Obituaries
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‘If Naperville had a queen, it would be Rita Harvard’Jun 16, 2012 4:52 pm - Naperville native Rita Harvard spent most of her life in her hometown, and those who knew her best say her civic involvement helped the city evolve into what it is today...
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Community journalist was passionate about Winfield, West ChicagoJun 15, 2012 9:32 pm - Friends may have called Alyce Bartlett “Scoop,” but community journalism was her middle name. The longtime Winfield resident and journalist died Tuesday after a brief il...
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Former Rolling Meadows mayor diesJun 07, 2012 5:52 pm - One of Rolling Meadows’ earliest mayors and business owners, William “Bill” Miseska, died at his home in Brooksville, Fla., on Tuesday. Miseska was the third mayor of Ro...
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Hundreds attend memorial for Dundee Township aquatic managerJun 07, 2012 10:19 am - Timothy M. “Tim” Kopka will be remembered as a man who brought his fun-loving personality to his job. And that’s a plus when you oversee the operation of public pools. K...
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Former Elgin manager ‘Builder Bob’ Brunton dies at 88Jun 05, 2012 1:07 pm - Robert L. Brunton, the man who oversaw the development of Elgin’s civic center to help garner himself the nickname “Bob the Builder,” died Saturday in his retirement hom...
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'Family Feud' TV host Richard Dawson dies at 79Jun 03, 2012 10:00 am - LOS ANGELES — Richard Dawson, the wisecracking British entertainer who was among the schemers in the 1960s TV comedy “Hogan's Heroes” and a decade later began kissing th...
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Bartlett woman starred in Chicago children's televisionMay 31, 2012 12:00 pm - One of Chicago's pioneers in children's television - once named as part of "television royalty" by the Chicago's Museum of Broadcast Communications - has died from cance...
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Co-founder of Summit School dies at 94May 21, 2012 6:00 pm - More than 40 years ago, an innovative teacher was sought to help two boys with learning disabilities. She used three basic principles - love, understanding and patience ...
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Donna Summer dies after cancer battle at 63May 17, 2012 5:00 pm - NEW YORK - Like the King of Pop or the Queen of Soul, Donna Summer was bestowed a title fitting of musical royalty - the Queen of Disco. Yet unlike Michael Jackson or ...
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Grocery store exec Lavelle diesMay 14, 2012 12:11 pm - Funeral services will take place Tuesday for Martin Lavelle, of South Barrington, who owned a grocery store chain and served on the board of a major food distributor. L...