Saturday, May 19, 2012
Jerome E. Miller is dead at age 79.
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Saturday, May 19
A cryptographer in the Army Security Agency, Lake Bluff resident Jerome E. Miller later became president of the National Court Reporter Association in civillian life. Miller, 79, died May 15. A memorial mass is pending. He also enjoyed volunteering at PADS. Miller is survived by his wife, Joanne Miller of Lake Bluff, and was father to Colleen (Scott) Gelfer of Laguna Hills, Calilf.,, Mark (Maya) Miller of Chicago, Julie (Mark) Brownlee of Saybrook, Ill. He was also grandfather to Katie, Griffin and Annie Gelfer of Laguna Hills, Calf. He was preceded in deathr by his sisters Joan (the late John) Noyes and Jean (William) Moritz, and brothers John (the late Roberta) Miller and James (the late Jean) Miller. In lieu of flowers, contributions …
Friday, May 18, 2012
Longtime resident dead at age 75.
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Friday, May 18
As a board member of the Infant Welfare Society-Lake Forest chapter, Pamela Stratton Platt sought better healthcare options for women and their children. Her service continued as a member of The Church of the Holy Spirit in Lake Forest, and the Onwentsia Club. Platt, 75 and a longtime resident of Lake Forest, died May 11. A memorial service was held May 16. Interment will be private. An outdoor enthusiast, Platt enjoyed horseback riding in Arizona, Spain & Italy; whitewater rafting in British Columbia and hiking, swimming and boating at Lake Owen in northern Wisconsin. She is survived by her husband, Dr. William K. Platt; and her children, Dr. Lawrence (Dr. Michelle Snyderman) Platt of Racine, Wis.; Roger (Elizabeth Bisch) Platt of Lake …
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Thursday, May 17, 2012
Deborah Williams MacKenzie is dead at age 74.
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Thursday, May 17
A former past president of Lake Forest Open Lands, Deborah Williams MacKenzie devoted much of her time to protecting nature and open spaces as part of her passion for the outdoors. The Lake Forest resident passed away May 11 at the age of 74. She also sat on the Illinois and Wyoming Nature Conservancy Boards, the National Parks and Conservation Board, the Lake Forest Garden Club, and was a member of the Garden Club of America. She was also active with the National Society of Colonial Dames of America, the Captiva Island Historical Board, a trustee of the Ethel Walker School in Simsbury, Conn., the Contemporary Club of Chicago, and the First Presbyterian Church of Lake Forest. Mackenzie is survived by her husband, David Odell MacKenzie, …
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Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Fifty-year Lake Forest resident dead at age 88.
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Wednesday, May 16
During World War II, Frank E. Loring was part of of the Admirals Band in Brooklyn, NY, playing both the saxophone and clarinet in the U.S. Navy. A resident of Lake Forest and Delray Beach, Fla., for 50 years, Loring, 88, died May 9. For more than 35 years, Loring worked for Aubrey Lanston & Co. in Chicago. He retired in 1989 as senior vice president and head of the Chicago office. He was a member of the Knollwood Club and the Gulf Stream Little Club. Loring is survived by his wife, Vera Loring of Lake Forest, a son, Steven W. Loring of Lake Forest, and two daughters, Anita (Jack Brown) White-Brown of Antioch and Caralyn (Sasha von Varga) Graham of Glencoe. He was grandfather of Leslie White, Haley Graham, Frankie Graham, Mia von Varga, …
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Thursday, May 10, 2012
Marie Sturgis dead at age 83.
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Thursday, May 10
Marie Sturgis was serious about her bridge. The 83-year-old Lake Forest resident passed away May 6 at her home. A service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday (May 11) at the Church of the Holy Spirit, 400 E. Westminster Ave., in Lake Forest. Known as a gentle soul, her passion for contract bridge made her excel as a regional master. Born Feb. 12, 1929 in Birmingham, AL, to Andrew and Katherine Moody, Sturgis grew up in Birmingham and graduated from the University of Alabama. In 1954, she married Hugh Milton Jones, also from Birmingham, and together they had three sons - Hugh Milton Jr., Andrew Edwards Moody and Allan Nelson Jones Hugh Jones died in 1991. Andrew Moody, who married Brenda Carvell, died in 1994. Hugh Jones Jr. is married to …
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Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Member of Daughters of the American Revolution, Owentsia Club.
