Patricia Jean Kay (Nicholson) Rainey

2023

Patricia Jean Kay (Nicholson) Rainey, 49, of Crystal Lake passed away on Monday, February 20, 2023.

Trisha, as she was known, was born and grew up in La Porte, IN.  She met her husband, Devin, at her cousin’s wedding in 1993 and they were married on October 10, 1998.  After moving to Crystal Lake, Trish studied to...

Jeffrey S. LaPak

2023

Jeffrey "Jeff” LaPak, army veteran, of Lake in the Hills, Illinois, passed away on January 1, 2023. He was born to Thomas and Vernette LaPak on August 5, 1968.

He is survived by his loving wife, Kimberly LaPak; loving children, Brandon (Samantha) LaPak and Taylor (Jessica) Burnham; granddaughter, Leighton LaPak; brothers, Thomas LaPak, Kurt LaPak, and sister,...

William George Spaletto

2023

William G. Spaletto, age 81, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 1, 2023.

Bill was born on November 3, 1941 in Chicago to Joseph and Laura Spaletto. He graduated from Austin High School then attended Northern Illinois University, where he received a Bachelor and Master’s Degree in Education.

His career was full of milestones and...

Edwina A. (Baer) Fick

2023

Edwina A. Fick passed away peacefully January 1, 2023, in Long Grove.  She was born September 20th, 1937, in Chicago, Illinois.

Edwina is survived by her children Debra (James) Carroll, David Fick, Daniel Fick, Daryl (Michelle) Fick, Denise (Stewart) Finley and Doug (Pam) Fick; 14 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by...

Paul "De" SeLander

2023

Paul “De” SeLander, 80, of Cary, passed away peacefully on January 1, 2023. He was born on June 7, 1942 in Dayton, OH to the late Paul and Ann SeLanders.

De will be deeply missed by his loving wife of 58 years, Risa (nee Ivers); daughter Tami SeLander Broskow (husband Wray Broskow), daughter Gina SeLander, grandson, Kevin Broskow,...

Nancy (Tardi) Hellyer

2023

Nancy Hellyer passed away peacefully January 1, 2023 in Barrington, surrounded by her loving family. She was born January 1, 1939 in Chicago to Joseph and Mary Tardi.

Nancy is survived by her children, Joseph (Diane) Hellyer, Vern (Pattie) Hellyer, and Mary (Dave Sorensen) Fleischer; grandchildren, Christopher, Tiffany, Jennifer, Natalie, Alex, and Max; and great grandchildren, Ava,...

Kirk David Anderson

Dec 31, 2022

Kirk David Anderson, 69, of West Dundee, passed away peacefully on December 31, 2022. He was born June 21, 1953 in Chicago.

Kirk is survived by his children, Ian (Jessica) and Laura Anderson; his siblings Robin (Tom) Mahaffey, Christina (David Larew) Anderson and Glen (Suyapa) Anderson; nieces and nephews, Siri (Jacob) Eisen, Tyler and Max Mahaffey, Sandy...

Bill Roewer

Dec 31, 2022

William A. Roewer, of McHenry, passed away December 31, 2022 at the age of 77.

He was born March 6, 1945 in Crystal Lake, the son of the late Fred and Sophie Roewer.

An avid fisherman, Bill enjoyed the time he spent at the McHenry Dam, going fishing and drinking coffee with his brothers and...

Walter John Kannell

Dec 30, 2022

Walter John Kannell, 99, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 30, 2022. Walter was born in Quincy, MA on September 28, 1923, the son of Einar and Aino Kannell and lived most of his long life in Fitchburg, MA.

Walter was a proud WWII veteran of the United States Army Air Forces, where he served...

Dianne (Miller) Bicknase

Dec 30, 2022

Dianne Bicknase (nee Miller) was born on January 26, 1959. She grew up in Dearborn Heights, Michigan with her parents, brother Garry and sister Karen. Dianne attended school in Dearborn Heights and graduated from Annapolis High School in 1977.  Dianne soon started her own family and welcomed her daughter Jennifer and son Brian. Dianne was a wonderful mother and...

