Renuka Desai, a 70-year-old mother of two who worked as the accounts payable coordinator for Evanston/Skokie District 65, was struck and killed by a driver while walking across Howard Street […]
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Laura Newhall Nelson, 1962-2023
Laura Newhall Nelson, 60, of Glenview, passed away peacefully on Jan. 3 at NorthShore Glenbrook Hospital after a courageous battle with colon cancer. Nelson, who lived in Evanston as a […]
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William M. Welter: 1944-2022
William Michael Welter was born Nov. 18, 1944, in Evanston, to Frances and Roy Welter. Raised in Evanston throughout his childhood, Welter’s parents were devout members of St. Luke’s Episcopal […]
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Ellen Fay Butkus, 1953-2022
Ellen (Jurs) Butkus, 69, a nurse whose work on helping seniors age in place led to Senior Connections, died Nov. 28, three years, three months and 26 days after being […]
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Theodore Stanley ‘Ted’ Richardson Wheeler, 1931-2022
Theodore Stanley “Ted” Richardson Wheeler, 91, of Iowa City, Iowa passed away peacefully in his sleep on Nov. 17 after 91 fulfilling years. Born in Chattanooga, Tenn., on Jan. 30, […]
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Norris Carter Larson, 1935-2022
Norris Carter Larson, 87, a retired sociology professor at Loyola University, sailor and former Eighth Ward Evanston City Council member, died Nov. 11 in Evanston. A son of working-class immigrants, […]
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Robert H. ‘Bob’ Kurz, 1936-2022
Robert H. “Bob” Kurz passed away peacefully on Friday, Nov. 11. The son of Walter (former publisher of the Chicago Tribune) and Ethel Hull Kurz, he served as Associate Athletic Director […]
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Ann Flinspach Lewis, 1940-2022
Ann Flinspach Lewis, 82, passed away with family by her side on Tuesday, Nov. 1, at Evanston Hospital. She is survived by her husband of 60 years, Elmer Lewis; daughter […]
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Nancy ‘Nan’ Anderson, 1935–2022
Nancy (“Nan”) Anderson died peacefully at home, with hospice, surrounded by her very dear friends on Oct. 9. Nan was born in Jackson, Michigan, in 1935. She earned a degree […]
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Ethel Migra, 1930-2022
Ethel Migra, 92, was a dedicated educator who completed her Ph.D. in her 40s and was devoted to progressive ideas about education and humanistic values. She viewed teaching as a natural partnership with learning.