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Peter Fennema Obituary

Peter Fennema, of Lansing, IL, formerly of Roseland and South Holland, IL, beloved husband of Dorothy, nee Zylstra; dear father of Sharon (Tony) Verhagen, Donna (Larry) Vander Wall, Eugene (Joan), Carol (Edward) De Boer and Debra (James) De Boer; grandfather of 16 and great-grandfather of 11; fond brother of John and Harold (Ellen) Fennema; and brother-in-law of Mrs. George Fennema; preceded in death by 11 brothers and sisters. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, March 24, 2001, 11 a.m. at the First Christian Reformed Church of South Holland, 16248 So. Park Ave., South Holland, IL. Resting at Smits, DeYoung-Vroegh Funeral Home, 649 E. 162nd St. (Rt. 6), South Holland, IL, on Friday, March 23 from 2 til 9 p.m. Interment Homewood Memorial Gardens. Memorials to Elim Christian Services, 13020 So. Central Ave., Palos Heights, IL 60463 or Mid-America Reformed Seminary, 229 Seminary Dr., Dyer, IN 46311 appreciated. For more info call 708-333-7000 or www.legacy.com.

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Published by Chicago Tribune on Mar. 23, 2001.

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649 E. 162nd St., South Holland, IL 60473

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