Jan 24, 2025

John William Swett passed away peacefully January 24, 2025 at his home in Crystal Lake. He was born in Woodstock, IL August 8, 1948 to Warren and Sylvia Swett.

John was lifelong Crystal Lake resident and proudly served in the U.S Army during the Vietnam War. He was a mechanical engineer for over 25 years and was a Drafting Instructor at...

Apr 13, 2025

Full obituary for Alice to be posted soon.

Apr 13, 2025

Charles (“Chuck”) Edward Hessling, age 74, of Lakewood, IL passed on April 13, 2025.

Born in Milwaukee on February 3, 1951, Chuck lived a full, loving and accomplished life, as husband of Vicky (Egdorf) and father to Michael and Michelle (Loose).

Chuck had a fulfilling career, serving in various roles for the Montgomery County (MD) Department of Correction and Rehabilitation for over...

Apr 11, 2025

Apr 10, 2025

Kenneth “Ken” Kalck, 83, of Woodstock, passed away Thursday night, April 10, 2025. He married Barbara Betke 61 years ago, and together they raised two daughters. 

Ken's family has owned and operated Kalck’s Butcher Shop in downtown Crystal Lake for over 50 years. He enjoyed working side by side with his family and was always ready to chat with customers who...

Apr 8, 2025

Visitation for Mark will be held from 1pm until the memorial service at 2:30pm Saturday April 12 at Davenport Family Funeral Home, 941 S. Old Rand Road, Lake Zurich, IL 60047

Apr 8, 2025

Pushpa P. Patel, age 89, of Round Lake, IL passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday April 8, 2025, with her loving family by her side.

Pushpa was born in Sojitra, India on August 1, 1935. She was a very loving wife, mother, grandmother, and aunt to our large Patel family. She retired as a college librarian and left a very...

Apr 5, 2025

  Reana L. Reher (nee Rehberg), age 70, entered into God’s Kingdom peacefully on April 5, 2025. She was born on June 17, 1954, to Lavern and Alice (Jurs) Rehberg.

  Reana went to Hough Street School, Roselyn Road Elementary School, Barrington Middle School and graduated in 1972 from Barrington Consolidated High School. After graduating high school, she attended the American...

Apr 5, 2025

Robert “Bob” Bond Griffin, Jr., 94, of Barrington and Deer Park, passed away peacefully on April 5, 2025. He was born on January 24, 1931 in Miami, Florida to the late Robert Sr. and Rita Brill Griffin.

Bob graduated from Florida State University where he was editor of the Florida Flambeau school newspaper. Upon graduation, Bob served as a Lieutenant in...

Apr 5, 2025

Eileene La Valle was born July 22, 1928 in Chicago to James and Mary (nee Cole) Mangan.She fell asleep in death on April 5, 2025 at the age of 96.

She is survived by her sons, Armand (Janeane) La Valle, Alan (Deborah) La Valle, Arthur (Lisa) La Valle and her daughter Eileen (Robert) Johnson; her grandchildren Alan Jr., Justin and Melissa...

Apr 4, 2025

Pauline Flood passed away peacefully April 4, 2025 in Lake in the Hills. She was born April 30, 1936 in England to Percy and Sarah Ashman. She was preceded in death by her first husband Elwood Pohlman, and her second husband Malcolm Flood.

Pauline is survived by her children, Deborah (Michael) Fruhauff, and Cameron Lee Pohlman; grandchildren, Bradly, Steven (Laura), Jonathan...

Apr 3, 2025

Sister Florine Licavoli was born on November 29, 1942, to Salvatore and Mary (De Mercurio) Licavoli in Detroit, Michigan. She graduated from St. Ambrose High School and entered the Daughters of St. Mary of Providence on October 7, 1960, making her First Profession of Vows on August 22, 1963.

Sister Florine obtained an Associate of Arts Degree in Child Care from...

Apr 2, 2025

 Vivian Mary Brotko (Bialy), beloved Wife, Mom and Grandma passed away on the morning of April 2, 2025 at the age of 77. Exactly one day after her 58th wedding anniversary to Matthew R Brotko who she married on April 1, 1967. She was born July 31, 1947 in a German “displaced persons” camp at the end of WWII to...

Apr 1, 2025

Apr 1, 2025

Denis Philip Taillon, age 93, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 1, 2025. 

Denis was born in Chicago, Illinois, on March 10, 1932. He graduated from Leo Catholic High School in 1949 and completed a Bachelor of Science degree in Food Engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology in 1954. Drafted into the United States Army, he served from 1954 to 1958...

Mar 31, 2025

  Hans Juergen Wolter, age 79, of Wheeling, IL passed away peacefully into the loving arms of Christ on March 31, 2025.

  Hans was born in Bleichenbach, Germany on June 7, 1945. He was a Groundskeeper / Janitor for River Trails Grade School in Mt. Prospect for many years before retiring in 2014. Although he was a quiet man by...

Mar 28, 2025

Jon L. Herwy, 74, of Woodstock, went to his heavenly home on March 28, 2025. He was born on August 27, 1950, to Louis and Edith Herwy in Chicago.

He married his best friend and the love of his life, Linda Schroeder, on October 23, 1971, at Immanuel Lutheran Church of which he was a member. God blessed them with three...

Mar 27, 2025

Jennifer Ruzicka passed away March 27, 2025, at the age of 49, at home with her husband and children.

Post-burial visitation will be held Sunday, April 6 from 11:00am to 1:00pm at Davenport Family Funeral Home, 941 S. Old Rand Rd,. Lake Zurich, IL 60047.

A Celebration of her Life will begin at 1:00pm.

Jennifer was always satisfied with our daily bread. As...

Mar 27, 2025

Masa Ishida, 60, of Lake Zurich, passed away unexpectedly on March 27, 2025. He was born on August 9, 1964 in Japan.

Visitation will be held on Friday, April 4, 2025 from 5 PM until 8 PM at Davenport Family Funeral Home, 941 S. Old Rand Road, Lake Zurich. Interment will be private.

Mar 26, 2025

Colonel (retired) Ted S. Chesney, 90, of Barrington, IL, was born in Chicago, in 1934 to Mary, the devoted third wife of Konstanty Szczesny. After the passing of his previous wife, Konstanty remarried, and together, he and Mary embraced the responsibility of raising a large and loving family, ensuring that all 13 children had the care and guidance they needed....