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Merle B. "Smitty" Smith Jr., 93, of Burr Ridge, passed away June 12, 2023, from a fluke accident. He is survived by his children, Chris (Tom) Cratin, Leslie Bloom, David (Anita) Smith and Michele (Jim) Meloy; his seven grandchildren; and his nine great-grandchildren. A celebration of life will be held at 10 a.m. today, June 22, at Adolf Funeral Home, 7000 S. Madison St., Willowbrook. Interment is at Clarendon Hills Cemetery in Darien. Brian Powell Funeral Directors of...
Nancy A. Lis, nee Senase, of Oak Brook passed away June 16, 2023, 33 days shy of her 100th birthday. She was preceded in death by her husband, late Thaddeus; and her siblings, Joseph, Roger, James and Salvatore. She is survived by her children, Larry Lis, Diane (Hank) Haff of Hinsdale, Ted (Cheryl) Lis and Robert (Eva Marie) Lis; her grandchildren, Elizabeth, Michael, Ryan, Matthew, Alexa, Kaylee and Mary Rose; and many nieces and nephews. Visitation is from 3 to 7 p.m....
Marianne L. Fox, 84, a longtime Hinsdale resident, passed away peacefully June 19, 2023, surrounded by her family. Marianne was born in Chicago in 1938, raised in Beverly and attended Longwood Academy and DePaul University. She met the love of her life, Bill, at a friend's party and they were married in 1959 at Saint Barnabas Church. Her favorite time was spent with family at Lake Geneva in Wisconsin and Stevensville and Sister's Lake in Michigan. She always had the best...
Xiaoming Wang of Hinsdale passed away peacefully on May 30, 2023, at UCM AdventHealth Hinsdale Hospital. Xiaoming, 84, was born in Changchun, Jilin Province, China, in 1939 to parents Chunlin Wang and Guirong Zou. Xiaoming is an accomplished sculptor whose large-scale sculptures and monuments dot the streets of Shanghai, as well as other cities across China. However, Xiaoming's greatest accomplishment was his family and the 54-year marriage he shared with his wife, Dinghua....
Ryan Pierce McCabe of Hinsdale passed away June 9, 2023. Ryan was creative, making things out of wood, clay and metal. His smile warmed the rooms he entered. He was a certified welder and made his own forge. When Ryan wasn't making jewelry or forging metal, he spent time devoting his love to the many dogs at a shelter where he worked. Ryan was also an avid outdoorsman and as a youngster spent many golden summers at the family's lake in Minocqua with his parents, sister and...
James Lawson Davidson III of Indian Head Park passed away June 10, 2023. Jim, 83, was born and raised in Marshall, Mich., where he graduated high school with honors. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Wabash College and an MBA in marketing from the Kellogg School of Business at Northwestern University. Jim served in the U.S. Navy as lieutenant (junior grade) for four years on the USS Cowell DD-547, followed by a career in marketing and advertising with Alberto-Culver, Cunningham & Walsh, Bender Browning, and Euro Taitham. He...
Mary Patricia “Pat” Nelson, 97, of Hinsdale passed away on June 1, 2023, peacefully at home, surrounded by loved ones, after a short illness. Pat was born in 1925 to William and Maryellen, nee McHugh, Fletcher in Chicago. After Pat graduated from Parker High School in 1944, she enrolled in the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, where she studied journalism. After graduation, her first job was at Johnson & Johnson as the editor of their company newsletter. Subsequent to that, she spent many years as a librarian at...
Frederick Cochran Meyers, 82, died peacefully May 25, 2023, at his home in Hinsdale. Born in Bryn Mawr, Penn., in 1940, he spent most of his life in Hinsdale, much of it as the third generation in a historic family house. Fred attended Hinsdale Township High School and was a graduate of Presbyterian College in South Carolina, where he majored in economics and played on the golf team. After two years service as a lieutenant in the Army, he returned to Hinsdale and joined the...
