Obituaries

Colonial Chapel Funeral Home & Crematory Obituaries

William C. Svec

William C. Svec

March 25, 2013

William C. Svec, age 90, of Orland Park, IL, WWII U.S. Army Veteran. Beloved husband for 64 years to the late Helen, nee Skala. Loving father of Marilyn, Janet, and the late William J. Cherished grandfather and great-grandfather of many. Dear brother of Nancy Gavin. Fond uncle of many nieces and nephews. Retired from Chase Bank, formerly First National Bank...

Sharon L. Weyh

Sharon L. Weyh

March 24, 2013

Sharon L. Weyh, nee Fisher, age 75, beloved wife for 57 years to Fred Weyh, Sr. Loving mother of Dawn Weyh, Kim (Donnie) Berg, Fred Weyh Jr., and Kevin (Nancy) Weyh. Cherished grandmother of Brian, Steven, and Ashley Berg and Amanda Weyh. Dear sister of Jack (Wanda) Fisher, Jim (Lorrie) Fisher, Janice (Jim) Jandora, and the late Greg Fisher and...

Elsie H. Sluis

Elsie H. Sluis

March 22, 2013

Elsie H. Sluis, nee Nelson, age 92, beloved wife of the late Clarence (2004). Loving mother of Michael (Carol) and David (Barb). Cherished grandmother of Michael (Tina), Jessica (Wes) Quigley, Tabitha (Alan) VanPuyenbroeck, Trevor, David, and Cheryl (Luis) Moreno-Sluis. Dearest great-grandmother of Bethany and Michael; Hannah and Samantha; Nikolas, Devin, and Jaidyn; Annaliese, Andrew, and Alex. Visitation Monday, March 25,...

Jennie  Boerema

Jennie Boerema

March 22, 2013

Jennie Boerema, nee Schutt, age 88, beloved wife of the late Bernard “Bud” (1998). Loving mother of James (Diane) and Kenneth (late Karen). Dear grandmother of David (Liz) Boerema, Laura (Luke) Fischer, Caitlin Martinu, and Kristen (Jim) O’Hara. Dearest great-grandmother of Emelia, Elise, and Gabriel. Fond sister of Rich (Dorothy), Andy (Mert), and the late Herman (late Martha), Nick (late...

Gertrude A. Zenkel

Gertrude A. Zenkel

March 21, 2013

Gertrude A. Zenkel, nee Wesselhoff, age 95, beloved wife of the late Joseph B. Zenkel. Loving mother of Richard (Patricia) Wyrick, Cheryl (William) Naedler and the late Robert Wyrick and loving step-mother of Joseph L. (Carole) Zenkel. Cherished grandmother of Robert Wyrick, Leigh Ann Furman, Rick Wyrick, Mark (Michelle) Wyrick, Christopher (Kate) Hebert, Brian (Stephanie) Hebert, and the late Greg...

Lawrence A. "Larry" Roth

Lawrence A. "Larry" Roth

March 18, 2013

Lawrence A. “Larry” Roth, age 60, loving father of Taylor. Friend and former husband of Alice (Don) Dean. Dear brother of Judith (John) Peterson and Thomas (Mary Alice) Roth. Devoted son of the late Judith and Albert Roth. Cherished uncle of Julie, Jennifer, Michael, and William Peterson; Sheila, Tom, David (Katie), Sarah, and Elizabeth Roth. Visitation Sunday, March 24, 2013...

Scott M. Turnock

Scott M. Turnock

March 16, 2013

Scott M. Turnock, age 64, beloved husband of 45 years to Jeanne, nee Minck. Loving father of Steven (Amy Wettergren) Turnock and Susan (Rufino Padilla) Turnock. Dearest brother of Dr. Bernard (Colleen) Turnock, Linda (Tom) Ryan, Eileen (Rob) DeLarm, and the late Terry Turnock. Fond son-in-law of Lois Minck and brother-in-law of Nancy (Jim) Johnston and Peter Minck. Dear uncle...

Beverly A. Reynolds

Beverly A. Reynolds

March 16, 2013

Beverly A. Reynolds, nee Bowman, age 76, beloved wife of the late Robert (2003). Loving mother of Steven (Karen), Robin, and David (Mye). Cherished grandmother of Betsy, Tyler, Adam, Mark, Noah and Molly. Dear sister of Dee (Don) Renner, Marion Couch and Jan (Tom) Crowell. Fond aunt of many nieces and nephews. Long-time secretary at Salem Baptist Church, retiring in...

Lois E. Cooper

Lois E. Cooper

March 15, 2013

Lois E. Cooper, nee DeWitt, age 81, passed away on March 15, 2013. Beloved wife of the late Albert Cooper. Loving mother of Diane (late Steven) Kerr, Donna (Lou) Nekic, and Richard Cooper .Loving grandmother of eight and great-grandmother of four. Dear sister of Nancy (late William) Rupp. Long-time devoted member of Christ Community Church. Visitation Wednesday, March 20, 2013...

Theresa "Tres" Terwiel

Theresa "Tres" Terwiel

March 15, 2013

Theresa “Tres” Terwiel, nee VanderMeer, 100 years, beloved wife of the late Nicholas. Loving mother of Judith (John) Dykstra and Eileen (Harry) Meier. Cherished grandmother of Kimberly (Chris) DeFily, Karen Mysliwiec, Janell Meier, Micah (Christy) Meier and Kristina (Greg) Nammari and great-grandmother of eight. Dear sister of Howard (Betty) VanderMeer and the late Cyril, Celia, Robert, John and Margaret. Fond...

