Local Barrington, Crystal Lake, and Lake Zurich, IL Obituaries
Donald E. "Rubber Duck" Harden Sr.
Jun 23, 2025
Donald Eugene Harden Sr., 78 years of age and resident of Pontiac, Illinois, passed away peacefully on June 23, 2025.
Don was born on March 17, 1947, in Ottawa, Illinois, to the late George Oakley and Florence Louise (nee Meanie) Harden. On June 29,1966, he was united in marriage to Billie (nee Anderson) Harden in Lake in the Hills, Illinois. The...
George Elliott
Jun 20, 2025
George Elliott, 84, of Lake in the Hills, passed away on Friday, June 20, 2025.
Born in Glasgow, Scotland to George and Williamina (Halliday) Elliott, he was always proud of his Scottish heritage. George adored his wife, Nancy, and treasured their life together.
He worked as a machine tool salesman, a career that took him all over the world. George was a...
Frederick William Bock
Jun 20, 2025
Frederick William Bock, a long-time resident of Barrington, Illinois, passed away on June 20, 2025, surrounded by his family. He was born on April 8, 1925 in Chicago to Frederick Paul and Charlotte Adeline (Limberger) Bock.
Fred proudly served his country in the U.S. Army Air Corps. He was a member of the 767th Bomb Squad, 461st Bomb Squad, 15th Air...
Catherine "Frankie" Kelly
Jun 20, 2025
Catherine "Frankie" Kelly, 96, of Huntley, formerly of Lake Zurich, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on June 20, 2025. Born on December 21, 1928, in Stone, Kentucky, Frankie was the daughter of Daniel and Annie O'Hare.
On July 3, 1954, she married the love of her life, George Louis Kelly. Together, they shared 26 years of marriage before...
Elaine "Chuckie" Harper
Jun 19, 2025
Elaine “Chuckie” Harper, 78, of Crystal Lake, passed away early Thursday morning, June 19, 2025.
Born March 30, 1947, in Corning, New York, to Henry Ervay and Marian (Reed), Chuckie grew up in Upstate New York and graduated from Corning East High School. She was the oldest of 4 siblings. Her younger sisters — Lorraine Connelly and Marlaine Mangels — have...
Steven Scott Wilson
Jun 19, 2025
Steven Scott Wilson, 45, of Crystal Lake, passed away on June 19, 2025.
Steven was born on February 22, 1980, in Melrose Park, Illinois. He graduated from Jacobs High School in Algonquin, where he played football and was the drummer in a local band. On August 19, 2006, he married Candice Lea (Cleaveland) in Lake in the Hills, where they built...
Clea Ruby Galve
Jun 18, 2025
Clea Ruby Galve, age 61, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, with her loving family by her side.
Clea Ruby was born in Bacolod, Philippines on December 17, 1963. Clea was fondly called "baby" by the family. Growing up, she was known to be brave, a risk taker, smart, and sporty-minded. She was quiet and strong-willed, generous and had...
Emele Jean Peters
Jun 18, 2025
We honor the life of Emele Jean (Gevercer) Peters (July 30, 1936 - June 18, 2025).
Originally hailing from Michigan, Emele became a longtime resident of Crystal Lake, Illinois with her husband, Don. Over 69 years of marriage, Emele and Don crafted a life filled with love and devotion.
For 88 years, beginning with a childhood spent in her family’s five and...
Donald George Rohde
Jun 18, 2025
Donald “Don” G. Rohde, age 68, of Crystal Lake, passed away peacefully on June 18, 2025.
Born on July 20, 1956, in Elmhurst, IL, Don was the cherished son of John D. Rohde of Rolling Meadows and the late Lenore (Hagen) Ricker. Raised in the northwest suburbs, he graduated from Forest View High School in 1974 and joined the U.S. Navy,...
Jon D. Ream
Jun 15, 2025
Jon D. Ream, 81, of Palatine, passed away peacefully on June 15, 2025. He was born on September 25, 1943 in Mason City, IA to the late Leroy and Edith Ream.
Full obituary and services are pending.
