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During a family’s time of sorrow, we want to reflect on the lives of those who have recently passed. The Northwest Herald and nwherald.com offer a special quarterly feature to commemorate and honor those we have lost. This edition provides a listing of those who have passed away in July, August and September 2026.
Tributes Remember ing those we’ve loved and lost July 1 - S eptember 30, 2026
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Jacqueline Medins Bacon, 94
Thomas Michael Berent, 71
Bruce Blumer, 74 Fairfield Glade, TN April 8, 1952 September 1, 2026 Bilbrey Funeral Home and Cremation Service - Crossville
John R. Ackerman, 58
Woodstock, IL July 27, 1932 August 1, 2026
Wonder Lake, IL April 21, 1955 July 24, 2026 Colonial Funeral Home
Eugene “Gene” Blake, 85
Clifford Andrew Amundsen, 80
Scott Baker, 59 Woodstock, IL May 31, 1967 August 17, 2026 Schneider Leucht Merwin & Cooney Kathleen M. Batjes
Alice Mary Blomquist, 79
Vivian Botts, 81 Sun City, FL August 21, 1944 March 10, 2026 Windridge Memorial Park
Karen E. Blucker, 84
Jean Bowgren, 78 Woodstock, IL November 7, 1947 July 17, 2026 Saunders & McFarlin Funeral Home
Kingston, IL August 6, 1957 August 13, 2016
Bartlesville, OK November 19, 1945 August 15, 2026
Richard Antonson, 84 Newberry, SC October 31, 1941 September 2, 2026
Hot Springs, AR Davenport Family Funeral Home and Crematory
Philip Bennett, 94 Elgin, IL March 17, 1932 July 29, 2026
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Barrington, IL February 6, 1941 September 20, 2026 Colonial Funeral Home
Arlington Heights, IL February 9, 1947 July 10, 2026 Glueckert Funeral Home Crystal Lake, IL September 21, 1941 September 4, 2026
Merlynn Boback, 84
Coralville, IA June 17, 1942 August 29, 2026 Lensing Funeral & Cremation Service - Iowa City
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See full obituary at nwherald.com/obituaries Jean Louise (Miedzianowski) Boyle, 57
Emil E. Celli, 94 Lake Zurich, IL February 1, 1932 September 4, 2026
Judy F. (nee Ricci) Boyle
Gerald Chatham
McHenry, IL December 22, 1968 July 9, 2026
Algonquin, IL
Ann M. Bradford, 81 West Dundee, IL August 9, 1944 July 4, 2026
Carlisle Charmaine Budwick, 80
Apache Junction, AZ November 16, 1945 September 15, 2026 Horizon Funeral Home
Crystal Lake, IL Davenport Family Funeral Home and Crematory
Patricia Ann Conerty Clarke, 72
Fontana, WI March 17, 1954 July 21, 2026 Toynton Funeral Home
Tammy Clausen, 54 Overland Park, KS January 3, 1972 September 4, 2026
Eleanor Martha Buller, 88
Anne Rita McCumsey Courter, 98
William Paul Butkus, 78
Scott Creviston, 63 Capron, IL December 17, 1962 August 18, 2026 Saunders & McFarlin Funeral Home
Crystal Lake, IL June 20, 1938 September 6, 2026 Davenport Family Funeral Home
Melbourne, FL November 26, 1947 September 21, 2026
C Martin “Marty” Carey, 77
Homosassa, FL December 21, 1948 August 3, 2026 Hopper Funeral Home
Carol A. Carr, 86
Marengo, IL February 7, 1940 August 28, 2026
Barrington, IL April 26, 1928 July 26, 2026 Neptune Society
Francis Herbert “Skip” Crocker III, 92 Marengo, IL December 9, 1933 May 17, 2026 Marengo-Union Funeral Home
