All Obituaries

Eugene M. Podgorski, 76, of Crystal Lake passed away peacefully on Thursday January 10th.  He was born in Chicago to Eugene and Genevieve (Czesak) Podgorski. Eugene is survived by his brothers, Charles (Ellen) Podgorski, and Dennis (Joni) Podgorski; his sons, John and Timothy Podgorski; his grandchildren, Brandon, Brett, Ashleigh, and John Jr.; and his five great grandchildren. Eugene was preceded in death by his wife, Patricia D. Podgorski. Eugene, “Gene” was...

Carole D. Hammersmith, 84, of Crystal Lake passed away peacefully on Friday, January 11, 2019.  She was born in Chicago on May 19, 1934 to Harry and Octavia (Beckstrom) Mihills, the youngest of nine girls.    Carole lived a full life right to the very end.  She was always on the go whether that be traveling on vacation or simply going places around town.   Carole thoroughly loved being home, as well, working on cross word puzzles,  solving Wheel of Fortune...

William A. Kalinowski, 93, of Crystal Lake, passed away peacefully Monday, January 21, 2019. He was born December 24, 1925 in Chicago to the late William and Helen (nee Mrozinski) Kalinowski. On June 20, 1953, Bill married Helen Warchal in Chicago. His greatest joy in life was family and loved spending time with all of them. Bill was a wonderful Papa to his beloved grandchildren. Bill was a cherished father to Kathi (Joe) Bulaga of Crystal Lake; beloved Papa to Bill (Angela) Bulaga of...

Laurence James Maher, 92, of Barrington and formerly of Mount Prospect, was born on June 30, 1926 in Chicago and passed away on January 21, 2019 in Barrington. Laurence was a Senior Executive Vice President of Encyclopedia Britannica. He was the caring husband of Dolores (nee McSweeny) for 63 years; loving father of Peggy (Charlie) Emerson, Lawrence Maher, Beth (Keith) Dinsmore, John (Jill) Maher and Kevin Maher; cherished grandfather of Robert, Kathryn (Bryan), Kate, Matthew, Ethan and...

Elisabeth “Lisa” G. Midunsky, a resident of Tower Lakes for the last 50 years, passed away peacefully at her home on January 20, 2019 at the age of 89. She was born June 23, 1929 in Germany to the late Josef and Berta Gassner. Lisa married the love of her life, Hans, on December 23, 1955 in Alexandria, Virginia. They celebrated 61 years of marriage until his passing in 2017. She was later employed with United Airlines as an accountant. She retired from United Airlines after 30...

Barbara Dotzler, 87, of Barrington Hills, passed away peacefully on January 19, 2019. She was born on May 27, 1931 in Bavaria, Germany to Franz and Rosina Scharl. Barbara was a loving wife, mother and grandmother and will be deeply missed by her children, Evelyn (Wayne) Hovland of Inverness, IL and Frank Dotzler of St. Helena, CA; grandchildren, Jeff Hovland, Brittany (Matt) Keating and Connor Dotzler; great-grandchildren, Veronica, Gavin and Trevor Hovland; and by her brother Franz...

Lakshminarasimha Ananthakrishnan, 92, of Lake Zurich was born June 16, 1926 in India. He passed away Friday, January 18, 2019 at his home in Lake Zurich. A cremation ceremony will take place from 1-3pm, Wednesday, January 23, 2019 at Davenport Family Funeral Home, 941 S. Old Rand Rd., Lake Zurich.

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Beverly was born October 13, 1936 in Chicago.  She passed away peacefully January 17, 2019 in Lake Zurich. Bev would like to let you know that her work here is done. She received a call she could not refuse. She will be heading to a reunion with family and friends that she has not seen in a while. Her new mission takes her to a wonderful place where she will be watching the Cubs, Bears and Hawks when she is not out golfing, bowling or soaking up the sun beside a pool! If we are really...

Bernice was born March 13, 1920 in Poland.  She passed away peacefully January 15, 2019 in Lake Zurich.   She is survived by her daughter Dorothy "Dottie" Hammer and grandson David Hammer. Visitation will be 10am until the funeral mass at 11am, Wednesday January 23 at St. Anne Catholic Church, 120 N. Ela Street, Barrington.  Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Alzheimer's Association.