Anne Cochrane, 89, of Oak Brook, formerly of Oak Park, died on April 13, 2025. Born on May 27, 1935, she was proud to be a docent at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History while living in Washington, DC. She was a female business owner in the 1970s, a rarity at that time. While living in Oak Park, she worked at Logos Bookstore and Alioto’s Gift Shop. In her spare time she enjoyed needlepoint, knitting, gardening and cooking and especially loved spoiling her grandchildren. Her greatest devotion was to her family, who will miss her tremendously.
Anne was the wife of the late John; the mother of Kristine (Jim Angio) Cochrane and Susanna (Casey) Decker; the grandmother of Hannah (Sam) Shapiro, Jacob (Thea) Decker and Johnny Decker; the great-grandmother of Oliva, Robbie and Oliver; the sister of Ingrid (late Bill) Peek and Jurgen Petzold; sister-in-law of the late Mary Barbara (late Paul) Bickell; aunt of John Bickell, Barbara (Peter) Manson, Jessi (Jens) Beckman and Nicholas Petzold; and the great-aunt of Isabel, Andrew and Johann.
A service is being planned and will be announced at a later date. Anne’s urn will be interred next to her husband in Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood, Illinois.
Arrangements were handled by Conboy-Westchester Funeral Home.