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Victoria Karam Abboud
Victoria Karam Abboud, 98, who dedicated a great portion of her life to helping those less fortunate, died Tuesday in her home in Barrington Hills.
Mrs. Abboud, born in Lebanon, was educated at the American Girls School and College in Beirut.
After graduation, she began her long career in social work by becoming the assistant to the well known American Humanitarian, Marion Kerr, who provided a home for girls, supported by the Near East Relief Organization. The Kerr family was important to Lebanon and the American University of Beriut over the generations and the Bulls' Steve Kerr is part of that family. Victoria was fluent in Turkish, French, English and Arabic.
She emigrated to the United States in 1924 at the age of 21, traveling alone. After arriving in Boston, she continued to work for the Near East Relief Organization by lecturing to women's groups and churches.
From 1925 to 1933 she worked as a social worker doing case work and group work for the YWCA, Foreign Branch, International Institute. She then worked at Denison House, a Settlement Facility, in the South End of Boston assisting newly arrived immigrants. Amelia Earhart was on the Board of Denison House. Amelia and Victoria worked as a team. Victoria translated for the immigrants while Amelia Earhart taught them English. They also provided recourse for battered wives against domestic violence.
After marrying Alfred Abboud in 1928, Victoria became a supervisor for the Federal Relief Administration, an Agency of the WPA. She continued her involvement in social work with various Institutes and Organizations throughout her active life with particular emphasis on helping those newly arrived into the United States.
Mrs. Abboud was a devoted and dedicated mother. Her commitment to the nurturing and education of her two children was unyielding. She demanded that her children aspire to the very best in moral and ethical standards, that they face adversity with resolute courage, and that they understand, respect and appreciate their heritage. She loved the United States of America and was immensely proud of her citizenship.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 52 years, Alfred; a sister, Marie; and two brothers, George and Karam.
She is survived by two children, A. Robert and Mona; grandchildren, Robert, Jeanne, Katherine and Ashley; four great grandchildren; and two brothers, Theodore and Charles.
Visitation will be Friday, September 28, 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM, at St. Marks Episcopal Church, Ridge Road, Barrington Hills. A Service will follow at 10:30 AM and interment at Windridge cemetery in Cary.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be sent to Good Shepherd Hospital, Barrington, or The Hospice of Northeastern Illinois, Barrington.
Mildred A. Andresen
Mildred A. Andresen, 92, of Elgin passed away Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2001 in Provena St. Joseph Hospital, Elgin.
She was born July 30, 1909 in Elgin, the daughter of Henry and Emma Wienholtz Hopp.
She had been a resident of Elgin all of her life. She had been employed by the Elgin National Watch Co. and then helped her husband with the operation of Andresen Brothers, Elgin.
She was a member of the Calvary Lutheran Church of Elgin and was an avid bowler for many years.
Survivors include a sister, Irene Genz of Elgin; nieces, Lylas Richoz of Carpentersville, Phyllis (James) Doss of Parker, Colo., Ruth (James) Smith and Gail Genz, both of Elgin; several other nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews; and a special friend and cousin, Grace (Walter) Grant of Elgin.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Alvin H. "Whitey" Andresen; nephews, Robert Genz and Junior Andresen; and great nephew, Ronald Doss.
Funeral Services will be 11 a.m., Saturday in Calvary Lutheran Church, Elgin, the Rev. Richard Bellas officiating. Burial will be in Bluff City cemetery, Elgin.
Visitation will be 5-8 p.m., Friday in the Laird Funeral Home, Elgin and Saturday from 10:30 a.m. until the time of services in the church.
Memorials may be made to Calvary Lutheran Church or the Anderson Animal Shelter, South Elgin.
Monroe Kilberts
Monroe Kilberts, age 68, passed away September 23, 2001 at Provena St. Joseph Hospital. Born on July 13, 1933 to Mattie Bell Kyles.
Survived by his wife of 42 years, Lizzie Kilberts of Elgin; 11 children; 50 grand children; 8 great grandchildren; one sister in MS; two brothers in Elgin and host of family and friends in Elgin.
preceded in death by his parents and one brother.
Funeral will be Saturday, September 29 at 11:30am at O'Connor & Homeier Funeral Home with the Rev. Carl Clements officiating. Interment will be at Bluff City cemetery. Visitation will be Saturday, September 29, 10:30-11:30am at funeral home. Memorials can be made to the family.
Jacqueline H. Miller
Jacqueline H. Miller, 68, of Hampshire, formerly of Huntley passed away Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2001 in the Carrington Care Center, South Elgin.
she was born Dec. 22, 1932 in Chicago, the daughter of Raymond and Helene Carroll Pokorny.
She had been a resident of Huntley for 25 years and had been a resident of Hampshire for the past two and a half years.
