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Caroline Hartmann
Caroline Hartmann, 86, a longtime resident of Glencoe, died on June 10, 2003 at her home in Northbrook.
Mrs. Hartmann was born at her family's home in Glencoe June 18, 1916 to William and Carrie Sutherland. She attended the North Shore Country Day School, Dana Hall in Wellesley, Mass., Connecticut College for Women, and met her future husband, William E. Hartmann, while attending the Lowthorpe School of Landscape Architecture in Groton, Mass. They were married in Glencoe on Oct. 11, 1941.
Mrs. Hartmann was an active member of the Glencoe Garden Club and won recognition for her floral arrangements. She also volunteered for the Infant Welfare Society in Chicago and the Lincoln Park Zoo. She was a Girl Scout and Brownie leader and most recently she volunteered to work in the greenhouse at the Chicago Botanic Garden. For more than 50 years she was a member of the Skokie Country Club in Glencoe, where she particularly enjoyed curling (representing the club at area bonspiels) and tennis. Her love for reading led her to the Book Stall at Chestnut Court where she worked for more than 25 years until her early 80s.
Relatives said Mrs. Hartmann will be remembered for her energy, her generosity, her sense of responsibility to others, her sense of adventure, and her originality of thought. She loved to read, enjoyed the effort and fun of competitive sport, loved nature and kept her curiosity and vigor throughout her life, they said.
Mrs. Hartmann is survived by her daughters, Caroline (Clement) Erbmann, and Rebecca (Paul) Fields; her son Philip Hartmann; four grandchildren, Elizabeth (Charles) Smith, Joshua and Jonathan Erbmann, and Emily Fields; and her sister Jane Reinecke.
A private interment service will be held at the Glencoe Union Church Memorial Garden.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Glencoe Historical Society, 377 Park Ave., Glencoe IL 60022.
John E. Hoerster
John E. Hoerster, 53, athletic director and head football coach at Loyola Academy in Wilmette, died suddenly on Monday (Aug. 25, 2003).
Mr. Hoerster was a graduate of Northwestern University and a former Wildcat. He was also president of the Chicago Catholic League.
Survivors include his wife, Donna M. (nee Connor); his son, John R.; his daughter, Regan; his brother Edward (Judy) Hoerster; his sisters-in-law, Lynda Connor and Karen (Mike) Strocchia; and many nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 28, and from 8:30 a.m. until the time of the funeral at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 29 at Gibbons Funeral Home, 134 S. York Road in Elmhurst. Mass will follow at 10 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 29 at Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church, 134 Arthur St., Elmhurst.
Interment will be at Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery in Hillside, 1400 S. Wolf Road, Hillside.
Memorial contributions may be made to Loyola Academy in Wilmette.
Renzo Rutili
Renzo N. Rutili, a resident of Evanston for 25 years, died Aug. 16, 2003 at St. Francis Hospital in Evanston. He was 71.
Mr. Rutili, a retired industrial designer, was born April 25, 1932, in Minneapolis.
He was a graduate of the University of Michigan School of Architecture and Design.
Mr. Rutili is survived by his sister, Paula Rutili, of Sun City West, Ariz.
Funeral services and interment were private.
Odessa Sanders
Odessa Mae (nee Beard) Sanders of Evans, Ga., a former longtime Evanston resident, died July 16, 2003 at Westwood Nursing Facility in Evans. She was 84.
Born Feb. 15, 1919, in Harlem, Ga., she taught in the Harlem School District and married Thomas Sanders, who preceded her in death, on May 3, 1937. They relocated to Evanston in the early 1940s.
Mrs. Sanders, also known as "Mame," was employed as a cook at Evanston Township High School. After her retirement, she continued to cook for various facilities in Evanston.
Mrs. Sanders was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary at Second Baptist Church in Evanston, as well as the Exclusive 13 and two philanthropic-social organizations.
She also served as business manager of the Sanders Family Reunion Club.
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her daughter, Jeannette M. Giles.
