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Marvin Rauch
June 8, 2024
Marvin A. Rauch, age 92, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his loved ones on June 8, 2024. Beloved husband for 67 years to Irene (nee Wischover). Loving father of Juanita (Lloyd) Striggow, Brenda (Terrence) Miller, Nancy (Claude) Poulsen, Lisa (Donald) Beyer and Heidi (companion Paul) Evans. Cherished grandfather of Matthew (Joy), Kimberly (Anthony Brutti), Brian (Stephanie), Phillip...
Richard De Boer
June 7, 2024
Richard J. "Rich" De Boer, age 49, passed away suddenly, beloved husband of Sara, nee Hutt. Loving father of Sydney "Casper" De Boer. Devoted son of Richard D. and the late Shirley (nee Pels) De Boer. Loving brother of Kristy De Boer, Suzanne De Boer, Shari De Boer and the late Robert De Boer. Cherished uncle of Henry and Jakob....
Suzanne Marfise
June 6, 2024
Suzanne M. "Sue" Marfise, nee Cunningham, age 67, beloved wife for 46 years to Mark W. Marfise. Loving mother of Mark S. Marfise, Tony Marfise and the late Joey Marfise. Cherished grandmother of Teegan, Cora and Bauer. Dear sister of Diane (James), Camille (Mike), and the late Pattie. Dearest aunt of Jennifer, Christine, Kami and Brandon. A memorial visitation to...
Robert Frederick
June 6, 2024
Robert J. "Bob" Frederick, age 81, loving father of Susan (Michael) Cross and Brian Frederick. Cherished grandfather of Nicole (Ryan) Greenlee, Robert Schwarz, Christopher Schwarz and Jacob Frederick. Devoted son of the late John and Rose Frederick. Dear brother of John (late Mary Ann) Frederick and the late Barbara (late Tony) Stackovic. Dear uncle of several nieces and nephews. Visitation...
Karen Doorn
June 5, 2024
Karen Renee Doorn, nee VanGilst, age 61, beloved wife for 37 years to Henry Doorn, Jr. Loving mother of Brian (Debra) Doorn, Megan Doorn, Adam Doorn and Aaron (Erika) Doorn. Adored grandmother of Callie, Camden, Brayden and Meredith; Grayson and Easton. Devoted daughter of Geraldine and the late Kenneth VanGilst. Dear sister of Jaci (Andy) David, Joel (Lisa) VanGilst and...
Howard Swanson
May 31, 2024
Howard E. Swanson, age 96, beloved husband of the late Jean H. Swanson, nee Horn. Devoted father of Kristen (Andreas) Dimas and Ericka Swanson. Cherished grandfather of Nickolas, Sophia, Isabel, Alexandra, the late Daniel, Christos, and Fiona. Loving son of the late Olaf Swanson and Louise Swanson, nee Sundstrom. Brother-in-law to the late Henry (Elizabeth) Horn, David (Rosalind) Horn, the...
Paul Fitzpatrick
May 29, 2024
Paul R. Fitzpatrick, age 28, precious son of James and Joyce (nee Bedier) Fitzpatrick. Loving brother of Kelsey. Beloved companion of Jen Scanlon. Cherished grandson of Linda Bedier. Dear nephew of Robert (Geri) Fitzpatrick, John (Marianne) Fitzpatrick, Mary Ann (Ray) White and Diane (Art) Paolini. Dearest cousin and friend of many. Paul was a lovable and loving young man. He...
Robert Hoffman
May 27, 2024
Robert P. Hoffman, age 74, U.S. Vietnam Marine Veteran. Beloved husband of Susan Hoffman, nee Vanderhoff. Loving father of Eric (Kristy) Hoffman, Michael (Karen) Donovan and Connie (Joe) Boehning. Cherished grandfather of Eric and Marissa Hoffman; Kyle, Jared and Samuel Donovan; Russell, Rachel and John Boehning; and Darian Hill. Dearest great-grandfather of Harrison and Carter Hill. Devoted son of the...
Edward Ward
May 27, 2024
Edward J. Ward, age 80, U.S. Army Vietnam Veteran. Beloved husband for 56 years to Virginia, nee Morissette. Loving father of Deborah (Matthew) Birmingham, Jennifer (Chris) Bozarth and Gregory (Cathy) Ward. Cherished grandfather of Timothy, Daniel and William Birmingham; Michael and Elizabeth "Lizzie" Bozarth. Dearest uncle of Jean (Jeff) Skolek, Dee (Joe) Salinas and the late Andrea (Vince) Barone. Dear...
Mary Ann Ochsenhofer
May 24, 2024
Mary Ann Ochsenhofer, nee Teubel, born October 18, 1928, entered eternal rest on May 24, 2024 at the age of 95 years, 7 months. Beloved wife of the late Arthur Herbert Ochsenhofer who passed on June 2, 2002. Loving mother of Judith Ann (Dennis) Kirscher, Kenneth Arthur Ochsenhofer (life partner Michael Horn) and the late Nancy Marie Ochsenhofer. Cherished grandmother...
