Obituaries
Colonial Chapel Funeral Home & Crematory Obituaries

Ann L. Caliendo
December 29, 2010
Ann L. Caliendo, nee Parker, age 79, beloved wife of the late Leo A. Caliendo. Loving mother of Catherine (Thomas) Sulo, James (Jane), Michael (Kathleen), and Christopher (Christine). Cherished grandmother of Dominic, Derek, Jamie, Jason, Margaret, Michael, Kevin, Courtney, Marco and Gianna. Fond sister of Marilyn Mackel, Dorothy Bross and the late Clyde Parker. Dear aunt of many nieces and...

Michael W. Fennema
December 27, 2010
Michael W. Fennema, age 52, at rest December 27, 2010, beloved son of the late Albert and Marie (nee Thomas). Loving brother of Curt (Judith), Warren, and the late Dan (Linda). Dear uncle of Todd, Jaime, and Kelly. Former student at Elim Christian School and current member of the Bethshan Association. Michael enjoyed living in Bethshan’s Tibstra House for many...

Julian O. "Jay" Nelson
December 26, 2010
Julian O. “Jay” Nelson, age 97, of Shorewood Hills in Sawyer, MI and Marco Island, FL. Beloved husband for 64 years to the late Genevieve, nee Monson. Loving father of Jay Scott (Trudy) Nelson, Andrea (Bob) Bonarigo, Steven Nelson, and Julie Nelson. Cherished grandfather of Erik (Pooja) Nelson, Francesca (Ben) Moore, Melinda (Joshua) Bruce, Thea (Chris) Olsen, David (Sherrie) Bonarigo,...

Johanna "Jo" Vander Vliet
December 25, 2010
Johanna “Jo” Vander Vliet, nee Van Diggelen, age 80 , beloved wife of Teunis “Tom” for 56 years. Loving mother of Helen (Kenneth) Socha, Thomas (Mary) Vander Vliet, and Wilma (David) Persenaire. Cherished Oma of Thomas and John Vander Vliet; Melissa and Anna Persenaire. Fond sister of Ans Van Diggelen and Gre Flinterman, both of the Netherlands. Dear aunt of...

Raymond J. Bonnet
December 22, 2010
Raymond J. Bonnet, age 89, WWII Army Veteran, beloved husband of the late Ruth, nee Tegeler. Loving father of Raymond E. (JoAnn) and Cheryl Bonnet. Cherished grandfather of Kurt (Barbara), Bret (Nicole), Jonathan, Jennifer (Jason), and Angela (Alan). Dearest great-grandfather of Delia, Katelyn, Evan and Araeh. Fond brother of Earl (Audrey). Dear uncle of many nieces and nephews. Retired from...

William J. Jarsombeck
December 21, 2010
William J. Jarsombeck, age 42, suddenly, loving father of Max. Cherished son of Margaret (nee Adams) and Robert. Dear brother of Robert (Patty) and Jeffrey (Sheryl). Dearest uncle of Jake and Paige; Trevor and Jenna. Fond nephew of Jack (Linda) Adams, Patty (Tom) Ellison and the late Thomas (Margaret) Adams. Loving friend of many. Visitation Wednesday, December 29, 2010 from...

Paul J. Niquette
December 18, 2010
Paul J. Niquette, 77, passed away on December 18, 2010 in Tucson, Arizona where he had spent his retirement years. He was born in Chicago, Illinois on December 31, 1932. He was preceded in death by his mother, Josephine B. Niquette, nee Blum. He graduated from Mount Carmel High School in 1950 and received his degree in Metallurgy from Illinois...

Clarence F. Miltzow
December 14, 2010
Clarence F. Miltzow, age 87, WWII Army Veteran, beloved husband of Jane, nee Hoitsma, for 60 years. Loving father of Ron (Sandy), Gail (Jacob) Stuursma, and Don (Linda). Cherished grandfather of Chris, Ben, and Sheri (Keith); Jeremy (Courtney), Tracy (Kyle), Ross (Ali), and Holly; Tim, Jeff, and Courtney. Dearest great-grandfather of 4. Visitation Thursday, December 16, 2010 from 3-9 p.m....

Richard Van Beveren
December 8, 2010
Richard J. Van Beveren, Sr., age 79, beloved husband for 60 years of the late Charlene A., nee Plana. Loving father of Richard Jr. (Linda), Debra Van Beveren, Barbara Block, and Ronald (Yvonne). Cherished grandfather of Dawn (Zack) Cleveland, Jill (Reaco) Williams, Tina (Guy) Persico, William Jr. (Lesley) Owens, Erica Van Beveren, and Richard Van Beveren III USAF. Dearest great-grandfather...

Lorraine A. Knoll
December 7, 2010
Lorraine A. Knoll, nee Felber, age 87, beloved wife of the late George. Loving mother of George (Susan) and the late Donald. Cherished grandmother of Larry. Dearest great-grandmother of Nate, Riley, and Angel. Fond sister of the late Edward Felber. Visitation Saturday, December 11, 2010 from 12:00 Noon until time of Funeral Service 1:00 p.m. at Colonial Chapel, 15525 S....

