All Obituaries

Mavis Dawn Henkel, 92, of Gurnee passed away April 1, 2020, at Libertyville Manor. She was born on August 9, 1927, in Wausau, WI to the late Fred and Persis (Griswold) Hetzel. Mavis is survived by her loving family, son, Wayne (Kathleen) Henkel; daughter, Nancy (Anthony) Molinaro; sister-in-law, Shirley Hetzel; grandchildren, Katelyn (Darrin) McNeill, Tyler Henkel, David (Amber Ford) Pierce, Daniel Pierce, and Douglas (Nicole) Pierce; one great grandson, Oliver Pierce; and many nieces and...

Babu Chirayil Mathew, 65, S/O late Mr. C. M. John & Mrs. Aleyamma John, passed away on Friday, March 27, 2020, at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, IL, USA. He is survived by his wife, Mollykutty Babu (Podimattathil House), two sons and their wives: Bibin & Namratha, Mithin & Sarah, brothers: John Mathew C, John Varkey, Raju John, sisters: Chechamma Zacharia, Mariamma Kurian, Sherly Boban, beloved nieces, nephews, extended family & friends. He was preceded in death...

Edward Joseph Guibault, 56, of Gurnee passed away March 27, 2020, at home. He was born May 8, 1963, at St. Therese Hospital in Waukegan, Illinois. Eddie loved music. He was an avid outdoorsman, a tradesman of carpentry and construction, and mechanically inclined to build or repair anything. He is survived by his loving family; his son, Timothy Guibault; his daughter, Brittany Guibault; mother of his children, Mary Tobin; parents, Helen and Stanley Binning; sister, Carol Walton; brother,...

Dorothy Frieda Wirtala, 99, of Beach Park, passed away peacefully on March 21, 2020, at home. She was born December 5, 1920, in Green Grove, Wisconsin to the late Edwin and Frieda (Schulte) Awe. On June 19, 1941, in Libertyville, Dorothy married Walfrid “Wally” Wirtala. Dorothy was a charter member of Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Waukegan and remained a member of the altar guild until she was 88 years old. She enjoyed quilting, gardening, needlework and was a member of...

Corrine Peery, a beloved Mother and Grandmother, earned her angel wings on the evening of March 4th. Loving daughter of Henry and Eleanor Masa of Westmont, IL; identical twin to Carol Masa Greenleaf, born June 16th, 1939, and older sister to Linda Lee Masa. She was the life of the party, known to be dancing, singing or playing her accordion. She married Bill Peery Sr of Paris, TN and was blessed with 5 bundles of joy; 4 girls and a boy. Her adult years were spent between Dyersburg, TN and...

Rasa Babelnieks, 85, of Long Grove, passed away March 2, 2020, at home. She was born January 26, 1935, in Latvia to the late Arveds and Ludmila (Karklins) Zicmanis. Her birth mother, Ludmila, passed away when she was only nine years old, and she was then raised by her father and her second mother, the late Olga Zicmanis. On July 3, 1965, in Chicago, Rasa married the late Olgerts Babelnieks. Rasa loved teaching, gardening, and enjoyed making and selling Latvian crafts. She is survived by her...

Duane A. Mathis “Butch”, 78, of Beach Park passed away Feb. 27, 2020, at home. He was born April 11, 1941, in Waukegan to the late Wayne and Vivian (Allen) Mathis. Butch retired from Abbott Labs in 1996, after 37 years of service, and was a lifetime member of the Zion Moose Lodge for the past 54 years. He was an avid cribbage player, liked country music, and enjoyed working in his garage. Butch loved the Green Bay Packers, the Atlanta Braves, and traveling to his property up north in...

GeorgeAnne Therese (Hain) Depke, passed away February 17, 2020, at her winter home in Fort Myers, Florida. She was born July 16, 1938, to the late George W. and Genevieve (Burns) Hain. GeorgeAnne was preceded in death by daughter, Cindy (Deming) Depke; husband of 45 years of Gurnee, Robert W. Depke; and sisters, Dolores, Helen, and Bonnie. She is survived by sons and daughter, Michael and Audrey (Schneider) Hendee, Kellie Hendee, Bowen and Claire (Langford) Depke, Braden and...

Donna Marie Sayle, 86, of Zion, born October 19, 1933, in Zion, went home to be with the Lord February 12, 2020, at home. Survived by her loving family; sister, Betty Stried; sister-in-law, Jane Stried; nieces and nephews, William (Donna) Stried, Robert (Kathy) Stried, Debbie (Gary) Hawkins, and James (Mary) Stried; and many great nieces, great nephews and grandchildren. Donna was preceded in death by her parents, Gladstone and Mildred (nee Dreyer) Stried; husband of 60 years, William Sayle;...

Gerald Mateja, of Antioch, passed away at home on February 5, 2020, with his family by his side. He grew up in Gurnee where he met his future wife, Louanne, in 8th grade.  Gerry and Louanne dated throughout all of high school and college and married June 8, 1963. He graduated from Western Illinois University in Macomb in 1964. While at Western, he belonged to Theta Xi fraternity and wrestled. He received his Masters from Roosevelt University. He worked at Mundelein High School from 1965...