Local Barrington, Crystal Lake, and Lake Zurich, IL Obituaries
Russell Scott Hamilton
Dec 22, 2023
Russell Scott Hamilton, 53, of Knoxville, TN, passed away on December 22, 2023.
Russ was born on February 2, 1970. He was adopted by Rodney and Joyce Hamilton in Barrington, Illinois. After Russ graduated from Barrington High School in 1988, he went on to major in Fine Arts at Albion College in Michigan.
After graduating with a degree in Fine Arts, he...
Niki Stage
May 19, 2024
Niki Stage, 48, of Kildeer, passed away peacefully on May 19, 2024. She was born on May 12, 1976 in Chicago to George and Roula Hondropoulos.Full obituary and services are pending.In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Gift of Hope Community Foundation, 425 Spring Lake Drive, Itasca, IL 60143, https://www.giftofhope.org/give/; or please consider the needs of the family...
Larry Olson
May 17, 2024
Larry J Olson, 59, of Wonder Lake, Illinois passed away May 17, 2024. Larry was born February 22, 1965, in Los Angeles, CA to Laurence and Helen Olson.
Larry is survived by his loving wife of nearly 36 years, Sheri Olson; children, Tenae (Julio) Perez, Misty (Derek) Johnson, Stephanie (fiancé Robert Amador) Olson, Gunner Olson; grandchildren, Kasie, Chase, Logan, Naomi, and...
Joan E Frett
May 16, 2024
Joan E. Frett, 95, of Crystal Lake, Illinois passed away peacefully on May 16, 2024. Joan was born on April 25, 1929, in a house on Ellsworth Street in Crystal Lake, Illinois, to the late John and Josephine Mayer.
In 1968, Joan bought and maintained another house on Ellsworth Street until her passing. She was a lady of elegance and intelligence...
Italo V. Ruffolo
May 12, 2024
Italo Virgilio Ruffolo, 85, of Elk Grove Village, passed away on Sunday, May 12, 2024. Born in Cosenza, Calabria, Italy, on a farm that has since become part of the University of Calabria campus, Italo came to America at the age of 19. He entered through Ellis Island and soon after made Chicago his home. It was here that he...
Gail Diane Archer
May 11, 2024
Gail Diane Archer (nee Lynch), age 75, passed away on Saturday, May 11, 2024.
Gail was born in Wichita, KS on May 5, 1949. She grew up in Southern California with her parents and 3 brothers. She met and married her husband Dennis in 1974 and raised 3 children together.
She enjoyed puzzles, bird watching, sewing, and elephants.
Her family was very important...
James Carl Anderson
May 9, 2024
James Carl "Jim" Anderson, 91, of Crystal Lake, passed away peacefully on May 9, 2024. Born in Chicago, Jim proudly served his country as a member of the U.S. Navy and later as an honor guard at Arlington National Cemetery. He was a devout Christian and loved working at church, where he dedicated much of his time to service and...
Arlene Mae Kopsell
May 9, 2024
Arlene Mae Kopsell (née Rudsinski) was born Dec 6, 1934 at Sherman Hospital in Elgin, IL. She passed away peacefully May 9, 2024, in hospice care, at the age of 89.
Arlene grew up in Barrington, IL on a farm and went to a one room schoolhouse. She moved to the big city of Crystal Lake in 1946. Her parents, Elmer...
Peter Michael Dzialo
May 8, 2024
Peter Michael Dzialo, 69, of Lake in the Hills, IL, was ushered into God’s presence early morning of May 8th, 2024. He was surrounded by his loving family when he passed at Lutheran General Hospital of Park Ridge, IL.
Peter was born on May 4, 1955, in Chicago, IL, to Bernice J. (Janiszewski) Dzialo and Casimir J. Dzialo. He is survived...
Judith Marilyn Herbert
May 8, 2024
Judith Marilyn Herbert, 84, of Lake Barrington, passed away peacefully on May 8, 2024. She was born on June 6, 1939 in Chicago to Merle and Sue Bonaker.Full obituary and services are pending.
