obituaries

Aug 9, 2017

Richard E. Kotecki, Sr., 80, of Tell City, Indiana, formerly of Fox Lake, Illinois and Waldon, Arkansas, passed away Wednesday, August 9, 2017, at Golden Living Center, Tell City.

He was born August 26, 1936, in LaSalle, Illinois, to the late Martin and Helen (nee Spaer) Kotecki.

Richard was a veteran of the Army and...

Aug 9, 2017

Carl E. Tanneberger, 88, a 24-year resident of Fox Lake, passed away Wednesday, August 9, 2017.  He was born December 11, 1928, in Searcy, Arkansas, to the late Carl O. and Myron (nee Pleggy) Tanneberger.  Carl was a veteran of WWII, having served in the US Army.

A machinist, who also built and remodeled homes,...

Aug 1, 2017

The visitation for Gertrude "Gertie" V. Kollar, 100, recently of Port St. Lucie, Florida, and formerly of Lake Villa, will be Sunday, August 6, from 4 p.m. until the time of funeral service at 7 p.m., at Hamsher Lakeside Funerals and Cremations, 12 N. Pistakee Lakee Road, Fox Lake.  A committal service will be held at 11:00...

Jul 22, 2017

Gerda Buchholz, nee Thelen, 88, of McHenry, died unexpectedly Saturday, July 22, 2017.

Mrs. Buchholz's visitation will be Wednesday, July 26, from 9 a.m. until the time of funeral service at 12 p.m., at Hamsher Lakeside Funerals and Cremations, 12 N. Pistakee Lake Rd., Fox Lake.  Burial will follow in Liberty Cemetery, Trevor, Wisconsin.

Jul 20, 2017

Gloria A. Cadek, 62, of Fox Lake, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, July 20, 2017.  Her services and interment will be private.

Jul 17, 2017

Lisa Seebock, 95, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 17, 2017 at Fox Point Manor in McHenry. She was born on September 28, 1921 in Germany. Lisa was proud to be born and raised in Germany, and traveled to the United States with her husband and son in 1953. She was a professional seamstress, completed her training...

Jul 13, 2017

Services for Fred W. Gareiss, Jr., 83, of Lake Villa, will be private.

Jul 13, 2017

The services for Mr. Carl Sholeen, 89, of Lake Barrington, will be private.

Jul 11, 2017

Kenneth R. FullertonKenneth R. Fullerton, 68, of Ingleside, passed away Wednesday, July 11, 2017, at JourneyCare, Arlington Heights, after a long, brave battle with cancer.

He was born June 2, 1949, in Chicago, to the late Paul and Alberta (nee Ohlinger) Fullerton.

Kenneth was a graduate of Western Illinois University, who went on to become...

Jul 8, 2017

Frederick Charles Dahmer, 74, of Lake Villa, Illinois and Fort Myers Beach, Florida, passed away July 8, 2017.  He was the loving husband of Sharon (nee Hansen); father of Michelle (Christian); loving grandfather of Miya; brother of Darlene (Brant) Hayes, Dawn (Rick) Fry, and Ronald (Lisa) Dahmer; uncle to many nieces and nephews. Fred was a retired member of...

Jul 5, 2017

Michael D. Kundit, 55, of Ingleside, unexpectedly passed away Wednesday, July 5, 2017, at his home.

He was born February 5, 1962, in Oak Lawn, to the late Jack Kundit, Sr. and the late Lorraine Stiegal.

Michael loved muscle cars—especially his 1970 Plymouth Roadrunner.  He also had a passion for music—especially Elvis and...

Jul 4, 2017

Diane M. Russell, 71, of Fox Lake, formerly of Franklin Park, passed away Tuesday, July 4, 2017, at home, surrounded by family.

Survivors include her daughters, Raelene Russell and Renee Nugent (the late Wayne Grothe); grandchildren, Nicholas Lannefeld (Diana Dean), Kyle Humiston, and Jamie (fiancé Ben Rosales), Eric, and Alex Nugent; great-grandchildren, Nicky, Mason, and Kasey Dean,...

Jul 3, 2017

The services for Elizabeth Martz, 91, of Crystal Lake, formerly of Fox Lake will be private.

Jul 1, 2017

William Mack, 88, of Cary, IL, passed away July 1, 2017, at his home from Leukemia.

Our dad was a perfectionist. If you were going to do a job, "do it right". Our dad in our minds could fix anything we broke as kids. Needless to say, he was always fixing something. You also did...

Jun 30, 2017

Mark Wolford, 56, of Antioch, formerly of Des Plaines, passed away unexpectedly Friday, June 30, 2017, at his home.  He was born, in Oak Park.

Survivors include his son, Blake Wolford of Spring Grove; parents, Gail (Ed) Karpiel of Naperville and Robert (Charlotte) Wolford of Naples, FL; brothers, Michael Wolford and Edward (Maria) Karpiel, Jr;...

Jun 29, 2017

Bozo circus is on the air: the amazing and strong Susan L. Field (nee Portalatin and Leonhart), 57, of Fox Lake, passed away Thursday, June 29, 2017, at Condell Medical Center, after a long, courageous, and well-fought battle against breast cancer.  She was born February 13, 1960, in Waukegan, to Jose and the late Betty Portalatin.

Jun 17, 2017

Earl H. Thomas, formerly of Spring Grove, passed peacefully, at age 95, on June 17, 2017.  He was the youngest and last surviving child of 10 children born to William H. Thomas and Ella Enright Thomas.  In his life, he had a wide range of experiences, including farm life in Iowa and Wisconsin, dairy delivery in McHenry...

Jun 16, 2017

Luana E Kratz (nee Lumber), 72, of McHenry, passed away Friday, June 16, 2017.  She was born April 5, 1945, in Columbus, Ohio.

A member of St. Bede Catholic Church in Ingleside, her passions in life included her family, her Grant High School family, the Chicago Bears, and the Chicago Cubs (one of her proudest...

Jun 14, 2017

Charles "Big Chuck" Eric Scharlow, 60, passed away suddenly at home in Lakemoor, Illinois on Wednesday, June 14, 2017.

He was born in Chicago, Illinois on July 6, 1956 to the late Allen and Lorraine (nee Hintz) Scharlow. He attended Grant Community High School in Fox Lake, Illinois and the College of Lake County in...

Jun 9, 2017

Peggy E. Jones (nee Henkel), 58, of Ingleside, passed away unexpectedly, Friday, June 9, 2017, at Centegra Hospital, McHenry.

Born in Chicago, May 3, 1959, Peggy grew up in Lake Zurich and was a 1977 graduate of Lake Zurich High School.  She loved bird watching, boating, cooking, and entertaining her family and friends.  She was looking forward...