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Kennie James was born January 6, 1932, in Greeleyville, South Carolina, and died March 8, 2023. She was preceded in death by her parents, Robert and Roberta James, and her siblings, Archie James, Donald James, and Jean Stewart. She is survived by her brother, Theodore James, Sr., and sisters…

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Dylan Lloyd, 62, a resident of Hyde Park in Chicago, passed away on May 5, 2023 at Evanston Hospital after a lengthy battle with cancer, with his fiancée Elisa Barrios at his side. Dylan was born on August 17, 1960 in Cumnor, Oxfordshire, England to parents Patricia (Parker) and Monte Brewst…

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Richard R. Blough, 98, died January 24, 2023. Survived by his wife, Diane F. Wallace; and his stepson from his prior marriage to the late Ruth (Ashenhurst Stack Blough), Patrick Stack (JoAnn); and grandson, Robert Stack. Also, nephews: Douglas, Stephen, Eric and David, and niece Kathryn.

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Millicent Marr Watkins Conley, Ph.D was born on August 1, 1942, in Chicago, Illinois. The youngest of three children born to Mitchell S. Watkins Sr. and Ora Marr Watkins, and the only girl, “Millie” was doted on by both parents beginning at an early age. Similarly, Millie spoke glowingly of …

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Former restaurant manager for McDonald's, QSR/Taco Bell, Popeyes, Original Pancake House. He passed away March 5 at 67 years old. He is survived by his wife Shelia, children Marshall, Vanity, Destry (Kyla). Grandchildren Ava, Andrew and Savannah. Sisters Faye, Yolanda, Rhonda, Janice, Glenda…

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Greta Holmes, beloved mother, cousin, and friend was born in Princeton, Kentucky on January 3, 1933 to Maggie Mildred Foreman and Isaac Nathan Gray. Greta was an only child, however, she grew up with relatives who were like siblings to her. Greta lived a long, interesting life across nine de…

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Betty Matlaw, October 5, 1926 – February 6, 2023, was born in Cleveland, moving to Toronto with her parents Joseph (a mechanic) and Ethel (a dressmaker) during the Great Depression.

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Neva Lamae Hefner was born April 29, 1930, in West Point, Nebraska. She was active in her home congregation, Grace Church, teaching Sunday School and leading the youth group. Later, she was elected to the board of the national Luther League youth organization. In 1954, she attended the Assem…

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Peggy Rampersad loved life and encouraged others to do the same. She embraced every day with remarkable strength, resilience, wisdom and kindness, and celebrated each day smiling and with love, laughter and wit. Peggy died at age 89 in Fredericksburg, VA, after a brief illness tipped the bal…

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Richard Paul Scanlon, 68, was born on February 4, 1954 in Providence, Rhode Island to Bernard and Ann Scanlon. He died January 1, 2023 at home in Chicago, following a five year battle with cancer. He is survived by his beloved wife of 40 years, Lynn Siegel; his brother, Michael Scanlon (June…

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Long time Hyde Parker Vincent McGill passed away on December 19, 2022. Vincent grew up in St. Louis and moved to Chicago after his honorable discharge from the United States military. He loved Chicago and always called it the most beautiful city in the world. For him, Hyde Park was home. He …

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Anthony Dietrich Mauldin, born February 1, 1954, passed away suddenly on December 8 after a short illness. Anthony was a cook, a drummer and a lover of music. He was a friend to many and will always be remembered by them as a good person.

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Alonzo Duke Means, 73 former resident of Lincoln Park, died on September 17, 2022. Beloved father to Rhondean Means Johnson (Earl), and son of Alonzo Duke Means, Sr. and Geraldine Means, both who preceded him in death.

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Mattie Carrey Butler, who helped found the Woodlawn East Community and Neighbors (WECAN) organization after a 1980 fire killed 13 children in the neighborhood, died on Nov. 3. She was 79. 

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Martha Modena Vertreace-Doody, age 76, of Chicago, passed away on Nov. 12, 2022. Born to Walter Charles Vertreace and Martha (nee Modena) on Nov. 24, 1945, in Washington, D.C.  

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Virginia A. “Nan” McDivit passed away on Oct. 10, 2022. A dear daughter of the late Joseph and Virginia (nee Guy), fond sister of the late Mary “Mimi” (the late John) Hess, the late Joseph “Rick” (the late Swannie) and the late Michael (Carleen) McDivit. A loving aunt, cousin, and friend of …

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Sergio Mims, a film critic, journalist, historian and raconteur who made a career out of written and audio commentary on cinema, and who put his love and encyclopedic knowledge of classical music and opera to use on a longtime WHPK radio show, died on Oct. 4 at the age of 67.

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In the early morning hours of September 23, 2022, Joan Kroll Novick suffered a catastrophic stroke from which she was unable to recover. She died on Sunday, September 25 in the late afternoon just as Rosh Hashanah was beginning. Joan’s friends and caregivers were with her during her transition.

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Marisa Ferrari (1942-2022) was born and raised in Udine, Italy, where she lived until meeting her husband, Virginio. They were both in their early twenties when they moved to Hyde Park, where Virginio worked as a sculptor and Marisa raised their three boys, Alberto, Fabio and Marco. Marisa w…

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Michael A. McGuire of Hinsdale, 77, predeceased by his wife, Frae McGuire and his son, Matthew McGuire. He is survived by his daughter Reagan Pittman, his partner, Deborah Davis, and many loving friends and family members, including his brothers and sisters Margaret Burns (James), Martin McG…

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Evelyn Liliane Marsh was born in Kansas City, Missouri on November 4, 1943 to Hans and Eva (Rosenthal) Ekstein, refugees from Hitler’s Germany. The middle of three girls, Evelyn grew up in Hyde Park on Chicago’s South Side, which remained her lifelong home. She attended the University of Chi…

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Hannah (Anne) Hayes, daughter of the South Side, writer, teacher, activist, beloved Hyde Parker, sibling, wife and mother was killed by a hit-and-run driver in Hyde Park, Monday evening, July 11. 

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Wayne Walter Whalen was born in Savanna, Illinois on August 22, 1939 to Leo and Esther (Yackley) Whalen. The oldest of five, Wayne grew up in Hanover, Illinois on his family's mallard duck farm, Whistling Wings. Wayne's early jobs, beginning at the age of nine, included detasseling corn and …

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Kyoko Inoue was born on January 1, 1935 In Tokyo. Her father was interested in working abroad, so in 1939, her family moved to Shanghai where they lived during WWII. At the end of the war, having lost everything, they were sent back to Japan, where they rebuilt their lives in Tokyo. After gr…

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Erl Dordal, age 94, passed away on May 11, 2022 with members of his family at his side. He was born in the Lutheran parsonage in Larimore, North Dakota on September 22, 1927. His father was Rev. Dr. Lars Andreas Dordal (born in Telemark, Norway in 1884). His mother was Clara Wegge Dordal (bo…