Local Barrington, Crystal Lake, and Lake Zurich, IL Obituaries

Mary Pagos

Mary Pagos

Dec 7, 2014

Wednesday December 10, 2014, 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. at Davenport Family Funeral Home

Marcia O'Keeffe

Marcia O'Keeffe

Dec 7, 2014

Marcia Ann O’Keeffe, 89, of Wilmette, died Sunday, December 07, 2014, in Crystal Lake surrounded by family. She was born on November 2, 1925, to Albert and Mildred Sirois in Portland Maine. Marcia enjoyed working for over 20 years as a librarian in the children’s room at the Wilmette Public Library. She shared her open, joyous and loving spirit...

Lillian Schaefer

Lillian Schaefer

Dec 7, 2014

Born April 26, 1920 in Chicago to Frank and Agatha Bonior, Lillian passed away Sunday, December 7, 2014 in Genoa City, WI at the age of 94. Lillian married Raymond Schaefer November 3, 1945. They spent many happy years together until his passing in 2002. She will be fondly remembered as a loving mother, grandmother, a good friend, and...

Roy Piazza

Roy Piazza

Dec 6, 2014

The Mass of the Resurrection for Roy L. Piazza, 86, of Bartlett, formerly of Morton Grove, will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, January 10, at St. James Parish, 820 N. Arlington Heights Rd., Arlington Heights, where there will be memorial visitation from 9:15 a.m., until the time of Mass. Inurnment will be private. There will also be memorial visitation...

Thomas Beveridge

Thomas Beveridge

Dec 3, 2014

Born February 28, 1933 in St. Louis, MO to Andrew J. and Leona (nee Abbott) Beveridge, Thomas passed away surrounded by family on Wednesday, December 3, 2014 at his home in Crystal Lake at the age of 81. Tom was a proud veteran of the United States Air Force, serving from 1953-1956. On July 23, 1959, Tom married Anita Ward...

Johnny Larsen

Johnny Larsen

Dec 3, 2014

Johnny Larsen passed away Wednesday, December 3, 2014, at the golden age of 80 years. He was lovingly laid to rest in peace at Mt. Olive Cemetery in Chicago Friday, December 5, by his loving wife, Beverly; his daughters, Laura (Christopher) Smith, Lisa (Rudy) Luedecke and his granddaughter, Emily Luedecke. He will be missed by many, but always remembered for...

Ralph Ganzer

Ralph Ganzer

Dec 2, 2014

Ralph B. Ganzer, 86 of Barrington, born July 24, 1928 in Blue Island, IL, passed away peacefully December 2, 2014 at JourneyCare Hospice in Barrington. Ralph is survived by his children; Mark Ganzer of Barrington, Gay (Michael) Offutt of Cary, and Marianne Ganzer of Westhampton, MA, grandchildren; Adam Ganzer and Scott Offutt, brother Floyd (late Elsie) Ganzer, and many loving...

Jeffrey Velatini

Jeffrey Velatini

Dec 2, 2014

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Jeffrey Carlo Velatini, 54, of Cary, died Tuesday December 2, 2014 at home surrounded by family. Jeff was proud of his Italian heritage but even more proud of the fact that he had two distinct eyebrows and no back hair. A lifelong Chicago White Sox apologist, he was eager to point out the number of years the Cubs...

Dean Garner

Dean Garner

Nov 30, 2014

Dean H. Garner, 87 Of Barrington Born April 28, 1927 in Jackson, MI, passed away peacefully November 30, 2014 at JourneyCare Hospice in Barrington, surrounded by his loving family. Dean is survived by his wife of 57 years, Phyllis, children; Debbie (Joe) Fitzgerald, and Michael (Carla) Garner, grandchildren; Mike, Tyler, and Lexi Fitzgerald, and Nate and Bridget Garner, and many...