Randy Moss
May 8, 2024
Randal "Randy" Keith Moss, age 64, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday May 8. Randy was a loving father, "poppy," fiancé, son, family member, and friend. He is survived and loved by his mother, Felice Moss (nee Kalina); children: Dani (Brad) McCabe, Michelle Moss, Josh Moss, Morgan (Steve) Lavigne; grandchildren, Landon (8), Kaiden (6), Max (3), Austin (3), and Emmy (newborn); fiancé,...
Jacquelyn McGuire
May 7, 2024
Jackie McGuire, 53, passed away on May 7, 2024.
Jackie was born and raised in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, and met her future husband, Kevin, in Pittsburgh, PA. They married in 2005 and moved to downtown Chicago, a place she thought everyone in the world should live. Their son Brody was born in 2009 and twins Lilly and Logan in 2011.
Jackie loved...
Larry Walter Haines
May 6, 2024
Lawrence Walter Haines Jr., a beloved husband and father, passed away on May 6, 2024, at the age of 101. He was predeceased by his devoted wife of 76 years, Violet (LaPointe) Haines, his parents, Lawrence and Florence Haines, and his siblings, Marcia, Jack, Frannie, Betty, Paul, Eleanor, and Jimmy.
Born on April 4, 1923, in Riverside, New Jersey, Lawrence spent...
William "Bill" E. Lightbody
May 5, 2024
William “Bill” Lightbody, 82, of Crystal Lake, passed away on Sunday, May 5th, 2024.
He was born September 29th, 1941 in Libertyville, the son of the late William Sr., and Mary (nee Portegys) Lightbody.
Bill grew up as an outdoorsman and continued to embrace it throughout much of his life. He was very active with Crystal Lake’s Boy Scout Troop 168. As...
Victor Osorio Ocelotl
May 4, 2024
Victor Osorio Ocelotl, 46, of Crystal Lake, IL passed away peacefully on May 4, 2024. Victor was born on December 23, 1977, in Puebla Mexico to Abraham Osorio and Juana Cuéllar.
Victor was a man with wisdom and had a lot of discipline, he had so much love to give to his family and was a very responsible hard working man....
William "Bill" J. Vahey
May 4, 2024
William “Bill” J. Vahey, 86, of Crystal Lake, passed away peacefully on May 4, 2024. He was born on October 9, 1937 in Chicago to the late William and Mary Vahey.Bill proudly served his country as a United States Marine during the Vietnam War. Fearlessly navigating the skies as an F4 Pilot, Bill exemplified bravery and honor in the face...
Joseph E. Simonaitis
May 3, 2024
Joseph E. Simonaitis passed away peacefully May 3, 2024 in McHenry. He was born September 3,1941 in Chicago to John and Catherine Simonaitis.
Joe is survived by his daughter, Jennifer (Louis Nguyen) Simonaitis; sister, Leonarda Simonaitis; brother, John (Grace) Simonaitis; and sister, Anne (late Joseph) Cappuzzello. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Rita; and sister, Catherine Crean.
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Rose Mary Spreitzer
May 3, 2024
Rose Mary Spreitzer, 97, of Algonquin, IL, formerly Rockford, Il passed away peacefully on May 3, 2024. Rose Mary was born November 18, 1926, in Chicago, Il to the late William and Helen Sikorski.
An accomplished artist, she enjoyed painting, ceramics, and sewing as well as traveling; having visited Hawaii, Japan, San Francisco, Alaska, and wherever the road would take she...
Eric G. Decker
May 1, 2024
Eric G. Decker, of Cary, passed away May 1, 2024.
Eric lovingly embraced the role of partner, father, and grandfather. He was a friend and mentor to many. Eric filled his life with a wide variety of passions, pursuing each to perfection. He was a trailblazer and teacher during his 30+ years as a lead builder of high-speed, automated systems for...
Sharon Dianne McDonald (nee Hirk)
Apr 30, 2024
Sharon (Shea) McDonald nee Hirk, 80, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by her loving family, on April 30, 2024, following a short illness. Shea was fabulous, and even during her illness, her optimism, beauty, inside and out, and endless smile never waned.She was born October 16, 1943 in Jacksonville, Florida where her father was stationed in the Navy. She...
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