Obituary: Nancy Frederick Sweet, 88

Nancy Frederick Sweet, age 88, died June 16 in Lake Forest, Illinois where she lived with her husband of 65 years, Philip Whitford Kirkland Sweet Jr., retired chairman and CEO of Northern Trust Corporation.

She was the loving mother of three children, Sandra Harkness Sweet, P. W. Kirkland Sweet III, and David A. F. Sweet, and two daughters-in-law, Carol Monek Sweet and Patricia Shields Sweet.

Mrs. Sweet grew up in Paxton, Illinois, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Arthur Frederick, and was a graduate of Emma Willard School and of Wellesley College. She served as benefit chairman for a number of charitable organizations, including Ravinia Festival, the Infant Welfare Society of Chicago, the Boys and Girls Clubs, the Chicago Symphony and the Lyric Opera Guild. She also served as women’s board president of the Illinois Children’s Home and Aid Society and was on the board of the Emma Willard School.

She loved music and dancing, played the piano and was an avid bridge player at the Everglades Club and at the Bath & Tennis Club in Palm Beach, as well as at the Lyford Cay Club in the Bahamas. She golfed at Onwentsia Club and Shoreacres on the North Shore.

Her beloved grandchildren are Stephanie Sweet Ingersoll, Stacy Sweet Patlovich, Marilla Sweet Gedge, Hannah Harding Sweet, David A. F. Sweet Jr. and Philip W. K. Sweet II, and she is also survived by three great-grandchildren: Henry Wright Ingersoll, George Kirkland Ingersoll and Whitford Theodore Patlovich.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to the Emma Willard School, 285 Pawling Ave., Troy, NY 12180 or made at emmawillard.org. A private service for the family will occur at a later date. Info Wenban Funeral Home, Lake Forest, IL www.wenbanfh.com or 847-234-0022.