Obituaries
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Actor, comedian Rick Ducommun dies at age 62Jun 18, 2015 4:45 pm - TORONTO - Actor and comedian Rick Ducommun, known for his role in the 1989 film "The 'Burbs," has died. He was 62. Peter Ducommun said Thursday that his brother died on ...
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Where everybody knew his name; owner of Where Else bar mournedJun 16, 2015 1:00 am - The owner of a popular bar & grill in Elk Grove Village that drew people from all walks of life and at all hours of the night and day has died. Don Kontos was best known...
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A copy editor's copy editor, that was Virginia Brintlinger WilleyJun 15, 2015 1:00 am - Readers of the Daily Herald turn to the Neighbor section for local features and event coverage, never seeing the team of copy editors who work behind the scenes to lay o...
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'A giant' in history of the Northwest Suburban Bar Association diesJun 15, 2015 1:00 am - Back in 1960, four local attorneys would meet at a local restaurant, hashing out ideas about starting a suburban bar association. Initially, they envisioned it as a supp...
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Dr. Stanley Zydlo remembered in Palatine as 'a public treasure'Jun 10, 2015 1:00 am - On yet another day his contributions to society continued to save lives, Dr. Stanley Zydlo - considered the "father" of paramedic service in the Northwest suburbs - was ...
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Life of Carl Zdeb deserves attentionJun 08, 2015 5:00 am - On May 12, Carl A. Zdeb passed away at the age of 85. His obituary appeared in the Daily Herald, but I searched the entire paper for the next week, certain that I would ...
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Former Batavia alderman Hanson recalled for efforts to improve growing cityJun 08, 2015 1:00 am - Batavian Jim Hanson is being recalled for shepherding Batavia through a growth spurt in the 1960s that saw the redevelopment of the downtown, the construction of a new h...
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Notable deaths last weekJun 06, 2015 1:00 am - • Will Holt, a 1950s folk singer who wrote the popular song "Lemon Tree" and later composed lyrics and music for several Broadway musicals, has died in Los Angeles at ag...
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Arlington Park mourns passing of successful thoroughbred ownerJun 05, 2015 1:00 am - Life story William Stringfellow ~ 1942-2015 By Eileen O. Daday Daily Herald correspondent Nearly every racing day during Arlington International's season, William S...
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Dr. Stanley Zydlo, 'father' of paramedic service in suburbs and country, diesJun 04, 2015 1:00 am - Dr. Stanley M. Zydlo, who in the face of skepticism introduced the idea of training firefighters to be paramedics in the early 1970s — a system now credited with saving ...