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19 CHICAGO TRIBUNE SECTION1 FLEMING, THOMAS E. Thomas E. Fleming, cherished son of the late Buell and Frances Fleming; loving brother of Ruth Fleming, Frank (Sarah) Fleming and Richard Fleming; beloved uncle of Melissa (Terry) Livenick, Michael (Barbara) Fleming, John (Tammy) Fleming, James (Barbara) Fleming, Mary (Nelson) Hathcock, Robert (Kaitlyn) Fleming, Timothy (Pam) Fleming, Aimee Fleming and the late Daniel Fleming. Funeral Monday, 10:15 a.m. from Thompson Kuenster Funeral Home 5570 W.

95th Oak Lawn, to St. Gerald Church for Mass at 11a.m. Interment private. Visitation Sunday from 3 to 8 p.m. Longtime owner of Beverly Adjusters.

708-425-0500. Sign Guestbook at chicagotribune.com/obituaries FLEISCHNER, MAYA Maya Fleischner, 100, beloved wife of the late Charles; loving mother of Margit (Warren Sherman) Kir-Stimon and Peter (Martha Marlow) Fleischner; cherished grandmother of Lynntia (David) Sutton, Steven Rosen, Karen Rosen, Leah (Michael) Riley, Joshua (Wen Ying) Rosen, Rob (Linda) Fleischner, Paul Fleischner, Julie Fleischner and Michael Fleischner; proud great-grandmother of Jamie, Jack, Maria, Alisha, Robin and Dana. Services Sunday, 11:30 a.m. at the Memorial Park Cemetery Mausoleum Chapel, 9900 Gross Point Skokie. Interment Memorial Park Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions to Midwest Palliative and Hospice CareCenter, 2050 Claire Glenview, IL 60025 or the Jewish Recon- structionist Social Action Fund, 303 Dodge Evanston, IL 60202 would be appreciated. Arrangements by Chicago Jewish Funerals, David Jacobson, funeral director 847-229-8822, www.cjfinfo.com Sign Guestbook at chicagotribune.com/obituaries FAGERSTROM, ROBERT A. Robert A. Fagerstrom, 80, of Libertyville, beloved husband of Jean; loving father of John, Nancy (John) and Thomas (Julianne); devoted grandfather of Mary, Susan, John, Erik and Britt; dear brother of Martha (Donald) Gustafson. Retired V.P.

of Operations for Honeywell Corp. in Arlington Hts. Visitation from 11 a.m. until time of services at 1p.m., Mon Jan 14. at St.

Lutheran Church, 10 S. Lake Mundelein. Interment at Highland Memorial Park. Memorials to his church or Lutheran World Relief. Info: Burnett-Dane Funeral Home 847-362-3009.

Sign Guestbook at chicagotribune.com/obituaries DYBAL See Lisa Kathleen Knight-Dybal notice. DEUTSCH, JOHN JAY John Jay Deutsch, 59, of Waukegan, died suddenly, Jan. 8, 2008, veteran of Vietnam and recipient of the Purple Heart. Survived by his wife Janet; loving father of Lt. Jaclyn "Jackie" Deutsch, USAF and one son, John II brother of Thomas, Edna Sullivan and Pamela Deutsch; uncle of several nieces and nephews and great-nieces and nephews.

Preceded in death by his parents. Resting at the Gurnee Funeral Home, 4190 Old Grand Gurnee from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday. Funeral services 10:30 a.m. Monday at the funeral home.

Interment with military honors at Northshore Garden of Memories. Donations to the Vietnam Veterans of American, 8605 Cameron St. Suite 400, Silver Springs, 20910. 847-244-1155. Sign Guestbook at chicagotribune.com/obituaries CWIOK, GERALD THOMAS Gerald Thomas Cwiok, 74, loving husband for over 50 years of Dorothy Cwiok, nee Zagorski; beloved father of Grace Cwiok-Pelka, Susan and Thomas Cwiok; cherished grandfather of Emily and Rebecca Pelka and Anthony and Thomas Cwiok; sweet brother of Grayce Pa- cholik; fond uncle and brother-in-law to many; friend to all he met footed, feathered, finned and furred.