Jean Griffiths, 81, a Hinsdale resident since 1954, passed away peacefully under hospice care at Edward-Elmhurst Hospital on May 3, 2023. Jean or Tina, as she was affectionately known to family members and dear friends, was born in Chicago in 1942 to G. Findley and Marion W. Griffiths. She graduated from Hinsdale Township High School and Columbia College in Columbia, Mo. She also completed programs at Ray Vogue School of Design and Moser Secretarial School in Chicago,...
Ann Marie Karstens, nee Cronin, 94, of Hinsdale passed away peacefully May 23, 2023. She was born in 1929 in Chicago to Arnold Cronin and Elizabeth Weise. She attended Amundsen High School before graduating from Wright Junior College and attending Northwestern night school. She went on to work for Joseph & Feiss Co. and was the first woman to receive the Cricketeer Salesman of the Year Award in 1985. Ann will be forever remembered for her fierce independence, unconditional...
Joe A. Simpson, AIA, 81, of Burr Ridge, passed away March 18, 2023, with his son and wife by his side at Northwestern Hospital after a yearlong battle with thyroid cancer. He was born in 1941 in Kansas City, Kan., to Floy and Joe C. Simpson. The many skyscrapers he built were in full view from his hospital bed window. He had an incredible desire to build the best buildings possible with his love and passion for the great city of Chicago. He built a successful career as project...
Erna Jean Zoberis, nee Rywniak, 83, of Burr Ridge passed away peacefully on May 14, 2023. She was known for her exquisite eye for detail, unbounded creativity and designs, and strength and courage, particularly in overcoming an unexpected hearing loss as a young adult. Ever the supportive grandmother, Erna attended all of her eight grandchildren's games and activities as only a true fan could, donning logoed apparel and making far treks just to enjoy a glimpse of her grandchil...
Ann Marie Karstens, nee Cronin, 94, of Hinsdale passed away peacefully May 23, 2023. She was born in 1929 in Chicago to Arnold Cronin and Elizabeth Weise. She attended Amundsen High School before graduating from Wright Junior College and attending Northwestern night school. She went on to work for Joseph & Feiss Co. and was the first woman to receive the Cricketeer Salesman of the Year Award in 1985. Ann will be forever remembered for her fierce independence, unconditional love and indefatigable humor. She was a true force...
Nancy Jane Walters, 76, of Downers Grove passed away peacefully in her sleep on May 13, 2023, after spending her final days surrounded by her family and loved ones. Nancy was born in 1946 in Holland, Mich., to Nelson and Gertrude Nagelkerk. She was born and raised in the Dutch community of Holland and was a strong Christian. Nancy worked as an accountant for more than 30 years before retiring. She loved gardening, travel, dogs, shopping, exercise and more than anything she...
David Wallace Reilly, 89, formerly of Hinsdale, died Dec. 19, 2022. A U.S. Army veteran, David was employed for 62 years at Argonne National Laboratory. He was an avid woodworker, photographer, bicycle rider, painter, traveler and soarer. He enjoyed the challenge of skydiving to mark his 85th birthday He is survived by his daughters, Ava (Paul) Flach and Janet (Chris) Milak; his grandchildren, Payton and Morgan Flach and Gustave Milak; his sister, Joan (the late Melvin)...
Iole DiMenco, nee Quilici, 95, of Hinsdale died May 16, 2023. She was born in 1927 to Aladina Toschi. She was preceded in death by her husband, Vincenzo DiMenco; her daughter, Adeline (George) Hromadka; and her grandson, Derrek DiMenco. She is survived by her children, Joseph (Gayle) DiMenco, Emilia DiMenco and Alberta (Dan) Kadlec; her grandchildren, Ashli (Joe) Korbel, Stephanie DiMenco, Robert Groselak and Cameron (Kristin) Maty; her great-grandchildren, Mackenzie and...
James Stephen Curtin, 85, passed peacefully May 10, 2023, at his home in Hinsdale, surrounded by his family. Jim was born in 1937 to Paul and Mary Curtin, and was raised in Wexford, Penn. He was an only child. After graduating from Duquesne University, he joined the Navy in 1959. He attended Officer Candidate School and was commissioned to the Topeka CLG-8 where he served until 1962. He earned a master’s degree from The Wharton School of Business and went to work for Heinz. In 1967, Jim entered Duquesne Law School, where h...
