John Aiston

Bill Anderson

Ken Anderson

Warren Canice Anderson, known as Kenny to family and friends, passed away peacefully on February 16, 2025, at the age of 75. He is survived by his brothers Kevin and Stephen. He was preceded in death by his sister Mary Lee Malinoff, and parents Eunice and Warren.

Most of his life was spent in Deerfield and he had a remarkable memory for what he experienced growing up there. His two main passions were classic cars and freshwater fishing.

No services are planned. The family would like to express our thanks to Unity Hospice and the staff at Whitehall of Deerfield. Memorial donations can be made to either Orphans of the Storm or the Deerfield Area Historical Society.

Eileen DeLauer (Babock)

Thomas "Mike" Barrett

Rick Benthaus

Visitation for Richard Adolf Benthaus, 60, will be from 1 until 3 p.m. with a remembrance of Rick at 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, at Kelley & Spalding Funeral Home, 1787 Deerfield Road, Highland Park. He passed away Sept. 1, 2009. In 1965, at the age of 16, Rick joined his father in the family landscaping business. Later, Rick's son Michael joined him in the business. After Rick's father passed away in 2000, Rick took over the business and ran it until his passing. From 1941 through 2009, A. H. Benthaus Landscaping created some of the most beautiful gardens on the North Shore. He was the beloved son of Emmi (nee Treu) and the late Adolf; loving father of Jennifer and Michael; dear brother to L...

Lynne Lafaye (Bergmark)

George Blauvelt

George M. Blauvelt, 62, of Wisconsin Rapids, died Monday, May 2, 2011, at his home.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 7, 2011, at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Wisconsin Rapids. Rev. William Menzel will officiate. Burial will be at Pioneer Cemetery in the town of Saratoga.

George was born April 4, 1949, in Portsmouth, Va., to George D. and Catherine (Lee) Blauvelt. George was an attorney in Menomonie for the past 20 years. Prior to being an attorney he worked six years in manufacturing and two years teaching in high school.

George is survived by his father, George D. Blauvelt, of Wisconsin Rapids. He is predeceased by his mother, Catherin...

Michael Blockus

Gerry Carper

Linda Melton (Clarbour)

Tom Clark

Thomas Riley Clark, 74, passed away on August 31st, 2023 in Arlington Heights, Illinois. Tom was born on February 10th, 1949. A teacher and professional, Tom was compassionate, patient, and loving. Tom was an avid reader and loved seeing live music, cruising on his Harley-Davidson, and enjoying an evening cigar. Tom is survived by his wife, Linda Harrison; his children Ryan Clark, Sarah Clark, Marnie Clark, and Rachel Clark; his granddaughter; his sister, Barbara Williams; and many other loved ones. A celebration of life is being planned for October.

Mike Cloud

Phil Coomes

Sandy Lehre (Crocoll)

John Cudmore

Marie-Laure Koob (Dandino)

Marie-Laure “Mimi” Koob, 68, a resident of Ingleside, IL, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, October 10, 2017, at her home. She was born June 3, 1949 in Fontainebleau, France to John and Louise Dandino. Mimi worked for the Sterling Company for many years and most recently worked for Dr. William Dam in Ingleside, IL. Mimi leaves to cherish her memory her husband of 30 years, Patrick, her sons Kim (Kris) Aronson and Daniel Aronson, the father of her children Wayne Aronson, her beloved mother Louise Dandino, her brother Philippe (Natalie) Dandino, their children Christopher (Moira) Dandino, Jessica (Andrew) Garrison, and Gregory Dandino, her aunt Jacqueline Pomeroy, her cousin Patrick Masson,...

Rozann Spero (Dane)

Chuck deRivera

Cathy Squillace (Dickinson)

Catherine L. Squillace, 69, of Gahanna, Ohio, passed away on August 12, 2018 after a courageous battle with endometrial cancer. She was preceded in death by her mother Grace Dickinson, her brother Jeff Dickinson, grandparents Eva and Harold Dickinson, and Harry and Theresa Griffin. She is survived by her father, Joseph (Mary Margaret) Dickinson; husband of 46 years, Vincent Squillace II; children, Vincent (Jennifer) Squillace III, Marci (Sam) Ewing, Beth (Todd) Sheraw; and most precious grandchildren, Ellie, Connor, Evelyn, Gianna, Vincent IV, and Leonardo.

She was a compassionate, dedicated teacher at Gahanna Middle School West, Whitehall Yearling High School, and Stonybrook...

