Feb 8, 2018

David Charles Spencer, 59, of West Dundee, passed away February 8, 2018 after a short battle with pancreatic cancer.   He was born April 17, 1958 in Chicago to the late David S. and Constance C. (nee Baker) Spencer.

David was a Journeyman Plumber of the Local 130 Plumbers Union for 32 years.   He enjoyed snowmobiling, riding his...

Feb 7, 2018

Gary Albert Kurzeja (61) of Mission Viejo, California formerly of Barrington, Illinois passed away suddenly on Wednesday, February 7th. 2018.  He is survived by his mother, Josephine of Barrington; daughters, Catherine, Elizabeth and Joelle, as well as a son, Samuel, all of Mission Viejo. He is also survived by a brother, Wayne (Dr.Lou), of Barrington Hills. He was preceded...

Feb 6, 2018

Jerry A. Martin, 78, of North Salem, IN, passed away surrounded by his family on Tuesday, February 6, 2018 in Algonquin. He was born October 12, 1939 in Terre Haute, IN to Carl and Nadine (nee Medcalf) Martin.

Jerry was a proud veteran of the US Marine Corp from 15 October 1956 to 14 July 1959. After...

Feb 6, 2018

Kelly Mason-Acker, 54, of Barrington, Illinois passed away peacefully at home on February 6, 2018 after a courageous 11-year battle with breast cancer. She was born on November 14, 1963 in Portland, OR to William and Norazita Mason.

Kelly grew up in Portland, graduating from David Douglas High School in 1981. After accepting a new job in...

Feb 4, 2018

Lillian Russell Riddell, 98, passed away on February 4, 2018.  She was born at home in Parkersburg, WV to Lily Violet and Charles Russell Grimm, agent for the B&O Railroad.  Lillian attended school in Cumberland, MD and Cincinnati, OH.  She received a scholarship to Denison University where she was awarded Phi Beta Kappa in her junior year.  She did...

Feb 4, 2018

Robert E. Syversen, Sr., 90, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 4, 2018 at his home in Crystal Lake. He was born August 4, 1927 in Chicago to Erick S. and Emma C. (nee Krumhaar) Syversen.

Bob spent the majority of his career in the dairy industry at Borden Dairy. At his retirement, he worked for the...

Feb 3, 2018

Hugo (Nick) Oster, 86, of Crystal Lake, passed away on Saturday, February 3, 2018 in Huntley.  He was born on May 11, 1931 in Chicago to Frank and Catharina (nee Angele) Oster.

Nick attended University of Illinois at Navy Pier, joined the National Guard, and served in the Army in Germany during the Korean War. After honorable...

Feb 3, 2018

Kenneth E. Smiley Jr., of Barrington, formerly of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA passed away on February 3, 2018. He was born on July 22, 1929 in Los Angeles, CA to Dr. Kenneth E. and Katharine (nee West) Smiley.

Ken grew up in South Pasadena and San Marino, CA and graduated from South Pasadena/ San Marino High School...

Feb 3, 2018

Dean was born January 1, 1932, in Chicago to Walter and Marie Frelk.  He graduated from Moos Elementary School, Lane Tech High School and Northwestern University. For 25 years he worked at Teletype Corporation, as an industrial engineer. Dean left there to build custom homes in Prestonfield, the 80-acre subdivision he developed from farmland in Kildeer, IL.  He passed...

Feb 3, 2018

Donald J. Gentile, of Crystal Lake, passed away Saturday, February 3, 2018 at the age of 94. He was born March 15, 1923 in Chicago, the youngest son of 7 children, of the late Dominic and Rosa (nee Pietrandoni) Gentile.

Donald is survived by his daughter, Donna (Mark Zeitler) Gentile; his grandsons, Eric and Ian Zeitler; his...

Feb 2, 2018

Janet Marie Maier, nee Gamroth, age 78, of Lake in the Hills, IL, passed away February 2, 2018 peacefully at home.  She was born May 1, 1939 in Madison, WI to Al and Helen Gamroth. She is survived by two children, Eric (Joell) Maier of Algonquin, IL, and Christopher (Heather) Maier of Herriman, UT; five grandchildren, Jasmine and Erin of...

Feb 2, 2018

Charles Melville Walsh, born April 1, 1932; died February 2 2018. He was born in Joliet Illinois to Fred & Catherine (grey) Walsh.

After graduating from Evanston Township High School, he attended Lake Forest College, played football for 4 years and was inducted into the Lake Forest football hall of fame.

After graduating, he married...

Feb 1, 2018

Carrie J. Ensign, 97, of Crystal Lake, IL passed away on February 1, 2018 at Crystal Pines Health Care. She was born on Sept. 16, 1920 to August and Emma Japp.

She proudly graduated from Kennard High School in 1938. She married Rolland C. Ensign of McHenry, IL in 1940 and lived in McHenry until moving to...

Feb 1, 2018

Jose M. "Flaco" Quinones, 87 of Glenview, formerly of Boca Raton, FL. Loving husband of the late Teresa (nee Bilbatua). Loving father of Maria C. Dodd and Jose A. "Tony" (Donna) Quinones. Dear grandfather of Colt and Cooper Dodd, and Allison, Elizabeth, and Jack Quinones. Service and interment will be private.

”La Vida es un Tango.” -Jose...

Feb 1, 2018

Joseph Anthony Bulgarelli of Barrington, IL and Naples, FL passed away on Thursday, February 1, 2018 after a long battle with diabetic-related health issues. He was born and raised in an Italian neighborhood in Chicago, attended Fenwick High School and then graduated from Holy Trinity High School. Following high school, he joined the Army to serve his country in...

Jan 31, 2018

Joan F. Horner, 86, of Medinah, IL passed away Wednesday, January 31, 2018. Born on August 13, 1931 in Chicago, IL to Roy and Genevieve (Schachtschober) Hill. She graduated Immaculata High School, she then went on to modeling school and Wright Junior College. She retired from Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago where she was secretary to the...

Jan 30, 2018

Joan Claris Beyer

November 9, 1926 - January 30, 2018

Joan Claris (Lein) Beyer, 91, passed away on January 30, 2018 at Bickford Assisted Living Facility in Crystal Lake where she resided since September 2016.  Joan previously lived in Oakwood Hills, IL, Fulton, MS, Des Plaines, IL, and Lyons, IL.

Joan...

Jan 29, 2018

Clementine M. Konopka (nee Bonanno), 81, at rest January 29, 2018, beloved wife of the late Frank, cherished mother of Nick (Donna), David (Shawn) and Martin (Kelly Johnson) Konopka;dear grandmother of Cliff, Nicky (Joanna), Chelsea, Deanna, and David Konopka, and Christina (Scottie) Jones; great-grandmother of 3; loving sister of Dolores (the late James) Swanson and dear aunt to many....

Jan 28, 2018

Christopher D. Pear, of Crystal Lake, passed away January 28, 2018 at the age of 74. He was born May 17, 1943, the son of the late John and Margaret (nee McNamara) Pear.

Chris proudly served his country in the US Marine Corps.

In addition to his loving wife, Roberta, he is survived by his...

Jan 28, 2018

John Robert Janssen, 78, of Barrington, was born on May 4, 1939 and passed away on January 28, 2018. John was the cherished father of Clayton and the late Rob Janssen. John earned his bachelor’s degree from Parsons College and worked for Crawford & Company after he graduated until his retirement. He loved all sports and his favorite teams...