Obituaries

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...

January 2, 2016

Michael Stanley "Hatchet" Plesha, age 66, US Marine Vietnam Era Veteran, beloved husband of 42 years to Mary Ellen, nee Szafranski. Loving father of Christopher Michael Plesha. Devoted son of Leah Plesha and the late Stanley Plesha. Cherished brother of Linda Plesha Petrovich and Leah Plesha Garcia. Dearest uncle of Jamie Marie Garcia, Jenna Lynn Garcia and John Stanley Garcia....

January 1, 2016

Hayes

Dolores M. Hayes (nee Borner),  age 71.

Beloved Wife of the late Thomas Hayes.

Loving Mother of Nancy (Jeff) Wiktor.

Cherished Grandmother of Tyler and Shelby.

Dear Sister of Chuck, Marge (the late Bob), Mildred (the late Jim), the late Bob (the late Sue), Nancy, the late John...

December 29, 2015

Mary C. Booth, age 93, of Peoria, IL, died Tuesday, December 29, 2015, at Palos Community Hospital in Palos Heights, IL. She was born in Peoria, March 1, 1922, to Gerald and Jeannette (Carson) Daily Schutz. She graduated from Peoria Manual High School in 1940 and married the late Fred Booth on December 3, 1945. Mary worked for many years...

December 28, 2015

BOARDMAN

James B. Boardman, Veteran U.S. Army. Beloved Husband of the late Jean Ann nee Drobitsch Loving Father of Dennis (Tammy) Boardman and Timothy Boardman. Cherished Grandfather of Taylor Boardman. Dear Brother of Mary Ann (Thomas) Stewart, and the late Patricia (the late Vincent) Ford, the late William (Nancy) Boardman and the late Dorothy (the late Lawrence)...

December 28, 2015

Schultz

Marie A. Schultz  age  86.

Beloved wife of the late Robert J. Schultz.

Loving mother of David, Cary  (Nancy), Mark, Sandra, Kathie Schultz-McCloud and the late Deborah.

Cherished grandmother of Adam, Autumn, Aaron, Alejandro, Hannah, and Max.

Dear sister of Betty Jean (Robert) Miller, the late Doris, Leo...

December 28, 2015

Thomas Dominic "Dago" Siriann, 67, died peacefully on December 28, 2015 at his home in Wisconsin Dells, WI after a long battle with cancer. Tom was born on March 25, 1948 to Dominic and Josephine Siriann in Chicago, IL. He graduated from Carl Sandburg High School in 1963, and worked for thirty years as a printing press operator with the...

December 28, 2015

David E. Steenwyk, age 86, Korean War U.S. Air Force Veteran, beloved husband of 35 years to Janet "Jane", nee Wierenga. Loving father of Debra Torrenga, Carol (Douglas) Koldenhoven-Keessen, Douglas (Sueanne) Sluis, Michael (Diane) Sluis, Pamela Sluis and Rebeca (John) Harms. Dearly loved father-in-law of the late Donald Koldenhoven. Cherished grandfather of Ryan (Kellie) Torrenga, Suzanne (Coleman) Johnson, Rachel and...

December 28, 2015

Russel W. "Russ" Bettenhausen, age 74. Loving brother of Helen Waughtel, Roscoe (Eileen) Bettenhausen, Claudette (Owen) Bosard, Larry (Vera) Bettenhausen and the late Ben (Pam) Bettenhausen. Cherished uncle of Gus and many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. Visitation Friday, January 1, 2015 from 3-8 p.m. at The Stone Church, 10737 Orland Parkway, Orland Park, IL. Additional Visitation on Saturday, January...

December 25, 2015

Telkes

Stephanie M. “Betty” (nee Champa) age 83.

Beloved wife of the late Henry E. Telkes Jr..

Loving Mother of Gail, Dolores “Honey” (George), Henry III (Mary Beth) and Barbara (Tom).

Cherished grandmother of Nichole (Joe), Crystal, Candace, Sarah, Henry James, Jes, Hollis, Anthony and great grandmother of 8.

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December 24, 2015

Donald C. Rosendale, age 84, Korean War Navy Veteran, went to be with his Heavenly Father on December 24, 2015. Beloved husband of 55 years to Elizabeth "Betty" née Workman. Loving father of John (Kris), James (Jane), Donna, William (Roxann), Janet (James) Schaver, Bernard, Robert (John Novak), and Diane (Tim) Schreur. Cherished grandfather to 13 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Dear...

December 22, 2015

Grace Vegter, nee Zaagman, age 86, went to be with her Lord on December 22, 2015. Beloved wife of the late Henry "Hank". Loving mother of Karen (Rich) Solle, Cindy (Tom) VanderMey, Barbara (Will) Brocker, Tom Vegter, Joan (Rick) Bistry, Henry (Perla) Vegter and Richard (Donna) Vegter. Cherished grandmother of 14 and great-grandmother of 10. Dear sister of Wilhelmina (late...