Obituaries

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,...

June 13, 2017

Gladys M. Boyd (nee Differding), age 85 years. Passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family; born and raised at St. Ethelreda Parish, and a Longwood Academy H.S. graduate.

Beloved wife of the late Robert Boyd, loving mother of Kathy (Tony) Janik, Karen (Jim) Ritchie, Donna (Scott) Grandchamp, Bill (Meriellen) Boyd; Cherished grandmother of David and Amy...

June 12, 2017

Dagoberto G. Ramos, age 89, beloved husband for 60 years to Adela C. Ramos. Loving father of Ruben (Janit) Ramos, Adrian (Barbara) Ramos and Eric Ramos. Cherished grandfather of Damian, Ashley, Cooper; Adrian, Andre, Nico, Adam; and Armando. Survived by his brother Juan and sister Margaret. Dagoberto was a dedicated union steel worker who retired in 1996 after 38 years...

June 11, 2017

Cindy Speelman, nee Johnson, age 57, beloved wife for 35 years to Rick. Loving mother of Michael (Julie) Speelman and Jennifer Speelman. Cherished grandmother of Eva. Precious daughter of Eric and Evelyn Johnson. Dear sister of Lyn (Mark) Kmiecik, Debbie (Don) Slager, and Eric (Nancy) Johnson. Fond sister-in-law of Deb (Roland) Bultsma, Dave (Linda) Speelman, Jan Speelman, Randy (Mary) Speelman,...

June 9, 2017

Zwarycz

Zenobia M. Zwarycz, (nee Blidy) age 87.

Beloved wife of the late Wasyl Zwarycz and loving companion of William Dokla.

Devoted mother of William, Thomas (Sandra), Donna (Martin) Kirby, Sonja (Timothy) Neumann and the late Ronald  Zwarycz.

Cherished grandmother of Matt, Tony, Stephen, Tommy, Chrissy, Ron, Luke, Stephani, Tim, Joseph,...

June 8, 2017

Miller

Jack Melvin Miller, age 92.

Veteran U.S. Navy WWII. Lifetime Member of Tinley Park VFW Post 2791, American Legion Post 615, Tinley Park, American Veterans Motorcycle Assoc Chapter 10 and Honorary Member of LWML.

Beloved husband of the late Genevieve Miller (nee Johnson).

Loving father of Lynn (Ellen), Barbara (the...

May 31, 2017

Locke

Kathleen A. Locke (nee Burke), age 60.

Beloved wife of the late Michael Locke.

Loving mother of Michael Jr. (Kathleen), Sean and the late Erin K. McElligott.

Cherished grandmother of Makayla, Katelyn, Clare, Maura, Conner.

Devoted daughter of Lorraine and the late George Burke.

Dear sister...

May 27, 2017

Constantine “Gus’ Demacopoulos, age 87, loving husband of Angelike (nee Vardalos) of 60 years, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on May 27, 2017 at home in Palos Heights. Beloved son of the late Efthimios and Yioryia Demacopoulos and brother of  the late Dimitrios (Katerina) and the late Maria (the late Dimitrios) Ntourouki.  Gus is survived by his...

May 26, 2017

Sullivan

Edwin F. "Ted" Sullivan, age 77.

Beloved husband of the late Denise K. Sullivan (nee Connor).

Loving father of Sean (Susan), Kevin (Linda) , Dan (Alicia), Erin (Matt Wilhite), Andrew (Tammy), Jolene and the late James.

Dearest son of the late Michael and Eleanor (nee Stockbar).

Cherished grandfather...

May 26, 2017

Louis M. Wierenga, age 61, unexpectedly taken from us, beloved husband for 38 years to Pamela, nee Martin. Loving father of Louis T. (fiancée Tja), Jeremy (Stephanie) and Alexa (Brandon) Motto. Cherished Opa of Emma, Austin, and Parker. Devoted son of Grace and the late Louis M.P. Wierenga. Dear brother of Anje, Marian, Harold (Sharon), Arlene (Steve), and Margaret (Brian)....

May 26, 2017

Antoinette "Buscha" Jonjevic, beloved wife of the late Mike. Loving mother of Bob (Marcy) Jonjevic and George Jonjevic. Cherished grandmother and great-grandmother of many. Memorial Service Saturday, June 3, 2017 at 10:30 a.m. at All Saints Lutheran Church, 13350 S. LaGrange Rd., Orland Park, IL 60462. Express your thoughts and condolences at colonialchapel.com 708-532-5400

May 25, 2017

Ophelia E. "Ophie" Ortiz, nee Garcia, age 87, beloved wife of the late Santiago J. Ortiz (2002). Loving mother of James (Rebecca) Ortiz, Cynthia (Fred) Ortiz-Taylor, Michelle (Norman) Wieringa, and the late Joseph (Kathleen) Ortiz. Cherished grandmother of 11 and great-grandmother of seven. Fond sister of Esther (Al) Garcia, Amelia (Bob) Rodriguez, Sergio (Lori) Garcia, Evelyn (Don) Varela, Rudy (late...