Stanley G. Brazausky
December 5, 2010
Stanley G. Brazausky, age 92, WWII US Army Air Force Veteran, beloved husband of the late Elsie, nee Schwartz. Loving father of Daniel, Elissa (Tony) Kara, and Michael. Dear grandfather of 10 and great-grandfather of 5. Fond brother of Martha Adamo Visitation Wednesday, December 8, 2010 from 3-9PM. Funeral Thursday, December 9, 2010 at 9:15 a.m. from Colonial Chapel 15525...

June H. Schmidt
November 30, 2010
June H. Schmidt, nee Bonnema, age 91, beloved wife of the late Gilbert. Loving mother of Sharon (Rev. Grover) Davis, Marilyn (Brian) Best, Pamela (Roger) Anderson, and Barbara Courter. Cherished grandmother of 11, great-grandmother of 21, and great-great grandmother of one. Fond sister of the late Althea Johansen and the late Burton Bonnema. Visitation Saturday, December 4, 2010 from 10:00...

Edith Wakefield
November 30, 2010
Edith R. Wakefield, nee Redman, age 98, beloved wife of the late Carlyle (1964). Devoted daughter of the late John and Elizabeth Redman. Loving sister of Eleanor Schulz, Lucille DeGol, and the late George Redman, Evelyn Krueger, Mildred Vetterick, John Redman, Fritz Redman, Albert Redman, Henry Redman, and William Redman. Dear aunt of many nieces and nephews. Visitation Thursday, December...

John P. Cranston
November 28, 2010
John P. Cranston, age 88, WWII US Army Veteran, retired (1986) from Illinois Bell Telephone Co. after 40 years of service, beloved husband for 58 years to the late Eileen, nee Zivney. Loving father of Susan (Jim) Meyer and Nancy (John) Wickham. Dear grandfather of Jackie (Jack) Dorcic, David (Maike) Meyer, Joseph (Laura) and Peter Meyer; Natalie Wickham, Nicole (Andy)...

Joseph P. Karr
November 17, 2010
Joseph P. Karr, Jr., age 55, beloved husband of Maureen, nee Brady. Loving father of Joseph III (Stacy), Steven (Megan), and Elizabeth. Cherished grandfather of Aidan, Logan, and Shayla. Dearest brother of Michael (Carol), Paul (Nancy), and Kenneth (Patti). Dear uncle of many nieces and nephews. Friend to many. Dedicated pipe fitter for 32 years and member of Local Union...

Charlene A. Van Beveren
November 14, 2010
Charlene A. Van Beveren, nee Plana, age 77, beloved wife of Richard J. Van Beveren, Sr. for 60 years. Loving mother of Richard Jr. (Linda), Debra Van Beveren, Barbara (Mark) Block, and Ronald (Yvonne). Cherished grandmother of Dawn (Zack) Cleveland, Jill (Reaco) Williams, Tina (Guy) Persico, William Jr. (Lesley) Owens, Erica Van Beveren, and Richard Van Beveren III USAF. Dearest...

Frank J. Latzko
November 13, 2010
Frank J. Latzko, age 83, US Army Korean War Veteran, beloved husband of Eleanor, nee Garber. Loving father of Kurt (Lesley) Latzko, Karen (John) Tokarski, Diana Latzko, Frank (Luciann) Latzko, Amy Latzko, and the late Steven. Cherished grandfather of Nicholas (Stephanie) Latzko, Jennifer (Bernie) Gross, Heather Latzko, and Andrew Tokarski. Fond brother of Rose (Roy) Robinson. Dear uncle of many...

Stephanie B. Harnew
November 11, 2010
Stephanie B. Harnew, age 27, beloved daughter of Maribeth Harnew, nee Jongsma and Dale (Judy) Harnew. Loving sister of Jason Harnew. Cherished granddaughter of Sophie and the late John Jongsma, Frank (Veronique) Harnew, and Janet (Al) Siegers. Dearest niece of Brad (Cathy) Jongsma, Craig Jongsma, and Bruce (Joanne) Harnew. Dear friend of many. Visitation Monday, November 15, 2010 3-9 PM....

George "Lefty" Vanderlaan
November 8, 2010
George “Lefty” Vanderlaan, Jr., age 89, WWII US Army Veteran, beloved husband of the late Gerbina B., nee Beenes. Loving father of Bea (Clarence Sr.) Schaaf and Renee Vanderlaan. Cherished grandfather of Ron (Dee), Randall (Dawn), Clarence Jr., Jeffrey (Laura) and the late Timothy Schaaf. Dearest great-grandfather of 13. Dear brother of Peter, Adelle and the late Ann Hoster, Viola...

Dorothy G. Devries
November 6, 2010
Dorothy G. DeVries, nee Harmsen, age 85, beloved wife of the late George DeVries. Loving mother of George A. (Darlene) DeVries, and the late Sandra Sperling and Calvin DeVries. Dear grandmother of Amber (Bruce) Briggs, George Jr. (Melanie) DeVries, Matthew (Laurie) DeVries, Camie (Sal) Cirrincione, Calvin (Christy) Sperling, Jackie DeVries and the late Bruce (Jill) Sperling and Mark Sperling. Dearest...