U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Francis Eugene Mullin
May 20, 1921 - April 01, 2012
of Lake Forest, IL
Visitation: 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 03, 2012 at Wenban Funeral Home, 320 E. Vine Avenue, Lake Forest, IL 60045
Mass of Christian Burial: 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 04, 2012 at the Church of St. Mary, 175 E. Illinois Road, Lake Forest, IL 60045
Francis Eugene “Gene” Mullin, 90, a long time resident of Lake Forest, retired English teacher-Lake Forest High School 1950-1986, died April 1, 2012. Husband of Marguerite “Peggy”, father of Susan (Michael) Cortesi of Vernon Hills, Kevin (Barbara) Mullin of Edenton, NC and Mindy Cronkhite of Mundelein. Grandfather of Terry & Timothy Konz, Casey & Chris Cronkhite and Mellissa, Charlie, Kara & Joey Mullin. Great grandfather of 6. Memorial visitation from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 3 at Wenban Funeral Home, 320 E. Vine Ave, Lake Forest, IL 60045. Funeral mass 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 4 at the Church of St. Mary, 175 E. Illinois Rd., Lake Forest. Please omit flowers, contributions may be made to the Sisters of Charity BVM, 1100 Carmel Drive, Dubuque, IA 52003. Info – Wenban Funeral Home, (847) 234-0022
Lourae Hillyard
December 30, 1913 - April 04, 2012
Lourae Lile Hillyard, 98, born December 30, 1913 in Greenville, KY died April 4, 2012 in Lake Forest, Illinois. She was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years Rupert O. Hillyard, her father and mother Arthur and Eliza Lile, her sister Kate Richmond and brother Trent Lile, her daughter Kathryn Reynolds and granddaughter Paula Hamlin. She is survived by her daughter Elizabeth (Tom) Hamlin and son Rupert L. (Peggy) Hillyard. Also surviving are 12 grandchildren, 23 great grandchildren and 8 great great grandchildren. She graduated from Greenville High School in 1930; she lived in Wayne, Michigan for many years and retired to Arizona and then Cape Coral, Florida. She was a “Rosie the Riveter” in WWII starting at the Lockheed Plant in Los Angeles and then moving to the B-24 plant (Ford) in Ypsilanti, Michigan. She served on the planning commission in Wayne. She loved bridge, knitting, traveling and good food. The family will sorely miss her fried chicken and cornbread. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to First Congregational Community Church, 312 Santa Barbara Blvd., Cape Coral, Florida 33991. Services Private. Interment will be in Greenville, Kentucky. Info: Wenban Funeral Home, Lake Forest, IL (847) 234-0022
Donald P. Welles
April 09, 1927 - April 05, 2012
of Lake Bluff, Illinois
Memorial Service: 11:00 a.m. May 05, 2012 at The Church of the Holy Spirit, 400 East Westminster Road, Lake Forest, Illinois 60045
Donald P. (Don) Welles, Jr., a longtime former resident of Rockford passed away on Thursday, April 5, 2012, three days before attaining his 85th birthday. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Gerry Snow Welles, and is survived by his second wife, Anne Bolling Welles in addition to four daughters, Gerry Welles, Damaris Welles, Allison Meima and Margery Welles and seven grandchildren. Don attended St. Paul’s School and was in class of 1951 at Yale University. He was formerly associated with Besly-Welles Corporation in South Beloit, Illinois, and later founded Welles Products, Inc. In Roscoe, Illinois. After moving from Rockford to Lake Forest, Illinois, he founded HYCOR Corporation, located in Lake Bluff, Illinois. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, May 5, 2012 at 11:00a at The Church of The Holy Spirit, 400 East Westminster Road, Lake Forest, IL 60045. Donations in his memory may be made to the American Cancer Society, 225 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 1210 Chicago, Illinois 60601 or the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America, 8430 West Bryn Mawr, Suite 800, Chicago, Illinois 60631.
Diana S. Becker
March 29, 1947 - April 06, 2012
of Lake Forest, IL
Diana S. Becker, 65, a lifetime resident of Lake Forest, died April 6, 2012. She was a retired Art Teacher and taught at the Woodlands School in Gages Lake for over 30 years. Diana was the daughter of the late Robert and Martha Becker of Lake Forest and sister of Nancy (Gordon) Pratt of Libertyville. Interment was private in Lake Forest cemetery. Please omit flowers, contributions may be made to Save-A-Pet, 21664 N. Fairfield Rd., Grayslake, IL 60030 or to Orphans of the Storm, 2200 Riverwoods Rd., Riverwoods, IL 60015. Info Wenban Funeral Home, Lake Forest (847) 234-0022.
Verena Veile
May 05, 1939 - April 28, 2013
of Lake Bluff, Illinois
Visitation: 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. May 03, 2013 at Wenban Funeral Home, 320 East Vine Avenue, Lake Forest, Illinois 60045
Funeral Service: 5:00 p.m. May 03, 2013 at Wenban Funeral Home, 320 East Vine Avenue, Lake Forest, Illinois 60045
Verena Veile, 73, longtime resident of Lake Bluff, passed away peacefully on April 28, 2013. Born May 5, 1939 in Bichelsee, Switzerland, she immigrated to the United States in 1964, and settled in the Chicago area. After working as an au pair for the A.B. Dick family in Lake Forest, she married
Walter Veile in 1971, and together owned Market Square Pastries until retiring in 1994. Verena, a devoted wife, mother and grandmother, is survived by her husband Walter of Lake Bluff, children Markus (Janel) of Springfield, IL and Sonja (Jeremy) Dwyer of Seattle, WA and grandchildren Ella, Leah and Alexander. Verena enjoyed walking, gardening, reading, and traveling especially back to her beloved Switzerland to visit brothers Rudolph (Heidi), Karl, and sisters Martha, Margaret, Gertrude, Bertha, and Ursula and many nieces and nephews. Visitation will be held at Wenban Funeral Home, 320 Vine Ave, Lake Forest on Friday, May 3 from 3:00 p.m. until time of service at 5:00 p.m. Interment will be private. For additional information: www.wenbanfh.com or (847) 234-0022.
