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Anna Rose Howard, 81, of Willowbrook, formerly of Hinsdale, passed away Oct. 20, 2020. Anna was born to Alta, née Dickerson, and Finis Blankenship in Huntingdon, Tenn., and was raised in Akron, Ohio, where she graduated from Garfield High School. Anna loved life and lived it to the fullest. She always had a gift with fashion and started a modeling school in Akron. Anna moved to Hinsdale in 1976 and raised her three sons here. She worked in financial management at Morgan...
Michael Henry Erskine, 79, of Burr Ridge, formerly of Hinsdale, passed away peacefully Oct. 31, 2020, after a long illness. He was born in Pittsburg, Texas, in 1941 to Clayton Haralson Erskine and Kathryn Hoppel Erskine. Mike attended Alamo Heights High School in San Antonio, Texas. In 1963, after graduating from the University of Texas on an ROTC Scholarship, Mike went through Navy flight training and flew 223 missions as a Naval aviator in Vietnam. He was a proud member of...
Anna Rose Howard, 81, of Willowbrook, formerly of Hinsdale, passed away Oct. 20, 2020. Anna was born to Alta, née Dickerson, and Finis Blankenship in Huntingdon, Tenn., and was raised in Akron, Ohio, where she graduated from Garfield High School. Anna loved life and lived it to the fullest. She always had a gift with fashion and started a modeling school in Akron. Anna moved to Hinsdale in 1976 and raised her three sons here. She worked in financial management at Morgan Stanley, Lunn Partners and Kidder Peabody. She loved...
Delores Laverne Seligmann, 90, passed away peacefully Oct. 16, 2020, with her son at her side in Hinsdale. Delores was born in 1930 in Chicago, where she grew up and graduated from Kelvyn Park High School. She raised her family in Mount Prospect and Arlington Heights. She is survived by her sons, Randal (Karen); Ronald, MD; Robert; and Rodney (Debra) of Hinsdale; her 10 grandchildren; and her two great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband of 69 years,...
Burt J. Rot, 90, of Darien, former longtime Hinsdale resident, died Oct. 19, 2020, at Seasons Hospice in Naperville. He was born in 1929 in Oak Lawn to John and Gertrude Rot. He was a graduate of Northeastern University and served in the US Army Corps of Engineers. He worked as a corporate accountant for Ball Corp Realtor. He was a long-term board member of Sawmill Creek Association and participating member of Willow Creek Church for 10 years. Very musically talented, Burt...
Patti Conner, 66, formerly of Clarendon Hills and Westmont, died Oct. 16, 2020, with her family by her side at Anthem Memory Care Harvester Place in Burr Ridge after a 10-year struggle with early onset Alzheimer's and progressive aphasia. Patti was an engaged community member through her service at the Clarendon Hills Presbyterian Church and Stan's Village Cleaners family dry-cleaning business, which she co-owned. She was also involved in the sports and activities of her...
Freda Belle Nordstrom, 98, of Willowbrook, passed away from natural causes Oct. 8, 2020, after a long life well-lived. Freda was born in Ozawkie, Kansas, in 1921 to Sherman and Bertha (nee Anderson) Michael, and was the fourth of six children. In addition to helping out on the farm, Freda liked quilting and played on her high school basketball team. The day after Freda graduated from high school at the age of 17, she boarded a bus with $50 in her pocket and moved to...
Delores Laverne Seligmann, 90, passed away peacefully Oct. 16, 2020, with her son at her side in Hinsdale. Delores was born in 1930 in Chicago, where she grew up and graduated from Kelvyn Park High School. She raised her family in Mount Prospect and Arlington Heights. She is survived by her sons, Randal (Karen); Ronald, MD; Robert; and Rodney (Debra) of Hinsdale; her 10 grandchildren; and her two great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband of 69 years,...
Burt J. Rot, 90, of Darien, former longtime Hinsdale resident, died Oct. 19, 2020, at Seasons Hospice in Naperville. He was born in 1929 in Oak Lawn to John and Gertrude Rot. He was a graduate of Northeastern University and served in the US Army Corps of Engineers. He worked as a corporate accountant for Ball Corp Realtor. He was a long-term board member of Sawmill Creek Association and participating member of Willow Creek Church for 10 years. Very musically talented, Burt...
