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Anne M. Randell, 92, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family. She was the loving wife of the late Eugene J. Randell; beloved mother of David (Cindy) Randell, Sara (Greg) Randell Riley and the late Mimi Randell Levine (Jeff, m. Pamela Matsch); proud grandmother to Gina Randell, JD Randell, Mia Randell, Joseph Levine, Olivia Randell, Gregory Riley and Josh Randell; and adoring sister of Louise R. Stella. Anne was born in Lyons and grew up during the Great Depression. Sh...
Danette "Danny" Boegner Riehle died Monday, March 21, surrounded by family. She will be lovingly remembered by her family: Richard J. Riehle, his wife Ellie Anderson and children Nola & Othon; Andrew J. Riehle, his wife Lanny and their children, Erin and Megan; Peter J. Riehle, his wife Alissa and their children, Lauren and Charlie; Danette K. Riehle, her husband Matt Louy and their children, Kiara, Maddox and Danette "3D"; her sister, Sheila (John) Mooney and their children,...
And the band played on - Clarendon Hills Middle School played host to the Illinois Grade School Music Association's Band Contest on March 19. Makayla Lehman and Paula Juzenas played flutes during the 8th Grade Band's performance. Conducted by Rich Lehman, the band earned a Division 1 rating, the highest honor in the competition. Please turn to Page 16 for more pictures. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
The Clarendon Hills Middle School's sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade bands participated in the Illinois Grade School Music Association Festival competition March 19 at CHMS. All three bands earned Division 1 ratings, the highest rating in the competition. The sixth-grade band earned a rare three perfect scores from the three judges. Members of the eighth-grade band include: Meg McMillin on clarinet, Will Lynch on percussion, Jacob Roberts on tuba and Rowan Schneider on oboe....
Why did you write your latest book? Karen Schultz is a licensed clinical social worker, spiritual teacher, medium and healer with almost four decades of experience specializing in psychotherapy and spiritual development. She's also the author of five books, the most recent of which tells the story of a little girl and her relationship with a beautiful priestess who guides her through life. Little Karen, the main character in "Little Karen and the Egyptian Priestess: How My Hig...
Elizabeth "Libby" Shirley Lucas, 74, died March 19, 2022. She was born in Hinsdale in 1947 to John and Mary Shirley and had two sisters, Maryann Shirley Maclean and Margaret Cordin. She lived in Hinsdale until 1963, when she was a junior at Hinsdale Township High School. After leaving Hinsdale (but you never really leave Hinsdale) Libby lived on the beachfront in Long Beach, Calif., a treehouse in Hawaii, near the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Atlanta and downtown...
Adele B. Jasinek, 91, died Tuesday, March 22. She is survived by her sisters, Geraldine (William) Kubik and Leona (the late Joseph) Gibas; and many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. She is preceded in death by her parents, Joseph and Josephine Jasinek; sister Dorothy (the late Harold) Urbanski; and brother Leonard (the late Jacqueline) Jasinek. Visitation was held Monday, March 28, at Sullivan Funeral Home, 60 S. Grant St. Hinsdale. A funeral Mass was held Tuesday, March 29, at Notre Dame Church, 64 Norfolk...
Barbara Jean Kyne (nee Wolk), 75, died Dec. 21, 2021, in Vancouver, Wash., of lung cancer. She is survived by husband William Paul Kyne ("Paul"), daughter Jennifer Kyne (Mark) Malseed, son Rob (Ami) Kyne and grandchildren Alexander, Remy, William, Samuel and Zachary. She was preceded in death by her parents, Walter and Eleanor Wolk, and her sister, Marilyn Wolk. Born Aug. 26, 1946, in Cleveland, Ohio, Barb grew up in Garfield Heights and graduated from Garfield Heights High...
Elizabeth J. Corcoran, 90, of Downers Grove, died peacefully on March 10, 2022. A former 45-year resident of Hinsdale, she raised her 10 children in the village. She was preceded in death by her husband, William "Jac" Corcoran; her sons, Daniel and Timothy; her son-in-law, Eric Johnson; her sister, Mary Frances Steinhauser; and brother, John Vicik. Surviving her are her children, William, Thomas, David (Evelyn), Jeffrey (Leslie), Catherine Johnson, Andrew, Kenneth and Abbie...
Graciela Isabel Cossio de Angelats, 75, died Tuesday, March 22. She was the beloved wife of Juan Angelats, M.D.; loving mother of Giovanna (Jamie) Angelats, Juan Carlos (Erin) Angelats and Rafael (Lindsey) Angelats; cherished grandmother of Giancarlo, Alessandro, Gisela, Elin, Karolina, Sofia and Christian Angelats; dear sister of Ada Cossio, Fernando (Carmen) Cossio and Ana Maria (Pedro) Vittes. “Chela” was born in Miraflores, Lima, Peru, on July 4, 1946, to Juan and Graciela Cossío. In childhood she was a ballerina, a comp...
Russell Bergmann, a former longtime Hinsdale resident, passed away suddenly on March 26, 2022. He was born in Berwyn on April 8, 1960, to Dolores and the late Ralph Bergmann. Loving brother of Deborah Bergmann, Betty Bergmann, Barbara (Joseph) Rudman and the late Rebecca (Mark) Schuning. Uncle of Cory Schuning. A funeral Mass will be held on Saturday April 2, 2022, at 11:30 a.m. at St. Isaac Jogues Catholic Church, Fourth and Clay St., Hinsdale. Brian Powell Funeral Directors of Hinsdale is handling arrang...
