Obituaries

Clara T. Deangelis

May 24, 2017

DeAngelis

Clara T. DeAngelis, age 81.

Beloved daughter of the late Emanuel and Nancy (nee Rossi) DeAngelis.

Loving sister of Adele (the late Frederick) Vacchiano. Dearest aunt of Carmen, Nancy (Robert) Bordak, Manny (Maria), Edna (Gino) Picciolini and many great nieces and nephews.

Visitation Saturday 8:30am until time of Funeral Mass...

Daniel Uelman

May 24, 2017

Daniel Thomas Uelman, Jr., age 74, U.S. Navy Veteran. Beloved husband for 37 years to Judy L. Uelman, nee Hanrahan. Loving father of Deborah (Ed) Donnelly, Daniel III (Donna), Michelle Tucker and Jason (Marcie). Cherished grandfather of Cory (Katie) Fischer, Raymond (fiancée Andrea) Beck, Cody (Kristin) Tucker, Emily Uelman, Ethan Uelman, Caiden Uelman and Hailey Uelman. Dearest great-grandfather of five....

Robert S. Mccullough

May 23, 2017

McCullough

Robert S. McCullough, of Oak Forest Il, age 69.

Veteran U.S. Army Vietnam War.

Funeral Service date and time pending.

Interment with full Military Honors at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery

Marvin Boerema

May 21, 2017

Marvin E. Boerema, age 87, beloved husband for 67 years to Klazena, nee DeVries. Loving father of Michael Boerema, Ronald (Debra) Boerema, Terry (Steve) Huizenga, Gayle (Tom) Agema, and the late Douglas (Lucy) Boerema. Cherished grandfather of nine and great-grandfather of 12. Dear brother of George (Audrey) and the late Wayne (late Marge). Visitation Wednesday, May 24, 2017 from 9:30...

Douglas Whitlow

May 20, 2017

Douglas Whitlow, age 70, US Air Force Vietnam Veteran, beloved husband for 51 years to Beverly, nee Long. Loving father of Kimberly (James) Heitzman and the late Christopher Todd Whitlow. Cherished grandfather of Samantha and Hannah. Dear brother of Marcus (Gina) Whitlow and the late Larry (Eva) Whitlow and Mary Whitlow. Fond brother-in-law of Charla (Paul) Butler. Dear uncle of...

Ruth Jacobsma

May 19, 2017

Ruth A. Jacobsma, nee Witsmeer, age 83, beloved wife for 61 years to John "Jake". Loving mother of John E. (Kathleen) and Donald J. Cherished grandmother of Dorothy, Nathanael, Sean and the late Charlotte. Dear sister of Arthur "Jim" (Ruth) Witsmeer, Alice (Roger) Harbin, Edward (Sue) Witsmeer and Dorothy (Gary) Broekhuizen. Visitation Monday, May 22, 2017 from 3-9 p.m. Funeral...

Thomas Hoekstra

May 18, 2017

Thomas C. Hoekstra, age 82, U.S. Army Veteran, beloved husband for 32 years to Jan, nee Ridderhoff. Loving dad of Cheryl (Larry) Crawley, Dale (Patty) Wagner, Denise Wagner, Doreen Wagner (Dan), Darlene (John) VanKampen and David (Molly) Wagner. Cherished grandfather of 14 and great-grandfather of five. Fond brother of Bob (late Kathy) and the late Marlene Ipema and Ben Hoekstra....

Lucille F. (Kaehler) Shimanek

May 17, 2017

Shimanek

Lucille Shimanek,  (nee Kaehler). Born October 25, 1917 passed away on Wednesday, May 17th in her home of 50 years, the “Edge of the Wood,” in Calumet City with family present following a long illness.  Lucille met the love of her life James Shimanek at Lindbloom High School.  James preceded her in death in 1993. Loving...

Irene Muller

May 17, 2017

Irene G. Muller, nee Bles, age 93, beloved wife of the late Richard (1981). Loving mother of Richard (Deborah), Dennis (Robin) and Darla (Tim) Hoekstra. Cherished grandmother of seven and great- grandmother of three. Fond sister of Edna, Gerrit and the late Grace, Alvina, Ida, Rose and Shirley. Dear aunt of many nieces and nephews. Visitation Saturday, May 20, 2017...

Matthew Beintum

May 17, 2017

Matthew J. Beintum aka "Thomas Fluffernutter", age 38, beloved son of Richard and Rita (nee Christensen) Beintum. Loving brother of Richard (Kristin) Beintum, Mary (Justin) Klinger, Jeanne (Scott) Papa and Michael (Laureen) Beintum. Cherished uncle of Allison, Megan, Jillian, Nicholas, Evan, Devon, Isabelle, Corbin, Violet, Nathan and Tyler. Dear grandson of Frances Norden. Dearest nephew, cousin and friend of many....

