Obituaries
Colonial Chapel Funeral Home & Crematory Obituaries

Vernon E. 'Andy' Anderson
August 1, 2010
Vernon E. "Andy" Anderson, age 82, WWII US Army Veteran, beloved husband of 62 years to Lavon, nee Lambrecht. Loving father of Vernon Jr. (Arleen), April (Greg) Vallarta, Gary (Heidi), Mark, Myron (Lori), and the late Andrea Raney. Dear grandfather of 16, two of whom have preceded him in death. Cherished great grandfather of 9. Fond brother of Rev. Clifford...

Russell Taylor
July 30, 2010
Russell L. Taylor, age 80, beloved husband of the late Marion R., nee Baker. Loving father of Richard (Alicia) Taylor and Judith (Richard) Faxel. Dear grandfather of Rob, Lauren, Mike, Dave, Mark, Amy, and Chris. Dearest great-grandfather of Addison, Griffin, Keira, and Reagan. Visitation Monday, August 2, 2010 from 3:00 p.m. until time of Funeral Service 8:00 p.m. at Colonial...

Joseph Michael Neniskis
July 30, 2010
Joseph Michael Neniskis, age 26, suddenly, beloved son of Casey and Deborah (nee Martinka) Neniskis. Loving brother of Jenny (Dean) Sluiter, Tammy (Dominic) Bailey, David (Katelyn) Neniskis, Rachel (Fiancé Tim Deren) Neniskis. Cherished grandson of Bill Martinka and Maria Neniskis. Loving uncle, nephew, cousin and friend of many. Visitation Tuesday from 3-9PM. Funeral Service Wednesday 11:00AM at Colonial Chapel, 15525...

Joan L. Mowery
July 29, 2010
Joan L. Mowery, nee Brunell, age 81, passed away suddenly on July 29, 2010 and her beloved husband of 60 years Cecil H. Mowery,age 85, WWII Army Veteran, passed away suddenly July 27, 2010. Loving parents of David (Karen) Mowery, Debbie (Dean) Hara, and Dan (fiancée Melanie) Mowery. Dear grandparents of Danielle Mowery, Erin (Paul) Anderson, Jim Hara, Joe Hara,...

Cecil H. Mowery
July 27, 2010
Cecil H. Mowery, age 85, WWII Army Veteran, passed away suddenly July 27, 2010, and his beloved wife of 60 years Joan L., nee Brunell, age 81, passed away suddenly on July 29, 2010. Loving parents of David (Karen) Mowery, Debbie (Dean) Hara, and Dan (fiancée Melanie) Mowery. Dear grandparents of Danielle Mowery, Erin (Paul) Anderson, Jim Hara, Joe Hara,...

Jeanette A. Zeephat
July 25, 2010
Jeanette A. Zeephat, nee Cooper, age 93, beloved wife of the late Peter. Loving mother of Norman Zeephat and the late James (Ann) Zeephat. Dear grandmother of Jim (Vicky) Durovec and John Durovec. Cherished great-grandmother of Sara, Ryan, and Steven Durovec. Fond sister of the late Everett Cooper and the late Edith Bosch. Visitation Thursday July 29, 2010 from 3-9PM....

Bernard C. ''Bob'' Drenth
July 24, 2010
Bernard C. “Bob” Drenth, age 87, WW II Army Veteran, beloved husband of Henrietta “Tootie”, nee Achterhof, for 62 years. Loving father of Robert (Judy), David (Debbie), James (Lynn) and the late Nancy. Dear grandfather of Kerri Peech, Dana Tharp, Jenny Coleman, Julie Sluis, Michael Drenth, Katie Postema, Tim Drenth, Kevin Drenth, Laurie Drenth and Vicki Drenth. Dearest great-grandfather of...

Margaret Speelman
July 22, 2010
Margaret L. Speelman, nee Van Kley, age 79, beloved wife of the late Richard (1996). Loving mother of Deb (Roland) Bultsma, Rick (Cindy), Dave (Linda), Jan, Randy (Mary), and Laura (Jim) Van Hulzen. Dear grandmother of Chris, Jeremy, Alicia Bultsma; Michael, Jennifer Speelman; Amy, Brian, Kristen, Jacob Speelman; Thomas and Emily Speelman. Fond sister of Harold (Pris) Van Kley and...

Robert K. Anderson
July 18, 2010
Robert K. Anderson, age 71, beloved husband for over 50 years of Barbara, nee Dykstra. Loving father of Jack (Julie), Laura (David) Schutt, Robert J. (Gale), and Mary (Thomas) Frieling. Dear grandfather of Jessica Anderson; Pamela, Cynthia, Kathleen, Kimberly Schutt; Kaitlyn, Zachary, Anna Frieling; and the late Kelly Anderson. Fond brother of Carolyn Carlson. Visitation Tuesday, July 20, 2010 from...

Donna Jean Nygaard
July 17, 2010
Donna Jean Nygaard, nee DeVries, age 59, beloved wife of Charles J. for 37 years. Loving mother of James (Rebecca), Thomas, and Robert (Jen). Cherished grandmother of Jaden. Devoted daughter of the late John DeVries and Jeanette (nee Borgman) VanderWoude. Dearest sister of Robert DeVries. Memorial Visitation Wednesday from 10:00AM until time of Funeral Service 12:00 Noon at Colonial Chapel,...

