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Petra Rivera Soto
Petra Rivera Soto, 69, of Elgin, Illinois died Friday, February 15, 2002 at Provena St. Joseph Hospital in Elgin.
Born September 4, 1932 in Aguada, Puerto Rico to Santo Rivera Acevedo and Dionicia Soto Perez.
She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Elgin and had been employed by Motorola retiring in 1998.
She is survived by five sons, Robert (Antonia), Reynaldo (Elia), Rolando, Rene and Ramon Rodriguez all of Elgin; two daughters, Marta (Doug) Lakoduk and Juanita (Angel) Rivera all of Elgin; three brothers, Juan Rivera Soto, Marcelino Rivera Soto, and Weneslao Rivera Soto all of Puerto Rico; and 13 grandchildren, Robert Rodriguez Jr, Wanda Kitzmiller, Wendy Rodriguez, Rikk Rodriguez, Anthony Rodriguez, Jose Rodriguez, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Daltyn Lakoduk, Kayla Lakoduk, Dakota Lakoduk, Romana Rodriguez, Nyssa Rodriguez and Adam Rivera.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her son, Ricardo Rodriguez in 2000; a sister, Juanita Rivera Soto; and a brother, Antonio Rivera Soto.
Funeral Mass will be held at 11 AM on Wednesday, February 20, 2002 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Elgin. Interment will follow at Mt. Hope cemetery.
Visitation will be Monday and Tuesday, February 18 and 19 from 3 to 8 PM with Prayers at 7 PM on Tuesday evening at Wait Ross Allanson Elgin Funeral Chapel, 51 Center Street, Elgin, Ill and again on Wednesday morning from 9 AM until Prayers at 10:30 AM prior to the Funeral Mass.
Memorial Tributes may be made in Petra's name to the family.
Ruth V. Flick
Ruth V. Flick, 85, of Estes Park, CO, passed away Tuesday, February 11, 2003 at home. She was born March 6, 1917 in Dundee, IL, the daughter of Charles and Frieda (Wienke) Rakow. Mrs. Flick married
Charles L. Flick on November 19, 1956 in Great Falls, MT. He died in 1987. She lived in the Elgin, IL area until the late 1950s. She was a 40 year resident of Albuquerque, NM and moved to Estes Park, CO in 1997. She was a quality control inspector for Digital Equipment in Albuquerque for several years. She was also a member of the Lutheran Church in Albuquerque.
She is survived by her son, Tom Peter of Estes Park, CO.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Flick in 1987, her parents, her first husband, Arthur Peter, and her brother, Richard Rakow.
Private family services will be held. Memorial contributions may be made to the Prospect Park Living Center in care of Allnutt Funeral Service, 1302 Graves Aveune, Estes Park, CO 80517.
Sandra Langbecker
Sandra Langbecker, 61, of Janesville, WI died Sunday, February 16, 2003 in Beloit Memorial Hospital.
She was born August 23, 1941 in Elgin, IL, the daughter of Francis Jernberg Davis.
Sandra married
Gary Langbecker on April 24, 1966. She was employed by Burdick, Inc. for 22 years as a TechnicalService Coordinator. Sandra was a member of the Loyal Order of the Moose Lodge #191 and #197.
Survivors include her ex-husband, Gary Langbecker; four children, Don (Penny) Stewart of Elgin, IL, Gregary (Melissa) Langbecker of Janesville, WI, Gari-Lyn (Keiko) Langbecker of Redwood City, CA and Natalie (Doug) Sessler of Berlin, WI; seven grandchildren, Steven Ver Cande, Stephanie Stewart, Greg Stewart, Lauren Langbecker, Clara Langbecker, Jacob Langbecker and Bryanna Bucholtz; a great grandchild, Dylan Ver Cande; two brothers, Larry Kassiba of Elgin, IL and Steven Kassiba of Beloit, WI; three sisters, Carol Baertschi of Beloit, WI, Nancy (Ed) Cogdoll of TN and Mary Waugh of Beloit, WI; a niece, Tracey Baertschi; a nephew, Jeffrey (Stephanie) Hollenbach; and a special friend, Jill Krumenauer.
