Italo V. Ruffolo
May 12, 2024
Italo Virgilio Ruffolo, 85, of Elk Grove Village, passed away on Sunday, May 12, 2024. Born in Cosenza, Calabria, Italy, on a farm that has since become part of the University of Calabria campus, Italo came to America at the age of 19. He entered through Ellis Island and soon after made Chicago his home. It was here that he...
Gail Diane Archer
May 11, 2024
Gail Diane Archer (nee Lynch), age 75, passed away on Saturday, May 11, 2024.
Gail was born in Wichita, KS on May 5, 1949. She grew up in Southern California with her parents and 3 brothers. She met and married her husband Dennis in 1974 and raised 3 children together.
She enjoyed puzzles, bird watching, sewing, and elephants.
Her family was very important...
James Carl Anderson
May 9, 2024
James Carl "Jim" Anderson, 91, of Crystal Lake, passed away peacefully on May 9, 2024. Born in Chicago, Jim proudly served his country as a member of the U.S. Navy and later as an honor guard at Arlington National Cemetery. He was a devout Christian and loved working at church, where he dedicated much of his time to service and...
Arlene Mae Kopsell
May 9, 2024
Arlene Mae Kopsell (née Rudsinski) was born Dec 6, 1934 at Sherman Hospital in Elgin, IL. She passed away peacefully May 9, 2024, in hospice care, at the age of 89.
Arlene grew up in Barrington, IL on a farm and went to a one room schoolhouse. She moved to the big city of Crystal Lake in 1946. Her parents, Elmer...
Peter Michael Dzialo
May 8, 2024
Peter Michael Dzialo, 69, of Lake in the Hills, IL, was ushered into God’s presence early morning of May 8th, 2024. He was surrounded by his loving family when he passed at Lutheran General Hospital of Park Ridge, IL.
Peter was born on May 4, 1955, in Chicago, IL, to Bernice J. (Janiszewski) Dzialo and Casimir J. Dzialo. He is survived...
Judith Marilyn Herbert
May 8, 2024
Judith Marilyn Herbert, 84, of Lake Barrington, passed away peacefully on May 8, 2024. She was born on June 6, 1939 in Chicago to Merle and Sue Bonaker.Full obituary and services are pending.
Randy Moss
May 8, 2024
Randal "Randy" Keith Moss, age 64, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday May 8. Randy was a loving father, "poppy," fiancé, son, family member, and friend. He is survived and loved by his mother, Felice Moss (nee Kalina); children: Dani (Brad) McCabe, Michelle Moss, Josh Moss, Morgan (Steve) Lavigne; grandchildren, Landon (8), Kaiden (6), Max (3), Austin (3), and Emmy (newborn); fiancé,...
Jacquelyn McGuire
May 7, 2024
Jackie McGuire, 53, passed away on May 7, 2024.
Jackie was born and raised in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, and met her future husband, Kevin, in Pittsburgh, PA. They married in 2005 and moved to downtown Chicago, a place she thought everyone in the world should live. Their son Brody was born in 2009 and twins Lilly and Logan in 2011.
Jackie loved...
Larry Walter Haines
May 6, 2024
Lawrence Walter Haines Jr., a beloved husband and father, passed away on May 6, 2024, at the age of 101. He was predeceased by his devoted wife of 76 years, Violet (LaPointe) Haines, his parents, Lawrence and Florence Haines, and his siblings, Marcia, Jack, Frannie, Betty, Paul, Eleanor, and Jimmy.
Born on April 4, 1923, in Riverside, New Jersey, Lawrence spent...
William "Bill" E. Lightbody
May 5, 2024
William “Bill” Lightbody, 82, of Crystal Lake, passed away on Sunday, May 5th, 2024.
He was born September 29th, 1941 in Libertyville, the son of the late William Sr., and Mary (nee Portegys) Lightbody.
Bill grew up as an outdoorsman and continued to embrace it throughout much of his life. He was very active with Crystal Lake’s Boy Scout Troop 168. As...