Heather Ann Zielinski

Dec 30, 2022

Heather Haxby Zielinski of Lake In The Hills, passed away December 30, 2022 at the age of 61. Heather is survived by her husband, Michael; her siblings, Hollis Haxby and David (Paula) Haxby; and her nephew, Joe Haxby. She was proceeded in death by her mother, Norma (nee Ardery) Haxby and Robert Haxby. A graveside ceremony will be held...

Ellen Marie (Weaver) Nelson

Dec 30, 2022

Ellen Marie Nelson was born March 14, 1961 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Lincoln, Nebraska to Dr. Ellis Martin Weaver, Captain, U.S. Air Force and Nancy (Wipfli) Weaver. Ellen’s family moved to Wausau, Wisconsin in 1962 where she had many great friends and wonderful childhood memories. Ellen was a 1979 graduate of Wausau Newman High School and was a...

Ranjit Kaur Atwal

Dec 28, 2022

The Cremation Ceremony will begin at 1pm on Friday January 6 at Davenport Family Funeral Home and Crematory, 941 S. Old Rand Road, Lake Zurich

Donald Ray Whitney

Dec 28, 2022

Donald Ray Whitney of Barrington, IL passed away suddenly on December 28, at the age of 74. Don was born on December 12, 1948, in Waukegan, to Ray and Marian (nee Bradley) Whitney, and was raised in Libertyville where he attended elementary, middle, and high school.

On August 22, 1970, he married his high school sweetheart, Susan...

Dennis Forrest Swett

Dec 28, 2022

Dennis F. Swett passed away peacefully at his home in Crystal Lake December 28, 2022.  Dennis was born February 13, 1960 in Woodstock IL to Warren and Sylvia Swett.

Dennis was the owner and pharmacist of Crystal Lake Drugs in Crystal Lake.  He was very well respected by his clients and fellow pharmacists.

Dennis is...

Anthony Gorka

Dec 27, 2022

Visitation for Tony will be held Wednesday, January 4, 2023 from 4:00 p.m. until the time of the funeral service at 7:30 p.m. at Davenport Family Funeral Home and Crematory, 419 E Terra Cotta Ave (Rt. 176) Crystal Lake.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Tony's memory to K9s 4U by visiting...

Kathleen Anne Kieffer

Dec 26, 2022

Kathleen Anne Kieffer passed away December 26, 2022 at her home in Chicago.  She was born September 13,1954 to Julius and Sarah Kieffer.

Kathleen is survived by her brothers, Mark (Janise) Kieffer and Steve (Lori) Kieffer; and nieces and nephews, Heather Engman, Benjamin (April) Henry, and Erin (Mark) Wagner.  She was preceded in death by her parents;...

David W. Grzelak

Dec 26, 2022

David William Grzelak passed away peacefully at home December 26, 2022, surrounded by his loving family.  He was born November 5, 1949 in Erie, PA to Edward and Christina Grzelak and grew up in Lawrence Park, PA. He graduated from Iroquois High School and was inducted into the Legends of Iroquois Hall of Fame. He earned his Bachelor of...

M. Elaine (Barron) Twigg

Dec 24, 2022

M. Elaine Twigg, 80, of Crystal Lake passed away on December 24, 2022, following her decision to terminate kidney dialysis and adopt palliative care.

She was born on April 27, 1942, to the late Leslie and Mary Ellen (Boyer) Barron in Chicago, the older to two children.

After meeting him when she was 14 and...

Roger Rolkosky

Dec 24, 2022

Roger R. Rolkosky, of Island Lake, passed away December 24, 2022 at the age of 80.

He was born April 24, 1942 in Chicago, the son of the late Howard and Pauline Rolkosky.

Roger was the owner of Roger’s Carpet in Chicago. He enjoyed the time he was able to spend with his family, specifically...