Obituaries
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Rolling Meadows alderman dies after battle with cancerDec 16, 2012 1:16 pm - Rolling Meadows alderman and longtime community member Larry Buske died Sunday after battling lung cancer for more than a year. Buske, 68, held the 3rd Ward City Council...
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Round Lake boy remembered for his constant smileDec 15, 2012 2:54 pm - When Kristina Lancaster woke up Saturday morning and looked out her window, she saw white ribbons tied around the trees along her street in Round Lake. That was yet anot...
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Bakery founder, businessman Nick Nicholas dies at 83Dec 13, 2012 4:31 pm - Life stories Nick Nicholas ~ 1929-2012 By Eileen O. Daday Daily Herald correspondent Nick Nicholas co-founded Alpha Baking Company, which has grown to be one of the...
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Bar code’s co-inventor N. Joseph Woodland dies, 91Dec 13, 2012 1:12 pm - RALEIGH, N.C. — Norman Joseph Woodland, the co-inventor of the bar code that labels nearly every product in stores and has boosted productivity in nearly every sector of...
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Joe Allbritton, 87, DC media, banking giant diesDec 13, 2012 5:19 am - McLEAN, Va. — Joe L. Allbritton, who became one of Washington’s most influential men through a media conglomerate of newspapers and television stations and a financial e...
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Indian community celebrates Shankar's legacyDec 12, 2012 10:00 pm - As both the local Indian community and music lovers around the world mourn the death of Ravi Shankar, the iconic master of the sitar is being remembered as the "godfathe...
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Buffalo Grove mourns one of its original residentsDec 12, 2012 1:00 pm - Life stories Virginia Weidner Raupp ~ 1923-2012 By Eileen O. Daday Daily Herald correspondent Virginia Weidner Mueller Raupp didn’t have to look far for her family ...
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Des Plaines River canoe marathon founder dies at 86Dec 11, 2012 10:00 pm - The founder of the Des Plaines River Canoe Marathon, known throughout the state as 'Mr. Canoe,' has died. Ralph Frese of Niles died Monday after a short battle with pro...
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Former Dist. 300 principal remembered for support, steady leadershipDec 10, 2012 4:08 pm - Ronald Rhoades was the first principal of Dundee Highlands Elementary School in West Dundee when it opened in 1964 and he stayed to lead the school until he retired in 1...
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Jenni Rivera, soulful, troubled Mexican music starDec 10, 2012 3:13 pm - LOS ANGELES — Jenni Rivera launched her career hawking cassette recordings of her songs at flea markets, but a powerful voice, soulful singing style and frank discussion...