Obituaries

Colonial Chapel Funeral Home & Crematory Obituaries

Michael E. Kalis

Michael E. Kalis

September 29, 2011

Michael E. Kalis, age 89, beloved husband for 46 years to Irene, nee Ivanka. Loving father of Monika Kalis (Steve Maffei). Cherished grandfather of Ava and Lana. Fond brother of the late Irene Radic and John Kalis. Retired long-time employee of Union Carbide/Viskase Corporation. Visitation Friday, September 30, 2011 from 4-8 p.m. Funeral Saturday, October 1, 2011, 11:00 a.m. from...

Walter "Wally" Dec

Walter "Wally" Dec

September 29, 2011

Walter “Wally” Dec, age 73, USAF Korean War Veteran, beloved husband for 49 years to Helen, nee Gajda. Loving father of Deborah (Kenneth) Kamphuis and Robert Dec. Cherished grandfather of Lindsay and Ben. Dear brother-in-law of Richard (Lynn) Gajda. Active member and officer of Bremen VFW Post 2791. Member of Tinley Park American Legion Post 615. Chairman of the Tinley...

Carol D. Scozio

Carol D. Scozio

September 23, 2011

Carol D. Scozio, nee Fox, age 68 , beloved wife of Joseph P. Scozio for 44 years. Loving mother of Lisa (Jon) Housenga, Felicia (Vincent) LoRusso, and the late Joseph S. Scozio. Cherished grandmother of Carolyn & Emily LoRusso and Jack & Aaron Housenga. Devoted daughter of the late Hubert (Genevieve) Fox and the late Katie (the late Stephan) Melek....

Everett Vloedman

Everett Vloedman

September 21, 2011

Everett Vloedman, age 93, beloved husband for 68 years to Angeline, nee VanderVelde. Loving father of Carol (Donald) Triezenberg, James (Natalie), Thomas (Cheryl), and Timothy (Darlene). Cherished grandfather of nine. Dearest great-grandfather of five. Preceded in death by his brothers Louis, Joseph and Harold. Survived by sisters-in-law Minnie Zwart, Evelyn Vloedman and Henrietta VanderVelde. Dear uncle of many nieces and...

Theresa "Terry" Siegers

Theresa "Terry" Siegers

September 11, 2011

Theresa “Terry” Siegers, nee DeVries, age 91, late of Grand Rapids, MI, passed away peacefully on September 11, 2011. Beloved wife of the late James (2003). Loving mother of Shirley (the late James) de Jonge and Jane (Charles) Patterson. Cherished grandmother of Jane de Jonge, James (Hyesook Kim) de Jonge, Jill Adams, and Jody (Devin) Decker. Dearest great-grandmother of Laina,...

Shirley E. Mcwilliams

Shirley E. Mcwilliams

September 10, 2011

Shirley E. McWilliams, nee Young, age 84, beloved wife for 64 years to Robert “Mickey” McWilliams. Loving mother of William, Bobbye (James) O’Neil, and Bryon. Cherished grandmother of Megan, Jennifer, and Emily. Visitation Tuesday from 3-9PM. Funeral Service Wednesday 10:00 a.m. at Colonial Chapel 15525 S. 73rd Ave, (155th/Wheeler Dr. & Harlem) Orland Park, IL. Interment Chapel Hill Gardens South....

Alice Vos

Alice Vos

September 9, 2011

Alice Vos, nee Van Laten, age 87, beloved wife of the late Jerry A. Vos, Sr. (2007). Loving mother of Jerry Jr. (Shirley), Jim, and David (Maggie). Dear grandmother of four and great-grandmother of five. Fond sister of Doris Zuidema, Carol Mladnic, and the late Frances Voss and Claude Van Laten. Dear aunt of many nieces and nephews. Visitation Sunday,...

Patricia J. "Patt" Pearl

Patricia J. "Patt" Pearl

September 9, 2011

Patricia J. “Patt” Pearl, nee Seymour, age 70, beloved wife for 46 years to Edward H. Pearl. Loving mother of Kathleen (Teague) Cliff and Thomas (Madeleine) Pearl. Cherished grandmother of Erin, Sarah, Abigail Cliff; Greta, Genevieve, and Karley Pearl. Fond sister of Theresa Nemec and Ron (Rosemary) Seymour. Dear aunt, cousin, and friend of many. Memorial visitation Thursday, September 15,...

Betty Dehaan Meeuwse

Betty Dehaan Meeuwse

September 4, 2011

Betty DeHaan Meeuwse, nee Oost, age 94, beloved wife of the late Ralph DeHaan and the late Garrett Meeuwse. Loving mother of David (Joanne) DeHaan and the late Donald DeHaan. Cherished grandmother of David Jr. (Jane), Steven (Kimberly), Daniel (Stacy), and Mark. Dearest great-grandmother of Michael, Joe, Katie; Caitlyn, Zack, Tyler; Isaac, Derek, Caleb and Lydia. Fond sister of Ann...

Florence J. Luciani

Florence J. Luciani

September 2, 2011

Florence J. Luciani, nee Zebrowski, age 84, beloved wife of the late Leo (1993). Loving mother of Richard (the late Kathleen), Raymond (Carol) and the late Thomas. Dear great-grandmother of Niko. Fond aunt of many nieces and nephews. Visitation Wednesday, September 7, 2011 from 3-9 p.m. Funeral Thursday, September 8, 2011, 9:15 a.m. from Colonial Chapel 15525 S. 73rd Ave....

