Obituaries
Colonial Chapel Funeral Home & Crematory Obituaries
Carl Lane (Landekil)
October 23, 2022
Carl Lane (Landekil), age 94, U.S. Navy WWII Veteran, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, October 23, 2022. Beloved husband for 47 years to the late Joyce Anne Lane, nee Drechsel (2021). Dear brother of LaVerne (late Stanley) Bugge and the late Robert (late Kaye) Lane. Dear brother-in-law of the late David B. (Nancy) Drechsel....
Diane Petska
October 23, 2022
Diane M. Petska, nee Wasik, age 71, passed away suddenly on October 23, 2022 at her home in Orland Park. Beloved wife for 45 years to Bob Petska. Loving mother of Kimberly (fiancé Brian O'Neil) Petska, Bobby Jr. (Rachel) Petska and Bill (Caryn) Petska. Cherished grandmother of Julia, Anthony, and Vivian. Devoted daughter of the late Frank and Mary Wasik...
John Bobko
October 23, 2022
John R. "Randy" Bobko, Ret. CPD, age 72 passed away unexpectedly at his home in Chicago. Beloved husband of 15 years to the late Rose Mary Bobko (nee Kenney). Loving fiancé of Shirley Frieri. Dearest father of Michael (Salam) Bobko (Illinois State Police) and Roberta (Joe Kuczero) Bobko. Cherished grandfather of Harper and Niall. Fond brother of Scott Bobko and...
John Peters
October 19, 2022
John S. Peters, age 89, beloved husband for 59 years to the late Frances M. Peters, nee Martin (2019). Loving father of John G. (Susan) Peters and Cheryl (Guy) Schrader. Cherished Papa John of Stacey Peters and Emily Schrader. Dear step-brother of Mary Peters. John was a baker at a family owned bakery. He was a milkman for Willow Farms...
Donna Yex
October 17, 2022
Donna M. Yex, nee Stanton, age 81, loving mother of Melissa (Jeff) Yex, Andrew (Jen) Yex and Margaret Shepherd. Cherished grandmother of Eric Shepherd and Sara Shepherd. Dear sister of Char (Lynn) Crotty-Alleruzzo, William (Diane) Stanton and Christine Stanton. Fond aunt of Kimberly Crotty, Keith Swiderski, Ethan Alleruzzo, Adam Alleruzzo and the late David Swiderski and Sean Crotty. Donna was...
John Connell
October 17, 2022
John Thomas Connell, age 84, beloved husband of Mary Ann Connell, nee Locascio. Brother of Jim (Terri) Connell. Dear brother-in-law of Angela (Bill) Hutcherson, John (Rita) Locascio, Robert (late Joy) Locascio, Michael (Lori) Locascio, Linda (Jim) McEneany, Kimberly (Mark) Iacoponi, Roseann (Joe) Haynes, Patricia (Jim) Kich, Marianne (John) Climack and the late Alphonso Locascio. Kind uncle of many nieces and...
Gregory Covert
October 16, 2022
Gregory "Greg" S. Covert, age 66, beloved husband of 43 years to Dawn, nee Carlino. Loving father of James (Jessica) Covert and Angela (Jacob) Vannucci. Cherished Papa of Baby Jake. Devoted son of the late Russell and MaryAnn Covert. Dear brother of Sharon Rose, Steven (Sylvia) Covert and Ronald (Michelle) Covert. Cherished son-in-law of Peter and Emma Carlino. Dear brother-in-law...
Fred Lo Furno
October 15, 2022
Ferdinand S. "Fred" Lo Furno, age 88, US Army Korean War Veteran, beloved husband for 65 years to Barbara (nee Boyle) Lo Furno. Loving father of Thomas (Robin) Lo Furno, Steve (Judy) Lo Furno, and the late Peggy (Tim) Kuhn. Cherished grandfather of Kevin (Ashley) Kuhn, Colin (Cayla) Kuhn; Drew, Nicholas, and Brooke Lo Furno; and Lauren Lo Furno. Dearest...
Sarah Kaminski
October 15, 2022
Sarah E. Kaminski, nee Messires, age 74, loving mother of Stanley (Trinka Christensen) Kaminski and the late Amy Kaminiski. Cherished grandmother of Mikayla. Dear sister of Rev. Peter Messires and Anthony (Karen) Messires. Dearest aunt of Sarah and Christine. Sarah loved her family and friends. A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Saturday, November 12, 2022 at 11:00...
Tena Van Der Muil
October 14, 2022
Tena Van Der Muil, nee DeVries, age 96, beloved wife for 50 years to the late Richard Van Der Muil, Sr. (1997). Loving mother of Donna (Marvin) Aardema and Richard Jr. (Janet). Cherished grandmother of Heather Aardema and Katelyn Aardema; Kristena (Spencer) Fetherling, Keri Van Der Muil and Richard "R.J." Van Der Muil. Dearest great-grandmother of Nolan, Dylan, Avery, Gage...
