U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
David Zaragoza of McHenry
Services for David Zaragoza, 27, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, 404 N. Green St., McHenry. The Rev. Roger Schneider will officiate.
Born July 25, 1971, in Chicago, to Aurelio I. and Norma (nee Ramos) Zaragoza, he died Monday, April 26, 1999, at Northern Illinois Medical Center, McHenry. Interment will be in Woodland Cemetery, McHenry.
Formerly a resident of DuPageCounty, Mr. Zaragoza had lived in McHenry for two years. He was a 1990 graduate of Glenbard North High School and served in the Navy during the Persian Gulf Conflict. He then worked for the Sony Corporation in Addison in shippingand receiving. Most recently he was employed as an underwriter for West American Mortgage Company.
Survivors include his wife, Lisa Zaragoza (nee Davenport), whom he married Feb. 28, 1999, at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church in McHenry; mother and stepfather, Norma and Greg Sauchuk of McHenry; father and stepmother, Aurelio and Vicky Zaragoza of Chicago; brother, Alex Zaragoza; maternal grandparents, Ismael Ramos of Puerto Rico and Isabel (Raymond) Gonzalez of Crystal Lake; four aunts; four uncles; and many cousins.
He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents.
Visitation will be from 3:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday, at the George R. Justen & Son Funeral Home, 3519 W. Elm St., McHenry, and from 9:30 a.m. until the time of services at 10:30 a.m. Friday, at the church.
Memorials to the family would be appreciated.
Harry Bentsen
Family and friends of Harry Bentsen, 89, will meet today at St. James Lutheran Church, 7400 W. Higgins, Chicago, for an 11 a.m. funeral service. Interment will be private.
Mr. Bentsen retired from Illinois Bell Telephone Company in 1969 with 42 years of service. He was a member of Telephone Pioneers of America andpast president of the Nora Lodge of Sons of Norway.
He was the beloved husband of the late Lillian Bentsen; loving father of Harry R. (Mina), Ronald (Carol) and David (Lillie Ann); dearest grandfather of nine; and great-grandfather of 16.
In lieu of flowers, memorials to the church would be appreciated.
Arrangements were made by Kolbus Funeral Home, Chicago.
For information, (773) 774-3232.
Apolonia M. Adams of Niles
Funeral services for Apolonia M. Adams (nee Juszkiewic), 78, will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, at St. Juliana Church, Chicago.
Born Feb. 8, 1921, in Chicago, she died Tuesday, April 27, 1999, at Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge.
Mrs. Adams was a floral designer at Haberkamp's Florist. She was an active member of St. Juliana Parish and president of Philharmonia Choir.
She was the wife of Stephen H. Adams; mother of Steve T., Phillip (Gloria) and Arlene (Edward) Juracek; sister of the late John and Alexander Juszkiewicz and Antoinette Gniadek; and grandmother of Grant, Andrea and Robert.
Visitation will be from 3 to 9 p.m. Friday, at Skaja Terrace Funeral Home, 7812 N. Milwaukee Ave., Niles.
For information, (847) 966-7302.
Shirley L. Armintrout of St. Charles
Services for Shirley L. Armintrout, 68, of St. Charles, formerly of Batavia, will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, at Yurs-Peterson Funeral Home, 209 S. Batavia Ave., Batavia.
Born Oct. 23, 1930, in Elgin, to Herman O. and Mary L. (nee Garvin) Johnson, she passed away Sunday, April 25, 1999, at Provena Pine View Care Center, St. Charles. Interment will be in River Hills Memorial Park, Batavia.
Shirley grew up in a restaurant family and eventually owned Shirley's Coffee Cup in downtown Batavia. She then worked for theIllinois Youth Center for Girls in Geneva and finally at the St. Charles Youth Center for Boys. Shirley taught Sunday school at the South Elgin United Methodist Church and taught Bible study at Riverrain Point Retirement Apartments in Batavia where she lived for 11 years prior to her moving to Provena Pine View Care Center. She also served two terms as president of Riverrain's Council of Affairs. Shirley was an avid craft maker and spent her last healthy years selling handmade afghans, dressed dolls and home decorations at local flea markets. Shirley's most cherished belief was always, `What a difference a day makes, you and God, trusting the Holy Spirit. ' Surviving are her sons, Mike (Connie) Armintrout of Batavia, Steve Armintrout of Batavia and Dave (Linda) Armintrout of Effingham, Ill.; andeight grandchildren. She is also survived by her sisters, Beverly (Jack) Melson of Hot Springs, Ark., and Kathye Lynne (Fred) Sargent of Houston, Texas; several nieces and nephews; and many dear friends.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Dwight Armintrout, and brother, Herman LeeRoy Johnson.
Visitation willbe from 5 to 8 p.m. today, at the funeral home.
Contributions in her memory may be made to the family.
For information, (630) 879-7900.
Maria Kaczmarek Aydt of Elgin
Services for Maria Kaczmarek Aydt, 74, of Willow Lakes Estates in Elgin, will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday, at Laird Funeral Home, 310 S. State St., Elgin. The Rev. Richard Russo will officiate.
