Obituaries
Colonial Chapel Funeral Home & Crematory Obituaries

Vernon E. Deboer
May 17, 2009
Vernon E. DeBoer, age 77, Korean War Veteran, beloved husband for 56 years to Marilyn, nee DeGroot. Loving father of Janet DeBoer, Thomas (Nancy), Steven (Blythe), and LaVerne (Gary) Collins. Dearest grandfather of 13 and great-grandfather of 4. Dear brother of Marilyn (the late Andrew) Rusthoven and Wayne (Theresa). Fond brother-in-law of Robert (Michelle) DeGroot and the late Sidney (Marilyn)...

Christopher G. Meyer
May 16, 2009
Christopher G. Meyer, age 47, beloved husband of Victoria, nee Heinzel. Loving father of Jennifer Lynne, Joseph Michael, and Brittany Nicole. Devoted son of Edward and Jeannette Meyer. Dear brother of William E. (Gale), Edward Jr. (LuAnn), Debbie (Bill) Davids, and Patti (Kurt) Giesler. Dearest uncle of many nieces and nephews. Visitation Wednesday, May 20, 2009 from 3-9 PM. Funeral...

Betty Poort
May 16, 2009
Betty Poort, nee Rosier, age 92, beloved wife of the late Neal. Loving mother of Kenneth (Janice) Poort and Ruthann Casey (John). Dear grandmother of Jill (Jeff) Slager, Ken Jr. (Paige) Poort, Paul Casey, Bonnie (Jon-Paul ) Witowski , and the late Michael and Sean Casey. Cherished great-grandmother of Alexis, Caroline, Shea, Megan, Kate, and Brayden. Dearest sister of John...

Laura M. Reardon
May 14, 2009
Laura M. Reardon, nee Ruh, age 95, beloved wife of the late Raymond. Loving mother of Rosemary Kontos, Richard (Joan), and the late James. Dear grandmother of Terrence Kontos, Brian, Kevin, and Carolyn Reardon. Devoted daughter of the late Edwin and Johanna Ruh. Fond sister of the late Edwin. Retired teacher from Most Holy Redeemer School in Evergreen Park with...

Charles 'Chuck' Egyarto
May 13, 2009
Charles "Chuck" Egyarto, age 89, WWII US Army Veteran, beloved husband for 50 years to Judy, nee Penney. Loving father of Terry (Lynne) Egyarto. Dear grandfather of James, Brendan and Kaylyn. Fond brother of Rose and the late Irma Bowers and the late Paul. Dear uncle and great uncle of many. Visitation Sunday, May 17, 2009, 2-9 p.m. Funeral Monday,...

Theresa Iwema
May 8, 2009
Theresa Iwema, age 84, of Denver, CO, beloved daughter of the late John and Mary Iwema. Loving sister of Henry (Jennie), Christine (Clarence) Noorlag, Ray (the late Corinne), and the late Ben (Wilma). Dear aunt and great aunt of many. Visitation Friday, May 15, 2009 from 9:30 a.m. until time of funeral service 11:00 a.m. at Colonial Chapel 15525 S....

Elnora M. 'Nora' Malmgren
May 7, 2009
Elnora M. “Nora” Malmgren, nee Bitterling, age 90, beloved wife of the late Nels. Dear sister of Violet (the late John) Wilson, the late Ralph (Helen) Bitterling and the late Dale Bitterling. Loving aunt of many nieces and nephews. Visitation Saturday, May 9, 2009 from 10:00 a.m. until time of Funeral Service 11:00 a.m. at Colonial Chapel 15525 S. 73rd...

Michael A. 'Mickey' Friar
May 6, 2009
Michael A. “Mickey” Friar, age 58, beloved husband for 27 years of Ann Marie, nee Paskauskas. Loving father of Michael, Jr. Fond brother of Peter and Lola. Dear son-in-law of Joseph and the late Carmella Paskauskas. Brother-in-law of Mary Ann Quinn (Bill Blanchard) and Raymond (Marge) Paskauskas. Dear uncle and great-uncle of many nieces and nephews. Visitation Monday, May 11,...

Harry L. Gilmore, Sr.
May 3, 2009
Harry L. Gilmore, Sr., age 84, beloved husband for 58 years to Eleanor, nee Kuchek. Loving father of Harry Jr. (Kathy), Patti (Rick) LaFond, and Glenn (Cindy). Dear grandfather of Louis, Michelle (Jason) Shockley, Brian (Libby), Greg (Megan), and Katie. Dearest great-grandfather of Jaden and Amaya. Retired from Allstate Insurance Co. Visitation Monday, May 4 2009 from 3-8 PM at...

David C. Dondlinger
May 2, 2009
David C. Dondlinger, age 30, beloved son of David P. and Janice, nee Whitney. Loving brother of Christen and Jaclyn. Loving uncle of Gionna Quick. Dearest grandson of George and Meredith Whitney. Dear nephew and cousin of many. David will also be missed by his many friends and teammates. Visitation Wednesday, May 6, 2009 from 3:00 p.m. until time of...