D Robert ‘Bob’ John Dacy, 80
Harvard, IL May 11, 1946 June 23, 2026
Daniel Joseph Daczewitz, 67
Punta Gorda, FL September 11, 1958 July 1, 2026 Life Celebration Center of Punta Gorda
Mark J. Das, 72 McHenry, IL May 31, 1954 September 3, 2026 Colonial Funeral Home
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Carol A. Fernandez, 77 Marengo, IL May 2, 1949 July 28, 2026
Edward Otto Fraase, 91
DeWitt, IA November 10, 1934 August 2, 2026
Julianne DeHaan, 86
Petersburg, IL July 18, 1940 September 3, 2026
John Raymond Delay, 70
McHenry, IL March 24, 1956 September 20, 2026
Joann Dobosz, 81
Harvard, IL December 9, 1944 September 10, 2026 Saunders McFarlin
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Brian E. Eisenmenger Winfield, IL
Donna Jean Freeman, 89
Woodstock, IL January 24, 1937 September 2, 2026
Steven J “Max” Freres, 75
McHenry, IL November 26, 1950 August 28, 2026 Journey Cremations
John Frick Jr., 82 Crystal Lake, IL August 25, 1943 August 18, 2026 Davenport Family Funeral Home
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Dorothy L. Galbraith, 87
Cuba, IL November 1, 1938 July 28, 2026
Fred B. Ekstrom, 92 Lake In The Hills, IL December 25, 1933 June 26, 2026
Tankard Garrison Evans, 85
McHenry, IL December 28, 1940 August 12, 2026 Colonial Funeral Home
Ronald W. Garrison, 82 Woodstock, IL November 8, 1943 August 23, 2026
Christopher Ryan Goebbert Woodstock, IL
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See full obituary at nwherald.com/obituaries Gary William Hansen, 75
Matt J. Gosche, 85
William Russell Hazen, 54
Cary, IL November 14, 1938 August 19, 2026 Kahle-Moore Funeral Home
Huntley, IL October 12, 1940 August 23, 2026
David Lester Goss, 79 Crystal Lake, IL August 1, 1947 August 23, 2026
Judy L. Graff, 74
Crystal Lake, IL February 27, 1952 August 6, 2026
H Shirley HaffnerChase, 95
Rockford, IL August 8, 1930 August 5, 2026 Saunders & McFarlin Funeral Home
Jane Schroeder Hagenow, 91
Woodstock, IL June 7, 1935 - July 3, 2026
Elmer A. Hamann Woodstock, IL
Deane Hammarstedt, 95
Crystal Lake, IL July 20, 1931 July 26, 2026
McHenry, IL January 1, 1951 September 6, 2026 Colonial Funeral Home
Merce, WI August 17, 1971 July 9, 2026 Justen Funeral Home & Crematory
Joanne M. Head, 86
Marie Denise Hoover Woodstock, IL
Martin Horn, 88 Huntley, IL June 2, 1938 September 21, 2026 DeFiore Funeral Home, Huntley, IL Donald Huettemann, 78
Hebron, IL November 29, 1939 August 14, 2026
Estacada, OR July 2, 1948 September 1, 2026 Estacada Funeral Chapel - Estacada
Charles Warren Heinmiller, 86
Mary Chieko Ichinose, 65
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Woodstock, IL May 7, 1940 May 26, 2026 Justen Funeral Home & Crematory
Crystal Lake, IL March 25, 1961 August 7, 2026
Aileen J. Henderlight, 78
Tammy Isom, 66
Crystal Lake, IL October 9, 1947 June 28, 2026 Querhammer and Flagg Funeral Home
Jacqueline “Jackie” Hermanny, 80
Glenview, IL March 7, 1946 July 18, 2026 N.H. Scott & Hanekamp Funeral Home
Charlotte Y. Hollenbach, 89
Harvard, IL June 19, 1960 August 6, 2026 Saunders & McFarlin Funeral Home
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Patricia L. Kautz, 88
