Memorial service planned for Mundelein orchard matriarch Marion Quig
A memorial service will be held Thursday for Marion Quig, the former co-owner of one of Lake County's most popular apple orchards.
Quig, 74, died June 16 in Reno, Nevada.
Visitation is scheduled for 3 to 7 p.m. at Kristan Funeral Home, 219 W. Maple Ave., Mundelein. The service will follow at the funeral home.
Born in Libertyville, Quig and her late husband, Robert, ran the orchard that bore their last name on Route 83 north of Midlothian Road in Mundelein. They lived in a house there as well.
Robert Quig launched the business as a roadside stand in 1947. It eventually expanded and included a country store, a bakery, a restaurant and seasonal attractions that drew visitors from around the region.
"It was a family event year round over there," Mundelein Trustee Ray Semple recalled.
Quig's Orchard operated for 58 years until the family sold the 18-acre site to residential developers in 2005. The family moved to Wisconsin afterward.
Mundelein Mayor Steve Lentz called the orchard's closing "a sad day."
"The Quigs were true entrepreneurs, and thousands of residents remember them fondly," Lentz said.
Homes in what's been dubbed the Orchard Meadows subdivision now are under construction after a long delay.
After her husband died in 2013, Marion Quig moved to Reno to live with a daughter, Pam, because her health was declining, son Robert B. Quig said. Most recently, Marion Quig had been in an assisted living facility.
In addition to working at the orchard, Marion Quig enjoyed crocheting, word search puzzles and spending time with her grandchildren.
"She was a hard working, helpful and caring person," Robert B. Quig said.
Marion Quig's survivors include three children and four grandchildren.
Instead of flowers, memorials may be made to The Alzheimer's Foundation of America.