Memorial Mass Jan. 26, 2008, 10:30 a.m. at St. Mary Star of the Sea Parish, 6435 S. Kilbourn Chicago, 60629, 773-767-1246.

Luncheon to immediately follow Mass at The Old Barn Restaurant, 8100 Parkside Burbank, IL 60459, 708-422-5400. Sign Guestbook at chicagotribune.com/obituaries CRUSAN, LLOYD E. Lloyd E. Crusan, 88, passed away on Jan. 9, 2008 in Apopka, FL at his home surrounded by loved ones, beloved husband for 22 years of Donna Grace Crusan; former husband of Jeanne M.

Crusan; loving father of Barbara (Dave) Morthland, Lloyd (Debby) Crusan, Reese (Kim) Crusan Gregory Crusan and Christopher Crusan; stepfather of Richard (Risa) Klein, Thomas (Sara) Klein, Susan (David) Johansen, Deborah (John) Bruggeman and the late Anne Klein; proud grandfather of 21. Visitation Sunday, Jan. 13, 2008, 3 p.m. until 5 p.m. at Donnellan Family Funeral Home 10045 Skokie Boulevard, at Old Orchard Skokie, IL.

Funeral Mass Monday, Jan. 14, 2008, 10:30 a.m at SS. Faith Hope Charity Church, 191 Linden Street, Winnetka, IL, 60093. Interment Sacred Heart Cemetery, Northbrook. In lieu of flowers, memorials to Hospice of the Comforter, 480 W.

Central Parkway, Altamonte Springs, FL 32714. Info, 847-675-1990 or www.donnellanfuneral.com Sign Guestbook at chicagotribune.com/obituaries COHN, CHRISTINE D. Christine D. Cohn, nee Harris 54, "Funkicker" was called home Saturday, Jan. 5, 2008, at Weiss Memorial Hospital, Chicago She is survived by her daughter Constance son Corey F.

and three grandchildren Matthew, Jordan and LaTonya. Although her last few years were spent in Park Forest Christine was a 25 year resident of Racine, WI. Visitation and Funeral will be at the A.R. Leak and Son Funeral Home 18400 South Pulaski Road (Crawford Avenue), Country Club Hills, on Saturday, Jan. 12, 2008, at 3 p.m.

She will be missed. Sign Guestbook at chicagotribune.com/obituaries CENTER, NANCY Nancy Stirton Center, passed away peacefully at the loving home of her daughter Nov. 18, 2007. She was born in Chicago on Sept. 9, 1919 to Robert C.

and Grace (Montgomery) Stirton. Nancy, gifted with a brilliant mind and ready wit, was a and encyclopedia of art and literature. Had she been born a generation later, she might have been a fine professional photographer. She attended the Latin School and graduated from Smith College. After college, she worked in advertising until the start of World War II when she joined the Navy where she was commissioned a Lieutenant.

As a Naval signals officer, she was the second person on American soil to learn the war in Europe was over. She and her colleague had worn themselves out celebrating by the time the rest of America got the news. After the war, she returned home to Chicago and soon her dear friends Carol and Dave Watrous set her up with a balding go-getter who worked at the Parker Pen Company. She and Allen were married April 23, 1948 and immediately set about contributing to the post-war baby boom. Douglas Allen was born in Janesville, Wisconsin March 14, 1949 and followed almost immediately by Dean Montgomery on March 18, 1950.

Having no experience in any of her new roles, she spent the next few years learning to cook and wash diapers, keeping Doug from murdering the little interloper, and moving the family back to Winnetka. Eventually, she found time to have Laurie Ellen, born Dec. 4, 1955. Nancy loved all her children very much, but Laurie, with her sunny disposition and self confidence, proved to be her special joy. Nancy spent the next years keeping house, nurturing her family and becoming a pretty good cook.

Fortunately, she never figured out which miscreant hid the broccoli and brussel sprouts behind the dining room radiator. She especially enjoyed the outings to their beloved Hattie Lake cabin and sharing it with friends and her nieces and nephews. Once the children were raised and out in the world, she devoted much time to volunteer work at Evanston Hospital. She also pursued her enthusiasm for art and became a fair painter. Allen and Nancy traveled extensively and their home was filled with art from nearly all corners of the world.