Richmond, IL February 9, 1938 September 13, 2026
Jacksonville, FL
Janice Dillard Kransberger, 96
Evanston, IL June 13, 1930 September 6, 2026 Cremation Society of Illinois - Mount Prospect
Charles Krejci, 79 Cary, IL January 8, 1947 July 28, 2026 Kahle-Moore Funeral Home
Roger Kueking, 82 Marengo, IL December 3, 1943 July 2, 2026 Marengo-Union Funeral Home
Stephen Raymond Kugelman, 74 Crystal Lake, IL July 6, 1951 June 24, 2026 Davenport Family Funeral Home
William “Bill” Arthur Kunz, 72
McHenry, IL August 23, 1954 September 6, 2026 Justen Funeral Home & Crematory
L Henry A. Kenyon, 91
Elgin, IL May 17, 1937 July 10, 2026
McHenry, IL October 6, 1934 August 3, 2026 Colonial Funeral Home
William “Bill” Holtz
Randall “Randy” J. Kovacs, 70
Elkhorn, WI August 18, 2026
Megan Eileen (nee Buckley) Kozlowski
Ft Myers, FL April 6, 1956 July 19, 2026 Kish Funeral Home
Kenneth Alan LaBelle, 76
Woodstock, IL April 28, 1950 July 3, 2026
Robert H. Lahman, 70 Huntley, IL September 14, 1955 August 4, 2026
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Kathleen “Kay” Marie Golec, 87
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See full obituary at nwherald.com/obituaries Dallas Keith Larson, 83
Woodstock, IL June 14, 1943 July 24, 2026
John Laskey, 85
Algonquin, IL April 3, 1941 June 26, 2026 Davenport Family Funeral Home
Tassilo Lawin, 81 Crystal Lake, IL March 19, 1945 September 9, 2026 Davenport Family Funeral Home and Crematory
Roger Lehmann, 85 Williams Bay, WI March 27, 1941 August 22, 2026 Saunders & McFarlin Funeral Home Gregory Lewis, 83 Evanston, IL May 25, 1943 August 11, 2026 Davenport Family Funeral Home and Crematory
Richard D. Lindsay Sr., 76 St. Charles, IL July 18, 1950 August 17, 2026
Christopher Link, 39
Clarksdale, AZ October 25, 1986 September 6, 2026
Kenneth Loeffel, 91
Marengo, IL November 2, 1934 July 7, 2026 Marengo-Union Funeral Home
Elisabeth “Lissie” Lulofs, 85
Harvard, IL March 14, 1941 August 20, 2026 Saunders Funeral Home
Richard L. Lumm, 89 Schaumburg, IL July 24, 1937 August 27, 2026
M Joseph “Chuck” Majercik, 87
Johnsburg, IL October 7, 1938 September 18, 2026 Colonial Funeral Home
Mary Elizabeth Manning, 95 Huntley, IL May 20, 1931 July 17, 2026
Stanley P. Maravelias, Jr., 77
Richmond, IL November 13, 1948 July 25, 2026
Gail A. McDonald, 57
Huntley, IL March 29, 1969 July 6, 2026
McHenry, IL July 16, 1950 August 20, 2026 Colonial Funeral Home
Crystal Lake, IL July 2, 1935 July 31, 2026 Querhammer and Flagg Funeral Home
Beatrice ‘Joy’ McLaughlin
Lake In The Hills, IL
Conroe, TX July 18, 1934 May 24, 2026
Jeffrey McCaffrey, 71
McHenry, IL June 29, 1955 August 17, 2026 Colonial Funeral Home
Ames, IA
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Darlene Oligney, 88 December 18, 1937 June 22, 2026 Gateway-Forest Lawn Funeral Home and Crematory Inc. - Lake City
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Ryan McNerney, 42
Chicago, IL February 28, 1984 September 11, 2026 Midtown Funeral Home & Cremation Options
Josephine Melby, 82 Pigeon Falls, WI February 29, 1944 September 21, 2026 Saunders & McFarlin Funeral Home
McHenry, IL August 4, 1930 July 5, 2026 Colonial Funeral Home
