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Sam Raymond
Sam Raymond, a resident of Evanston since 1982 and formerly of Chicago, died May 26, 2003 at the Oakwood Terrace Nursing Home in Evanston. He was 80.
Mr. Raymond worked for many years at the Agar Packing Co., while also driving a taxicab at night. He and his son, Eugene, started Raymond Taxi Inc. in 2000.
Born Aug. 17, 1922, in Gunnison, Miss., he served in the U.S. Army and received several honors, including the Bronze Star.
He was a member of Canaan Baptist Church in Chicago and Springfield Missionary Baptist Church in Evanston. At Springfield Baptist, he served on the board of trustees and was a member of the male and gospel choirs.
Survivors include his wife, Gwendolyn; sons Eugene, Marshall and Delvin; daughters Deborah, Antonette, Teresa, Lisa and Jackie (Luke) McCoy; 20 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and many other relatives.
Funeral services were held May 31 at Springfield Baptist Church in Evanston, with interment in Memorial Park Cemetery, Skokie.
Patricia Simmons
Patricia Ann Simmons of Palm Desert, Calif., a former resident of Evanston, died May 27, 2003 in Palm Desert. She was 60.
She was born Feb. 13, 1943, in Kansas City, Mo.
Mrs. Simmons taught first and second grades for 30 years at Lincoln Elementary School in Evanston.
She married Terry E. Simmons on Jan. 1, 1997.
She was preceded in death by her father, Clifford Miller.
Survivors in addition to her husband include her mother, Loretta (nee Hunsburger) Miller; four grandchildren; brothers Dr. William Miller of Keytesville, Mo. and A.C. Miller of Falls Church, Va.; two nieces; and two nephews.
A memorial service will be held today (June 5) in the chapel at St. Margaret's Episcopal Church in Palm Desert, Calif. Inurnment is private.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Warren "Billy" Cherry Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 0944, Evanston IL 60204.
Julia Turner
Julia Elizabeth (nee Ward) Turner, a longtime resident of Evanston, died May 22, 2003 at St. Francis Hospital in Evanston. She was 80.
Born Feb. 2, 1923, she was a graduate of Roosevelt University in Chicago.
Mrs. Turner was an elementary schoolteacher in the Chicago Public Schools for 40 years, last teaching at Stockton School. She was a reading specialist and was honored for her dedication to improving the literary skills of disadvantaged students.
Mrs. Turner was a member of Delta Sigma Theta sorority and the Birthday Club, and participated in several other social activities.
She was a longtime member of Second Baptist Church in Evanston.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 46 years, Philip H., and a daughter, Deborah Strawther.
Survivors include one grandchild; sister Worthy W. Fulbright, two nieces and many other relatives.
Funeral services were held May 28 at Second Baptist Church in Evanston, with interment in Memorial Park Cemetery, Skokie.
Herbert G. Twaddle
A memorial service for Herbert Granger Twaddle, 82, of Arlington Heights, was held June 4, 2003 at the First Presbyterian Church in Arlington Heights.
Born Dec. 10, 1920, in Brooklyn, N.Y., Mr. Twaddle spent his childhood and youth at Fort Sill, Okla., Leavenworth, Kan., and Washington, D.C.
Mr. Twaddle attended Howe Military Academy, and earned both a bachelor's and a master's degree in chemical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
He retired from the U.S. Naval Reserve as a captain after service in both World War II and the Korean War.
He was a former employee of Virginia Carolina Chemical Co. and Phillips Petroleum Co., and retired from Amoco in 1991.
His main interests were his family, poetry, history and the Hospice of the North Shore and Hospice of Northeastern Illinois, where he volunteered his services to many patients.
Mr. Twaddle is survived by his wife, Barbara (nee Matson), whom he married in 1951 and who was the daughter of Beulah Edwards and George C. Matson of Tulsa, Okla.; three children, Michael E. of Evanston, George M. of Granger, Ind., and Dr. Martha Twaddle Millar of Libertyville; and seven grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his brother, Warren W. "Bill"; and his parents, Sara Udell and Maj. Gen. Harry L.
Memorial contributions may be made to either the Hospice of the North Shore, 2821 Central St., Evanston IL 60201, or the Hospice of Northeastern Illinois, 410 S. Hager Ave., Barrington IL 60010.
George Williams
George H. Williams, a resident of Evanston for 27 years, formerly of Washington, D.C., died May 18, 2003 at St. Francis Hospital in Evanston. He was 85.
