Obituaries

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Kristine King

Kristine King

October 26, 2021

Kristine M. "Sis" King, nee Gourneo, age 75, beloved wife for 43 years to Richard. Loving mother of Stacey Noffsinger, Sharlene (Bill) Thomas, Shannon Noffsinger, Bryan Noffsinger and Darren Noffsinger. Cherished grandmother of nine. Dear step-mother of Kevin (Liz) King, Eric (Krissy) King and Neil (Lori) King and step-grandmother of seven. Dearest sister of Michael and the late Dick and...

Richard Carriel

Richard Carriel

October 24, 2021

Richard D. Carriel, age 92, US Army Korean War Veteran. Beloved husband of the late Dorothy, nee Chamberlain and the late Beverly D., nee Hughes. Loving father of Tom (Mary), Regina (Dave) Meyer, Ed (Denise), Joe, Mike (Nancy), Dave (Maria), and the late Roseanna, Steven, and Maria. Cherished grandfather of Caitlin, Julia, Robert, Sarah, Emily, Jiwon, Vito, Dominic, Anthony, and...

Warren Koerner

Warren Koerner

October 24, 2021

Warren S. Koerner, age 85, US Army Veteran, passed away October 24, 2021. Beloved husband for 39 years to the late Donna M. Koerner, nee Anderson (2008). Loving father of Jeffrey (Anne), Scott (Robin) and Kimberly (Jeremy) Norton. Cherished grandfather of Sophia, Max, Joshua, MacKenzie, Katherine, and Paxton. Dear brother of the late Beverly Marcus. Retired electrician with over 30...

Joseph Leo

Joseph Leo

October 24, 2021

Joseph R. Leo, age 95, WWII US Navy Veteran, beloved husband for 58 years to the late Wilma Leo, nee Walstra (2010). Loving father of Kathleen (Kent) Zigterman, Joseph W., and the late Donna (John) Dillman. Cherished grandfather of John Zigterman, Lisa (David) Buursma, Wendy (Brad) Brummel, Mark (Jorie) Dillman, and Timothy Dillman. Dearest great-grandfather of Joel, Silas, and Joshua...

Evelyn Jonker

Evelyn Jonker

October 15, 2021

Evelyn Louise DeBruin Jonker, age 89, passed peacefully into the waiting arms of Jesus on October 15, 2021. She was born on May 12, 1932 in Oskaloosa, Iowa, the youngest of ten boisterous farm kids. No matter where life took her, she always thought of herself as an Iowa farm girl and loved her vegetable garden. Evelyn pursued life actively....

Dennis Santre

Dennis Santre

October 15, 2021

Dennis M. "Smiley" Santre, age 75, US Army Vietnam Veteran. Beloved husband for 50 years to Kim, nee Mandel. Loving father of Kristie and Marc (Maureen). Cherished grandfather of Michael, Jordyn, Delaney, Sloane, Savana, and Rowan. Dear brother of the late Joan Gutowski. Dearest uncle of many nieces and nephews. Dennis loved his four-legged companions Twilight and the late Mika....

Walter Lorenzen

Walter Lorenzen

October 13, 2021

Walter B. "Wally" Lorenzen, age 87, U.S. Army Veteran. Beloved husband for 57 years to Carol, nee Kohl. Loving father of Al (Tracy) Lorenzen, Keri (Warren) Cialdella and Lauri (Jim) Schutzius. Cherished grandfather of Laura, Casey, Nathan, Karlie, Alaina, Jason, Justin and Clara. Dear brother of Grace "Gay" Maslanka and the late Andreas "Andy", Walma, Quentin "Chuck" and Janice. Fond...

Dolores Ebertsch

Dolores Ebertsch

October 11, 2021

Dolores G. "Dee" Ebertsch, nee Drabek, age 80, beloved wife of the late James Ebertsch. Loving mother of Jacqueline (Eric) Rothfahn and Rick (Carol) Watters. Cherished grandmother of Wendy (Shawn) Gamble, Paul Armenia, Lauren (Matt) Easoz, Brian (Katie) Watters and Zachary Rothfahn. Dearest great-grandmother of Sara Gamble, Gage Gamble and Cassidy Easoz. Dear step-mother of James Ebertsch, Kenneth (Karen) Ebertsch,...

Jeanette Holmgren

Jeanette Holmgren

October 8, 2021

Jeanette A. Holmgren, nee Schnoor, age 92, late of Oak Forest and the Chicago Roseland Neighborhood. Loving wife of 57 years to the late Roger Holmgren. Devoted and loving mother of Karen (the late Thomas) Opyt and Daniel Holmgren. Cherished grandmother of Timothy Opyt and the late Melissa Opyt. Dear daughter of the late Frieda and William Schnoor and stepdaughter...

Emily Haddad

Emily Haddad

October 7, 2021

Emily T. Haddad, nee Abraham, age 91, beloved wife for 42 years to the late George A. Haddad (1999). Loving mother of Amy (Gerry) Cook, Mary Haddad and Leah (Chris Seidelman) Weber. Cherished grandmother of Martha Ann Cook and Sarah M. Cook. Dearest great-grandmother of Daniel. Dear sister of Ray Abraham and preceded in death by four sisters and four...

