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...

Jul 31, 2018

Paul Monckton, 73, of West Palm Beach, FL passed away peacefully on July 31, 2018. He was born on January 30, 1945 in Hamburg, New York to Jerry and Marie (nee Ballard) Monckton.

Paul will be deeply missed by his loving children, Chris Monckton and Kelly (Chris) Akerberg; grandchildren, Allyson, Kevin and Elena Akerberg; siblings, Kathy (Bud)...

Jul 29, 2018

Matthew Kane Switski, of Barrington, passed away peacefully surrounded by his beloved family on Sunday, July 29, 2018 at the age of 40.

Matt enjoyed his successful career at Ecolab where he made many lasting friendships. In his free time he loved coaching his children’s sports teams and spending time on his boat at the Abbey Yacht...

Jul 29, 2018

Alma Gene Guenther (nee Bauer), 88, of Barrington, Illinois was born on May 14, 1930 in Mineola, New York and passed away on July 29, 2018 in Barrington, Illinois.

Alma Gene was a 1951 graduate of Baldwin Wallace College in Berea, OH, with a B.A. in Education. From 1951 to 1959 she taught third and fourth grade...

Jul 27, 2018

Franklin “Frank” Nebel, 84, of Marengo passed away peacefully on July 27, 2018. He was born on January 1, 1934 in Schaumburg, IL to Raymond and Hattie (nee Botterman) Nebel.

Frank was a proud veteran of the United States Air Force stationed overseas in Moracco.  On April 10, 1955 he married Gail Hauenstein.  They raised their family...

Jul 27, 2018

Stephen E. Krueger, 62, of Crystal Lake passed away Friday, July 27, 2018 after a courageous battle with colon cancer.  He was born in Chicago on January 9, 1956 to Donald and Marlene (nee Holmes) Krueger.

Stephen married Christine Lang on June 25, 1988 at Faith Lutheran Church in Barrington Hills. Together they raised two children, Evan...

Jul 26, 2018

Arthur George Oakley, retired longtime U.S. Postal Service letter-carrier and avid sports fan who passed his love of athletics on to his three children, left this earth on Thursday, July 26, 2018, surrounded by family and friends. He was 83.

Born June 7, 1935, he was a lifelong resident of the Chicago area, having spent the last...