Born Aug. 12, 1924, in Germany, she died Wednesday, April 28, 1999, at Provena St. Joseph Hospital, Elgin. Burial will be private, in St. John's Cemetery, Dahlgren, Ill.
Mrs. Aydt had been a resident of Elgin since 1985. Prior to her retirement, she had worked as a supervisor for the Florsheim Shoe Company. Afterwards she continued to work part time for K-40 Electronics. She attended St. Thomas More Catholic Church in Elgin.
Survivors includeher husband, Raymond Aydt, whom she just recently married; stepson, Jim (Mary) Aydt of Elgin; stepgrandsons, Michael, Stephen and Peter Aydt; and one cousin in Germany.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her first husband, Frank Kaczmarek.
Visitation will be from 1 p.m. until the time of services at 4 p.m. Saturday, at the funeral home.
Erling R. Berg of Elgin
Services for Erling R. Berg, 84, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, at Wait Ross Allanson Elgin Chapel, 51 Center St., Elgin. The Rev. Paul C. Meyers will officiate.
Born April 27, 1915, in Chicago, to John and Hilda (nee Hansen) Berg, he died Tuesday, April 27, 1999, at Sherman West Court, Elgin. Burial will be in Acacia Park Cemetery, Chicago.
Mr. Berg had been a resident of Elgin for the past 17 years. He was a member of Faith United Methodist Church, now Cornerstone United Methodist Church of Plato Center, and served on various committees when he was still active. A 1937 graduate of the University of Illinois, he worked as an accountant at the Crane Company in Chicago for many years and retired from a position with the State of Illinois. During World War II he was in the 82nd Airborne Division where he served in the office of judge advocate. He was alsoa member of the Masons.
Surviving are his wife, Jeannette Berg (nee Gilbertsen), whom he married Aug. 30, 1941; daughters, Susan (Terry) Maulding of Streamwood and Nancy (David) Miller of Rockford, Iowa; grandchildren, Jon, Jill and Anne Maulding, and Kyle and Tim Miller; and sister, Helen (Bill) Laise of Louisville, Ky.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Roff Berg.
Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the time of services at 11 a.m. Saturday, at the funeral chapel.
Please omit flowers. Memorials may be made to Cornerstone Church or to Hospice of Northeastern Illinois.
For information, (847) 742-2100.
Raymond E. Berg of Schaumburg
The family of Raymond `Ray' E. Berg, 89, will gather at 11 a.m. Friday, at the chapel of Acacia Park Cemetery
and Mausoleum, 7800 W. Irving Park Rd. (between Harlem and Cumberland Aves. ), Chicago, to remember him.
Born may 8, 1909, in Chicago, he passed away Sunday, April 25, 1999, at Alexian Brothers Medical Center in Elk Grove Village. Inurnment will be in Acacia Park Cemetery
and Mausoleum.
Mr. Berg owned and operated a manufacturers' representative business in Chicago for many years prior to his retirement in 1965. Following retirement, he and his wife, Muriel, resided in Williams Bay, Wis. until 1979, when they relocated to Boca Raton, Fla. They returned to the Chicago area in June 1997, and were resident of Schaumburg at the time of his death. Ray enjoyed boating and golf, and he was a member of the Shriners.
Survivors include his wife of 47 years, Muriel Berg; sons, Ronald (Nancy) Berg of Wonder Lake and Ray (Jewel) Berg of Rolling Meadows; seven grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren; and many friends.
In lieu of flowers, please consider making a memorial gift in Ray's name to your favorite charity.
Arrangements were made by Meadows Funeral Home, Rolling Meadows.
For information, (847) 253-0224.
Julia Duncker of Downers Grove
Services for Julia Duncker, 16, a Downers Grove resident since 1988, will begin at 8:45 a.m. Saturday, from FriedrichJones Funeral Home, 44 S. Mill St., Naperville, and continue with a Mass of Christian Burial at 9:15 a.m., at Sts. Peter and Paul Church, 26 N. Ellsworth St., Naperville.
Born Jan. 29, 1983, in Memphis, Tenn., she died Tuesday, April 27, 1999, at home, after a four-year battle with cancer. Interment will be private.
Julia moved to Downers Grove from Memphis in 1988. She graduated from Lemont Central Junior High School and was a sophomore at Lemont Township High School. An honor roll student, Julia also played soccer and ran track, and was involved with the student council. She loved animals and nature and enjoyed horseback riding. She was also a member of St. Scholastica Church in Woodridge.
Known for her generosity, Julia was a positive influence on everyone she met.
She was the precious and much-loved daughter of Barb (nee Gorman) and Jerry Duncker of Downers Grove; and cherished sister of Matthew Duncker of Downers Grove. She leaves behind feelings of courage, strength and love that touched all who knew her, especially her proud grandparents, Robert and Millie Gorman of Wheaton, and Conrad (Meredith) Duncker of Berwyn; her aunts and uncles; her cousins; her very special friends; and her many pampered pets.
Julia was preceded in death by her paternal grandmother, Jeanette Duncker; uncle, Dick Gorman; and dear friend, Elizabeth.
