Jun 21, 2021

Heaven has gained another angel!

Bess Winters was born Bess Poulos in Worcester, MA on July 7, 1937.  Her parents, Louis and Elizabeth, settled here from Greece. She was the eldest of 3 daughters (Bess, Mary and Diane).

Bess was 19 when she moved to New York to study at the American Academy of Dramatic...

Jun 20, 2021

William H. Dreyer (Bill) passed away on June 20, 2021 at the age of 79.

A retired grocery store manager and active church member, he was also an avid fisherman, outdoorsman and woodworking enthusiast.

Preceded in passing by his wife, Harolyn (Kay) in 2016, he leaves behind his son, Scott, and his loving friend and...

Jun 20, 2021

Joseph F. Peluso, 68, of Ingleside, passed away peacefully on June 20, 2021. He was born July 23, 1952 in Chicago, Illinois to Vito and Angeline (nee Sweich) Peluso.

Joseph was a graduate of Fremd High School in Palatine, Illinois. He worked as a cook county sheriff deputy, starting as a patrol officer and retired as a...

Jun 20, 2021

Marie Schaack, 109, of Barrington, passed away peacefully on June 20, 2021. She was born on the family farm on February 14, 1912 in Tonica, IL to Louis and Nettie Ott.

Marie is survived by her loving son, Robert W. (Linda) Schaack; grandson, Robert E. (Heather) Schaack and great-grandson, Josh Jones. She was preceded in death by...

Jun 20, 2021

William (Bill) Kenton Montague passed away at 6:22 pm on June 20, 2021 due to complications resulting from lung cancer.

Bill was the second of five children born to Robert and Bobbie Montague. Growing up Bill participated in the Boy Scouts, played guitar in a number of bands and graduated, in 1969, from DeRidder High School in...

Jun 20, 2021

Phillip Clayton Hess, 68, passed away on June 20, 2021, at home surrounded by his family. June 20, 2021, was the Summer Solstice, which is the longest day of the year, and also Phil’s favorite day. Phil was born on January 29, 1953, and raised in Sycamore, IL with two older sisters, Paula Hess and Cheryl Hess; all were...

Jun 19, 2021

Norma J. Nilsson Shippy, 83, of Crystal Lake passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, June 19, 2021.

She was born in Los Angeles, CA on January 3, 1938, the daughter of the late Karl and Alberta (nee Larsen) Nilsson.

Norma was a creative, loving, and generous person. She had a love for the fine arts including...

Jun 19, 2021

Donna Komaniecki passed away at her home in Algonquin June 19, 2021.  She was born March 25, 1948 in Castle Combe, England to Stanislaw and Irena Chara.

Donna was an avid walker who loved the outdoors, live music, and spending time with her friends and family.  She was also a Care Center Volunteer at Willow Creek Church....

Jun 15, 2021

Mary Jane Pirovano, 80, currently of Cary, passed away peacefully on June 15, 2021.  She was born on February 12, 1941 in Chicago, IL to James and Kathleen (nee Coonan) McVittie.

Mary is survived by her five children, Thomas (Ina), Anne Marie Elementi, John (Patty), Margaret Rose (Robert DePalma), and Mary Francesca (Rudi Steenbakkers); her grandchildren, Michael,...

Jun 15, 2021

Marilyn Jean Lesus, 84, of Lake Zurich passed away with her family by her side on June 15th. She was born on July 22, 1936, in Chicago, Illinois to Wendell and Ethel Mahler and had one brother, John.

Marilyn married her love of a lifetime Wally in 1964. Their love for the outdoors carried through the entire...

Jun 14, 2021

Sheila Marie Juliano, age 79, passed away peacefully in her home on Monday, June 14, 2021.

Sheila was born on August 1, 1941 in Detroit, Michigan. She was caring, generous, hardworking, and smart. She loved to sit on her back deck talking for hours, perfectly content with friends and family that she loved. She also enjoyed going...

Jun 12, 2021

Dorothy E. Arbuthnot (nee Wiley), age 94, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 12, 2021.

Dorothy had a beautiful smile that never left her face. She was known to all as an incredibly gracious hostess for years in their Barrington Hills home and in Palm Desert. She was the center of all family activity and would coordinate...

Jun 11, 2021

Howard Dean Spillers, 72, of Crystal Lake passed away June 11, 2021.  He was born in Kalamazoo, MI on May 21, 1949 to Dean and Ida Spillers.

He had many passions in his life. In high school and college, Howard was an award-winning trumpet player and continued to play throughout his life and excelled at baseball as...

Jun 11, 2021

Carroll June Landeck Veselits, 87, of Cary, formerly of Arlington Heights, passed away on Friday, June 11, 2021.  She was born in Evanston on September 8, 1933 to Lee and Marion (nee Mantor) Landeck.

After graduating from Evanston Township High School in 1951, Carroll began working at International Mineral and Chemicals Corporation in data.  It was here ...

Jun 10, 2021

James L. Mastores, 63, of Lake Zurich, passed away peacefully on June 10, 2021. He was born on April 5, 1958 in Chicago to Louis and Mae Mastores.

On April 12, 1986 he married Catherine Anne Lay at St. Emily’s Catholic Church in Mt. Prospect, IL. Jim was employed with Oliver Winery in Bloomington, IN where he...

Jun 10, 2021

Samuel Robert Guercio, 44, passed away on June 10, 2021, after suffering a stroke the previous day. He is survived by his parents, Joe and Cheryl Guercio; his sister Kate and her husband, Alex Mayster, and their children, Ella and Max. Sam is also survived by his grandmother, Ruth Guercio, many aunts, uncles, cousins, friends and his beloved dog,...

Jun 8, 2021

Richard C. McClure, longtime Dallas resident and Chicago native, 68, passed on June 8, 2021. Richard was born on May 2, 1953, in Chicago, Illinois to the late James and Audrey McClure.

Richard had 25 years of C-Level leadership with a proven track record of strategically putting companies together from the ground up. He was the Chairman,...

Jun 7, 2021

Trinity "Mama Trini" Alanis, age 83, passed away peacefully on Monday, June 7, 2021.

Trinity is survived by her loving son, Javier (Cindy) Alanis; grandchildren, Marcos and Alexis Alanis; nieces and nephews, Catalina (Pablo) Hernandez, Roberto (Elizabeth) Magdaleno, Catalina (Craig) Johnson, Erika (Joe) Constantino, and Pablo Jr. (Rosiebeth) Hernandez.

Preceded in death by her husband,...

Jun 7, 2021

Irwin L. Branecki, age 90, passed away on June 7, 2021 with his family at his side. He is survived by his wife, Marylu (Durkin), by his daughters, Mary Stockmal (Peter) and Amy Jones (Robert), and by his six grandchildren Andrew, Matthew, Abby, Michael, Trevor, and Drew.

He was preceded in death by his father, Raymond Branecki,...

Jun 7, 2021

Jean Anne Bordelon, 85, longtime resident of Barrington, passed away peacefully on June 7, 2021.

Jean graduated from The College of Commerce at Loyola University Chicago where she met her husband, Robert Bordelon.  They married in Chicago and moved to Barrington in 1969 to raise their four daughters.  Robert and Jean celebrated 56 years of marriage until...