Obituaries

Palatine, Arlington Heights Death Notices: Week of Aug. 8-14

Notices from Ahlgrim, Smith Corcoran, Glueckert, Lauterburg-Oehler and Shalom Memorial Park funeral homes.

Annette Barbara Ostrowsky, 51, Palatine

Born: Feb. 16, 1965

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Died: Aug. 12, 2016

A memorial visitation will be from 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 20, until the time of the memorial service at noon at the funeral home.

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Dorothy A. Schmidt Knutsen, 84

Born: Dec. 3, 1931

Died: Aug. 11, 2016

A memorial visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 20, until the time of the funeral Mass at 10:30 a.m. at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church, 33 S. Buesching Road, Lake Zurich.

Died: Aug. 8, 2016

Visitation from 3 to 6 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m., Friday, Aug. 19. A funeral Mass at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 20, at St. Mary of Vernon Catholic Church, 236 U.S. 45, Indian Creek.

Raymond Pardo Niro, Sr., 73

Born: Dec. 6, 1942

Died: Aug. 8, 2016

Visitation from 4 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 17. Prayers are at 9:15 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 18, at the funeral home, proceeding to St. James Catholic Church, 831 N. Arlington Heights Road, Arlington Heights, for Mass at 10 a.m. Interment will be at All Saints Cemetery.

James A. Mertins, 65, Arlington Heights

Born: May 14, 1951

Died: July 26, 2016

Memorial visitation from 4 to 9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 26. A funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 27, at St. James Catholic Church, 831 N. Arlington Heights Road, Arlington Heights.

Lauterburg-Oehler Funeral Home

Sister Laurita Saunders, SLW, 96

Born: June 9, 1920

Died: Aug. 9, 2016

Funeral arrangements are pending.

Shalom Memorial Park

George Abrams, 81

Died: Aug. 9, 2016

Graveside service is at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 16, at Shalom Memorial Park, 1700 W. Rand Road, Arlington Heights.

Dorothy Tucker Benjamin, 96

Died: Aug. 14, 2016

Chapel service will be 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 16, at Shalom Memorial Funeral Home, 1700 W. Rand Road, Arlington Heights. Interment will be at Shalom Memorial Park.

Susan B. Kozak

Died: Aug. 14, 2016

Graveside service will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 17, at Shalom Memorial Funeral Home, 1700 W. Rand Road, Arlington Heights.

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