Obituaries

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...

Rose Ridderhoff

November 6, 2017

Rose Ridderhoff, nee Talsma, age 95, of Palos Heights, IL, beloved wife of the late Frank (1986). Loving mother of Colleen (late William) Plucinski and the late Gregory Ridderhoff. Cherished grandmother of William Plucinski Jr. (fianceé Laura Duncan), Andrew Plucinski and Rhonda Alexander. Fond sister of the late Nicholas Talsma, John Talsma, George Talsma, Leonard Talsma, Lena Boersma, Jacob Talsma,...

Viola Kluever-Surprenant

November 6, 2017

Viola M. Kluever-Surprenant, nee Clawson, age 98, beloved wife of the late Kurt Kluever and the late Nap Surprenant. Loving mother of Marilyn (Barry) Garr, Anita (John) Zaffle, and Kurt (Chris) Kluever. Cherished grandmother of Barry (Sheila) Garr, Wendy (Brian) Oleksy, Keith (Kelly) Garr, Ken Garr, Debbie Sanow, Diana Sanow, Dale Sanow, Lynsey Kluever-Romo, Bryan (Kristina) Kluever, Danielle (Tony) Perrino,...

Laurence Lamberth

November 6, 2017

Laurence E. "Larry" Lamberth, age 69, U.S. Navy Vietnam Veteran. Beloved husband for 40 years to Darlene, nee Scholtens. Loving father of Todd (Kim) Lamberth and Scott (Rosie) Lamberth. Cherished grandfather of Patrick and Allison; Joshua, Julia, Jeremy and Jonathan. Survived by several cousins. Visitation Friday, November 10, 2017, 3-8 p.m. Funeral Service Saturday, November 11, 2017, 12 Noon at...

Stella Kostelyk

November 5, 2017

Stella H. Kostelyk, nee Lubbers, passed away at her home on November 5, 2017 on her 104th birthday. Beloved wife of the late Jerry (1991). Loving mother of Lois (late John) Hendricks, Phyllis (Jerome) Kuik, James (Winny) Kostelyk, and Karen Kostelyk. Cherished grandmother of 17. Dearest great-grandmother of 36 and great-great-grandmother of nine. Fond sister of the late Cora Fennema,...

Matilde Torres

November 5, 2017

Matilde Torres, nee Lugo, age 94, beloved wife of the late Sixto. Loving mother of Francisca Mercado, Miguel Angel Mercado and the late Pedro Juan Mercado. Cherished grandmother of Matilde Mercado, Angel (Susan) Contreras, Yvette (Jose) Nieves and Miguel Angel (Wema) Mercado. Dearest great-grandmother and great-great grandmother of many. Fond sister of Ramona, Americo, Carmen and the late David, Leonore...

Rosalie Whalen

November 5, 2017

Rosalie K. Whalen, nee Faron, age 92, loving wife of the late John Lynch and Charles "Bud" Whalen. Stepmother of Gary and Jeff (Michelle) Whalen, and Jan Fox. Proud grandmother of 6, and great-grandmother of 4. Beloved sister of Sophie (the late Stanley) Skarson, Chester (Mildred), Ann (the late Donald) Callahan, Walter (LeAnn), Jeanne (the late Lowell) Atterberry, and the...

Norman Zehner

November 3, 2017

Norman J. "Norm" Zehner, age 89, U.S. Army Veteran. Beloved husband for 66 years to Ruth, nee Ebersohl. Loving father of Cynthia Yarger. Cherished grandfather of Rachel (Dean) Webb and Sarah Yarger. Dearest great-grandfather of Jesse, Maggie and Rebecca. Dear brother-in-law and uncle of many. Visitation Thursday, November 9, 2017, 3-8 p.m. Funeral Service Friday, November 10, 2017, 10:00 a.m....

Richard Ethridge

November 2, 2017

Richard Wallace Ethridge, age 80, beloved husband of 53 years to Jewell "Judy", nee Jones. Loving father of Eddie (Beverly) Williams, Deborah Williams and Sherlynn (Walid) Jurishi. Cherished grandfather of Richard E. Ethridge, Jadon Marie Ethridge; Jonathan Williams, Duane Williams; Daniel Jurishi, Shereen Jurishi and Murad Jurishi. Dearest great-grandfather of three. Dear brother of Dorothy Mae Parker, Billy Ray Ethridge,...

Wendy Bosco-Bowman

November 1, 2017

Bosco-Bowman

Wendy Bosco-Bowman, age 53.

Beloved wife of Thomas Bowman.

Loving daughter of the late Sterling Bosco and Bernadette (nee Pazera).

Loving mother of Brett Rogers, Kristen Rogers. She had loving care for her husband Tom's children Jeremy Bowman, the late Shawn Bowman, Jessica (James) Scott, and also Marta Vall Llovera....

Roger Vincent Reynolds

October 31, 2017

Reynolds

Roger Vincent Reynolds, age 32.

Beloved son of Judy Ann (Martin) Krause and the late Roger M. Reynolds.

Loving brother of Michelle (Scott) Baxter, John (Laura) Avery and step brother of Keshia, Kyle, and Keri.

Devoted grandson of David (Glenda) Peebles and Geraldine Piszczek and Margaret and the late Roger...

Annette Boersma

October 31, 2017

Annette R. Boersma, nee Leo, age 81, beloved wife of 60 years to the late John E. Boersma (2015). Loving mother of James (Donna) Boersma, Suzanne (Dave) James and Valerie Boss. Cherished grandmother of eight and great-grandmother of six. Dear sister of John Leo and the late Elizabeth Bandstra, Frank Leo, Sr., Catherine VanderMey, Grace Woodnorth and Thomas Leo. Fond...