Ralph P. Meckel
Mar 22, 2021
Ralph P. Meckel , longtime resident of Crystal Lake, passed away peacefully in his sleep Monday, March 22, 2021 at the age of 81. He was born July 22, 1939, the son of the late Ralph and Bertha Meckel.
Ralph attended Case Western Reserve and graduated as a civil engineer. He also served in the US Army...
Robert "Bud" Parrish
Mar 21, 2021
Robert (Bud) Parrish, 80, passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, March 21, 2021, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on September 29, 1940 in Elgin to Melvin (Casey) and Frieda Parrish. He was a 4th generation resident of Crystal Lake.
Bud graduated from Crystal Lake Central High School, Class of 1959. Following graduation,...
Patricia C. Campione
Mar 21, 2021
Patricia C. Campione, 85 of Crystal Lake, born on April 29, 1935 to Frank and Josephine Szarzynski, and passed away on March 21, 2021. Patricia was the loving mother of Sue (Mark) Owsiany; “Nannie” to Tiffany (Dave) Favinger, Stephanie Owsiany, and Anthony (Ryan) Owsiany; and “NeNe” to Jaden, Karson, Kinsley, and Benjamin.
Patricia was preceded in death...
Anna Mae Frech
Mar 20, 2021
Anna Mae Frech, age 96, of Barrington, formerly of Palatine and Mt. Prospect, born April 22, 1924 in Manlius, Illinois, died Saturday, March 20, 2021 at the JourneyCare Pepper Family Hospice Care Center in Barrington.
Mrs. Frech had been employed as a secondary school teacher, both full and part time, for many years. Later in life, she...
Michael S. Patte
Mar 19, 2021
Michael Steven Patte, 45, of Crystal Lake, passed away unexpectedly March 19, 2021.
He was born May 31, 1975 in Chicago, the son of Dr. Robert and Kathleen (Altieri) Patte.
Mike was the loving husband of Toni (nee Schevers); dear brother of Christine (Eric) Schmitt; cherished uncle of Bobby and Bennett Schmitt; beloved...
Arline June (Svoboda) Phalin
Mar 19, 2021
Arline June Phalin, age 86 of Crystal Lake, passed away peacefully at the Reserve at Oswego, IL surrounded by her husband and family on Friday, March 19, 2021. She was born June 10, 1934 in Oak Park, IL. She was the daughter of the late Fred Joseph and Sylvia Jirsa Svoboda. In 1936, after the death of her mother...
Robert S. Rathford
Mar 18, 2021
Robert S. Rathford, 86, passed away Thursday, March 18, 2021 in Barrington. He was born in Joliet on May 26, 1934 to Robert E. and Mary Ellen (Moriarty) Rathford.
Survivors include his children, Tom Rathford, Michael Rathford, and Kathy (Chris) Kaiser; grandchildren, Eric, Alex, Sarah and Katie Kaiser; and siblings, Ann (Gary) Still and Steve (Sue) Rathford....
Michele Kacer
Mar 17, 2021
Michele Kacer was an inspiration. A beacon of love, compassion, humanity, generosity. She was hilarious, able to make you laugh under the most dire circumstances. Michele passed away on March 17th of 2021 after a lifelong fight against heart failure and a staggering amount of other issues that, on paper, should've taken her from us decades ago. But her...
Mildred (Norris) Garvin
Mar 16, 2021
Mildred “Micki” Garvin (nee Norris), age 58, of lake Zurich, IL passed away peacefully on Tuesday March 16, 2021. She was born in Newburn, NC on February 25, 1963.
Mildred is survived by her beloved husband, Jeff Garvin; loving sons, Monty and Aaron Meister and Alex and Justin Garvin; daughter-in-law, Natalie Garvin; mother, Brenda Martin Avery; and...
Timothy "Tim" Dilsaver
Mar 16, 2021
Tim Dilsaver, 65, of Fox River Grove passed away peacefully at home with his wife and son by his side on March 16, 2021. He was born on September 27, 1955 in Evanston, Illinois to Carl and Joanne (Herschbach) Dilsaver. He is survived by his wife Susan (Heffner), son Timothy Jr., and father Carl Dean Dilsaver. He was preceded...
