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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...
Ronald Roe
May 19, 2024
Ronald R. Roe, Sr., age 80, beloved husband for 50 years to the late Gayle L. Roe, nee Fisler (2018). Loving father of Nancy (Joe) Krutilla and Ron Roe, Jr. Cherished grandfather of Joey Krutilla. Dear brother of John (Marie) Breese and Ruth Harden. Dearest uncle and friend of many. Ron was a retired union pipefitter with Local 597, he...
Joseph Brender
May 18, 2024
Joseph R. "Joe" Brender, age 83, US Army Vietnam War Veteran. Beloved son of the late Eugene and the late Antoinette (Gricus) Brender. Loving brother of Wayne Brender, Richard Brender, Joan Brender, Gary Brender, Russal (Kim) Brender, and Francine (Jessie) Kasprzycki. Cherished uncle of many nieces and nephews. Funeral Services will be private. Express your thoughts and condolences at colonalchapel.com...
Mr. Joseph F. Brown
May 17, 2024
Joseph Francis Brown, 54, from Orland Park sadly passed away on May 17th following a short illness. His family was his number one priority and is survived by his wife Lisa (nee Fox) Brown and his children Ryan (Leah), Brendan and Lianna. His sister Linda (Bill) Madlener and brother Mike (Eileen) Brown and loving uncle and great-uncle to many...
Richard Binder
May 16, 2024
Richard K. Binder, age 67, loving father of Rick (Tamra) Binder, Katie Binder and Kelly Binder. Cherished grandfather of Hannah, Haley, Ezekiel, Jake, Luke and Kai. Dear brother of Ilse Cirullo. Fond uncle of Krysten, Michelle and Karen. Visitation Wednesday, May 22, 2024 from 3-7 p.m. with a Memorial Service to follow at 7:00 p.m. at Colonial Chapel, 15525 S....
Geraldine Hooker
May 12, 2024
Geraldine "Gerry" Hooker, nee Swart, age 93, loving wife for 68 years to the late Marvin J. Hooker (2019). Mother of Vicki (the late Steven) Jager, Sandra (Thomas) Post, Gary (Kim) Hooker, James (Lisa) Hooker, Mary (Peter) Boonstra, Carol (Dave) Decker, Robert (Christine) Hooker and the late Marvin James Hooker, Jr. Grandmother of 20. Great-grandmother of 22. Sister of Gerrit...
Marilyn Miller
May 12, 2024
Marilyn Irene Giusti Miller was born in January 1946 to John (Giovanni Enrico) & Helen (Heidenblut) Giusti. She grew up in Worth and attended Eisenhower High school before securing a position at Allis-Chalmers and, later, Midwest Operating Engineers. Prior to that, she was an accomplished musician, playing her accordion at the Palmer House and teaching music classes. She met and...
Robert Newman
May 12, 2024
Robert M. "Bob" Newman, age 76, beloved husband of the late Barbara J. Newman, nee Pawlak (2012). Loving father of Casey (Michael) Walker. Devoted son of the late Irving "Red" and Eve (nee Rogulich) Newman. Dear brother of Lori (Jim) Paruszkiewicz, Patrice (Pat) Thomas and Cheryl Newman-Innis. Fond uncle of many nieces and nephews. Graduate of St. Laurence High School....
Marilyn Sluis
May 11, 2024
Marilyn R. Sluis, nee Hommes, age 95, beloved wife for 64 years to the late Arthur Sluis, Sr. (2012). Loving mother of Lynne (Rich) Mulder, Debbie (Rick) Ballweber, Jane (late Andy) Lanenga, Patricia Even, Leslie Fazio, Art Jr. (Jan) Sluis, and Lori (Neil) Tanis. Cherished grandmother of 21. Dearest great-grandmother of 20 with two more on the way and great-great-grandmother...
Arthur Deckinga
May 8, 2024
Arthur N. Deckinga, age 93, U.S. Army Korean War Veteran. Beloved husband for 70 years to Lorraine, nee Vanderwall. Loving father of Jerrold (Donna), Randall (Laura) and Richard (Donna). Cherished grandfather of Steven (Kelly) Deckinga, Sara (Kurt) Vellekoop, Scott Deckinga; Nick (Lydia) Deckinga, Jake (fianceé Karolina) Deckinga, Rachel (fiancé Danny) Doody, Erin Doody, Kyle Doody; Rachel Deckinga, Tiffany (Bryan) Stevens...
Bonnie Siwek
May 7, 2024
Bonnie Joy Siwek, nee Blondina, age 75, beloved wife for 42 years to the late Leo F. Siwek (2013). Loving mother of Jill (Keith) O’Connell and Alison (Jason) Bramhall. Cherished Amma of Aidan, Ryan and Lincoln. Devoted daughter of the late Sam and Mary (nee Bajic) Blondina. Fond sister-in-law of Carol Yanos and Bernadine (John) Frost. Dearest aunt, cousin and...
David Stillwell
May 7, 2024
David W. Stillwell, age 39, suddenly taken from us on May 7, 2024. Loving father of David Jr., Jacob and Aaron. Devoted and precious son of Charlie and Debra Stillwell (nee Boersma). Dear brother of Dawn Solano, Danielle (Jason) Holley, Elizabeth (James) Stillwell-O'Keefe and Sarah (Abel) Villagomez. Dear uncle of Aaliana, Emmanuel and Wilhelmina Solano; Amanda, Alyssa and Hailey VandeBerg;...
William Rudenga
May 6, 2024
William H. "Bill" Rudenga, age 87, U.S. Army Veteran. Beloved husband for 65 years to Joyce E. Rudenga, nee Kooiman. Loving father of Gary Rudenga, Lucas Rudenga and the late Michael Rudenga and Laura Wittinghill. Cherished grandfather of Christine Rudenga and Will Wittinghill. Preceded in death by his siblings Nelliejane Van Dellen, Edward Rudenga, Julia Eggebeen and Carolyn Rudenga. Dear...
Mr. Cledis Horner Jr.
May 5, 2024
Cledis Horner Jr., 92, of Manteno IL, passed away Sunday May 5, 2024. To know Cledis, was to love Cledis. He had a special way with people and his smile was infectious. Born and raised in Chicago, he was an avid Chicago sports fan, except for the Cubs. Cledis was a member of the U.S. Air Force and served...
Melvin Schroeder
May 5, 2024
Melvin H. Schroeder, age 84, passed away May 5, 2024. Melvin was born in Great Bend, KS on October 25, 1939 to Pete and Irene Carl. He married his beloved wife Karen L. Schroeder (nee Birkes) on June 28, 1959. Melvin was the loving father of Lynda (Ed) Stencel, Suzanne Schroeder, Timothy (Diane) Schroeder and Nanci Griffin. He was the...
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