Obituaries

Irene R. Kwiatkowski

December 1, 2017

Kwiatkowski

Irene R. Kwiatkowski (nee Gorski), age 97.

60 year resident of Oak Lawn Il.

Beloved wife of the late Chester J. Kwiatkowski.

Loving mother of Donald (Bonnie) and Patricia (Bob) Murphy.

Cherished grandmother of Rene (Ben) Herrada, Jeff (Jacqueline ) Kwiatkowski, Brian (Dawn), Kevin (Jackie), Matt (Angie) Murphy....

Alice Doogan

November 30, 2017

Alice L. Doogan, nee Nicolai, age 98, beloved wife of the late Melvin H. Doogan--former mayor of Orland Park from 1965 to 1985. Loving mother of Melvin (Roxanne) Doogan, Sallie (Bob) Shepard, Joan (Dave) Heinemann and the late Carol Englebrecht, Kathy (Vic) Sharp and baby Robert Doogan. Cherished grandmother of 16. Dearest great-grandmother of 28 and great-great-grandmother of eight. Fond...

Alice T. (Lehane) Gill

November 29, 2017

Alice T. Gill nee Lehane, resident of Evergreen Park, IL

Beloved wife of the late M. Joseph Gill;

Loving mother of Michael ( Debbie) Gill, Mary Alice Flavin, Teresa (Scott) Nordland, Jim ( the late Jennifer) Gill, Tom ( Lodi) Gill and Tracey (Rick) Disanto; Cherished grandmother of 15; Proud great-grandmother of 5; Dear sister...

Mary Elaine (Gates) Coglianese

November 29, 2017

Coglianese

Mary Elaine (nee Gates) age  67.

Beloved wife of the late Anthony A. Coglianese for 42 years.

Loving mother of Candace Christine and Gina Lucretia (Christopher) O'Connell, Nancy Amend, Sue Sullivan, and Tommy Collins.

Cherished grandmother of Madilyn Grace, Cassidy Faith and Teagan Noel O'Connell, Ashley (Pat) Gleason, Erica Lucio...

Mark Smith

November 29, 2017

Mark W. Smith, age 61, suddenly, beloved husband for 39 years to Laura, nee Slager. Loving father of Heidi (Tim) Lavorato, Tracy (Eric) Deakins and Jeremy Smith. Devoted son of Irma Tyler Smith and the late Robert Smith. Dearest brother of Tyler (Barbara) Smith. Fond son-in-law of Doris Slager and the late Wilbur Slager. Dear brother-in-law of James (Rita) Slager,...

Richard Schultz

November 28, 2017

Richard R. "Rick" Schultz, age 63, passed away suddenly, beloved husband for 33 years to Karen, nee Puk. Loving father of Alicia (Alex), Jessica and Nicholas (Amy). Cherished grandfather of Annaleigh. Dear brother of Gene (Sandie) and Russell (Joyce). Fond son-in-law of Stanley Puk. Dearest brother-in-law of David (Sue) Puk, Laura (Sal) Guagliardo and Jason (Traci) Puk. Much loved uncle...

Howard Kooima

November 26, 2017

Howard D. Kooima, age 57, beloved husband for 30 years to Nancy, nee Basse. Loving brother of Ronald Kooima and Karen Kooima. Devoted son of the late Ann (nee Nyland) and Lewis Kooima. Dear son-in-law of Fred and Judy (nee Martin) Basse. Dearest brother-in-law of Fred Basse, Ellen (Phillip) Caputo, Michael (Jennifer) Basse and Linda (Michael) Bartholomew. Dearest uncle of...

Lucille De Gol

November 24, 2017

Lucille L. "Cece" De Gol, nee Redman, age 87, beloved wife of 65 years to Albert. Loving mother of Robert (Cheryl) De Gol. Cherished grandmother of Alanna, Joseph and Bradley. Dear sister of Eleanor Schulz and the late George, John, Fritz, Albert, Henry, Evelyn Krueger, Edith Wakefield, Mildred Vetterick and William. Dear aunt of many nieces and nephews. Visitation Thursday,...

Ronald J. Kehoe

November 21, 2017

Kehoe

Ronald J. Kehoe, age 79.

Beloved husband of Catherine (nee Egan) and the late Shirley (nee Wahl).

Loving father of Mark (Chris), Scott (Laura) and Kelly Kehoe.

Cherished grandfather of Taylor, Kelsey, the late Nicholas, Brian, Kevin, Alec, Mitch, Beau, Shannon, Matthew, Rachel, Grace, Jimmy and Morgan.

Loving...

Harriet Van Groningen

November 21, 2017

Harriet C. Van Groningen, nee Stuitje, age 93, beloved wife for 64 years to the late Rev. Dr. Gerard "George" Van Groningen (2014). Loving mother of Betty (Herman) Westendorp, Rev. Jerry (Sherri), Jay (Laura), John (Patti), Rev. Dr. Willis “Bill” (Connie), Beverly (Bob) Jonkman, Dave (Dawn) and Dr. Chuck (Laura). Cherished grandmother of 34. Dearest great-grandmother of 45. Fond sister...

