Aug 20, 2018

Tim Kocol, of Woodstock, passed away Monday, August 20, 2018 at the age of 64. He was born June 4, 1954, the son of the late Chester and Sylvia Kocol.

Tim was an avid fisherman and outdoorsman who loved spending time in Upper Peninsula, MI. Most of all, Tim was a devoted and loving family man.

Aug 20, 2018

Harold “Rick” Thurman, 64, of Barrington, was born on June 1, 1954 in Frankford, PA to the late Robert Orville and Mary (nee Ghazaria) Thurman and passed away on August 20, 2018. Rick was the loving husband of Evette Thurman (nee Kasian); beloved father of Kelly (Michael) Abrignani and Randall (Silvana) Gilbert; cherished grandfather of...

Aug 19, 2018

Kathleen M. Borman, 56, of Crystal Lake, was born December 29, 1961 in Englewood, NJ to Desmond McDermott and Stella (nee Knott) Poggensee. She passed away peacefully Sunday, August 19, 2018 at her mother’s home in Deer Park.

Kathleen was a gifted and devoted teacher and Golden Apple nominee. She taught math and science for over 20...

Aug 17, 2018

Edwin Lee Wade passed away on August 17, 2018.  He was eighty-six.  The cause of death was a heart attack.

Mr. Wade attended Columbia University and received his master’s degree in international law from the University of Chicago.   He was subsequently appointed vice consul in the State Department, where he met his wife, Nancy (Sells) Wade, also...

Aug 16, 2018

Clarita J. Hacker, 85, of Lake Zurich, was born December 12, 1932 in Niles Center, IL to Harry and Crete (nee Lain) Greenlee. She passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 16, 2018 in Lake Zurich.

She is survived by her husband, John Hacker; her children, Paul (Rhonda) Hacker, and Larry (Tamara) Hacker; and her grandchildren, Jenna (James),...

Aug 16, 2018

Phyllis L. Tichy, of Barrington, passed away Thursday, August 16, 2018 at the age of 89. She was born March 6, 1929 in Burlington, WI, the daughter of the late Elsie and Bernard Elverman.

Phyllis is survived by her loving children, Marcia (Spiro) Thomas; JoAnn (Jerry) Hall, John (Kathy) Tichy, Paul (Mary) Tichy and daughter-in-law, Connie Tichy;...

Aug 15, 2018

Ralph John Trede, 83, of Huntley, IL died peacefully on Wednesday, August 15, 2018.

Beloved husband of Janet (nee Steltzer) Trede, loving father of Cindy Trede, Chris (Whitney) Trede, and Lori (Mike) Eschenbaum; loving grandpa to Jordan (Jenny) Klobusnik, Ryan Klobusnik (Michael Kushdilian); Isabel, Lucy and Grayson Trede; Scott (Linnea) Eschenbaum, Matt, Chris (Gina McCoy) and Sarah...

Aug 11, 2018

Karen J. Taha (Hare), 53, of Cary passed away peacefully August 11, 2018, surrounded by her family and friends.   Karen fought a courageous battle with cancer.  She was born on March 22, 1965 to Bill and Joanne (Foster) Hare in Camp Hill, PA.

She is survived by her husband of 18 years, Husam Taha; parents, Bill and...

Aug 10, 2018

Claire Katheryn Gallagher, 99, of Barrington, passed away peacefully on August 10, 2018. She was born on July 24, 1919 in Madison, WI to Frank and Marie (nee Genz) Vaughn.

Claire loved playing Bridge and teaching others to play. She enjoyed traveling around the world, often on Bridge-playing cruises.

Claire was married for many years...

Aug 8, 2018

Alan R. Sperling, 79, of Lake Zurich, passed away peacefully at his home, Wednesday, August 8, 2018, after battling cancer for over two years. Alan was born July 11, 1939 in Chicago to Morris and Dorothy (Cohen) Sperling.

