Local Barrington, Crystal Lake, and Lake Zurich, IL Obituaries
David Kosak
Jan 25, 2017
David J. Kosak, 75, of Crystal Lake passed away January 25, 2017. He was born in Chicago to Walter and Adeline (nee Robajdek) Koscielniak on November 29, 1941.
David proudly served his country in the Vietnam War. He was a member of the Big Red One, which is first infantry division of the U.S. Army....
Edward Rindfleisch
Jan 25, 2017
Edward James Rindfleisch, 84, of Algonquin, passed away Wednesday, January 25, 2017 at Good Shepherd Hospital, Cuba Township, IL. He was born February 10, 1932, in Mosinee, WI., to Otto and Katherine (Schantz) Rindfleisch. He was preceded in death by his loving wife of 56 years Janice (Altenburg) Rindfleisch whom he married on October 16, 1954.
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Jon Simich
Jan 25, 2017
Jon Aaron Simich, 69, of Crystal Lake, passed away Wednesday, January 25, 2017 after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Chicago on February 18, 1947 to Anton and Peggy Simich.
Jon was a retired Lieutenant Colonel in the US Army, serving two terms in Vietnam during his 23 years of service.
...Gerald "Gerry" Kraemer
Jan 25, 2017
Gerald “Gerry” Kraemer, 65, of Barrington passed away peacefully on January 25, 2017. He was born on October 23, 1951 in Philadelphia, PA to the late Frank and Theodora Kraemer. He graduated from Rutgers University and worked at Colgate Palmolive for 30 years until his retirement. During retirement, he continued with his love for wine by working as an importer...
Gertrude "Trudy" Thomas
Jan 24, 2017
Gertrude “Trudy” Marie Thomas (nee Jerawski), 88, of Chicago passed away January 24, 2017 in Inverness. She was born in Chicago on March 10, 1928 to Edmund and Marie (nee Bonk) Jerawski and grew up in Cicero. At age 12, Trudy wrote a winning essay and was awarded a trip to Washington DC, one of her proudest achievements. Trudy graduated...
John Cummings
Jan 24, 2017
John G. Cummings, 83, of Cary, was born July 15, 1933 in Cary to Gerard and Alice (nee Lowe) Cummings. He passed away Tuesday, January 24, 2017 in Woodstock.
John worked at Oak Industries in Crystal Lake for many years, and later retired from Indak Manufacturing in Northbrook. He was a proud Navy veteran and member of...
Erma Bonham
Jan 24, 2017
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Beloved mother, grandmother and great grandmother, Erma Lee Bonham, 95, of Barrington passed away on Tuesday, January 24, 2017. She was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa in 1921 to Clarence and Susie (nee Capper) Young.
Erma was a graduate of Roosevelt High School in Cedar Rapids...
Melvin Kamholz
Jan 23, 2017
Melvin Ernest Kamholz passed away Monday January 23rd at the Lexington Health Care Center of Lake Zurich. He was 96.
He leaves his wife of 66 years, Mildred (Fiepke) Kamholz; his eldest daughter, Karen Kamholz; his son, Kurt Kamholz and his wife, Debra Kamholz; his youngest daughter, Kim (Kamholz) Archie, and her husband Christopher; four grandchildren, Josh...
Barbara Whitfield
Jan 23, 2017
Barbara Jean Whitfield, 88, of Deerfield formerly of Chicago, passed away peacefully on January 23, 2017. She was born October 14, 1928 in Chicago to the late Louis and Pearl (nee Dunn) Linton. Loving wife of the late James R. Whitfield; beloved mother of Deborah Whitfield, Nancy (Louis) Murguia and Cindy Dolan; proud grandmother of Emily and Timothy Murguia, Maggie...
Virginia Hanson
Jan 23, 2017
Virginia “Ginny” Hanson, 74, passed away peacefully on January 23, 2017 after a 3 year battle with Multiple System Atrophy. She was born May 17, 1942 in Chicago to Edward and Florence (nee Burke) Scholl. Ginny was a poet, artist and recently published author of Journey Home. She was an avid golfer at Biltmore Country Club, where she was a...
