Elizabeth “Betty” Siedlecki was born in Whaley Bridge, England on March 27, 1924 and passed away on Friday, August 2, 2019 at the age of 95.  She was a 60 year resident of Grayslake.  In 1945, at the end of WWII, she met and married Eugene Siedlecki, a Polish Royal Airforce flier.  The couple immigrated with their two young children to the United States in 1948.  They soon purchased an old schoolhouse in Hebron, IL, moved it 20 miles down the highway, renovated it and created a home for their family of 7 children in Woodstock, IL.  In 1960 they purchased five acres of farmland in Grayslake adjacent to what was soon to be the College of Lake County.  For many years they cultivated a large vegetable garden, selling flowers and vegetables to the community.  Elizabeth was a member of St. Gilbert Catholic Church.  She sang and played the violin in the parish choir for over 50 years.  An active member of the College of Lake County Community, she was a respected poet, the founder and director of the Glass Dictionary, the Literary Arts Society, creator of the annual Shakespeare birthday festival and instituted the annual Used Book Sale which funded the Glass Dictionary student scholarships each year.  She designed and managed the Peer Assistance Program which provided tutoring for students by fellow students.  In the process of raising seven children, Elizabeth graduated with a B.A. from Northeastern University in 1977.  Elizabeth is preceded in death by her husband, Eugene; her son, Christopher; and her sister, Greta.  She is survived by her loving children, Helena (Kevin), Howard  (Nancy), Nicholas (Pamela), Michael, Timothy (Agnes), Thomas (Jody); 14 grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren; and 2 great great grandchildren.

Friends of the family may visit on Thursday, August 8, 2019 from 4:00pm to 8:00pm at Strang Funeral Chapel & Crematorium, 410 E. Belvidere Road, Grayslake, IL 60030.  A funeral mass is scheduled for Friday, August 9, 2019 at 10:00am at St. Gilbert Catholic Church, 301 E. Belvidere Road, Grayslake, IL.  Interment will be held privately. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the “Elizabeth Siedlecki Glass Dictionary Scholarship” fund at CLC, 19351 W. Washington St, Grayslake, IL 60030, ATTN: Mayna Mendez, Scholarship Coordinator.   For more information please contact (847)223-8122 or log onto www.strangfuneral.org.

Eva L. Sereno, 86, a resident of Grayslake, IL, passed away Monday, July 22, 2019 at her home in Grayslake.  She was born August 22, 1932 in Chicago, IL to Anst and Eva Ostermeyer.  Eva worked as a secretary to the Commanding Officer of Supply Depot at Great Lakes Naval Base for 15 years and 10 years at College Lake of County.  Eva loved spending time with her husband and her grandchildren.  In her earlier years, Eva enjoyed skiing, ice skating, and crossstitch.  Eva is survived by her husband Anthony Sereno, her children Nicholas Sereno and Susan Brown, her grandchildren Taylor Jaranson and Devon Brown, and her great-grandchild Asher Jaranson.  A visitation is scheduled for Friday, July 26, 2019 from 4:00pm until 8:00pm at Strang Funeral Chapel & Crematorium 410 E. Belvidere Rd. Grayslake, IL 60030.  The funeral service is scheduled for Saturday, July 27, 2019 at 10:00am at the funeral chapel.  Interment will be held after the services at Highland Memorial Park in Libertyville.  In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the Alzheimer’s Foundation  www.alzfdn.org.   For more information please contact (847)223-8122 or log onto www.strangfuneral.org.

Robert A. Nykaza Sr., age 75, of Grayslake, passed away Sunday, July 21, 2019 in Lake Forest at Northwestern Medical Center.  He was born October 7, 1943  in Chicago to Bernard and Mary Nykaza.  Robert was a union member of Local #17 Heat and Frost Insulators for over 45 years and a parishioner of St. Gilbert Catholic Church.  He loved spending time in Wisconsin at the cabin he built as well as visiting his family in Michigan.  Robert enjoyed spending time with his family as well as golfing, and fishing.  Robert is survived by his children Robert Nykaza Jr. and Jeff (Jennifer) Nykaza Sr., his grandchildren Ariana Nykaza, Jeffrey Nykaza Jr., Elizabeth Nykaza, Mikayla Nykaza, and Nathan Nykaza.  He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Judith Nykaza, and his brother Bruno Nykaza.  Friends of the family may visit at STRANG FUNERAL CHAPEL & CREMATORIUM, 410 E. Belvidere Road, Grayslake, IL 60030 on Sunday, July 28, 2019 from 12:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m.  The funeral mass is scheduled for Monday July 29, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Gilbert Catholic Church 301 E. Belvidere Rd. Grayslake, IL.  Interment will follow at St. Michaels in Palatine, IL.  For further information, please call (847) 223-8122 or visit www.strangfuneral.org.  

Virginia “Ginny” Lee Kolseth nee Dobbs, 90 passed away July 15th at Warren Barr Lincolnshire. She was born on December 23, 1928 in Chicago ,  graduated from Morton High School (Cicero, IL) and graduated from the University of Miami (FL). She worked for Equitable Insurance where she worked until 1958. In 1956, she married Donald and they raised their family in Bellwood, IL, where she enjoyed working as a  substitute teacher as well as a teacher for children with special needs. She retired when Don was transferred to Louisville, KY in 1968. Ginny loved water skiing, golf, knitting, sewing, quilting and travel. They retired in Lake Geneva, WI, where she enjoyed volunteering with Immanuel Lutheran church’s after school program and knitting prayer shawls.  Beloved wife of Donald Kolseth for 63 years, loving mother of Donna (Peter) Eckert, Kurt (Mary Kay) Kolseth, proud grandmother of Lee Eckert, Melanie Eckert, the late Linda Eckert and the late Benjamin Kolseth. A memorial service is scheduled for Friday, July 19, 2019 at 12:00pm(noon) at Warren Barr Lincolnshire 150 Jamestown Rd. Lincolnshire, IL.  In lieu of flowers, donation may be made to the Illinois Special Olympics.  All funeral arrangements were entrusted to Strang Funeral Chapel & Crematorium 410 E. Belvidere Rd. Grayslake, IL 60030.   Interment will be held privately.  For more information please contact (847)223-8122 or log onto www.strangfuneral.org.

