Lois J. Tomlinson, age 93, of Rochester, NY and recently of Grayslake, passed away Tuesday, March 13, 2018 in Libertyville.  She was born on May 29, 1924 in Rochester, NY.  A 1945 graduate of Iowa State University, Lois was a retired high school teacher who taught at Cardinal Moody High School in Rochester, and was past president of the AAUW in Rochester.  She is survived by her son, Matthew (Angela) Tomlinson; daughter, Helen Ford; sister Helen (Robert) Edelman; and niece and nephews, Kurt Edelman, Barbara Edelman and Doug Morrissey. A memorial funeral mass is scheduled for Friday, March 23, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. in the chapel of Santa Maria del Popolo Church, 116 North Lake Street, Mundelein, IL 60060 with Father O’Reilly officiating and Fr. Anthony Jelinek concelebrating the mass.  In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to WSFI Catholic Radio, PO Box 885, Libertyville, IL 60048 (www.wsfiradio.org).  Arrangements were entrusted to Strang Funeral Chapel & Crematorium, 410 East Belvidere Road, Grayslake, IL 60030. For information, please call 847-223-8122 or go to www.strangfuneral.org.

 

Margie Polejewski, age 55, a resident of Lake Villa, passed away Monday, March 12, 2018 at St. Luke’s in Milwaukee, WI.  She was born on February 20, 1963 in Elk Grove Village.  Margie was a homemaker and a seasonal member at Happy Acres Kampground.  She is survived by her husband, John, whom she married on March 27, 2004; her sons, Nick Heaton, John Polejewski Jr.; and her daughters, Cassidy Heaton, Theresa Polejewski, and Jennifer Heaton.

A visitation and funeral service are scheduled for Monday, March 19, 2017 from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. with the funeral service at 1:00 p.m. at Strang Funeral Chapel & Crematorium, 410 East Belvidere Road, Grayslake, IL 60030. Interment will follow at Avon Centre Cemetery in Grayslake. For information, please call 847-223-8122 or go to www.strangfuneral.org.

Guy W. Sommers, 56, a resident of Waukegan, IL, passed away Monday, February 26, 2018 at his home.  He was born November 21, 1961 in Evanston, IL to Glenn and Marlene Sommers.  Guy was a graduate of Glenbrook North High School in 1979.  He was a carpenter and a member of the Local Union Number 1.  Guy was a survivor, an avid Cubs fan, enjoyed fishing, and was well known for his storytelling.  Guy was the devoted father to Charles and Maggie Sommers, and survived by his parents Glenn and Marlene Sommers, his siblings Grant (Jackie Prissel) Sommers and N. Ann (Bill) Schumacher, and the mother of his children Anne Sommers.  A visitation and memorial service will be held on March 10, 2018 from 10:00am until 11:00am with the service commencing at 11:00am at Strang Funeral Chapel & Crematorium 410 E. Belvidere Rd. Grayslake, IL 60030.  For information, please call 847-223-8122 or go to www.strangfuneral.org.

Ruth A. Mackowiak, 85, a resident of Grayslake, passed away Sunday, February 25, 2018, at her home. She was born on December 17, 1932 in Chicago. She was a long time employee of Walmart in Round Lake Beach.
Ruth is survived by her daughter, Beverly Young; daughter-in-law, Jeannie; her grandchildren, Dena (Wally) Stanula, Rebecca Albert, Daniel (Cheri) Young and Keni Marie (Steve) Yates; and her 10 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond and her son, Ken.
A visitation is scheduled for Thursday, March 1, 2018 from 5:00pm until 8:00pm with a funeral service commencing at 8:00pm at Strang Funeral Chapel & Crematorium 410 E. Belvidere Rd. Grayslake, IL 60030. Interment will be held privately. For more information on services, call (847) 223-8122 or log onto www.strangfuneral.org.

James J. Kaiser, 76, a resident of Wildwood, passed away Friday, February 23, 2018, at Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville, IL. He was born July 11, 1941 in Waukegan, IL to Jacob and Billie Kaiser. James was a member of the Local 250 Carpenters Union for 43 years and could build anything. He was an avid fan of NASCAR. James is survived by his wife of 30 years, Leslie Kaiser, his children James (Lesa) Kaiser, Jodi (Ben) Fapso, Nicholas (Christine) Read, and Philip Read, his grandchildren Aubrey (Ryan) Boyle, James Fapso, Judi Fapso, Kiana-Rae Read, Tyler Read, AnneMarie Read, and Vivienne Read, his great-grandchildren Seamus Boyle and Ashling Boyle, and his sister Betty Laursen. He was preceded in death by his parents. A celebration of life will be held on March 18, 2018 at The Vine 101 Center St. Grayslake, IL 60030, from 1:00pm until 4:00pm.  In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Meals on Wheels Lake County/Catholic Charities attn. Karen Daniels 671 S. Lewis Ave. Waukegan, IL 60085.  All funeral arrangements were entrusted to Strang Funeral Chapel & Crematorium 410 E. Belvidere Rd. Grayslake, IL 60030.  For information, please call 847-223-8122 or go to www.strangfuneral.org.