Carol Verhagen

May 17, 2017

Carol W. Verhagen, nee Fennema, age 91, late of Menomonee Falls, WI and formerly of Orland Park, IL. Beloved wife for 61 years to the late Cornelius J. “Neil” Verhagen (2008). Loving mother of Cheryl (Roy) Van Eck and Neal (Pam) Verhagen. Cherished grandmother of Kevin Van Eck, Jorie (Elliott) Bass, Chris (April) Verhagen, Tim (Nora) Verhagen, and Alison (Graham)...

Lucille Veldhuis

May 17, 2017

Lucille J. Veldhuis, nee Vander Ploeg, age 87, beloved wife of the late Wilfred "Bill" "Whitey" (1996). Loving mother of Lin (Paul) Beugel and Bob (Julie) Veldhuis. Cherished grandmother of Shelly (Mike) Ruffalo, Tim (Tara) Beugel, Melissa (Brian) Trotter and Heather (Jason) Dreher. Dearest great-grandmother of Stone Ruffalo; Ella Beugel; Nathan, Cate, Sam, Claire, Lily, Calvin, Jack, Caedmon and Olivia...

Carol Werr

May 12, 2017

Carol M. Werr, nee Smith, age 80, beloved wife of the late John Werr 1996. Loving mother of Marguerite Bane and Chuck (Nancy) Werr. Cherished grandmother of Katherine, Jacqueline and Constance Bane; Christopher and Carolyn Werr. Dear sister of Dolores Werr and the late Brother H. Matthew Smith F.S.C. Dearest aunt of Patrick Werr and the late Michael Werr. Visitation...

Theresa Clark

May 11, 2017

Theresa Clark, nee Meyer, age 88, beloved wife of the late Melvin Clark C.P.D. (1979). Loving mother of Deborah (Richard) McNeill, Kimberly (Patrick) Peglow, Wendy Palomo, Sharon (Victor) Portillo, Melody (Randy) McLaren, Nancy (Verne) Montelpasse and Melvin (Pamela) Clark. Cherished grandmother of 24. Dearest great-grandmother of 36. Fond sister of Gertrude (Fred) Beaumont, Joan (John) DeVries and the late Dr....

Phillip Campbell

May 11, 2017

Phillip J. Campbell, age 70, US Army Vietnam Veteran. Beloved husband of Linda nee Venhuizen. Loving father of Sean (Kimberly) Campbell and Lorri (Carmen) Barone. Cherished grandfather of Ryan and Joshua Campbell. Dear step-father of Jon Koniarski and Andrea Koniarski. Fond brother of Jeanne (Michael) Marget. Devoted son of the late Raymond and Dolores Campbell. Member of the 9th Infantry...

Jean Manzke

May 9, 2017

Jean A. Manzke, nee Elmore, age 86, beloved wife of the late Hilbert "Hippy" Manzke. Loving mother of Susan (Wayne) Pasquarella, Lynne Beeler, Lorrie (Mike) Cuzzo, Ed (the late Laura) Manzke, Barbara (Steve) Fifer, Teri (Mike) Meyer, Tom (Tina) Manzke and the late Karen (Bob) Hodges. Cherished grandmother and great-grandmother of many. Preceded in death by her oldest granddaughter Stacey...

Carol J (Forster) Hopp

May 8, 2017

Carol J. Hopp (nee Forster), was born in Chicago in 1931 and passed away on May 8, 2017.  Carol is predeceased by her husband, Ray her mother, Alma, father, Jack and her sister, Lorraine. Carol is survived by her daughter, Laura, son-in-law Chris, family, friends and her faithful cat Tubbers.  She graduated from Calumet High School in 1951.

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Corinne Eldrenkamp

May 8, 2017

Corinne E. "Coy" Eldrenkamp, nee Vis, age 96, beloved wife of the late Clarence (1972). Loving mother of Judy Eldrenkamp and Nancy (Paul) Zylstra. Cherished grandmother of Roger Zylstra and Corie Zylstra. Dear sister of the late Marguerite (late Richard) Lubbers. Fond sister-in-law of the late Neil (late Marie) Eldrenkamp, Min (late Barney) Bos, Wes (late Grace) Eldrenkamp, Fran (late...

Caterina Gaspari

May 8, 2017

Caterina "Rina" Gaspari, nee Panozzo, age 84, beloved wife of the late John Richard Gaspari. Loving mother of Michael Gaspari. Dear sister of Bianca Brown and preceded in death by a sister and brother in Italy. Cherished aunt of Tanya (Bob) Dutkiewicz and dearest great-aunt of Christopher. Also survived by nieces and nephews in Italy: Nadia, Lucia, Paolo (Anna), Franco...

Fabio Fabbi

May 7, 2017

Fabio Fabbi, age 92, of Tinley Park.

Decorated Veteran U.S. Army WWII awarded three combat medals in the Philippines. Lifetime Member of VFW Post 2791 Tinley Park. 4th Degree member of C.C Boyle Knight of Columbus Council in Tinley Park. Longtime member of St. George Parish. Born in Homewood Il. in 1924 to immigrant parents, married his...