Ronald Van Tholen
Ronald Van Tholen, 56, of Lombard, died Wednesday, Nov. 27, at Elmhurst Memorial Hospital in Elmhurst.
Funeral services were held Monday, Dec. 2, at Knollcrest Funeral Home, 1500 S. Main St., Lombard, with the Rev. Nathan Elgersma of Lombard Christian Reformed Church officiating. Interment was at Elm Lawn Cemetery in Elmhurst. Mr. Van Tholen was the husband of Christine; father of Rhonda (Scott) Heabel, Stacey (Sean) Craft, Christopher (Leslie), Nicholas and Stephanie; grandfather of three; son of Margaret; son-in-law of Clara Prueske; brother of Peter (Winifred), Henry Jr. (Nancy), Robert (JoAnn), Kenneth (Linda), Grace (Robert) Dryden, Thomas (fiancee Val), Marge (James) Verlare, William, James (Beth) and George (Mary); brother-in-law of Alice; and uncle of many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father, Henry; father-in-law, Elmer Prueske; and brother, John. Mr. Van Tholen had worked as a driver for Waste Management N.W., and was a member of Teamster's Local #731.