Alan is survived by his wife of 35 years, Angelika “Angie” (Vucic) Sperling; children, Scott (Suzanne) Sperling, and Monica...

Aug 7, 2018

Abigail K. Spreyer, 72, of Chicago, was born on October 14, 1945 in Hollister, CA to the late Frank and the late Wilma Spreyer and passed away on August 7, 2018 due to complications following hip replacement surgery at Northwestern University Memorial Hospital in Chicago, IL.

Abigail was the sister of Frank “Chip” (Mary Alice Mandarich) Spreyer...

Aug 6, 2018

Thomas Edward Williams, 69, of Woodstock, Illinois, beloved husband and best friend of Dianne for 48 years, passed away peacefully on August 6, 2018, surrounded by the family he lived for and loved.

Tom was very proud of his three daughters, Lisa (Kurt), Laura (Mark), and Sara (Rob) as well as his grandchildren Will, Ella, Vinny, Jonathan,...

Aug 6, 2018

Lisa B. Sherlock (nee Brown), 63, of Deer Park, passed away on August 6, 2018. The daughter of the late Earl L. and Yvette Brown, Lisa was the loving wife of Bob Sherlock for 37 years; beloved mother of Will (Kristen) Sherlock and Meghan (Florentino) Sherlock Salazar; sister of Earl (Kathleen) Brown, Alan Brown, Julie (Bruce) Rioux and Eugene...

Aug 6, 2018

Per Maya Angelou’s best-selling book “All God’s Children Need Traveling Shoe’s”, let it be known: Lorelynn Jean Bohm Menacker has tied her shoe strings and is on her way.

Lori left life on earth on August 6th, 2018, a victim of pancreatic cancer that followed breast cancer a year before. Her son, David Felleti and daughter-in-law, Stephanie...

Aug 5, 2018

Valentin Bilenko, 72, of Cary, was born on February 26, 1946 in Germany to Alexander and Alexandra Bilenko. He passed away Sunday, August 5, 2018 in McHenry.

Val was a proud Army veteran, stationed in Germany for three years. He worked for Jewel Tea Company for 27 years and for Black Dot Company for 10 years. Val...

Aug 5, 2018

Audrey Joan Kreski, 81, of Chicago, passed away peacefully on August 5, 2018. She was born on November 17, 1936 in Chicago to Phillip and Catherine (nee Brunke) Wetzel.

She will be joyfully remember by her loving children, the late Karen J Bryce, Paul C Kreski, Kelli A Kreski and Christopher O Kreski (Kathy) , grandchildren Ashley...

Aug 5, 2018

Charlotte Mae Hudson, nee Grafton, 92, passed away on August 5, 2018 at home with her daughter in Trout Valley. A former long term resident of North Barrington, IL, she had been residing with her daughter for the past three years. She was born May 25, 1926 in Dayton, OH, daughter of the late Ella May (Ketter) and Noah...

Aug 1, 2018

John Andrew Domek, 75, of Crystal Lake, was born October 12, 1942 in Anderson, IN to John and Mabel (nee Spielman) Domek. He passed away Wednesday, August 1, 2018 at the James A. Lovell VA Hospital in North Chicago.

John was a proud Vietnam veteran of the United States Army, who was awarded the Bronze Star. John...

Aug 1, 2018

JoAnn (Rose) Bailey, a long-time resident of Barrington, IL, died Wednesday, August 1st at Friendship Village in Schaumburg, IL.

She was born in 1922 in Decatur, IL, to Dr. Milton and Dorothy (Shade) Rose.  JoAnn demonstrated true artistic talent and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, in 1944.  She married David...

Jul 31, 2018

Florette M. Kaiser, 75, of Crystal Lake, was born December 8, 1942 in Gary, IN to George and Mildred (nee Fuhlberg) Letz. She passed away suddenly on Tuesday, July 31, 2018 in Huntley. Florette was a graduate of Crown Point High School in Indiana before obtaining an Associate’s Degree from Stephens College. She moved then to Drake University to obtain...