Obituaries
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Don Johnson, founder of Des Plaines seafood market Don's Dock, diesJun 23, 2015 1:00 am - Whether it be lake perch, lake trout or shrimp, Don Johnson for decades loved to serve up seafood to legions of loyal customers who frequented his Des Plaines store. Wha...
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Notable deaths last weekJun 20, 2015 1:00 am - • James Salter, the prize-winning author acclaimed for his sophisticated, granular prose and sobering insights in "Light Years," "A Sport and a Pastime" and other fictio...
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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...