Survivors include two grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, three nieces and many other relatives.
Funeral services were held July 21 at New Hope Baptist Church in Campania, Ga.
Frances Schneideman
Frances Schneideman, a longtime resident of Evanston, died Aug. 6, 2003 at Oakwood Terrace Nursing Home in Evanston. She was 100.
Born in East Lyme, Conn., Mrs. Schneideman assisted in the family business, Schneideman's Menswear in Bay City, Mich.
Preceded in death by her husband, Lou, she is survived by her son, Robert I.
Funeral services and interment were private.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, 4709 Golf Road, Suite 1015, Skokie IL 60076.
Russell Wiscomb Sr.
Russell Bruce Wiscomb Sr. of Ravensdale, Wash., a former alderman and longtime resident of Evanston, died Aug. 15, 2003. He was 82.
Mr. Wiscomb was born March 29, 1921, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Soon after his birth, his family moved to Santa Monica, Calif., where they lived for 10 years before moving to Evanston, where Mr. Wiscomb spent most of his early adult life.
He graduated from Evanston Township High School in 1939 and attended Northwestern University, where he was a member of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity. He then went on to receive his degree in aeronautical engineering.
After his graduation in 1942, Mr. Wiscomb married Jane Lou Hunter, who preceded him in death. Together, they moved from Evanston to Buffalo, N.Y., then on to Columbus, Ohio, to Seattle and back to Columbus, as Mr. Wiscomb followed aeronautical engineering contracts both during and after the war.
For many of those years he worked for Curtis Wright, where he was a lead engineer for the famous "War Hawk" P-40 series aircraft.
In 1950, he and his wife returned to Evanston, where he began a career in the wholesale plywood business with his two brothers.
While raising their three sons, Mr. Wiscomb and his wife were both very active in civic and charitable activities within the community. He was a Boy Scout pack leader, as well as a member of the Rotary Club, board of directors of the McGaw YMCA and board of directors of the Evanston Chamber of Commerce.
He also served as an alderman on the City Council of Evanston from 1963 to 1971.
In 1971, Mr. Wiscomb and his wife moved to Orcas Island in Washington State. Together, they built a new home, bought and rebuilt the then-ailing Orcas Lumber Co. into a successful and diverse business.
It was also on Orcas Island that he finally fulfilled his childhood dream of owning a 1931 Ford Phaeton, which he would often drive in Fourth of July parades.
After his wife's death in 1999, Mr. Wiscomb left Orcas Island to live with one of his sons in Ravensdale, Wash.
Survivors include sons Russell B. Jr. (Lee) of Orcas Island, Wash.; Scott (Lesley) of Seattle and Ken (Lisa) of Ravensdale, Wash.; eight grandchildren; one great-granddaughter; and many other relatives.
A memorial service will be held by family members on Orcas Island.
Memorial contributions may be sent to the Orcas Center, Eastsound WA 98245.
Doris Arrington
Doris Roberta (née McKellar) Arrington of Evanston, a former native and resident of Abbeville, S.C., died Aug. 10 at Oakwood Terrace Nursing Home in Evanston. She was 80.
Born Oct. 14, 1923, she attended South Carolina State College at Orangeburg and later received a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Loyola University Chicago.
She served as a nurse in the U.S. Armed Forces during World War II.
Mrs. Arrington was employed as a social worker at Cook County Hospital in Chicago.
She was a longtime member of Faith Temple Church of God in Christ in Evanston.
According to relatives, Mrs. Arrington was one of a kind and will be remembered by all who knew her as a woman of commitment and determination. She strived daily to live the life that God had planned for her, and it was through her faith that she was able to encourage others, relatives said.
Survivors include brother Allen McKellar, sister Anne Johnson, and many nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Aug. 17 at Faith Temple Church of God in Evanston, with internment in Abraham Lincoln Cemetery in Elwood, Ill.
House of Thompson Mortuary in Evanston handled the arrangements.