Ed Morrison, 84 James William Mauch, 91
John E. Nergard
Louise B. McKeever, 91
James W. Miller, 95 George B. Marzano Jr., 76
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Crystal Lake, IL March 16, 1942 July 30, 2026
Cheri L. Myers, 77 Kronenwetter, WI May 18, 1949 August 7, 2026
Shirley M. Perona, 102 Harvard, IL December 6, 1923 June 29, 2026 Saunders & McFarlin Funeral Home
Joseph Anton Pienschke, 85
Woodstock, IL June 28, 1941 September 5, 2026
Mary F. Pollock, 98 McHenry, IL February 2, 1928 September 6, 2026 Colonial Funeral Home
Rodney Poppe, 94 Marengo, IL July 6, 1932 September 4, 2026 Marengo-Union Funeral Home
Robert A. Prendergast, 78 McHenry, IL July 12, 1947 May 31, 2026
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See full obituary at nwherald.com/obituaries Allen Radovich, 90
Crystal Lake, IL March 1, 1936 September 11, 2026 Cremation Society of Illinois
Deborah Randels, 67 Woodstock, IL August 5, 1959 September 11, 2026 Illinois Cremation Centers
Deborah “Debbie” Ratliff, 68 Crystal Lake, IL February 8, 1958 July 19, 2026 Davenport Family Funeral Home and Crematory
Craig Tudor Rueckert, 75
Crystal Lake, IL August 23, 1951 September 9, 2026
Loretta Rumsa, 104 Algonquin, Formerly Waukegan, IL October 11, 1921 July 27, 2026
Kenneth “Ken” Rysso, 77
White Pigeon, MI August 6, 1949 August 21, 2026 Colonial Funeral Home
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Phyllis McFarland Reese, 85
Donald Salerno
Thomas “Jim” James Riley, 88
Diane Samec, 84
Huntley, IL December 7, 1940 June 22, 2026
Harvard, IL March 29, 1938 September 25, 2026 Saunders & McFarlin Funeral Home
Mark B. Rogalski, 72
Lake In The Hills, IL October 24, 1953 August 12, 2026
Frances M. Rogers Algonquin, IL
Stephan Paul Rosater, 58
Coppell, TX March 30, 1968 September 5, 2026
Mchenry, IL Davenport Family Funeral Home and Crematory
Crystal Lake, IL March 17, 1942 September 4, 2026 Davenport Family Funeral Home and Crematory
Joseph K Sandberg Jr, 87
David P. Scharlau, 77
Johnsburg, IL December 11, 1948 August 31, 2026
Jack Schoenholtz, 88
Spring Grove, IL April 21, 1938 July 1, 2026
Sherry J. Schrock, 88
William Henry “Papa” Schweitzer, 92 McHenry, IL June 2, 1934 September 11, 2026 Colonial Funeral Home
George J. Sebastian Huntley, IL
Elva Lin Sedlock, 58
Lake In The Hills, IL May 23, 1938 July 13, 2026
Harvard, IL February 13, 1968 July 25, 2026
Eve Marie Schroeder, 72
Ronald G. Seelhoff
Norbert Schuelke, 70
Madelyne Severa, 77 McHenry, IL March 30, 1949 July 14, 2026 Justen Funeral Home & Crematory
Jeanne Josephine Schuetzle, 92
Valerie Sue Shamim, 75
McHenry, IL December 29, 1953 July 27, 2026
Algonquin, IL October 14, 1955 August 18, 2026 Davenport Family Funeral Home and Crematory
Belvidere, IL
Rockford, IL October 15, 1938 June 26, 2026
Cary, IL July 26, 1934 August 6, 2026 Kahle-Moore Funeral Home
San Tan Valley, AZ September 9, 1950 July 26, 2026
Donna Mae Schaefer, 84
Katherine L. (Burnidge) Schultz, 95
McHenry, IL September 5, 1941 August 28, 2026
Elgin, IL July 31, 1931 August 30, 2026
Charles E. Simmerman, 87
Frank Schanz, 90 Genoa City, WI July 7, 1936 July 13, 2026 Derrick Funeral Home
