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Irma Ida Schneider, nee Fritsch, passed away April 12, 2021, two weeks shy of her 93rd birthday. She lived a long life that was, at times, extraordinary. At age 11, during World War II, Irma and her family were forced to flee their home in Poland, crossing the border into Germany on foot. In 1951, at age 23, Irma made the tough decision to leave financially-ravaged, post-war Germany in hopes of finding steady employment. She bravely sailed the Atlantic for America alone in...
Bill Coates, 90, passed away peacefully on April 13, 2021. Bill graduated from New Trier High School and received his degree in actuarial science from the University of Michigan. After working many years in corporate insurance, he started his own company, Daniels-Head Insurance. Bill and Mary Sue lived in Elgin prior to moving to Hinsdale, where they lived for 44 years. He served 11 years as a volunteer firefighter for the Hinsdale Fire Department, and spent his free time creating beautiful gardens, complete with a pond,...
James F. Nerad, 98, of Burr Ridge, passed away peacefully in his home on March 21, 2021. Jim will be remembered for living a life rivaling Frank Sinatra’s signature “My Way.” Born at home in Cicero, Jim was the third and youngest child of James F. Nerad Sr. and Mildred, nee Vitos, joining brother Eddie and sister Mildred. An outgoing youngster, in third grade Jim secured 79,100 votes to finish first in Berwyn’s (pop. 31,000) Merchants Most Popular Boy contest, performed solo at the 1933 Chicago’s World Fair and focused o...
William "Bill" W. Morrison Jr., 73, of Hinsdale, passed away on April 1, 2021. Bill was born in 1947 to Marcella Ruth and W. Wendell Morrison Sr. of Frankfort. After graduating from Lincoln-Way High School, he attended Colorado State University, and graduated in 1970 with a degree in industrial construction management. Bill went on to pursue a career in sales and marketing with The Ceco Corp. for almost 20 years. He also served on his local community board, and in his leisure...
Byron G. Finnegan, 37, of Burr Ridge died April 2, 2021. He is survived by his parents, James J. and Joan K. Finnegan, née Quinlan; his siblings, Jamie (Anna) Finnegan and Erin (Patrick) Rams; his nieces and nephews, Beri, Maeve and Neala Rams; his aunts and uncles, Donna Ogburn, Cheryl Quinlan, George and Cindy Quinlan, Patricia Finnegan, Linda Larmon, and Teresa and Robert Lopez; and his cousins, Michael, Lin Marie, Tim, Kim, Emily, Paige, Andrew, Roberto, Christopher, Jack,...
Arline Ward Kern, known most fondly as Nonie, passed away peacefully of natural causes March 15, 2021 at the age of 90. Nonie was born in 1930 in Hinsdale. The family included her parents, Barbara Skelly and John Mackenzie Ward, and her two sisters, Barbara and Vickie. Nonie earned her bachelor's degree from the University of Colorado at Boulder. She worked as an advertising executive until marrying her life partner of more than 50 years, Herbert Arthur Kern, on May 14, 1955,...
BettyLou F. Wargen of Bark River, Mich,, and a former village employee, passed away March 14, 2021, at her daughter’s home in Cornell, Mich. BettyLou, 82, was born in Chicago in 1939, the daughter of Ervin and Betty (Straka) Suchomel. She attended Riverside Brookfield High School and graduated in 1956. She married John Paul Wargen on February 15, 1958, in Brookfield. The couple recently celebrated their 63rd wedding anniversary. For many years, BettyLou worked as a daycare provider, and later was employed by the village of H...
Marian Jane Zaba, née Wiktor, 93, of Willowbrook died March 14, 2021. She was born in 1927 to John and Angela Wiktor. She was preceded in death by her husband, Chester John Zaba. She is survived by her children, Chester Jr., David (Kathleen) Zaba, and Andrea J. (Charles) Weissenburger; her grandchildren, Carl, Eric, Kathryn and Angela Zaba and Stuyvesant Peabody IV; and many nieces and nephews. A private family funeral Mass was held March 18 at St. Isaac Jogues Church in Hinsdale. Entombment was at Queen of Heaven Cemetery...
