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Ahlgrim Family Funeral Services Obituaries

Local obituaries for Lake Zurich and Palatine, IL areas

Kathleen I. Phillips

Kathleen I. Phillips

Oct 10, 2026

Visitation for Kathleen I. Phillips, 88, formerly of Palatine; will be held Friday, October 16, 2026, from 9:00 a.m. until the time of the Funeral Service at 11:00 a.m. at the Ahlgrim Family Funeral Home, 201 N. Northwest Highway, Palatine, Illinois, 60067. The Interment will follow at Palatine Hillside Cemetery.

Kathleen passed away peacefully last week, surrounded by her family.

Kathy was...

Lois M. Karlstedt

Lois M. Karlstedt

Oct 8, 2026

Visitation for Lois M. Karlstedt (nee Stultz), 82, of Palatine, will be held Wednesday, October 14, 2026, from 2:00 p.m. until the time of the Memorial Service at 5:30 p.m. at the Ahlgrim Family Funeral Home, 201 N. Northwest Highway, Palatine, IL 60067. Interment will be private.

Lois was born September 12, 1944, in Hammond, Indiana, and passed away October 8,...

Frank G. Skarulis

Frank G. Skarulis

Oct 6, 2026

Visitation for Frank G. Skarulis, 83, of Arlington Heights, will be on Saturday, October 17, 2026, from 11:00 AM until the time of the Funeral Service at 12:30 PM at the Ahlgrim Family Funeral Home, 201 N. Northwest Hwy, Palatine, IL. The Interment will follow at Memory Gardens Cemetery, Arlington Heights. The Funeral Service will be streamed here https://webcast.funeralvue.com/events/viewer/125178.

Frank was...

Kandise H. Keller

Kandise H. Keller

Oct 6, 2026

A Memorial Visitation for Kandise H. Keller (nee Kiewert), 77, of Lake Zurich, will be held on Friday, October 16, 2026, from 2:30 p.m. until the time of the Memorial Service at 6:30 p.m., at the Ahlgrim Family Funeral Home, 415 South Buesching Road, Lake Zurich, IL 60047. The Funeral Service will be available to view on a live stream...

Nancy A. Carney

Nancy A. Carney

Oct 6, 2026

A Funeral Mass for Nancy A. Carney, 94, of Palatine will be on Friday, October 9, 2026, at 10:00 AM at St. Theresa Catholic Church, 455 S. Benton Street, Palatine. The Internment will follow at St. Michael the Archangel Cemetery, Palatine.

Nancy Carney, a resident of Palatine, Illinois since 1962, passed away peacefully on October 6, 2026, at the age of...

Pamela J. Pannell

Pamela J. Pannell

Oct 3, 2026

Visitation for Pamela J. Pannell, of Lake Zurich, will be held Wednesday, October 7, 2026, from 11:00a.m. until the time of the Funeral Service at 1:00p.m. at St. Peter United Church of Christ, 47 Church Street, Lake Zurich. The Interment will follow in Lake Zurich Cemetery.

Elizabeth B. Anderson

Elizabeth B. Anderson

Sep 29, 2026

Elizabeth “Betty” B. Anderson (née Restea), 80, passed away on September 29, 2026, in Hoffman Estates, Illinois.

Betty was born on February 5, 1946, in Romania. On her third birthday, February 5, 1949, she arrived in the United States with her mother and sister, beginning a new chapter in a life that would always remain deeply connected to her Romanian roots....

Elizabeth A. Fajnor

Elizabeth A. Fajnor

Sep 25, 2026

Visitation for Elizabeth “Liz” A. Fajnor (nee Darcy), 62, of Lake Zurich, will be held Thursday, October 1, 2026, from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Ahlgrim Family Funeral Home, 415 S. Buesching Road, Lake Zurich, IL 60047. Prayers will be said Friday, October 2, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. at the Ahlgrim Family Funeral Home, proceeding to St. Francis de...

Nicholas J. Giazzon

Nicholas J. Giazzon

Sep 25, 2026

Visitation for Nicholas John Giazzon, 25, of Palatine, will be held, Wednesday, September 30, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. until the time of the Funeral Service at 12:00 p.m. at the Ahlgrim Family Funeral Home, 201 N. Northwest Highway, Palatine, Illinois, 60067. Interment will follow in St. Michael the Archangel Cemetery, Palatine, Illinois.

Nicholas was born January 10, 2001, in Hoffman Estates,...

Robert P. Maag

Robert P. Maag

Sep 22, 2026

Visitation for Robert Patrick “Bob” Maag, 81, of Palatine since 1975, will be held on Sunday, September 27, 2026, from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Ahlgrim Family Funeral Home, 201 N. Northwest Highway, Palatine, Illinois, 60067. The Visitation will continue Monday, September 28, 2026, from 9:00 a.m. until the time of the Funeral Service at 10:00 a.m. at St....

