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Ahlgrim Family Funeral Services Obituaries

Local obituaries for Lake Zurich and Palatine, IL areas

Terry J. Eiduke

Terry J. Eiduke

Oct 26, 2026

Funeral Services and Interment for Terry J. Eiduke, 80, of Lakemoor, will be held privately.

Terry was born in Ellsworth, Pennsylvania, to the late Louise and Warren Wilson. She earned her bachelor’s degree in education from California University of Pennsylvania in California, PA, and her master’s degree from Aurora University. For 34 years, she dedicated herself to teaching elementary students in...

Rosita Carrera

Rosita Carrera

Oct 20, 2026

Visitation for Rosita Carrera, 94, of Palatine, will be on Friday, October 23, 2026, from 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM at the Ahlgrim Family Funeral Home, 201 N. Northwest Hwy, Palatine. Prayers will be said at 9:30 AM also at the funeral home on Saturday, October 24, 2026, and process to St. Thomas of Villanova Catholic Church, 1201 E. Anderson...

Paul S. Fracassi

Paul S. Fracassi

Oct 19, 2026

Funeral Services and Burial for Paul Samuel Fracassi, 61, of Palatine, IL since 2005, formerly of Pensacola, FL and Littleton, CO, will be held Monday, October 26, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. at St. Michael the Archangel Cemetery Chapel, 1185 Algonquin Road, Palatine, IL 60067 (located directly behind the cemetery office).

Paul was born June 14, 1965, in Chicago, and passed away...

Edith L. Schultz

Edith L. Schultz

Oct 16, 2026

Visitation for Edith L. Schultz, 80, of Palatine, will be held from 1:00 PM to 4:00PM on Thursday, October 29, 2026, at the Ahlgrim Family Funeral Home, 201 N. Northwest Hwy, Palatine. A Funeral Mass will be said on Friday, October 30, 2026, at 10:00 AM at St. Thomas of Villanova Parish, 1201 E Anderson Drive, Palatine. Interment is private.

Edith...

John V. Stires

John V. Stires

Oct 16, 2026

Visitation for John V. Stires, 82, of Palatine, Illinois, will be held on Thursday, October 22, 2026, from 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM at the Ahlgrim Family Funeral Home, 201 N. Northwest Hwy, Palatine. Family and friends will meet directly at First United Methodist Church, 123 N. Plum Grove Road, Palatine on Friday, October 23, 2026, where the Visitation will...

William Hessel

William Hessel

Oct 15, 2026

William 'Bill' Hessel, age 85, of Lake Zurich, Illinois, passed away peacefully on October 15, 2026, surrounded by his loving family. Born on March 6, 1941, in Greene, Iowa, he was the son of the late Robert and Caroline Hessel. Bill grew up throughout Iowa and later settled in Lake Zurich, Illinois.

William earned his bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Loyola...

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...