She was predeceased by her mother; and a sister, Judy Borgwardt.
Funeral Services will be at 11 AM Thursday, February 20, 2003 in the Daley-Murphy-Wisch & Associates Funeral Home, 2355 Cranston Road, Beloit, WI with Fr. Jim Kuhn officiating. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 PM Wednesday in the funeral home.
Rose P. O'Malley
Rose P. O'Malley, nee Callaghan, of Hoffman Estates (Brighton Gardens) passed away Saturday, February 15, 2003. She was born September 20, 1911 in Chicago, IL.
Dearest daughter of the late Martin and Rose, nee Hand, devoted wife of the late William F. O'Malley, Sr., beloved mother of Patrick (Ann), William Jr., Rose Anne (John) Kotsch, Kevin, and the late Martin; loving grandmother of 13, great-grandmother of eight; fond sister of Catherine (William), Elizabeth (Joseph) Rose, Winifred (James) Cummings, sister-in-law Anne O'Malley, and the late Cormack Callaghan, Margaret (George) Berghauser, Mary, Catherine, Martin, Winifred, and Martin (Dorothy) Callaghan, dear aunt of many nieces and nephews.
Visitation at the Cooney Funeral Home, 625 Busse Hwy, Park Ridge, Tuesday from 2-9 p.m. Funeral Wednesday, 9 a.m. to St. Theckla Church. Mass 10 a.m. Interment Queen of Heaven in Hillside. For information call 847-685-1002.
Ralph N. Smith
Ralph N. Smith, 88, of Elgin passed away Monday, February 17, 2003 in Elgin. He was born August 3, 1914 in Hartsville, IL, the son of George and Minnie Langford Smith. He had been a resident of Elgin since 1956. He had farmed in Pope County, IL before coming to Elgin where he worked as a carpenter before retiring. He loved to take care of his garden and his yard. He was a member of Carpenters Local #839 since 1956.
Surviving are his wife, Fern Williams Smith, whom he married
on March 2, 1938, three daughters, Lorece Smith of Elgin, Lorene Geske of Yuma, CO and Reta (Bernie) Vogt of Elgin, six grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, a daughter, Lenora Smith Hufsey, a grandson and two brothers.
Funeral Services will be held Friday at 12 NOON at Laird Funeral Home, Elgin with Chaplain Stan De Vries officiating. Burial will be in River Valley Memorials Gardens, West Dundee. Visitation will be held Thursday from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the funeral home. Memorials may be given to the Hospice of Northeastern Illinois or the charity of one's choice.
Irene M. Wegmann
Irene M. Wegmann, 82, of Elgin, passed away Monday in her home after a struggle with cancer.
She was born June 20, 1920 in Elgin, and was the daughter of Emeric and Julia (Balough) Mayer.
Irene was a resident of Elgin all of her life, and had worked at the Elgin National Watch Factory. She was a member of St. Paul's United Church of Christ in Elgin.
Survivors include her husband, Carl Wegmann of Elgin, whom she married
on June 4, 1949; two children, Gary Wegmann of Elgin and Kimberly Reed of Glenn Lakes, IL; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; three brothers, Emil, Ernest and Emeric Mayer; and a sister, Helen Erickson.
Funeral Services will be held on Friday at 10 AM in the Laird Funeral Home, Elgin with Rev. Thomas O'Connor officiating. Burial will be in Lakewood Memorial Park.
Visitation will be on Thursday from 4 to 9 PM in the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or the American Diabetes Association.
Josephine "Jo" P. Cox
Josephine "Jo" P. Cox, 86, of Elgin died Wednesday, February 18, 2004 at Sherman Hospital.
