OBITUARIES

Dec 31, 2015

George Walter Thoren, age 66, a resident of Grayslake, passed away Thursday, December 31, 2015 at his home. He was born March 1, 1949 in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Walter and Stella (nee Drakos) Thoren. An avid car enthusiast, George was an amateur race car driver and member of the Sports Car Club of America. He loved animals...

Dec 30, 2015

Arvilla Johnson, age 99, of Clearbrook, Minnesota, passed away Thursday, December 30, 2015 at Fair Oaks Rehabilitation Center in South Beloit, Illinois. She was born May 10, 1916 in eastern Saskatchewan. She was a seamstress and a farmer's wife. Arvilla is survived by one sibling, Pearl Westrum; her son, Paul Johnson; her grandchildren, Mary (Nickel) Hopp, Elizabeth Johnson, Paul...

Dec 29, 2015

Janetta Sue McIntyre, age 71, of Round Lake Heights, passed away Tuesday, December 29. 2015 at Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville. She was born in Glomawr, Kentucky on December 7, 1944 to Logan and Bethel (nee Combs) Luster. Janetta was the owner of Janetta's Place in Round Lake along with other businesses. She was an avid Bulls fan...

Dec 27, 2015

Bridget Gibbons, 68, of Itasca, passed away on December 27, 2015, at the Forest View Rehabilitation and medical center. Bridget was born on June 3, 1947, in Chicago, Il, to Owen and Mary McGarel nee McCourt. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, and was very proud of her Irish heritage. Survivors include her children Sheila(Matt)Nagel of...

Dec 26, 2015

Edward Dyrek, 87, of Cary, IL, passed away on December 26, 2015 at Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington, IL. He was born on February 4, 1928 in Chicago, IL to Joseph and Mary Dyrek (nee Majkrzak). Edward was a Korean war veteran. He loved to golf and travel and was a avid Cubs and Bears fan, but most of...

Dec 19, 2015

Gary Lee Groh, born June 27, 1948, passed away December 19, 2015. Beloved Husband to Julianne Groh, loving Father to Christopher, Sara(Nathan) Thomas, amazing Papa to Marlowe Thomas. Gary lived his life to the fullest and sadly left us too soon. He will be tremendously missed by many. Immediate services for Gary on December 27th will be private. For...

Dec 9, 2015

Birdie Olsen, 80, a resident of Hainesville, IL passed away Wednesday, December 9, 2015 in Libertyville, IL. She was born November 14, 1935 in Amherst, WI to Joseph and Martha Rekowski. Birdie is survived by her daughter Sheree (Bob) Landrum, her grandchildren Bobby (Cindy), Brandon, Kim, and Janis, her great-grandchildren Peyton, Alexa, and Naram-Sin, and her daughter-in-law Mari-Ann Olsen....

Dec 8, 2015

John A. Lindstrom, 87, a resident of Wildwood, passed away Tuesday, December 8, 2015 in Libertyville, IL. He was born February, 23, 1928 in Chicago, IL to Cidron and Anna Lindstrom. John was a US Marine veteran having served during the Korean War as a drill instructor in San Diego, CA. He married Phyllis Anderson on February 26, 1949....

Nov 30, 2015

David A. Gudziunas, 62, a resident of North Chicago, IL passed away Monday, November 30, 2015 in Waukegan. He was born May 6, 1953 in Chicago to Adolph "Edward" and Anna Gudziunas. David was an Eagle Scout, had worked for Tower Products for 2 years, and was a retired patrolman for North Chicago after serving for 28years. He was...

Nov 29, 2015

Rosemary R. Thomas, age 86, passed away Sunday, November 29, 2015, at Journey Care Hospice Facility, in Woodstock. She was born in Chisholm, MN on December 2, 1928. She was raised in Hibbing, and moved to Chicago in 1946. Rosemary moved to Round Lake Beach in 1969. She loved quilting, sewing, and traveling with her husband in their motor...

Nov 24, 2015

Mark R. Jones, 50, a resident of Mundelein, IL, passed away November 24, 2015. He was born January 1, 1965 in Woodstock, IL to Ronald and Judy Jones. Mark loved trains, being on the water, and spending time with his grandchildren. Mark is survived by his wife of 29 years, Sallie, his parents Ronald and Judy Jones, his daughters...

Nov 24, 2015

Surrounded by her loved ones, Sunitha Singh, age 42, passed away Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at her home in Gurnee. She was born on May 19, 1973 in Mysore, Karnataka, India to Krishna Singh and Yeshoda. Sunitha Singh was the type of person that could talk to anyone. She was well liked by all her colleagues. She would always keep...

Nov 23, 2015

Angeline R. Sugrue, age 94, passed away Monday, November 23, 2015, at ManorCare in Northbrook. She was born in Chicago on August 1, 1921. Angeline moved to Cedar Village in Round Lake Beach over 30 years ago and, most recently, resided at ManorCare in Northbrook. Ange loved bowling, cards and bingo. She was known as the bead lady of...

Nov 20, 2015

JoAnn Sweeney PhD, passed away on Saturday, November 20, 2015 from complications of heart disease and cancer JoAnn was 83. JoAnn was born on August 18, 1932 to Clair and Margaret Sweeney (nee Sargent) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. JoAnn graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee with a BA in Latin studies. She furthered her education and received a Master's Degree...

Nov 18, 2015

Mary Malley Toussaint, 101 ½ years young, of Lindenhurst, IL, formerly of Skokie, IL, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Wednesday, November 18, 2015, at Victory Lakes Continuing Care Center. She was born on May 2, 1914, in Ithaca, New York, to Austin and Helen Malley. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband Norbert. She was...

Nov 16, 2015

Patricia Joan Raia, age 77, a resident of Lake Villa, passed away Monday, November 16, 2015 at Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville. She was on May 7, 1938 in Chicago to Henry and Sophie (nee Beller) Schneider. She was a parishioner at St. Gilberts Church. Patricia enjoyed shopping, gardening and life. But, she really loved spending time with...

Nov 14, 2015

Edward J. Sychta, 92, a resident of Grayslake, IL passed away peacefully surrounded by his family, Saturday, November 14, 2015 at his home in Grayslake. He was born July 9, 1923 in Chicago to Joseph and Lottie (nee: Urbanski) Sychta. Edward was a World War II veteran. He was a long standing President of the Vernon Hills Seniors Organization,...

Nov 12, 2015

Audrey F. Haywood, 80, a resident of Lake Villa, passed away Thursday, November 12, 2015 in Libertyville, IL. She was born June 29, 1935 in Chicago, IL to Edward and Eleanor Humble. Audrey is survived by her daughter Edie (Chris) Grammer, her grandchildren Mariah Hanna and Matthew Hanna, and her sister Kathleen Mirandi. She was preceded in death by...

Nov 12, 2015

Suryakanta S. Trivedi, 86, a resident of Wadsworth, IL passed away Friday, November 12, 2015 at her home. She was born May 13, 1929 in India to Ambalal and Manekben Trivedi. A funeral service and visitation is scheduled for Sunday, November 15, 2015 from 12:00pm until 2:00pm at Strang Funeral Chapel & Crematorium 410 E. Belvidere Rd. Grayslake, IL...

Nov 8, 2015

Michael David Henderson died on November 8, 2015 in Grayslake, IL due to complications following liver cancer. He was 64.

Michael was born on October 7, 1951 in Berea, KY to his parents, David and Connie Henderson. He graduated with honors from Florida Institute of Technology with a degree in Medical Technology in 1977. Michael worked in...