Obituaries
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Civil rights leader Lawrence Guyot dies at 73Nov 25, 2012 12:17 pm - WASHINGTON — Lawrence Guyot, a civil-rights leader who survived jailhouse beatings in the Deep South in the 1960s and went on to encourage generations to get involved, h...
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Larry Hagman, J.R. Ewing on ‘Dallas,’ dies at 81Nov 23, 2012 11:00 pm - Larry Hagman, whose portrayal of a rapacious, roguishly charming Texas oilman on the nighttime soap opera “Dallas” left a worldwide television audience wondering, “Who s...
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Des Plaines woman ‘dedicated her life to Maryville’Nov 23, 2012 2:53 pm - For more than 40 years, the Rev. John Smyth was the face of Maryville Academy in Des Plaines, but those who worked with him knew who his driving force was: Loretta Mroz,...
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Former US Sen. Warren Rudman dies at 82Nov 20, 2012 6:22 pm - CONCORD, N.H. — Colleagues knew former Sen. Warren B. Rudman for his abrupt manner, but they trusted his expertise. On one matter in particular, though, he wished people...
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Former Norwegian consul, an Arlington Hts. resident, lived historyNov 17, 2012 7:51 pm - Customers of Per Bye Ohrstrom didn’t need a contract. “He was always a man of his word — his handshake was better than a contract,” son Lars Ohrstrom said. Family member...
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Former Des Plaines teacher, counselor was belovedNov 14, 2012 10:00 pm - John Huizinga dedicated his life to guiding teens through their difficult high school years and being a friend whom they could rely on for lifelong support. That's how f...
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Wheeling pastor, Family Fest leader, dies at 82Nov 13, 2012 12:50 pm - A former Wheeling pastor, who guided the growth of Family Fest from a parish picnic into one of the Northwest suburbs’ largest summer festivals, has died. The Rev. James...
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Halas family loses an elder stateswomanNov 07, 2012 12:45 pm - One of the last members of the Halas family to be among the inner circle with George “Papa Bear” Halas, has died. Mildred Halas passed away Nov. 1. The longtime Mount Pr...
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Streamwood deputy fire chief dies TuesdayNov 06, 2012 3:38 pm - Family and fellow firefighters are mourning the death Tuesday of 45-year-old Streamwood Deputy Fire Chief Mark Hudson, a 20-year veteran of the village’s fire department...
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Des Plaines woman who owned hero dog succumbs to illnessNov 05, 2012 10:52 am - Des Plaines resident Patricia “Patti” Kennedy, whose loyal companion, a yellow Labrador retriever named Zurich, won the American Humane Association’s Hero Dog Award for ...