When Allen retired from Motorola in 1972, they moved to the Rancho Bernardo area of San Diego and she continued her volunteer work at Pomerado Hospital. After death in 2005, she moved to Massachusetts to live with Laurie and Chip, where she found much love and many pets. She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents and older sisters Roberta Beckwith and Jean Howard. She is survived by her three children, their spouses William "Chip" Kilgore and Kathy Center, grandchildren Ashley and Stephanie Kilgore, Amy Center Cory and husband Jeff, Ben Center and wife Jami, Adam Center, and great- grandchildren Noah Cory and Molly, Zoe and Lilly Center, and nieces and nephews she loved like her own. The family will hold a private interment at Memorial Park in Skokie, IL at a later date.

Nancy would like for anyone so inclined to make a contribution to the Chicago Abused Women Coalition (cawc.org). Sign Guestbook at chicagotribune.com/obituaries BLACK, LARAYNE Larayne Black, 82, longtime resident of Hyde Park, died at her home on Dec. 31. Larayne was predeceased by son Darcy in 1976, and husband-architect John T. Black in 2003.

Her unstoppable spirit will remain with son Timothy, daughter Laura (Douglas Hall), son Nicholas (Evelyn Hitchcock), grandchildren Rachel and John many friends, two brothers and a sister, and many nieces, nephews, in-laws, grandnieces and grandnephews. A memorial service will be held on February 23rd at 4PM at the Buddhist Temple of Chicago. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Buddhist Temple of Chicago or Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians. Sign Guestbook at chicagotribune.com/obituaries MORTELL, ELLA MAY Ella May Mortell, nee Vincent age 101, beloved wife of the late John H. Mortell; devoted mother of Flora Ann; loving daughter of the late Julia and Walter Vincent; dear sister of the late Loretta Vincent, Rhoda Lawler, Lillian (Pat) Walter (Ellen) Vincent, Eva (Pete) Mayer, Clarence (Florence) Vincent, Mary (James) Loughney and Flora (Les) proud aunt to four generations of nieces and nephews; "Grandma Ella" to Amanda, Ashley and Annemarie Spitzer, Cody and Cori McVeagh.

Visitation Sunday 3 to 9 p.m. Funeral Monday 9 a.m. from Lawn Funeral Home 7909 State (5500 W) Burbank, IL, 60459 to St. Albert the Great Church. Mass 9:30 a.m.

Interment Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. Memorials to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, 525 W. Monroe, Suite 900, Chicago, IL, 60661, would be appreciated. Funeral info: 708-636-2320 Sign Guestbook at chicagotribune.com/obituaries MASON, RICHARD G. Richard G.

Mason, 73, of Libertyville, beloved husband of Shirley; loving father of Mark (Janet) Mason, Linda (Rev. Craig) Duke and Tim (Kelli) Mason; five grandchildren; and dear brother of David (Judi) Mason. Former corporate trust officer at Harris Trust and Savings Bank in Chicago, retiring after 37 years. Visitation from 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the United Methodist Church, 429 Brainerd Libertyville.

Memorial Service at 11a.m. Monday, Jan. 14 at the church. Memorials to Assn. or United Methodist Church.

Info, Burnett-Dane Funeral Home Libertyville. 847-362-3009. Sign Guestbook at chicagotribune.com/obituaries MACELLA, DALE A. Dale A. Macella, passed away in Worcester, MA, on Jan.

1, 2008. Husband of Joy; father of Brandy, Matthew, Corissa, Elise, Heather, Ryan and Zachery; son of Joyce Annette Macella and the late Fred Otto Macella; survived by six brothers and one sister. Service at Matz Funeral Home 410 E. Rand Mt. Prospect, Saturday, Jan.