Visitation will be from 3 to 9 p.m. Friday, at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Naperville Humane Society, 1620 Diehl Road, Naperville, IL 60563, or to Food for the Poor, 550 S. W. 12th Ave., Deerfield Beach, FL 33442-9855.
Marie Dvorak formerly of Bensenville
Services for Marie Dvorak, 91, most recently of Jerome, Idaho, will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, at Geils Funeral Home, 180 S. York St., Bensenville.
Born April 19, 1908, in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, she died Friday, April 23, 1999.
Interment will be in Queen of Heaven Cemetery.
Mrs. Dvorak was a member of the Bensenville Garden Club, and had formerly owned beauty shops in Chicago and St. Charles.
She was the wife of Stanley Dvorak; mother of John (Marjory) Fluegel; stepmother of Sandi (the late Herbert) Hansen; sister of William Schempers of San Diego, Calif. and Josephine (the late Fred) Fenner of Florida; grandmother of Brian and Scott; and aunt of Marguerite of Arizona.
Visitation will be from 3 to 9 p.m. today, at the funeral home.
For information, (630) 766-3232.
Margaret Giffin Ellsworth of Elgin
Memorial services for Margaret Giffin Ellsworth, 86, will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, at First United Methodist Church, 216 E. Chicago St., Elgin, with the Rev. Thomas Walker officiating. Private burial will be in Nova Scotia.
Mrs. Ellsworth graduated from Mount Allison University in Canada with a B. A. in 1934 and then from Massachusetts General Hospital School of Nursing with a diploma in 1940. She then went on to earn her M. A. from Teacher's College, Columbia University in 1944. Mrs. Ellsworth held important positionsin nursing education and service throughout her 40-year career which spanned a period of unprecedented change in both nursing and in the nation's healthcare. At the time of her retirement in 1980, she was head of the Department of General Nursing at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Nursing.
Some of Mrs. Ellsworth's more memorable positions include her tenure as Director of Nursing Service and of the School of Nursing at the New England Hospital for Women and Children in Boston, which is the nursing school from which Linda Richards and Mary Mahony graduated before the turn of the century.
Ms. Richards is generally acknowledged to be America's first trained nurse, and Ms. Mahony, America's first black trained nurse. Since preparation for nursing following World War II was moved from training in hospitals to education in colleges and universities, Mrs. Ellsworth had the difficult and unhappy task of closing this historic school in 1951.
Mrs. Ellsworth then moved to the national nursing scene as staff member of the National League for Nursing Education and participated in the massive structural changes which resulted in the formation of three American nursing organizations from the former six. Continuing on the staff of the newly formed National League for Nursing, during the 1950s she conducted numerous institutes and workshops designed to teach practicing nurses the administrative skills required for developing and managing hospitals and nursing services. This program ran collaboratively with the American Hospital Association, whose nursing specialist, Marian Fox, servedas co-conductor. Together, they conducted workshops in every state except Alaska.
During this phase of her career, Mrs. Ellsworth was also a consultant for the United States Department of State, traveling throughout several LatinAmerican countries and to the Central Treaty Organization countries of Turkey, Iran and Pakistan to consult on thedevelopment of nursing and hospitals in those countries.
Mrs. Ellsworth moved to Illinois in 1960, because of her husband's transfer to the midwest, and continued to conduct workshops to teach administrative nursing to practicing nurses throughout the state.
These workshops were a collaborative effort betwe Myrtle A. Gierke (nee Field), 85, of Lisle, died Wednesday, April 28, 1999. Arrangements were made by Blake-Lamb Funeral Home, Lisle, (630) 964-9392.
Clara E. Grimm of Arlington Heights
Services for Clara E. Grimm (nee Gaare), 87, will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, at St. Peter Lutheran Church, 111 W. Olive St., Arlington Heights, where she will lie in state from 10 a.m. until the time of services. The Rev. Karl W. Schmidt will officiate.
Born Nov. 29, 1911 in Palatine, she died Tuesday, April 27, 1999, at the Lutheran Home and Services for the Aged, Arlington Heights. Interment will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery, Arlington Heights.
Formerly of Palatine, Mrs. Grimm had been a resident of Arlington Heights for 69 years. She was a homemaker and a lifelong member of St. Peter Lutheran Church where she was part of the St. Peter Ladies Dorcas Aid Society.
She was the beloved wife of the late Edward R. Grimm, whom she married Aug. 29, 1931; loving mother of Phillip (Carol) Grimm of Santa Rosa, Calif., and Victor (Kathleen) Grimm of Evanston; dear grandmother of Victor, Lawrence, Matthew, Emily, Colin, Cynthia and Bradley; and fond sister-in-law of Elsie Gaare of Sun City, Ariz., Vernette Gaare and John Berlin of Palatine.
She was preceded in death by two sisters, and nine brothers.
Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. today, at Glueckert Funeral Home, Ltd., 1520 N. Arlington Heights Road (four blocks south of Palatine Road), Arlington Heights.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be given to St. Peter Lutheran Church or to the Lutheran Home and Services for the Aged.
For information, (847) 253-0168.
