Ernest Yepsen Jr.

1932 - 2019

Ernest Yepsen Jr. obituary, 1932-2019, Hazel Crest, IL

BORN

1932

DIED

2019

FUNERAL HOME

Tews-Ryan Funeral Home

18230 S. Dixie Hwy.

Homewood, Illinois

Ernest Yepsen Obituary

Yepsen, Jr., Ernest C. Age 87, late of Tinley Park and Hazel Crest. Beloved husband of the late Virginia L. Yepsen (nee Willette); dear father of John (Susan), Paul (Kelly) and Kathy (Mark Peers) Vance; cherished grandfather of Sylvia Rose and Caroline Virginia Yepsen and Jamie (Sean Calkins) Vance and Jennifer Vance; loving brother of Joanne Yepsen and Barbara (David) Asher; uncle, cousin and friend to many. U.S. Navy Korean War veteran. Resting at the Tews-Ryan Funeral Home, 18230 Dixie Highway, Monday from 4:00-8:00 p.m. Services and interment private. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Alzheimer's Association, 225 N. Michigan Ave., Floor 17, Chicago, IL 60601. 708-798-5300 or www.tews-ryanfh.com.



Published by Chicago Sun-Times on Aug. 15, 2019.
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