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Look, there's my name - Theodore W. Kesteloot, 83, left this earth to be with the Lord on January 17, 2026. "I fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. (2 Timothy 4:7)". Son of Maurice and Lottie (Gaik) Kesteloot. Ted graduated from Lane Tech. Following graduation, he served honorably for two years with the U.S. Army as a Military Police. He married Linda Schwarze, and they settled in Arlington Heights. They celebrated 56 years of marriage in October2025
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Lois J. Raetzman, age 91, resident of Elk Grove Village for 64 years, passed away Friday, January 16, 2026, with family by her side. Born April 27, 1934, in Chicago, IL to the late Arthur and Alma (nee Guthaus) Youngquist
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Loralee Langley, 89, of Woodstock, IL, formerly of the Elgin Area passed away on January 16, 2026. She was born June 30, 1936 in Melrose Park, IL the daughter of Gean and Daisy Norris
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Sibley Kay Myers, 80, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 15, 2026 in Vernon Hills, IL. She was born on December 7, 1945 in Hannibal, MO and had been a Libertyville, IL resident from 1981-2002, retiring to Saddlebrook Farms in Grayslake, IL. Sibley was a former assistant administrator for Hawthorn Elementary District #73 in Vernon Hills, IL for 24 years. She was a beloved, wife, mother, grandmother, and sister who will be remembered for her love, kindness, and humor
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Edward Michael Cavello Sr., 83, a longtime resident of Elk Grove, passed away Friday, January 16, 2026
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Margarita Scharm-Payne, 91, of rural Hoopeston, IL, formerly of Wheeling, IL, passed away at 10:29 A.M. Sunday, January 4, 2026, at her daughter's home. She was born August 25, 1934, in Jinotega, Nicaragua, the daughter of Jose M. and Herminia (Lopez) Rodriguez. She married Rick E. Payne on November 30, 1996, in Newtown, IL. He preceded her in death on October 9, 2020
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Gerald "Jerry" Wolin, age 86, beloved husband of Carol (née Wrubel); devoted father of Linda Cohen, Marcy (Jerry) Monkman, and Jeff (Amy) Wolin; cherished grandfather of Matthew, Emily, Acadia, Rose, and Bode. A dear brother, brother-in-law, father-in-law, uncle, and great-uncle to the extended Wolin, Lesser, Wrubel, and Czarnowski families, Jerry was also a loyal friend, respected community leader in Elmhurst and Oak Brook, and mentor to many. A memorial service will be held Wednesday at 1:00 p.m. at Congregation Etz Chaim, 1710 S. Highland Avenue, Lombard (60148). A reception will follow. Interment is private. Causes close to Jerry's generous heart include: FTD cure and support (www.theaftd.org), Type 1 Diabetes (www.thejdca.org), and Congregation Etz Chaim Rabbi's Discretionary Fund. For information,
please contact Chesed v'Emet Funeral Home, Rudy Lerner, Funeral Director, at 847-577-0856.
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Evelyn (Nina) Fischesser
Evelyn (Nina) Fischesser, 82, passed away peacefully on Jan. 10, after a decade long battle with dementia
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Shelayne Lynn Larson (64), entered the presence of her Savior, Jesus Christ, late in the evening on December 28, 2025, following a courageous four-and-a-half-year battle with stage four ovarian cancer. She is now fully healed, free from pain and suffering, and rejoicing in the glory of Heaven
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John Francis Vicha, 83, died with the strength and dignity he lived his life on Thursday, December 11, surrounded by his adoring family in St. Charles, IL
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