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Wednesday Journal, April 11, 2018
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O B I T U A R I E S
Richard Coyne, 73 Teacher, Peace Corp volunteer
Richard William Coyne, 73, of Glendale, Arizona and a former Oak Park resident, died on April 5, 2018. Born on July 20, 1944 in Joliet to the late Francis Joseph and Shirley Darlene Coyne, he was a RICHARD COYNE teacher for life who loved history, traveling, and volunteering. Graduating with honors from the University of Illinois-Urbana where he received his B.S. in chemical engineering, he served as a Peace Corps volunteer, teaching mathematics and general science at a Teacher Training College in Ghana. Upon his return to the states, he taught high school math at Simpson Academy for Young Girls in Chicago, spent 20 years of a marketing and sales career at AG Communication Systems, and then joined the faculty at Arizona State University in 2002 where he taught undergraduate coursework in calculus, finite mathematics, and math for business analysis. Richard Coyne is survived by his sons, Brian Richard Coyne and Daryl Francis Coyne; and his siblings, Joseph Francis Coyne, Dale Patrick Coyne, Jeanette Gaffey, Helen Coyne Curd and Jean Marie Krafft. He is preceded in death by his wife Ellouise Coyne (nee Murphy) and his parents. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, April 17 from 9 a.m. until time of funeral service, 12 p.m., at Drechsler, Brown & Williams Funeral Home, 203 S. Marion St. in Oak Park, followed by burial at Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made in Richard’s name to the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America (SCDAA): https://www.sicklecelldisease.org.
Emil Baumbach Jr., 88
Businessman, outdoorsman, traveler Emil August Baumbach Jr., 88, who grew-up in Oak Park and River Forest, died on April 6, 2018. He attended Northwestern Military and Naval Academy. He distinguished himself and graduated as EMIL BAUMBACH JR. battalion commander, an early indication of his leadership skills. He studied business at Northwestern University in preparation for the helm of his family business, E.A. Baumbach Manufacturing Company. But first he served in the Army, 2nd Armored Division, in Germany. His new bride, Lynn Hughes, joined him there for a year of service, travel, and adventure. The love of travel lasted his entire life. The couple established a home in Oak Park and welcomed the first of their three sons, Emil III. Two more sons, Mark and Christopher, soon followed. For recreation, you could find him on the handball court. Summers were spent at the family home in Williams Bay, right across the lake from the military academy he attended. He shared his love of the outdoors with his boys, enjoying fishing, boating, and golf. He would often be found grilling fresh-caught fish. His commitment to the lake was evident during his presidency of the Geneva Lake Association, dedicated to conservation, preservation, and environmental integrity. His love of travel continued throughout his life. He ventured throughout Asia and Europe, often with family, sometimes for business, and sometimes with friends engaging in one of his favorite hobbies, antique cars. During retirement, he continued to enjoy travel with Lynn, wintering in California and Florida.
Back home in River Forest, he was an engaging attendee of the “Off the Street Gang,” an association of retired gentlemen who lunched together each week. The most notable aspects of his life were his generosity, his hospitality, and his love of family. His wife of 65 years was by his side each day. Many of the next generation spent significant time with their grandparents at the lake and were greeted with song, “good morning, good morning, you slept the whole night through, good morning, good morning to you!” Back in town he often attended their school programs, games, activities and, with great joy, their weddings. Eight grandchildren and now seven great-grandchildren filled his heart with love and his days with joy. A memorial service is planned for 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 14 at Fair Oaks Presbyterian Church, 744 Fair Oaks Ave. in Oak Park, followed by private interment. In lieu of flowers, donations to Fair Oaks Church (fairoakspres.org) or the Salvation Army (salvationarmy.org) are appreciated. Arrangements were handled by Drechsler, Brown & Williams Funeral Home.
Suzanne Sciaccotta, 75 30-year employee of North Riverside USPS
Suzanne Sciaccotta, 75, of Oak Park, died on April 2, 2018. Born on Jan. 16, 1943, she was a lifelong Blackhawks fan who saw them win four cups, a 30-year employee of the USPS with many of those years at the North Riverside branch, and she enjoyed working at Home Depot for the past four years. No one loved their animals more and we know she is happy to see them in heaven. Suzanne was the daughter of Jim and Ellen Carmichael; sibling to Jim, Mike, Joan (Mulryan), and the late Larry Carmichael; mother of Robert, Joseph, Michael (Jolie), Thomas (Linda), Catherine, James (Brigid)
and Maribeth Sciaccotta; grandmother of Samantha, Robin, Zachary, Ashley, Violet, Leilani and Kalea Sciaccotta; and the great-grandmother of Emmett and Oliver Sciaccotta.
Ronald Angeles Oak Park businessman
Ronald L. Angeles has died. A U.S. Army veteran, he was the owner of Oak Park’s Associated Tire and Battery, and a Master Mason for 50 years. Ronald was the husband of the late Cher (nee Bianco); father of Mark (Nikki) Angeles and Kelly (Ron) Snyder; stepfather of Dee Ann (Ed) Resendez and Becky Bianco; grandfather of Corbin (Jillian) and Skyler Angeles, Nicollette Snyder and the late Camille Snyder; step-grandfather of Gabriella, Eddie, and Amelia Resendez and Annalise Bianco; great-grandfather of Marian Angeles; brother of Chiquita, Marquita, Steven and Marcelino (Dovie) Angeles, Estralita (Jim) Hickson, Antoinette Arcala, and the late Donald (twin), Martin, Charlene, and Joey Angeles; and the uncle of many. Visitation and Mass were held on April 3 at the Ascension of Our Lord Catholic Church in Oakbrook Terrace, with entombment at Crucifixion Garden Mausoleum in Queen of Heaven Cemetery. Arrangements were handled by Cappetta-DiCanio Funeral Directors.
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