Obituaries

Emily Wolff, 1919-2012

Grandmother of 12; great-grandmother of 12.

 

A memorial service will be held in July for a grandmother of 12 and a great-grandmother of 12.

Emily H. Wolff, 93, of Lake Forest, passed away June 6. The service will be held at Church of the Holy Spirit in Lake Forest.

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She was the wife of the late Robert E. Wolff, who died in 1999. She also outlived her sister, Ethel G. Gifford, and brother, John H. Harmon, Jr.

She is survived by three of her four children: James H. (Lori) Wolff of Geneva, Ill., Timothy C. (Barbara) Wolff of Belle Vue, Wash., Peter C. (Regina) Wolff of Flagstaff, Ariz., and the late Marjorie (the late Robert) Burnette.

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She was the grandmother of Barbara Shoumake, Robert Burnette, Charles Burnette, Michael Burnette, Christopher Wolff, Bradley Wolff, Susan Wolff Houston, Caitlyn Wolff, Cassidy Wolff, Dylan Wolff, Alec Wolff and Bryson Wolff. She was the great grandmother of 12.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Church of the Holy Spirit, 400 E. Westminster, Lake Forest, IL 60045.


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