Amrik Singh
Jun 12, 2025
Amrik Singh, 80 years of age and resident of Waukegan, Illinois, passed away peacefully on June 12, 2025, in Highland Park.
Amrik was born on April 5, 1945, in India, to the late Gurdeep (Kaur) and Piara Singh. In 1964, he was united in marriage to the late Harjinder Kaur. She preceded him in death on April 16, 2011.
He is survived...
Timothy R. Andrlik
Jun 12, 2025
Timothy Robert Andrlik, 58, of Crystal Lake, passed away peacefully on Thursday morning, June 12, 2025, with his wife by his side.
Tim was born June 22, 1966, in LaGrange, IL, to Robert and Sharon (Gallagher) Andrlik. He graduated from Roosevelt University and worked in the mortgage industry, most recently for Dovenmuehle Mortgage. Earlier in his career, Tim worked for Allstate...
Kazimierz Tadeusz "Ted" Milkowski
Jun 10, 2025
Kazimierz Tadeusz “Ted” Milkowski, 68 years of age and resident of Hawthorn Woods, IL, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on June 10, 2025.
Ted was born on March 29, 1957, in Poland, to the late Jan and Helena Milkowski. On January 30, 1978, he was united in marriage to Karolina Milkowski. The two raised two daughters together in Chicago.
A business...
Chandra M. Elgin
Jun 9, 2025
Chandra Michelle Elgin, 65 years of age and resident of Lake Barrington, passed away on June 9, 2025, at Good Shephard Hospital.
She was born on January 25, 1960, in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, to Lucinda (nee Fisher) and the late George Elgin.
Chandra adored horses, particularly riding and racing. She was a well-known network analyst in the telecommunications industry for over 30 years....
Randall John Brooks
Jun 9, 2025
Randall John Brooks passed away suddenly on June 9, 2025, in McHenry. He was born October 8, 1957, in Chicago to Richard and Anita (Beyer) Brooks.
Randy is survived by his children, James “Jim”, Katherine “Katy”, John, and Erik Brooks; siblings, Dianne Brooks, James (Brigid) Brooks, Scott (Janice) Brooks, William Brooks, and Joanne (Al) Giltner. He was preceded in death by...
Delores K. Kelly
Jun 9, 2025
Delores Katherine (nee Thomas) Kelly passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by family, on June 9, 2025 at the age of 94, after living a long and beautiful life. Delores was born in Chicago, IL on August 6, 1930, to the late Dorothy (nee Huegel) & Frank Thomas.
Delores grew up in Chicago and graduated from Carl Schurz High School in...
Richard Leon Van Duys
Jun 9, 2025
Richard Leon Van Duys, 83, of Crystal Lake, passed away on June 9, 2025.
Born in Chicago on June 5, 1942, to Leon and Yvonne (Rentherham) Van Duys, Richard grew up in the Logan Square neighborhood. He was shaped by a deep-rooted work ethic, always holding down two jobs, and a heart big enough to make friends wherever he went.
He worked...
Ants Teetsov
Jun 7, 2025
Ants Teetsov was born on November 26, 1931, in the town of Halliste in the independent Republic of Estonia to Jaak and Valentina Teetsov. Ants's father was among the Estonians who fought for Estonian Independence at the end of World War I. Ants, his older sister Aino, his three younger brothers, Jaak, Jaan, and Enn, and his older brother Herbert...
Craig Hugh McLean
Jun 7, 2025
Craig Hugh McLean, 65, of Crystal Lake, passed away on Saturday, June 7, 2025.
Craig was born on August 5, 1959, in Elgin, IL, to Hugh and Elizabeth (Bainbridge) McLean. He graduated from Illinois State University with a degree in geography and went on to build a long and fulfilling career as the head groundskeeper at Westminster College in Salt Lake City. After more...
Paul Andrew Olszanski
Jun 6, 2025
Paul A. Olszanski, age 44, passed away on June 5, 2025. Known for his remarkable wisdom, Paul touched the lives of everyone around him with thoughtful insights and unwavering determination. His strength was evident not only in his physical presence but also in his ability to face life’s challenges head-on.
Paul had a witty sense of humor that could brighten any...
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