Edward Lueken

Edward Lueken

October 4, 2021

Edward T. Lueken, age 86, U.S. Marine Corps Veteran. Beloved husband of the late Barbara J. Lueken, nee Funke (2001). Precious partner of Lynne Molinari. Loving father of Edward C. (Barbara) Lueken, Sharon (Robert) DeGeorge and Karen (Claudio) Colacino. Cherished grandfather of Allison (fiancé Michael), Scott, Kate, Eric and Matt. Special friend to Lynne's children, William (Adrianne Allen) Molinari, Michelle...

Sean Vander Vliet

Sean Vander Vliet

October 4, 2021

Sean E. Vander Vliet, age 32, passed away at his home on October 4, 2021. Beloved and precious son of Edward and Michele Vander Vliet. Loving brother of Rita (Josh) Kurgan and Nicole (Frank) Abramowicz. Cherished uncle of Alex, Lilly, Teddy and Leland; and Aiden and Kash. Dearest grandson of Rita Ramos. Much loved nephew of Linda (Fred) Haislet, Michael...

Bernice Smit

Bernice Smit

October 3, 2021

Bernice G. "Babe" Smit, nee Kampstra, age 93, late of Lisle, IL, formerly of Palos Park, IL, Winneconne, WI, and Chicago, IL. Beloved wife for 55 years to the late Henry J. “Hank” Smit, Sr. (2003). Loving mother of William (Jean), Roger (Irene), Henry, Jr., and the late Wayne (Ellyn). Cherished grandmother of nine. Dearest great-grandmother of many. Preceded in...

Virginia Paul

Virginia Paul

October 1, 2021

Virginia D. "Ginny" Paul, nee Welk, age 97, beloved wife of the late Leonard Paul. Loving mother of Jackie Chmieleski, Cynthia (Thomas) Sedor and the late Patricia (Larry) Pelcher and the late Lynne Paul. Cherished grandmother of Michael (Bernadine) Sedor, Michelle (Jami) Wisniewski, Deborah (Eric) Stanich, Matthew (Amy) Sedor, Christine Bryant and Mary (Brian) Machay. Much loved great-grandmother of 14....

Ronald Vloedman

Ronald Vloedman

September 30, 2021

Ronald K. Vloedman, age 70, beloved husband for 49 years to Pam, nee Roeters. Loving father of Jodi (Norm) Eisengart, Adam (Gretchen) Vloedman, and the late Andrew Vloedman. Cherished papa of Kaela, Christian, and Austin Eisengart; Aidan Vloedman, Dakota McCullom, and Brandon Vloedman; Adeline and Tessa Vloedman. Devoted son of the late Joseph and Evelyn Vloedman. Dear brother of Joseph...

Shannon Pahl

Shannon Pahl

September 29, 2021

Shannon L. Pahl, nee Pappageorge, age 45, wife of David Pahl. Loving mother of Haley. Devoted daughter of Joy and the late Walter Pappageorge. Dear sister of Walter (Lynn) Pappageorge and Margaret (Daniel) Leach. Cherished aunt and Godmother of Tiffany Faraci and Alyssa Becht. Dearest great-aunt of Ryker Faraci. Much loved niece and cousin of many. Visitation October 29, 2021...

Charlene Parry

Charlene Parry

September 25, 2021

Charlene Parry, age 97, late of Orland Park, IL formerly a longtime resident of Des Plaines, IL. Entered heaven on September 25, 2021. Born August 7, 1924 in Greenfield, Tennessee to Arthur Sullivan and Exie (Sanders) Sullivan. Charlene moved to Chicago as a young lady with big dreams. She was a woman before her time, with a career as a...

Donald Nelson

Donald Nelson

September 24, 2021

Donald T. Nelson, age 87, beloved son of the late Ernest and Selma Nelson. Loving brother of June Helen (John) Taylor, Elsie (late Joseph) Yanik, Richard (late Lorie) Nelson, Raymond (Judy) Nelson, and the late Steve (late Gloria) Nelson, Carl (Nancy) Nelson, Ruth (Gene) Vose, and Ken (Sandy) Nelson. Dear uncle and great-uncle of many nieces and nephews. Visitation Monday,...

Sandra Malkowski

Sandra Malkowski

September 22, 2021

Sandra S. Malkowski, nee Forrester, age 77, passed away September 22, 2021. Loving mother of Gregory (Karen) Malkowski and David (Donna) Malkowski. Cherished grandmother of Sarah, Becky, Cassie, Jacob and Connor. Dearest great-grandmother of six. Dear sister of Margaret Post. Sandra worked hard to provide for her sons. She loved to spend time with her grandchildren. Sandra also enjoyed working...

Geraldine Tozzi

Geraldine Tozzi

September 21, 2021

Geraldine A. "Mitzi" Tozzi, nee Moorman, age 84, beloved wife of the late William Tozzi. Loving mother of Debbie (late Edward Jr.) Schmit, the late Elmer (Janet) Edburg, the late Michael Edburg, the late Timmy Edburg and Joyce (Tom) Lepczynski. Cherished grandmother of Michael, Jason and Jennifer; Michelle, Michael and Kristen; Scott and Amber; Alec, Andi and Ashley. Dearest great-grandmother...