Dick Pabst, 71, of Willowbrook, formerly of Hinsdale and Clarendon Hills, passed away Oct. 19, 2020, at Alexian Brothers Medical Center in Elk Grove Village. He was born in 1949 in Baltimore. A graduate of Loyola College of Baltimore with a degree in business, Dick served as a captain in the U.S. Army where he met his wife, Mary. He continued his education, receiving a master's of business administration from the Loyola College of Baltimore. Dick spent his career in health...
Dr. James Norman Young, 94, a former longtime Hinsdale resident, passed away Oct. 13, 2020 at the home of his son, Dr. Scott Young, in Little Rock, Ark. He was born in 1926 to Regina and Dr. Alexander James Young in Omaha, Neb. At 6 months, he accompanied his parents back to Scotland for his father's HEENT Fellowship in Glasgow, then returned to Nebraska and was raised there as the youngest of three sons. At the age of 9, Norman Young had a newspaper route, and when his...
Raymond Lawrence "Ray" Jacobs, 94, of Hinsdale died Sept. 30, 2020. He was born in 1926 and was a veteran of World War II. He is survived by his wife of more than 50 years, Jane; his children, Jill (Larry) Jacobs Reynolds and Jay Ray Jacobs; his grandchildren, Reagan Rae (David) Glover, Scott (Elizabeth) Tindall, Jeremy (Lindsey) Jacobs and Charles "Charlie" Jacobs; and his great-grandchildren, Dylan Ray Tindall, Addison "Addie" Rae Jacobs, Sadie Grace Jacobs, Grady Ray...
Marian A. Zimmerman, 92, of LaGrange Park, a former 60-year resident of Golfview Hills, passed away on Oct. 10, 2020, with her daughters by her side. She was born in 1928 in Danville, where she grew up. Marian graduated in 1950 from the University of Illinois with a degree in journalism. Following graduation, she moved to Chicago, where her first professional job was writing copy for the Montgomery Ward catalog. She then worked at Ryerson Steel where she met her future...
Jean "Jeanie" (O'Donnell) Koplin, 97, a longtime resident of Hinsdale and Western Springs, passed away on Oct. 6, 2020. Jean lived a truly extraordinary life. She was a child of the Great Depression and went on to become a hugely successful builder, designer, world-class traveler, philanthropist, and wife and soul mate to Al Koplin. Jean grew up in a tiny basement apartment in Chicago. The daughter of a widowed, working mom, Jean was an original "latch-key kid" and tough West...
Donna Rask Born, 94, formerly of Hinsdale, passed away peacefully Sept. 30, 2020, at King-Bruwaert House in Burr Ridge, just six days before her 95th birthday. Donna life was full of family, service to community, close friends, music, reading, hiking, tennis and travel to whet her unbounded curiosity of people and places. Donna was a member of Delta Gamma, and spent many hours to support the blind and visually impaired. She graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1947, where she met and soon married Bob. They started...
Virginia "Ginna" Stevens Hickey, 92, of Hinsdale died on Oct. 2, 2020, in Burr Ridge. Ginna was born and raised in 1928 in Joliet. She lived in Cincinnati, Ohio, and New Canaan, Conn., with her husband and children before settling in Hinsdale in 1964. She graduated from Stephens College, an all women's college, in Columbia, Mo. Ginna volunteered at Hinsdale Hospital for 15 years and served as an officer of their Women's Service Board. She also volunteered for Meals on Wheels....
Ronald James Trubiana, 71, of Hinsdale died Oct. 1, 2020. He is survived by his wife, Paulette Trubiana, nee Romano; his daughters, Kristie (William) Wyssman and Lisa (Andy) Kline; and his grandchildren, Hannah Elizabeth Wyssman, Abigail Anne Wyssman, Nathan Andrew Kline and Daniel James Kline. Services were held at Sullivan Funeral Home in Hinsdale and St. Mary of Gostyn Church in Downers Grove. Interment will follow at Clarendon Hills Cemetery in Darien. Memorials may be...