Survivors include her husband, Richard M. Miller Jr., whom she married
Dec. 15, 1951; three daughters, Cynthia Buresh of Hampshire, Susan (Ronald) Nerby of Huntley and Victoria (Steve)Palmer of Hampshire; two sons, Richard M. (Karen) Miller III of Carpentersville and Daniel (Helen) Miller of Crystal Lake; 16 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; a sister, Judy (Tom) Baker; and three brothers, Raymond (Jackie) Pokorny, Joseph (Gee) Pokorny and David (Magda)Pokorny.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Funeral Services will be 10 a.m., Saturday in the Laird Funeral Home, Elgin. Burial will be private.
Visitation will be 4-9 p.m., Friday in the funeral home.
Andrew S. Piepenbrink
Andrew S. Piepenbrink, 21, of South Elgin, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2001 in Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wis.
He was born March 7, 1980 in Arlington Heights, the son of Stephen J. and Janet Young Piepenbrink.
He had been a resident of South Elgin for the past year and half years. He was a graduate of Beloit Turner High School, Beloit, Wis.
Survivors include his father, Stephen J. Piepenbrink of South Elgin; a brother, Scott Piepenbrink; a sister, KellyFinnegan, both of South Elgin; and his maternal grandparents, Robert andMarilee Young of Independence, Mo.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Janet Young Finnegan.
Funeral Services will be 1 p.m., Saturday in Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 1111 Van St., Elgin, the Rev. Roger Pollock, officiating. Burial will be in Bluff City cemetery, Elgin.
Visitation will be 10 a.m., Saturday until the time of services in the church.
Memorials may be made to the Leukemia Research Foundation, 820 Davis St., Suite 420, Evanston, IL. 60201.
Laird Funeral Home, Elgin is in charge of arrangements.
Bernice Schmidt (nee Richardson)
Bernice Schmidt (nee Richardson), 87, of Elgin, IL died Saturday, September 8, 2001 in Sherman West Court.
She was born August 14, 1914 in Dundee, Illinois, the daughter of the late William and Doattie Sinnett Richardson.
Survivors include her brother, Marshall (Mary) Richardson; two nieces, Kathy (Joe) Phalp of South Elgin and Heide (George) Donovan of New Jersey; and a nephew, David (Laura) Richardson of Elgin.
In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her brother, Orville Richardson.
A Memorial Service will be held at 11 AM Saturday, September 29, 2001 in the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 357 Division, Elgin, IL.
In lieu of flowers, donations to the charity of one's choice would be appreciated.
Arrangements were made by the Countryside Funeral Home, 950 South Bartlett Rd. (at Stearns Rd.), Bartlett, IL, 60103.
Linda Sue Wallace
Linda Sue Wallace, 44, of Quincy, Ill., died Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2001 in her home.
She was born July 26, 1957 in Quincy, the daughter of Gary E. and Carol Sue Coyle Hipkins.
She married
Kenneth Wallace on Nov. 12, 1976 in Geneva, Ill. He died March 6, 2001.
Linda Sue was a graduate of Elgin High School. She was employed in the Distribution Department of the Elk Grove Village Post Office for four years and later for Schlotzky's Deli for a year and a half.
Survivors include her parents of Quincy; a daughter, Katherine "Katy" (Anthony) Veile of Quincy; two sons, Jeremy (June) Wallace of Quincy and Patrick Wallace of Elgin; a granddaughter, Shai Ann Wallace of Quincy; and two brothers, G. Dean (Darlene) Hipkins of Genoa and L. Todd Hipkins of Quincy.
Linda Sue was preceded in death by her husband.
Funeral Services will be 2 p.m., Saturday in the Zehender Robinson Stormer Cookson Funeral Home, Quincy, the Chaplain Susan Bays. Cremation rites will be accorded Linda Sue following the funeral service.
Visitation will be 12 noon, Saturday until the time of services at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to the Blessing Foundation for Hospice.
Gary R. Gray
Gary R. Gray, 29 of Waukegan, formerly of Elgin, passed away Wednesday, September 25, 2002 in his home. He was born March 6, 1973 in Elgin, the son of Gary and Cynthia Bingaman Gray. He had been a resident of Elgin for most of his life. He was a graduate of Larkin High School in 1991. He had been employed by W. Kost Inc. in Gilberts and Seigles in Hampshire.
Surviving are his son, Jakob Michael of Elgin; his parents of Lake in The Hills; one sister, Heather Gray (Jerry Aurigemma) of Algonquin; one brother, Kevin Gray of Murphysboro, IL; maternal grandparents, Robert and Norma Bingaman of Elgin; aunts and uncles, Richard (Jean) Bingaman of Sleepy Hollow, Cheryl (Bruce) Silberstorf of Elgin, Rod (Maria) Bingaman of Huntley, Christina Bingaman of Elgin, Carol (Dr. Dennis) Stene of Elgin, Robert D. Gray Jr. of Elgin, James (Tirrie) Gray of Medford, Oregon; cousins, Brooke, Ryan, Hunter, Jaime, Matthew and Megan; niece and nephew, Hayley and Grayson.