Charles Eddy

Chuck Fahler (Taylor)

Charles N. Taylor, 59, of Deerfield, passed away May 23, 2009; beloved son of the late Charles and Dacia Fahler; dear brother of Lola Fahler. Mr. Taylor graduated from Northwestern University with an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management. Visitation will be held on Thursday, May 28 from 10 a.m. until the time of Funeral Service at 11 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church of Deerfield, 824 Waukegan Rd., Deerfield, IL.

Interment Vernon Township Cemetery, Lincolnshire, IL. Donations may be made to the University of Chicago Medical Center, Office of Development, 5841 S. Maryland Avenue, MC 1115, Chicago, IL 60637.

Carol Mendoza (Feller)

Carol Mendoza, 69, of Park City, passed away July 2, 2019, at Evanston Hospital. She was born August 9, 1949, in Chicago to the late Stephen and Norma Feller. On July 26, 1983, in Waukegan, Carol married Francisco "Frank" Mendoza.

Carol is survived her loving husband of 36 years, Frank Mendoza; brother, Steve Feller; brothers and sisters-in-law, Jose Mendoza, Alfredo Mendoza, Anastacia Mendoza, Guadalupe Mendoza and Rosa Mendoza; nephew, Charles Feller, and many more nieces, nephews and friends. Carol was a beautician and the owner and operator of Carol's Doll House in Deerfield. She also volunteered with PADS for many years.

Dan Field

Jim Firth

Mike Flint

FLINT, Michael Patterson Flint, 68, passed away peacefully on July 18, 2017, in Bend, Oreg., after a long illness. He was born on July 5, 1949, in Evansville, Ind., to Arthur H. Flint, Jr, and Bette (Patterson) Flint. He attended Deerfield High School in Deerfield, Ill., and Illinois State University. He graduated from the University of Arizona with a bachelor's degree in Zoology. He was a long-time resident of Tucson, Ariz., where he was General Curator of the Reid Park Zoo for thirty years. His zoo career took him from rehabilitating baby lions in his kitchen to leading safaris in Tanzania to researching giant anteaters in Brazil. He loved his family, playing the guitar, and the occasional...

Alan Foster

Sharon Babcock (Gauwitz)

Bonita Gehrke

Mark Gerstein

from COVID-19. Mark was born on February 8, 1949 to Harold and Bernice (Falstein) in Chicago, IL. He graduated from Deerfield High School and received his B.A. in political science from the University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign).

Mark established the Green Parrot tavern in Elkhorn, WI before managing national marketing campaigns, notably for Equal-brand sweeteners. He spent the last phase of his professional life caring for the residents of Misericordia, until symptoms of Parkinson's Disease compelled him to retire.

Mark was introspective, tolerant and broad-minded in his opinions, and measured in his speech. He was ecumenical in his love of sports, supportin...

Eric Ghianni

Eric Anthony Ghianni, age 74, of Nashville, Tennessee -- beloved husband, father, papa, brother, brother-in-law, uncle, cousin and friend -- died March 26, 2024, surrounded by his family. Eric was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, son of the late Em J. and Dorothy Ghianni.

He is survived by Ann Ghianni, his loving wife of 38 years. Other survivors include daughter and son-in-law Maria and Michael Ghianni-Wilkinson, and daughter and son-in-law Ana and Joshua Greer; grandsons Sabatino and Emilio Greer; brother and sister-in-law Tim and Suzanne Ghianni; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law Neal and Cheri Davenport, Matt Davenport and Victoria Venier, Ginger and Vinny DeFillipo; and belo...

Joanne Goulka

Joanne Goulka was born on December 20, 1949 in Chicago, IL. She grew up in Deerfield, IL graduating in June 1967. She attended the University of Illinois in Champaign, graduating in January 1971 with a BA in Political Science. Thereafter, she attended Boston University receiving her law degree in 1974. Joanne remained in the Boston area for the rest of her life, practicing law with her husband Kenneth Griffin in the firm of Griffin and Goulka. She traveled to England, Spain, Morocco, Mexico, Canada and Peru. Joanne loved to read, especially on the patio of her home in Mesa, AZ. Sadly, she was diagnosed with cancer in May, 2011 and survived until February 11, 2017. She was preceded in death b...

Kevin Gourley

Kent Griffiths

Kent Griffiths, 70, passed away on Friday, March 27, 2020. He was born September 25, 1949 in Chicago at Ravenswood Hospital. He was a true son of Chicago, althoughe hated the democratic machine that has improperly managed a great city. Kent had been living in Lincolnshire for the past 3 years. He initially attended the University of Chicago and was a graduate of the University of Illinois at Chicago, where he received his bachelor's degree. Kent was a US Army Veteran, having served during the Vietnam war at the underground pentagon as a MP.

