Obituaries
Colonial Chapel Funeral Home & Crematory Obituaries
James Highland
February 2, 2022
James F. "Jim" Highland, age 76, US Army Vietnam Veteran, beloved husband for 30 years to Linda Heyse-Highland. Loving father of Joshua (Karla) Highland, Micah (Tracy) Highland, and Jessica Highland. Cherished grandfather of Trevor, Audrey, Dahlia, Henry, Sloane, and Vivian. Dear brother of Roger (late Mary) Highland, David (Mary) Highland, and Pamela Melko. Dearest uncle of many nieces and nephews....
Beverly Buckley
January 27, 2022
Beverly J. Buckley, nee Angelo, age 83, beloved wife of the late Raymond H. Christensen and the late William R. Buckley. Loving mother of Tad (Mai Yung) Christensen, Richard Christensen, and Judy Manning. Cherished grandmother of Billy, Paige, Bianca, Kelly, Katie, Jacob, and Cecelia. Dear sister of Jerry, Lorraine, Delores, and Linda. Fond aunt to many nieces and nephews. Visitation...
William Eichmann
January 24, 2022
William G. "Bill" Eichmann, age 92, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his family on January 24, 2022. Beloved husband for 65 years to Ruth, nee Kosche. Loving father of Judith Eichmann and Randall (Anita) Eichmann. Cherished grandfather of Randall Jr., Isabella and the late Salvatore. Dearest great-grandfather of Gianna. Fond brother of Mildred (late Erich) Pudwell and...
Charlotte Thompson
January 20, 2022
Charlotte D. Thompson, nee Sievers, age 85, beloved wife for 65 years to George R. Thompson. Loving mother of Pamela Berg, David (Diane) Thompson, Richard (Debbie) Thompson, Brian (Linda) Thompson, Audrey (Anthony) Krause, Michael (fianceé Allison) Thompson and Sherri Hattar. Cherished grandmother of Justin (Samantha) Thompson, Kevin (Alicia) Thompson, Daniel Thompson; Richard Thompson, Kaitlyn Thompson, Dominique Schneider Jacob Thompson, Tyler...
Frank Gurtowski
January 20, 2022
Frank J. Gurtowski, age 79, US Army Veteran, retired CPD. Beloved husband for 48 years to Nancy Gurtowski. Loving father of Anthony Falk, Joey Falk, and the late Robert Falk. Cherished grandfather of Robert (Kayla) Falk, Joseph Falk, and Nicholas Falk. Survived by two brothers and one sister. Preceded in death by one brother. Dear uncle of many nieces and...
Lisa Parker
January 20, 2022
Lisa Marie Parker, nee Davis, age 51, beloved wife for 25 years to Steve Parker. Loving mother of Emily and Jay. Devoted daughter of Dorothy and the late Leonard Davis. Dear sister of Lena (Frank) Motola, Leonard Jr. (Kristin) Davis and Lori (Eric) Swanson. Fond daughter-in-law of Patricia and the late John "Jay" Parker. Dear sister-in-law of Jeff (Sharon) Parker...
Rick Szczepaniak
January 18, 2022
Rick A. Szczepaniak, age 56, at peace on January 18, 2022 following a long, courageous struggle with dementia. Beloved husband for 24 years to Sharon, nee Stump. Loving father of Anthony Szczepaniak. Dear brother of Mark (Erin) Szczepaniak and Debra Szczepaniak. Dearest uncle of many nieces and nephews. Visitation Friday, April 8, 2022 from 3-7 p.m. with a Memorial Service...
Nancy Ahlstedt
January 18, 2022
Nancy Marie Ahlstedt, age 64, beloved daughter of Corrina Mae and the late Jack Ahlstedt. Loving sister of Laura (Peter) Dosen. Cherished aunt of Alex Dosen, Christopher (Maria) Dosen, and the late Nicholas Dosen. Dearest great-aunt of Nora Karen. Dear niece and cousin of several. Retired administrative assistant of School District 205. Family will receive relatives and friends Saturday, January...
Sharon Schwanbeck
January 17, 2022
Sharon P. Schwanbeck, nee Hinz, age 67, passed away peacefully at her home on January 17, 2022. Beloved wife of Gary. Devoted daughter of the late Leonard and Ethel Hinz. Dear sister of Barbara (Ronald) Botica. Cherished aunt of Carolen (Thomas) Welch and Jacquelen (Nathan) Krupko. Sharon was retired from the Chicago Park District Pension Board with over 30 years...
Marilyn Cavanaugh
January 17, 2022
Marilyn M. Cavanaugh, nee Tobin, age 83, beloved wife for 60 years to Larry Cavanaugh. Loving mother of Nancy (Ron Wenn) Cavanaugh, Scott (Lisa) Cavanaugh and the late Susan (Duke) Suwyn. Cherished grandmother of Marissa (Phil) Hansen, Adam (Arielle) Suwyn, Kiera (Josh) Potter and Lexie Suwyn; Chaylee Wenn; and Kelsie, Isaac, and Austin Cavanaugh. Dearest great-grandmother of Benjamin, Andrew, Rylie...
