All Obituaries

Patricia Eileen Ceithaml, 83, of Crystal Lake passed away surrounded by her loving family on Tuesday, November 5, 2019.  She was born in Chicago on March 17, 1936. Patricia will be greatly missed by her loving children, James, Peter (Stephanie), Jay (Jennifer), Jordan, Jayne (Jack) Kelly, Christi (Jeff) Davis, and Therese (Ted) Norstrom; daughter-in-law, Elizabeth Kopterski; cherished grandchildren, Jeffrey, Patrick, Kyle, Chelsie, Taylor, Kate, Wesley, Erin, Joe, Jon, Sean, Eileen,...

Lillian D. West of Sarasota, Florida, formerly from Kildeer, IL., passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on October 19, 2019. She was born, Ljiljana Dion Markovic, in Belgrade, Serbia. In her mid-20’s, she immigrated to the United States and married Richard J. West in Chicago, Illinois. Lillian was a dedicated wife, and mother of six adoring children. She attained her real estate license in 1964 and worked alongside her husband, Richard, for over 55 years, including 38...

Patricia “Pat” Cooper, of Crystal Lake, passed away peacefully on November 12, 2019 at the age of 88. She was born on August 9, 1931 in Chicago to the late Francis and Margaret (nee Zeitz) Burns. Pat was united in marriage to Francis Cooper on June 23, 1952; they celebrated 64 wonderful years until his passing in 2016. Pat will be deeply missed by her loving children, Criss (Rocco) Santurri of Venice, FL and West Warwick, RI; Catherine Ann (Chuck) Stump of Crystal Lake;...

Mary Ann was born on December 29, 1927 in Monessen, PA to Charles A and Beatrice Floro Schue.  She graduated from Rostraver High School, Belle Vernon, PA and Carnegie Mellon University with a B.S. degree in Business Studies.  She taught business subjects in high schools in Pittsburgh, PA and Cincinnati, OH.  After moving to Crystal Lake, IL in 1972, she became a Certified Professional Secretary and worked as an executive secretary at Oak Industries and Sun Electric. She...

Michelle Marie Rowley (nee Miller), age 45, of Barrington, Illinois passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 12, 2019 with her loving family by her side after a very courageous battle with Colorectal cancer. Michelle was born on April, 17th, 1974 in Arlington Heights, Illinois. She grew up in Libertyville, IL and was a 1992 graduate of Carmel Catholic High School.  She attended Denison University where she obtained a B.A. in dance and English. After returning home from Colorado,...

Michele “Midge” Junroe, of Crystal Lake, IL passed away suddenly on November 11, 2019 at the age of 72. Beloved sister of Laurel and Jane (Richard Hager) Junroe; dear aunt of Court (Kelly Hager) and Mallory (Dan Schug); great aunt of Jacob, Riley, Adalyn and Casey. Preceded in death by her loved parents, Leonard and Virginia and her special “Unc”. Funeral Mass will be held on Friday, November 15, 2019 at 11 AM at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church, 451 W. Terra...

Obituary and services for Bonnie are currently pending.

Joseph C. Coco, 88, of Lake Barrington, IL was born on April 11, 1931 to the late Charles and Sebastiana Coco in Chicago, IL and passed away on November 9, 2019. Joseph was the devoted husband of Geraldine (nee Florek) for 59 years; loving father of Caren (Thomas) Hejza, Joseph J. (Rebecca) Coco, Andrea Coco, and Marcia (Stephen) Blaszinski; cherished grandfather of Daniel, Michael, Kaley, Zachary, Anne, and Ellen. Joseph was preceded in death by his parents; and brothers, Charles and...

Wayne E. Rau, 54, of Crystal Lake passed away Wednesday, October 30, 2019.  He was born on February 15, 1965 in Chicago, son of William and Irene (Jaehrig) Rau. Wayne was a graduate of Palatine High School class of 1983.  After graduation, he enlisted in the US Navy serving aboard the USS Enterprise.   Wayne graduated from DeVry University in 1994 with an Associate’s Degree in Electrontics.  He received his MBA from Argosy University.    He had a...

Clarissa J. Turner was born April 28, 1926 in Springfield, IL to Clarence and Ethel (Grieme) Tarr.  She passed away peacefully November 9 at The Fountains in Crystal Lake. Clarissa is survived by her daughter, Carole Stein (Dr. Ty Stein); brother, Clarence Tarr (Gay); son in law Norman Bietsch; grandchildren, Chris Blisset (Amanda), Jennifer Bietsch, and Sarah Stein-Jackson (Brian); and great granddaughter, Olive Horton.  She was preceded in death by her parents and daughter,...