Obituaries
Colonial Chapel Funeral Home & Crematory Obituaries
Helen Fry
January 6, 2017
Helen Fry, nee LePore, age 93, beloved wife of the late Richard L. Fry (2005). Loving mother of Carol White and Rich (Jackie) Fry. Dear grandmother of Leslie (Jess) Moyar, Eric (Erin) White, Christopher White, Justin Fry and the late Brad Fry. Dearest great-grandmother of Eve, Jayden, Josh, Jessie, Keoni, Maren and Griffin. Fond sister of Eda Anich and the...
Dorothy Bruinius
January 4, 2017
Dorothy M. "Dot" Bruinius, nee Hartog, age 79, passed away on January 4, 2017. Beloved wife for 61 years to Bernard "Butch" Bruinius. Loving mother of Bernard Jr. (Karen), Terri (Craig) Boonstra, Glenn (Valerie), Dawn (Scott) Gibson and the late Jackie and John. Cherished grandmother of 16 and great-grandmother of 7. "Mother" of My Dung Cong (Tuan Tran) and their...
Charlotte Paulsen
January 4, 2017
Charlotte J. Paulsen, nee Barrett, age 81, beloved wife for 54 years to Henry "Hank" Paulsen. Loving mother of John (Kelly), Keith (Christine) and Gretchen (late Patrick) Lynch. Cherished nana of Jack, Hailey, Riley, Kennedy, Andrew, David, Robert, Lindsey, Olivia, Gabrielle and Isabelle. Sister of the late Tom (Rose) Barrett. Visitation Saturday, January 7, 2017 at Ev. Lutheran Church of...
Herman Cress
January 2, 2017
Herman Dean Cress, age 85, beloved husband for over 61 years to Joan M., nee Meyer. Loving father of Karen (James) Ward and Kenneth Dean Cress. Cherished grandfather of Michael, John, Joseph, Annemarie, Natalie and Collin. Dearest brother of Norma (late George) King. Devoted son of the late Hoyt and Louise Cress. Dear son-in-law of the late John and Marie...
Gerald Wasilewski
January 1, 2017
Gerald S. "Mr. Wasil" Wasilewski, age 82, formerly of Brighton Park, passed away January 1, 2017 at his home in Matteson surrounded by his family. Beloved husband for 60 years to Della K., nee Helms. Loving father of Alan Sr., David (Wendy), and Michael (Tracey). Cherished grandfather of Christopher, Danny (fiancée Scarlet), A.J, Nikki (fiancé Dan), Erika (Ian) Ver, Stephen...
Margaret Day
December 31, 2016
Margaret H. "Marge" Day, age 87, beloved daughter of the late Joseph and Elizabeth, nee Burger. Loving sister of Edward Sr. (Rose) Day. Dear aunt of Edward Jr. (Carol) Day, Debra Day, John (Kimberly) Day, Ronald Day, and Terrence (Mary) Day. Dearest great-aunt of seven. Visitation Wednesday, January 4, 2017 5-8 PM. Funeral Thursday, January 5, 2017 9:15 a.m. from...
Valerie Mccauley
December 29, 2016
Valerie J. McCauley, nee Boss, age 56, suddenly taken from us on December 29, 2016. Loving mother of Rebecca Albright, Jennifer Albright, Michael Albright, Ryan McCauley and Emily McCauley. Cherished grandmother of eight. Beloved daughter of Dorothy and the late Richard Boss. Dear sister of Deborah (Larry) Hollaar and Richard (Ellen) Boss. Dearest aunt of many nieces and nephews. Visitation...
William Lubben
December 27, 2016
William E. Lubben, age 96, WWII U.S. Navy Veteran. Beloved husband for 67 years to the late Rita H., nee Mueller. Loving father of William C. (Joan) Lubben, Patricia Lewinthal, and the late Kathleen L. Lubben. Dear grandfather of Mark . Fond brother of Kenneth (the late Marlene) Lubben and the late LaVerne (the late Richard) Posch. Dearest uncle of...
Amy Hale
December 26, 2016
Amy M. Hale, nee Edquist, age 41, beloved wife of Anthony. Loving mother of Allison. Precious daughter of Allan and Janet (nee Doorn) Edquist. Loving sister of Matthew (Amy) Edquist, Eric Edquist and Lindsay (Kevin) McDermott. Dear sister-in-law of Cassie (Bob) Lemar. Cherished aunt of Charlie and Camden Edquist; Jane McDermott; and Andrew and Emily Lemar. Visitation Thursday, December 29,...
Nancy Novak
December 26, 2016
Nancy K. Novak, age 60, suddenly taken from us on December 26, 2016. Devoted daughter of the late John and Phyllis Novak. Loving sister of Joseph (Laurie), Michael (Kathy) and the late David. Cherished aunt of Leilani, Shayn, Michael, Brandon, Diane, Krystal and Charlie. Dearest great-aunt of eight. Dear friend of many. Visitation Tuesday, January 3, 2017 from 3-9 p.m....