Patricia J. Schultz, age 63, of McHenry passed away Friday, February 9, 2018 at NIMC in McHenry. She was born on June 18, 1954 in Evanston to Harold and Doris Foley.
Patricia is survived by her husband of 39 years, Richard; children, Michelle (Bob) Anderson of Lindenhurst, Denise (Ian) Carlson of Wonder Lake, April Putwen of Lakemoor; Kelli Stanley of Oak Park and Jana (John) Baer of McHenry; and her 237 grandkids. She is further survived by her siblings, John (Karen) Foley of Northbrook, Michael Foley of Waukegan and Eileen (Larry) Parks. She is preceded in death by her parents and her sister, Nancy Stoxten.
A memorial service will be held at The Orchard Church, 768 Ridgeview Drive, McHenry, IL 60050 on Tuesday, February 20, 2018 at 7pm. A visitation will be held at church from 5:00 pm until 8:00 pm.
All arrangements were entrusted to Strang Funeral Chapel & Crematorium, 410 East Belvidere Road, Grayslake, IL 60030. For information, please call 847-223-8122 or go to www.strangfuneral.org.

Margaret “Marge” A. Schildgen, 88, a resident of Grayslake, IL, passed away Tuesday, February 6, 2018.  She was born July 24, 1929 in Evanston, IL to Weldon and Gertrude Wood.  She was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, aunt, cousin and friend.  She loved her grandchildren, great grandchildren, babysitting, gardening, camping and Christmas.  She was always happy and smiling.

Marge is survived by her husband of 69 years, Clarence; her daughters, Carol (John) Rezmer and Nancy (Tom) Schulz;  her 6 grandchildren, Stephanie (Travis) Hill, Michael (Dana) Rezmer, Jill (Joe) Walker, Steven (Jessica) Rezmer, Daniel (Brooke Lee) Schultz, Robert (Robyn) Schultz; 13 great grandchildren; and sisters, Pat (Terry) Dewar and Sharon Sharpe.  She was preceded in death by her parents; 2 brothers and 1 sister.

A visitation is scheduled for Sunday, February 11, 2018 from 3:00pm until 7:00pm at Strang Funeral Chapel & Crematorium 410 E. Belvidere Rd. Grayslake, IL 60030.  The funeral service is scheduled for Monday, February 12, 2018 at 11:00am at the funeral chapel.  Interment will be held following the services at Avon Center Cemetery.  For more information on services, call (847) 223-8122 or log onto www.strangfuneral.org.

Johnny M. Klchosky, 70, a resident of Round Lake Beach, passed away Sunday, February 4, 2018 at Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville, IL.  He was born October 20, 1947 in Phillips, WI to Johnny and Joyce (nee: Rollins) Klchosky.  Johnny is survived by his wife, Lois, his sons Clayton (Rhonda) Klchosky and Steven Klchosky, his 4 grandchildren, his sisters Diana (Dick) Gambeski, and Nancy Fisher, and several nephews.  All services were privately held and entrusted to Strang Funeral Chapel & Crematorium 410 E. Belvidere Rd. Grayslake, IL 60030.  For more information please call (847)223-8122 or log onto www.strangfuneral.org.

 

On January 11, 2018 Czeslaw Paul Kentzer passed away peacefully in Danville CA.  Czeslaw Paul was born in Bydgoszcz, Poland to an affluent landowning family.  Together with his two brothers, mother and grandmother he was arrested at the start of World War II and imprisoned at  Cerekwitz, the first concentration camp established by Germany in occupied Poland.  After the Germans confiscated the family’s possessions (including their home, land and business enterprise), Czeslaw Paul and his family were released from Cerekwitz.  To support his now impoverished family fourteen-year-old Czeslaw Paul worked as a farm laborer. The entire family eventually moved to Warsaw where the teenage Czeslaw Paul joined the Polish Underground Army (AK).  During the Warsaw Uprising (1944) he and his battalion Zaremba-Piorun, while under constant German attack, defended their position on Poznanska Street for 63 long days. When the Uprising was eventually suppressed by the Germans, Czeslaw Paul and his fellow defenders of Warsaw were forced to capitulate. As prisoners of war they were interned in Austria.  Undaunted,  Czesław Paul escaped his captivity. Barefoot and with no supplies to sustain him, he reached Switzerland and ultimately Italy where he joined the Polish Army, 2nd Corps. At the end of the war Czeslaw Paul was sent to England with the Polish army  where they were demobilized. Despite the long interruption in his education due to the war,  Czesław Paul managed to complete his high-school education in England in one-and-a-half years. He moved to the United States receiving a scholarship from the University of San Diego where he earned a degree in Mechanical Engineering. Czesław Paul continued his education at Purdue University receiving his Doctor of Aeronautic and Astronautic Engineering. He remained at Purdue, teaching  for 34 years, in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics. During this time he published numerous scientific papers and promoted several doctoral theses.  His graduate courses were taken by notable American astronauts like Neil Armstrong and John Blaha.  For many years Czeslaw Paul also worked as a consultant for  Lockheed Martin Aviation Co. Upon retiring from Purdue, Czeslaw Paul initially moved to Grayslake IL and subsequently to Palmetto and Sarasota FL. During his retirement  Czeslaw Paul enjoyed studying military history. He himself had received numerous medals and awards for his war-time activities. Czesław Paul was a lover of nature which he relished on his many walking tours.  The last months of Czesław Paul’s life were spent in Danville, CA where he had moved to be near his children, Chris Kentzer (Melanie Bragg) and Paula Scallan as well as his three grandchildren Avery, Jameson and Nicole.

A visitation and funeral Mass will be held on February 7, 2018 from 11:00am until 12:00pm with the mass commencing at 12:00pm at St. Paul the Apostle Church 6401 Gages Lake Rd. Gurnee, IL.  Interment will follow at Ascension Cemetery in Libertyville, IL.  All funeral arrangements were entrusted to Strang Funeral Chapel & Crematorium 410 E. Belvidere Rd. Grayslake, IL 60030.  For more information log onto www.strangfuneral.org or call (847)223-8122.