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Lauraine Sterk

November 15, 1924 - April 1, 2014

Nov. 15, 1924 - April 1, 2014 Lauraine Sterk, 89, Akron formerly of South Holland, Ill., passed away at 5:35 p.m. Tuesday, April 1, 2014, at Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw. On Nov. 15, 1924, Lauraine was born in Chicago to Thomas and Rica (VanSanten) Slager. Lauraine married John C. Sterk on April 18, 1947, and he preceded her in death on Oct. 7, 1991. Lauraine was a homemaker. She graduated from Fenger High School, Roseland, Ill., in 1941. She was a member of the Lansing Gospel Chapel, Lansing, Ill. She had fellowship with Bethlehem Baptist Church and also with the Akron Church of God. Survivors include three daughters, Lauraine and husband Jim VanRyn, Midlothian, Ill., Betsy and husband Ed Thomson, Oak Forrest, Ill., and Becky and husband Mike Curiel, Crystal Lake, Ill.; three sons, John Thomas and wife Mary Sterk, Wheaton, Ill., Tim and wife Diana Sterk, Munster, and David and wife Penny Sterk, Akron; grandchildren Heather, Julie, JT, Jacob, Sara, Seth, Abby, John, Nathan, David, Michael, and Michelle; and great-grandchildren Brayden, Brooklyn and Eli. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, two brothers, John Slager and Adrian Slager, and a sister Betty Boerma. Funeral service is 11 a.m. Saturday, April 5, 2014, at Hartzler Funeral Home, 305 W. Rochester St., Akron with speaker Peter Thomson. Burial is in the Akron Cemetery. Visitation is 4-9 p.m. Friday, April 4, 2014, at Hartzler Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society. Share a memory or send online condolences at www.hartzlerfuneralservices.com.

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Nov. 15, 1924 - April 1, 2014 Lauraine Sterk, 89, Akron formerly of South Holland, Ill., passed away at 5:35 p.m. Tuesday, April 1, 2014, at Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw. On Nov. 15, 1924, Lauraine was born in Chicago to Thomas and... View Obituary & Service Information

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