Kerry N. Schultz, 67 Wonder Lake, IL June 14, 1959 July 31, 2026 Colonial Funeral Home
Clifford Simons, 83 Marengo, IL October 21, 1942 September 16, 2026 Saunders & McFarlin Funeral Home
Richmond, IL April 6, 1939 August 10, 2026
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See full obituary at nwherald.com/obituaries Betty Ann (Miller) Smith, 94
Kay and Sandy Stiles
Katherine “Kay” Jarrett Smith, 88
Keith Stoeger, 77
Mchenry, IL November 4, 1931 August 1, 2026 Justen Funeral Home
McHenry, IL May 23, 1938 July 12, 2026
Susan P. Smith, 80 Crystal Lake, IL November 24, 1945 June 29, 2026
Jacqueline M. Soucek, 93
St. Charles, MN
Lakewood, IL August 17, 1948 July 15, 2026
Algonquin, IL December 15, 1950 July 6, 2026
Michael John Sullivan
Leadis “Lee” Stayton, 95
Johnsburg, IL October 17, 1930 July 26, 2026 Justen Funeral Home & Crematory
Walter Stein
Crystal Lake, IL Davenport Family Funeral Home and Crematory
John Alan Thurow, 82
Marengo, IL April 2, 1944 September 25, 2026
James Timmerman, 75
Crystal Lake, IL October 8, 1950 August 26, 2026 Cremation Society of Illinois - Crystal Lake
Oak Brook, IL
James “Jim” Tyner, 77 Cary, IL March 16, 1949 September 13, 2026
Annette Marie (Letarte) Sumner, 70
Lake In The Hills, IL July 8, 1956 - July 8, 2026
U Kenneth Uden, 69
Laura Svihula, 73 Poinciana, FL December 23, 1952 June 20, 2026 Oak Rideg Funeral Care
Patricia A. VanAcker, 91
Huntley, IL November 24, 1934 August 10, 2026
David A. Veath, 84 Huntley, IL September 16, 1941 June 19, 2026
Barbara Victorine, 97
Gardner, KS May 12, 1929 September 6, 2026 Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home
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Anthony D. ‘Tony’ Stumbris, 82
Richard E. Stallbaum, 92
Woodstock, IL July 12, 1945 August 4, 2026 Schneider Leucht Merwin & Cooney Funeral Home
Anne Louise Thomas, 81
Nicholas Stratejczuk, 75
Spring Grove, IL December 28, 1943 June 20, 2026
Harold Michael Stanard, 81
T Lake Bluff, IL September 12, 1944 July 9, 2026
Wausau, WI April 10, 1933 July 23, 2026
Huntley, IL February 15, 1934 August 19, 2026
Charlotte Szczesny, 95
Crystal Lake, IL November 17, 1930 August 29, 2026
Marengo, IL April 25, 1957 September 12, 2026
Nell Jane Wadlington, 84
McHenry, IL December 28, 1941 May 26, 2026 Colonial Funeral Home
Kendy Lynn (Kloepfer) Walor, 63
Naperville, IL February 25, 1963 August 1, 2026 Chicagoland Cremation Options
Donald H. Weber, 88 McHenry, IL September 5, 1937 August 18, 2026 Colonial Funeral Home
Suellen J Wenzel, 63 McHenry, IL September 23, 1963 September 12, 2026 Colonial Funeral Home
V Anita M. Sword, 94 Batavia, Formerly Woodridge, Woodstock, IL August 25, 1931 July 10, 2026
Alan “Al” Valentin, 91 Johnsburg, IL October 13, 1934 July 6, 2026 Colonial Funeral Home
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Robert David L.FWolf, 81 Zimmerman, 71 Woodstock, IL Marysville, WA January 30, 1945 April 6, 1955 July 5, 2026 July 9, 2026
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Cary, IL March 21, 1930 March 21, 2026 Northern Illinois Funeral Service, Volo Illinois
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