James Stephen Curtin, 85, passed peacefully May 10, 2023, at his home in Hinsdale, surrounded by his family. Jim was born in 1937 to Paul and Mary Curtin, and was raised in Wexford, Penn. He was an only child. After graduating from Duquesne University, he joined the Navy in 1959. He attended Officer Candidate School and was commissioned to the Topeka CLG-8 where he served until 1962. He earned a master’s degree from The Wharton School of Business and went to work for Heinz. In 1967, Jim entered Duquesne Law School, where h...
Wieslaw Wroblewski, 61, of Clarendon Hills died May 6, 2023. He is survived by his wife, Agnieszka Wroblewski, nee Razniewska; his two sons, Michael (Angela) Wroblewski and Paul Wroblewski; and his grandchildren, Sofia, Victoria. He was preceded in death by his granddaughter, Mia. Visitation is from 3 to 8 today, May 11, at Sullivan Funeral Home, 60 S. Grant St., Hinsdale. Friends and family will gather at 8:45 a.m. Friday, May 12, at the funeral home before proceeding to St. Mary of Czestochowa Parish Church, 3010 S. 48th...
Joe A. Simpson, AIA, 81, of Burr Ridge, passed away March 18, 2023, with his son and wife by his side at Northwestern Hospital after a yearlong battle with thyroid cancer. He was born in 1941 in Kansas City, Kan., to Floy and Joe C. Simpson. The many skyscrapers he built were in full view from his hospital bed window. He had an incredible desire to build the best buildings possible with his love and passion for the great city of Chicago. He built a successful career as project manager on the Cook County jail, RUSH University...
Martin Leonard Gmeiner of Hinsdale passed away peacefully with his family by his side May 5, 2023. Marty was born in Neenah, Wis., in 1941 to Janet and Seymore. He grew up in Highland Park and attended Highland Park High School where he met his lifelong golfing buddies, adventurers and dear friends Barry Golden, Bill Phillips, Bob Luckman, Charlie Dixon, Harry Vignocchi, John Scornavaco, Ronnie Foreman and Wayne Bellei. After high school, Marty attended Miami of Ohio on a...
Robert H. Jeffers Jr., 74, of Hinsdale died May 5, 2023. Bob was born in 1949 to Robert H. Jeffers Jr. and Ruth Mary Mahan Jeffers in Leominster, Mass. From age 9 he grew up in Glen Ellyn, where he had a picture-perfect childhood that included Boy Scouts, tennis, stamp collecting and a door-to-door egg sales route. He graduated from Glenbard West in 1967 and Marquette University in 1971, as a member of Alpha Delta Gamma Fraternity with a bachelor’s in history. He started his career in the credit department at Marshall F...
Dorothy Virginia Girgis, formerly of Hinsdale, passed away May 4, 2023, in her California home with family at her side. Her romance with the love of her life never faded during her 63-year marriage to Dr. Tawfik F. Girgis. They met in 1957 when Dorothy took her mother to see Dr. Girgis for treatment and then ended up as his patient herself. Dorothy was the epitome of devotion and support for her marriage, their three children and her husband's medical practice. Even so, Jesus...
Dr. Harvey Drucker, 82, a longtime resident of Clarendon Hills, passed away May 6, 2023, at his home in Downers Grove, surrounded by his loving family. Above all else, Harvey's life was defined by love and by the nearly 58-year marriage he shared with his wife, Betty. Harvey was born in Chicago in 1941. His childhood was spent with his parents, brother George and sister Dianne, and a large and loving extended family made up of his grandparents and many aunts, uncles and...
Newenka DuMont, 61, of Hinsdale passed away peacefully May 4, 2023, in Hinsdale with her husband, Yannis Arvanitis, and children, Zeph and Ethan, at her side. Her parents, Stephen and Barbara, and her sisters, Kevelyn Belden and Mischy, were able to be with her the night before to share their love and say goodbye. Newenka was a friend, loving wife and life partner, outstanding mother, strong advocate and leader for gifted education, and general instigator of mirth and...