He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Robert D. and Margaret Gray Sr.
Funeral Services will be held Saturday 10:00 a.m. at Laird Funeral Home, Elgin. Burial will be private. Visitation will be held Friday from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. in the funeral home. Memorials may be given to Juvenile Diabetes.
Janet H. Johnson
Janet H. Johnson, 83, Apache Junction, AZ Formerly of Elgin passed away August 29, 2002. She was born March 10, 1919 in DeKalb, IL.
She was a member of Our Redeemer Free Methodist Church of Elgin.
Survivors include sons, John (Susan) Thompson, Robert (Carol) Johnson; Daughters Marjorie Raven, Harriet (Jim) Wilson, Leah (Bill) Thomson, Molly (Al) Trupp; numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren; one brother John (Juanita) Hollister.
Preceding her in death was her husband Fay F Johnson who she married
October 10, 1943. Her first husband John Thompson, a Brother and son-in-law Eugene Raven.
A memorial service will be Saturday, September 28, 2002 at 3:00 p.m. at Our Redeemer Free Methodist Church in Elgin.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of the Valley, 1510 E. Flower St. Phoenix, AZ 85014.
Edwin E. Johnson
Edwin E. Johnson, age 76, of Elgin, IL, passed away Tuesday, September 24, 2002 at Sherman Hospital in Elgin. He was born August 4, 1926 in Milaca, Minnesota to John and Camilla Johnson.
Survivors include Dale (Vicki) Manring, Gary (Terry) Johnson, Valerie Jacob, John (Diane) Mohr, David Johnson, Rich (Jackie) Payne; 19 grandchildren; nine great-granchildren; and his first wife, mother of his children, and dear friend to the end, Janice Ebel.
Thank you Dad, for everything.
There will be a gathering of family and friends at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 407 Johnson St., East Dundee, IL at 11AM on Saturday, September 28, 2002.
Howard W. Pearson
Howard W. Pearson, 88, former long time resident of East Dundee and resident of Los Angeles since August 2001, died Saturday in Los Angeles. He was born in Batavia on June 2, 1914, the son of George and Hilda (nee Carlson) Pearson. Mr. Pearson was owner and operator of Pearson Hardware in East Dundee for nearly 30 years. Following his retirement he was a part time employee of Carson-Pirie-Scott in West Dundee. He was a long time member of the Bethlehem Lutheran Church of West Dundee, and a W.W. II Veteran proudly serving in the Ninth Air Force in the European theater from January 1943 thru September 1945 with the 67th tactical reconnaissance group as a Communication Chief. He was an avid amateur radio operator maintaining his license since 1933. His call letters were W9LTZ.
He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Esther (nee Haertel) Pearson; two daughters, Marge Pearson and her husband, Bob Gottlieb of Santa Monica, CA and Gwen Pearson and her husband, Norm Potoksky of Los Angeles, CA; grandchildren, Casey and Andrea Pearson-Gottlieb of Santa Monica; one sister, Alwanda (Kenneth) Anderson of Geneva, IL and one aunt, Eleanor Johnson of Batavia.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Russell.
Funeral services will be on Saturday at 10:30 a.m. in the Bethlehem Lutheran Church, West Dundee. The Rev. Steve Simon, Pastor will officiate. Burial will follow in the Dundee Twp. East cemetery, East Dundee. Visitation will be on Friday from 4-8 p.m. in the Miller Funeral Home, West Dundee and on Saturday in church from 9:30 a.m. until time of service. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Bethlehem Lutheran Church, West Dundee.
Monserrate Mejias-Ruiz
Age 64, of Elgin, passed away Tuesday in Provena St. Joseph Hospital, Elgin. She was born December 15, 1937 in Puerto Rico and was the daughter of Jose and Matilde (Torres) Mejias.
A follower of Christ, a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and friend to all, "Monsi" as her friends knew her, came to settle in Elgin in 1962 by way of Brooklyn, NY from her home neighborhood of "Hoya Mala" in the town of San Sebastian, Puerto Rico. The joy of her life was her family, attending church services at Iglesia Carismatica- Puerta De Sion in Elgin, and helping others.
Survived by her husband, Juan F. Ruiz of Elgin; three children, Rosendo "Ron" (Mirian) Mendez of Elgin, Mildred Jackson of Jacksonville, FL, Jimmy Mendez of Elgin; eight grandchildren, Christina A., Alexander J., Jerricho J., Samantha A., and Adam A. Mendez; Luis N. Cruz, Tania A. Wynn and Reggie Bo Jackson; two brothers, Rigoberto Mejias and Monserrate "Raul" Mejias; three sisters, Amelia and Demitria Mejias, Virginia Mejias- Viana.
Funeral services will be held on Friday at 10:00 AM in the Laird Funeral Home, Elgin. Burial will be in Mt. Hope cemetery, Elgin. Visitation will be on Thursday from 4-8:00 PM in the funeral home.
