All Obituaries

James Echols Browning III age 78 of Chicago passed away peacefully Sunday, June 13, 2021 at Elevate Care North Branch in Niles, Illinois. He was born March 5, 1943 in Chicago, Illinois to the union of James Echols Browning, Jr. and Esther E. (Rounds) Browning.  He was raised in the Greater Bethesday Baptist Church in Chicago. He served in the Illinois National Guard and worked for the U.S. Postal Service as a mail clerk.  A true Chicagoan he was a gigantic Cubs fan.  Jimmy...

Angela R. Long age 66, a 26 year resident of Gurnee, Illinois went home to be with the Lord on June 12, 2021 at Advocate Condell Medical Center, Libertyville.  She was born March 4, 1955 in Denver Colorado to the union of the late Richard J. and Mary (Fort) McBride.  She attended North Chicago High School and graduated from Clarksville High School, Clarksville, Tennessee, class of 1973.  On August 27, 1977 at Inspiration of God COGIC in North Chicago she...

Kehua Jiang, age 90 of Buffalo Grove passed away on Saturday, June 12, 2021 at Glenbrook Hospital, Glenview, Illinois. She was born February 2, 1931 in Zhenjlang, Jiangsu Province, China to the union of Yaozeng Jiang and Huihus Xia.  Loving mother of Qizhou "James" Guo (You Can) of Lake Zurich and Qiyu "Gary" Guo (Weilong Jiang) of Buffalo Grove. Fond grandmother of Isabella, Brandon, Alex and Grace Guo. Visitation Saturday, June 19, 2021 from 10:00 A.M. until time...

Susan Ruth Anderson, age 57 of Loudon, Tennessee formerly of Villa Park and Lombard, Illinois passed away on May 19, 2021 at the Tennova Health Care Turkey Creek Medical Center in Knoxville, Tennessee. She was born on December 12, 1963 in Downers Grove, Illinois to the union of Jimmy and Adrienne (McCall) Anderson. She was raised in Lombard and graduated from Glenbard South High School, class of 1981. On St. Patricks Day, March 17, 1988 she married Daniel Marin  with a family soon to...

Tony James Johnson, age 66 of Waukegan passed away on Thursday, June 10, 2021 at Elevate Care Waukegan. He was born February 2, 1955 in Tuskegee, Alabama to the union of James Thomas Johnson, Sr. and Mary Lillian Talbert. Tony has been a lifelong area resident living at Fort Sheridan, Waukegan and North Chicago. He served in the U.S. Navy. Survivors include 2 sisters Jacqueline Bran of Brooklyn, New York and Yvonne Leek of North Chicago and a brother Bertram Johnson of Waukegan and...

Lilli Edith Taraschewsky nee: Heider,  85, of Lake Zurich and formerly of Lincolnwood, IL, passed away surrounded by her daughters, Thursday, June 10, 2021. She was born December 1, 1935 in Obory, Poland, and immigrated to the US when she was 18. She married her husband Gerhard Taraschewsky in September of 1960.  Lilli is survived by her daughters; Monika (Thomas Zagorski) Taraschewsky of Deer Park, IL, Ingrid (Joseph) Frankian of Palatine, IL, and Erika (John) Matthei of...

Phillip C. Ravid, age 80, died peacefully on June 10, 2021.  He was the beloved husband of the late Jeanne Rosen Ravid.  He is survived by his loving son, Michael (Hailey), brother, Steven (Missy), brother-in-law, William (Joanie) Rosen, niece, Katherine Rosen, nephew, Daniel Rosen, poodle, Tiger Lily, and African grey parrot, Louie.  Phil was the son of the late Sally & Sidney Ravid.  He was a proud graduate of Nettelhorst School, Lakeview High School, and the...

Betty Rose Amidei nee Powers "Toots" age 80 of Highland Park/Highwood passed away on Thursday, June 3, 2021 at Transitional Care of Lake County, Mundelein. She was born January 9, 1941 in Highland Park to the union of Guion and Irene (Willis) Powers, raised in Highland Park, she was a graduate of Highland Park High School, class of 1959. On September 16, 1961 at Saint James Church, Highwood she married Lawrence Amidei and started a family.  She was a former member of the...

DeAnn Marie Kaesler, age 56 went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday evening, June 2, 2021 surrounded by her loving family at their Lake Bluff home.  She was born May 1, 1965 in Highland Park to the union of Robert J. and Susan (Ori) Smith and was raised in Highland Park. She graduated from Highland Park High School, class of 1983.  On April 6, 1999 she met Tom Kaesler, her soul mate and got married to him on September 23, 2000. She was a dedicated 20 year employee...

Kevin Clark lived every day with music in his soul and joy in his heart. From the moment he started banging on pots and pans as a toddler until his very last day, he loved nothing more than to rock out. Everywhere he went, the drumbeat of his positivity echoed throughout the room, turned up the volume in each person he met, and inspired them to be more loving, gracious, and present. Despite the intensity with which he beat his drums, Kevin was a gentle and loving soul. While many knew Kevin...