Obituaries
Recent Obituaries in Gurnee, Illinois
Pearl Moore
Dec 8, 2014
Pearl Moore, 86, of Lake Villa, passed away on Monday, December 8, 2014 at Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington. He was born on December 10, 1927 in Salt Lick, Kentucky. On January 28, 1948 in Hindman, Kentucky, Pearl married the love of his life, Hattie Cox. He is survived by his loving wife of 66 years, Hattie Moore; children, JoAnne...
Andres Taberna
Dec 5, 2014
Andres Corneta Taberna, 78 of Gurnee, passed away suddenly at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan. He was born on August 14, 1936 in the Philippines to Feliciano and Lucrecia Taberna. On January 29, 1965 in the Philippines, Andres married Lucy Bolivar. He is survived by his loving wife of 49 years, Lucy Taberna; children, Lucille Ann (James) Jereos, Hansel...
Jack Scherer
Dec 5, 2014
Jack "Big Jack" Scherer, 89, a resident of Wildwood since 1961, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 5, 2014 at Midwest Palliative and Hospice Care Center in Glenview. Jack was a WWII Navy Veteran who served on the LST 612. He was a longtime member of the American Legion Post 46 in Wilmette, and an avid Bears and Cubs fan....
Jeanola Howard
Dec 4, 2014
Jeanola Howard, 65, of North Chicago was born on January 16, 1949 to Monroe Walter, Sr. and Hattie Lee Smith. She passed away peacefully on December 4, 2014 surrounded by her loving family at Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville. She attended the Joliet Schools and was a resident there for most of her life. She later moved to the...
Francisco Abellanosa
Dec 1, 2014
Francisco B. Abellanosa, 80, of Waukegan, passed away suddenly on Monday, December 1, 2014 at Glen Lake Terrace Nursing Home in Waukegan. He was born in the Philippines on December 3, 1933 to the late Amaceto G. and Trodora (Bacalso) Abellanosa. He is survived by his loving wife of 61 years, Emelia (Mendoza) Abellanosa; children, Thelma (Kenneth) Schilli, Nolimento (Nilda)...
Dr. Eugene Paulausky
Dec 1, 2014
Dr. Eugene E. Paulausky, 84, of Englewood, Florida, passed away on December 1, 2014 in Englewood, Florida. He was born on February 5, 1930 in Waukegan, Illinois. He was an Army Veteran, and then proceeded to receive a Bachelor of Art and a Masters of Art both from Lake Forest College. He has a degree as a Professional Hypnotist from...
Tom Kanas
Nov 16, 2014
Tom Alex Kanas, 81, of Chicago, passed away November 16, 2014. He was born July 26, 1933. Survived by his loving family, wife of 58 years, Jeanette nee Chesnowicz; children, Margo Kanas, Barbara (James) Esterquest and Angie Vega; dearest grandsons, Brandon & Nicholas Norten; sisters, Nancy Guzelis and Bessie (James) Pabin; many nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by his...
Raymond Brose
Nov 15, 2014
Raymond Brose, 82, of Grayslake, passed away Saturday, November 15, 2014 at his home. He was born December 7, 1931 in Detroit, MI. Loving husband to the late Gladys; survived by his loving children, Ricky (Jerie), Ruth Warwick, Sharon Mivsheik and daughter-in-law Adair Hamilton; Raymond had 15 grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren and 5 great-great grandchildren. Uncle and friend of many....
Julius Cullen
Nov 11, 2014
Julius "Jerry" Cullen, 71, of Waukegan, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, November 11, 2014 at Vista Medical Center East surrounded by his loving family and friends. He was born on July 13, 1943 in Atlanta, Georgia. On June 6, 1987 in Waukegan, he married the love of his life, Nancy Ann Duley. Jerry leaves behind his wife of 27 ½...
Matthew Magden
Nov 9, 2014
Matthew Davis Magden, Son, Father, Brother, Uncle, Born March 10, 1963; Died November 9, 2014, Died without notice, the only way he could have, with no goodbyes. A fighter and eternal optimist, Matt could never utter such words, defeat was not his nature. He embodied life, living his life on his own terms, to the maximum, unapologetically. Home was never...