Mildred M. Matyus

Mildred M. Matyus

September 1, 2011

Mildred M. Matyus, nee Koehn, age 99, beloved wife of the late Alexander (1990). Loving mother of Donald (Carol) and Cheryl. Cherished grandmother of Jonathan (Kristyn) Matyus and Jill (Nate) Lenzen. Dearest great-grandmother of Summer Lee. Visitation Monday, September 5, 2011 from 2-6 PM. Funeral Service Tuesday, September 6, 2011 10:00 a.m. at Colonial Chapel 15525 S. 73rd Ave. (155th/Wheeler...

Henrietta A. "Tootie" Drenth

Henrietta A. "Tootie" Drenth

August 27, 2011

Henrietta “Tootie” Drenth, nee Achterhof, age 85, beloved wife of the late Bernard “Bob” Drenth. Loving mother of Robert (Judy), David (Debbie), James (Lynn) and the late Nancy. Dear grandmother of Kerri Peech, Dana Tharp, Jenny Coleman, Julie Sluis, Michael Drenth, Katie Postema, Tim Drenth, Kevin Drenth, Laurie Drenth and Vicki Drenth. Dearest great- grandmother of 11. Survived by her...

Carolyn J. Tameling

Carolyn J. Tameling

August 26, 2011

Carolyn J. Tameling, nee Evenhouse, age 76, beloved wife of the late Garrett (2001). Loving mother of Karen Tameling, Judith (Charles) Irby, Janice (Steven) Bafia, Sandra (Rev. Daniel) Bloesch, and Gary (Alyssa) Tameling. Cherished grandmother of 14, one of whom has preceded her in death. Dearest great-grandmother of 4, one of whom has preceded her in death. Fond sister of...

John A. "Dub" Deckinga, Sr.

John A. "Dub" Deckinga, Sr.

August 25, 2011

John A. “Dub” Deckinga, Sr., age 74, beloved husband for 54 years to Marilyn, nee Bulthuis. Loving father of Gary (Wendy), Denise DeWitt, and John Jr. (Mary Pat). Cherished grandfather of Brandyn (Emily), Skyler, Jantzen, and Mykela Deckinga; Kelly and Katie DeWitt; George, Kevin, and Spencer Deckinga. Dear brother of Jennie (late Clarence) Laning, Tracy (late Peter) Herlein, Ida (Ray)...

Elaine J. Miller

Elaine J. Miller

August 22, 2011

Elaine J. Miller, nee Babka, age 80, beloved wife of the late Donald Miller (2006). Loving mother of David (Bonnie) Miller, Cheryl (Marty) Miller Maddox and the late Donna (Ronald) Wedster. Cherished grandmother of Jason, Bonnie, Pamela, Amy, and Stacy. Fond sister-in-law of LeRoy, Harry, and Eldon Miller. Dear aunt and cousin of many. Visitation Thursday, August 25, 2011 from...

Ida Scholtens

Ida Scholtens

August 20, 2011

Ida Scholtens, nee VanderWall, age 94, beloved wife of the late Albert E. Scholtens. Devoted mother of Darlene (Larry) Lamberth and Lori (John) Kamphuis. Loving grandmother of Dan Kamphuis, Jim (Sharon) Kamphuis, John (Kirsten) Kamphuis, Todd (Kim) Lamberth, Scott (Rosie) Lamberth, and the late Matthew Kamphuis. Dearest great-grandmother of eight. Dear sister of the late Dick VanderWall, Katy Kingma, Agnes...

Ann H. Burns

Ann H. Burns

August 18, 2011

Ann H. Burns, nee Veague, age 90, beloved wife of the late Thomas F. Burns, Jr. (1985). Loving mother of Danny (Patricia) Burns, Linda Burns, and Ellen (Daniel) Kerrigan. Cherished grandmother of Daniel Burns, Jennifer Burns, Thomas Burns, Rhea Kerrigan and Marissa Burns. Dearest great-grandmother of Kaitlyn. Preceded in death by 8 brothers and sisters. Visitation Saturday, August 20, 2011...

Peter A. "Bo" Doorn, Sr.

Peter A. "Bo" Doorn, Sr.

August 17, 2011

Peter A. “Bo” Doorn Sr., age 70, suddenly, beloved husband for 50 years to Georgene, nee Bulthuis. Loving father of Peter Jr. (Jen), George (Kris), Debbie (Bill) Lewis, and Sue (Steve) Hoeksema. Cherished grandfather of Kyle, Erika, Alex, Brandon, Peter III, Emilee, Taylor, McKenzie, Jason, and Jillian. Dear brother of Henry (Doris), Janet (Allan) Edquist, and brother-in-law of Joanne (Len)...

John Schutt

John Schutt

August 17, 2011

John Schutt, Jr., age 89, WWII Army Veteran. Beloved husband for 63 years to Ann, nee Beishuizen. Loving father of Barbara (John) VandeWerken, Ronald (Barbara), Roger (Laura), Robert (Barbara), Donna (Robert) Fletcher and John III (Ellen). Cherished grandfather of 23 and dearest great-grandfather of 17. Fond brother of Jennie Boerema, Rich, Andy, and the late Herman, Florence Smit, George and...

Evelyn R. Beaman

Evelyn R. Beaman

August 16, 2011

Evelyn R. Beaman, nee Schott, age 91, beloved wife of the late Randolph (1996). Loving mother of Beverly Beaman and Barbara (Tyler) Smith. Cherished grandmother of Justin and Amber Smith. Dear sister of the late Ed Schott and the late Lester Schott. Visitation Friday, August 19, 2011 from 5-9 p.m. Funeral Service Saturday, August 20, 2011, 10:00 a.m. at Colonial...