Jo was a proud member of the Catholic faith, and was a faithful member of St. Mary's Church for many years. Jo also enjoyed bowling with the Senior league at Bowlway of Elgin.
She is preceded by her loving husband of 53 yeas Rayburn; two sisters, Marie Watermann of Woodstock, and Ida Carlson of Elgin; one nephew, Dennis Carretto also of Elgin.
Jo is survived by her sister, Jenny Murray of Palmetto, FL; one brother, Frank Carretto of Elgin; several nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be Thursday, February 19 from 4 until 8 p.m. at the O'Connor-Leetz Funeral Home, Elgin with a Rosary service to be held at 7 p.m. Funeral mass will be celebrated at St. Mary's Catholic Church at 11 a.m. on Friday, with Fr. Edward Seisser officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Hope cemetery. Memorials may be made to St. Mary's Catholic Church and Little Angels, of Elgin. For more information, please call (847) 741-1400.
Sharon L. Robinson
Sharon L. Robinson, 68, of South Elgin, passed away Wednesday, February 18, 2004 in Sherman Hospital, Elgin. She was born on February 17, 1936 in Elgin, and was the daughter of Arthur and Beulah Sutherland Robinson. Sharon was a 1953 graduate of Elgin High School. She retired in 1991 from Illinois Bell Telephone Co.
Member of the South Elgin Community Methodist Church. Active Member of the Telephone Pioneers of America and Secretary of the Fox Valley Council. 50 year Member of the Fox Valley Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star Member #265, Batavia, IL and a Dual member of MayFlower Chapter #555, Wauconda, IL, past Matron of the Batavia Chapter. Grand Representative of Alabama in Illinois. Past Grand Officer, Member of the Northern IL White Shrine Association. Past Honored Queen of Job's Daughters Bethel #61.
Survived by her sister, Lola Wind of Elgin, IL; one nephew, James (Adelaide) Wind of Fort Wayne, IN; two nieces, Marlee (Gary) Browne of Slater, MO and Linda (Richard) Slinko of South Elgin, IL. In addition she will be greatly missed by three great-nephews, 2 great-nieces and 3 great-great nieces.
preceded in death by her parents and three sisters.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday at 10:00 a.m. in the Laird Funeral Home, Elgin. Burial will be in Lincoln Memorial Park, Aurora, IL. Visitation will be held on Friday from 4-8:00 p.m. in the Funeral Home, with the Eastern Star Service at 7:00 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the church or the Order of the Eastern Star, Grand Chapter OEF, P.O. Box 317 Macon, IL 62544-0317.
Francis "Sam" Ross
Francis "Sam" Ross, 93, of Elgin passed away Monday, February 16, 2004 at Sherman Hospital, Elgin. He was born September 8, 1910 in Bartlett, the son of Leslie and Cora Blinks Ross. He was a member of St. Paul's United Church of Christ, Elgin and was retired from Union Oil and Williams Manufacturing Co.
Survivors include his wife, Lucinda; two daughters, Shirley (Tom) Magner of Barrington and Bonnie Dyer of NC; a granddaughter, Sarah (Jeffrey) Phillips of CO; a grandson, Andrew Dyer of NC; a great granddaughter, Katherine; and a great grandson, Jack Phillips of CO.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and a son, Ronald.
Funeral services will be held Friday, February 20, 2004 at 1 PM in the Madison Funeral Home, 305 Park St., Elgin with the Rev. Thomas O'Connor and Rev. Robert Kasper officiating. Burial Bluff City cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday at Madison Funeral Home from 4 to 9 PM. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Paul's United Church of Christ.
Leona Streeter
Leona Streeter, 84, of West Dundee died Thursday, February 17, 2004 at the Rosewood Care Center in Elgin. she was born in Kankakee, IL on March 10, 1919 the daughter of Edward and Elizabeth (nee Taul) Schulze. She was a resident of the Dundee area for 54 years and a member of the First Congregational Church of West Dundee and the Womens Fellowship of the church. She was also a member of the Order Of The Eastern Star #279 Chebanse, IL.