Norman Olson
December 26, 2016
Norman Gunnar Olson, age 81, late of Orland Park, IL formerly of Oak Lawn, IL, passed away peacefully Christmas night surrounded by his family. Beloved husband for 59 years to Joyce, nee Edmond. Loving father of Jeffrey (Annette) Olson, Lori (James) Reynolds and Lynn (Robert) Voss. Cherished grandfather of nine and dearest great-grandfather of four. Graduate of Roosevelt University. Served...
Edmund Jensen
December 23, 2016
Edmund B. "Ed" Jensen, age 87, US Army Korean War Veteran, beloved husband for 62 years to the late Bernadine, nee Darlington. Loving father of Larry (Mary), Gary, and Phyllis. Cherished grandfather of Malisa, Travis, Daniel, and Stephanie. Dearest great-grandfather of Dominic and Emma. Dear brother of Alan Jensen, the late Howard Jensen, and the late Muriel Walker. Visitation Thursday,...
Eva Ziel
December 23, 2016
Eva E. Ziel, nee Scherer, age 95, loving mother of Dennis (late Sharon) Powell, Jeffrey (Jean) Powell, and Gregory (Joanne) Powell. Cherished grandmother of eight and great-grandmother of six. Preceded in death by 7 brothers and sisters. Dearest aunt of many nieces and nephews. Memorial Mass to Celebrate the Life of Eva will be Saturday, January 7, 2017 at 10:00...
Manuel Solórzano
December 20, 2016
Manuel Solórzano, "Brother Manny", "Tesoro", "Guacho", age 55, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, December 20, 2016. Beloved husband for 24 years to Lourdes Solórzano. Loving father of Rolando Vargas, Mario (Carissa) Vargas, LuLu Solórzano and Emmanuel Solórzano. Cherished grandfather of Mario Jr., Isabella and Annabelle. Dear brother of Alfredo Solórzano, Fernando Solórzano, Noemi Solórzano, Sandra Solórzano, Enrique Solórzano, Ana Bertha...
Albert Ipema
December 18, 2016
Albert L. "Big Al" Ipema, age 59, beloved husband for 36 years to Joyce, nee Lindemulder. Loving father of Al (Tara), Ben (Bridgett), Leah (Jim) Spindler and Jake (Jackie). Cherished grandfather of Payton, Levi and Dakota; Sydney, Wyatt and Brynn; and Ryker. Devoted son of Henry and Minnie Ipema. Dearest brother of Bev (Ed) Brouwer, Barb (Charlie) Swanson, Andy (Rita)...
Harry Houghton
December 16, 2016
Harry E. Houghton, Jr., age 81, passed away December 16, 2016, following injuries sustained after an automobile accident. Beloved husband for 61 years to Shirley, nee Judy. Loving father of Susan (Gary) Smith, Bill (Nancy) Houghton, Carol (Greg) Dowdy, Beverly Thanos and Ken Houghton. Cherished grandfather of Eric (Christie) Smith, Brian (Stacey) Smith; Jim Houghton and Allison Houghton; and Jillian...
David Manthey
December 15, 2016
David A. Manthey, age 82, of Orland Park, IL, beloved husband for 58 years to Diane A. Manthey, nee Deutschman. Devoted son of the late Carl and Theresa. Retired in 1996 from the Chicago Sun-Times as a sports writer for 39 years. Services private. Memorials to Mercy Home for Boys and Girls or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital preferred. Express...
Margaret Bayer
December 14, 2016
Margaret L. "Peggy" Bayer, nee Borhauer, age 86, beloved wife of 49 years to George Bayer. Loving sister of Betty (late Robert ) Collins, Robert (Joyce) Borhauer, and the late Mary Lou (late George) Duschene. Fond sister-in-law of Carol (late Robert) Schultz. Dear aunt of many nieces and nephews. Devoted daughter of the late Lucien and Mary Borhauer. Visitation Monday,...
Thomas Tuitman
December 14, 2016
Thomas Tuitman Jr., age 76, of Orland Park, died suddenly on December 14, 2016. Beloved husband and best friend for 52 years of Beverly (nee Bergsma). Much loved father of Scott, Alan (Cindy), and Wendy (Michael) Bolhuis. Loved and very missed by his grandchildren Shawn Rainbolt, Chris (Jill) Rainbolt; Alan and Alanna Tuitman; Taylor and Colin Bolhuis. Cherished great-grandfather to...
John Pryor
December 13, 2016
John A. Pryor, age 69, suddenly, beloved husband for 42 years to Mary, nee Savoie. Loving father of Kelly Pryor, John (Kristin) Pryor and Kevin (Kerry) Pryor. Cherished grandfather of Hayden, Ian, Drew and Wylie. Dearest brother of Joan Jakubczak. Dear uncle of many nieces and nephews. John was a true "Southsider" and an avid White Sox fan. Visitation Sunday,...
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