Joanne Jicha

November 21, 2017

Joanne M. Jicha, nee Daehn, age 80, beloved wife of the late Walter. Loving mother of Joan (Glen) LeDuc. Cherished grandmother of Zachary Walter LeDuc. Dearest godmother of six. Dear sister of the late Ronald Daehn. Devoted daughter of the late William and Genevieve Daehn. Former accordion and piano teacher. Joanne loved her time as a student and member of...

Margo Elaine (Dobeck) Maloney

November 19, 2017

Visitation at The Maher Funeral Home (17101 71st Ave. Tinley Park) Tuesday November 28th from 11am-12pm.

Funeral Service 12pm at The Maher Funeral Home.

Interment at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery.

Marie Doot

November 18, 2017

Marie Grace Doot, nee Rysdam, age 82, beloved wife for 56 years to the late Peter E. Doot (2010). Loving mother of Guy (Jennifer), Dr. Shane (Sandy), and Paige (Ron) Boersma. Dear grandmother of Emma, Owen, Cory (Ben), Alyssa, Peter, Philip, Raymond, Jacqueline and the late Ashley. Fond sister of Dr. Irwin Rysdam. Long-time member of Mt. Greenwood Reformed Church....

Marion Wood

November 18, 2017

Marion Wood, nee Sinise, age 93, beloved wife of the late David (1975). Loving mother of Cheryl (late Gerald) Novak. Cherished grandmother of Todd USAF Ret. (Elana) Novak, Nicole (Kenneth) Bledsoe, and the late Kevin Novak. Dearest great-grandmother of Brandon, Justin, and Jordan. Fond Sister of the late Josephine Anastasia. Dear Aunt of Michael and Tyler. Retired employee of Rock...

Suzanne Roberts

November 17, 2017

Roberts

Suzanne M. Roberts (Mema), age 88.

Beloved wife of Clarence R. Roberts.

Loving mother of Wesley (Leslie) J. Roberts, and Wiley (Odarka) G. Roberts.

Cherished grandmother of David (Kelly) Roberts, Daniel (Tracy) Roberts, Laura Roberts, Mark (Alison) Roberts, and Tanya Baratta.

Devoted sister of Wiley George Mellott, Jean...

Jane Goodkind

November 15, 2017

Jane Goodkind, nee Harden, age 80, beloved wife of the late Robert (1998). Loving mother of Bruce (Barbara) Goodkind, Cheryl (Frank) Coffey and Mark Goodkind. Cherished grandmother of Dr. Rebecca Eary, Matthew (Marisol) Eary, Steve Rygula, Max Goodkind, Michelle Goodkind, Robert (Nicole) Goodkind and Brett Goodkind. Dearest great-grandmother of Leo and Ronen. Fond sister of the late Donald (Linda) Harden...

Esther Byrne

November 14, 2017

Esther M. Byrne, nee Reskey, age 96, beloved wife of the late Robert James Byrne. Loving mother of Russell (Lourdes) Byrne and the late Thomas Byrne. Cherished grandmother of Ana Lizette (Vincent) Baratta, Mayela (Dario) Jaramillo, Erica (Jason) Techeira-Rosater and Karitza (Dennis) Hines. Dearest great-grandmother of seven and great-great-grandmother of two. Preceded in death by four brothers and one sister....

Stafford Langland

November 13, 2017

Stafford Langland, age 93, beloved husband of 72 years to Mary Ellen, nee Hartfield. Loving father of Sandra (Donald) Waterlander and the late Dennis Langland Sr. Dear father-in-law of Joan (Randy) Dubbink. Cherished grandfather of Dennis Langland Jr., Kristi (Ted) Patrick, Jamie (Dan) Rix, Jonathan (Emily) Waterlander, Aimee (Jeremy) Wieber, and Marc Waterlander. Dearest great-grandfather of six. Fond brother of...

Brenda Venhuizen

November 13, 2017

Brenda L. Venhuizen, nee Prince, age 82, beloved wife of the late Owen (1989). Loving mother of James (Carol), Edward (Elizabeth), Michael (Claudia), and John (Michelle). Cherished grandmother of Tim (Sara) Venhuizen, Dana (Darren) Kong, and Keith Venhuizen; Ross, Mary Kate, and Daniel Venhuizen; Jack, Molly, and Robert Venhuizen. Dearest great-grandmother of Shea and Jacob Venhuizen, and Emery Kong. Fond...

Shirley Scholtens

November 10, 2017

Shirley A. Scholtens, nee Schoonveld, age 87, beloved wife of the late Benjamin H. Scholtens (2001). Loving mother of Daryl (Patricia) Scholtens, Dawn (James Jr.) Smith, Dwight (Karen) Scholtens and Douglas Scholtens. Cherished grandmother of James (Brandi) Smith III, Eric (Betty) Smith, Kerri (Brandon) Maitlen, Aaliyah Smith; Cody (Katrina) Scholtens, Keith (Emily) Scholtens, and Michael (Sarah) McDivitt. Dearest great-grandmother of...