Jul 6, 2021

Elizabeth “Beth” Ann Fox DVM, 62 of Lake Zurich, was born on December 1, 1958 in Gary, Indiana and passed away on July 6, 2021 at her home surrounded by her family. Beth was the loving wife of Raymond Schaeffer for 32 years; cherished mother of Ryan and Natalie Schaeffer; dear daughter of Virginia and the late Robert Fox;...

Jul 5, 2021

Jeffrey F. Monahan, age 67, passed away on July 5th, 2021 at his home in Village of Lakewood, IL from a sudden heart attack. Jeff was born on September 13, 1953 in Portland, Oregon.

Jeffrey was a loving husband to his wife Pamela Monahan for 22 years. Beloved father to Reza and Armeen Monahan, Nicole Magrisso and...

Jul 5, 2021

Ruth Newman Privratsky, 96, of Niles, IL went to be with her Lord on Monday, July 5, 2021, while in Hospice at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, IL.

She was born on November 16, 1924 in Roswell, New Mexico, the daughter of J. Clifford and Goldie (Day) Antram. She married Edward Rudolph Privratsky on February...

Jul 4, 2021

Lykourgos "Lee" Archos, 82, of Harvard, passed away unexpectedly at home with his wife and daughter by his side on July 4, 2021. He was born on September 10, 1938 in Valtetsi, Greece to the late Demos and Angeliki (nee Mellos) Archos.

Lee was the loving husband of 53 years to Eugenia; devoted father to Angelique (Joseph)...

Jul 2, 2021

Bente Margaret DiBartolomeo, 83, of Crystal Lake passed away on July 2, 2021. She was born on October 27, 1937 in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Bente is survived by her children, Kenneth (Laura) Wooster, Diane (William J. Vankat, Jr.) DiBartolomeo, and Robert (Kevin McCarthy) DiBartolomeo; and siblings, Tuva and Fleming.

She was preceded in death by her...

Jun 29, 2021

Mary Watts, a.k.a. Mimi, 67, passed away suddenly but peacefully on June 29, 2021.

She was born May 9, 1954, in Chicago, Illinois to Ed and Lorraine Watts. Mary grew up in Chicago and received her marketing degree from DePaul University.

Mary is survived by her children: Natalie (Hermes) Chafton and Katie (Hermes) Crylen, and...

Jun 29, 2021

Ronald A. Ross, 85 of Barrington, proud U.S. Army Veteran, born on March 26, 1936 to Alex and Rose Ross and passed away on June 29, 2021. Ron was the loving husband of Margaret “Marge” Ross (nee DeTolve) for 55 years; beloved father of Mark (Caroline) Ross; cherished grandfather of Abigail, Aiden and Mary; and dear uncle and cousin....

Jun 29, 2021

Shirish Patel was born March 10, 1948 in India.  He passed away peacefully at his home in Gilberts on June 29, 2021. Shirish is survived by his wife, Arunaben Patel; daughter, Krima (Devang) Patel; son, Premal (Tina) Patel; grandchildren, Jayshree, Siya, and Prachi; brother, Rajesh (Jayshree) Patel; and many extended family members in India.

Visitation will be...

Jun 29, 2021

Ann M. Dolan (nee Wilhelm), 93 of Lake Barrington, IL was born on November 18, 1927 and passed away on June 29, 2021. She was the loving mother of Kathy (John) Hoffman, Tim (Michele), Tom (Patty), and Joe (Kathleen) Dolan; cherished grandmother of Lindsay, Patrick, Kelly, Danny, Mickey, Bryan and Sean; and dear great-grandmother of seven. Ann was preceded...

Jun 28, 2021

Rev. Fred A. Berchtold, 84, of Mundelein, IL passed to eternal life on June 28, 2021.  Fred served as pastor at a number of United Methodist churches in northern Illinois.

He was a progressive advocate of social justice and church accessibility for people with disabilities. He used storytelling, puppetry, and clowning to share God’s love. He is...

Jun 27, 2021

Patricia E. Steward, 87, of Algonquin, passed away on June 27, 2021.  She was born on October 25, 1933 in Mingo Junction, OH to Victor and Leila (nee Dye) Steward.

Pat received a B.S.E from St John University in Cleveland, Oh and a M.S.E. from Kent State University in Kent, OH. As a Sister of the Humility...

Jun 26, 2021

Yolanda A. Barcal, age 89, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 26, 2021.

Yolanda was born in Chicago, IL on May 25, 1932 to the late John and Dora Belpedio. Family was her central focus and more important to her in life than anything else. She loved to dance, especially if it was the Macarena with her...

Jun 26, 2021

Robert “Bob” Grant, 85, of Village of Lakewood, passed away peacefully on June 26, 2021.  He was born in Chicago on December 25, 1935, to Anton and Anna Grant.

Bob enlisted in the US Army after high school and served in Germany and countries around Europe.  He worked a few years for construction companies and then went...

Jun 24, 2021

Lucas Brendan Pecoraro, 27, of Las Vegas, NV lost his battle with drug addiction on June 24, 2021. He was born on December 12, 1993 in Woodstock, IL to Andrew and Vickie Pecoraro.

Luke loved the Chicago White Sox, working on cars and his cat, Jax. Above all, Luke loved being a full time dad and spending...

Jun 24, 2021

Megan Parkinson Chamberlain, age 36, passed away June, 24 2021. She was born May, 19 1985 in Norwood, MA to Steven and Diane MacDonald.

Family was everything to her, especially her three beautiful children, who were her world. One of Megan’s goals in life was to make people happy and was relentless in her pursuit. She was...

Jun 24, 2021

Charles “Chuck” Howard Conn, 80, of Chicago, passed away June 24, 2021.  He was born in Chicago on August 7, 1940 to August and Ann Conn.

Chuck married the love of his life, Carol Varga, on November 20, 1965.  She preceded him in death on May 21, 2014.

Chuck and Carol were a vital part...

Jun 22, 2021

John F. Rice, 77, of Lake Zurich, passed away peacefully on June 22, 2021. He was born on January 24, 1944 in Atlanta, GA to the late John W. and Edytha (nee Bell) Rice.

As a young man, John proudly served in the United States Navy. He went on to work for the telephone industry for many...

Jun 22, 2021

Lisa M. Brown, 53, of Crystal Lake passed away unexpectedly on June 22, 2021. She was born in Pasay City, Philippines on April 13, 1968.

At the age of 2, Lisa moved to the United States and was raised by her Grandmother, Anania de la Cruz Nabong “Ina” in Crystal Lake. Lisa married Steven Brown on May...

Jun 22, 2021

William “Bill” Krueger, 80 of Lake Zurich, was born on January 15, 1941 to Walter and Margaret Krueger and passed away on June 22, 2021. Bill was the loving father of Jennifer Kilanski and Kristen Krueger; and cherished Papa of Hunter, Gunnar and Cannon Kilanski. Bill was preceded in death by his wife, Diane (nee Kalla); and his brother,...

Jun 22, 2021

Stephanie M. DiCara, 30, of Lake Barrington passed away peacefully with her loving family by her side on June 22, 2021. She was born on March 7, 1991 in Arlington Heights, IL to Mark and Theresa “Terri” DiCara.

For over 30 years, Stephanie struggled with her disability which turned to suffering as each year went by. But...