12, 2 to 4 p.m. KNIGHT-DYBAL, LISA KATHLEEN Lisa Kathleen Knight-Dybal, of Northbrook, suddenly, Jan. 9, 2008, beloved wife of Eric; loving mother of Elizabeth cherished daughter of Mark and Barbara Knight; fond daughter- in-law of Sandy and the late Frank Dybal; dear sister-in-law of Michelle Dybal (William Kosik); niece of Ken (Barbara) Knight; best friend of Helen Wilson; aunt, cousin and friend of many. Lisa was a member of The Council (Steering Committee) of the Field Museum. Visitation Sunday 3 to 9 p.m.

at N.H. Scott Hanekamp Funeral Home 1240 Waukegan Glenview (just south of Lake Ave. on West side). Funeral Mass Monday, 11:30 a.m. at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, 1775 Grove (at Church Glenview.

Interment private. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Field Museum, The Council, 1400 South Lake Shore Chicago, IL 60605. Funeral Info 847-998-1020. Sign Guestbook at chicagotribune.com/obituaries KARMIK, MARY A. Mary A.

Karmik, nee Elder beloved wife of Richard loving mother of Richard (Wendie) Karmik Robert (Janice), William Geralyn (Marc) Sargis and Mary (Michael) Borgstrom; devoted grandmother of 13 and great-grandmother of three; dear sister of Joseph, William, Thomas, John and Gerald. Funeral Monday, 10:15 a.m. at Smith-Corcoran Funeral Home 6150 N. Cicero to St. Timothy Church for Mass at 11a.m.

Interment Maryhill Cemetery. Visitation Sunday 3 to 9 p.m. Donations to National Kidney Foundation, 215 W. Illinois St. Chicago, IL 60610 would be appreciated.

www.smithcorcoran.com or 773-736-3833. Sign Guestbook at chicagotribune.com/obituaries JELLINEK, FRANK HENRY Frank Henry Jellinek, died Jan. 10, 2008 in La Jolla, CA, his home for more than 35 years. Frank was born in Buffalo, NY, on May 31, 1919 to Irwin and Rena Jellinek. Frank was a World War II veteran and served in France.

His business career took him from The Buffalo Jewelry Case Company to Erie Scientific Company where he partnered with his brother in law, James Rosenberg, and his son Frank Jr. for many years. Frank became an Icon in the medical supplies and apparatus industry, helping build Erie Scientific into the largest manufacturer of Microscope slides and related products in the world. Erie Scientific is now a division of ThermoFisher Scientific (NYSE). In sports Frank had a passion for golf.

He played at The Westwood Country Club outside Buffalo. He became an outstanding amateur golfer, winning the club championship five times. He attended Nichols School as well as The University of Buffalo, where he supported various programs in their business school. Frank also contributed generously to The Roswell Park Cancer Hospital, the Albright Knox Museum, as well as Temple Beth Zion in Buffalo. Frank married Irene Rosenberg on July 31, 1943.

They enjoyed a rich and fulfilling life until her death 3 years ago. Frank was predeceased by his sister Louise Jellinek (Max Gross), daughter Patricia Jellinek and son Frank Jellinek Jr. He is survived by son John Jellinek (Jane) and daughter-in-law, Judith. He leaves four grandchildren: Jill (Howard Katz), Lauren Flower, Peter Jellinek (Suzie), James Jellinek (Emily Ann) as well as five great grandchildren: Hayden, Jacob, Lily, Minnie, and Oliver. Frank and Becky Hallowell always held a special place in his heart.

Sign Guestbook at chicagotribune.com/obituaries GLOTZBACH, JOSEPH FRANCIS Joseph Francis Glotzbach, 79, of Schererville, IN, formerly of Hammond, passed away at home on Thursday, January 10, 2008. Joe was born on February 20, 1928, to George and Mary Elizabeth (Francis) Glotzbach in Fowler, IN. Joe is survived by his devoted wife of forty-two years, Teresa, nee Breslin; his four loving children Mary Beth, of Chicago IL, Peggy (Scott) Billeck, of Crown Pt, IN, Joe, of Lawrence KS, and Erin (John) Kennedy, of Chicago, IL; six grandchildren, Matthew, Meghan, Luke and Nicholas Billeck and Emmett and Claire Kennedy; his brother Leo (JoAnn) of Monticello, IN; sister Marie (the late Jerald) Butler, of Lafayette, IN; sister-in-law Shirley (the late Donald) Glotzbach, of Fowler, IN; as well as many loving nieces and nephews. Funeral Services will be held on Monday, January 14, 2008 at 9 a.m. at St.

