Obituaries
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Arthur Holmes was a Wheaton College philosopher, professor and mentorOct 16, 2011 7:30 am - The former chairman of the philosophy department at Wheaton College and a noted philosopher credited with influencing the wider Christian community has died. Arthur Holm...
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Longtime employee was fixture at Elk Grove bakeryOct 16, 2011 12:00 am - Dolores Stephan never saw her name appear on the storefront, but for nearly 20 years customers at Jarosch Bakery in Elk Grove Village looked for her when they came to pl...
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Prospect Heights loses longtime alderman O’DonoghueOct 14, 2011 12:00 am - Thomas O’Donoghue spent much of his life in public service in Prospect Heights, and after he died Wednesday at 84, those close to him remembered his dedication to the ci...
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Robert Galvin, once one of the country’s business leaders, dead at 89Oct 13, 2011 12:00 am - Longtime CEO, Barrington Hills man dies at 89
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‘Baron of Barrington’ known for generosity, radio show on WJJGOct 11, 2011 12:00 am - A former Barrington-area car dealer, whose namesake, the Joseph J. Gentile Center, is home to the Loyola University basketball program, has died Gentile lived in Southwe...
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Longtime Daily Herald travel columnist wrote for ‘regular folks’Sep 28, 2011 12:00 am - Life stories Madelyn Merwin ~ 1924-2011 Madelyn Merwin had a distinguished career in journalism, breaking the glass ceiling both in print and broadcast. Longtime D...
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Dundee Twp. mourns death of local businessman Fred DoederleinSep 27, 2011 1:00 am - Fred Doederlein, 1927-2011
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Ziggy creator Tom Wilson Sr. diesSep 19, 2011 12:00 am - CLEVELAND — Tom Wilson Sr., the creator of the hard-luck comic strip character Ziggy, has died, his family said Monday. He was 80. Tom Wilson Jr., who took over the comi...
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Dolores Hope, wife of Bob Hope, diesSep 19, 2011 12:00 am - LOS ANGELES — Dolores Hope, the sultry-voiced songstress who was married to Bob Hope for 69 years and sometimes sang on his shows for U.S. troops and on his television s...
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Eleanor Mondale, daughter of Walter Mondale, diesSep 18, 2011 1:00 am - MINNEAPOLIS — Eleanor Mondale, the vivacious daughter of former Vice President Walter Mondale who carved out her own reputation as an entertainment reporter, radio show ...