All Obituaries

Harriet Jane Svensson, 92, of Woodstock, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family at her home on Sunday, January 19, 2020. She was born January 17, 1928 in Chicago, the daughter of the late Monrad and Helene (nee Sivertsen) Nedrebo. Harriet will be remembered as a loving wife, sister, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She had a servant’s heart and a gift for hospitality. Harriet is survived by her husband of 70 years, Lars E. Svensson, married on February 11,...

Richard C. Mooney, of Schaumburg, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 19, 2020 at the age of 80.  He was born on December 1, 1939, in Albany, OR to the late Claude and Gladys (nee Madden) Mooney. Richard was a proud veteran of the United States Army and retired from the United States Air Force after completing over 40 years of service.  He is celebrated in his passion for traveling, gardening and in his patriotism. Richard will be deeply missed by his loving daughter, Carol...

Audrey Armour Ayars, 66, of Barrington, IL was born on February 16, 1953 to Jean and the late, T. Stanton Armour, and passed away in the late evening hours of December 23, 2019 after a long illness. She attended the Lake Forest Country Day School and Westover School in Connecticut. Trained in Chicago as a Montessori teacher, she taught at the Lake Forest Montessori School and then at Lake Forest Country Day School until her marriage to William A. Ayars of Barrington. She is survived by their...

Larry was born March 21, 1945 in Cleveland, OH to Laurence and Wilma Vondrasek. He passed away peacefully at his home January 18, 2020, surrounded by his loving family. Larry is survived by his wife, Barbara; daughter, Lauren; son, Laurence (Heather); grandchildren, Samantha and Lincoln; and sister, Kathleen Schweder.  He was preceded in death by his parents. Services will be held privately. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to the American Heart...

Constance “Conni” Hummel, 76, passed away on Saturday, January 18, 2020. She was born in Good Hope, IL to Virgil and Elinor (nee Mitchell) Washburn on February 19, 1943. Conni married her high-school sweetheart, James “Jim” Hummel in 1965; they celebrated 49 years until his passing in 2015. She graduated from Florida State University with a B.A, from Northwestern University with an M.A., and Harrington School of Design. She worked for many years as an interior...

Lloyd W. Mueller, of Crystal Lake, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 17, 2020 at his winter home in Arizona. He was born January 20, 1934 in Platteville Wisconsin, the son of the late William and Clara (Trankle) Mueller. He graduated from Mount Hope, Wisconsin High School in 1952.  In 1956 he graduated from Cornell College, Mount Vernon, Iowa, with majors in Political Science and History, and a minor in Education. Lloyd earned his Masters Degree in Education at the University...

Nancy L. Alvord, of Crystal Lake, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 17, 2020. She was born August 16, 1946 in Chicago, the daughter of the late Ted and Sophie Chudy. Nancy is survived by her daughters, Michelle (Ralph) Sidorowicz of Crystal Lake and Kimberly England of Aurora, Colorado; and her grandchildren, Bryan Wiersma, Andrew Sidorowicz, Samuel England, Elizabeth England, and Lauren England. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her son, David Alvord and...

Ann P. Johnson, 86, of Barrington. Ann was born August 18, 1933 in Cincinnati, Ohio to John and Leona Porteous.  She passed away peacefully at her home at Sunrise Senior Living in Barrington January 16, 2020. Ann is survived by her six children, Gail Ann J. Goldstead (Eric Jebsen), Mike Johnson, Kathy (Michael) Motch, Carol (Ken) Watt, Stephen Johnson, and Mary Bronton; nine grandchildren, Catherine and Eric Goldstead, Sarah (Danny) Celenza, Chris Johnson, Christy, David, and Mary...

Micki Catherine Heck, nee Chialtas, age 90, of Crystal Lake, passed away peacefully at Valley Hi Nursing Home on Wednesday, January 15, 2020. She was born January 4, 1930 to Mary and Gus Chialtas in Chicago where she resided until moving to Crystal Lake in 1954. Micki attended University of Illinois as an art major where she met her former husband, George Heck whom she married in 1952. Together they raised their three daughters in Crystal Lake, where they were longtime members of St....

Evelyn Anna-Marie Knuth (nee Kohlmann), 90, was born in Chicago, the only child of Klaus Heinrich and Anna (Freudenthal) Kohlmann, and passed away on January 15, 2020. Evelyn is survived by her children, Charles LeRoy (Heidi) Knuth, Nancy Lynn (George) Holtz, David Alan (Carol) Knuth; grandsons, Steven (Cori) Knuth and Matthew (Blythe, Special Friend) Knuth; and great-grandson, Marcus Knuth. She was preceded in death by her husband, LeRoy Albert Knuth; and daughter, Lori Ann (died in...