Church, 5310 Hohman Avenue, Hammond, IN with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. Bishop Dale J. Melczek officiating. Graveside services will be at St. Cemetery, Hammond, IN.

Please Note Visitation will be held on Sunday, Januray 13, at St. Church, the church to which Joe belonged for the past 50 years, from 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. with a prayer service at 2 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in memory to St.

Church, the Share Foundation or Catholic Charities. Burns-Kish Funeral Home, Munster, IN in charge of arrangements. Sign Guestbook at chicagotribune.com/obituaries GALUSKA, RAYMOND D. Raymond D. Galuska, 83, of Arlington Heights, formerly of Mt.

Prospect, beloved husband of Stella nee Kuro; loving father of Raymond J. (Connee) Galuska, Denise (Paul) Rexroat, Lynn (Michael Elsen) Galuska and Ellen (Robert) Paulson; loving grandfather of 14 and great-grandfather of eight. Raymond was preceded in death by his six siblings. Visitation 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the Glueckert Funeral Home, Ltd.

1520 N. Arlington Heights Rd. (4 blocks south of Palatine Arlington Heights, where a Prayer Service will be held at 7 p.m. Interment private. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Assn.

of Greater Chicago, 4709 Golf Suite Skokie, IL 60076 or to the Fisher House Foundation, 1401Rockville Pike, Suite 600, Rockville, MD 20852. Information, www.GlueckertFH.com or 847-253-0168. Sign Guestbook at chicagotribune.com/obituaries GACKI, MATTHEW ANTHONY Matthew Anthony Gacki, 99, of LaGrange, beloved husband of the late Stephanie; loving father of Paula Thurman, Judith (Kenneth) Kostal, Margie (Frank) Scapellato and Conrad Gacki; devoted grandfather of Jo (Bill) Gibbons, Forrest (Tamara), Scott (Elvira) and Kristen Thurman, Sheila (David) Peake, Thomas (Megan) and John (fiancee, Kathryn Gorman) Kostal, Vittorio (Jennifer), Matthew, Joseph and Mario Scapellato, Conrad Gacki, Alexis (Rocky) Inso and Bron Gacki; dear great-grandfather of 13; fond uncle of many. Visitation 3 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Hallowell James Funeral Home 1025 W.

55th Countryside. Prayers 9:30 a.m. Monday at the funeral home to St. Francis Xavier Church, LaGrange, for Mass at 10 a.m. Interment Resurrection Cemetery.

Former 46 year employee of Western Union. In lieu of flowers, memorials to St. Francis Xavier Church or LaGrange YMCA appreciated. Funeral Home Phone, 708-352-6500. Sign Guestbook at chicagotribune.com/obituaries SHARE MEMORIES Leave a message in our online Guest Book.Just go to chicagotribune.com click on obituaries and follow the prompts.

ZIRKO, OLGA P. Olga P. Zirko, nee Siran age 87, beloved wife of the late Joseph loving mother of Ronald (Pamela) and Karen; dear grandmother of Kristine and the late Eric; great-grandmother of Daniel; cherished sister of the late Amelia Siran. She was a member of the First Catholic Slovak Association. Visitation at the Skaja Terrace Funeral Home 7812 N.

Milwaukee Niles, on Sunday from 2 to 7 p.m. Funeral Monday, 9 a.m. to St. Cornelius Church. Mass 10 a.m.

Interment private. Donations in memory to the Assoc. appreciated. Funeral info: 847-966-7302 or www.skajafuneralhomes.com Sign Guestbook at chicagotribune.com/obituaries VOJTA, DONALD JOSEPH Donald Joseph Vojta, 70, of rural Strasburg, formerly of Chicago, died Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2008 in his residence.

