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Forest Park IL Obituaries and Death Notices
Monday, May 01, 2017Bernard will be held 11 a.m. Friday, April 28, 2017, at First United Methodist Church of New Iberia. Rev. Scott Bullock will officiate. Nicholas will be laid to rest alongside his grandparents in Forest Park East Cemetery in Houston on Saturday, April 29, 2017.A gathering of family and friends will be held at Evangeline Funeral Home on Friday from 9 a.m. until 10:45 a.m. at which time a procession will depart for church.Nicholas Haile Bernard was born August 18, 1982, in New Iberia to Dr. Douglas Allen Bernard and Betty Haile Bernard and was one of five children. He passed away Saturday, April 22, 2017, at his residence at the age of 34.Nicholas was a 2000 graduate of Catholic High School in New Iberia, and was a true Louisiana outdoorsman who enjoyed hunting and fishing. His greatest love was being a father to his children. He will be missed dearly. Rest now Nicki for your journey on this earth is complete.Survivors include his children Reece Bernard, Cindy Bernard and William Bernard; his parents, Betty Haile Bernard and Dr. Douglas Allen Bernard, MD and wife, Becky; his sister and brothers, Megan Elizabeth Bernard, Mckenzie Allen Bernard, Tollie John Bernard and Troy Douglas Bernard; his nephew Liam Bernard; and many aunts, un...
Monday, April 03, 2017Arthur Jay VanVleetArthur Jay VanVleetRICHMOND, IN - Arthur Jay VanVleet, age 92, of Richmond, died Sunday, March 26th at Forest Park. He was born on December 7, 1924, in Rome, New York. He graduated from Cornell University thanks to the V-12 Navy Training Program. His wife, Doris Ticknor, was a freshman at Cornell when they met. They were married for 68 years. Art earned a degree in Mechanical Engineering, which resulted in the couple living in several east coast cities.In 1962, the VanVleet's moved to Richmond, Indiana, where Art was Vice President of Manufacturing at NATCO. After raising their family in Richmond, Art's career took him to New Britain, Connecticut in 1974. Art and Doris moved back to Richmond to retire and to live near their son, Eric VanVleet, and his family in 2000. He was preceded in death by his wife, Doris VanVleet, who died in 2014.Art knew life was a precious gift which he invested in his faith, family and friends. He played both tennis and golf into his 91st year. He had many good friends surrounding his interests such as golf, tennis, and church. He was a founding member of the...
Monday, March 27, 2017Funeral Home Chapel, Sapulpa.Ruch, Richard D. “Dick,” 80, petroleum pipeline supervisor, died Tuesday. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Friday, Moore’s Southlawn Funeral Home Chapel, and service 1 p.m. Saturday, Forest Park Christian Church.Shaw, Dwight Eugene, 69, retired, died March 17. Service 11 a.m. Monday, Butler-Stumpff Funeral Home Chapel.Sims, Steven David, 61, teacher, died Wednesday. Services pending. Floral Haven, Broken Arrow.Stevens, Farris J., 85, vocational education instructor, died Wednesday. Service 2 p.m. Saturday, Peggs Community Church, Peggs. Locust Grove Funeral Home, Locust Grove.Volak, Veronikia, 91, died March 18. Services pending. Stanleys.Walker, Nathan Phillip, 57, American Waste Control employee, died Sunday in St. Louis. Services pending. Fitzgerald Ivy.STATE/AREAFuneral home, church and cemetery locations are in the city under which the death notice is listed unless otherwise noted.BixbyFillmore, Patricia Ann, 71, office manager, died Thursday in Sapulpa. Services pending. Schaudt’s, Glenpool.Broken ArrowPerry, Dean Merrit, 67, retired PennWell Publishing pressman and Circle M Hats owner, died Saturday. Service 2 p.m. Saturday, Whispering Hills Church of Christ. Hayhurst.Rathburn, Carolyn, 41, petroleum landman, died March 20. Memorial service 2 p.m. Monday, Kennedy-Kennard Funeral Home Chapel.CowetaDodson, Deloise Rae, 90, retired nurse’s aide, died March 14. Memorial service 1 p.m. Saturday, Clarehouse, Tulsa. Wright-Brown.JenksEnsing, John Landis Jr., 52, truck driver, died Saturday in Dallas. Visitation 5-8 