Julia Edberg
January 16, 2022
Julia "Judy" Edberg, nee Ebinger, age 85, beloved wife of the late Robert A. Edberg (2012). Loving mother of Jeffrey Edberg and James (Forrest Kruger) Edberg. Cherished grandmother of William, Cassie, Alex, and Sebastien. Devoted daughter of the late Carl and Helen Ebinger. Dedicated employee of Hallett Movers in Summit, IL for many years. Judy was an active member at...
Cynthia Nelson
January 14, 2022
Cynthia E. "Cindy" Nelson, nee Forsythe, age 68, beloved wife for 34 years to Kevin S. Nelson. Devoted daughter of the late Donald and Constance Forsythe. Loving sister of Candace (Nicholas) Trevor. Cherished aunt of Coley (Mike) Wojcik and Andrew (Jenny) Trevor. Dear great-aunt of Sara, Natalie, and Evie. Cindy fought a long courageous battle for over 30 years with...
Joyce Vedeges
January 14, 2022
Joyce H. Vedeges, nee Halper, age 79, passed away on January 14, 2022. Loving mother of Jeff (Melissa Yex) Vedeges and Joanne (Jerry) Pichman. Cherished grandmother of Courtney Braasch and Shane Pichman. Dear sister of Patricia Stoddard. Lifetime friend of Dominic Cole. Cremation private. A service to celebrate Joyce's life will take place at a later date. Express your thoughts...
Michael Parks
January 14, 2022
Michael S. "Dude" Parks, age 56, U.S. Air Force Veteran, passed away on January 14, 2022. Beloved husband for 31 years to Lisa, nee Bosco. Loving father of Shannon (Daniel) Moore and Joseph (Haillie) Parks. Loving dog father of Chipper and Sylvie. Devoted son of Charles Parks and the late Marilyn Sinclair. Dear brother of Jamie (Lynn) Parks, Jodi (Aaron)...
Michael Doff
January 14, 2022
Michael J. "Mick" Doff, age 66, beloved husband for 44 years to Linda, nee Muller. Loving father of Sara (fiancé Mike), Michael Jr., and the late Timothy. Devoted son of Eldene and the late Herman Doff. Dearest brother of the late Debbie Cruikshank. Dear brother-in-law of Donna Shantz. Fond uncle of seven nieces and nephews and great uncle of many....
Gertrude Bos
January 13, 2022
Gertrude "Trudy" Bos, age 96, loving sister of Gary (late Clara) Bos and the late Dr. Gerda Bos, Dina (late John) Pierik, Grace (late Henry) Voss, Effie (late Jerry) Steenwyk, Raymond (Anna) Bos, and Jack (Ruth) Bos. Wonderful aunt of many nieces and nephews. Visitation Tuesday, January 18, 2022 from 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. with a Celebration of Life...
George Milas
January 13, 2022
George M. Milas, age 77, of Merrimac, WI, late of Orland Park, IL, passed away on January 13, 2022. Beloved husband of the late Charlene Milas. Loving father of Nicole (Scott) Kuech, Tiffany (Erik) Wojtecki, and Brandi (Luke) Hackel. Cherished grandfather of Willow, Meadow, Kyle, Gianna, Victoria, Hunter, Francesca, Anastasia, and Scarlett. Preceded in death by his brother Edward. Devoted...
Mildred Wagner
January 12, 2022
Mildred R. "Millie" Wagner, nee Dorris, age 86, beloved wife for 67 years to Edward. Loving mother of Edward (Carol) and Susan (James) Sweet. Cherished grandmother "Mom-O" of Rachel and Randel. Preceded in death by her brother John Dorris and her sister Janet Rush. Visitation Tuesday, January 18, 2022 from 10:00 a.m. until time of Funeral Service 12:00 Noon at...
Barbara Barnes
January 12, 2022
Barbara J. Barnes, 68, of Orland Park, died January 12 of COVID-19. Despite being fully vaccinated, chronic asthma contributed to the virus’s devastation. Barb was born March 28, 1953 in Youngstown, Ohio, the eldest child of William C. and Ruth Jones Barnes. She graduated from Girard High School in 1971 and earned both her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Wheaton...
Edward Meyer
January 12, 2022
Edward Meyer, Sr., age 90, passed away peacefully on January 12, 2022 at his home surrounded by family. The youngest son of the late William and Nelle (Folkerts) Meyer, he is survived by his wife of 72 years, Jeannette (nee Wilkinson), five children, William (Gale) Meyer, Edward Jr. (Luann) Meyer, Debra (William) Davids, Patti (Kurt) Giesler, and the late Christopher...
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