Carmen Mercado
Jan 22, 2017
Carmen Mercado, 73, of Fox River Grove, went to sleep with the Lord on Sunday, January 22, 2017. She was born July 25, 1943 in Mexico to Manuel and Maria Elena (Carranza) Rodriguez.
Carmen is survived by her husband, Manuel Mercado; her children, Maria (Benjamin) Lopez, Leticia (Lazaro) Elizondo, Cuca (Alberto) Flores, Juana (Alberto) Cerritos, Jose (Anita)...
Mary Yaney
Jan 22, 2017
Mary K. Yaney, 88, passed away peacefully on January 22, 2017, surrounded by her loved ones. Mary was born in Rockford, Ohio to Ralph and Helen (Langel) Ketcham on May 25, 1928. She was a graduate of Miami University and married Stanley Yaney in 1950. They were married for 65 years before he preceded her in death. Mary and Stan...
Raymond Anderson
Jan 21, 2017
Born September 7, 1934 in Chicago to Raymond Samuel and Josephine Christina (nee Giacinto) Anderson, Raymond passed away with his loving family at his side on January 21, 2017 at the age of 82.
Raymond was united in marriage to Marion Lynn on May 18, 1957 in Barrington. He was a proud veteran of the U.S. Navy...
Jeffrie Davis
Jan 21, 2017
Jeffrie Daniel Davis passed away peacefully on January 21st, 2017. He was born October 14, 1960 to Morris and Jessie Davis of Redding CA/Buffalo Grove, IL. Jeff touched many hearts and his passing has left a void in many lives. Jeff's siblings are : Lynne Litberg (Leonard), Leslie Gilbert (Robert), Sheryl Greene (Tom), of Wauconda, IL; Pat Cloos (Cliff)...
Timothy Ryan
Jan 21, 2017
Timothy (Tim) James Ryan, 53, passed away on January 21, 2017.
Tim was born in Crystal Lake, Illinois on September 5, 1963. He attended Crystal Lake South High School after which he served in the US Marine Corp. He operated a successful personal computer business, building customized personal computer systems. Tim was a devoted and fun-loving husband and father....
Lucy Caruso
Jan 19, 2017
The Memorial Mass for Mrs. Caruso will begin at 11:00am, Tuesday, January 24 at St. Thomas the Apostle Church in Crystal Lake. The family will be greeting friends and relatives at the church prior to the Mass. Memorial donations in Lucy's name may be made to JourneyCare Foundation, 2050 Clair Ct, Glenview IL 60025-7635, 224-770-2489, https://journeycare.org/donate/. Click on the link...
Maria Lydon
Jan 19, 2017
Maria was born April 6, 1937 in Chicago to Matthew and Edith Harte. She passed away peacefully January 19, 2017 in Barrington.
She is survived by her husband of 57 years, Donald Lydon; children, Donna (Stephen) Turk and Kathy (Mike) Rickerson; grandchildren, Morgan “the joy of her life”, Kelly, “the love of her life”, and her favorite...
Mary Brandt
Jan 19, 2017
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Mary was born December 13, 1930 in Chicago, IL to Christian and Selma Schaefer. She passed away peacefully January 19, 2017 in Barrington. Following graduation/confirmation from St. Ignatius grade school on the north side of Chicago, she enrolled at Mallinckrodt, an all-girls high school in Wilmette. She maintained...
Barbara Skogh
Jan 18, 2017
Barbara W. Skogh
Born August 21, 1934 in New York City, New York, the daughter of Hugh H. and Katherine (Bolinger) Wilson, Barbara passed away on January 18, 2017 at the age of 82.
In addition to her loving husband of 57 years, H. Hal Skogh, she is survived by her children, Bill Skogh, Larry...