Tyler William Wills
Mar 15, 2021
Tyler Wills, age 39, of Lake Zurich, Illinois and formerly of South Bend Indiana died Monday, March 15 in a one car accident within a half mile of his home.
He is survived by his fiancé and love of his life Stephanie Brown; his parents, Martyn (Kathleen) Wills of South Bend, IN and Beth (Bob) Plato of...
Jo Ann Erickson
Mar 14, 2021
Jo Ann Erickson, 82, of Fox River Grove, Illinois, passed away on March 14, 2021 at Sunrise of Barrington in Barrington, Illinois. Born April 25, 1938 in Burlington, Iowa, she was the daughter of Clifford and Madeline Fitterer. She married Gary Erickson, also from Burlington, Iowa, 58 years ago on July 26, 1962 with whom she had two daughters....
Donald “Don” C. Kendeigh
Mar 14, 2021
Donald C. “Don” Kendeigh, 81, passed away Sunday, March 14, 2021 due to complications from a heart procedure. He was surrounded by his beloved family.
Don was born on August 18, 1939 in Amherst, Ohio, the son of Dr. Samuel Charles and Dorothy Sutton Kendeigh. He attended Champaign High School in Champaign, Illinois, where he became an...
Eileen (Fitzpatrick) Rafferty
Mar 14, 2021
On March 14, 2021, the Rafferty family suffered the loss of their matriarch, Eileen. She passed away peacefully at her home in Lake Geneva, WI. She was born January 24, 1941 in Chicago, IL to Thomas and Charlotte Fitzpatrick. Eileen was the loving and dedicated husband, of nearly 59 years, of Bob; compassionate, understanding, loving...
John Edward Donahue
Mar 11, 2021
John Edward Donahue, III was born August 13, 1936 in Chicago. He passed away peacefully March 11, 2021.
John is survived by his wife, Sandy; children, John (Diane) Donahue, Jim (Mary) Donahue, Dan (Maureen) Donahue, and Mary Pat (Bill) Griswold; grandchildren, Bridget, Jack, Maeve, Ronan, Aidan, Tara, Jimmy, Patrick, Katie, Dannie, Maggie, Kevin, Mary Bridget, Charlie, Katie,...
Lewis E. Ratcliffe
Mar 11, 2021
Lewis “Lewie” Ratcliffe, of Crystal Lake, passed away Thursday, March 11, 2021. He was born September 24, 1933 in Fairview, IL to the late Lewis A. and May Ratcliffe.
Lewie was united in marriage to Marcia Bennett on October 23, 1955 in Canton, IL. He served on two ships with the US Navy during the Korean War....
James Patrick Kearley
Mar 10, 2021
James “Jim” Patrick Kearley, 58, passed away peacefully March 10, 2021 after a courageous battle with metastatic cancer. Born August 8, 1962 in Elgin, IL to Patrick and Susanne Kearley, Jim grew up in both Illinois and Southern California with his brothers and sisters. Jim shared a unique and close bond with all four of his siblings. They enjoyed...
Krystyna Nigra Minnick
Mar 8, 2021
Krystyna Nigra Minnick, age 73, passed away on March 08, 2021.
Born in Germany, after WW II Krystyna came to America with her parents Bill Kopecki and Maria Nazarova Kopecki. The Kopecki Family will forever be grateful to the Presbyterian Church in Collinsville, Illinois for sponsorship to this Country and eventual citizenship.
Krystyna was one...
Cheryl Beth Woldhuis
Mar 8, 2021
Cheryl Beth Woldhuis, of Crystal Lake, IL, formerly of Lansing, IL went home to be with her Lord and Savior on March 8, 2021.
She was born October 16, 1951 in Chicago Heights, the daughter of Nicholas and Audrey Ridder.
Cheryl grew up in Lansing, IL, a town which was pioneered by her great-grandfather Gerrit...
Alfredo M. Papasin
Mar 7, 2021
Alfredo M. Papasin, 77, of Island Lake passed away unexpectedly but peacefully on March 7, 2021 at home. He was born on April 11, 1943 in Manila, Philippines to Faustino and Aquilina (de Marucut) Papasin.
As a youth, Alfredo loved playing basketball and handball. On the court he didn’t miss, his nickname was Deadly Eddie because his...