F. Anhalt Jr
Nov 3, 2014
F. Paul Anhalt, Jr., 82, of Pleasant Prairie, WI, passed away Monday, November 3, 2014 at St. Joseph's Home and Rehabilitation in Pleasant Prairie. He was born July 17, 1932 in Evanston, IL. On August 18, 1956 in Maywood, IL, Paul married the love of his life, Carol Fechtner. Paul was a Sergeant in the United States Marines during the...
Gordon Maynard
Oct 31, 2014
Gordon W. Maynard, 80, of Lake Bluff, passed away on Friday, October 31, 2014 at Claridge Health Care Center in Lake Bluff. He was born on July 27, 1934 in Zion, IL to George and Mary Maynard. He was preceded in death by his parents and his beloved wife of many years, Brigitte Maynard in December of 2012. A cryptside...
Jennie Worthing
Oct 30, 2014
Jennie L. Worthing, 99, of Fox River Grove, passed away on Thursday, October 30, 2014 at Lexington Health Care Center in Lake Zurich. She was born on May 21, 1915 in Swink, Colorado to Frederick and Katherine (Field) Lauster. She is survived by her three loving children, Charles "Chick" Worthing, Carolyn Dillingham and Katherine (Michael) Boruch; many grandchildren, great grandchildren,...
Richard Farner
Oct 26, 2014
Richard Kenneth Farner, beloved husband, father, son, brother and friend died peacefully on October 26, 2014 at 6:05 am after a 20 year battle with a failing body. His indomitable heart carried him through each battle with an immeasurable grace that fortified those around him and reminded us to never take this life for granted. He was a lover of...
Dolores Eberle
Oct 25, 2014
Dolores Katherine Eberle, 76, of Lake Villa, passed away suddenly at home on Saturday, October 25, 2014. She is the loving mother of Dolores Katherine Eberle; Godmother to Dolores Katherine (Peter) Schwartz, and has many Godchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, John and Katherine (Bergroschtje) Geenther and her beloved husband of 53...
Thomas Laing Sr
Oct 24, 2014
Thomas E. Laing, Sr., 66, of Gurnee, passed away on Friday, October 24, 2014 surrounded by his loving family, after an 8 month battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born January 14, 1948 in St. Andrew, Jamaica. He attended both Bull Bay Primary and Trade school in Jamaica. On March 25, 1970, Thomas married the love of his life, Eileen...
John Portegys
Oct 24, 2014
John Portegys, 90, of Waukegan passed away on Friday, October 24, 2014 at Lake Forest Hospital. He was born on June 15, 1924 in Libertyville. He is survived by his loving daughter and son-in-law, Mary Ann (Greg) Bretzlauf of Grayslake; one grandson, Harold Bretzlauf. He was preceded in death by his parents, Peter, Sr. and Gertrude Portegys; beloved wife, Ann...
Donna Kennedy
Oct 22, 2014
Donna B. Kennedy, 57, of McHenry, passed away suddenly on Thursday, October 22, 2014 at home. She was born on July 31, 1957 in Libertyville, IL to the late Donald Kennedy and Irene (Charles) Reinhart. She is survived by her loving family; three daughters, Teresa (Todd) Price of Murrells Inlet, SC, Angie Nemeth of Wilmington, NC and Amy Ditzig of...
Claudia Niva
Oct 20, 2014
Claudia V. Niva, 75, of Gurnee passed away Monday, October 20, 2014 at Midwest Palliative and Hospice Care Center in Glenview. She was born January 14, 1939 in Downers Grove, IL. She is survived by her two loving daughters, Dalee (Bob) Barta of Cottage Grove, WI and Daria (Kelly) Faulkner-Bord of Naperville, IL; one sister, Carol Cable of Gurnee; one...
Rev. Joseph Wilcox
Oct 18, 2014
The Rev. Joseph M. Wilcox, retired minister, was born on September 23rd, 1923, and passed away peacefully on Oct. 18th, 2014. Joseph Marquis Wilcox was born and raised in Mansfield, Ohio, the youngest son of J. Dale and Edith House Wilcox. Joe graduated from Mansfield Senior High School in 1941. He entered Transylvania College in Lexington, Kentucky, in September of...
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