Born Feb. 12, 1918, in Hempstead, N.Y., he graduated from Hofstra College in 1939 and attended New York University Law School before World War II interrupted his studies.
During the war, Mr. Williams rose from a U.S. Army selectee to lieutenant colonel in three years, and was appointed a battalion commander at age 26.
He served in North Africa, Italy and France, and was awarded the Legion of Merit, Silver Star and Purple Heart. Captured by German forces on the front lines in France, he was held as a prisoner of war for five months before his escape.
He married Celeste "Molly" Madden on Nov. 23, 1946, in New York City.
After receiving a doctor of law degree in 1946, Mr. Williams joined New York University. At the university, he served as director of the Root-Tilden Scholarship program and Citizenship Clearing House, professor of law and assistant dean of the Law School, vice president of development, and executive vice president of planning and development.
From 1968 to 1975, Mr. Williams served as president of American University in Washington, D.C. Among his many accomplishments were the reorganization of colleges and the streamlining of academic structure, creating the College of Public and International Affairs in 1972. He also established 50 new degree programs during his tenure and instituted programs that increased minority enrollment from 4 to 10 percent of all students.
He served as executive vice president and director of the Chicago-based American Judicature Society from 1976 until 1986, where he led the effort to improve judicial selection in the United States.
From 1976 to 1985, Mr. Williams served as trustee and chairman of the board of Trinity College in Vermont.
Mr. Williams also was a volunteer dispute mediator at the Center for Neighborhood Justice in Chicago.
He was a member of St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church and a supporter of St. Mark's Episcopal Church, both in Evanston.
In addition to his wife, survivors include sons Stephen of Covington, Ga., and Kevin (Leslie) of Wilmette; daughters Mary Beth (Tom) Barritt of Burlington, Vt., and Jeanne Williams of Watertown, Mass.; and five grandchildren.
A funeral Mass was celebrated May 23 at St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church in Evanston.
Interment is to take place in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Mary's Church Renovation Fund, 1012 Lake St., Evanston IL 60201.
A. Doraine Anderson
A memorial service for A. Doraine Anderson, a longtime resident of Evanston and formerly of Greeneville, Tenn., is scheduled for 2 p.m. July 16, 2006 at the Woman's Club of Evanston, 1702 Chicago Ave.
Miss Anderson died June 3 at Evanston Hospital. She was 72.
She was a graduate of Lake Forest College in Lake Forest, and later received a master's degree from the National College of Education (now National-Louis University) in Evanston.
Miss Anderson began her career as a teacher at Edgewood Junior High School in Highland Park. She then taught history at Tusculum College in Greeneville, Tenn.
In the early 1970s, she returned to Evanston, where her interest in historic preservation led her to serve two terms on the city of Evanston's Plan Commission.
A community activist, Miss Anderson also served as a trustee on the board of Sherman Gardens' apartments, where she lived.
An avid traveler, she visited Europe and Africa. She also enjoyed classical music.
According to relatives, Miss Anderson's patient, but unqualified, persistence made things happen in situations where others' endurance flagged.
In 2006, Miss Anderson, as an anonymous donor, gave $60,000 to the city of Evanston for the establishment of a K-9 Unit at the Evanston Police Department. Her wish to honor former 4th Ward alderman Jack Korshak -- by naming the first dog in the unit after him -- recently was fulfilled. In July, upon the completion of the dog's training with a handler at a police department in Kansas, "Jack" will report for duty in Evanston.
Miss Anderson is survived by her sister, Joan Anderson of Washington, D.C.
Arrangements were handled by the Cremation Society of Illinois in Chicago.
Jeanne Bresee Hindsley
Jeanne Bresee Hindsley, 76, of Winnetka died May 20, 2006.
Mrs. Hindsley was born Oct. 3, 1929 in Champaign, Ill. to Paul K. and Jo M. Bresee. She attended public schools in Champaign, graduating from Champaign High School in 1947. Her senior year, Champaign won the State men's basketball championship. Mrs. Hindsley knit the then coach, Harry Combs, a bright red pair of "lucky" socks, relatives said, to help during tournament time; a tradition Combs carried on as head coach of the University of Illinois basketball team.
She began her college life at Pomona College in Claremont, Calif., but returned to Champaign to complete her college education at the University of Illinois, graduating as a Bronze Tablet Scholar.