p.m. Friday and service 10 a.m. Saturday, both at Schaudt’s Funeral Service, Tulsa.McCullough, Edward Lee, 86, retired firefighter, died March 20. Visitation 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Leonard & Marker Funeral Home, Bixby, and service 10 a.m. Monday, First Baptist Church.Sand SpringsDuncan, Donna Lee, 82, homemaker, died Thursday. Services pending. Mobley-Groesbeck.SperryShort, Wanda B. (Wilkens), 91, retired waitress, died Sunday in Pollock, La. Service 11 a.m. Friday, Johnson Funeral Home Chapel.TahlequahBrown, Leonard Stanley, 75, retired Northeastern State University maintenance worker, died Tuesday. Service 2 p.m. Monday, Green Country Funeral Home.TurleyShort, Wanda B. (Wilkins), 91, retired waitress, died Sunday. Service 11 a.m. Friday, Johnson Funeral Home Chapel, Sperry.
Monday, February 06, 2017Freund Funeral Home. Services will be held Friday, Feb. 3 at 10 a.m. at First United Methodist Church with Pastor Donna L. Martin officiating. Interment to follow Saturday, Feb. 4 at 10 a.m. at Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery in Houston.Memorial Contributions First United Methodist Church.You may sign the guest book or send condolences at www.freundfuneralhome.com.Freund Funeral Home, 361-275-2343.
Service Corporation International Announces $40 Million Investment in Texas - GlobeNewswire
Monday, January 16, 2017El Paso. Current plans for Evergreen Cemetery, located on Alameda Avenue, include a renovation of the existing office property. Houston – Pat H. Foley, Forest Park Lawndale, American Heritage, Chapel of Eternal Peace, Forest Park Westheimer and Pasadena Funeral Home have recently or will undergo renovations to their facilities. In addition, parking facilities at Katy Funeral Home have been expanded.Rio Grande Valley – Extensive development planned for the Rio Grande Valley includes the construction of three new funeral homes and expansion of one existing location. The development of a 10,700-square-foot funeral home for Palm Valley Memorial Gardens in McAllen is currently underway and will include two chapels, a grand lobby, three arrangement rooms and business offices. Construction of a new funeral home and paved roads at Highland Memorial Park in Weslaco has just been completed while construction of a new funeral home and offices at Roselawn Memorial Park in Harlingen will be completed in 2016. Funeraria Del Angel’s Valley Memorial Gardens in Mission will be expanded to include a new 3,000-square-foot chapel and offices while Restlawn Memorial Park near Weslaco and Mont Meta Memorial Park near Cameron will feature newly paved roads.Austin – A facility renovation is scheduled for Cook-Walden Capital Parks Funeral Home in Austin.These investment projects are part of SCI’s continuing commitment to provide communities with up-to-date, well-maintained facilities at its locations in Texas and around the country.About Service Corporation InternationalService Corporation International (NYSE:SCI), headquartered in Houston, Texas, is North America’s leading provider of deathcare products and services. As of March 31, 2016, SCI operates 1,522 funeral service locations and 468 cemeteries (including 262 combination locations), which are geographically diversified across 45 states, 8 Canadian provinces, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Through its businesses, SCI markets the Dignity Memorial® brand which offers assurance of quality, value, caring service and exceptional customer satisfaction. In January 2016, SCI was presented with the J.D. Power President’s Award in recognition of an ongoing dedication to service excellence including quality improvement, customer satisfaction and the development of enduring client relationships. For more information about Service Corporation International, please visit www.sci-corp.com. For more information about Dignity Memorial, please visit www.dignitymemorial.com. As used herein, “SCI” or the “Company” refers to Service Corporation International and all of its affiliated companies.Media Contact: Jay Andrew, 713-525-5235Director, Corporate Communications...
