November 11, 1935 – December 25, 2023
Note: The funeral service will be live streamed from the Smits Funeral Homes Facebook page: facebook.com/SmitsFH.
Howard A. DeYoung, age 88, of Crete, IL, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 25, 2023. Husband of Cornelia DeYoung, nee Beeze, and the late Betty Jean DeYoung, nee Aggen. Father of Alan (Julia) DeYoung, Lisa (Rick) Triemstra, Laura (John) Veldhuizen, Russell (Julie) DeYoung, Glen (Julie) DeYoung, and Steven (Jennifer) DeYoung. Step-father of Randy (Lisa) Nydam. Grandfather of Kimberly (Sean) Quirk, Robert (Dawn) Triemstra, Jennifer (Kevin) Boer, Rebecca (Brian) Coffelt, Jacob (Shawna) Veldhuizen, Danielle (Van) Giles, Katy (Will) Suppes, Kristin (Aaron) DaCorte, Olivia (Josh) DeYoung, Loralee DeYoung, Arie DeYoung, Peter DeYoung, Alexander (Taylor) DeYoung, and Benjamin (Naomi) DeYoung. Step grandfather of Liam Nydam. Great-grandfather of Dylan, Kirsten, Alexis, Jackson, Sydney, Zachary, Logan, Connor, Nolan, Molly, Maximum, Myles, Blake, Rowan, Knox, Declan, Callum, Cyrus, and Hayden. Brother of the late Harriet (late Lester) Santefort. Preceded in death by his parents Harry and Louise DeYoung.
Visitation Thursday, December 28, 2023, from 3:00 p.m. until the time of the funeral service at 7:00 p.m. at Smits Funeral Home, 2121 Pleasant Springs Lane, Dyer, IN, with services conducted by Rev. Gerald Erffmeyer. Private family interment will be Friday, December 29, 2023, at Oak Ridge Cemetery – Lansing, IL. Memorial contributions may be given to First Reformed Church (15924 South Park Ave. South Holland, IL 60473).
For further information, please contact Smits Funeral Homes at 219-322-7300.