Kathy Roethel
October 14, 2022
Kathy Lynn Roethel, nee Boersma, age 73, beloved wife for 44 years to Richard A. Roethel. Loving step-mother of the late Nicole Roethel. Devoted daughter of John and the late Buena "Bonnie" Boersma. Dear sister of Cindi Yarmoska, Valerie (Calvin) Johnson, John Wayne Boersma, Victoria (Steven) Wiley and the late Candace (Eric) Davis. Dearest aunt of many nieces and nephews....
June Meyer
October 13, 2022
June A. Meyer, age 96, went to be with her Lord and Savior on October 13, 2022. Beloved wife for 63 years to the late Raymond Meyer (2012). Loving mother of Raymond G. (Barbara) Meyer. Cherished grandmother of Ross and Matthew. Dear sister of the late Roy (late Dorothy). Fond sister-in-law of Ray's eight siblings and their spouses; Joan (John)...
Phyllis Blecha
October 11, 2022
Phyllis Blecha, nee DiCicco, age 78, beloved wife for 57 years to James R. Blecha. Loving mother of James V. Blecha and Vincent (Shannon) Blecha. Cherished grandmother of Giani, Anthony and Vincenzo. Dear sister of Rose Schillaci, Vicky Schillaci and the late Frank, Nunzio, Tony "Junior" and Vincent. Dear aunt of many nieces and nephews. Phyllis was loved by everyone...
Anthony Cimo
October 5, 2022
Anthony P. Cimo, age 96, WWII U.S. Army Veteran. Beloved husband to the late Josephine R. Cimo, nee Constantino (2008). Loving father of Jack (Terry) Cimo, Shirley Ann (Dominick) Greco and the late Jacqueline (Edward) Lukasik. Cherished papa of Albert, Jo Ann, Eddie, Gina, Tony and Billy. Dearest great-grandfather of 12 and great-great-grandfather of six. Dear brother of the late...
Mary Stelter
October 5, 2022
Mary E. Stelter, nee Droegemueller, age 81, beloved wife for 48 years to the late Donald W. Stelter (2009). Loving mother of Laura (Mark) Lavender, Lynn (Mark) Parsons, David (Tomone) Stelter and the late Donald Wayne Stelter. Cherished grandmother of Matthew, Meghan and Lauren Lavender; Natalie, Kevin, Rachel and Shannon Parsons. Dear sister of Elaine (Larry) Reynolds. Fond aunt of...
Zachary Kulak
September 30, 2022
The world was made a kinder and gentler place when Zachary James Kulak was born on October 17, 1988 to Tim and Kathy (Haff) Kulak. But life for Zack truly began when he met his other half, Katelyn Raddatz-Kulak. They were married on September 10, 2016, and after a brief period of globetrotting, they began building the family that Zack...
Clarence Jannush
September 30, 2022
Clarence Arthur Jannush, age 92, U.S. Air Force Korean War Veteran. Beloved husband for 59 years to Shelby, nee Grant. Loving father of Daniel (Nancy) Jannush, Deborah (William) Kocolowski, David (Betsy) Jannush and Deanna Jannush. Cherished grandfather of Barbara, Hannah, Rachel, Joshua, Chloe, Luke and Jared. Dearest great-grandfather of Noah. Visitation Wednesday, October 5, 2022 from 3-8 p.m. at Colonial...
Edward Beyer
September 29, 2022
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Edward John Beyer, 62, of Orland Park, IL on September 29th, 2022. He was born in Chicago, IL on February 20th, 1960. Son to Raymond and Marie (Mandernach) Beyer. He is preceded in death by his parents Raymond and Marie Beyer and his sister Judith (John) Glass. Survived by...
Kevin Motz
September 29, 2022
Kevin Francis Motz, born March 8, 1952. Died September 29, 2022. Married to Meryle (Miller) Motz October 18, 1992. Father of Timothy Motz, Jason Freeman, Brett (Fawn) Robinson and Norman (Lynne) Robinson. Grandfather of Xylie Nixon, Megan, Grace and James Robinson. Son of Harold and Emma (Bennett) Motz, and brother of Timothy J. Motz, all whom have preceded him in...
Joseph Wydra
September 29, 2022
Joseph F. "Joe" Wydra, Jr., went home to the Lord on September 29, 2022, at the age of 62. Joe was a loving husband to Kimberly (Reis) for 38 years. He was a beloved father to J.R. and Lindsay (Koedyker) and Matt and Andy (Escallier). He was a proud DziaDzia to Eva, Lincoln, and Mila. He is survived by his...
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