Obituaries
Palatine, Arlington Heights Death Notices: Week of July 16-24
Notices from Ahlgrim, Smith Corcoran, Glueckert, Lauterburg-Oehler and Shalom Memorial Park funeral homes.

Marion V. Rizzo, 92
Born: Feb. 7, 1925
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Sophia Boltacz (nee Sivak), 99
Born: July 31, 1917
Adam J. Ernst, 95
Born: Feb. 19, 1922
Died: July 13, 2017
A memorial visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the time of the memorial service at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 29, at the Ahlgrim Family Funeral Home, Palatine. Interment will be Aug. 14 at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood.
Born: April 3, 1952
Died: July 24, 2017
Visitation will be from 9 to 11:15 a.m. Thursday, July 27, at Smith-Corcoran Chicago Chapel, 6150 N. Cicero Ave., Chicago. A funeral service will be at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, July 27, at Queen of All Saints Basilica, 6280 N. Sauganash Ave., Chicago. Interment will be at All Saints Cemetery, 700 N. River Road, Des Plaines.
William J. Dvorak, 73, Palatine
Born: Oct. 2, 1943
Died: July 21, 2017
A memorial Mass will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, July 27, at St. Thomas of Villanova Church, 1201 E. Anderson Drive, Palatine. Interment will be private.
Marilynn R. Hummel (nee Wagner), 89
Born: Aug. 1, 1927
Died: June 18, 2017
A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Aug. 26 at First Church of Christ Science, Glenview.
John F. Folker, 92
Born: May 25, 1925
Died: July 23, 2017
Visitation will be from 3 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, July 26, at the funeral home. Prayers will be at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, July 27, from Smith-Corcoran Funeral Home, 6150 N. Cicero Ave., Chicago, to Queen of All Saints Basilica, 6280, N. Sauganash Ave., for a 10 a.m. Mass. Interment will be in St. Joseph Cemetery.
Viola Marie Knoll (nee Zielinski), 78, formerly of Palatine
Born: May 26, 1939
Died: July 21, 2017
Visitation will be from 9 a.m. Thursday, July 27, until the time of a funeral service at 11 a.m. at Smith-Corcoran Funeral Home, 185 E. Northwest Hwy., Palatine. Interment is at St. Michael the Archangel Cemetery.
Reverend Ronald John Lewinski, STL, 71, Palatine
Born: Feb. 15, 1946
Died: July 19, 2017
Visitation will be from 2 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, July 25, and from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 26, at St. Mary of the Annunciation Parish, 22333 W. Erhart Road, Mundelein. A Mass of Christian burial will follow at 11 a.m. Interment will be at St. Mary of the Annunciation Parish Cemetery.
Pasquale Rotondi, 83
Born: Sept. 9, 1933
Died: July 8, 2017
Memorial visitation will be from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 29, with a memorial service at 3 p.m. at Smith-Corcoran Funeral Home 185 E. Northwest Hwy., Palatine. Interment will be private with his family.
Shirley J. Pfiester, 96, Arlington Heights
Born: Jan. 31, 1921
Died: July 19, 2017
Services and Interment were private.
Susan G. Morgan, 81
Born: Dec. 1, 1935
Died: July 14, 2017
Arrangements are pending.
Dolores G. Bellito, 95, Arlington Heights
Born: Oct. 25, 1921
Died: July 12, 2017
Memorial visitation will be from 10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 3, until the time of a memorial service at 11 a.m. at Lauterburg & Oehler Funeral Home, 2000 E. Northwest Hwy., Arlington Heights. Interment will be private.
Kathleen S. Thieme, 58, Palatine
Born: Sept. 15, 1958
Died: July 15, 2017
A celebration of life will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday, July 29, at the Lamplighter Inn, 60 N. Bothwell St., Palatine.
Ruth Baerson (nee Murofchick), 95
Died: July 24, 2017
Chapel service will be at 12:15 p.m. Thursday, July 27, at Shalom Memorial Funeral Home, 1700 W. Rand Road, Arlington Heights. Interment will be at Shalom Memorial Park.
A graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 5, at Shalom Memorial Park.
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