Obituaries

June 28, 2017

Gertrude L. "Trudy" Leahy, nee Hager, age 88, beloved wife for 64 years to William J. Leahy. Loving mother of Kathy (Joseph) O'Connor, Margie (John Poppe) Leahy, Maureen (Frank) Conrad and the late Patsy (Jim) Wilson. Cherished grandmother of nine and great-grandmother of five. Loyal friend to many. Retired librarian from Andrew High School with over 20 years of service....

June 27, 2017

Alksnis

John E. Alksnis, age 85.

Veteran U.S. Army Korean War. Fourth Degree Knight with Our Lady of Fatima 3582 Council Knights of Columbus, Oak Lawn.

Beloved husband of Marilyn (nee Tregner).

Loving father of Katherine (Thomas) Lally, Mary, Joan (Thomas) Pechota, John (Julie), Ann (Timothy) Tiess, Joseph and James Alksnis....

June 27, 2017

Pearl E. Vis, nee Bruinius, age 90, beloved wife of Marvin for 70 years. Loving mother of Sharon (Robert) Haas, Joan (William) Ooms and LuAnn Vis. Cherished grandmother of Lisa Haas, Amy Rutledge, Marcia Ooms, Rachel (Jeremy) Oosterhouse and Laura (Kyle) Stewart. Dearest great-grandmother of Jonathan, Alex, Leah and Asher. Dear sister of William (the late Ella) Bruinius, Judith (the...

June 27, 2017

June Astrid Beré passed away on June 27, 2017 at the age 91 and is now in the presence of her Lord and Savior. Beloved wife of the late Lambert, loving mother of Cindy (Lew) Ten Have, Bruce (Margaret) Beré and the late Lambert “Skip” Beré III. Cherished grandmother of Ryan (Breanne), David, Benjamin (Andie) and Todd Ten Have; Bruce...

June 27, 2017

Donald P. Deering, age 88, passed away one day shy of his 89th birthday. U.S. Army Korean War Veteran. Beloved husband for 64 years to LoRita, nee Fencl. Loving father of Patrick (Jackie) Deering, Brigit (Mark) Welch and the late Dena Baro and Corie Deering. Cherished grandfather of Mick (Nathalie), Valerie (Tony), Season (Gio), Melody (Jeff), Carlie (Erik), Philip (Mandy),...

June 26, 2017

Lita Ford Rowley

Cherished daughter of Naomi Blaney and Christian Rowley.

Dearest sister of Zakk, Mikk, Ashley, Meghan and Amanda.

Darling granddaughter of Jeff Hutchinson (the late Pam Blaney) and Penny and the late Jim (Marilyn) Rowley.

Dear niece to many aunts and uncles.

Visitation Saturday July 1st from...

June 22, 2017

Dorothy M. Schaaf, nee Kucera, age, 89, beloved wife of the late Gerald Schaaf (1974). Loving mother of Betty Jean Schaaf, David (Maggie) Schaaf and Dorie (the late Howard) Kuiper. Cherished grandmother of Tom (Aubrey) Kuiper and Jerry (Tammy) Kuiper. Dearest great-grandmother of Mason, Ella, Carly and Duncan. Fond sister of the late Marion (Joe) Wojack. Dear aunt of many...

June 18, 2017

Derek S. Ooms, age 40, beloved and precious son of Starr (nee Praeger) and Garry Ooms. Loving brother of Brian (Ann), Adam, Corey (Annie) and Jeremy (Laura). Cherished uncle of Grant, Shane, Cade, Aubrey, Kyle, Emma, Stella and Owen. Dearest nephew, cousin, and friend of many. Despite his struggles, Derek always placed others' needs before his own and never wanted...

June 18, 2017

Suzanne G. Kleber, nee Stolarek, age 62, beloved wife of George for 43 years. Loving mother of Ronald (Lisa) Kleber and Randall (Julie) Kleber. Cherished grandmother of Austin, Emma, Autumn and April; Caylee, Cora, Chloe, and Carter. Dear sister of Lawrence Stolarek, Kathleen (Daniel) Arendt, Chris Bauer, and Jamie (Richard) Albon. Dear aunt of many nieces and nephews. Visitation Thursday,...

June 18, 2017

Debra A. “ Debbie“ Panzica, age 63, loving mother of Marissa (fiance' Luca Cirone) Correa and Matthew James Panzica. Devoted daughter of the late Linda (nee Allemang) and James Panzica Jr. Dearest sister of Dee (Moe) Perez, Jim (Esther) Panzica III, Jaylynn Orozco, Becky (Ed) Lukas and Jeff (Erin) Pickering. Dear aunt, great aunt and great-great aunt of many nieces...

June 17, 2017

Pugh

Richard Alan Pugh, age 55.

Beloved Husband of Kathy J. Pugh (nee Moore) for 22 years.