Renée Barnes
Renée Barnes, a lifelong resident of Evanston, died Aug. 14, 2004 at her home. She was 46.
Born April 2, 1958, she attended Evanston public schools.
Miss Barnes was employed at Shand Morahan and Co. in Deerfield for more than 20 years.
She enjoyed cooking, painting and calligraphy writing.
According to relatives, Miss Barnes was a devoted and loving sister and aunt who always put her family first. She will be remembered for her courage, her faith in God and her beautiful smile, they said.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Willie E. and Alice Barnes.
Survivors include her twin brother, Reginald; brother Cassius (Thalia); one niece; and many other relatives.
Funeral services were held Aug. 18 in the chapel at House of Thompson Mortuary in Evanston, with interment in Memorial Park Cemetery in Skokie.
Albert C. Buehler Jr.
Albert Carl Buehler Jr., 81, of Northbrook and Naples, Fla., died Aug. 16, 2004.
He was a philanthropist who made major gifts to a wide range of charitable organizations in support of health care and to improve the quality of life for persons with disabilities. He and his wife, Patricia, provided leadership and support for numerous charities in the Chicago and Naples areas.
He was especially proud of the Buehler enabling garden at the Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe, where raised beds, hanging baskets and vertical wall gardens make flowering plants accessible to persons of all abilities, including visitors in wheelchairs and handicapped members of the staff who care for the gardens.
Another special interest was the Buehler Center on Aging at Northwestern University's medical school, which improves the skills of all physicians to care for older persons and sponsors multiple research and educational programs.
Other major grants were made to Children's Memorial Medical Center for innovative computerized monitoring systems for its surgical recovery rooms, to the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, and to Northwestern Memorial Hospital for its cardiovascular floor and for its magnetic resonance imaging facility.
Grants were also made to the Shedd Aquarium and Lincoln Park Zoo for hospital facilities for animals and mammals, the Field Museum of Natural History to remodel entrances for handicapped visitors and school children, and to Northwestern University for two professorships in its Kellogg Graduate School of Management, one on health care management and the other on economic aspects of aging.
Other major gifts established and endowed a sports medicine facility at Northwestern University.
After graduation from Dartmouth College and naval service as a lieutenant in World War II, he served in various executive positions at Victor Comptometer Corp., a family business from which he retired as chairman in 1977.
In addition to his wife of 50 years, he is survived by his sons, A. C. III (Nancy) and John H. (Katherine); and eight grandchildren.
Mr. Buehler was preceded in death by his daughter, Karen B. Creigh.
A memorial service was held Aug. 28 at the Kenilworth Union Church in Kenilworth.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Chicago Botanic Garden for the Buehler Enabling Garden Endowment, 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe 60022, or to Northwestern University's Buehler Center on Aging, attention: Sarah R. Pearson, 2020 Ridge Ave., Evanston IL 60208.
Loretta Kennedy
Loretta Frances (née Burt) Kennedy, a lifelong resident of Evanston, died Aug. 18, 2004 at St. Francis Hospital's Extended Care Facility in Evanston. She was 82.
Born June 4, 1922, in the same house her grandfather built and where eventually she would raise her own children, Mrs. Kennedy attended Evanston Township High School and received her high school diploma later in life.
According to relatives, Mrs. Kennedy was a dedicated homemaker, with her family being the main focus of her life. She provided a stable, comfortable, loving, happy and worry free environment for her children, relatives said.
After her children were grown, Mrs. Kennedy attended cosmetology school and became a licensed beautician.
She was a member of First Church of God Christian Life Center in Evanston.
Survivors include her husband of 62 years, James, whom she met at Evanston Township High School; son Michael (Karen); daughter Karen Kennedy Lawrence; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; brother James (Alice); sister Beatrice; three nieces; and many other relatives.
Funeral services were held Aug. 23 at First Church of God Christian Life Center in Evanston.
Arrangements were handled by House of Thompson Mortuary in Evanston.
