Local Barrington, Crystal Lake, and Lake Zurich, IL Obituaries
John R. Schultz
Apr 21, 2021
John “Jack” Schultz, aged 84, of Barrington, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 21, 2021.
Beloved as Dad and Papa to family, he was also known by many in the Buffalo Grove area as Mr. Palmer, as he owned the local Palmer Video Store. Prior to his video store days, Jack worked at Motorola, Arthur Andersen, Hillman’s,...
William J. Bradtke
Apr 21, 2021
William J. Bradtke, 70, of Barrington, passed away unexpectedly on April 21, 2021. He was born on November 27, 1950, the son of Joseph and Adeline Bradtke (nee Wysynski), and grew up in Niles, Illinois before moving to Palatine and then Barrington.
Bill received a BS in Marketing and an MBA in Production Management from Northern Illinois...
Reid A. Abernathy
Apr 21, 2021
Reid A. Abernathy, 76, of Hawthorn Woods, was born on April 1, 1945 to George and June Abernathy and passed away on April 21, 2021. Reid was the loving husband of Joyce for 45 years; dear brother of Myra (Greg) Kretschmer; and uncle, cousin and friend of many. Reid was preceded in death by his parents; and brother, Bruce...
Kenneth C. Whigham
Apr 21, 2021
Kenneth C. Whigham passed away peacefully at his home April 21, 2021, surrounded by his loving family. He was born September 14, 1943 in McAllen, TX to James and June (Boies) Whigham.
Ken is survived by his wife of 38 years, Sherry, children; James, Mark, and Ken “KJ” (Audrey) Whigham; grandchildren, Sara (Joe) Cosentino and Xavier Whigham;...
Patricia L. Giannini
Apr 20, 2021
Patricia L. Giannini (nee Abel), 68 of Richmond, was born on October 29, 1952 in Chicago to the late Gary and Elenore (nee Wedekind) Abel and passed away peacefully on April 20, 2021 surrounded by her family at Northwestern Hospital in McHenry.
Pat was a beloved mother, wife, grandmother, sister, and friend. Her kindness touched the lives...
Darrell Paul Otte
Apr 20, 2021
Darrell Paul Otte, age 95, passed away peacefully on Tuesday April 20, 2021.
Darrell was born in Clarinda, Iowa on October 15, 1925 to Paul and Clara Otte. In 1947, he married Doris M. Johnson. When not hard at work on their farm, Darrell and Doris both enjoyed spending time with family, their DOTTE leather tooling business...
Amolak Jammu
Apr 20, 2021
Amolak Singh Jammu, 65, of Palatine, born on July 14, 1955 and passed away on April 20, 2021. He was the loving husband of Jaspreet Kaur; cherished father of Mandeep (Sandeep Thind) Jammu; dear brother of Balwinder Singh, Parminder Kaur and Surinder Kaur.
Amolak was the founder and editor of the Punjab Times, serving people of Punjabi...
Betty O'Leary
Apr 20, 2021
Elizabeth “Betty” O’Leary, 89 of Barrington, was born on February 22, 1932 and passed away on April 20, 2021. Betty was the dear mother of Jeanne (Pravin) Gupta, Judy (Bernie) Caporale and Steve (fiancée, Marymae Lorenzo) O’Leary; cherished grandmother of Julia (Sumit) Jain, Kelly Gupta, Nick Caporale and Chris Caporale; and beloved sister of Kathleen (Kenny) Ring. She was...
Stephen W. Bright
Apr 20, 2021
Stephen Wayne Bright, of Crystal Lake, passed away Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at the age of 77.
He was born July 24, 1943 in Chicago, the son of Howard and Marcia Bright.
Steve graduated from Automation Institute and was a proud member of Teamsters. On June 19, 1965 he married the love of his life...
Bhagwant Kaur Sidhu
Apr 19, 2021
Mrs. Bhagwant Kaur Sidhu passed away at her home on April 19, 2021. Memorial and cremation services will be held at Davenport Funeral Home in Lake Zurich, IL on April 23, 2021.