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Monday, May 01, 2017Bernard will be held 11 a.m. Friday, April 28, 2017, at First United Methodist Church of New Iberia. Rev. Scott Bullock will officiate. Nicholas will be laid to rest alongside his grandparents in Forest Park East Cemetery in Houston on Saturday, April 29, 2017.A gathering of family and friends will be held at Evangeline Funeral Home on Friday from 9 a.m. until 10:45 a.m. at which time a procession will depart for church.Nicholas Haile Bernard was born August 18, 1982, in New Iberia to Dr. Douglas Allen Bernard and Betty Haile Bernard and was one of five children. He passed away Saturday, April 22, 2017, at his residence at the age of 34.Nicholas was a 2000 graduate of Catholic High School in New Iberia, and was a true Louisiana outdoorsman who enjoyed hunting and fishing. His greatest love was being a father to his children. He will be missed dearly. Rest now Nicki for your journey on this earth is complete.Survivors include his children Reece Bernard, Cindy Bernard and William Bernard; his parents, Betty Haile Bernard and Dr. Douglas Allen Bernard, MD and wife, Becky; his sister and brothers, Megan Elizabeth Bernard, Mckenzie Allen Bernard, Tollie John Bernard and Troy Douglas Bernard; his nephew Liam Bernard; and many aunts, un...
Monday, April 03, 2017Arthur Jay VanVleetArthur Jay VanVleetRICHMOND, IN - Arthur Jay VanVleet, age 92, of Richmond, died Sunday, March 26th at Forest Park. He was born on December 7, 1924, in Rome, New York. He graduated from Cornell University thanks to the V-12 Navy Training Program. His wife, Doris Ticknor, was a freshman at Cornell when they met. They were married for 68 years. Art earned a degree in Mechanical Engineering, which resulted in the couple living in several east coast cities.In 1962, the VanVleet's moved to Richmond, Indiana, where Art was Vice President of Manufacturing at NATCO. After raising their family in Richmond, Art's career took him to New Britain, Connecticut in 1974. Art and Doris moved back to Richmond to retire and to live near their son, Eric VanVleet, and his family in 2000. He was preceded in death by his wife, Doris VanVleet, who died in 2014.Art knew life was a precious gift which he invested in his faith, family and friends. He played both tennis and golf into his 91st year. He had many good friends surrounding his interests such as golf, tennis, and church. He was a founding member of the...
Monday, March 27, 2017Funeral Home Chapel, Sapulpa.Ruch, Richard D. “Dick,” 80, petroleum pipeline supervisor, died Tuesday. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Friday, Moore’s Southlawn Funeral Home Chapel, and service 1 p.m. Saturday, Forest Park Christian Church.Shaw, Dwight Eugene, 69, retired, died March 17. Service 11 a.m. Monday, Butler-Stumpff Funeral Home Chapel.Sims, Steven David, 61, teacher, died Wednesday. Services pending. Floral Haven, Broken Arrow.Stevens, Farris J., 85, vocational education instructor, died Wednesday. Service 2 p.m. Saturday, Peggs Community Church, Peggs. Locust Grove Funeral Home, Locust Grove.Volak, Veronikia, 91, died March 18. Services pending. Stanleys.Walker, Nathan Phillip, 57, American Waste Control employee, died Sunday in St. Louis. Services pending. Fitzgerald Ivy.STATE/AREAFuneral home, church and cemetery locations are in the city under which the death notice is listed unless otherwise noted.BixbyFillmore, Patricia Ann, 71, office manager, died Thursday in Sapulpa. Services pending. Schaudt’s, Glenpool.Broken ArrowPerry, Dean Merrit, 67, retired PennWell Publishing pressman and Circle M Hats owner, died Saturday. Service 2 p.m. Saturday, Whispering Hills Church of Christ. Hayhurst.Rathburn, Carolyn, 41, petroleum landman, died March 20. Memorial service 2 p.m. Monday, Kennedy-Kennard Funeral Home Chapel.CowetaDodson, Deloise Rae, 90, retired nurse’s aide, died March 14. Memorial service 1 p.m. Saturday, Clarehouse, Tulsa. Wright-Brown.JenksEnsing, John Landis Jr., 52, truck driver, died Saturday in Dallas. Visitation 5-8 p.m. Friday and service 10 a.m. Saturday, both at Schaudt’s Funeral Service, Tulsa.McCullough, Edward Lee, 86, retired firefighter, died March 20. Visitation 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Leonard & Marker Funeral Home, Bixby, and service 10 a.m. Monday, First Baptist Church.Sand SpringsDuncan, Donna Lee, 82, homemaker, died Thursday. Services pending. Mobley-Groesbeck.SperryShort, Wanda B. (Wilkens), 91, retired waitress, died Sunday in Pollock, La. Service 11 a.m. Friday, Johnson Funeral Home Chapel.TahlequahBrown, Leonard Stanley, 75, retired Northeastern State University maintenance worker, died Tuesday. Service 2 p.m. Monday, Green Country Funeral Home.TurleyShort, Wanda B. (Wilkins), 91, retired waitress, died Sunday. Service 11 a.m. Friday, Johnson Funeral Home Chapel, Sperry.
