OBITUARIES

Oct 17, 2020

William J. Stephens, 39, a resident of Antioch, passed away October 17, 2020 in Antioch, IL.  He was born December 17, 1980 to Bruce and Kathy Stephens.  William is survived by his fiancé, Nicole Benner, his father Bruce Stephens, his daughter Jessa Stephens of Antioch, IL, and his sisters Denise (Kenneth) Cox of McKee, KY and Dawn (Justin) Henderson...

Oct 17, 2020

Rita Clara Irvine, 80, a resident of Hainesville, IL, passed away Saturday, October 17, 2020 at Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville, IL.  She was born November 29, 1939 to Otto and Clara Ziegler.  Rita was a member of St. Gilbert Catholic Church in Grayslake, IL.  She worked at Little Sisters of the Poor in Chicago as a Personnel...

Oct 14, 2020

Georgia "Dody" Dretske, age 85, of Waukegan, passed away Wednesday, October 14, 2020 at the Pavilion of Waukegan.  She was born May  9, 1935 in Waukegan to the late George and Pearl Teeling.  She was a lifelong resident of Waukegan, attending Whittier Grade School and Waukegan High School.  After graduation, she worked for the City of Waukegan where she...

Oct 13, 2020

Joanne F. Bargren Moline, 73, formerly of Gages Lake, IL, died early Tuesday, October 13, 2020 in Rockford, IL.  Joanne was born February 1, 1947 in Rockford, daughter of Emil and Edith Bargren.  She attended Rockford schools and in 1965 was a proud member of the second graduating class of the new Guilford High School. She studied elementary education...

Oct 13, 2020

Albert Leonard "Lenny" Johnson, 79, a resident of Fox Lake passed away Tuesday, October 13, 2020 at his home.  He was born November 25, 1940 in Chicago to Albert and Virginia Johnson.  Lenny was carpenter and owned his own custom home company. He was extremely avid fan of NASCAR, basketball, football and the Chicago Cubs.  He also enjoyed spending...

Oct 13, 2020

Brian Michael Patrick McGovern, age 82, of Gurnee, passed away Tuesday, October 13, 2020 at his home.  He was born April 9, 1938 in Chicago to John and Bridget McGovern.

Brian was a pipefitter and an engineer. He loved his job and was a master at solving problems. There wasn't anything he couldn't fix. He always said...

Oct 9, 2020

Paul Leslie Swain, 88, a resident of Grayslake, IL, passed away October 9, 2020 in Grayslake, IL.  He was born September 3, 1932 in Chicago, IL to Paul and Lydia Swain.  Paul was raised by adoptive parents and married Barbara, his high school sweetheart at the age of 20 and remained married until the time of his passing 68...

Oct 8, 2020

Kenneth F. Riehle, a resident of Grayslake, passed away Thursday, October 8, 2020 at Lexington Health Care Center of Lake Zurich at the age of 94.  He was born February 24, 1926 in Sheboygan, WI.  He was a member of Arlington Heights First Presbyterian Church.  Kenneth was a proud Boy Scout of America and served our country in the...

Oct 6, 2020

Miguel Trujillo, 60, a resident of Round Lake Park, IL, passed away Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at Rolling Hills Manor in Zion, IL.  He was born February 11, 1960 in Mexico to Daniel and Imelda Trujillo.  Miguel is survived by his wife of 29 years, Maria, his mother Imelda, his children Daniel Trujillo, Isabel Trujillo, and Miguel Trujillo Jr.,...

Sep 26, 2020

Debra Jane Acker, age 68, a resident of Pleasant Prairie, WI, passed away Saturday, September 26, 2020 at Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee, WI.  She was born October 24, 1951 in Waukegan to Robert and Joan Millimaki. She is survived by her husband, David Ray Acker, who she married in Waukegan 44 years ago on October 8, 1976; her mother,...

Sep 25, 2020

Isabel Faith Schultz, 15, went to be with the Lord September 25, 2020 at her home in Lake Villa, IL.  It became clear that in recent weeks she had been struggling with a pain she had not shared with anyone and in a moment of weakness it led to her taking her own life.  Isabel was born January 11,...

Sep 25, 2020

Florence L. Knight was born on November 4, 1928 in Chicago and she entered her Eternal home on September 25, 2020.  She grew up in Ritchey, IL and her family moved back to Chicago in 1943.  In 1949, she married Louis Knight, who preceded her in death.  They had two sons, Lance (Bobbie) and Lincoln.  She leaves behind 10...

Sep 24, 2020

Clarence Woodrow Williams, 73 years old of Round Lake Beach, IL was born on May 18th, 1947 in Alpine, Alabama, and passed away on September 24th, 2020. He was born in Alpine, Alabama, grew up in Rockford, IL, and graduated from Rockford Auburn High School in 1966. He was a celebrated football and track athlete in high school and...

Sep 23, 2020

Johannes C. Vanderstappen, 85, a resident of Grayslake, IL, passed away Wednesday, September 23, 2020 at Libertyville Manor in Libertyville, IL.  He was born February 14, 1935 in Heesch, Netherlands. Johannes is survived by his wife of 60 years, Wilhelmina, his children John (Kim), Francis (Julie Henkel), Sandra (Stephen) Faletto, and Joe (Melissa Matuzak), his grandchildren Austin (Maggie), Westley...

Sep 21, 2020

Marjorie Henson, nee Hoxworth, passed away peacefully on September 21, 2020 at Thrive of Lake County nursing facility in Mundelein, Illinois. Marjorie was born on June 19, 1927 in Runcorn, Cheshire, England.

She was preceded in death by her husbands John Andrew Kay and John (Jack) Henson, her parents Thomas and Rachael (nee Drury) Hoxworth of Runcorn,...

Sep 20, 2020

Michael Phillip Andrews (Mike) of Grayslake Illinois was born August 20, 1955 in Chicago Illinois.  He passed on September 20, 2020 after a brief illness at Highland Park Hospital, at the age of 65.  He is survived by his wife Joan (Schur), his brother George (Kathie Till) Andrikokus, his sister Catherine Andrews, his sister Mary Andrews, several nieces, several...

Sep 19, 2020

Samantha Joy Stockero, age 34, passed away on Saturday, September 19, 2020.  She was born on January 10, 1986 to Anthony and Donna Stockero in Barrington.

She is survived by her children, Chad Greenenwald, Parker and Prestyn Salem; her mother, Donna of Fox Lake; her siblings, Angela Pappas of Kingsport, TN, Nicole (Bill Devine) Hunt of Fox...

Sep 18, 2020

Abel Bonilla, 67, of Arlington Heights passed away Friday, Sept 18, 2020. Abel was born Sept 25, 1952 in Zacatecas, Mexico. He was the 8th child of 11 to mother Maria de Jesus Sanchez and father Reynaldo Bonilla.

Abel moved to the Chicagoland in his late teens. Working in Mt. Prospect he met the love of his...

Sep 15, 2020

Heather Brooke Morgan Dethloff of Hainesville, Illinois passed away on September 15, 2020 at the age of 40 at her home surrounded by family. She is survived by her loving husband of 16 years and best friend Brad Dethloff; beloved daughter of Kaye and Chris Dauss; dear sister of Kimberly Okello, Rachelle "Shel" Baker, Shawn Morgan and wife Marcie;...

Sep 14, 2020

Jacquelyn Ann Hare, age 45, a resident of Round Lake Park, passed away Monday, September 14, 2020 at her home.  She was born April 18, 1975 in Lake Forest to Joseph and Janice (Polkey) Chlopek.  She was a nanny and caregiver and was a Presbyterian Christian.

She is survived by her husband, Jason, who she married on...