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Patricia Knabe, 83
Patricia Alice Knabe (“Lola”), 83, embarked on her final journey on March 6, 2026, following a formidable battle with cancer, just shy of her 84th birthday. A…
Marietta Walsh, 94
The world was a kinder, brighter place for 94 years because of Marietta A. Walsh (nee Battaglia), who died on March 3, 2026, peacefully at home, surrounded…
Rev. Donald Wheat, 92
Rev. Don Wheat, 92, died on March 5, 2026. Born in Dayton, Ohio on Halloween 1933, Donald Hoover Wheat was the rare working-class, Great-Depression baby named for…
Mary Davis, 90
Mary Patricia Davis (née Gibbons), 90, died peacefully on March 3, 2026, in North Riverside. Born in Chicago, she lived a life marked by adventure, exploration, curiosity,…
Carol Umlauf, 85
Carol J. Umlauf (nee Sullivan), 85, a longtime resident of Oak Park died unexpectedly on March 2, 2026. Born on Sept. 16, 1940, she was a 4H…
Dick Powell Sr., 86
Richard “Dick” Howard Powell Sr., 86, of Addison, formerly of Oak Park, died peacefully on Feb. 23, surrounded by members of his family. It was the final…
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