U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Theodore E. Ekstrom Sr. of Park Ridge
A funeral Mass for Theodore E. Ekstrom Sr., 96, will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, at St. Paul of the Cross Church, Northwest Hwy. and Washington St., Park Ridge.
Born Aug. 17, 1902, he died Monday, March 1, 1999, at Resurrection Nursing Pavilion, Park Ridge. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, Evanston.
He was the husband of the late Hazel C. Ekstrom (nee Bowen); father of Theodore Jr. (Alice), Rosemary (Robert) Hamilton, Joan (Richard) Lynch and the late Katherine (late Gerald) Duffy; grandfather of 15; and great-grandfather of 35.
Visitation will be from 3 to 9 p.m. today, at Ryan-Parke Funeral Home, 120 S. Northwest Hwy., Park Ridge.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to your favorite charity.
For information, (847) 823-1171.
Lois I. Forby formerly of Libertyville
Services for Lois I. Forby, 89, of Seminole, Fla., will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, at Burnett-Dane Funeral Home, 120 W. Park Ave. (Route 176), Libertyville.
Born April 19, 1909, in Skyler, Neb., she passed away Friday, Feb. 26, 1999, at the Inn at Freedom Square in Seminole. Interment will be in Willow Lawn Memorial Park in Mundelein.
Formerly a 25-year resident of Libertyville, she had also been a resident of Elgin and had lived in Florida since 1979.
She was a former member of the United Methodist Church in Libertyville, Order of the Eastern Star in Libertyville and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Florida. A former employee of the Libertyville Lumber Company, she was a former member and librarian of the Waukegan Symphony Orchestra.
Survivors include her children, Glen (Jennifer) Forby of Skokie and Marilyn (Wesley) Whiteside of Bettendorf, Iowa; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, J. Harold Forby; brother, Turner Ross; and sisters, Phyllis Alendal, Irma Jorgenson and Eleanor Baylow.
Visitation will be at the time of services at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Florida Sun Coast Hospice, 300 E. Day Rd., Largo, FL 33770, in her memory.
For information, (847) 362-3009.
Alice G. Gorske of Waukegan
A graveside service for Alice G. Gorske, 79, formerly of Evanston, Chicago and Downers Grove, will be held at noon Thursday, at Princeton City Cemetery, Princeton, Wis.
Born April 30, 1919, in Princeton, she passed away Sunday, Feb. 28, 1999, at Pavilion of Waukegan Nursing Home.
Alice has been a Waukegan resident since 1992, following a career as a private residence housekeeper on the North Shore.
Surviving are her brothers, Orville (Lorraine) Gorske of Mundelein and Merlin Gorske of Elgin.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Adolph and Alice Gorske; brothers, Wilmer and Adolph; and sisters, Lenore, Luetta and Anita.
Arrangements were made by Burnett-Dane Funeral Home, Libertyville.
For information, (847) 362-3009.
Anthony Gurgiolo of McHenry
A funeral Mass for Anthony Gurgiolo, 80, will be celebrated at 9:30 a.m. today, at Church of St. Mary, 1401 N. Richmond Road, McHenry.
Born Sept. 18, 1918, in San Jose, Calif., to Francisco and Rosa Gurgiolo (nee Visconti), he died Saturday, Feb. 27, 1999, at his home. Interment will be in Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Hillside.
When he was a child, Mr. Gurgiolo moved with his parents to Trabia, Sicily, and was raised there. In 1934, he returned to the United States, and resided in Pittsburgh, where he married Mary Marsella on June20, 1940. They moved to Chicago in 1941, where he owned a barber shop at Pulaski and Armitage from 1947 to 1987. In 1987, he and his wife moved to McHenry.
Survivors include his wife of 58 years, Mary; daughter, Marlene Gurgiolo of Crystal Lake; son, Anthony (Donna Marie) Gurgiolo of Rolling Meadows; six grandchildren, Monica Barba, Donnalyn Gurgiolo, Adam Gurgiolo, Thomas Maycock Jr., Jason Maycock and Anthony Maycock; great-grandson, Nicholas Maycock; sisters, Angeline and Engina Piazza, both of Italy; and two brothers, Nick Gurgiolo of Pittsburgh and Antonio Gurgiolo of Italy.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Arrangements were made by George R. Justen and Son Funeral Home, McHenry.
For information, (815) 385-2400.