Survived by companion, Debra Ann Ferguson of Strasburg; and two brothers, Joseph F. (Yori) Vojta of Homer Glen, IL and Kenneth Allen (Shirl) Vojta of Rocky Pointe, NC. Retired electronics technician, working with Zenith Electronics in Chicago for 22 years. Visitation 10 a.m. until time of Funeral Services 11 a.m.

Saturday at Howe Yockey Funeral Home in Shelbyville, IL. Interment Richland Cemetery, Strasburg. Memorials to Association. Info, 217-774-3931. Sign Guestbook at chicagotribune.com/obituaries STUEBEN, GEORGIA MARIE Georgia Marie Stueben, beloved wife of the late Gerald Stueben; loving mother of Patricia (Richard) Holder, Allen (Mary) Stueben, Linda (Ralph) Driskill and Christine (Salvatore) Terranova; proud grandmother of Erin, Elaine, Paul, Grace, Michelle and Andrew; dear sister of Lily Rogan, La Verne Fedors and James Heidenreich; fond aunt of many.

Visitation Saturday, 11a.m., until time of service 11:30 a.m., at Chapel Hill Gardens West Funeral Home 17W201Roosevelt Oakbrook Terrace, IL. Interment Chapel Hill Gardens West Cemetery. 630-941-5860. Sign Guestbook at chicagotribune.com/obituaries STILLE, RAYMOND A. Raymond A.

Stille, 84, of Glenview, Jan. 9, 2008, beloved husband of the late Edith Stille, nee Fredericks; father of Robert (Carol), preceded in death by a daughter Eileen Moll; dear grandfather of Jason (Jody) Moll and Jennifer (Garry) Kimble; special great-grandfather of Taylor, Shelby, Sarah, Cassidy, Travis and Annalee Ray. Visitation Monday, 10 a.m. until time of funeral service 11a.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 1850 Chestnut Ave, Glenview, IL 60025.

Interment Ridgewood Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the church. Arrangements by N.H. Scott Hanekamp Funeral Home, 847-998-1020. Sign Guestbook at chicagotribune.com/obituaries SKOGLUND, RITA ANN Rita Ann Skoglund, nee Cosgrove passed away Jan.

8, 2008 in Prescott, AZ, born Jan. 25, 1917 in Chicago to the late Kathleen and James J. "Joy" Cosgrove; beloved wife of the late Arthur Skoglund; loving mother of Elizabeth (Jack) Wilson and James (Sharon Peck) Skog-lund; proud grandmother of Dawn (Arthur) Vernon, Kerry Wilson, James (Cathy) Skoglund and Jack Wilson great-grandmother of Alyssa Skoglund, Annie Vernon and Zack Vernon; dear sister of Marguerite Cosgrove, Patricia (the late Richard) Mainock and James J. "Joe" (Patricia) Cosgrove; fond sister-in-law of Linea (the late Walter) Sayers; devoted aunt of many nieces and nephews. Visitation Sunday from 2 until 8 p.m.

at The M.J. Suerth Funeral Home 6754 N. Northwest Highway, Chicago. Funeral Monday, 9:30 a.m. prayers at the funeral home to Saint Paul of the Cross Church.

Mass 10 a.m. Interment All Saints Cemetery. For further information, 773-631-1240, 847-823-6540, www.suerth.com Sign Guestbook at chicagotribune.com/obituaries SCHWIEGEL, JOSEF Josef Schwiegel, 74, of Huntley, beloved husband of Erika, nee Kunle, for 48 years; loving father of Susanne (William) McLaughlin and Bettina (Marc) Small; cherished grandfather of Marc (Katrina), Ryan, Scott and Kevin McLaughlin and Kyle, Cameron, Cassidy and Connor Small; fond brother of the late Anna (the late Kasper) Pintz and Johann (Anna) Schwiegel; also survived by many extended family members. Visitation 1to 5 p.m. Sunday, at the Glueckert Funeral Home, 1520 N.

Arlington Heights Rd. (4 blks S. of Palatine Arlington Heights. Funeral service 5 p.m. Interment private.

