All Obituaries

Lois Marie Lorenz, of McHenry and formerly of Barrington, entered Heaven’s gates peacefully on October 20, 2020 at the age of 90. Assured of her eternal home with Jesus, she took great comfort in the promises of Scripture. “I long to dwell in your tent forever and I take refuge in the shelter of your wings.  Yes, my soul, find rest in God; my hope comes from Him.” Psalms 61:4, Psalm 62:5 Lois (with twin sister Doris) was born April 19, 1930 in Chicago, IL,...

Donald “Don” W. McCullough, 80, died Monday, October 19, 2020, at home with his family in Lake Zurich, Illinois. He was born January 18, 1940, in Hutchinson, Kansas, the son of Marcus O’Dean McCullough and Alice Evelyn (Clune) McCullough. Don was a U.S. Army veteran and was predeceased by his parents and his 11 siblings. Don is survived by his wife, Sharon Ann (Murray) McCullough, of 44 years. In addition to his wife, surviving are his daughters, Siobhan McCullough...

Richard G. Fisk, 90, of Lake Zurich, formerly North Barrington, passed away peacefully on October 17, 2020. He was born on April 29, 1930 in Chicago to the late George and Evelyn Fisk. Richard (Dick) was a proud veteran of the United States Army during the Korean conflict where he worked in research and development. Three years ago he travelled to Washington DC for a Veteran’s Honor Flight. He worked as a sales engineer for the majority of his career and moved to Barrington to work...

Sue Ann Dreher, of Crystal Lake, passed away Saturday, October 17, 2020 at the age of 78. She was born July 8, 1942 in Chicago, the daughter of the late Bill and Lela Jensen. Sue was a member of First Congregational Church where she sang in the choir, and she was a member of Needlepoint Guild. She was lovingly called “Mama Sue” by many. Sue is survived by her husband, Roger Dreher; and her sons, Charlie and Andrew Dreher. A memorial visitation will be held Saturday, October...

H. John Rowe, 84, of Liberty, MO and formerly of Barrington, IL was born on January 29, 1936 to Grace and Harvey Jackson Rowe and passed away on October 17, 2020. John was the beloved husband of Jan Rowe of 7 years; loving father of Rick (Lisa) Rowe, Renee Brown, and Risa LaMontagne; dear grandfather of Suzanne (Brian) Richards, Michael J. LaMontagne, Nathan (Alli) Rowe, Jenkins Brown, Jefferson Brown, Matthew (Lauren) Rowe, Cameron LaMontagne; adored great-grandfather of Thaddeus Rowe,...

Eleanor Roman (Ellie), age 94, passed away October 16, 2020 with family by her side. Ellie was born on November 22, 1925 in Somerville, MA the daughter of Harry & Ellen Woods. Those familiar with her knew she had a sharp wit. Ellie loved socializing with people, she was a natural.  Over the years, she found a way to capitalize on this skill through caring for both children and elderly in their homes.  It brought her joy to help others whether it be by driving them to...

Gare Marie Unnewehr, nee Gustafson, age 69, passed away October 16th, 2020 in Chicago, IL.  Gare is the dear sister of Crandon Gustafson (Sakae), and Kort Gustafson (Marie), and daughter of the late Richard and Shirley (Berg) Gustafson.  She is loved dearly by her nephews Ryan, Gabriel, Dominic, Fernando, and cousins David and Mary Beth (Johnston) Mathers, and Jonathon York, and will be missed by many caring friends and co-workers. Gare is a graduate of East High School, Green...

Ted M. Straub, 73, of Cary formerly of Hoffman Estates, passed away peacefully at his home on Thursday, October 15, 2020. He was born in Chicago on June 11,1947 to Anton and Jean (nee Harris) Straub.  Ted was a graduate of Lane Tech High School class of 1966. After graduation, he was drafted into the Army and stationed in Korea. Upon his return, he married his high school sweetheart, Dorothy Zuhak, in 1969. They were blessed with over 51 years together.  Ted worked for Sears...

Dean A. Kocina, age 89, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 14, 2020. Dean was born in Verdigre, NE on June 17, 1931. He was a graduate of Omaha Technical High School and served his country honorably during the Korean War in the United States Army from 1951-1953 where he worked as a construction combat engineer. After serving in the Army, Dean spent 34 years working as a Union Representative for the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Union. Whether...

Manohar Lal Arya, 88, of Port Barrington passed away on Wednesday, October 14, 2020.   Beloved husband of 58 years to Julia; loving father to Kevin (Deby), Bob, Jacquelyn (Paul) Arya-Engberg and Raj (Christopher) Gramley; and wonderful grandfather to Scott, Jennifer, Rhett and Shane Arya. Services will be held privately. Memorials in Manohar's name would be appreciated to the American Heart Association at www.heart.org.