Dec 31, 2014

William Cornelius Faber of Crystal Lake died Wednesday, December 31, 2014 at Bickford Home. He was born March 11, 1923, in Chicago to John D. and Irene Faber. He graduated from St. George Academy in Chicago and attended classes at Loyola University. Bill was a Navy pilot, flying Seaplanes over the Pacific during WWII. He was a sales rep for...

Dec 30, 2014

Sylvia Emma Louise Junge, 94, of Barrington passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 30, 2014. She was born March 2, 1920 to Emil and Selma (nee Oehlerking) Busse in Des Plaines, IL. On August 1, 1948 she married Waldo Junge. They made Des Plaines their home until moving to Barrington in 1997 to be closer to their daughter. They were...

Dec 30, 2014

Marietta ‘Rita’ R. Holtz, 88, of Sarasota, FL, and formerly of Cary, peacefully passed away Tuesday, December 30, 2014 at Lakewood Ranch Medical Center in Florida. She was born in Mt. Vernon, IL on January 19, 1926 to the late George and Josephene (Brown) Williams. She lived in Florida with her son Ralph, Jr. and Ray McGough. Rita is survived...

Dec 30, 2014

Arthur Freier, 92, son of Frederick and Millie, passed away on the thirtieth of December surrounded by loved ones. Art is survived by his beloved wife, Norma; his three daughters, Diane (Horst) Massier, Cassy (John) Reinert, and Mary (Daniel) Wolf; his eight grandchildren; and his four great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his eight siblings. Art served as a...

Dec 29, 2014

Born June 6, 1960 in Elgin to Robert and Betty Helstrom, passed away December 29, 2014 at his home in Woodstock. Son, brother, uncle, husband, friend. Often a big personality, the life of the party, loud and warm and funny. When he walked into a room, all eyes were on him and all faces were smiling. Disarming, generous and engaging—inside...

Dec 28, 2014

Georgia Louise Allen, formerly of Rolling Meadows, IL passed away Sunday, December 28, 2014, in Barrington, IL. She was born on March 23, 1925 in, Bismarck, ND. Georgia Bohrer spent her happy childhood in Jamestown, North Dakota. She met her husband, Robert Allen, at a Jamestown World War II USO event in 1943. On January 4, 1944, they were married...

Dec 26, 2014

Charles Alfred Nelson, 99, of Mount Prospect, died Friday, December 26, 2014 in Crystal Lake. He was born on May 31, 1915 to Charles and Carrie Amella (nee Tollefson) Knudson. Charles is survived by his loving children, Charles J. (Kay) Nelson, Marisa Nelson-Braun, and Ross (Laurie) Nelson; grandchildren, Ross K. (Erica) Nelson, and Jenniffer (Edward) Rotchford; and great grandchildren, Dylan,...

Dec 26, 2014

Born August 28, 1990 in Barrington, passed away unexpectedly December 26, 2014 in Cary. Brennan was a beautiful, unique and kind soul. He was a loved son, brother, uncle, grandchild, nephew, and friend to us all. He loved animals, computers, writing, and art. Brennan was a multi-dimensional, unique person, he will be deeply missed. May his beautiful soul rest in...

Dec 24, 2014

Dr. William O. Womer, 93 Of Crystal Lake Born July 14, 1921 in Pottsville, PA, passed away peacefully December 24, 2014 at JourneyCare Hospice in Woodstock. William was a Doctor of Chiropractic in Chicago for over 40 years. He was an active Mason for many years as well as a member of the American Legion. William also served as a...

Dec 24, 2014

Christine Nieman Gettig, 71, of Crystal Lake, born March 21, 1943, in Elmira, New York, passed away peacefully December 24, 2014, surrounded by her family at home. Christine grew up in Topeka, Kansas, and graduated from Washburn University. Her hobbies included painting, quilting, drawing, gardening, doing word puzzles and sharing her life’s experiences. Her most cherished roles were devoted wife,...

Dec 22, 2014

Born May 25, 1952 in Chicago to Paul Eugene and Theresa Lorraine (nee Bute) Ferguson, Michael passed away Monday, December 22, 2014 in McHenry, Illinois. Michael was an avid outdoorsman, enjoying camping, hiking, fishing, and golfing. He loved his long country drives and spending time with his family and friends. In addition to his loving wife, Theresa, Michael is survived...

Dec 22, 2014

John Edward Spurgeon of the Village of Lakewood, Illinois, passed away peacefully at home on December 22, 2014, after a long illness. Beloved husband of Martha Rose Williams and devoted stepfather of Barbara Krause of Oak Park, Illinois, and Mary (Michael) Tsao of San Mateo, California. Loving father of Karen (Douglas) Connor of Lawrence, Kansas, from his first marriage to...

Dec 21, 2014

Mary K. Haller Born October 21, 1923 in Chicago to Thomas and Della (nee Jordan) McIntyre, Mary passed away peacefully with her loving family by her side on Sunday, December 21, 2014 at the age of 91. Mary and her husband, Herbert were very active for many years breeding and showing Soft-Coated Wheaton Terriers. In addition to her loving...

Dec 21, 2014

John Marion Cwikla, 76, of Barrington, passed away peacefully, Sunday, December 21, 2014, in Barrington, at JourneyCare surrounded by family. He was born on October 7, 1938, to John J. and Eugenia Cwikla in Chicago. John’s passion was his involvement in Northwest Homer Fire Protection District for many years as a paramedic and eventually captain. His hobbies included fishing and...

Dec 20, 2014

Karen Ann Bornholt, 52, of Crystal Lake, formerly of Palatine, passed away December 20, 2014. She was born March 15, 1962 in Chicago to Alfred and Marilyn (nee Mooney) Pedersen. Along with her parents, Karen is survived by her husband, Stephen of 27 years; children, Joshua Edward (Sylvia Proctor), Dane McKee, and Kersten Collins; grandson, Stephen Edward; brothers, Robert (Josie),...

Dec 20, 2014

Mary Rose Stachura, 91, of Bartlett, died Saturday, December 20, 2014, at St. Alexius Medical Center in Hoffman Estates. She was born on March 16, 1923, to Joseph and Rose Pillis, in Schachendorf, Burgenland, Austria. Mary retired from Kemper Insurance in Long Grove where she worked as an administrative assistant in the president’s office. Her first job after high...

Dec 19, 2014

Edward Michael Dicks, 48, of Crystal Lake, passed away Friday, December 19, 2014, in Centegra Hospital, Woodstock. He was born December 31, 1965, in Oak Park, to Joseph and Maxine (nee Siwek) Dicks. In addition to his parents, Joseph and Maxine, Edward is survived by his siblings, Joseph Dicks, Jr. and Diana Valinskas; nephews and niece, Joey Dicks and Sophia...

Dec 19, 2014

Lillian May Shiley DeBolt, age 97, died December 19, 2014, at her home in Barrington. She was born May 25, 1917, the same year as Jack Kennedy, Dean Martin, and Ella Fitzgerald, the latter of whom sang Lil’s favorite song, “A-Tisket, A-Tasket, I Lost my Yellow Basket.” Lillian was born in Palatine to Charles Fulton Shiley and Lidia Mary Decker...

Dec 17, 2014

Frank H. Fruhauff Jr., 89, of Tomah, WI formerly of Fox River Grove passed away peacefully at home on December 17th, 2014. He was born on December 25, 1924 in Chicago, to the late Frank and Mary (nee Pitter) Fruhauff. He attended Crane Tech HS and joined the ROTC while working at his family’s butcher shop. He graduated in...

Dec 16, 2014