Sostena Gutierrez, 88, of Wheaton, died Tuesday, March 2, 1999. Arrangements were made by Hultgren Funeral Home, Wheaton, (630) 668-0027.
Catherine Hauser (nee Bennewate), 72, of Westmont, died Sunday, Feb. 28, 1999. Arrangements were made by Toon Funeral Home, Westmont, (630) 968-2262.
Helen S. Heil of Arlington Heights
Prayers for Helen S. Heil (nee Shea), 93, formerly of Niles and Des Plaines, will be said at 9:30 a.m. Friday, at Lauterburg and Oehler Funeral Home, 2000 E. Northwest Hwy., Arlington Heights, followed by a 10 a.m. Mass at St. James Church, 841 N. Arlington Heights Road, Arlington Heights.
Born March 8, 1905, in Chicago, she died Sunday, Feb. 28, 1999, at the Lutheran Home and Service for the Aged in Arlington Heights. Interment will be in Maryhill Cemetery, Niles.
Mrs. Heil had been employed at A. C. Nielsen and Company for 32 years. She was past president of Ravenswood Unit 149 of the American Legion Auxiliary.
She was the beloved wife of the late Emmett; loving mother of John H. (Martha) Heil Sr. of Savannah, Ga., Thomas H. Heil of Aurora, Colo. and the late Robert E. Heil and Jeannie L. (Robert) Ketchpaw; devoted grandmother of nine; and great-grandmother of 17. She was also preceded in death by six brothers.
Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Thursday, at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to the Maryville Academy, 1150 N. River Road, Des Plaines, IL 60016.
For information, (847) 253-5423.
Ann Horka of Wheeling
Prayers for Ann Horka (nee Federowicz), 93, will be said at 10:15 a.m. Friday, at Matz Funeral Home, 410 E. Rand Rd., Mount Prospect. Mass will follow at 11 a.m. at St. Alphonsus Church, Prospect Heights.
Born Oct. 17, 1905, in Chicago, she died Saturday, Feb. 27, 1999, at Lexington Health Care, Wheeling. Interment will be in St. Adalbert Cemetery, Niles.
A homemaker at home, she was the wife of Michael P. Horka; mother of Phillip R. (Marian) Horka, Dolores (Tom) Siwak and Arlene J. Lord; grandmother of Phillip (Samantha), Vincent (Janice), Lenard (Carol), Oscar (Judith), Linda (Brian), Carol (Bob), Kathleen, Michael, James (Lisa), Janet (Lou) and MaryBeth (Michael); and great-grandmother of 18.
Visitation will be from 3 to 9 p.m. Thursday, at the funeral home.
For information, (847) 394-2336.
Sr. Mary Iwanski IBVM, 52, of Chicago, died Monday, March 1, 1999. Arrangements were made by Williams-Kampp Funeral Home, Wheaton, (630) 668-0016.
Robert A. Johanson, 74, of Villa Park, died Tuesday, March 2, 1999. Arrangements were made by Steuerle Funeral Home, Villa Park, (630) 832-4161.
Minnie M. Kitze formerly of Westchester Services for Minnie M. Kitze, 86, most recently a resident ofFranciscan Village in Lemont, will begin at 9 a.m. Thursday, at Beidelman-Kunsch Funeral Home, 117 W. Van Buren, Naperville, and continue with a Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. at SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, 26 N. Ellsworth St., Naperville.
Born June 25, 1912, in Herrin, Ill., she died Monday, March 1, 1999, at Hinsdale Hospital in Hinsdale. Interment will be in SS. Peter and Paul Cemetery.
Mrs. Kitze was a 44-year resident of Westchester and a member of Divine Infant Catholic Church in Westchester for many years, active in the church guild.
She was secretary of Immaculate Heart of Mary High School in Westchester for 15 years.
Survivors include her husband, Edward H. of Lemont; daughter, Catherine (Edward) Hoffman of Naperville; sister, Eda Montani of Herrin; and granddaughters, Christine and Carolyn Hoffman.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Cesare and Caterina (nee Calcaterra) Montani; sisters, Lena Montani, Jennie Cerutti and Josephine Carabelli; and brothers, John and Dr. Charles Montani.
Visitation will be from 3 to 9 p.m. today, at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to the Franciscan Sistersof Chicago, 14700 Main St., Lemont, IL 60439-0956.
For information, (630) 355-0264.
