Obituaries
Arlington Heights, Palatine Death Notices: Week Of Aug. 14
Notices from Ahlgrim, Smith Corcoran, Glueckert, Lauterburg-Oehler and Shalom Memorial Park funeral homes.

Born: Oct. 7, 1931
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Died: Aug. 14, 2017
A memorial visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 16, at the Ahlgrim Family Funeral Home, 415 S. Buesching Road, Lake Zurich. Family and Friends will meet Aug. 17 for a memorial Mass at noon at Saint Paul the Apostle Church, 6401 Gages Lake Road, Gurnee. Interment will be private.
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John C. Marek, 60, formerly of Arlington Heights
Born: Jan. 27, 1957
Died: Aug., 12, 2017
Visitation will begin at noon Saturday, Aug. 19, until the time of the memorial service at 1 p.m. at St. Peter United Church of Christ, 47 Church St., Lake Zurich. The Rev. Ruth Farrell will be officiating.
Kendra E. Bellew (nee Roux), 49
Born: Feb. 15, 1968
Died: Aug. 12, 2017
A memorial visitation will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 18, at the Ahlgrim Family Funeral Home, 415 S. Buesching Road, Lake Zurich.
Born: June 10, 1947
Died: Aug. 9, 2017
A memorial visitation will be from 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 19, until the time of the memorial service at 4 p.m. at the Ahlgrim Family Funeral Home, 415 S. Buesching Road, Lake Zurich.
Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until the time of a memorial service at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug 26, at the Ahlgrim Family Funeral Home, 415 S. Buesching Road, Lake Zurich.
Florence Steffan (nee Ehorn), 78, former longtime resident of Palatine,
Born: Jan. 6, 1939
Died: Aug. 10, 2017
Visitation will be from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 16, at Smith-Corcoran Funeral Home, 185 E. Northwest Hwy., Palatine. A funeral Mass will follow at 10 a.m. at St. Theresa Catholic Church. Interment will be at Memory Gardens Cemetery.
Asuncion (Ciony) Del Rosario Gawat, 89
Born: March 26, 1928
Died: Aug. 9, 2017
Visitation from 3 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 17, at Smith-Corcoran Funeral Home 6150 N. Cicero Ave, Chicago. A funeral will be at 9:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 18, from the funeral home for a 10 a.m. Mass at Queen of All Saints Basilica. Interment is private.
Born: July 17, 1922
Died: Aug. 12, 2017
Visitation will be from 3 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 15, at Smith-Corcoran Funeral Home, 6150 N. Cicero Ave. Chicago. A funeral will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 16, at Smith-Corcoran. Interment will be at Rosehill Cemetery.
Died: Aug. 12, 2017
Visitation will be from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 18, at Transfiguration of Our Savior Hellenic Orthodox Chapel, Elmwood Cemetery and Mausoleum, 2905 N. Thatcher Road, River Grove. A funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 18, at the chapel. Interment will follow at the cemetery.
Robert J. Crowell, 86, of Palatine
Born: Jan. 15, 1931
Died: Aug. 13, 2017
Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 18. A funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 19, from Smith-Corcoran Funeral Home, 185 E. Northwest Hwy., Palatine, to St. Theresa Catholic Church for Mass at 10:30 a.m. Entombment will be All Saints Mausoleum.
Carmen Teresa McCann, 73, of Arlington Heights
Born: Oct. 15, 1943
Died: Aug. 14, 2017
Visitation from 3 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 15, until the time of service at 7:30 p.m. at Glueckert Funeral Home, 1520 N. Arlington Heights Road, Arlington Heights. Interment is private. Funeral information and condolences can be found at Glueckert Funeral Home's website or by calling 847-253-0168.
John T. Lazarz, of Inverness
Born: July 21, 1941
Died: Aug. 11, 2017
Visitation will be from 4 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 15, until the time of a funeral service at 8 p.m. at the Glueckert Funeral Home Ltd., 1520 N. Arlington Heights Road, Arlington Heights. Interment is private.
Glenn S. Templeman, 76, of Arlington Heights
Born: Dec. 28, 1940
Died: Aug. 11, 2017
Visitation will be from 4 p.m. until Wednesday, Aug. 16, until 9 p.m. at Glueckert Funeral Home Ltd., 1520 N. Arlington Heights Road, Arlington Heights. Visitation will be 9 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 17, at St. Peter Church, 111 W. Olive St., Arlington Heights, until the 10 a.m. funeral service. Interment will be at Memory Gardens Cemetery in Arlington Heights.
James E. Schachte, 80, of Arlington Heights
Born: June 6, 1937
Died: Aug. 10, 2017
Visitation will be from 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 18, until the 2:45 p.m. memorial prayer service at Glueckert Funeral Home Ltd., 1520 N. Arlington Heights Road, Arlington Heights. Interment is private.
Catherine H. Sokal, 90, of Palatine
Born: Oct. 5, 1926
Died: Aug. 9, 2017
Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 13, at Glueckert Funeral Home Ltd., 1520 N. Arlington Heights Road, Arlington Heights, and from 9 a.m. Monday, Aug. 14, until the time of the funeral Mass at St. Edna Catholic Church, 2525 N. Arlington Heights Road, Arlington Heights. Interment will be at St. Adalbert Cemetery, Niles.
Lauterburg-Oehler Funeral Home
Born: Oct. 10, 1928
Died: Aug. 11, 2017
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 18, at Lauterburg & Oehler Funeral Home, 2000 E. Northwest Hwy., Arlington Heights, and from 9 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 19, until a 10 a.m. funeral service at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2035 N. Windsor Dr., Arlington Heights. A graveside service will be from 11 a.m. to noon at Memory Gardens Cemetery, 2501 E. Euclid Ave., Arlington Heights.
Robert W. Annett, 92
Born: June 23, 1925
Died: Aug. 8, 2017
Visitation and funeral service plans are pending.
Born: May 23, 1923
Died: Aug. 1, 2017
Visitation and funeral service plans are pending.
Sylvia Cucher, 98
Died: Aug. 13, 2017
Services at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 15, at Shalom Memorial Funeral Home, 1700 W. Rand Road, Arlington Heights. Interment will follow at Shalom Memorial Park.
Died: Aug. 12, 2017
Interment at Shalom Memorial Park, Arlington Heights, will be private.
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