Jan 18, 2020

Larry was born March 21, 1945 in Cleveland, OH to Laurence and Wilma Vondrasek. He passed away peacefully at his home January 18, 2020, surrounded by his loving family.

Larry is survived by his wife, Barbara; daughter, Lauren; son, Laurence (Heather); grandchildren, Samantha and Lincoln; and sister, Kathleen Schweder.  He was preceded in death by his parents....

Jan 17, 2020

Lloyd W. Mueller, of Crystal Lake, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 17, 2020 at his winter home in Arizona.

He was born January 20, 1934 in Platteville Wisconsin, the son of the late William and Clara (Trankle) Mueller.

He graduated from Mount Hope, Wisconsin High School in 1952.  In 1956 he graduated from Cornell...

Jan 17, 2020

Nancy L. Alvord, of Crystal Lake, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 17, 2020.

She was born August 16, 1946 in Chicago, the daughter of the late Ted and Sophie Chudy.

Nancy is survived by her daughters, Michelle (Ralph) Sidorowicz of Crystal Lake and Kimberly England of Aurora, Colorado; and her grandchildren, Bryan Wiersma, Andrew...

Jan 16, 2020

Ann P. Johnson, 86, of Barrington. Ann was born Aug. 18, 1933 in Cincinnati, OH to John and Leona Porteous. She passed away peacefully at her home at Sunrise Senior Living in Barrington Jan. 16, 2020. Ann is survived by her six children, Gail Ann J. Goldstead (Eric Jebsen), Mike Johnson, Kathy (Michael) Motch, Carol (Ken) Watt, Stephen Johnson,...

Jan 15, 2020

Micki Catherine Heck, nee Chialtas, age 90, of Crystal Lake, passed away peacefully at Valley Hi Nursing Home on Wednesday, January 15, 2020.

She was born January 4, 1930 to Mary and Gus Chialtas in Chicago where she resided until moving to Crystal Lake in 1954.

Micki attended University of Illinois as an art major...

Jan 15, 2020

Evelyn Anna-Marie Knuth (nee Kohlmann), 90, was born in Chicago, the only child of Klaus Heinrich and Anna (Freudenthal) Kohlmann, and passed away on January 15, 2020. Evelyn is survived by her children, Charles LeRoy (Heidi) Knuth, Nancy Lynn (George) Holtz, David Alan (Carol) Knuth; grandsons, Steven (Cori) Knuth and Matthew (Blythe, Special Friend) Knuth; and great-grandson, Marcus Knuth....

Jan 13, 2020

Brian “Wheels” Melhorn, 40, of Crystal Lake, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 13, 2020 in Crystal Lake. He was born on May 10, 1979 in Peru, Indiana to Robert and Arla (nee Pearce) Melhorn.

Brian found great freedom in his wheelchair and great joy in his God-Daughters, Rosei and Ehle, along with, his many friends. He...

Jan 11, 2020

Rose Marie Bonanno, of Chicago, passed away January 11, 2020 in Crystal Lake at the age of 89.

She was born June 6, 1930 in Chicago, the daughter of the late Salvatore and Elizabeth Gerage.

On October 13, 1951, Rose Marie was united in marriage to Phillip T. Bonanno in Chicago.

Rose Marie...

Jan 10, 2020

Crystal Corderman, a lifelong resident of Barrington, passed away on January 10, 2020 at the age of 89.   She was born in Barrington on February 2, 1930 to Norman and Opal Brandt.

Crystal was preceded in death by her husband, Dean Corderman, in 2007; and her brother, Duane Brandt in 2009.   She is survived by her nephew,...

Jan 9, 2020

William J. Miller, of Lake Zurich, passed away peacefully on January 9, 2020 at the age of 88. He was born on September 27, 1931 in Chicago to the late William and Myrtle (nee Jacobson) Miller.

He was the doting caretaker for his parents and will be deeply missed by his many nieces, nephews and extended family....

Jan 9, 2020

Domenick (Nick) John Garibotti, PhD February 23, 1925-January 9, 2020.

Born in Cleveland, Ohio to Lazzaro and Margherita Garibotti. Nick was the beloved husband of 67 years of Caroline (Ricci); loving father of Laura (Robert Wiberg), Karen (Kevin Ward), Jeff (Missy) and Bruce; dear grandfather to Kate and Elle Wiberg, Erik (Abby) Ward and Kris (Ali) Ward...

Jan 8, 2020

Johnston Richard Blakely, Jr., age 92, of Crystal Lake and formerly of St. Charles and Maywood, passed away peacefully on January 8, 2020 with his family by his side.

John was born on April 28, 1927 in Chicago. He was a maintenance machinist at Alcoa, Mars, GNP and Shapewire where he became Production Supervisor. John loved to...

Jan 7, 2020

Visitation will be held on Monday, January 13, from 4pm until  8pm with a service at 6:30pm at the funeral home.

Jan 6, 2020

Holly Suzanne Pighini (nee Sanders), age 47, of Barrington, Illinois passed away peacefully on Monday, January 6th, 2020 with her loving family by her side.

Holly was born on November, 15th, 1972 in Chicago, Illinois. She graduated from Northern Illinois University with a Bachelors in Psychology and held two masters degrees in education and administration.  She was...

Jan 6, 2020

Jeanne M. Homuth (nee Sibley), 93, of Fairfield Bay, Arkansas, formerly of Barrington for 52 years, passed away peacefully Jan 6, 2020 in Barrington.  She was born April 12, 1926 in Oak Park, IL to Grant and Elinor (Futterer) Sibley.

Jeanne was a homemaker and in her later years was an accomplished painter. She was a member...

Jan 5, 2020

Andrew G. Chase, 72, of Lake Zurich, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on January 5, 2020. He was born on January 21, 1947 in Chicago.

Devoted husband of 53 years to Linda (nee Sandbote); loving father of Stacey Chase and Tiffany (Kevin) Morrison, proud grandpa of Paige and Cameron Moritz, Jason and Courtney Morrison;...

Jan 3, 2020

Virginia “Jean” Kleinfelter, 94, of Crystal Lake, passed away Friday, January 3, 2020.

She was born June 23, 1925 in Chicago, the daughter of the late Hippolite and Anna (nee Yurkus) Jonaitis.

Jean, an avid scholar, graduated at 16 as Valedictorian and attended DePaul University’s Business College giving her administrative skills she would use throughout...

Jan 3, 2020

William “Bill” Strong, 87 of Crystal Lake, was born on July 30, 1932 in Iron Mountain, MI and passed away on January 3, 2020 in Crystal Lake, IL. Bill was the loving father of Andrea (Jim) McCarthy, Alison (John) Lindemann and Jennifer (Rich) Jenkins; and dear grandfather of Brenna, Tyler, Shane, Matthew, Julianne, Chase, Delaney and Drew. He was...

2020

Ewald 'Ed' Sieg passed away on Sunday December 13, 2020, at the age of 85.

Ed lived a life full of activities and adventures with his friends and family. His favorite memories were of ski events and trips with the CMSC, dancing every weekend, his annual visit to his family in Germany and playing tennis whenever possible....

2020

Florence Willits, loving wife to Sam (d. 2012) passed unexpectedly, but peacefully on the morning of December 4, 2020 at age 97. Florence was vibrant and still loving life until her passing.

Florence grew up in Grand Rapids, Michigan, graduated from the University of Michigan, married and moved to the Chicago area where she raised three children: ...