Obituaries
Palatine, Arlington Heights Death Notices: Week of Jan. 2-8
Notices from Ahlgrim, Smith Corcoran, Glueckert, Lauterburg-Oehler and Shalom Memorial Park funeral homes.

Kelley Prescott, 22, Palatine
Born: Sept. 9, 1994
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Died: Jan. 6, 2017
A memorial visitation will be from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14, at the funeral home. Interment was private.
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Aimee L. Sanji (nee Bartz), 35
Born: July 28, 81
Died: Jan. 6, 2017
A memorial visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 12. Interment was private.
Lucy R. Luce (nee Redmore), 84
Born: May 25, 1932
Died: Jan. 2, 2017
A memorial visitation will be from 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 14, until the time of the memorial service at 11 a.m. at St. Peter United Church of Christ, 47 Church St., Lake Zurich. Interment will be private.
Richard Schellhase, 78, Palatine
Born: Oct. 16, 1938
Died: Jan. 7, 2017
Visitation will be 4 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 11.
Born: Sept. 20, 1921
Died: Jan. 6, 2017
Family and friends will meet at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 11, at St. Theresa Catholic Church, 455 N. Benton St., Palatine, for a funeral Mass. Interment will be private.
Erika O. Young (nee Schmidt), 95
Born: Nov. 13, 1921
Died: Jan. 5, 2017
Visitation will be from 3 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10, with a funeral service at 7 p.m. at the funeral home. Prayers will be said at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 11, before going to Maryhill Cemetery for interment.
Diana B. Fifield, 67
Born: Feb. 8, 1949
Died: Jan. 4, 2017
Visitation at the funeral home will be from 8:30 to 9:45 a.m. A funeral will be at 9:45 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10, from the funeral home to Queen of All Saints Basilica for a Mass at 10 a.m. Interment is at St. Adalbert Cemetery.
Born: Dec. 8, 1951
Died: Jan. 6, 2017
Visitation was Monday, Jan. 9. A funeral will at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10, from the funeral home to St. Thomas of Villanova Church for a Mass at 10 a.m. Interment will be private.
Anton Hirsch, 88
Born: July 8, 1928
Died: Jan. 5, 2017
Visitation was Monday, Jan. 9. The funeral will be at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10, from funeral home to St. Theresa for a Mass at 10 a.m. Interment will be private at St. Michael the Archangel Cemetery.
Born: Oct. 24, 1936
Died: Jan. 4, 2017
Services will be announced at a later date.
Eileen F. Surrikoff, 70, Arlington Heights
Born: Oct. 1, 1946
Died: Jan. 8, 2017
Visitation will be from 3 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 11. A funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 12, at the funeral home. Interment will be at Memory Gardens.
Emily Pecka (nee Matula), 90, formerly of Arlington Heights
Visitation will be from 3 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 11. Prayers will be at 10:45 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 12, at the funeral home, proceeding to St. James Catholic Church, 831 N. Arlington Heights Road, Arlington Heights, for a Mass at 11:30 a.m. Interment will be at Queen of Heaven Cemetery.
Nancy Ann Miller, 91, Palatine
Born: June 19, 1925
Died: Dec. 25, 2016
Visitation will be from 9 a.m. Friday, Jan. 13, until the time of prayers at 10:15 a.m. at the funeral home, proceeding to St. James Catholic Church for Mass at 11 a.m. Interment will be at St. Mary Cemetery, Evergreen Park.
Born: Jan. 26, 1955
Died: Jan. 6, 2017
Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 12, and from 4 to 9 p.m. Friday, Jan. 13. Prayers will be at 9:15 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 14, at the funeral home proceeding to St. Colette Catholic Church, 3900 Meadow Dr., Rolling Meadows. Interment will be at St. Michael the Archangel Cemetery.
Mark S. Spirek, 55
Born: Sept. 1, 1961
Died: Dec. 20, 2016
Visitation will be from 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14, until a 3 p.m. memorial service at the funeral home. Interment will be private.
John “Jack” F. Schultz, 84, Arlington Heights
Born: Nov. 28, 1932
Died: Jan. 2, 2017
Visitation will be Tuesday, Jan. 10, with prayers at 8:45 a.m., proceeding to St. Alphonsus Liguori Catholic Church, 411 N. Wheeling Road, Prospect Heights, for a Mass at 9:30 a.m. Burial will be at All Saints Cemetery.
Lauterburg-Oehler Funeral Home
Dr. Frank A. Schroeder, 93, Arlington Heights
Born: May 5, 1923
Died: Jan. 4, 2017
Visitation was Monday, Jan. 9. Family and friends will gather at 9:45 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10, at St. James Church, 831 N. Arlington Heights Road, Arlington Heights, for a funeral mass at 10 a.m. Interment will be private.
Clarence Green, 103
Died: Jan. 7, 2017
A chapel service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10, at Shalom Memorial Funeral Home, 1700 W. Rand Road, Arlington Heights. Interment will be at Shalom Memorial Park.
Died: Jan. 9, 2017
A service will be at 12:15 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10, at Shalom Chapel. Interment will be at Shalom Memorial Park.
Thelma M. Lampert (nee Miller), 91
Died: Jan. 6, 2017
A chapel service will be at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10, at Shalom Memorial Funeral Home. Interment will be at Shalom Memorial Park.
Ronald Platzner, 81
Died: Jan. 5, 2016
A chapel service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 11, at Westlawn Cemetery, 7801 W. Montrose Avenue, Norridge, Illinois. Interment to follow.
Died: Jan. 7, 2017
A chapel service will be 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 11, at Shalom Memorial Funeral Home. Interment will be at Shalom Memorial Park.
Shirley Cohen (nee Klimboff), 93
Died: Jan. 5, 2017
A chapel service will be 12:15 p.m. Friday, Jan. 13, at Shalom Memorial Funeral Home. Interment will be at Shalom Memorial Park.
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