Obituaries

Colonial Chapel Funeral Home & Crematory Obituaries

Carol Dehoog

Carol Dehoog

November 27, 2020

Carol A. DeHoog, nee Voss, age 74, beloved wife for 53 years to Gerald H. DeHoog. Loving mother of Amy (Gary) Stark, Scott DeHoog, Susan (John) Petraitis and Daniel (Elizabeth) DeHoog. Cherished grandmother of Henry and Hayley Stark; Allison and Katelyn Petraitis; Andrew and Christopher DeHoog. Dear sister of George (late Patricia) Voss, Nancy (Rick) Hollingsworth, Russ (Karla) Sytsma and...

Gladys Dykstra

Gladys Dykstra

November 25, 2020

Gladys M. Dykstra, nee Boonstra, age 91, beloved wife of the late Raymond A. Dykstra (1992). Loving mother of Raymond A. Dykstra II, Ronald (Dawn) Dykstra and Deborah (David) Arnold. Cherished grandmother of Raymond (Jaime), Tony (Gail), Ron (Liz), Stephanie, Brooke, Stacey and the late Lindsay (Russell). Dearest great-grandmother of Zachery, James, Peyton, Jacob, Hailey, Kaitlin, Coby, Layla, Rebekah, Russell,...

Gregory Liska

Gregory Liska

November 25, 2020

Gregory C. Liska, age 48, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his family on Wednesday, November 25, 2020. Beloved husband for 21 years to Camille, nee Krzyskowski. Loving father of Ethan and Aidan. Devoted son of James and Barbara (nee Svacha) Liska. Dearest brother of Mark (Laura), Kevin (Jenny), and the late Thomas Liska. Cherished uncle of Makayla...

Grace Dorn

Grace Dorn

November 19, 2020

Grace S. Dorn, nee Kelder, age 82, beloved wife for 56 years to the late Martin A. Dorn (2017). Loving mother of Laura (Edward) Kelly, Lynne Schipma, and Martin A. (Lisa) Dorn. Cherished grandmother of Edward, John and Anne Marie Kelly; Kristin Ahrens-Rigg (Paulo), Allison and Elizabeth Schipma; Charisa, Gerrit and Elena Dorn. Dearest great-grandmother of Noah Ahrens. Dear sister...

Hugh Mcsheffery

Hugh Mcsheffery

November 18, 2020

Hugh G. "Mac" McSheffery, age 84, U.S. Navy Korean War Veteran. Beloved husband for 62 years to the late Nancy C. McSheffery, nee Wagner (2020). Loving father of Judy Unruh, Jill (Michael) King, Kathy McSheffery and the late Jay H. McSheffery. Cherished grandfather of Stacie (Bob) Hoecker, Christie (James) Burgess, Tom Batchelor and Nicholas Niezabitowski. Dearest great-grandfather of Alyssa, Nathan,...

E. Carter Gerretse

E. Carter Gerretse

November 18, 2020

E. Carter Gerretse, age 79, U.S. Navy Veteran. Beloved husband for 56 years to Judith L. Gerretse, nee Bubna. Loving father of Joseph (Maureen), James, Cathleen Patla (Michael) and Jeffrey (Georgia). Cherished grandfather of Emma, Nikolas, Caroline, Demetrios, Alecos, Madeline, Ken, Ian and the late Elizabeth. Dearest great-grandfather of Kennedy. Dear brother of Bonnie (Bob) Crabb. Carter worked in banking...

Alice Schultz

Alice Schultz

November 17, 2020

Alice C. Schultz, nee Thorne, age 90, long time resident of Midlothian, IL. Beloved wife for 68 years to Arthur W. Schultz. Loving mother of Patricia (late Mark) Diepen and the late Brenda VanHorn. Cherished grandmother of Jason Diepen, Ryan (Mallory) Diepen and Nicole Allen. Dearest great-grandmother of Harper Diepen. Dear sister of Norma (late Robert) Lane, Denny Skelton and...

Sharon Koszulinski

Sharon Koszulinski

November 16, 2020

Sharon A. Koszulinski, nee Dazzo, age 68, beloved wife for 41 years to Tom Koszulinski. Loving mother of Rachel (Chris) Newcomb, Laura (Bryant) Ekwinski, Michelle Koszulinski and Michael Koszulinski. Cherished grandmother of Anna, Ben, Brynn and Tommy. Devoted daughter of the late Vincent and Helen Dazzo. Funeral Mass private at St. Julie Billiart Church with a private burial at Holy...

Constance Ring

Constance Ring

November 16, 2020

Constance Mae "Connie" Ring, nee Olson, age 88, late of Pingree Grove, IL, formerly of Orland Park, IL. Beloved wife of the late Terrence Ring (1991). Loving mother of Victoria (Robert) Beard. Cherished grandmother of Brian (Diane) Pummell and Curtis (Laura) Beard. Dearest great-grandmother of Gabrielle, Finn and Amelia. Devoted daughter of the late Harry and the late Marie (nee...

Heidi Meekma

Heidi Meekma

November 14, 2020

Heidi A. Meekma, nee Rusch, age 45, passed away peacefully at her home on November 14, 2020, surrounded by her family, after a courageous 1 1/2 year battle with cancer. Beloved wife for 21 years to Alan Meekma. Loving mother of Madison and Sydney. Devoted daughter of Eugene and Michele Rusch. Dear sister of Kelly (Derek) Peckhart and Andrew (Michelle)...

