Cover photo for Lillian D. West's Obituary
Lillian D. West Profile Photo
1933 Lillian 2019

Lillian D. West

1933 — 2019

Davenport Crystal Lake

Lillian D. West of Sarasota, Florida, formerly from Kildeer, IL., passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on October 19, 2019.

She was born, Ljiljana Dion Markovic, in Belgrade, Serbia. In her mid-20’s, she immigrated to the United States and married Richard J. West in Chicago, Illinois. Lillian was a dedicated wife, and mother of six adoring children. She attained her real estate license in 1964 and worked alongside her husband, Richard, for over 55 years, including 38 years in their family brokerage company, Dick West Real Estate, in East Dundee.

Lillian is survived by her loving husband, Richard; sons, Boris “Bo” (Cindy) West, Earl (Janice) West, Patrick (Heather) West; daughters, Marina (James) Butler and Tanya West-Amelse; sister, Tijana (Steve) Bubonic; 16 grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

She was preceded in death by her son, Christopher J. West; parents, Boris and Leposava Markovic; and sister, Marina Markovic.

Visitation will be held from 5p.m. - 8:30p.m., Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019, at Davenport Family Funeral Home and Crematory, 419 E. Terra Cotta Ave., Crystal Lake. Mass will be held at 9 a.m., Friday, Nov. 22, at The Church of the Holy Apostles, 5211 Bully Valley Rd., McHenry. Burial will follow at Windridge Memorial Park, Cary.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Mercy Home for Boys & Girls, 1140 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60607.

To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Lillian D. West, please visit our flower store.

Service Schedule

Past Services

Visitation

Thursday, November 21, 2019

5:00 - 8:30 pm (Central time)

Davenport Family Funeral Home and Crematory

419 East Terra Cotta Avenue, Crystal Lake, IL 60014

Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text. Standard text messaging rates apply.

Funeral Mass

Friday, November 22, 2019

Starts at 9:00 am (Central time)

Church of the Holy Apostles

5211 Bull Valley Road, McHenry, IL 60050

Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text. Standard text messaging rates apply.

Burial

Friday, November 22, 2019

Starts at 10:30 am (Central time)

Windridge Memorial Park, Cary

915 Crystal Lake Road, Cary, IL 60013

Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text. Standard text messaging rates apply.

Guestbook

Visits: 1

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the
Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Send Flowers

Send Flowers

Plant A Tree

Plant A Tree