She is survived by her son Dale (Gail Buhrow) Streeter of East Dundee, her grand-daughter, Amanda (Fiance Pat DeMarsh) of Dundee, her grandson, Andrew; her cousin, Howard Taul of Mountain Home, AR, her sister-in-law, Ruth Streeter of Clifton.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Leon A. Streeter of June 20, 1993. They married
July 7, 1937.
Memorial Services will be on Saturday at 4 p.m. in the First Congregational Church of West Dundee. The Rev. Pamela Pendexter will officiate. Burial will be in the River Valley Memorial Gardens, West Dundee. Please omit flowers, memorials may be made to the First Congregational Church of West Dundee.
Dr. Edward L. Thompson
Dr. Edward L. Thompson, 74, of Elgin, passed away Friday, February 13, 2004, in his home after a long illness. He was born November 21, 1929, in Round Prairie, MN, the son of George and Lillian Schaub Thompson.
He had been a resident of Elgin since 1964. He was the founder and chairman of the Fine Arts Division at Judson College, retiring in 1997. Dr. Thompson was raised in a large family on a central Minnesota farm. At the age of 17 he enrolled in the college division of Northern Baptist Seminary in Chicago. After two years, he transferred to Wheaton College, where he received a bachelor of arts degree in music. He then returned to the seminary to complete his Master of Divinity degree while serving as pastor of the Oak Forest Baptist Church. The focus of his life changed in the fall of 1953 when he accepted a "temporary" position as music instructor and director of choruses at Northern Baptist Seminary and College. This led him to pursue his masters and then doctorate degrees in music at the American Conservatory of Music in Chicago. In 1963, the Seminary moved from Chicago to Oakbrook, and the college moved to Elgin where it was renamed "Judson College". In 1964, he made the difficult decision to leave the seminary and put his energies into the College, where he continued until his retirement in 1997. "Dr. Ed", as he was affectionately called, will be remembered most for his work with the Judson College Choir, which toured extensively in the U.S., Europe, the Caribbean and Asia. Simultaneously with his professorship at Judson, Dr. Thompson was Minister of Music at the North Shore Baptist Church in Chicago for seven years and First Baptist Church of Elgin for 22 years. After retirement, he served for two years as interim pastor at Immanuel Baptist Church of Elgin until ill health prevented his continuing.
Surviving are his wife, Alice Aust Thompson, whom he married
on June 27, 1953; one daughter, Ruth (Enoch) Carver of Milwaukee, WI; three sons, Dr. Mark (Sandy Jo) Thompson of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa, Rev. John "Jack" Thompson of Elgin and Thomas (Jennifer) Thompson of Waukesha, WI; seven grandchildren, Andrea and Elizabeth Carver, Andrew, Naomi, Abigail, Zachary and Samuel Thompson; one sister, Rev. Mary Anne Thompson of Alhambra, CA and three brothers, Rev. Henry (Phyllis) Thompson of Redlands, CA, Rev. Robert (Alice) Thompson of Long Prairie, MN and Dr. Paul (Sue) Thompson of Racine, WI.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one sister, Ruth Skanse and three brothers, John "Jackie" Thompson, Rev. David Thompson and Rev. James Thompson.
Funeral services will be held Friday, February 20 at 1:00 P.M. at Herrick Chapel, Judson College, 1151 N. State St., Elgin with Dr. James Didier and Dr. William Myers officiating. Burial will be in Bluff City cemetery, Elgin.
Visitation will be held Thursday from 4:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. at First Baptist Church, 1735 W. Highland Ave., Elgin and Friday from 12:30 P.M. until the time of services at Herrick Chapel.
Memorials may be given to the Edward L. Thompson Music Conductors Scholarship at Judson College.
Laird Funeral Home, Elgin is in charge of arrangements.