Information www.GlueckertFH.com or 847-253-0168. Sign Guestbook at chicagotribune.com/obituaries SCHROEDER, LOIS M. Lois M. Schroeder, nee Berg age 83, devoted mother of James (Carol), Robert (Laura) and the late Thomas (Janet) Schroeder; loving grandmother of Ron, Christine, Scott, Michael, Joseph and Ellen Schroeder; dear great-grandmother of Natalie; dear sister of the late Charles Berg, the late Delores Anderson and the late Marion Payne; fond aunt of many nieces and nephews. Funeral Monday 9:30 a.m.

from Cumberland Chapels 8300 W. Lawrence Norridge, to St. Ferdinand Church. Mass 10:30 a.m. Interment Maryhill Cemetery.

Visitation Sunday 3 to 8 p.m. Info 708-456-8300 or www.cumberlandchapels.com Sign Guestbook at chicagotribune.com/obituaries POMERICH, THOMAS W. Thomas W. Pomerich, 56, of Elgin, passed away January 9, 2008. He was born on June 16, 1951in Oshkosh, WI, the son of the late Herbert and Frances (Bishop) Pomerich; loving husband of Devin (Wolff) of Elgin; beloved father of Reid, Chase and the late Trevor Pomerich; fond brother of Herb Pomerich and Susan Schmidt; and dear uncle to many.

Funeral services will be held on Monday, January 14, 2008 at 10 a.m. in the St. Hugh of Lincoln Episcopal Church, SE Corner of Randall Rd. and Highland Elgin, IL 60123. Burial will follow in Evergreen Cemetery, Barrington, IL.

Visitation will be on Sunday, at the church from 3 to 8 p.m. and on Monday 9:30 a.m. until the time of service. Memorials may be made to Little Angels Nursing Home, Elgin. Laird Funeral Home, Elgin and West Dundee are in charge of arrangements.

847-741-8800. Sign Guestbook at chicagotribune.com/obituaries By Trevor Jensen Tribune staff reporter Believing that love and commitment trumped religious background, Rabbi Arnold G. Kaiman presided over many interfaith marriages during 36 years as a Reform rabbi. Rabbi Kaiman, 74, rabbi at Congregation Kol Ami on the Near North Side for 21 years, died of lung problems Monday, Dec. 31, in a West Bloomfield, hospital, said his daughter Kimberly.

He moved to West Bloomfield after his retirement from Congregation Kol Ami in 1994. A native of Omaha, Rabbi Kaiman came to Chicago in 1973 and maintained a high profile for much of his two decades in the city. He hosted the the radio show and, in the late 1980s, the TV show Cabbages and He volunteered as a chaplain for inmates in Illinois prison and for the Chicago Police Department, and he was a member of the Interfaith Council under the lateMayor Richard J. Daley. For Jews seeking a spouse outside the faith, Rabbi Kaiman was the go-to guy.

He was one of only a handful of rabbis who would administer interfaith marriages, and he traveled throughout the Midwest to perform such nuptials in addition to the many he conducted in Chicago. just felt really strongly it was about love, it about his daughter said. just felt it be so For many Jewish parents, Rabbi actions kept the door open for their children to maintain ties to the faith, said Shom Klaff, executive director of Congregation Kol Ami. had so many families come to me and say, saved our kids for Klaff said. Rabbi services at Kol Ami, held in Water Tower Place since 1976, were spiced with popular music, an attention-getting device he started using while an Air Force chaplain.

Selections included everything from Beneath My to Over the In a 1990 Tribune story, Rabbi Kaiman acknowledged his methods were alienating to some. me put it in my bluntest way. You either love me or you hate he said. OK. I want to be a rabbi who is so conformist that Rabbi Kaiman grew up in an Orthodox Jewish household in Omaha.

He remained Orthodox through his undergraduate years at Yale University and at the University of Cincinnati, where he did his graduate work. It was as a rabbinical student at Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati that he shifted to Reform Judaism, attracted by the modern ideas and lack of reliance on ancient ritual, his daughter said. Rabbi Kaiman served congregations in Philadelphia, Larchmont, N.Y., and Los Angeles before coming to Chicago. In 1971, he divorced Judith Fox, who survives him. Other survivors include a son, Joshua; and a sister, Myrna Rosenberg.

