All Obituaries

Betty June Belue, 67, of Winthrop Harbor, passed away Sunday, November 10, 2019, at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan. She was born September 11, 1952, in Chicago. Betty is survived by her loving family; her children, David (Chris) McCabe, Jr., Ronnie (Melinda) McCabe, and Linda (Mike) Medel; brother, Benjamin (Karen) Melesio, Jr.; grandchildren, Crystal (Lee) Tuazon, Elizabeth McCabe, Jessica (Zach) Hazelrigg, Mateo Benjamin McCabe, Caia Mariana McCabe, Nadia Isabela McCabe,...

On November 8, 2019, Nancy (Taborsky) Diehl (b. October 12, 1947) of Ingleside, Illinois, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, whom she loved and served. She will be fondly remembered as a devoted wife to her husband of 50 years, Reverend Daniel Diehl; as a wonderful sister to Patricia (Randy) Hough and Rosalie (Mark) Modzelewski; as a loving mother to her four daughters; Melissa (Scott) Morrison, Jennifer (Jin) Sim, Carrie Diehl, and Rebecca (Nathan) Parsons; and as a caring...

Lori Dawn Johnivan, 48, of Trevor, WI, formerly of Lake County Illinois, passed away Sunday, November 3, 2019, at Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville. She was born on January 25, 1971, in Waukegan. Lori is survived by her loving family, her son, Randy Clayton Johnivan; parents, Clayton Del and Jacqueline "Jackie" Johnivan; brother, Russell Johnivan; niece, Madison Johnivan; paternal aunts and uncles, Karen Marcum, Michael Johnivan, and Gail Dawn (Lloyd) Saari; maternal...

Patricia "Patti" Leigh Thoennes, 57, of Mundelein passed away at home on Wednesday, October 30, 2019, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on January 21, 1962, in Evanston to Edmund Peter "Skip" and Shirley Ann (Froelich) Schneider. On November 9, 1985, in Wilmette, Patti married James Mitchell "Mitch" Thoennes. Patti profoundly loved her family and friends, including those with four paws. She was uniquely creative and could always be found painting mandalas,...

Frances Lee Zirkelbach, 83, of Waukegan, born July 20, 1936, passed away October 16, 2019, at The Village at Victory Lakes in Lindenhurst. She is survived by her loving daughter, Pam (Donny Ketcham) Gunderson; grandson, Chris Gunderson; many nieces and nephews, and close family friends, Nieta Hella and Pat Boock. She was preceded in death by her parents, Frank and Ada Lee (York) Perdue; beloved husband of 65 1/2 years, William "Bill" Zirkelbach; daughters, Christine and Sandra...

Mathai M. Mathai, 79, of Park City, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, October 13, 2019, at Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville. He was born on January 5, 1940, in India to the late Mathai Varkey and Mariamma Mathai. He is survived by his loving family; wife of 47 years, Annamma Mathai, whom he married on February 10, 1972, in India; two sons, Mathew "Vinu" (Sruthy) Mathai and Zachariah "Sunu" (Reeni) Mathew; five grandchildren, Swetha Mathai, Savin Mathai, Shreya Mathew,...

Sandra Marie Oakes, 78, of Waukegan, IL, loving wife for 54 years, mother, grandmother/nana passed away on Sunday, October 6, 2019 after a brief illness. Sandy was born on November 30, 1940 in Harrisburg, PA to the late Esther Swarat Harrall. Sandy was a proud registered nurse at Vista Health in Waukegan for over 50 years. She delivered babies, cared for NICU preemies, was a nursing supervisor, taught prenatal classes and concluded her career teaching sex education in schools throughout Lake...

Tara Jean McKinney Garcia, 47, passed away Saturday, October 5, 2019, at Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville. She was born May 3, 1972, in Haverhill, New Hampshire. In December 1992, Tara married Eddy Garcia. Tara is survived by her loving husband of 26 years, Eddy; children, Casey McKinney (Andrew Harper), Kyle Garcia (Sydney Shook), Amber Garcia (Joseph Laurich) and Caitlin Garcia; parents, Bruce and Linda (Page) McKinney; mother-in-law, Maria N. Garcia; paternal grandfather,...

Tania Shantel Edit Quinones, 19, known to her family as "Nini" passed away peacefully September 18, 2019, at her home in Waukegan. She was born August 19, 2000, in Waukegan. Nini leaves to cherish her loving memory, her loving and devoted parents, Norman Quinones, Sr. and Samantha Fuelketti; her birth mother, Grace; beloved brothers and sisters, Taira "YaYa" Quinones, Norman "Lil Man" Quinones, Jr., Julian "Chunk" Quinones, Layla "Princess" Quinones, and Mia Guadarrama; paternal...

Walter Paul Hammer, 88, of Antioch, IL, passed away on Thursday, September 12, 2019, in his home. He was born on January 23, 1931, in Chicago to the late Ray and Martha (Brown) Hammer. Walter was a wonderful father and Papa; and to extended family, he always remained, “Uncle Wally.” He was an Army veteran and retired firefighter, service professions he took to heart throughout his life. Walter is survived by his children, Karen (Larry) Ellingson, Kathy (Jon) Petersen, Ken (Shelly)...