U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Lucy Anna Beckman (nee Green), 76, of Wheaton, died Thursday, May 28. Arrangements were made by WilliamsKampp Funeral Home, Wheaton, (630) 668-0016.
Lester Beeghly, 79, of Bartlett, died Thursday, May 28. Arrangements were made by Countryside Funeral Home, Bartlett, (630) 289-7575.
Arthur H. Binneboese
Services for Arthur H. Binneboese, 79, of Itasca, will be held at 11 a. m. Monday, at the Lutheran Church of St. Luke, Rush and Washington, Itasca.
Born Dec. 13, 1918, in Long Prairie, Minn., hedied Wednesday, May 27, 1998. Burial will be in Mount Emblem Cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Beatrice Binneboese (nee Scamehorn); sons, James (Kathleen) Binneboese and John (Julie) Binneboese; grandchildren, Laura, Kimberley, Lyndsey and Ashley; brother, Victor Binneboese; and sister, Neomi Pauley.
He was preceded in death by his brother, Harold (Shirley) Binneboese.
Visitation will be from 3 to 9 p. m.
Sunday, at The Oaks Funeral Home, 1201 E. Irving Park Road, Itasca. He will also lie in state from 10 a. m. until the time of services at 11 a. m. Monday, at the church.
Memorials may be made to the Lutheran Church of St. Luke.
For information, (630) 250-8588.
Edna S. Bohlin
Memorial services for Edna S. Bohlin, 87, of Elgin, will be held at 2 p. m. Sunday, at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church. Rev. Curt Gerald and Rev. Mark Lund will officiate.
Born May 1, 1911, in Anchor, Ill., the daughter of John and Anna (Roesch) Simpsen, she died Sunday, May 24, 1998, at Provena St. Joseph Hospital in Elgin.
A member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church for 65 years, she was a member of The Altar Guild, former Sunday School teacher, former member of the Elgin Womens Club for many years and past president of the Elgin High School P. T. A.
Survivors include her daughters, Rebecca (Arthur) Albert of Elgin and Cheryl Perry of Benton Harbor, Mich.; sons,Larry (Susan) Bonner Sr. of Elgin and Garath (Myrna) Golay of Sherman, Ill.; grandsons, Lawrence Bonner Jr. of Elgin, Mark (Joan) Albert of Algonquin, Grant (Marlena) Albert of Elgin, Stephen (Dawn) Perry of Sinking Springs, Pa., Scott (Melissa) Perry of Houston, Texas and Steven (Sarah) Thompson of White River, Ariz.; granddaughters, Heidi(James) Stout of Round Lake, Laura (Jim) Wormsley of Carpentersville, Kristin (Frank) Sasso of Elgin, Karina (John) Sheppard of Elgin and Mary Thompson of Phoenix, Ariz.; 15 great-grandchildren; brothers, Henry Simpsen of Gibson City, Ill., William Simpsen of Tempe, Ariz. and Harold (Marian) Simpsen of Oklahoma City, Okla.; and sisters, EliseSchleeter of Anchor and Hilda Harris of Randolph, N. J.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Frank in 1971; and daughter, Linda Thompson.
A gathering will be from 1 p. m. until the time of services Sunday, at the church.
Boys and Girls with troubled lives discovered love and refuge in the home of Frank and Edna. In lieu of flowers, memorials to a place of refuge, Elgin Community Crisis Center, 37 S. Geneva St., Elgin, IL 60120.
Arrangements were made by O'Connor and Homeier Funeral Home, Elgin.
For information, (847) 741-1400.
Mary A. Cervac
A funeral Mass for Mary A. Cervac, 87, of Brookfield, formerly of Rondout, will be held at 10 a. m. Monday, at St. Joseph Church, 121 E. Maple, Libertyville.
Born Aug. 19, 1910, in North Chicago, she died Friday, May 29, 1998, at La Grange Memorial Hospital. Burial will be in Ascension Cemetery, Libertyville.
Mrs. Cervac was retired from Foulds of Libertyville since 1972. She loved to knit and will be remembered by many for the afghans she made.
