Obituaries

Ahlgrim Family Funeral Services Obituaries

Local obituaries for Lake Zurich and Palatine, IL areas

Brian F. Drews

Brian F. Drews

Aug 12, 2018

A Memorial Visitation for Brian F. Drews, 66, of Palatine, will be on Saturday, August 18, 2018 from 9:00a.m. until the time of the Funeral Mass, 10:00a.m. at St. Thomas of Villanova Catholic Church, 1201 E. Anderson Drive, Palatine. The Interment will follow at St. Michael the Archangel Cemetery, Palatine.

Brian is the beloved husband of 44 years to Patricia Drews;...

Clare R. Baker

Clare R. Baker

Aug 12, 2018

Funeral Services for Clare “Bud” Baker, 87, of Cary, formerly of Palatine, will be private.

Bud was born at home in Arlington Heights, IL on September 20, 1930 to Melvin and Lydia Baker. He passed away on Sunday, August 12, 2018.

Bud, a Master Carpenter, was a special man to everyone he touched. He will be deeply missed.

Bud is survived by his...

Nancy Josefchuk

Nancy Josefchuk

Aug 11, 2018

Memorial Visitation for Nancy Josefchuk, 75, of Barrington, will be held at the Ahlgrim Family Funeral Home, 415 S. Buesching Road, Lake Zurich, Thursday, August 16, 2018, from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m., with family remembrances at 12:00 p.m. The Interment will be private.

Nancy was born October 11, 1942 in Chicago, and passed away August 11, 2018 at home, in...

Robert L. Frank

Robert L. Frank

Aug 11, 2018

Visitation for Robert L. Frank, 84, of Grayslake, IL, will be held on Wednesday, August 15, 2018 from 9:00a.m. until the time of a Memorial Service, 11:00a.m. at the Ahlgrim Family Funeral Home, 415 S. Buesching Road, Lake Zurich. A private Burial will be at Lake Zurich Cemetery.

Robert passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 11, 2018 at Advocate Condell Hospital...

Raymond T. Pelelas

Raymond T. Pelelas

Aug 9, 2018

Visitation for Raymond T. Pelelas, 86, a Lake Zurich resident for 48 years, will be held from 3:00 to 8:00 p.m. Sunday, August 12, 2018, at the Ahlgrim Family Funeral Home, 415 S. Buesching Road, Lake Zurich. Prayers will begin Monday, August 13, 2018, 1:30 p.m. at the Ahlgrim Family Funeral Home and then proceeding to St. Francis de Sales...

Joanne V. Cipolla

Joanne V. Cipolla

Aug 8, 2018

Visitation for Joanne V. Cipolla (nee Speciale), 93, of Lake Zurich, will be held Tuesday, August 14, 2018, from 10:00 a.m. until the time of the funeral Mass, 11:00 a.m. at S. Francis de Sales Catholic Church, 33. S. Buesching Rd., Lake Zurich. Father David Ryan will officiate. An Interment in Transfiguration Cemetery, Wauconda, will follow.

Joanne was born February 22,...

Margaret A. Reed

Margaret A. Reed

Aug 3, 2018

Services for Margaret A. Reed (nee Condon) will be held Thursday, August 16, 2018 at St. Thomas of Villanova Catholic Church, 1201 E. Anderson Dr., Palatine. Visitation will begin at 9:00 a.m. followed by Mass at 10:00 a.m. Also, a luncheon will be served immediately following the services at the church. The Interment will follow in St. Michael the Archangel...

Margaret Ellsworth

Margaret Ellsworth

Jul 28, 2018

Margaret Ellsworth, nee Campbell, 86, of Mt. Prospect, former longtime resident of Arlington Heights, passed away July 28, 2018.

Beloved wife of Gerald; loving mother of William (Debra), Thomas (Nancy Swan), Daniel (Margaret), Michael (Nathalie), Robert and Peggy (Stacy Paller); cherished grandmother of Bill (Lauren), Brian (Ashley), Kevin, Bridget, Gerald and Margot; dearest great grandmother of Connor, Will, Brandon, Poppy, Liam...

Michael Joseph Cummings

Michael Joseph Cummings

Jul 27, 2018

Memorial visitation for Michael (Mike) Joseph Cummings, 82, of Lake Villa, formerly of Lake Zurich will be held Wednesday, August 1, 2018 from 3:00 p.m. until the time of the memorial service at 5:00 p.m. Held at Heritage Church, 255 N. Quentin Road, Lake Zurich, IL 60047. Interment private.

Mike was born November 1, 1935 in Highland Park, Illinois and he...

Richard Allan Unger

Richard Allan Unger

Jul 24, 2018

Richard A. Unger, 76, of Palatine, was born July 24, 1942 in Wisconsin, and passed away Tuesday, July 24, 2018 surrounded by his family.

Devoted  husband of Margaret Unger (Potocki); beloved father of Catherine (Michael) Theodore and Corrine (H. Duane) Fountain; dear son of the late Harold and Lucille (Glass) Unger; loving brother of Jean (the late Daryl) Haake; fond uncle...