John Van Huis
July 14, 2010
John Van Huis, age 90, WWII U.S. Army Veteran, member of the last mounted horse cavalry, Ft. Riley, Kansas. Beloved husband of Winifred, nee DeVries, for 62 years. Loving father of Robert (Joy) Van Huis and Susan (Jim) Mazanec. Dear grandfather of Luke and Rachael. Fond brother of Hilda Kline. Retired pipefitter, member of Union Local 597. Visitation Thursday, July...

Margaret Nassenstein
July 13, 2010
Margaret Nassenstein, nee Knol, age 96, beloved wife of the late Peter. Loving mother of John (Judith). Dear grandmother of Cheri Nassenstein, John (Shannon), and Rick (Lisa). Dearest great-grandmother of Hayley, Dimitri, Shelby, and Grace. Visitation Monday, July 19, 2010 from 10:00 a.m. until time of Funeral Service at 11:30 a.m. at Colonial Chapel, 15525 S. 73rd Ave. (155th/Wheeler Dr....

Annabelle V. Lurgio
July 13, 2010
Annabelle V. Lurgio, nee Granata, age 85, beloved wife of the late Edward. Loving mother of Pamela Sarpalius and Lynn (Dr. Dennis) Nowak. Dear grandmother of Brian Sarpalius, Brad (Traci) Sarpalius, Alicia (Anthony) Bothell and Dana (Phil) Miele. Visitation Friday from 10:00 a.m. until time of the Funeral Mass 10:30 a.m. at St. Bernard Church 13030 W. 143rd St. Homer...

Helen M. Aitchison
July 12, 2010
Helen M. Aitchison, nee Mazalan, age 94, beloved wife of the late Vincent. Loving mother of Ronald (Pat) Aitchison, Richard (Karen) Aitchison, Sharon (Hank) Dannenberg, and Robert Aitchison. Dear grandmother of 10 and great-grandmother of 8. Fond sister of Lorraine Murphy, the late Raymond Mazalan and the late Lois Rains. Visitation Thursday, July 15, 2010 from 9:00 a.m. until time...

Ann D. Baumhardt
July 11, 2010
Ann D. Baumhardt, nee Sabas, age 89, beloved wife of the late Alphonso Locascio and the late Glen W. Baumhardt. Loving mother of Mary Ann (John) Connell, Angela (Bill) Hutcherson, John (Rita) Locascio, Alphonso Locascio, Robert (Joy) Locascio, Michael (Lori) Locascio, Linda (James) McEneany, Kimberly (Mark) Iacoponi, Roseann (Joe) Haynes, Patricia (James) Kich and Marianne Gustavson. Dear grandmother of 21...

Pearl Postmus
July 9, 2010
Pearl Postmus, nee Teggelaar, age 77, beloved wife of Ronald for 54 years. Loving mother of Carolyn (Ed) Schaver, David (Maritza) Postmus and Sharon (Jeff) Ostema. Dear grandmother of Rebecca, Melissa, Jacob and Cassidy. Fond sister of Henrietta Cains and the late Ethel Hall. Pearl was known for her ministry as a church organist. Visitation Monday, July 12, 2010 from...

Josephine Dec
July 8, 2010
Josephine Dec, nee Pezdek, age 96, beloved wife of the late Walter J. Dec. Loving mother of Walter (Helen) Dec. Dear grandmother of Debbie (Ken) Kamphuis and Robert Dec. Dearest great grandmother of Lindsay and Ben. Preceded in death by two brothers and three sisters. Loving aunt of many nieces and nephews. Visitation Monday, July 12, 2010 from 9:00 a.m....

Lorraine C. Tromner
July 7, 2010
Lorraine C. Tromner, nee Hladki, age 52, loving mother of Stephanie L. Tromner. Beloved daughter of the late Edward and Shirley (nee Goetschius) Hladki. Dear sister of Susan Pope, Nancy Preissler, and Richard Hladki. Dearest aunt of many nieces and nephews. Visitation Friday, July 9, 2010 from 3-9 p.m. Funeral Service Saturday, July 10, 2010, 10:00 a.m. at Colonial Chapel,...

Dallas R. Judd
July 6, 2010
Dallas R. Judd, nee Schmilski, age 88, beloved wife of the late Rollin. Loving mother of Karen (Ed) Kwiatkowski and Dawn (Mark) Harrah. Cherished grandmother of Dennis (Ita) Kwiatkowski, Denise (Joe) Hausner, Donna Brockhouse, and Douglas Kwiatkowski; Timothy (Lindsay) Harrah, Colleen Harrah, and Michael (fiancée Ashley) Harrah. Dearest great-grandmother of Anthony, Erin, Joe, Kelly, Adley, and the late Angel. Fond...

Manning Munis
July 1, 2010
Manning Munis, age 77, U.S. Navy Korean War Veteran, late of Orland Park, former long-time resident of the East Side. Beloved husband of Nancy, nee Mikolasko, for 35 years. Devoted son of the late Samuel and Mary, nee Mirich. Loving brother of Sarah Mergesky. Dear brother-in-law of John Mikolasko and Mary Lynch. Dearest uncle of Susan (Bruce) Bishop, Samuel Mergesky,...