Rita Dunnebecke Brown, 61, formerly of Oak Park, died on Oct. 11, 2018 at University Hospital in Denver after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. 

Jo Ann Kiefer (nee Perry), 83, a longtime resident of Oak Park and a more recent resident of Lake Barrington Woods Retirement Community, died on Oct. 11, 2018 surrounded by her family.

Dr. Meredith “Bud” Murray Jr., 88, died peacefully on Oct. 12, 2018 at his River Forest home with his family at his side. Born on Oct. 5, 1930 to Dr. Meredith and Marie Murray (née Ryan), he grew-up in River Forest.

Dennis J. Russell, 67, a longtime resident of Oak Park, died on Oct. 10, 2018. Born on Nov. 22, 1950, he was the brother of Robert A. (Jim Young), Patrick M. (Rosemary), Eileen (John) Sutter, Donna J. Russell-Martensen, and the late Thomas Otie Russell; the uncle of Courtney (Jimmy) Watts and Brian (Angela) Russell, Edward (Michelle), Joseph and Sarah Sutter, Jennifer and Heather Martensen; great-uncle of Bryan and Bella, Jude and Lily; and the son of the late Robert O. and Mary M. Russell. 

Rosanne L. Ryan, 68, of River Forest, died on Oct. 6, 2018. Born and raised in Oak Park, she was an OPRF High School graduate, received her B.A. in Computer Science from the University of Arizona, and her M.A. in Journalism from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana.

Judith C. Wittenberg (nee Bechtol), 83, of Oak Park, has died. A charter member of the Oak Park Concert Chorale, she also served as the financial secretary for many years and was the organist and choir director at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church for 25 years.