Beth Lesniewicz, nee Sullivan, of Hinsdale passed away March 19. 2021. Beth, 44, is survived by her husband, Jeffrey T. Lesniewicz; her children, Medley and Jack Lesniewicz; her parents, Walter "Tuck" and Nancy Sullivan; her brother, Bobby (Carrie) Sullivan; her parents-in-law, Sandi (the late David) Miller and Thomas (Pat) Lesniewicz; her siblings-in-law, Chris and Kelly Dockery and Chad Dockery; her nieces and nephews, Lacey, Tuck, Abby, Madison, Briana, Chase and Macey;...
BettyLou F. Wargen of Bark River, Mich,, and a former Hinsdale employee, passed away March 14, 2021, at her daughter’s home in Cornell, Mich. BettyLou, 82, was born in Chicago in 1939, the daughter of Ervin and Betty (Straka) Suchomel. She attended Riverside Brookfield High School and graduated in 1956. She married John Paul Wargen on February 15, 1958, in Brookfield. The couple recently celebrated their 63rd wedding anniversary. For many years, BettyLou worked as a daycare provider, and later was employed by the Village o...
Marian Jane Zaba, née Wiktor, 93, of Willowbrook died March 14, 2021. She was born in 1927 to John and Angela Wiktor. She was preceded in death by her husband, Chester John Zaba. She is survived by her children, Chester Jr., David (Kathleen) Zaba, and Andrea J. (Charles) Weissenburger; her grandchildren, Carl, Eric, Kathryn and Angela Zaba and Stuyvesant Peabody IV; and many nieces and nephews. A private family funeral Mass was held March 18 at St. Isaac Jogues Church in Hinsdale. Entombment was at Queen of Heaven Cemetery...
Mary Sherman Mortimer Forbes, 88, a lifelong Hinsdale resident, passed away peacefully on March 19, 2021, surrounded by family, at King-Bruwaert House in Burr Ridge. Mary was active in many community organizations including the Women's Auxiliary of the Robert Crown Center (previously the Hinsdale Health Museum, where she served as one of the original puppeteers), the Junior League, King-Bruwaert House as a long-time Board member, Hinsdale Golf Club, and her beloved...
Marilyn Hofacre George, 87, passed away March 13, 2021, at Amita Adventist Hinsdale Hospital. She was born in 1934 in Massillon, Ohio, to Nina Paulson and Adam LeRoy Hofacre. Marilyn excelled in music and became a proud member of the famous Massillon Tigers High School Marching Band. She attended the University of Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, where she met her future husband, Chuck George on a blind date. Marilyn and Chuck were blessed with three children, Chipper,...
Horace Edwin "Ed" Stocker Jr., 98, of Naples, Fla. and Fontana, Wis., formerly of Hinsdale, passed away peacefully on March 12, 2021. Ed was born in 1922 in Chicago. The son of Horace and Berta Stocker, Ed was the oldest of four brothers. The Stocker family were residents of Western Springs dating back to 1892. Ed graduated from Lyons Township High School in La Grange and went on to graduate from Denison University, where he earned a degree in economics. He was a Navy veteran...
Nancy Kaul of Burr Ridge, 72, passed away March 7, 2021. Nancy had been living with her daughter Maneka in the United States since 2012 after retiring as a teacher in Jammu, India. Her sense of humor and pleasing personality are etched in everyone's memory and will be greatly missed. She was a very positive, lovable, caring and deeply religious person. She had a long fight with her disease, which she did with utmost grace and always with a smile on her face. She is survived...
Mark Mahoney Jr., 38, of Westmont, passed away unexpectedly March 14, 2021, at the home he loved to work on. Mark was born in 1982 in Waukegan. Mark was vice president of front office solutions for Northern Trust. He was a financial wizard and had a great passion for his work. He was an avid Notre Dame fan with many superstitions and would never miss watching a game live. Mark was a fixer of all things broken and would lend a hand to anyone in need and give them the shirt off his back. He was Fozzie’s favorite human. Mark w...