Betty Ann Cook, 87, passed away Sept. 21, 2020, in Burr Ridge with her family at her side. She is survived by her daughter, Noreen (Robert) Lassandrello of Hinsdale; her grandchildren, Frank Lassandrello, Christine (Emil) Manuel and Therese (Kieran) McCrae; her great-grandchildren, Ophelia, Lennox, Nora and Russell; and her brother, Robert Cook. She is preceded in death by her sister, Katherine Vande Logt. A funeral Mass will be said at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 16, at St. Isaac...
William E. "Bill" Navolio, 70, a resident of Clarendon Hills and former longtime resident of Hinsdale, died Oct. 4, 2020, at Northwestern Hospital. Bill attended Oak Park River Forest High School and graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1971 with a bachelor's in political science and Georgetown University Law School in 1974. Bill devoted his legal career to working with and for banks. Bill worked as assistant general counsel of Amalgamated Bank. He then served as...
Anna Burg, 103, a former longtime resident of Mayslake Village, Oak Brook, passed away September 22, 2020. Anna was born in Yugoslavia in 1917. She spent many years as a housekeeper for the Catholic priests. Anna was always working and making beautiful things such as crochet angels, baby blankets and scrubbies for the Mayslake Village Bazaar. However, she was best known for her cookies, which eventually earned her her own “cookie corner” at the bazaar. She was always caring for others. She gave love every day and those who...
Celeste Gill Stevens, known to her family and countless friends as Candy, passed away at home surrounded by her family on Sept. 21, 2020. She succumbed within weeks to metastatic pancreatic cancer. The daughter of John J. Gill and Gertrude L. Rheb Gill, Candy was born in 1954 in the Flushing neighborhood of Queens, N.Y., raised in Manhassett, N.Y, and graduated from the local high school. Tall, graceful and lovely, she was a high school cheerleader and editor of the class...
Brian St. Clair of Ottawa, formerly of Hinsdale, passed away unexpectedly Sept. 24, 2020 at Ottawa Hospital at the age of 73. He was born in 1946 in Hinsdale to Elmer and Amelia St. Clair and graduated from Hinsdale Central High School in 1964. He married Kathleen Glenn in 1968 at St. Isaac Jogues Catholic Church in Hinsdale. Together they owned the B-Line Trucking Co. He was preceded in death by his wife, Kathleen; and his siblings, Kenny, Orville and Adrienne St. Clair....
William "Bill" Gordon, M.D. 87, a longtime Hinsdale resident, passed away Sept. 13, 2020, in Oak Brook, after a purposeful and adventurous life. He was born in 1933 in Chicago to William P. Gordon Sr. and Adeline Singer Gordon. He grew up in Beverly alongside his brother, Philip (Jean) Gordon and his sisters, Mary Beth (late John) Dove, Kathy (Steve) Kula and the late Barbara (Philip) Altvater. He graduated from St. Ignatius High School, St. Louis University and Loyola...
Paul G. Fredrickson, M.D., 95, formerly of Hinsdale, passed away Sept. 21, 2020. Paul resided at the Oak Trace Retirement Center and also had lived in Oak Brook, Manitowish Waters, Wis., and Green Valley, Ariz. Born in Chicago in 1925, he graduated from Hinsdale High School in 1942. He went on to receive his bachelor's from the University of Michigan and his M.D. from the University of Chicago. Paul was in the Navy during World War II and then went on to serve as an Army...
Dr. George Farah, loving father of three, passed away Sept. 17, 2020, in La Jolla, Calif., at the age of 88. Papa George touched many with his joyful personality and positive outlook on life. His smile lit up a room and his storytelling of traveling adventures captured the attention of many. His motto was “It’s a Wonderful World,” and he lived that way everyday. Papa George was born in Beirut, Lebanon, the second of eight children, to Dr. Salim Farah and Alexandra Farah. He attended Jesuit high school at St. Joseph in Beiru...