Bernard Geerdes
May 23, 2024
Bernard H. Geerdes, Jr., age 79, U.S. Army Veteran. Beloved husband of Christine Geerdes, nee Kulpa. Loving father of Gregg (Lisa) Geerdes and Gretchen Geerdes. Cherished grandfather of Ava Geerdes. Visitation Wednesday, August 21, 2024 from 4-6 p.m. at Colonial Chapel, 15525 S. 73rd Ave. (155th/Wheeler Dr. & Harlem) Orland Park, IL. Inurnment with Military Honors at Abraham Lincoln National...
Wayne Hochwarter
May 23, 2024
Wayne A. Hochwarter, age 84, beloved husband for 61 years to Joann "Joan", nee Norkus. Wayne was a 40 year employee of Jewel Food Stores. He enjoyed traveling to Florida and loved golfing and spending time with his pets. Wayne dedicated much of his time raising money for P.A.W.S. of Tinley Park for "Minnie's Memorial Fund" which was established for...
Earl Ruswick
May 23, 2024
We lovingly regret to announce the passing of Earl Ruswick, 68, of Orland Park, IL, on Thursday, May 23, after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Earl was born in Chicago, Illinois, on December 7, 1955, to Earl and Marian (Pranger) Ruswick. He spent his childhood growing up on Chicago’s south side, and he graduated from St. Willibrord High School...
Robert Flutman
May 23, 2024
Robert L. "Bob" Flutman, age 99, WWII US Army Air Force Veteran. Beloved husband for 68 years to the late Alyda M. Flutman, nee Klemp (2014). Loving father of Robert A. (Jean) Flutman, Sandra (Owen) Huizenga and Debra (Robert) Dykstra. Cherished grandfather of 10. Dearest great-grandfather of 30 and great-great grandfather of one. Dear brother of Kenneth (Carol) Flutman. Fond...
Anita Morgan
May 23, 2024
Anita A. Morgan, nee Laskauski, age 77, beloved wife for 50 years to Ronald F. Morgan. Devoted mother of George Morgan and Laura Petrazalek. Loving sister of Chris (Jan) Lask and Charlene Smith. Dear aunt and great aunt of many nieces and nephews. Anita enjoyed going to the casino and especially loved playing slot machines. She also enjoyed betting on...
Bradley Holwerda
May 22, 2024
Bradley J. Holwerda, age 38, went to be with his Lord and Savior on May 22, 2024. Beloved husband for 13 years to Lindsey, nee Schutt. Loving father of Grace and Sadie. Devoted son of James and Debra (nee Beenes) Holwerda. Dear brother of Gregory (Maria) Holwerda and Lindsey (Zach) Camphouse. Wonderful son-in-law of Andrew and Christine (nee VanderWagen) Schutt....
Virginia Wolniakowski
May 21, 2024
Virginia S. Wolniakowski, nee Kulpa, age 96, beloved wife of the late Walter (1992). Loving mother of Kenneth (Sophie), Barbara (Don) Ciurej, David, Diane (late John) Sandula, Joan (Alan) Moyzis, Joseph (Kathy), Elaine McCann, Paul, Carol (Mark) Notter and the late Christine (Dave) Garcia. Cherished grandmother of 18. Dearest great-grandmother of 16. Dear aunt of many nieces and nephews. Preceded...
Helen Maheras
May 21, 2024
Helen C. Maheras, age 75, devoted daughter of the late Andrew and Christina Maheras. Loving sister of Mary (late Edward) Cloyd, Andrea (late Donald) Cora, Georgia (Charles) Kuchinski, Katherine (late John) Walker, Christine (Clifford) Dillon, John Maheras, Sandra Maheras and the late Ethel (late Daniel) Bedunah, late Harry (Theresa) Maheras and late Leo (late Sheila) Maheras. Dear aunt and great-aunt...
Joyce Pilewski
May 21, 2024
Joyce K. Pilewski, nee Kessler, age 88, beloved wife for 59 years to the late Walter S. "Wally" Pilewski (2018). Loving mother of Kathleen (Michael) Cech. Cherished grandmother of Tyler (fianceé Katelyn Orth), Kevin and Emily. Dearest sister of the late Alice (late Arthur "Bud") Aldrich. Dear aunt of several nieces and nephews. Joyce was an administrative secretary at School...
Phyllis Lawler
May 19, 2024
Phyllis M. Lawler (née Hausmann), a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend, passed away peacefully on May 19, 2024, in Orland Park, IL, at the age of 92. Born in Chicago, IL, in 1932, Phyllis lived a life rich with love, passion, and dedication. Phyllis' love for animals was a defining aspect of her life. Alongside the love of...
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