Obituaries
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Baseball reflects on Hall of Famers Weaver, MusialJan 20, 2013 6:00 am - One was born in St. Louis, the other became a star there. Aside from that, Earl Weaver and Stan Musial were about as different as two Hall of Famers could be. “Talk abou...
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Former Des Plaines alderman dies at 85Jan 18, 2013 1:31 pm - Former Des Plaines alderman Carmen Sarlo, 85, died Thursday. He suffered from heart problems and prostate cancer, according to a close friend. Sarlo, a retired Navistar ...
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'Rainbows' founder spent 30 years helping kids healJan 16, 2013 6:00 pm - The founder of Rainbows for All Children, whose mission 30 years ago to help children struggling with divorce or the death of a parent grew into a worldwide movement, ha...
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Web activist’s family blames prosecutors for deathJan 13, 2013 4:03 pm - NEW YORK — The family of a Reddit co-founder who committed suicide weeks before he was to go on trial on federal charges that he stole millions of scholarly articles is ...
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Libertyville man embodied 'greatest generation'Jan 10, 2013 1:00 pm - The first person to eulogize Libertyville resident William Madole on Friday will have a hard time limiting his comments. “They're giving me three minutes and I'm trying ...
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Fremont Township's Frank Beelow had a passion for farmingJan 09, 2013 3:00 pm - Frank G. Beelow, the executive director of the Lake County Fair, is being remembered as a sweet, funny man with a passion for farming. Beelow, 78, a lifelong Fremont Tow...
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Gallagher helped grow family insurance businessJan 08, 2013 5:00 pm - The son and namesake of Arthur J. Gallagher, who went on to lead the Itasca-based insurance brokerage and help grow it into one of the largest in the world, has died. Ja...
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Retired priest dies in Mount ProspectJan 08, 2013 10:00 am - Funeral services were held Tuesday for the Rev. Edward Maraczewski, pastor emeritus of St. Anastasia Parish in Waukegan, a former chaplain at Holy Family Hospital in Des...
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Former ECC president Paul Heath dies at 78Jan 07, 2013 3:20 pm - Elgin Community College’s “builder president” died Dec. 27 at age 78, about two decades after launching a $48 million expansion of the Spartan Drive campus. Paul Heath, ...
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Former Libertyville trustee diesJan 07, 2013 1:38 pm - A former Libertyville trustee who also spent years working as a guidance counselor and director at Libertyville High School has died. Eugene Brakel, 85, of Libertyville,...