He was a retired Sales Consultant and ran a successful printing company called Publishing Point Graphics. He was a director of the Sheffie...

Judy Hamilton

Patty Comber (Heck)

Patricia H. Comber, age 62, of Malvern, PA passed away at home on Monday, April 23, 2012 from ovarian cancer.

Patty is survived by her husband of 30 years, Bernard E. Comber, MD; her son, Heath D. Magsig (Priscilla); step-children, Bernard E. Comber, Jr. (Marie), John T. Comber (Amy) Lisa Comber Hall (John), Peter J. Comber (Paula) and was Grandmom to Annie, Jack, Erica, Chase, Emily, Casey, Skyler, Natalie, Sydney, Quinn, Alexa, Riley, Chris, Devon, Matt and Katie. She is the daughter of the late Daniel C. Heck and is also survived by her mother, Jeanne A. Heck of Hazelhurst, WI; brothers, Daniel C. Heck, Jr. (Peggy), James C. Heck (Kathleen), nieces Elizabeth and Sarah and n...

Donald Hertel

Leonard Jensky

Leonard Jensky, 60, cherished father of Heather and Shayna Jensky; beloved son of Estelle Plous and the late Seymour Jensky; loving brother of Madelyn Miller; dear friend of many. Len never heard a joke he didn't laugh at and never met a person he didn't like. His outgoing personality and contagious smile made everyone his friend.

Cathy Kambs (Kelly)

Mark Kienegger

William (Bill) Krucks

William "Bill" Norman Krucks, age 71, passed away peacefully at his home in Winnetka on July 23rd with his wife Linda and family by his side. William was born in Chicago on October 28, 1949. He grew up in Deerfield and would later attain degrees from Tulane University followed by the University of Mississippi School of Law, where he graduated first in his class, served as editor of the Mississippi Law Journal, and was a member of the Moot Court Board. He initially practiced law in Chicago at a prominent law firm. In June 1983, William took a momentous and courageous step as an entrepreneurial attorney that would later largely define his career and that of hundreds of others. Together with fi...

Don LaBuda

William Lanphier

Bill Lanphier was most widely known as the bassist for Madonna's Virgin tour, which included performing on keyboard bass at the 1985 Live Aid concert. He also toured with The Rippingtons as their original bassist with credits on their first two albums. A busy session player, Bill recorded and performed with other notables such as Richard Carpenter, Harry Chapin, and Linda Ronstadt. He had a passion for playing odd-meter Balkan music and self-published a songbook of instrumental transcriptions. In later years, Bill led a weekly jam for budding jazz musicians. A sampling of his musical knowledge appears in articles he wrote for Bass Player, Bassics, and Bass Guitar.

As a journal...

Susan Seacrist (LeBrun)

Jeffrey Lloyd

Paula Spring (Longtin)

Paula Lea Spring, 71, of Warsaw, MO, passed away September 8, 2021 at NorthCare Hospice House. She was born October 30, 1949 in Illinois, the daughter of Richard and Patricia Longtin. Paula grew up in Illinois and graduated from Deerfield High School in 1967. She went on to earn a BA in Journalism from the University of Missouri and later a Masters in Journalism also from the University of Missouri. Paula was a member of Alpha Chi Omega while at the University of Missouri.

Paula was united in marriage to Dr. James E. Spring on August 7, 1971 in Chicago, Illinois. They first made their home in Kansas City, later moving to Warsaw in 1977 after James’s service in the Air Force. P...

Mike Maday

Bill Milligan

Bob Mittelman

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Caring Cremations - Chicago on Dec. 14, 2023.

Robert Hirsch Mittelman, died unexpectedly at his home in Chicago from a heart attack the first week in December, 2023, one month shy of his 75th birthday.

Bob was born in Chicago and grew up in Highland Park, attending Red Oak Elementary and Deerfield High School. He attended American University in Washington D.C and graduated from Chicago's DePaul Law School, where he was editor of the law review. He was a retired attorney who enjoyed reading, baking cheesecakes, and day-trading. Much of his time was spent on a years-long project about the origins of Islam, Judaism, and the state...

George Moore

MOORE, George
Nov 16, 1949 – Nov 24, 2012

Pastor George Moore lived his life "on a journey with the living Christ"- and he continues on this journey in eternity. He was a tender and loving husband, father, friend and shepherd. He served faithfully on Young Life Staff in Indianapolis for 15 years, as an associate pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Colorado Springs for 6 years and as the senior pastor of West Hills Church in Omaha for the past 18 years.

His passion was to know Jesus and make Him known throughout the world, and he worked faithfully with pastors throughout the city to bring God's Kingdom to Omaha. He was preceded in death by parents, Robe...