Steve Sajdak

Steve Sajdak

Jul 23, 2018

Visitation for Steve Sajdak, 62, of Palatine, will be held Thursday, July 26, 2018 from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Ahlgrim Family Funeral Home, 201 N. Northwest Hwy., Palatine, Illinois, 60067.

Prayers will begin Friday at 10:00 a.m. at Ahlgrim Family Funeral Home, Palatine, and proceeding to St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church, 181 W. Dundee Road, Wheeling, Illinois, 60090...

Jose Luis Cordoba

Jose Luis Cordoba

Jul 22, 2018

Visitation for Jose Luis Cordoba, 59, of Wheeling, will be held Friday, July 27, 2018 from 3:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Ahlgrim Family Funeral Home, 201 N. Northwest Hwy., Palatine, Illinois, 60067.

Prayers will begin Saturday at 9:00 a.m. at Ahlgrim Family Funeral Home, Palatine, and preceding to St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church, 181 W. Dundee Road, Wheeling, Illinois,...

Ursula Pontello

Ursula Pontello

Jul 20, 2018

With tremendous sadness, we report the passing of Ursula Pontello, 97, in Lincolnshire, IL, on July 20, 2018.

Formerly of Beverly Hills, MI, she was the beloved wife of the late Albert Pontello, Sr. Dearest mother of Constance Heitmeyer (Richard), Marguerite Beckman (Eric), Robert Pontello (Leslie), and the late Albert Pontello, Jr. Loving Nonna of Carolyn Heitmeyer and Dana Weiss; Tarl,...

Virginia M. Caminiti

Virginia M. Caminiti

Jul 20, 2018

Visitation for Virginia M. Caminiti (nee Larsen) will be held on Wednesday, July 25, 2018 from 3:00 PM until time of service at 8:00 PM at the Ahlgrim Family Funeral Home, 201 N. Northwest Hwy., Palatine. Interment will be private.

Virginia was born in Chicago, IL the daughter of the late Edwin and Harriet Larsen on August 27, 1930 and passed...

Timothy Jay Hooker

Timothy Jay Hooker

Jul 18, 2018

Timothy Jay Hooker (7/18/47 – 7/18/18), of Bull Valley, IL, died Wednesday, July 18, 2018. Originally from Bradford, Illinois, Tim attended Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Illinois, where he earned a Bachelor of Education (1969), and two Master of Arts in Instructional Media and Economics (1973).

Tim was preceded in death by his parents Jewell Hooker, Harriet Hooker and infant son,...

Diane O. Judge

Diane O. Judge

Jul 14, 2018

A Memorial Visitation for Diane O. Judge (nee Warholak), 69, of Hawthorn Woods since 2001, formerly of  Fairfield, CT, will be held Thursday, July 19, 2018 from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Ahlgrim Family Funeral Home, 415 S. Buesching Road, Lake Zurich.  A Funeral Mass will be said, 10:00 a.m. Friday, July 20, 2018 at St. Francis de Sales...

Scott R. Mcleod

Scott R. Mcleod

Jul 10, 2018

Visitation for Scott R. McLeod, 77, of Lake Zurich, will be held from 2:00p.m. to 7:00p.m. on Sunday, July 15, 2018 at the Ahlgrim Family Funeral Home, 415 S. Buesching Road, Lake Zurich.  Visitation will continue on Monday at St. Matthew Lutheran Church, 24500 N. Old McHenry Road, Hawthorn Woods from 10:00a.m. until the time of the Memorial Service at...

Halland B. Juell

Halland B. Juell

Jul 10, 2018

Memorial visitation for Halland (Hally) B. Juell, 64, of Park Ridge, will be held Sunday July 22nd from 4:30pm to 8:30pm Glenview Park Golf Club, 800 Shermer Rd, Glenview. Hally was born August 22, 1953 in Lake Forest, Illinois, and he passed away July 10, 2018 in Palatine.

He was the loving father of Heather (Tony) Sawicki and Tracy (Kenyze Henderson)...

Brian E. Mcintyre

Brian E. Mcintyre

Jul 8, 2018

Memorial Visitation for Brian E. McIntyre, 59, of Palatine, will be from 4:00 PM until 8:00 PM, Friday, July 13, 2018 at Ahlgrim Family Funeral Home, 201 N. Northwest Hwy., Palatine.

Brian was born on November 7, 1958 to Frank and Patricia McIntyre.  He passed away on Sunday, July 8, 2018.

Brian was a devoted father who loved the simple things in...

Wayne G. Smith

Wayne G. Smith

Jul 6, 2018

Visitation for Wayne G. Smith, 89, of Palatine, will be held Thursday, July 12, 2018, from 3:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the Ahlgrim Family Funeral Home, 201 N. Northwest Highway, Palatine.  A Prayer Service will be held on Friday, 9:30 AM followed by a procession to St. Thomas Catholic Church for the Funeral Mass at 10:00AM. The Interment will...