Richard B. "Rick" Adema's obituary , Passed away on July 27, 2025 in Orland Park, Illinois

Richard B. "Rick" Adema

November 7, 1959 - July 27, 2025 (65 years old)

Orland Park, Illinois

Richard B. "Rick" Adema's obituary , Passed away on July 27, 2025 in Orland Park, Illinois

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Robert J. Sheehy & Sons Funeral Home

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Richard B. "Rick" Adema

November 7, 1959 - July 27, 2025 (65 years old)

Orland Park, Illinois

Richard B. Adema Obituary

It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Richard B. Adema (Orland Park, Illinois), who passed away at the age of 65, on July 27, 2025. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family. You may also light a candle in honor of Richard B. Adema or send a beautiful flower arrangement to the funeral service.

As we bid Richard B. farewell, let us not mourn the absence of his physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of his spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For Richard B. is not truly gone, but merely transformed, his energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.

He was loved and cherished by many people including: his wife Donna; his children, Jaclyn Antoniolli (Joe) and Richard "R. J." Adema; his parents, Henry Adema and Ruth Adema; and his siblings, Hank Adema and Lynda Colt.

Visitation will be held on Sunday, August 3rd 2025 from 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM at the Robert J. Sheehy & Sons Funeral Home - Orland Park (9000 W 151st St, Orland Park, IL 60462). A funeral service will be held on Monday, August 4th 2025 at 9:15 AM at the Robert J. Sheehy & Sons Funeral Home (9000 W 151st St, Orland Park, IL 60462). A Mass will be held on Monday, August 4th 2025 at 10:00 AM at the St. Damian Church (5250 155th St, Oak Forest, IL 60452).

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Robert J. Sheehy & Sons Funeral Home



Sun

Aug 03

Visitation

1:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Robert J. Sheehy & Sons Funeral Home - Orland Park
9000 W 151st St, Orland Park, IL 60462

Mon

Aug 04

Funeral service

9:15 AM

Robert J. Sheehy & Sons Funeral Home
9000 W 151st St, Orland Park, IL 60462

Mon

Aug 04

Mass

10:00 AM

St. Damian Church
5250 155th St, Oak Forest, IL 60452

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