Obituaries
Colonial Chapel Funeral Home & Crematory Obituaries
John "Sonny" Sonnefeldt
May 26, 2022
John J. "Sonny" Sonnefeldt, age 85, U.S. Army Veteran. Beloved husband of the late Barbara J. Sonnefeldt, nee Sweders (2001). Loving father of Robin (Paul) Hill, John Sonnefeldt II and Robert (Cari) Sonnefeldt. Cherished papa of Shelby, Paul II and Carlene. Preceded in death by one sister and two brothers. Fond uncle of many nieces and nephews. Sonny was a...
Arnold Boik
May 25, 2022
Arnold R. "Arnie" Boik, age 95, beloved husband for 65 years to the late Clara Boik, nee Kalinowski(2012). Loving father of Marlene (Ray) Strehlau, Debbie (Joe) Mayer, Jo-Ellen (Jim) Doranzo and Larry (Peggy) Boik. Cherished grandfather of 11. Dearest great-grandfather of six. Dear brother of Beverly (Roger) Milner and preceded in death by seven siblings. Fond uncle of many nieces...
Brian Valley
May 25, 2022
Brian J. Valley, age 84, of Orland Park, formerly of the Quad Cities, passed away May 25, 2022. Son of the late James and Bernice Valley. Beloved husband of Mary Ann (Glaser) Valley. Father of Cheryl (Bob) Rooker, Matthew Valley, David (Lisa) Valley, Leslie Valley and Brian P. (Angie) Valley. Cherished grandfather of Bobby, and the late Jason Rooker, and...
Henry Vinke
May 24, 2022
Henry R. "Hank" Vinke, age 82, U.S. Marine Veteran. Beloved husband for 56 years to the late Doris A. Vinke, nee Clements (2019). Loving father of Henry Jr. (Madeline) Vinke, Debra (Kenneth) Palmer and the late Joseph Vinke. Cherished grandfather of Norman, Henry, Kenneth, Kyle and Kayley Palmer; Arthur and Hunter Vinke. Dear brother of Gertrude Parker, Geraldine McCarthy, Bertus...
Beverly Kuter
May 23, 2022
Beverly A. "Hamma" Kuter, nee Malloy, age 81, beloved wife of the late Calvin N. "Woody" Kuter (2004). Loving mother of Paul (Lucy) Kuter and Shari (Ken) Urban. Cherished grandmother of Jordan (Randy) Humek, Rebecca (Tony) Garcia; Kenny (Stacey) Urban and Matthew Urban. Dearest great-grandmother of eight. Dear sister of the late Fred, William, Ron, Dorothy Ostergen and Eleanor Malloy....
Kevin Madden
May 23, 2022
Kevin Madden, age 63, beloved husband of Janet, nee Sutherland. Devoted son of the late John and Catherine Madden. Loving brother of John (Laura) Madden and sister Eileen (John) Jurevis. Uncle of Tom Madden (Melissa), Jennifer Madden Hundekar (Prakash), Jill Musil (Ryan), John Jurevis, Kaitlyn Madden, Colleen (Steven) Lamuscan, Ella, and Maya Sutherland. Great-uncle of many nieces and nephews. Brother-in-law...
Barbara Buckley
May 19, 2022
Barbara I. Buckley "GG", age 92, beloved wife of the late Joseph Korbel and the late John Buckley. Loving mother of Rosemarie Malinowski and John Korbel. Cherished grandmother of five. Dearest great-grandmother of seven. Preceded in death by her four sisters. Dear aunt of five nieces and nephews. Visitation Thursday, May 26, 2022 at Christ Lutheran Church, 14700 S. 94th...
Kathleen Kulak
May 17, 2022
Kathleen M. Kulak, nee Haff, age 72, beloved wife for 46 years to Tim Kulak. Loving mother of Matt (Jackie) and Zack (Katelyn). Cherished grandmother of Michael, Carmen, Rowan, Claira Kathleen and Sadie. Loving daughter of the late James and Jean Haff. Dear sister of Kevin (Linda) Haff, Janet (Ed) Shanahan and the late Linda and the late Karen. Dear...
Rose D'Amico
May 16, 2022
Rose A. D'Amico, nee Johnson, age 83, loving mother of Valerie D'Amico and the late Tina Melvan. Cherished grandmother of Sarah (Ryan) Hancock and George (Lauren) Melvan and Budd (fianceé Amy) Melvan. Dearest great-grandmother of Mae, Lea, Wyatt, Olive and Judah. Devoted daughter of the late Victoria and Charles Johnson. Dear sister of Victoria Hooks, Alice Nagy and the late...
Eugene Pesek
May 16, 2022
Eugene S. "Gene" Pesek, age 95, WWII US Army Veteran. Beloved husband for 61 years to the late Dolores "Duckie" nee Cook. Loving father of Debra (late David) Wallace, Sandra (Rick) Vail, and Pamela (Don) Tietz. Cherished grandfather of Jeffrey (Heather) Wallace, Kristin Wallace, Lindsey (David Krueger) Wallace; Jason (Jenny) Fasel, Allyson (Paul) Watkins; Brad (Kathleen) Tietz, Ryan (Allison) Tietz,...