Survivors include her sons, Jack (Leonore) Cervac of Libertyville, Edward (Elaine) Cervac of Highwood, Joseph (Norma) Cervac of Highland Park and William (LaVone) Cervac of Knollwood; daughters, Helen (Tony) Simatovich of Brookfield and Ann (Leo) Cervetti of Colorado Springs, Colo.; brothers, Louis Kerpan of Sycamore, Jack (Betty) Kerpan of Lake Placid, Fla., Joseph (Estelle) Kerpan of North Chicago, Daniel (Lois) Kerpan of Waukegan and Michael (Annette) Kerpan of Waukegan; sister, Amanda (James) Wolf of Waukegan; 16 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren who lovingly knew her as `Baka'; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; five sisters; four brothers; and one grandson.
Visitation will be from 3 to 9 p. m. Sunday, at McMurrough Chapel, 101 Park Place, Libertyville.
For information, (847) 362-2626.
Jenive Doolittle
Memorial services for Jenive Doolittle (nee Wilhelm), 86, of Schaumburg, formerly of Harrisburg, Ill., will be held at 2 p. m. Sunday, at Church of the Incarnation, 330 W. Golf Rd., Arlington Heights.
Born Oct. 24, 1912, in Harrisburg, she died Tuesday, May 26, 1998, in Waukegan. Entombment will be in Acacia Park Cemetery, Chicago.
A retired salesperson, she was employed at Sears Roebuck at Harlem and Irving in Oak Park for 20 years.
She was the wife of the late Howard Hanson; mother of Dean Howard Hanson and Sally Jane Hanson Humphrey; grandmother of Jennifer Williams, Cindy and Scott Humphrey and Paul, Jimmy and Heidi Hanson; and great-grandmother of Danielle Williams and Molly Beth Hanson.
Memorials appreciated to Metropolitan Ministries, 2002 N. Florida Ave., Tampa, FL 33602.
Arrangements were made by Ahlgrim and Sons Funeral Home, Schaumburg.
For information, (847) 882-5580.
Laura M. Erf
Memorial services for Laura M. Erf, 85, of the Holmstad in Batavia, formerly of Berea, Ohio, will be held at 10 a. m. today, at The Holmstad's Ahlstrand Chapel in Batavia. The Rev. Philip D. Lund will officiate.
Born Feb. 6, 1913, in Monroeville, Ohio, the daughter of Otto and Anna (Sanders) Erf, she died Tuesday, May 12,1998, at the Michealsen Health Center in Batavia. Private interment will be in Riverside Cemetery, Monroeville, Ohio.
Miss Erf was a school teacher for 43 years and spent most of her teaching career in Berea, Ohio. She attended Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio, Miami University in Oxford, Ohio and received her Master's of Education at Northwestern University in Evanston.
She was active in the Literary Volunteers of America through Waubonsee Community College. Miss Erf was a resident of The Holmstad since 1985 and was a member of Bethany Lutheran Church of Batavia.
She is survived by her sister-in-law, Sonia Erf of Evanston; nieces, Linda (Gustavus) Swift of Chicago, Erica (Shawn) Vakil of Morton Grove and Lisa Erf (David Hodges) of Chicago; and nephews, Stephen (Lynda) Erf of Highland Park, Eric (Martha) Erf of Chicago, Tom (Donna) Erf of Skokie and David Erf of Guatemala.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Harold and Bernard Erf.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made to the Lutheran Memorial Camp, Box 8, Fulton, OH 43321 or to the Good Samaritan Fund, c/o The Holmstad, 700 W. Fabyan Parkway, Batavia, IL 60510.
Arrangements were made by Yurs-Peterson Funeral Home, Batavia.
For information, (630) 879-7900.
Ethel M. Flickinger
Services for Ethel M. Flickinger, 79, of Elgin, will be held at 2 p. m. Sunday, at Laird Funeral Home, 310 S. State St., Elgin. The Rev. Douglas Hall will officiate.
Born Sept. 21, 1918, in Easton, Pa., to Henry and Caroline (nee Leichleiter) Franklin, she died Thursday, May 28, 1998, at her home. Burial will be private.
