Obituaries
Colonial Chapel Funeral Home & Crematory Obituaries

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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...