Victor Osorio Ocelotl
May 4, 2024
Victor Osorio Ocelotl, 46, of Crystal Lake, IL passed away peacefully on May 4, 2024. Victor was born on December 23, 1977, in Puebla Mexico to Abraham Osorio and Juana Cuéllar.
Victor was a man with wisdom and had a lot of discipline, he had so much love to give to his family and was a very responsible hard working man....
William "Bill" J. Vahey
May 4, 2024
William “Bill” J. Vahey, 86, of Crystal Lake, passed away peacefully on May 4, 2024. He was born on October 9, 1937 in Chicago to the late William and Mary Vahey.Bill proudly served his country as a United States Marine during the Vietnam War. Fearlessly navigating the skies as an F4 Pilot, Bill exemplified bravery and honor in the face...
Joseph E. Simonaitis
May 3, 2024
Joseph E. Simonaitis passed away peacefully May 3, 2024 in McHenry. He was born September 3,1941 in Chicago to John and Catherine Simonaitis.
Joe is survived by his daughter, Jennifer (Louis Nguyen) Simonaitis; sister, Leonarda Simonaitis; brother, John (Grace) Simonaitis; and sister, Anne (late Joseph) Cappuzzello. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Rita; and sister, Catherine Crean.
Visitation...
Rose Mary Spreitzer
May 3, 2024
Rose Mary Spreitzer, 97, of Algonquin, IL, formerly Rockford, Il passed away peacefully on May 3, 2024. Rose Mary was born November 18, 1926, in Chicago, Il to the late William and Helen Sikorski.
An accomplished artist, she enjoyed painting, ceramics, and sewing as well as traveling; having visited Hawaii, Japan, San Francisco, Alaska, and wherever the road would take she...
Eric G. Decker
May 1, 2024
Eric G. Decker, of Cary, passed away May 1, 2024.
Eric lovingly embraced the role of partner, father, and grandfather. He was a friend and mentor to many. Eric filled his life with a wide variety of passions, pursuing each to perfection. He was a trailblazer and teacher during his 30+ years as a lead builder of high-speed, automated systems for...
Sharon Dianne McDonald (nee Hirk)
Apr 30, 2024
Sharon (Shea) McDonald nee Hirk, 80, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by her loving family, on April 30, 2024, following a short illness. Shea was fabulous, and even during her illness, her optimism, beauty, inside and out, and endless smile never waned.She was born October 16, 1943 in Jacksonville, Florida where her father was stationed in the Navy. She...
Joann Dengler
Apr 28, 2024
Joann Mary Dengler, 83, of Elmwood Park, passed away on April 28, 2024. She was born in Chicago on June 18, 1940 to Theodore and Dorothy Rosinski.A graduate of Elmwood Park High School, Joann married her high school sweetheart, Norman Lee Dengler, on September 5, 1959.Joann was the school secretary for over 25 years at St. Zachary’s Catholic Church in...
Daniel Abraham
Apr 27, 2024
Daniel Abraham, affectionately known as Dan, peacefully passed away at the age of 90 on April 27, 2024. He was born on March 30, 1934, in Chicago, to the late Jacob and Miriam. Dan was preceded in death by his siblings, Paul (Sue) Abraham, George (Lavetta) Abraham, and Margaret (Sam) Daniels.
Dan spent his professional career as an engineer for General...
Martin August Schuett
Apr 26, 2024
Martin August Schuett, age 88, passed away at his home in Prospect Heights, IL on April 26, 2024. Marty was born in Chicago, to August and Anna Schuett.
Marty grew up in Chicago and graduated from Steinmetz High School. After high school, he enlisted into the U.S. Army and did basic training at Ft. Leonard Wood, MO before being stationed...
Daniel John Treptow
Apr 26, 2024
Daniel John Treptow, age 76, of Crystal Lake, IL passed away peacefully at home while enjoying the evening on his front porch on Friday, April 26, 2024.
Daniel was born at Sherman Hospital in Elgin, IL on March 10, 1948, and spent his childhood along the Fox River in Cary before moving to Crystal Lake. He graduated from Crystal Lake Central High School in...