Obituaries
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Mt. Prospect mourns Mel BothMay 29, 2011 12:00 am - Virtually anywhere you look in Mount Prospect — from the historical museum to a local church, to the infrastructure of the community itself — you can see the handiwork o...
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Schaumburg man embodied spirit as Christmas at Santa's VillageMay 27, 2011 12:00 am - Don Goers was one of Santa's helpers who found his joy in bringing cheer to children across the Fox Valley. From 1966 through 1979, Goers put on the big red suit at San...
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Funeral services Wednesday for Prospect Heights truck driver killed in train crashMay 19, 2011 12:00 am - Funeral services for Kazimierz Karasek, 59, of Prospect Heights, who was killed May 13 when his cement truck collided with a Metra train in Mount Prospect, will be held ...
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Beloved Palatine hot dog vendor diesMay 19, 2011 12:00 am - The eighth annual Casey Pohl Memorial Baseball Tournament opened Thursday in Palatine, but without one of its main attractions. Karl Radloff, who ran the concession area...
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Post gave service directory personal touchMay 17, 2011 12:00 am - For more than 20 years, Elaine Post was the face of the Daily Herald’s Service Directory, located on the back page of the classified advertising section. Mrs. Post devel...
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Spiess lauded as pillar of ElginMay 14, 2011 12:00 am - There was a time when everybody in Elgin knew John Edward Spiess. His reach into the community extended far beyond the walls of Joseph C. Spiess Co., the department stor...
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Longtime Arlington Hts. insurance executive diesMay 12, 2011 12:00 am - Six weeks to the day after Jim Seymour, a record-setting wide receiver and football All-American at the University of Notre Dame passed away, his business partner from A...
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Former child star, ‘Superman’ actor Cooper diesMay 05, 2011 2:00 am - LOS ANGELES — Nowadays, Jackie Cooper may be best known for his role as the gruff newspaper editor in all four original “Superman” movies. But his Hollywood success stor...
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Buffalo Grove loses a pioneerApr 28, 2011 2:00 am - Marianne Krug ~ 1931-2011 By Eileen O. Daday Daily Herald correspondent The Buffalo Grove Days Parade will celebrate its 50th anniversary this year, but without one...
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Palatine Daily Herald retiree always a ‘Classy Lady’Apr 27, 2011 12:00 am - For more than 20 years, Wanda Pleska, helped customers place classified ads in the Daily Herald. It was something of an art form, as Mrs. Pleska and her department colle...