Dr. John A. Caserta

Dr. John A. Caserta

March 15, 2013

Dr. John A. Caserta, age 96, WWII US Army Veteran, beloved husband of the late Esterina, nee DiNicola (2001). Loving father of Norine (Vincent) Galassie, John (Joyce) Caserta and Donna (Scott) Hoerman. Cherished grandfather of Lisa (Tony) Sandora, Nick (Kari) Galassi, Adrienne (Trevor) Wood, John (Zoë) Grad, Adam (Megan) Grad. Dearest great-grandfather of Nicholas, Madalyn, Jack, Vincent, Evie, Vivienne, Riley,...

James F. "Jim" Maclelland

James F. "Jim" Maclelland

March 14, 2013

James F. “Jim” MacLelland, age 69, U.S. Army Veteran. Beloved husband for 37 years to Joan, nee Coxhead. Loving father of James MacLelland, Laura Coyle and John (Wendy) Coyle. Cherished papa of Sheryl, Justin, Reid and Gavin. Devoted son of Edith and the late John MacLelland. Dearest brother of the late John B. MacLelland. Dear uncle of many nieces and...

William J. Egan

William J. Egan

March 10, 2013

William J. “Bill” Egan, age 69, loving father of Deborah (Roger) Hase, William Jr. (Sandra) and James. Cherished grandfather of Kylie, Chase and Ella Hase; Shaun, Isabella and Jared Egan. Dear brother of Patrick (the late Diane) Egan. A Memorial Mass to celebrate Bill’s life will take place on Thursday, March 14, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Francis of...

Richard D. Johnston

Richard D. Johnston

March 9, 2013

Richard D. Johnston, age 90, WWII US Army Veteran, beloved husband of 71 years to Margaret, nee Niemier. Loving father of William Johnston, Barbara (the late Darold and the late Ronald Manzke ) Schmeckpeper and Don (Nancy) Johnston. Cherished grandfather of eight and great-grandfather of 15. Dear brother of Robert (Herta) Johnston. Retired Tool & Die Maker. Visitation Thursday, March...

Lorraine M. Jones

Lorraine M. Jones

March 5, 2013

Lorraine M. Jones, nee Stewart, age 88, beloved wife of the late Thomas C. Jones (2001). Loving step-mother of Judy (Gary) Dahms, Thomas (Marilyn) Jones and Larry (Jude) Jones. Dear grandmother and great-grandmother of many. Cherished friend of many. Lorraine loved animals. She was also an avid bowler. Visitation Saturday, March 9, 2013 from 10:00 a.m. until time of Funeral...

Donald W. Novotny

Donald W. Novotny

March 4, 2013

Donald W. Novotny, age 70, beloved husband for 50 years to Sharon J., nee Klatt. Loving father of Leslie Ann (Andrew) Wright, Paul Brian (Patricia) Novotny and Russell Todd (Janet) Novotny. Proud and cherished grandfather of Andrew Paul, Bailey Michael and Sophia Amanda Novotny. Devoted son of the late Anthony Novotny and Emily Novotny (nee Bilek). Dear son-in-law of the...

Gregory J. Spacek

Gregory J. Spacek

March 3, 2013

Gregory J. Spacek, age 69, beloved husband of 50 years to Jacqueline, nee Schellenberg. Loving father of Jeffrey Spacek and Terri (Alan) Burkel. Cherished grandfather of Cooper, Cassie and Paige. Dear son of Gertrude Shanks. Fond brother of Carl (Linda) Spacek. Retired from Delta Airlines in 1997 after 28 years of service. Visitation Thursday, March 7, 2013 from 3:00 p.m....

Michael Paolella

Michael Paolella

March 2, 2013

Michael Paolella, suddenly, age 44, beloved husband of Cathy D., nee Haayer. Loving dad of Gennaro and Gia Paolella. Devoted son of Gennaro and Raffaela Paolella (nee Panico). Cherished brother of Vincenza Paolella, Giovanni (Raniah) Paolella, and Carmela Paolella. Dearest son-in-law of the late Casey and Barbara Haayer (nee Schepper). Dear brother-in-law of Beatrice Balog and Matthew Haayer. Fond uncle,...

Margaret A. Leib

Margaret A. Leib

March 2, 2013

Margaret A. Leib, nee Tindel, age 89, beloved wife of the late Jerry (1987). Loving mother of Ruth (Ken) Baro, James (Diane) Leib and Beth Ochoa. Cherished grandmother of Lynn Biederman, Kathy (Frank) Kalisik, Gerry(Jason) Paris, Vicki (Steve) Davis, Daniel (Amie) Leib, Augustine J. “A.J.” Ochoa. Dear great-grandmother of 8, Randy, Brandon, Dana, Frank, John, Joshua, J.D., and Evelyn. Preceded...

Harold K. Kuehn

Harold K. Kuehn

March 1, 2013

Harold K. Kuehn, age 83, Korean War US Air Force Veteran, beloved husband of the late Carol, nee Pintler (1992). Loving father of Denis Radigan, Tom (Tamera) Radigan, Howard (Cindy) Kuehn and the late Ron “Ronnie” Kuehn (1977). Cherished grandfather of Juliet, Nathan and Ron Kuehn and Ava Radigan. Dearest brother of Marlene Hiese and preceded in death by 12...