John Taylor

John Taylor

Nov 30, 2014

John E. Taylor, age 75 of Woodstock, IL passed away peacefully November 30, 2014 in Streamwood. He was born May 2, 1939 in Evanston to Albert and Agnes Taylor. John loved being outdoors doing everything from mowing the lawn, raking leaves or walking his dog. Besides spending time with his family, his biggest passion was sailing and would love to...

Nora Hanes

Nora Hanes

Nov 29, 2014

Born December 14, 1949 in Chicago to Robert and Margaret (nee Brown) Hanes, Nora passed away peacefully Saturday, November 29, 2014. Nora was a loving mother to daughter, Cathy (Chip) Dovidio; beloved grandmother to Andrew, Julia, and Lauren; and sister to Frank (Lynne) and Sharon. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, David. Visitation...

Jami Soukup

Jami Soukup

Nov 28, 2014

Jami Rae Soukup, 36, of Crystal Lake, died unexpectedly Friday, November 28, 2014. She was born June 1, 1978 to Robert and Bonnie (nee Salzman) in Lake Forest. Jami loved all animals, working with many animal shelters throughout the area. In addition to all of her own pets, she was a foster mother to over 100 kittens. Jami is survived...

Norman Christensen

Norman Christensen

Nov 28, 2014

Arrangements for Mr. Christensen are private.

Walter Barnick

Walter Barnick

Nov 27, 2014

Born March 24, 1949 in Chicago to Walter and Helen Barnick, Wally passed away Thursday, November 27, 2014 at his home in Chicago at the age of 65. Wally was very proud of his service to our country as a veteran of the United States Air Force. He will be fondly remembered as a jovial, carefree man and an avid...

Joseph "Joe" Kowasz

Joseph "Joe" Kowasz

Nov 26, 2014

Joseph P. Kowasz, 73, of Prairie Grove, formerly of Hanover Park, passed away Wednesday, November 26, 2014. He was born February 13, 1941, in Hamtramck, MI to the late Joseph and Halina (nee Rutkowski) Kowasz. Joe’s favorite things in life were spending time with his grandsons and watching their baseball games, going to Maui, and spending time on the golf...

Pauline Veath

Pauline Veath

Nov 25, 2014

Pauline (Polly) S. Veath, 86, of Barrington, died, Tuesday, November 25, 2014, in Edina, Minnesota, surrounded by her daughters. She was born in Carmi, Illinois on June 24, 1928 to Fred and Edna Speck. Pauline was the Secretary to the Principal at Barrington High School for many years, using her organizational skills and sense of humor to keep things running....

Lois Chapman

Lois Chapman

Nov 25, 2014

Born April 1, 1931 in Oak Park, IL, passed away peacefully November 25, 2014 in Arlington Heights surrounded by her loving family. Lois was a caring and loving person who touched many lives. She had the uncommon ability to truly listen to others, whether this was as a mother, supportive spouse, or in the workplace. Lois enjoyed planning the landscaping...

Ann Moore

Ann Moore

Nov 25, 2014

The funeral services for Ann B. Moore, of North Barrington, will be held Friday, November 28 with visitation from 10:00 a.m. until the time of the funeral service at 11:00 a.m. at Davenport Family Funeral Home, 149 W Main St (Lake-Cook Rd) Barrington, IL 60010. Burial will follow at Ascension Cemetery, Libertyville. Born July 8, 1932 in Chicago to August...

Barbara Luthe

Barbara Luthe

Nov 23, 2014

Full obituary for Barbara is currently pending. Please check back.

Patricia Halbur

Patricia Halbur

Nov 23, 2014

Patricia (Potthoff) Halbur died peacefully on November 23, 2014 at her home in Lake Barrington IL with her family by her side. Pat was born October 15, 1936 to Peter and Lillian Potthoff of Halbur IA. Pat attended St. Augustine School in Halbur IA, and St. Angela Academy in Carroll IA. She continued on to Creighton University in Omaha NE...