Mrs. Sidhu was born in Rangoon (Yangon), Burma in 1933 and lived there and in India. At the end of World War II, she...
Bob Ford
Apr 19, 2021
Robert W. Ford, 69, of McHenry, passed away unexpectedly Monday, April 19, 2021 in Libertyville.
He was born May 31, 1951 in Chicago, the son of Robert I. Ford and Donna Rae (nee Williams) Mason.
Bob grew up in Park Ridge and graduated from Maine South High School in 1969. He attended Southern Illinois and...
Richard A. Kraft
Apr 19, 2021
Richard Albert Kraft, of Crystal Lake, passed away surrounded by family on Monday, April 19, 2021 at the age of 92.
He was born December 22, 1928 in Chicago, the son of the late Richard A. and Bernice Kraft.
Richard married his high school sweetheart, Mary Ellen, in 1950. They were married until her passing...
Mark N. Makinen
Apr 18, 2021
Mark Makinen, 52, of Oakwood Hills, passed away surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, April 18, 2021.
On July 23, 1994, Mark was united in marriage to Tracy Witt in Glenview, IL.
In addition to his loving wife, Tracy, Mark is survived by his son, Mikey; parents, Matti and Helmi Makinen; sister, Raija Weiershauser;...
Iva Edith (Marshall) Feryance
Apr 15, 2021
Iva Edith Marshall Feryance, age 94, passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday, April 15, 2021. She was a resident of Lake Zurich, IL for 2 ½ years.
Born on September 21, 1926 in Woodland, Wisconsin, daughter of Harley and Dorothy Marshall. She was married to Joseph Feryance on February 26, 1944 in Bloom, Wisconsin. He...
Patricia Agnes (Henning) Masbaum
Apr 15, 2021
Patricia Masbaum (nee Henning), 81, of Cary, IL met the Lord on April 15th, 2021. She was born June 1st, 1939 in Chicago, IL.
Patricia was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt, and friend. She was a devoted Catholic who gave her love and time to the church in many ways including through prayer shawl groups,...
James S. Markovitz
Apr 13, 2021
James S. Markovitz “Jimbo”, age 78, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday April 13, 2021 with his loving family by his side.
James was born in Chicago, IL on October 9, 1942 to Harry and Ruth Markovitz. James served honorably in the United States Army from 1964 until 1966 in South Korea. He enjoyed spending time...
Beverly H. Hoffing
Apr 13, 2021
Beverly H. Hoffing, 87, of McHenry, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on April 13, 2021. She was born on July 26, 1933 in Chicago, IL to Minor and Rose (Cianciarulo) Hansen. Beverly will be deeply missed by her children, Vicki (Mike) Brennan of Lakemoor, Tricia (Jeff) Ketelsen of Palatine, and Andy (Tammy) Hoffing of Bensenville; grandchildren, Michael...
Thomas H. Patrick
Apr 11, 2021
Thomas Harold Patrick Sr. passed away Sunday, April 11 peacefully at home. He was 77. Highly successful in the world of global finance first as a long-time senior executive at Merrill Lynch & Co. and more recently as Chairman and Co-Founder of New Vernon Capital, Tom was best known for his love of country, friends and family and his...
Carolyn Kay Salmi
Apr 11, 2021
Carolyn Kay Salmi, known by Kay to all her family and friends, peacefully went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Sunday morning April 11, 2021, in the hospice unit at Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights, Illinois, with her husband David and son Kevin at her side. As she passed away, a Sunday church service...
Gail Martin Hoban
Apr 11, 2021
Gail Martin Hoban was born on Friday January 23, 1948 to Mildred (Burgess) Martin and Robert L. Martin in Chicago, Illinois. Sadly Mildred passed only a few years later. Gail was blessed to be raised by her father and step-mother, Virginia (Lange) Martin.
After graduating from high school in Arlington Heights, Gail went to college at Purdue...