Loving father of Kelly Lynn (Todd) LePere and Sean Conlon (Dep DeKalb Co. Sheriff's Dept)

Dear brother of Deb (Bob) Kyger.

Visitation Sunday July 2nd from 11:00am - 2:00pm with a 1:30pm ...

June 17, 2017

Virginia A. "Virg" Hansum, nee Pinkelman, age 63, beloved wife of Ronald Hansum. Loving mother of Matthea (Geoffrey) Beckett, Alex (Grace) Hansum, Derek Hansum, and Naomi (Ryan) Lorance. Cherished grandmother of Andrew, Cole, Joseph, Jacob, Ezekiel and the late Jackson. Dear sister of Rod (Jeanie) Pinkelman, Connie (Ray) Larson, Rick (Mary) Pinkelman, Marce (Dan) Kollars, Lynn (Allen) Kathol, Brenda (Steve)...

June 17, 2017

Helen E. Borgman-Dorn, nee Drenth, age 88, beloved wife of Jay C. Dorn and the late John R. Borgman. Loving mother of Judith (Craig) Tuuk, John "Butch" (Karen) Borgman Jr., Joyce (Kenneth) Adair and Janice (William) Lutz. Cherished grandmother of 12, including the late Kimberly Okon. Dearest great-grandmother of 33 and great-great grandmother three. Dear stepmother of Judi (Jerry) Haan,...

June 16, 2017

Houle

Alan C. Houle, age 91.

Veteran U.S. Army WWII. Corporal 2nd Air Force, Ball Turret Operator.

Beloved husband of the late Shirley M. Houle (nee Hoppe) for 67 years.

Loving father of Mark (Mary) and Barbara (Joe) Zylius.

Cherished grandfather of Kate (Patrick) McGill, Sara (Matt) Bell, Jennifer...

June 16, 2017

Rockrohr

Virginia M. Rockrohr (nee Rick), age 91. Lifetime Tinley Park Resident.

Beloved wife of Earl E. Rockrohr for 69 years.

Loving mother of Gail (Gene) Zager, Lynn (Jeffrey) Taylor, Greg (Kathy Jo) and the late Susan (Richard) Hartman.

Cherished grandmother of Matthew, Anne, Aryn (Ben) Lloyd, Justin, Lucas, Zachary (Kathleen),...

June 16, 2017

Catherine M. Schultz, nee Escherich, age 68, beloved wife for 17 years to Kenneth Schultz. Loving mother of Ed (Jassie) Fudacz and Mike (Amber) Fudacz. Proud and cherished grandmother of Spencer. Catherine will be dearly missed by her canine companion Riley. Dear sister of Pat (Jim) Comparetto, Evie (late Brian) Dibbern and Allison Escherich. Dearest aunt of many nieces and...

June 15, 2017

Calvin C. "Butch" Singletary, age 70, U.S. Marine Corps Vietnam Veteran. Beloved husband for 46 years to Dean, nee Gray. Loving father of Kevin (Kellie) Singletary and Kim (Michael Hood) Singletary. Cherished grandfather of Mia and Eli. Dearest brother of Deborah (Darryl) Booth and Carl (Alisa) Singletary. Dear brother-in-law, uncle, friend and father figure to many. Visitation Monday, June 19,...

June 15, 2017

Edward F. Jankowski, age 58, loving father of Nicholas and Emily. Friend and former husband of Mary. Beloved son of the late Harry (Barb) Jankowski and the late Lorraine (late Fred) Jankowksi. Dear brother of Roseann Jankowski, Harry (Cathy) Jankowski, Pamela Jankowski, John Jankowski, Mark Jankowski and Susan (Matthew) Zizas. Dear uncle of many nieces and nephews. Visitation Friday, June...

June 15, 2017

Daniel F. Kelly, Jr., age 85, beloved husband of the late Patricia, nee Mullen. Loving father of Erin (late Scott) Sefton, Coleen (late William) Westfall, Frances (Jerome) Wawrzyniak, the late Jacqueline and the late Daniel III (Kerry) Kelly. Cherished grandfather of Thomas (Megan), Stephen (Katherine), Philip (Gina), William, Jacqueline (Garren), Lauren (Rory), Daniel and Sarah. Dear great-grandfather of Cohen and...

June 14, 2017

Anna B. Giles, nee Drake, age 83, beloved wife for 60 years to the late Myrton E. “Mert” Giles (2014). Loving mother of Brenda Giles, Donna (Michael) Lewis and Nancy (Arnold) Willy. Cherished grandmother of Rebecca (Rich) Lewis-Moran, Rachel (Nick) YellowEyes, Matthew Willy, Robyn (Cody) Johnson, Ben (Morgan) Willy and Tim (Karen) Willy. Dearest great-grandmother of Abbi, Jack, Abel, Caydence,...