Services have been held. Arnold G. Kaiman 1933 2007 Rabbi defied conformity Longtime Congregation Kol Ami rabbi liked incorporating popular music into his services and conducted many interfaith marriages Reform Rabbi Arnold G. Kaiman grew up in an Orthodox household in Omaha. On Jan.

12, 1519, Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I died. In 1737 revolutionary leader John Hancock, the first signer of the Declaration of Independence, was born in Braintree, Mass. In 1773 the first public museum in America was established, in Charleston, S.C. In 1915 the U.S. House of Representatives rejected a proposal to give women the right to vote.

In 1932 Hattie Caraway became the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate. In 1942 President Franklin Roosevelt created the National War Labor Board. In 1945, during World War II, Soviet forces began a huge offensive against the Germans in Eastern Europe. In 1948 the Supreme Court ruled that states could not discriminate against lawschool applicants because of race.

In 1951 radio commentator Rush Limbaugh was born in Cape Girardeau, Mo. In 1966 President Lyndon Johnson said in his State of the Union address that the United States should stay in South Vietnam until Communist aggression there was ended. In 1971 the groundbreaking television sitcom in the premiered on CBS. In 1976 mystery writer Agatha Christie died in Wallingford, England; she was 85. In 1987 Anglican Church envoy Terry Waite arrived in Lebanon to help win the release of Western hostages; instead, Waite ended up being taken captive himself.

In 1991 a deeply divided Congress gave President George H.W. Bush the authority to use force to expel Iraq from Kuwait. In 1998 Linda Tripp provided Independent Counsel Kenneth office with taped conversations between herself and former White House intern Monica Lewinsky. In 1999 Mark 70th home run ball was sold at auction in New York for $3 million to an anonymous bidder. In 2001 the U.S.

Commission on Civil Rights concluded a two- day hearing on presidential election, with members accusing Secretary of State Katherine Harris of presiding over a and trying to shift blame to others. In 2004 President Bush and Mexican President Vicente Fox forged agreement on the contentious issues of immigration and Iraq, meeting in Monterrey before the opening of a 34-nation hemispheric summit. In 2005 a NASA spacecraft, Deep Impact, blasted off on a mission to smash a hole in a comet and give scientists a glimpse of the frozen primordial ingredients of the solar system. (The probe smashed into Comet Tempel 1 on July 3.) In 2006 Mehmet Ali Agca, the Turkish gunman who shot Pope John Paul II in 1981, was released from an Istanbul prison after serving more than 25 years in Italy and Turkey for the plot against the pontiff and the slaying of a Turkish journalist. Also in 2006 a stampede broke out during the hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, killing 363 people.

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NON-PAID NEWS OBITUARY Los Angeles Times As an arranger and conductor in the 1960s, Mort Garson worked on albums by such artists as Mel Torme, Joanie Sommers and Glenn Yarbrough. As a composer, Mr. who died Jan. 4 at age 83 of renal failure in a San Francisco hospital, according to his daughter, Day music for Mel and Carl 1975animated television special 2000 Year Old He also wrote for documentary series, game shows, movies and the which debuted in London in 1983. And, teamed with lyricist Bob co-wrote the 1963 Ruby and the Romanticshit Day Will rose to No.

1 on the national charts. But it was his work as a composer using the then-new Moog synthesizer on a series of albums in the late 1960s and that Mr. Garson developed a cult following that continues today. gained his greatest underground loyal fans for all of his electronic Dar- met said. you go on eBay, people are still trying to buy those Beginning with Zodiac: Cosmic 1967, Mr.

Garson created numerous albums using the Moog synthesizer, including Hair 1969 version of songs from the hit Broadway musical and of the 12-volume 1969 series featuring one LP for each astrological sign. albums were fabulous examples of New Age music and really kind of kicked off the New Age they were enormously said Bernie was at the recording session. Mort Garson 1924 2008 Composer pioneered use of Moog synthesizer Product: CTMAIN PubDate: 01-12-2008 Zone: ALL Edition: HD Page: SATOBIT2-19 User: cci Time: Color:.