Jeffery Schmitt

Jeffery Schmitt

November 13, 2020

Jeffery Glen Schmitt, of Midlothian, IL, died on Friday, November 13, 2020 after contracting COVID-19. He was 68 years old. He is survived by his high school sweetheart and cherished bride of 48 years Linda (nee Wallace), his well loved daughters Sarah Miller (James), Jessica Vahl (Brian), and Kaitlin Schmitt (Dave Jarosik), his favorite sidekicks his three grandsons (The Freds)...

Jose Pareja

Jose Pareja

November 9, 2020

Jose V. Pareja, age 67, beloved husband for 45 years to Clara, nee Guerra. Loving father of Rocio (Michael) Coleman, Eunice (David) Hooker, Jose R. (Angelica) Pareja and Alicia Carrera. Cherished grandfather of Aiden, Sophie, Cynthia, Daniel, Jonathan, Amelia, Benjamin, Danae and Matias. Dear brother of Susana, Martha, Fernando, Jorge, Wilma, Cesar, Luis, Monica, Dora, Eduardo, Cecilia, Carlos and the...

Margarito Ramos

Margarito Ramos

November 5, 2020

Margarito "Mike" Ramos, age 93, of Oak Forest, IL formerly of Blue Island, IL. Beloved husband for 70 years to Rita, nee Vega. Loving father of Linda (Fred) Haislet, Michele "Mickey" (Edward) VanderVliet and Michael (Joan) Ramos. Cherished grandfather of Rita (Josh) Kurgan, Nicole (Frank) Abramowicz, Sean VanderVliet and Michael Ramos. Dearest great-grandfather of Alex, Lily, Teddy and Leland Kurgan;...

Carol Deboer

Carol Deboer

November 5, 2020

Carol L. DeBoer, nee Solle, age 78, beloved wife for 55 years to John A. DeBoer. Loving mother of Kimberly Pedersen, Thomas (Leslie) DeBoer, Randall (Sheryl) DeBoer. Cherished grandmother of Julia, Kyle, Christy, Weiland, and Carrie. Dear sister of Pam Solle, Al (Carol) Solle, Rich (Karen) Solle, Janice (Bruce) VanderLaan, Robert (Teri) Solle, Roger (Joan) Solle, Nancy (Tom) DeBoer and...

Helen Morris

Helen Morris

November 5, 2020

Helen V. Morris, nee Spytko, age 88, beloved wife for 41 years to the late William (1993). Loving mother of Kathryn (Ronald) Drechsel, Janice (Bill) Fouts and Debbie (Sam) Rossier. Cherished grandmother of Brittany (Steve) White, Darren (Jackie) Drechsel, Bryant (Laura) Drechsel; Cara (Steve) Terrill, Cami (Brian) Sandberg, Cassie (Cole) Gaines; Marissa Morris, Celina Rossier. Dearest great-grandmother of 14. Preceded...

Geraldine Terpstra

Geraldine Terpstra

November 3, 2020

Geraldine L. "Jerry" Terpstra, nee Bensema, age 94, beloved wife of the late Melvin Terpstra (1989). Loving mother of Dr. Dale (Mary) Terpstra, Gale (William) Meyer, Melvin Terpstra and Valerie (Glenn) Bruinius. Cherished grandmother of Andrew (Ashley) Terpstra, Jacob (Emily) Terpstra; Jamie (Jim) Sellhorn, Michelle Meyer, William (Jennifer) Meyer, Kathryn Meyer; Kaitlyn (Kevin) Voss, Emily (Mitchell) Warren, Megan Bruinius, Samantha...

Eugene William Terborg

Eugene William Terborg

November 3, 2020

Eugene William "Bill" Terborg, age 83, went to be with his Lord and Savior on November 3, 2020 in Bradenton, Florida. Beloved husband of Gertrude, nee Van Dyken, for 60 years. Loving father of Randal (Barbara) Terborg, Denise (Todd) Loid, and Sue (Mark) Blazis. Cherished grandfather of William (Nicole) Terborg, Jonathon (Rachel) Terborg, Steven (Clarissa) Terborg, Jana Terborg; Scott Loid,...

William Cacheris

William Cacheris

November 1, 2020

William H. Cacheris, age 88, U.S. Army Korean War Veteran. Beloved husband of Karen Zelinka Cacheris and the late Elsie M. "Eve" Cacheris (2012). Loving father of William (Linda) Cacheris and Phillip Cacheris. Cherished grandfather of William Cacheris, Brittany (Michael) Seagrass, Alec Cacheris, Tabitha Cacheris and David (Brittney) Loveless. Dear step-father of Jennifer (Todd) Raddatz and Douglas (Pam) Zelinka. Step-grandfather...

Shirley Jacobek

Shirley Jacobek

October 31, 2020

Shirley Ginter Jacobek, age 96, of Palos Park, IL passed away on October 31, 2020. She was born in Oak Park, IL on September 21, 1924 to Florence Ginter and Harold Fredericks. Her sister, Jean, came two years later. She spent her childhood in Forest Park and enjoyed summers in Crystal Lake with her beloved Grandma Lillian and Grandpa Walter....

Cheryl Larson

Cheryl Larson

October 29, 2020

Cheryl M. Larson, age 75, loving daughter of the late Brynolf and Lorna (nee Peterson) Larson. Loving sister of Linda (late Chuck) Scalia. Cherished aunt of Jen (Scott) Hemmer, Amy (Todd) Kostelnik, Teresa (Ryan) Zentz and C.J. Scalia. Dear great-aunt of Joshua, Emily, Kaitlyn, Karlie, Clara, Charlee, Kensley and Piper. Also survived by her beloved grand-dogs Lucy and Toby. Long-time...