obituaries

Dec 6, 2022

George E. Hidalgo, Sr., 98, of Round Lake Beach, peacefully passed away Tuesday, December 6, 2022, at home.  He was born May 5, 1924, in Quito, Ecuador, to the late Tobias and Cristina (nee Pazmiño) Hidalgo.

George graduate from college in Ecuador with a Bachelor's degree in education and taught middle school students.  He went...

Dec 5, 2022

Marcia Jean Richards (nee Unruh), 68, of Fox Lake, peacefully passed away Monday, December 5, 2022, at Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital.  She was born December 22, 1953, in Redland, WA, to the late Edwin and Agnes (nee Tonyan) Unruh.

Marcia previously worked as an executive secretary at Kemper Insurance and enjoyed time with family, gardening,...

Nov 29, 2022

Jayson William Sovsky, 48, of Ingleside, passed away Tuesday, November 29, 2022, at Advocate Condell Medical Center, Libertyville.  He was born January 17, 1974, in McHenry, to Raymond and Susan (nee Couillard) Sovsky.

Jayson grew up in Ingleside, and was a 1992 graduate of Grant Community High School.  He enjoyed boating, gaming, model airplanes, RC...

Nov 26, 2022

Gary J. Talaga, 65, of Ingleside, and longtime resident of the area, unexpectedly passed away Saturday, November 26, 2022, at Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital.  He was born to the late Walter and Regina (nee Mohan) Talaga on February 16, 1957, in Waukegan.

Gary was a bartender at The Kross Inn in Ingleside and previously worked...

Nov 26, 2022

Michael "Mike" A. Nowaczek, 69, of Ingleside, IL, passed  peacefully November 26, 2022, in his home. He was born to Arthur and Anne Nowaczek on November 4, 1953, in Chicago, IL.

After graduation from Gordon Tech Highschool in 1971, Mike went on to work and later retire from the Sheet Metal Workers' Local Union 73....

Nov 22, 2022

Earl S. Gramza of Fox Lake IL., age 70, U.S. Navy Veteran, craftsman, husband and father of three, lost his battle with cancer (F*ck Cancer!) and died in the comfort of his home on November 22, 2022. He's missed by his beloved wife of almost 40 years (Dec. 4th), Theresa Gramza, who selflessly cared for him throughout his battle.  He's...

Nov 20, 2022

Gary S. Haskell, 80, of Johnsburg, unexpectedly passed away Sunday, November 20, 2022, at home.  He was born January 26, 1942, in Bremerton, WA, to the late Harry and Martha (nee Piatt) Haskell.

Gary attended Bradley University and went on to work at Johns Manville, Horner Waldorf, and Smurfit-Stone, retiring in 2007.

He...

Nov 18, 2022

Norman R. Lang, age 75, passed away November 18, 2022.  He was the beloved son of Henry and Myrtle Lang.  He was born in Chicago, Il and grew up in Fox Lake, Il.  Norman was the dear brother of John H. (Carole) Lang and fond uncle of Christopher and James "Jamie" Lang.  Norman went to Grant High...

Nov 13, 2022

Dawn Mae Cannon Pearson, age 59, passed away peacefully Sunday, November 13, 2022.  Dawn was the beloved wife of David M., loving mother of Becca Pearson, Adam Pearson and step-mother of Sarah (Jaime) Nava and Brandy Pearson.  She was the cherished grandmother of Jeramiah, Adrianna, Ellie and Alex, great grandmother of Isabella and Lino.  Dawn worked 29...

Nov 5, 2022

Barbara Jean Guzman, age 74. Barbara was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, August 04, 1948 to the late Raymond and Francis Bieser.  She was the loving mother of Margarita Guzman (Jeff Horn), Arnie (Barb) Guzman and Daniel (Traci) Guzman.  Cherished grandmother of Chase and Brooke Horn, Casey, Anna, Carlos, Anna and Ava Guzman, Henry and Connor Guzman.  Dear...

Nov 5, 2022

Services for Barbara J. Phillips, 87, of Des Plaines, formerly of Antioch, will be private.

Oct 29, 2022

Alicia "queen B" Moreno of Fox Lake, Illinois, formerly of Little Village in Chicago, paraded on earth for 91years, 5 months,15 days, 14 hours before leaving peacefully from her home to climb the rainbow bridge to heaven on 29 October 2022. She was born on 13 May 1931 in Kenedy, Texas.  She was raised a Catholic and...

Oct 26, 2022

Marge Gentry, 87, of Fox Lake, formerly of Las Vegas, Nevada, passed away peacefully Wednesday, October 26, 2022, at Aurora Medical Center, Kenosha, Wisconsin.

She was born July 4, 1935, to the late Edward Pyka and Margaret Belle Croissant, in Peru, Illinois.  Marge married the late Rufus Garnett Gentry on June 14, 1952.

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Oct 18, 2022

Phyllis Marie Zellmer (nee Geffe) passed away October 18, 2022 in Lowell, Wisconsin.  Phyllis was the beloved wife of John for 53 years, loving mother of Juanita (Steven) Hazen, Raymond (Natalie) Zellmer and Phillip (Melissa) Zellmer and Rev. Robert (Wendy) Zellmer and  cherished grandmother of Victor, Ivan and Alaric Hazen, Isabella and Alyssa Zellmer, Scarlet, Violet, Autumn...

Oct 15, 2022

John Arthur Schar, 79, of Ingleside, passed away Saturday, October 15, 2022, at White Oaks at McHenry.  He was born February 13, 1943, in Libertyville, to the late Arthur and Elizabeth "Betty" (nee Skarbalis) Schar.

John grew up in unincorporated Prairie View.  He was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War, during which he served...

Oct 15, 2022

Thomas Anthony Daly, was taken way too soon at 59 years old. He left behind his loving wife Kathy of 31 years. His adored children Sophie (Kevin) Jesiolowski, Lauren (fiancé Bobby Hinds) Daly, and Tad. His cherished granddaughter Caleila. He was the devoted son of Ray and Leila, along with his 6 siblings, RE (Bonnie), Pete (Nancy),...

Oct 11, 2022

Michael Anton Lutz, Sr., 75, a longtime resident of Fox Lake Hills, passed away peacefully Tuesday, October 11, 2022, surrounded by family.

Early in life, Michael was a cab driver.  As a cabbie, he met his wife, Patricia Naughton.  They were married three months later on June 12, 1972, and celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary...

Oct 9, 2022

Jason "Jack" Prager, 66, of Fox Lake, unexpectedly passed away Sunday, October 9, 2022, at Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital.  He was born in Boston, MA, April 5, 1956, to the late Philip and Barbara (nee Laseron) Prager.

Jack enjoyed a 40-year career as an auditor for the State of Illinois Board of Education, during which...

Sep 30, 2022

Richard T.E. "Dick" Sylvester, 80, of Spring Grove, passed away Friday, September 30, 2022, at Advocate Condell Medical Center, Libertyville.  He was born August 2, 1942, in Aachen, Germany.

Dick was a proud veteran of the United States Air Force and served in the early, military-advisor days of the Vietnam War.  He went on to...

Sep 25, 2022

There will be no services.