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Richard George Michalski, 74 of Grayslake passed away on Monday, July 15, 2019 at his home. He was born on February 8, 1945 to the late Richard and Mary (Morrison) Michalski in Chicago, Illinois.  Richard enjoyed hanging out with his friends in the afternoon. Ski is survived by daughters; Catherine (Jordan) Willis, Sherry (Michael Madigan) Michalski Madigan, Simone (Richard) Hollin, and Rikkie (James) Kramschuster, his grandchildren; Emily, Conner, Natalie, Owen, Matthias, Mason, and...

Dorothy L Young, 77 of Island Lake Illinois passed away on Friday, July 12, 2019 at Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington, Illinois. She was born on April 15, 1942 to the late Herman Jordan and the late Ursusla (Kissane) Galateo in Chicago, Illinois. Dorothy is survived by her Siblings, Babette Rowe (Louie), Robert Jordan (Sharon), Joanne Poquette (Bob), Leta Stender (Ron), Rosanne Neapolitan (Tom) and Kathleen Galateo (Rob)...Mother to Denise Tidwell (Jim), Renee' D'Andrea (Skip),...

Alfred Zelent, 96 of Gurnee and formerly of Deerfield, passed away on Friday, July 5, 2019 at the James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center in North Chicago, IL. He was born on March 6, 1923 to the late August J. and Caroline (Cizick) Zelent in Chicago, IL.  On Sept. 4, 1945 he married the love of his life, Evelyn Barrett in San Diego, CA.  She preceded him in death on December 28, 2016 after 71 years of marriage.  He was proud to have served the U.S. Navy during WWII and a...

Lisa Marie Cashmore, 53, a resident of Zion, IL, suddenly passed away on June 28, 2019. She was born on December 15, 1965, in Salinas, California, to Ray Ortiz and Patty Sliva. She loved to read, listen to music, workout with her “Burn Sisters,” educate little minds, but most of all, she loved her pets. She is survived by her loving husband of 33 years, Jimmy; children: Jacqueline and Joseph; parents, Patty (Tom) Sliva; siblings: Kellie Ortiz, Kenneth (Rebecca) Ortiz, and...

Karry Pietschman, 54 of Waukegan, passed away on Friday, June 28, 2019 at his home. He was born on August 14, 1964 to Cary and Patricia (Tipton) Pietschman in Waukegan, IL.   He worked for 35 years for D&W. Fine Pack, formerly CM Products.  Karry loved his dog, Simba, music, racing, cars, sports, but especially loved his family.  He was a great friend to all. Karry is survived by his wife Kelly (Twilla), his father, Cary Pietschman, his sisters; Denise (Eric)...

Gayle Lee Armstrong, 69 years old, passed away on June 27th at home.  He was born on October 30, 1949 in Marceline Missouri to Lyle G and Mary M. (Adair) Armstrong. He grew up in Marceline, MO.  He graduated from Marceline High School in Marceline, MO in 1967. After high school he: -attended Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana where he studied Emergency Medicine. -joined the United States Navy in 1967 due to the...

Ellis Marie Shafer Andrews, 91, daughter of Susan Bingman and Floyd E. Shafer, passed away on June 27, in Gurnee, Illinois. Born on February 28, 1928, she was a member of the Athens High School graduating class of 1946. In the spring of 1947 she met Jack Andrews, a student at Ohio University. They dated for approximately 16 months before they came up with a plan to elope. As plans go, everything went wrong, and they had to confess the attempt to her parents. They were married two weeks...

Delores M. Godfrey, 78 of Beach Park, passed away on Sunday, June 23, 2019 at her home. She was born on April 5, 1941 to the late Merelin and Laverne (Ethel) Godfrey in Gladstone, Michigan.  She was married to Jerry King; he preceded her in death on February 19, 2007.  She worked as a bartender for many years at The Note and The Red Rooster, both bars were in Chicago. Delores is survived by children; Joseph Goodwell and Cheryl Ann Hailey, her sister, Linda Lou Godfrey, several...

Protega, Ana Jasna Ana Jasna Protega, 66 of Round Lake Beach, passed away on Thursday, June 20, 2019 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born on July 25, 1952 to the late Ivan and Janja (Supe) Ljubic in Sibenik, Croatia.   Ana married Krste Protega, he preceded her in death on August 3, 2016. Ana is survived by her daughters; Marijana (Timmy) Jensen, Kristina (Chuck) Lowney, and Suzana Protega, her grandchildren; Alyssa Fayman, Chuckie Lowney, Danijela Lowney,...