Obituaries

January 24, 2016

Ralph P. "Skip" Cooper, age 77, US Army Veteran, railroad conductor for ICRR and Metra with 38 years of service. Beloved husband of 26 years to Joyce, nee Huerta. Loving father of Cheryl (Michael) Barry, Bill Cooper, Chris Cooper, and the late Amanda (John) Casler. Loving step-father of Debra Burke, Kim "Peter" (Sergio) Zorzi, Patsy Burke and Tracey Burke. Proud...

January 24, 2016

Janet Lois Korhorn, nee Volland, passed away on Sunday, January 24, 2016. Beloved wife of 58 years to the late Samuel. Loving mother of Samuel (Fran), Ronald (Mary) and Glenn. Cherished grandmother of Deanna (Nik) Anderson, Glenn (Jennifer) Korhorn, Jeff (Shellie) Korhorn and Michael (Jenna) Korhorn. Dearest great-grandmother of nine. Fond sister of Violet Engstrom and the late Doris Harris....

January 23, 2016

Evans

Robert J. Evans, age 42.

Loving husband of Bambi Evans (nee Miller).

Cherished father of Kristen, Katie and Emily.

Devoted son of Donna (nee O'Donnell) and the late Donald Evans.

Beloved brother of Jennifer, Darla (James) Ferguson and Amanda (Alex) Campos.

Dearest grandson of Helen and...

January 23, 2016

Wilhelmina "Willie" Lanenga, nee Schipma, age 107, beloved wife of the late Henry "Hank" Wold and the late Jake Lanenga. Devoted daughter of the late Peter and Mary Schipma. Loving sister of the late Herman Schipma, Marie Sonius, and Peter Schipma. Cherished aunt and great aunt of many. Visitation Wednesday, January 27, 2016, from 10:00 a.m. until time of Funeral...

January 22, 2016

Cornelia "Connie" Vis, nee Van Vossen, age 96, beloved wife of the late Maurice (1997). Loving mother of Janet (Robert) Griede, William (Mary) Vis, and Alice (John) Higgins. Cherished grandmother of 7 and great-grandmother of 13. Dear sister of Annette Wiersma, Jean (Bill) Strong and the late Thomas, Lambert, James, Fred, and John Van Vossen. Fond sister-in-law of Henry (Carol)...

January 20, 2016

Roger N. Unton, age 60, suddenly, beloved husband of 21 years to Patti, nee Woodworth. Devoted son of Isadore and Marie (nee Valpendesta). Loving brother of Thomas Unton and June Misniakiewicz. Fond brother-in-law of Pamela (Bruce) Van Auken, Debra (Tim) Fitzsimmons, Raymond (Vivian) Woodworth, Jr. Cherished uncle of Shelby and Alex; Rachel, Rebecca and Matthew; Dana and Kyle; Taylor, Lilly...

January 18, 2016

Brandi A. Aardema, nee Schneider, age 40, beloved wife of James. Loving mother of Samantha. Devoted daughter of the late Barbara. Dear daughter-in-law of John and Ruth. Fond sister-in-law of Susan. Visitation Saturday, January 23, 2016 1-4 p.m. with a Funeral Service to follow at 4:00 p.m. at Colonial Chapel 15525 S. 73rd Ave. (155thWheeler Dr. & Harlem) Orland Park,...

January 18, 2016

James A. "Jim" Feeman, age 93, of Tinley Park, IL formerly of Gulf Port, FL. Beloved husband of the late Wilma, nee Kendall (2010). Loving father of Virginia (Glennis) Miller of Tulsa, OK and Gregory (Mary Beth) Feeman of Tinley Park, IL. Cherished grandfather of Teri (Steve) Doss, Jerome Lindemann, Michael Lindemann, Brienna (David) Thompson, Scott (Becky) Feeman, Molly Feeman...

January 16, 2016

Gary Alexander Loizzo, age 70, of Orland Park, passed away on January 16, 2016 surrounded by his loving family after a 3 year battle with pancreatic cancer. Beloved husband to Diane. Proud father of his daughter Dawn (Howie) Knoebel, and sons: Todd (Heather), Vince (Gina) and Doug (Kelly). Inspirational grandfather of his cherished grandchildren: Jake, Alex, Jack, Brooklyn, Ben, Gianna,...

January 15, 2016

Janice M. Masau, nee Owens, age 62, loving mother of Tavita "Dave" (Traci) Masau, Tammy Masau and Angelica "Angel" (Matt) Carlson. Cherished grandmother of McKenzie Benoir, Sienna Carlson, Arya Carlson, and Lyrik Masau. Dear sister of Ruth (Charles) Maurer, Nancy (Gordon) Pitcher, Judith Olszewski, William (Janet) Owens and Susan (Mark) Taylor. Visitation Tuesday, January 19, 2016, 3-9 p.m. with a...