Monday, February 06, 2017Freund Funeral Home. Services will be held Friday, Feb. 3 at 10 a.m. at First United Methodist Church with Pastor Donna L. Martin officiating. Interment to follow Saturday, Feb. 4 at 10 a.m. at Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery in Houston.Memorial Contributions First United Methodist Church.You may sign the guest book or send condolences at www.freundfuneralhome.com.Freund Funeral Home, 361-275-2343.
Service Corporation International Announces $40 Million Investment in Texas - GlobeNewswire
Monday, January 16, 2017El Paso. Current plans for Evergreen Cemetery, located on Alameda Avenue, include a renovation of the existing office property. Houston – Pat H. Foley, Forest Park Lawndale, American Heritage, Chapel of Eternal Peace, Forest Park Westheimer and Pasadena Funeral Home have recently or will undergo renovations to their facilities. In addition, parking facilities at Katy Funeral Home have been expanded.Rio Grande Valley – Extensive development planned for the Rio Grande Valley includes the construction of three new funeral homes and expansion of one existing location. The development of a 10,700-square-foot funeral home for Palm Valley Memorial Gardens in McAllen is currently underway and will include two chapels, a grand lobby, three arrangement rooms and business offices. Construction of a new funeral home and paved roads at Highland Memorial Park in Weslaco has just been completed while construction of a new funeral home and offices at Roselawn Memorial Park in Harlingen will be completed in 2016. Funeraria Del Angel’s Valley Memorial Gardens in Mission will be expanded to include a new 3,000-square-foot chapel and offices while Restlawn Memorial Park near Weslaco and Mont Meta Memorial Park near Cameron will feature newly paved roads.Austin – A facility renovation is scheduled for Cook-Walden Capital Parks Funeral Home in Austin.These investment projects are part of SCI’s continuing commitment to provide communities with up-to-date, well-maintained facilities at its locations in Texas and around the country.About Service Corporation InternationalService Corporation International (NYSE:SCI), headquartered in Houston, Texas, is North America’s leading provider of deathcare products and services. As of March 31, 2016, SCI operates 1,522 funeral service locations and 468 cemeteries (including 262 combination locations), which are geographically diversified across 45 states, 8 Canadian provinces, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Through its businesses, SCI markets the Dignity Memorial® brand which offers assurance of quality, value, caring service and exceptional customer satisfaction. In January 2016, SCI was presented with the J.D. Power President’s Award in recognition of an ongoing dedication to service excellence including quality improvement, customer satisfaction and the development of enduring client relationships. For more information about Service Corporation International, please visit www.sci-corp.com. For more information about Dignity Memorial, please visit www.dignitymemorial.com. As used herein, “SCI” or the “Company” refers to Service Corporation International and all of its affiliated companies.Media Contact: Jay Andrew, 713-525-5235Director, Corporate Communications...