Turkan Yesim Ilkdemirci, 54, of Hinsdale, died peacefully in her home on March 29, 2020, with her family by her side. Turkan was born in Istanbul, Turkey, in 1965 and immigrated to America to attend the University of Illinois at Chicago, earning a degree in Spanish. Turkan was a lifelong artist and used art to display her creativity, passion and love of nature. She was often inspired to create beautiful collages and other mixed media works after hiking in Fullersburg woods,...
Marian Jane Zaba, née Wiktor, 93, of Willowbrook died March 14, 2021. She was born in 1927 to John and Angela Wiktor. She was preceded in death by her husband, Chester John Zaba. She is survived by her children, Chester Jr., David (Kathleen) Zaba, and Andrea J. (Charles) Weissenburger; her grandchildren, Carl, Eric, Kathryn and Angela Zaba and Stuyvesant Peabody IV; and many nieces and nephews. A private family funeral Mass will be held today, March 18, at St. Isaac Jogues Church in Hinsdale, followed by a private family...
Frank William Swan, 89, of Hinsdale passed away peacefully on March 2, 2021. Frank was born in 1931 and spent his childhood on the farm in Oakville, Iowa, the proud son of Frances and Harold Swan. His love of baseball started as a youngster and it led him to play ball at Iowa State University. After graduating, Frank moved to Chicago and began his 58 years in the meat business. Early in his career, he and his partner, Frank Vaia, started Nationwide Beef on Fulton Street and...
Christopher Joseph Nash, 83, a longtime Hinsdale resident, passed away peacefully March 8, 2021, after a long battle with dementia. He was born in 1937 in Bodyke, County Clare, and grew up in Dublin, Ireland. His parents, Patrick and Isabel, had eight other children - Gerry, Paddy, Maureen, John, Austin, Kay, Isabel and Jim. Chris and Jim immigrated to the United States in 1957 at the age of 19. Chris met his beloved future bride, Barbara, at a Chicago Northside Irish dance....
Thomas Lewis Keck, 83, passed away at his Oak Brook home on Feb. 27, 2021. He was born in 1937 in Chicago (Hyde Park) to Alice and William S. Keck. He graduated from St. Ignatius High School in Chicago, and, after service in the Army, went on to receive his master’s in higher mathematics from the University of Oklahoma-Tulsa. He moved to Alaska in 1960 and began teaching high school math in the towns of Kodiak and Cordova, Alaska. Tom discovered that many of his students made more money fishing during the summers than he d...
Peter D. Cook, 85, of Downers Grove, a former longtime Hinsdale resident, passed away peacefully Feb. 24, 2021. Peter was born in 1935, in Chicago to Junius Ford Jr. and Barbara (nee Jacobus) Cook. He grew up in Hinsdale and graduated from Hinsdale High School in 1953. Following graduation, Peter attended the University of Colorado, where he was a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity, discovered the joy of skiing, and met Beverly Ann Pollard of Topeka, Kan., who would...
Vijai Kumar Moses, 83, died unexpectedly and peacefully in his home in Clarendon Hills on Feb. 15, 2021. He was born to Kollory Venkiah Moses and Mary Moses in 1938. Vijai came to the United States from India in the 1950s and graduated from Simpson College in Iowa. An employee of the University of Illinois Chicago, he was one of the three longest-serving members of the staff, receiving recognition for 40 years of service. He was active in the Hinsdale Methodist Church and volunteered for the church’s DuPage Pads homeless s...
Raymond A. Fylstra, 73, of Hinsdale died Feb. 25, 2021. Ray was a graduate of Northwestern Law School and practiced corporate litigation for 45 years, becoming a proud member of the Society of Illinois Construction Attorneys. An active member of Christ Church of Oak Brook, Ray served as an elder and trustee. Wanting to give back to the community, Ray became a board member and president of the United Way of Hinsdale, as well as a board member and vice chair of the United Way...
Barbara Jean Morgan Chimenti, formerly of Hinsdale, died peacefully Feb. 22, 2021, surrounded by family and beloved pets, after courageously fighting a rare cancer for several months. BJ was born in St. Joseph, Mo., in 1943 to Edward and Barbara, nee Morey, Morgan. A graduate of St. Joe Central High School, she put herself through college and became a flight attendant for TWA. She and Norm met on March 16, 1965, on a TWA flight, and were married five months later. BJ's career...