January 15, 2016

Wendy J. Vycas, nee Bergquist, age 60, beloved wife of 38 years to Paul. Loving mother of Jason (Sarah), Jeanna (Vince) Rossi, Brian (Jacquelyn), and Carl (Michelle). Cherished grandmother of Vada Jean. Devoted daughter of Ronald and Frances Bergquist. Dear sister of Ronald (Paula), Eric, Craig (Patty), and the late Todd. Dearest aunt of many nieces and nephews. Fond daughter-in-law...

January 13, 2016

Marie “Lolly” Hortsman, (nee Rotolo), 86, January 13, 2016, Beloved daughter of the late Libertino and Josephine (Gagliano) Rotolo. Loving mother of Donna (Michael) McDonough, Barbara (Joseph) Diliberti, James (Donna) Hortsman, Patrick (late Barbara) Hortsman and Albert (Susan) Hortsman.  Dear sister of Sally (Swede) Ericson, Angela (Jack) McGrath and Frances (Jim) Griffin.  Fond grandmother of 16 and great-grandmother of...

January 7, 2016

Truman I. "Tim" Myers, Jr., age 91, WWII US Army Air Force Veteran, late of Orland Park, IL formerly of Lexington, KY passed away peacefully at the Illinois Veterans Home in Manteno, IL in the early morning of January 7, 2016 surrounded by his family. Beloved husband of the late Sandra Erickson Myers. Loving father of Truman III (Teresa) of...

January 7, 2016

Willard J. "Will" Buis, age 80, beloved husband of 61 years to Elsie, nee Huetter. Loving father of Willard H. (Nancy), David, and Edward (Patricia). Cherished grandfather of Rachel (Justin) Roth, Douglas (Brittany) and Ryan Buis; Alyssa and Carly Buis; Joshua and Jessica Buis. Dearest great grandfather of Lyric Roth. Devoted son of the late John and Grace Buis. Fond...

January 7, 2016

Donald G. "Donnie" Meskis, age 60, beloved son of the late John and Sophie Meskis. Loving brother of Patricia (David) Brand and the late Robert (late Sharon) Meskis. Cherished uncle of Justin, David and Patricia Brand; Robert, John, Michael, Matthew Meskis and Marian Denzel. Donnie will also be missed by his many friends at Bethshan where he has been a...

January 6, 2016

Thomas K. Hess, age 74, beloved husband of Patricia Shields Hess, nee Murphy. Loving father of Thomas Jr., Sheila Dolan, and Chris Hess. Dear grandfather of two. Fond brother of Mary Wandell and Katherine Jacob. Retired pharmaceutical salesman from GlaxoSmithKline. Tom was an avid golfer. Cremation services private. Express your thoughts and condolences at colonialchapel.com 708-532-5400

January 5, 2016

Craig W. Cannon, age 54, beloved husband of the late Debra M. Cannon, nee Spencer. Devoted son of Hermine and the late Thomas. Loving brother of Cindy (Paul) Childers and Tom (Debbie) Cannon. Cherished uncle of Tommy and Kristen. Dear godfather of Tommy Cannon and Matthew Kocanda. Dearest nephew, cousin and friend of many. Craig was a life-long Cubs fan...

January 3, 2016

Tomaszewski

Dorothy L. Tomaszewski (nee Jennings), age 84.

Beloved mother of Karen (Mark) Ferro, Robert (Joanne), Alan (Jeannine) and Kelly (Jeff) Horvath and the late Ellen.

Cherished grandmother of 8 and great grandmother of 5.

Dear sister of Elaine Jennings.

Visitation Friday January 8th 3-9pm. Funeral Service Saturday January...

January 2, 2016

Ralph M. Heilman, age 77, beloved husband of 55 years to Barbara, nee Hingel. Loving father of Steve (Judy), Scott (Sue), Gary (Kim) and Dan. Cherished grandfather of Joe, Brandon and Elizabeth. Dear brother of Donald (Pauline), Marie (late Jim) Withworth, Jeanette Jones, Al, Gene (Toni), and the late Vince. Dearest uncle of many nieces and nephews. Retired in 2000...

January 2, 2016

Cecelia B. Marshall, nee Dzielawa, age 86, beloved wife of the late John L. (2002). Loving mother of John D. Ret. CPD (Patricia Ret. CPD), Robert (Joyce), and Patricia (Dale) Dalrymple. Cherished grandmother of Tracy Marshall, Shannon Marshall, Heather (Josh) Resnick, Brian (Kim) Marshall, Rachel (Brian) Ixcaragua, Rebecca Dalrymple and the late Jeffrey Marshall. Dearest great-grandmother of five and great-great...