Round Lake – Helen E. Todd (nee Masters), age 92, passed away peacefully Saturday, July 6, 2019, in Crystal Lake surrounded by her family.  She was born on April 10, 1927 in Chicago. Helen worked in a variety of occupations throughout her lifetime where she was able to offer her attention to detail, great organizational and managerial skills. Post-retirement, Helen stayed active by volunteering at Alexian Brothers Hospital for a number of years and then volunteering at the Village of Round Lake Police Department. Helen endeared herself to so many friends, family members, and neighbors offering a helping hand when she recognized a need. Her friends and family always enjoyed lively conversations with her, amazed by her ability to recall details from events eighty decades earlier and her willingness to share the many lessons she had learned along the way. Helen is survived by her children James (Tina) Todd; Janice (George) Losson and Judy (John) Bender;  grandchildren Russell (Colette) Todd, Brandon (Ella) Bender, Caila (Steve) Klimczak; two great grandchildren Corbett Todd and Jean Bender; sister Myrtle Layton; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Leon, whom she married June 23, 1942; and her beloved sister Dorothy Zanzig. A memorial visitation and service is scheduled for Saturday, July 20, 2019 from 11:00am until 12:00pm with the memorial service commencing at 12:00pm at Strang Funeral Chapel & Crematorium 410 E. Belvidere Rd. Grayslake, IL 60030.  In lieu of flowers, donations to the Rescue Outreach can be made in her name, on their website, https://rescueoutreach.com.  For more information please contact (847)223-8122 or log onto www.strangfuneral.org.

Linda K. Deinken, 67, a resident of Grayslake, IL and formerly of Milwaukee, WI, passed away Sunday, July 7, 2019 at JourneyCare in Barrington, IL.  She was born August 1, 1951 in Milwaukee, WI to Edward and Eleanor Polikowski.  Linda enjoyed sudoku, the Fourth of July, Christmas, but her favorite was spending time with her family.  Linda is survived by her son Tommy (Katie) Deinken, her grandchildren Ava, Mary, and Billy, her siblings Susy (Mark) Majewski, Jimmy (Ruthanne) Polikowski, and Bobby (Peggy) Polikowski, and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband Bill Deinken.  A visitation and funeral mass is scheduled for Thursday, July 11, 2019 from 10:00am until 12:00pm with the funeral mass commencing at 12:00pm at St. Gilbert Catholic Church 301 E. Belvidere Rd. Grayslake, IL 60030.  Interment will be held on Friday at 11:00am at West Lawn Memorial in Racine, WI.  Memorials may be made to JourneyCare 405 S. Lake Zurich Rd. Barrington, IL.  All funeral arrangements were entrusted to  Strang Funeral Chapel & Crematorium 410 E. Belvidere Rd. Grayslake, IL 60030.  For more information please contact (847)223-8122 or log onto www.strangfuneral.org.

Louis Michael Jens, 44, a resident of Grayslake, IL passed away in Honolulu, HI on June 23, 2019. He was born on May 7, 1975 in Skokie, IL to Howard Jens and Gale Cook. Louis was a Local 130 Engineering Technical Journeyman. He lived every day to the fullest by being a mentor and inspiration to his children. He instilled in them the value of hard work and kindness, and would always tell them “do unto others as you would want done to yourself”. Louis was always willing to lend a helping hand to his family and neighbors, even when you didn’t ask. Louis coached for the Grayslake Colts since 2007, and also ran and coached the Grayslake Wrestling Club since 2012. He taught athletes that “they never lost they either won or learned something”.

Louis is survived by his wife of 17 years, Jennifer (nee Witt); his children , Joseph, Matthew, Abigail, and Katherine; his mother Gale (Steve) Cook; his sister, Nadine (Paul Herman) Jens; his brothers Brian Cook, and Jim Cook; his aunts and uncle, Barbara (Bernie) Weiss, Roberta (Larry) Alexander, and Marc (Connie) Jens; his mother-in-law, Alice Witt; his brothers-in-law Eddie (Robyn) Witt and Jimmy (Emily Cooper) Witt; his sister-in-law, Vicki (Jeremy) Green; his nieces and nephews who lovingly called him “Uncle Louie”, Brianna, Rebekah, Noah, Mollie, Emelia, and Abraham. As well as many other aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends.

He was preceded in death by his father, Howard (Gerry Lynne) Jens and father-in-law, Greg Witt.

A Celebration of Life will be held on Sunday, July 7, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. at the Round Lake Civic Center, 2007 North Civic Center Way, Round Lake Beach, IL 60073.  A visitation will be held at the Round Lake Civic Center on Sunday from 3:00 p.m. until 5:45 p.m.  In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Louis’ name to the education fund “Jens Kids”, Visitors Aloha Society of Hawaii or the charity of your choice.

For more information please contact (847)223-8122 or log onto www.strangfuneral.org.