In her senior year, Mrs. Hindsley appeared on the national cover of Colliers magazine as an Illinois beauty, a magazine series featuring Big Ten co-eds. She was a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority, serving as treasurer. In a chance photograph taken at the sorority's Spring Formal in 1950, she and five other Pi Phi's with their dates posed on a stairway. Those dates became their husbands. Thirty-eight years later they posed again on the same stairway. That picture, together with the original photo, caught the eye of a Chicago reporter who ran a feature on the six couples, still married to each other. The story was picked up by the Associated Press and carried across the country. A fifty year reenactment in 2000 was a feature story in the fall 2001 issue of Becoming Family magazine.
She married Harold "Huck" Hindsley in 1951. After a two year stint in the Army, the couple returned to Champaign, raising a family of four. Mrs. Hindsley was president of Junior Service League (now Junior League) in the late fifties.
Mrs. Hindsley was an active member of Kenilworth Union Church, serving on several committees. She also participated as a leader for Bible Study Fellowship. She was an ardent gardener, and planned many family trips including Kenya, Africa, house boating on the Mississippi River, travels through the western National Parks, sailing in the British Virgin Islands and trips to Jamaica.
Survivors include her husband, Harold; two sons, Scott (Amy) and Paul (Maureen); two daughters, Jody (Jonathan) Hess and Amy (Rich) French; ten grandchildren; and two sisters, Joanne Foley and Paula Reagan.
A memorial service was held at 3 p.m. on June 1 at Kenilworth Union Church, 211 Kenilworth Ave. in Kenilworth.
Interment was private.
Memorial donations may be made to the University of Illinois Foundation, 1305 W. Green, Urbana, IL 61801-2962; or the Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe, IL 60022.
Allen Strehlow
A memorial Eucharist for Allen Quincy Strehlow, a junior at Evanston Township High School and a lifelong resident of Evanston, is scheduled for 2 p.m. June 10, 2006 at St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 939 Hinman Ave.
Allan died June 4, 2006, after a courageous battle with Ewing's sarcoma, at the University of Chicago's Comer Children's Hospital. He was 16.
Born July 8, 1989, he attended Lincolnwood Elementary School and Haven Middle School, both in Evanston.
Allen particularly enjoyed music, maturing from treble to tenor in the Choir of Men and Boys at St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Evanston, and playing cello, bass and several other instruments. He also played Ultimate Frisbee and golf.
His other interests included history, politics and travel. He went to England and France with the St. Luke's choir, to Italy with his grandparents and also traveled throughout the continental United States. In December 2005, he and his family went to Hawaii, courtesy of the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
According to relatives, Allen inspired hope, compassion and joy among his many friends, teachers, caregivers and relatives. In addition to his infectious sense of humor, he lived life with gusto, relatives said.
He was preceded in death by a grandparent, William W. Allen.
Survivors include his parents, Maribeth Allen and P. Val Strehlow; brother William W.; his grandparents, Martha and Richard Hulet of Indianapolis, and Jane and Paul Strehlow of Evanston; and several aunts, uncles and cousins.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Democratic National Committee at the Web site www.democrats.org or the Liddy Shriver Sarcoma Initiative -- visit the initiative's Web site at www.liddyshriversarcomainitiative.org for more information.
Arrangements were handled by N.H. Scott and Hanekamp Funeral Home in Glenview.
Robert King
Visitation for Robert C. King of Park City, Ill., a native of Evanston and a former resident of Northbrook, is scheduled from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. June 8 at Hanekamp Funeral Home, 385 Waukegan Road in Northbrook. Funeral services will follow at 11 a.m. June 9 at the funeral home.
Mr. King, 81, died June 4, 2006 in Park City.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Marian.
Survivors include daughters Sandra J. King, Deborah A. (Tony Reyes) King and Diane L. (Robert) Burchard; sons Charles R. and Donald H.; four grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Interment is to be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Skokie.
Mardi Green
Mardi (nee Linneman) Green of Evanston, a resident of Chicago since 1994 and a former resident of Evanston for more than 30 years, died July 20, 2003 at Oakwood Terrace in Evanston. She was 69.
Born Sept. 24, 1933, in Minneapolis, she was a longtime travel agent and former owner of a travel agency, Adventures Away.
A former longtime member of the Chicago Yacht Club, she served on the race committee.
Survivors include brother Daniel (Ruth) Linneman of Baldwin, Wis.; sister Kristi (Richard) Nystuen of Kenyon, Minn.; four nephews; and five nieces.
Funeral services and interment were private.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Les Turner ALS Foundation, 8142 N. Lawndale Ave., Skokie IL 60076-3322.