Caridad Perez
April 24, 2013
of Chicago and formerly of Camaguey, Cuba
Memorial Service: 4:00 p.m. April 30, 2013 at Wenban Funeral Home, 320 E. Vine Avenue, Lake Forest, Illinois 60045
Caridad Perez, 87, of Chicago and formerly of Camaguey, Cuba passed away peacefully on April 24, 2013 in Long Grove, IL. Loving wife of the late Eurico Perez (2007); beloved mother of Margaret (Michael) Adams of Lake Forest and Ana Maria (the late Edward) O’Neil of Palatine; cherished grandmother of Luke and Matthew Adams. Memorial service 4pm, Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at Wenban Funeral Home, 320 E. Vine Ave., Lake Forest, IL 60045.
Dr. Jerry D. Mahlman
February 21, 1940 - November 28, 2012
previously of Longmont, CO and recently of Buffalo Grove, Illinois
Memorial Service: 11:00 A.M., Saturday December 08, 2012 at Wenban Funeral Home, 320 E. Vine Avenue Lake Forest, Illinois
Visitation: 9:00 A.M. to 11:00 A.M., Saturday December 08, 2012 at Wenban Funeral Home, 320 E. Vine Avenue Lake Forest, Illinois
Renowned climate scientist, Dr. Jerry D. Mahlman, previously a resident of Longmont, CO, and recently of Sunrise Assisted Living in Buffalo Grove, IL, died peacefully on November 28, 2012. Jerry was born on February 21, 1940 in Crawford, NE. He received his undergraduate degree from Chadron State College in 1962 and his Ph.D. in atmospheric science from Colorado State University in 1967. He was married
in 1962 to Janet Hilgenberg of Hot Springs, SD. Dr. Mahlman spent most of his career modeling how Earth’s atmosphere responds to the steady buildup of greenhouse gases. From 1970 to 2000 he worked at the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory of NOAA in Princeton, NJ, serving as Director from 1984-2000, and was a Professor in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences at Princeton University. His expertise was understanding the behavior of the stratosphere and troposphere, and over many years he occupied a central role in interpreting the global warming problem to both policymakers and the public all over the world. Among his many awards he received the U.S. Department of Commerce Gold Medal, the prestigious Carl-Gustaf Rossby Research Medal from the American Meteorological Society and the Presidential Distinguished Rank Award– the highest honor awarded to a federal employee. After retiring from GFDL, he was a senior researcher at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, CO. Jerry is preceded in death by his beloved wife, Janet, his parents Earl and Ruth Mahlman and his brother Charles Ned (Lee) Mahlman. Surviving are his son Gary Mahlman of Longmont CO, his daughter Julie (Garrin) Kapecki and his grandsons Alex Kapecki and Collin Kapecki of Lincolnshire, IL, his brothers Kent (Jean) Mahlman of Wickenburg, AZ, Don (Connie) Mahlman of Fairbury, NE, and Rex (Marcia) Mahlman of Branson, MO. Contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association Greater Illinois Chapter 8430 W. Bryn Mawr Ave, Suite 88 Chicago IL 60631.
Russell Scott Zenko
April 05, 1972 - August 22, 2008
of Mettawa, Illinois
Memorial Service: 4:00 p.m. September 04, 2008 at St. Chrysostoms Church, 1424 North Dearborn, Chicago, Illinois 60610
Jere Gottschalk
February 09, 1924 - October 17, 2009
of Lake Forest, Illinois
Memorial Service: 3:30 p.m. October 23, 2009 at First Presbyterian Church of Lake Forest, 700 North Sheridan Road, Lake Forest, Illinois 60045
Jere Gottschalk, 85, of Lake Forest died October 17, 2009. Mr. Gottschalk earned his undergraduate and graduate degrees from Harvard. He was a veteran of the United States Army during WWII in Europe where he earned the Silver and Bronze Star. He was later inducted into the Officer Candidate School Hall of Fame. He is survived by his wife Dorothy Gottschalk, Children Jeremy Corona, Susan (Ted) Moorman, Andrew (Marla) Gottschalk and Grandchildren Carolyn, Michael, Joy and Lily Corona, Christopher Klocke, Elizabeth Moorman, and Amanda and Laura Gottschalk. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to CurePSP, Executive Plaza III, 11350 McCormick Road, Suite 906, Hunt Valley, MD 21031. No visitation. Interment Private Fort Sheridan cemetery, Fort Sheridan. Memorial Service 3:30 p.m. Friday, October 23, 2009 at the First Presbyterian Church of Lake Forest, 700 N. Sheridan Road, Lake Forest, IL 60045. Info: Wenban Funeral Home, Lake Forest (847) 234-0022
