sherry) Graf and the late Theodore Graf. Much loved cousin and friend of...

Norbert V. Grzyb

July 9, 2019

Norbert V. Grzyb, age 78.

Veteran U.S. Army. Retired Pipefitter with Pipefitters Union Local 597.

Beloved husband of Theresa Grzyb (nee Sarbiewski) for 54 years.

Loving father of Alan (Loretta) Grzyb and Darlene (Scott) Graefen.

Cherished grandpa of Brian (Stacey) King, David King, Oscar Graefen and George Graefen.

Dear...

Carol Smith-Brazen

July 9, 2019

Carol D. Smith-Brazen, nee Smith, age 62, beloved wife for 16 years to Chris Brazen. Loving mother of Wesley (Julie) Brazen. Devoted daughter of the late Donald and Maryellen Smith. Cherished sister of Craig (Denise) Smith and Sheri Smith. Fond daughter-in-law of Josephine and the late Alfred Brazen. Kind sister-in-law of Linda Brazen, Nancy White, Donna (Kurt) Engelhart and David...

Corinne Hedge

July 9, 2019

Corinne E. "Corky" Hedge, nee Bonas, age 80, loving mother of Wendy Hedge, Marilou (Michael) Lerner and Jill (Randy) Struzik. Cherished grandmother of Elyse (Elliot) Small, Kyle Lerner, Cameron Lerner, Zachary Struzik and Zoe Struzik. Dearest great-grandmother of McKenna Small. Dear sister of the late Annette Schoenheider and the late Lois Schall. Visitation Sunday, July 14, 2019 from 2-8 p.m....

Dorothy Barbara (Hornung) Wolf

July 7, 2019

Dorothy Barbara Wolf, age 93.

Beloved wife of the late Robert William Wolf (U.S Navy Veteran WWII).

Loving mother of Laurel (John) and Barbara (Eric).

Cherished grandmother of Eric (Christina), Meredith (Ken), Edward (Maria), Kirk (Meagan), Christian and Tom.

Dear great grandmother of Clover, Donny Jedi, Hannah, Maura, Kenny, Nicholas, Liliana,...

Daniela Mcclellan

July 2, 2019

Daniela Christina McClellan, 1962-2019. Loved and missed. Accomplished and respected nurse. 1980 graduate of Sandburg High School and 1984 graduate of Trinity Christian College, Palos Heights, IL nursing program. Loving and loved daughter of Christel and Wayne Bastien. Personal companion of Kenneth Ray Byers and mother of Jaclyn, Eric and Gregory McClellan. She left us after a long illness while...