David A. Reiser

David A. Reiser

Sep 13, 2026

Visitation for David Reiser, 88, of Palatine since 1965, will be held Friday, September 25, 2026, from 3:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Ahlgrim Family Funeral Home, 201 N. Northwest Highway, Palatine. Prayers will begin Saturday, September 26, 2026, at 9:30 a.m. also at the Ahlgrim Family Funeral Home, and then proceeding to St. Theresa Catholic Church, 455 N. Benton...

Michael J. Gray

Michael J. Gray

Sep 11, 2026

Visitation for Michael J. Gray, 81, will be held on Saturday, October 3, 2026, at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church, 33 S. Buesching Rd. Lake Zurich, IL from 10:00a.m. until the time of the Funeral Mass at 11:00a.m. The Interment will be private.

“Mike”, passed away peacefully at ALTA Nursing Home in Wauconda, IL on September 11, 2026, from heart...

Thomas M. Schutter

Thomas M. Schutter

Sep 11, 2026

Thomas Michael Schutter, 26, of Hawthorn Woods, Illinois, passed away on September 11, 2026.

Tom was born on August 24, 2000, in Barrington, Illinois, to Jeanne and Mike Schutter. He grew up in Hawthorn Woods and attended Lake Zurich High School, where he played on the tennis team for four years. He went on to the University of Iowa, graduating in...

Steven B. Berg

Steven B. Berg

Sep 9, 2026

A Celebration of Life for Steven Bradley Berg, age 59, of Lake Zurich, Illinois, will be held at a later date.

Steve passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 9, 2026.

He leaves behind his loving wife, Laura and his devoted daughter, Sydney, son of Edith, brother of Craig (Kris), half brother to Mitch and Jme, uncle to Andrew (McKenzie) and Tyler. Steve...

Virginia M. Westney

Virginia M. Westney

Sep 7, 2026

Funeral Mass and Interment for Virginia Marie Westney (née Anderson), of Lake Zurich, will be private.

Ginny was born on March 18, 1941, to Raymond and Blanche Anderson of Chicago, Illinois. She passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by those she loved, on September 7, 2026.

Ginny graduated from Queen of All Saints School, St Scholastica High School, and Mundelein College in...

Emil E. Celli

Emil E. Celli

Sep 4, 2026

Visitation for Emil E. Celli, 94, of Lake Zurich, Illinois, will be held on Saturday, September 12, 2026, from 10:00 AM until the time of the Funeral Service at 12:00 PM at the Ahlgrim Family Funeral Home in Lake Zurich, Illinois. Burial will immediately follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Barrington, Illinois.

Emil passed away on September 4, 2026. Born and raised...

Brian J. Banks

Brian J. Banks

Sep 4, 2026

A Memorial Service for Brian James Banks, 50, of Buffalo Grove, is planned for Thursday, September 10, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. with visitation beginning at 3:00 p.m. at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 1190 N. Hicks, Palatine, IL 60067. The Interment will be private.

Brian was born August 4, 1976, and passed away peacefully at home, on September 4, 2026.

He is...

Joseph W. Pegoraro

Joseph W. Pegoraro

Aug 30, 2026

Visitation for Joseph W. Pegoraro, 77, of Arlington Heights since 1982, will be held Thursday, September 3, 2026, from 3:00 to 8:00 p.m. with a Masonic Service at 6:00 p.m. at the Ahlgrim Family Funeral Home, 201 N. Northwest Highway, Palatine, IL 60067. The Visitation will continue Friday, September 4, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. until the time of the Funeral...

Mary Margaret R. Matuga

Mary Margaret R. Matuga

Aug 28, 2026

Visitation for Mary Margaret Matuga (Glaser), 85, of Arlington Heights, Illinois, formerly of Deer Park, Illinois will be held Wednesday, September 2, 2026, from 9:00 a.m. until the time of the Funeral Mass at 10:00 a.m. at St. Thomas of Villanova Catholic Church, 1201 E. Anderson Drive, Palatine. The Interment will follow at St. Michael the Archangel Cemetery, Palatine, Illinois.

Mary...

Margaret Schermer

Margaret Schermer

Aug 24, 2026

Visitation for Margaret Schermer, 93, of Palatine, will be on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, from 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM at the Ahlgrim Family Funeral Home, 201 N. Northwest Hwy, Palatine. The Burial will be private.

Margaret was born in Yugoslavia on September 14, 1932, to Josef and Elisabeth Dechert. During the war, her parents moved the family to Germany. She...