Mrs. Flickinger had been a resident of Elgin since 1952 and was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Elgin.
Survivors include her daughter, Anne (Frank) Sesek of Boise, Idaho; sons, James E. Flickinger of Bothell, Wash. and Michael J. (Mildred) Bailey-Flickinger of Elgin; sister, Evelyn Ashenfelter of Tarentum, Pa.; and six grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Edward R. Flickinger; daughter, Mary Lee Flickinger; three sisters; and one brother.
Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p. m. Saturday, at the funeral home.
For information, (847) 741-8800.
Mary Lu Fox
Mass of the Resurrection for Mary Lu Fox (nee Erhard), 68, of Barrington Hills, will be held at 1 p. m. today, at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church, 111 S. Hubbard St., Algonquin.
Born July 20, 1929, in Chicago, she passed away Wednesday, May 27, 1998, at home. Burial will be in All Saints Cemetery.
She was a graduate of Mundelein College, past treasurer of the Northern Illinois Arabian Horse Association and an active member of the Barrington Hills Hunt Club.
Survivors include her daughters, Margaret (Douglas) Fox-Hawthorne, Nora (Bruce) Handler,Julia (Ken) Prazak, Mary (Gil) Fox-Geiman and Kathleen (late Mark) Polizzi; sons, Martin J., Patrick V. and Michael T. Fox; sisters, Joanne (John) Beegan and Donna (Robert) Kapche; and nine grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Donald R. Fox, past Chief of Staff and Director of Laboratories at Alexian Brothers Medical Center, on July 22, 1973.
Visitation was held yesterday, at Stirlen-Pieper & Davenport Funeral Home, 149 W. Main St. (Lake-Cook Rd.), Barrington.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Countryside Association for the Handicapped, 21154 W. Shirley Rd., Palatine, IL 60074.
For information, (847) 381-3411.
James D. Fulford Memorial services for James D.
Fulford, 87, a resident of Palatine for 44 years, will be held at 11 a. m. today, at First United Methodist Church, 123 N. Plum Grove Road, Palatine.
Born Sept. 25, 1910, in Mobile, Ala., he died Wednesday, May 27, 1998, at Governors Park Nursing Center in Barrington. Interment will be private.
Prior to his retirement he was the assistant treasurer of the National Safety Council for 30 years. He also served on the Palatine Library Board and was a member of First United Methodist Church in Palatine for 44 years.
Survivors include his wife, Bess H. Fulford (nee Hegg) of Palatine; his son, Douglas S. (Donna) Fulford of Palatine; and his grandchildren, Kristin L. Fulford and Jason S. Fulford, both of Palatine.
Visitation was held yesterday, at Ahlgrim & Sons Funeral Home, 201 N. Northwest Hwy., Palatine.
Memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church, 123 N. Plum Grove Road, Palatine, IL 60067.
For information, (847) 358-7411.
Randall Michael Furman, 7 months, of Jacksonville, N. C., died Monday, May 25. Arrangements were made by Countryside Funeral Home, Bartlett, (630) 289-7575.
Helen M. Gossard
Funeral services for Helen M. Gossard (nee Dawson) of Mokena, formerly of Glendale Heights for 20 years, will be held at 10 a. m. Monday, at Vandenberg Funeral Home, 19604 S. Wolf Road, Mokena.
Born April 10, 1934, in White Township, Pa., she died Thursday, May 28, 1998, at her home in Mokena. Burial will be inChapel Hill Gardens West, Oakbrook Terrace.
Mrs. Gossard had worked as a secretary for Country Companies.
Among her special interests, she was a member of the Tinley Tips Square Dance Club.
Survivors include her husband, William Gossard; daughters, Deborah (David) Mueller of Wheaton and Cynthia Gossard of Villa Park; sister, Edna Dawson of Mokena; and one grandchild.
She was preceded in death by her brother, George E. Dawson Jr.
Visitation will be from 2 to 9 p. m. Sunday, at the funeral home.
For information, (708) 479-1210.