Mary L. Klekamp
A memorial Mass for Mary L. Klekamp, 90, will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Thursday, at St. Edna Church, 2525 N. Arlington Heights Rd., Arlington Heights.
Born Aug. 4, 1908, in Genoa, Italy, she died Friday, Feb. 26, 1999, at Lexington Health Care Center in Bloomingdale.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Mathew; son, Lee; brother, John Sbarbara; and sister, Eleanor Brockwell.
Survivors include her daughter-in-law, Jean; grandchildren, Mark (Christine), Diane, Lisa (Martin) Potts, Lee Jr. and Steven (Christine); great-grandchildren, Ben, Amanda and Alison Klekamp, and Nicholas, Emily and Abbey Potts; sisters, Florence Asquini, Dora Auger and Elsie Cadamartori; and sister-in-law, Jeannette Sbarbara.
Elmore E. Lechelt
Services for Elmore E. Lechelt, 76, of Elgin, will be held at 11 a.m. Friday,at Glueckert Funeral Home, Ltd., 1520 N. Arlington Heights Road (four blocks south of Palatine Road), Arlington Heights.
Born Feb. 8, 1923, in Hillside, he died Tuesday, March 2, 1999, at Northwest Community Healthcare, Arlington Heights. Burial will be in Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery, Hillside.
Mr. Lechelt was a veteran, having served in the Navy during World War II.
Survivors include his children, Linda Lee Jasper of Elgin, Laurie Lee (Ron) Lebo ofElgin, Randall Elmore Lechelt of Arlington Heights and Amy Lee Gillin of San Francisco, Calif.; grandchildren, Thomas Fredrick Jasper Jr., Carrie (Scott) Spencer, Tiffany April Lebo, Nicole Lee Lechelt, Leigh Taylor Roto and Alexander Zachary Roto; and sister, Lorraine (William) Craik of Hillside.
Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be given to the American Cancer Society.
For information, (847) 253-0168.
John Martin Frederick Leverenz of Naperville
Services for John Martin Frederick Leverenz, 86, will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, at Friedrich-Jones Funeral Home, 44 S. Mill St., Naperville.
The Rev. Michael Nelson will officiate.
Born Jan. 23, 1913, in Naperville, the eldest son of John and Mary (nee Rudolph) Leverenz, he died Tuesday, March 2, 1999, at home. Interment will be in St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Aurora.
John was baptized at Zion Lutheran Church. He was a graduate of Springbrook Elementary School, where all eight grades were taught by Reba Steck, and a 1930 graduate of Washington High School, now Washington Junior High School. Later he attended North Central College for two years during the Depression.
Continuing in the tradition of his father and grandfather, John farmed the family homestead, now a part of the Springbrook Prairie Forest Preserve.
Later he started his own business, John Leverenz Trenching, created to help recapture flood plains and marshes for farming. His company laid miles of drainage tile for neighboring farms in DuPage and Will Counties that allowed farmers to extendtheir tillable land.
Among his special interests, John enjoyed Pompano Beach, Fla., and in the 1930s purchased land which he gradually cleared in order to build a cottage. In love with the exotic area, he spent a great deal of time during his winter excursions there, exploring the land and gathering many of the fascinating creatures and artifacts he found. Truly a collector at heart, John also enjoyed interesting things of all sorts, so much so that he had trouble finding room for all the `treasures' he acquired. Many of these items have been donated to organizations dear to his heart, including the Wheatland Plowing Match, where John's two-bottom horse-drawn plow and a wooden cornchopper will eventually be on display at its new site. Some of John's farm tools are shown as part of the sculpture in downtown Naperville on Jefferson Avenue, others at the Thomas Clow Farmstead on the Riverview Farm Preserve, and his Budda power plant, once used to power an entire quarry operation, is currently on display at the Northern Illinois Steam Power Club in Hampshire.
Survivors include his wife of 54 years, Jean Leverenz (nee Anderson), whom he married in 1945; daughters, Sallie (Bruce) Lund of Chicago and Jody Jon (Kirby) Strohm of Plainfield; grandchildren, Jonathan and Jacquelin Lund, and Jesse John Strohm; and brother, Grant Leverenz.
He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Mary Leverenz; daughter, Lorna Jean Leverenz; son, John Martin Leverenz III; and sisters, Lillian Schoger, Edna Kaiser, and Laura and Esther Leverenz.
Visitation will be from 10:30 a.m. until the time of services at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to Alleluia