Mary Restaino Schubert
May 15, 2022
Mary Restaino Schubert, nee Caso, age 96, beloved wife of the late Harvey Restaino and the late Roger Schubert. Loving mother of Linda (Henry) Slomski, Len (Laura) Restaino, Harvey (Kathie) Restaino, Tom Restaino, and Anthony (Laura) Restaino. Cherished grandmother of Lisa (Ray) Navarro, Stacy (Eamon) Walsh, Missy Slomski, Linsey (Joseph) Carli, Leslie (Sean) Johnson, Christopher (Meagan) Restaino, Margot Restaino, Ali...
Edward Ipema
May 15, 2022
Edward J. Ipema, age 72, loving father of Candice (Wayne) Parrish and Chad (Crysta) Ipema. Cherished grandfather of Drew, Caitlyn, Rynell and Lukas. Devoted son of the late William and Irene Ipema. Dear brother of Henry, Peter, Brenda Carlson and preceded in death by his brothers Alexander, Albert and William Jr. and his sisters Susanne Pruim, Anjean VanDerLaan and Irene...
Cynthia Visser
May 14, 2022
In loving memory of Cynthia J. Visser, we are saddened to announce her peaceful passing on May 14, 2022 in her home in Tinley Park, Illinois. Cindy was born on March 20, 1952 (the first day of Spring) and celebrated her 70th birthday just two months ago. She was preceded in death by her parents, John Cornelius Stob and Jeanette...
Richard Braun
May 11, 2022
Richard J. Braun, PhD, age 73, loving brother of Annette (Jeremy) Mathers and Ronald Braun. Cherished uncle of Lindsay, Lauren, and Cathryn Mathers. Devoted son of the late Sophie Rose Braun (nee Zdboylak) and the late John D. Braun. Richard graduated with a PhD in biology from IIT. He did his undergraduate studies and post doctorate work at UIC. He...
Donald Van Ostenburg
May 8, 2022
Donald O. Van Ostenburg, PhD, age 92, beloved husband of Carol, nee Dykstra and the late Betty, nee Roskamp (2002). Loving father of Suzanne (Keith) Griffiths and Donald M. (Lupe) Van Ostenburg. Cherished grandfather of Richard James (Brittany) Alber, Jennie Alber, and Shannon Van Ostenburg. Dearest great-grandfather of eight. Dear step-father of Kristen (Scott) Molenhouse and Erin (Dave) Stewart and...
Renée Taylor
May 6, 2022
Renée Marie Taylor, age 71, late of Orland Park, IL, formerly of Anaheim Hills, CA, and retired to White Salmon, WA, passed away peacefully on May 6, 2022. She was the wife of the late Ronald C. Citlau, Jr. Loving mother of Russell (Rebekah) Citlau of Jenner, CA, Rev. Ronald (Amy) Citlau III of Orland Park, IL and Ryan (Johannes)...
Thaddeus "Ted" Jakala
May 6, 2022
Thaddeus "Ted" Jakala, age 58, devoted son of the late Emil and Halina (Zalewski) Jakala. Loving brother of Barbara (William) Batsch and Henry (Patricia) Jakala. Cherished uncle of Renae (Patrick) Batsch-Haaker, Steven Batsch and William Batsch. Ted graduated from IIT with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE). He spent his career as an engineer starting with Motorola and...
Leona Szarmack
May 3, 2022
Leona "Lee" M. Szarmack (nee Ellickson) age 88, passed away peacefully on May 3, 2022. Lee was the beloved wife of the late Richard Szarmack (1985) and the loving mother of Carolyn (David) Mikos, Stephen (Deborah) Szarmack, and Adrienne (Christopher) Smith. Cherished grandmother of Brandon, Lindsey, Matthew, Nicholas, Graham and Zoe. Beloved daughter of the late Benjamin and Margaret. Dear...
Frederick Sales
May 3, 2022
Frederick J. "Fred" Sales, age 77, U.S. Army Veteran. Beloved husband for 55 years to Helene, nee DeVries. Loving father of Chris Sales, Kim (Jan) Ramaker and Cindy (Rev. Jon) Hoekema. Cherished grandfather of Brendan, Nathan and Ryan Ramaker; Katelyn, Kyle, Alyssa and Jayson Hoekema. Dear brother of Hugh (Jo Anne) Sales, James Sales, the late Richard Sr. (Sandra) Sales...
Mia Maro
May 1, 2022
Mia M. Maro, age 17, beloved and precious daughter of Audrey Jorgensen. Loving sister of Moe and Mason. Dearest "daughter" and best friend of Linda Maro. Cherished granddaughter of David (Maryann) Jorgensen and Margaret (William) Jennings and Shadia Tayeh and the late Ismael Almaru. Dear niece of Linda Maro, Randa Almaru, Leland (Francesca) Jorgensen, and Emily Jennings. Much loved cousin...
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