Golf got started in the Scottish Highlands. Men would walk for hours - up and down, round and round. But one day, someone had the bright idea of knocking a tiny white ball ahead of him as he walked. That person, who shall remain anonymous to protect his life, started what we now call golf. A nice walk in stunning surroundings, apparently, was not enough for this masochist, he had to spoil it all by inventing, ugh, I can barely utter the word - golf! To this day, many pay homag...
Thirty-one years ago on a Thursday afternoon in late March, I finished my English senior seminar essay (with about 30 seconds to spare before the 4 p.m. deadline), walked back to my sorority house and was greeted with four words: “Get in the car.” Seven of us were driving to Florida for spring break. My suitcase was already in the trunk, and I barely had time for a bathroom stop before we left. Some 18 hours of driving later, we reached our destination, Bonita Springs. The...
What started as a part-time job at the Hinsdale Public Library became a career for Ellen Smith - a career that will end with her retirement on March 31, exactly 25 years after the day she first reported to work at 20 E. Maple St. Smith was a single mother between jobs in 1997 when a friend, Hinsdale resident and former children's librarian Barbara Delongis, suggested she take a position in the library's technical services department. Now known as collection services, Smith's...
Newspapers have been a great vehicle over the decades for those looking to have some fun April 1. In 1977, The Guardian published a seven-page special section devoted to San Serriffe, a small group of semicolon shaped islands in the Indian Ocean. The two main islands were Upper Caisse and Lower Caisse, and the islands’ leader was General Pica. Phones rang all day with readers seeking more information about this idyllic holiday spot. Only a few noticed that everything about the islands was named after printer’s ter...
From the first note to the last, the kids taking Roberta Wentling's Tiny Toes Music class at The Community House don't miss a beat. In addition to singing and dancing, the children had a chance to use instruments during class. Among the participants - Joey Giammanco, Felix Parton, Adelina DeLisle and Stevie Kouba laugh, dance and sing the time away last month. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
Identity theft • Information belonging to a resident of the 400 block of S. County Line Road was used to open a utility account Dec. 15, 2016. The victim received a notice from collections stating a balance owed of $334. The incident was reported March 22. • Information belonging to a resident of the 5700 block of Foxgate Lane was used to open two bank accounts March 25, the same day the incident was reported to police. DUI arrests • Joseph M. Chiavaroli, 42, 2850 Vassar Dr., Boulder, Colo., was arrested for driving under the...
The names of sixth-graders Qays Khartabil and Abigail Thies (principal’s honor roll) and Jack Omiecinski (honor roll) and eighth-grader Declan Strimaitis (principal’s honor roll) were misspelled when the Clarendon Hills Middle School honor roll was published March 17....
Eleven Hinsdale residents have tested positive for COVID-19 over the past week. The DuPage County Health Department reported 10 cases, and the Cook County Health Department reported 1 new case. That brings the total number of reported cases in the village to 3,625, compared to 3,614 last week. Amita Hinsdale Hospital is no longer reporting on cases. Hinsdale Central High School reported 2 new positive cases on March 25, both involving staff. The district is no longer tracking students in quarantine or isolation given the...
Hinsdale Village Board Among other business at their March 15 meeting, trustees: • learned Ryan Companies asked to have its proposal for a senior living development at Ogden Avenue and Adams Street pulled from the agenda. Village President Tom Cauley said he had individually polled trustees and determined there would have been a unanimous vote against the plan for a 180-unit senior living facility and 20 senior living duplex villas on the 32-acre site. “When the developer was apprised of that, he asked to have time to det...
Hinsdale Historic Preservation Commission 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 6 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. https://www.villageofhinsdale.org Hinsdale Village Board 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 5 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. https://www.villageofhinsdale.org...
While other children his age were busy with Little League games and trips to the swimming pool, fourth-grader John Coyner of Hinsdale was researching and discussing how to confront violent extremist groups in the Middle East as a delegate at the Model United Nations and Debate Camp held each year at The Community House. Nearly eight years later, Coyner is a high school senior and a member of the National Model UN Championship team. Coyner, fellow Hinsdalean Annika Geiersbach...
March madness continues — This photo in Sandy Williams’ book, “Images of America — Hinsdale,” is of the Hinsdale Township High School 1905 girls basketball team. “Girls also participated in high school sports. This is the 1905 women’s basketball team, possibly the first, dressed in uniforms of wool bloomers, high-collared blouses, and long black stockings....
Hinsdale Central students recently enjoyed after-school visits with several dogs from Pet Partners. The pet therapy dogs were a big hit with the kids and didn't lack for any attention or affection during their visit. Vivian Sweeney vists with Klaus, a Leonberger who was the largest dog on hand and who resembled a small lion. Much smaller in stature, Bogey the Cavapoo was also very popular. Tiger was quite comfortable with Peyton Rohn visiting. (Jim Slonoff...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board members have approved an increase in staffing levels for the upcoming school year, driven primarily by the addition of a biology-first science sequence at Hinsdale South. At its March 24 meeting, the board unanimously voted in favor of the administration’s recommendation of 342.1 licensed staff full-time equivalents for the 2022-23 year, a net increase of 1.3 FTE over the current year. Bumps at South of 2.9 FTE and the Transition Center of 1.2 FTE are partially offset by a decrease at H...