Joseph P. Burke
May 1, 2009
Joseph P. Burke, age 56, Chief of Investigations and Intelligence (IDOC), retired Chicago Police Officer, beloved husband for 34 years to Laura J., nee Gleason. Loving father of Erin and Claire. Devoted son of the late Joseph P. and Ann, nee Dolan. Dear brother of Alderman Edward M. (Justice Anne M. Burke) Burke and Rep. Daniel Burke. Loving uncle of...

Adlynn Wierenga
May 1, 2009
Adlynn Wierenga, nee Van Heyningen, age 89, beloved wife of the late Henry. Loving mother of David (Mary), Leanne Wierenga, and Susan (the late Bryan) Burke. Dear grandmother of Craig, Leslie, Lauren, Jayne, Ellen, and Bryan. Dearest great-grandmother of 6. Fond sister of Earle, Vernon, Marian Ver Shur, Roger, James, and the late Louise Prince and Edna. Dear aunt of...

Richard A. ''Rick'' Sendzimer
April 26, 2009
Richard A. “Rick” Sendzimer, age 61, beloved husband for 30 years of Sharon, nee Scholtens. Loving brother of Peggy (Scott) Janis. Dear brother-in-law of Dale (Anita) Scholtens. Dearest uncle of Jamie (Craig) Currier, Ryan Janis, Matthew (Cori) Scholtens, Janet (Murshed) Khadija, and Mary (Matthew) Cook. Cherished great-uncle of Brooke, Haley, Caleb, Adelaide, Micah, Musa, and Amira. Visitation Wednesday, April 29,...

Helen M. Vanlier
April 25, 2009
Helen M. Vanlier, nee Argile, age 92, beloved wife of the late John. Loving mother of John (Joyce) Vanlier and Beth (Robert) Mulder. Dear grandmother of Paul (Jennifer) Mulder and the late Lisa Mulder. Dearest great-grandmother of Elijah, Luke, Grace and Faith. Fond sister of Betty (Edward) Prohaska, Evelyn (Earl) Paige and the late Dorothy Omland and Eleanor VanPlew. Loving...

Shirley A. Voorn
April 24, 2009
Shirley A. Voorn, nee Nickelson, age 86, beloved wife of the late Jack. Loving mother of John (Mary), Randall (Wilma), Nancy (Jack) Davids, and Barry. Dear grandmother of Kristi (Bob) Calabrese, Eric (Angie) Davids, Lance (Jill) Davids, Ryan (Rachel) Davids, Heather (Darrell) Willis, and James Voorn. Dearest great-grandmother of 9. Fond sister of John Nickelson. Visitation Monday, April 27, 2009...

Isabella C. Lohman
April 22, 2009
Isabella C. Lohman, nee Bratten, age 93, beloved wife of the late Lester L. Lohman. Loving mother of Richard (Linda) Lohman. Devoted daughter of the late Hugh and Addie Bratten. Dear cousin of Betty McArthur and Katie Regan. Dearest godmother of Kathleen Linss. Visitation Sunday, April 26, 2009, 2-8 p.m. Funeral Service Monday, April 27, 2009, 10:00 a.m. at Colonial...

Peter J. Alderden
April 11, 2009
Peter J. Alderden. age 86, WWII US Navy Veteran, beloved husband of the late Effie, nee Klein. Loving father of James (Deborah) Alderden and Sheryl (Alan) Bensema. Dear grandfather of J.W. Alderden, Mark (Barb) Bensema, Katie (Brian) Thomas, Daniel (Laura) Bensema, and Steven (Brooke) Bensema. Dearest great-grandfather of Tony, Boden, and Miles. Fond brother of the late Martin (Jessie) and...

Irene J. O'Brien
April 8, 2009
Irene J. O’Brien, nee Stiegal, age 81, beloved wife of the late Joseph. Loving mother of Joan Hancock and Joseph, Jr. “Butch” (Debra). Dear grandmother of Joseph Hancock, David Hancock and James O’Brien. Dear great-grandmother of Nicole, Joseph, Madelyn and Austin. Fond sister of Frances (Tom) Ellis and Jean (Sam) Jerich. Dear aunt of many nieces and nephews. Visitation Friday,...

Raymond S. Meter
April 8, 2009
Raymond S. Meter, age 94, beloved husband for 73 years to Viola, nee Borgman. Loving father of Valerie Meter and the late Patricia Schultz and Keith Meter. Dear grandfather of 7 and great-grandfather of 2. Preceded in death by 11 brothers and sisters. Visitation Saturday, April 11, 2009 from 9 a.m. until time of Funeral Service 10 a.m. at Colonial...

Donald O. Groen
April 6, 2009
Donald O. Groen, age 78, beloved husband of the late Janice, nee Vander Laan. Loving father of Henry (Paula), Evelyn (Shawn) Norton, Dennis (Mary Kay), Leroy (Julie), and the late Linda (William) Healy. Dear grandfather of Timothy Groen, Carrie Byrdak, Stephanie Groen, Calvin (Anne) Kruder, Jessica (Joshua) Howard, Kimberly, Pamela, Katie, Sandy, Leroy, and Denny Groen. Dearest great-grandfather of Joey...