Lois Elizabeth Schmitz

May 31, 2017

Lois Elizabeth Thurow / January 29th 1922- May 31st 2017  Daughter of Elizabeth Thurow and Fred Thurow.  Beloved sister of Ruth and Forrest.  Lois drove her first car at the age of 9 years old delivering water to her father working on their farm. She graduated from Yorkville High School, class of 1939 and continued her education at the...

Vernon Robert Roewer

May 31, 2017

Vernon Robert Roewer, of Cary, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 31, 2017; just 6 days shy of his 80th birthday.

He was born June 6, 1937 in Crystal Lake to the late Frederic John and Sophie Bertha (nee Geske) Roewer.

Vern married Karen Geske on July 21, 1956 at the United Methodist Church in...

Rozalia "Rosalie" (Palusinski) Jakubiak

May 30, 2017

On May 30, 2017, Rozalia Jakubiak (nee Palusinski) found peace at the age of 92 years. Rozalia was the beloved wife of the late Tadeusz Jakubiak; loving mother of Marisia (Erik) Andersen, Irenka Jakubiak, and Tadziu (Karen) Jakubiak; cherished grandmother of Elisabeth Andersen and Alexandra Jakubiak; dear aunt of Marek Wozniak. She is survived by her loving in-laws, friends...

Virginia A. Haworth

May 29, 2017

Virginia A. Haworth, 78, of Crystal Lake, passed away peacefully on May 29, 2017. She was born on October 3, 1938 in Chicago to George and Leona (nee Kellen) Sinclair.

Virginia enjoyed doing crafts, knitting, crocheting and crosswords. She had a green thumb and enjoyed taking care of her houseplants. Above all she enjoyed spending time with...

Sybil J. (Phipps) Cornett

May 28, 2017

Sybil was born March 29, 1940 in Lynch, KY to W.C. and Thelma Phipps.  She passed away peacefully May 28, 2017 at JourneyCare in Woodstock.

Sybil was a loving, and doting mother, grandmother, and great grandmother who will be dearly missed.

She is survived by her daughters; Vickie Pecoraro, Brenda Cornett, and Kim (Tim) Cederlund;...

Dorothy H Kamm

May 27, 2017

Services for Dorothy are private.

Les Willard

May 27, 2017

Les Willard, 56, of Algonquin passed away unexpectedly yet peacefully on May 27, 2017. He was born August 30, 1960 in Chicago to Leslie Sr. and Madeline (nee Gattuso) Willard.

Les was an electrician and a member of I.B.E.W. Local 134. He was an avid fisherman, gardener and handyman. He loved his Chicago Sports; Go Cubs and...

Ryan Wilt

May 25, 2017

Ryan was born January 18, 1994 in Belleville, IL.  He passed away May 25, 2017 in Columbia, MO.

Ryan was a 2012 graduate of Barrington High School where he was on the wrestling team. Ryan considered his time on the Barrington wrestling team to be the best of his life.  He loved his teammates.  In...

Marie C. Meyers

May 23, 2017

Marie C. Meyers, 54, of Crystal Lake, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, May 23, 2017 in Huntley. She was born December 7, 1962 in Chicago to Valentino and Mary Anne (nee Mayor) Ancheta.

Marie graduated from Algoma High School in 1981 and The University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1986.

She was a fierce and devoted wife,...

Beth Ann Berry

May 23, 2017

Beth was born September 23, 1948 in Ft. Wayne, IN to Robert and Betty Holthaus.  She passed away May 23, 2017 in Barrington.

She was a teacher in High School District 214 for 30 years.

Beth is survived by her husband of 39 years, Robert; children, Katie (Ryan) Miller, Chris (Tiffany) Berry, and Michael (Amanda)...

Patricia "Trish" (Wedekind) Vanderploeg

May 23, 2017

Trish Vanderploeg (Wedekind), 60, of Glen Arbor, MI, formerly of Barrington for 23 years, was born on Nov.13, 1956 in Garden City, Michigan and passed away May 23, 2017. She grew up in Glendale Heights, IL and attended Glenbard North High School (Class of ‘74) before going on to attend Eastern Illinois University (Class of ‘78), majoring in English...

Ronald D. Walima, I

May 23, 2017

Ronald D. Walima, I, 74, of Crystal Lake, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 23, 2017 in McHenry. He was born December 24, 1942 in Waterloo, IA to Albert and Mabel (nee Scofield) Walima.

Ron served in the US Navy for 6 years as a Corpsman.  He retired after 40 years of service fron Navistar Int. on...

Grace Evelyn Cappelletti

May 23, 2017

Grace Evelyn Cappelletti, of Barrington and formerly of Saugatuck, Michigan, passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday, May 23, 2017 at the age of 78. She was born March 5, 1939 in Chicago to the late Albert and Rose (nee Ryan) Potter.

Grace married her childhood sweetheart, John, at age 18 in 1957. They had five...

Thomas "Tom" Lubecke

May 21, 2017

Tom Lubecke, 72, of Barrington passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on May 21, 2017, after a courageous 4 year battle with cancer. He was born on December 23, 1944 to Dennis and Sally (nee Thuerk) Lubecke.

Throughout his inspirational fight, Tom continued to remain active, restoring salvaged furniture to sell at Randolph St Market...

Daniel T. Kurowski

May 21, 2017

Daniel “Dan” Kurowski, 70, of Algonquin, was born on December 17, 1946 to the late Walter and the late Evelyn (nee Payne) Kurowski in Chicago, and passed away at home surrounded by family on May 21, 2017. Dan was the devoted husband of Margaret “Peg” Kurowski (nee Peterson) for 42 years; loving father of Kimberly (Todd) Carlson of Montgomery,...

Roland H. Reher

May 21, 2017

Roland H. Reher, of Algoma, Wisconsin and formerly of Sturgeon Bay, WI, Cary and Chicago, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 21, 2017 at Algoma Long Term Nursing Center. He was born May 21, 1930 in Chicago to the late Henry and Erna (nee Knottke) Reher.

Roland served in the Army during the Korean War, stationed in...

Karen S. Harrer

May 20, 2017

Karen S. Harrer, 63 of New Orleans, formerly of Barrington and Chicago, born on August 3, 1953 in Morton Grove, passed away on May 20, 2017 after struggling with cancer for 6 months.

Karen graduated from Barrington High School in 1971, received her bachelor’s degree in nursing from Northern Illinois University in 1975 and her graduate degree...

Charles D. Dickens

May 20, 2017

Charles D. Dickens, 84, of Lakemoor passed away on May 20, 2017. He was born in Naoma, West Virginia on November 3, 1932 to Pete and Dessie (nee Clay) Dickens.

He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Clara (nee Cook); children, Jeff (Carol)...

Robert G. Lamphere

May 19, 2017

Robert Glen Lamphere, 85, of Bull Valley, Illinois, died peacefully on May 19, 2017. Bob was born on December 15, 1931, in Geneva, IL to Marian and Glen Lamphere. He attended Geneva High School where he excelled as an all-state athlete in football, basketball and track. He then attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison on a football scholarship where he...

Martha Caroline Miller

May 19, 2017

Martha Caroline Miller (nee Heymans), 94, formerly of Crystal Lake, was born on June 28, 1922 to Peter and Lucy (nee Vergauwen) Heymans in St. Jansteen, Netherlands and passed away peacefully on May 19, 2017 in Woodstock, Illinois. Martha was the devoted wife of the late Charles Miller; loving mother of Donna (Allan) Nelson, Stephen Miller, and Kenneth (Camille)...