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Tuesday, May 8
A member of the Seventh Day Adventist in Hinsdale, the Daughters of the American Revolution, Owentsia Club, MidAmerica Club, and Clumsy Mumsies, Virginia Maxwell Neuschel was an active and involved person. The 93-year-old Lake Forest resident died May 6 about a month shy of her 94th birthday (June 16). The wife of the late Robert P. Neuschel, Virginia was the mother of KerrAnne Neuschel Ziprick, Carla Becker Neuschel Wyckoff and Fritz Neuschel. She was grandmother of Becker McKay Wyckoff, Alexander Wyckoff, Sydney Neuschel, Lauren Neuschel, Katie Ziprick Seheult, Kristie Ziprick Hazelbacker, and great-grandmother of Rebekah Hazelbaker, Ethan Hazelbacker, Karyssa Seheult, Mikaelyn Virginia Seheult. She is also survived by one sister,Betty…
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Monday, May 7, 2012
Lake Bluff resident T. Philip Minorini dead at age 84.
The former owner of Phil's ARCO in Lake Bluff and former service manager of Wenban Buick, T. Philip Minorini, of Lake Bluff, passed away at age 84 on May 3. The memorial service is set for 11 a.m. Friday (May 11) at Grace United Methodist Church, 244 E. Center, in Lake Bluff. Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Grace United Methodist Church. Minorini is survived by his wife Susan, and children (Norman) Malmberg and David (Janice) Minorini. He was grandfather of Kerri Knighten, Tiffany Carmean, Hillary Malmberg, Cory Minorini, Jana Boggs, and Tyler Minorini, and great-grandfather of Charlotte Carmean. He is also survived by a sister, Mary Bacik, and preceded in deathr by the late Esther Konsler, …
Sunday, May 6, 2012
Dr. Gerald Havey, dead at age 83.
Dr. Gerald T. Havey, who had a private practice in Lake Forest from 1959-84, passed away April 30 at age 83 at Westmoreland Nursing Center in Lake Forest. Dr. Havey served on the staffs of Victory Memorial Hospital in Waukegan since 1985, Condell Medical Center in Libertyville since 2001 and St. Therese Medical Center in Waukegan from 1980 until it closed in 2005. A pre-med graduate of Marquette University in 1948 and Marquette’s School of Medicine in 1952, Dr. Havey was intern from 1952-53 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Milwaukee. Dr. Haley served two years (1953-55) as a commissioned officer in the Medical Corp of the U. S. Army in Germany. He returned to the States for his residency in internal medicine at the Henry Ford Hospital in …
Saturday, May 5, 2012
Lake Forest resident Marilyn Sroka dead at age 80.
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Saturday, May 5
Raised in Sioux Falls, SD, Marilyn J. Sroka, nee Davis, sought the lights of the big city and moved to Chicago in the early 1950s. Sroka, 80, passed away April 28 in Lake Forest. She was married for 51 years to the late Henry M. Sroka, who died in 2009. The mother of Kari Johnston, Greg Sroka, Ellen Sroka and Tina Sroka, and MorMor of Gunnar and Keifer Sroka, Alexa Anderson and grand-kitty Bart, Sroka always put family first. Her passions included spending time with family and friends, gardening, traveling and just having fun. Sroka's funeral service and interment will be private. A memorial celebration is being planned and will be announced at a later date. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the American Heart Association/…
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Friday, May 4, 2012
Contributions can be sent to Lake Forest Swim Club.
Former Lake Forest High School graduate Michael Patrick Gannon may have lived in Lake Forest for 14 years, but he has always been a man of the world. Gannon was found dead in his dorm room at Boston College on April 28. Born in Mexico City, Mexico on April 2, 1992, Gannon and his parents, Jeff and Chrystal, and sister, Michelle, lived in Beijing, Hong Kong, and Singapore prior to coming to Lake Forest. Michael was a four-year Varsity letter-winner and school record-holder in both swimming and water polo at LFHS. At Boston College, Michael continued to swim and also competed on the Boston College water polo club team. A student in the Carroll School of Management at Boston College, he planned to intern for Honeywell in China this summer. …
Susan silber
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Want you to know that Michael was thought of often. We have a son the same age and we sympathize with you. Do not think Michael is the only one feeling this way. They're so may kids that are struggling. more ›